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United States / Minnesota / Talmadge River

Bite forecast: Talmadge River

  • length 11 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    68/100high activity

    Drizzle: 54–59 °F

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Nearby rivers

  • Lester River4 mi
  • Little Sucker River6 mi
  • Chester Creek9 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeChez Pond2 mi
  • LakeEagle Lake6 mi
  • PondHartley Pond8 mi
  • PondBeaver Pond8 mi
  • LakeMud Lake8 mi
  • LakeCameron Lake9 mi

Talmadge River (Minnesota) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 17 km long. The town of Duluth is nearby. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

Catches

Recorded 2 catches here. Most commonly caught: Lake trout. Peak season: April–December.

  • Lake trout — Talmadge River, Apr 05, 2016, 9:22 AM
    Lake trout
    Talmadge River
    36 °F9 mph
    Apr 05, 2016, 9:22 AM
  • Lake trout — Talmadge River, Dec 06, 2015, 4:57 PM
    Lake trout
    Talmadge River
    37 °F7 mph
    Dec 06, 2015, 4:57 PM
WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
63/100high activity

Clear: 61–84 °F

  • ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    61/100high activity

    Cloudy: 63–90 °F

  • Nearby towns

    • Duluth10 mi

    Bite calendar

    7–Sep 13
    Mon
    Tue
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    Fri
    Sat
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Brook troutCoho salmonPikeYellow perchMuskellungeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassWhitefishBluegillCarpChannel catfishLargemouth bassSteelheadBlack crappieFlathead catfishRainbow troutWhite crappieChinook salmonLake troutBurbot

    Black crappie

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

    Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

    Lures

    The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: small jig or minnow bait.

    Gear

    Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 63 °F — inside the 57–75 °F comfort range for Black crappie, so baseline activity is high.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 57–75 °F comfort rangecomfort 57–75 °F63 °F
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    Black crappie works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

    The day: daylight hours and when Black crappie feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is dropping 0.30 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 0.30 inHg change
    00:00 · 30.0823:00 · 29.77 inHg

    One more input — the moon's feeding windows: within their hours the score sits higher than across the rest of the day. The window times are in the “Solunar feeding periods” card below.

    Feeding windows on the day scale0:0012:0024:00

    September is an active season for Black crappie here.

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    These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

    8 SepTuesday, September 8
    +56°

    Drizzle · feels like +49°

    Low / high
    +53°…+63°
    Precipitation
    0.03 in
    Wind
    18 mph ESE
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    89%
    Pressure
    30.03 inHg
    00:00+63°—13 mpheast wind, 13 mph66%91%
    01:00+62°—15 mpheast wind, 15 mph69%100%
    02:00+61°0.00 in15 mpheast wind, 15 mph74%100%
    03:00+59°0.00 in16 mpheast wind, 16 mph79%100%
    04:00+57°0.00 in16 mpheast wind, 16 mph83%100%
    05:00+56°0.01 in17 mpheast wind, 17 mph87%100%
    06:00+54°0.01 in17 mpheast wind, 17 mph89%100%
    07:00+53°0.01 in18 mpheast wind, 18 mph91%100%
    08:00+54°0.01 in18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph90%100%
    09:00+55°0.01 in18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph88%100%
    10:00+56°0.01 in18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph87%100%
    11:00+56°0.03 in18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph88%100%
    12:00+56°0.03 in18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph89%100%
    13:00+56°0.03 in18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph90%100%
    14:00+56°—18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph89%100%
    15:00+58°—18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph87%100%
    16:00+58°—18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph86%100%
    17:00+58°—19 mphsoutheast wind, 19 mph85%100%
    18:00+58°—20 mphsoutheast wind, 20 mph84%100%
    19:00+59°—21 mphsoutheast wind, 21 mph84%100%
    20:00+59°0.03 in21 mphsoutheast wind, 21 mph87%100%
    21:00+60°0.03 in21 mphsoutheast wind, 21 mph92%100%
    22:00+61°0.03 in20 mphsoutheast wind, 20 mph96%100%
    23:00+62°0.21 in17 mphsoutheast wind, 17 mph98%100%
    +63°+58°+53°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Tuesday, September 8
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:53
    Sunset
    19:49
    Day length
    12 h 56 min
    Sunshine hours
    1 h 49 min
    UV index
    1
    low
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    03:17
    Moonset
    18:32

    The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.

    Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

    Solunar feeding periods

    +11% in the windowTuesday, September 8
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor02:47–03:47Moonrise
    • Major10:03–12:03Moon overhead
    • Minor18:02–19:02Moonset
    • Major22:30–00:00Moon underfoot

    The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.

    What are solunar periods?