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United States / Minnesota / Reservoir Wright Lake

Bite forecast: Reservoir Wright Lake

  • 66 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. FridaySeptember 11weather-based forecast
    79/100high activity

    Cloudy: 61–79 °F

  2. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    78/100high activity

    Drizzle: 55–79 °F

  3. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    70/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 64–88 °F

Reservoir Wright Lake (Minnesota) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 27 ha in area. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.

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Nearby rivers

  • Otter Tail River2 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeHoot Lake0.7 mi
  • LakeOpperman Lake2 mi
  • LakeOne Mile Lake2 mi
  • LakeGrotto Lake2 mi
  • LakeLake Alice2 mi
  • LakeLake Charles2 mi
  • LakeMallard Marsh3 mi
  • PondPrairie Pothole3 mi
  • PondAdams Pond3 mi
  • LakePebble Lake3 mi

Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
MuskellungePikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassYellow perchBrook troutChannel catfishCoho salmonFlathead catfishLargemouth bassBluegillCarpSteelheadWhitefishBlack crappieRainbow troutWhite crappieChinook salmonLake troutBurbot

Black crappie

6/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is strong — fish are active. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

Tactics

Look for drop-offs and gaps in the weeds, retrieve slowly, lingering over promising spots.

Lures

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

Gear

It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

Summary

Worth going — it's a productive day.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 69 °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 °F69 °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 0.27 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 0.27 inHg change
00:00 · 29.9423:00 · 29.68 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

7 SepMonday, September 7
+82°

Partly cloudy · feels like +80°

Low / high
+63°…+87°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
19 mph SSE
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
55%
Pressure
29.80 inHg
00:00+64°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph90%100%
01:00+64°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph92%100%
02:00+63°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph95%100%
03:00+64°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph96%100%
04:00+64°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph96%100%
05:00+64°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph95%100%
06:00+64°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph98%100%
07:00+64°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph98%100%
08:00+66°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph93%100%
09:00+68°—16 mphsoutheast wind, 16 mph89%100%
10:00+71°—18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph83%100%
11:00+77°—18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph67%88%
12:00+82°—19 mphsouth wind, 19 mph55%72%
13:00+85°—21 mphsoutheast wind, 21 mph50%88%
14:00+86°—23 mphsoutheast wind, 23 mph48%100%
15:00+87°—24 mphsouth wind, 24 mph48%23%
16:00+87°—25 mphsouth wind, 25 mph49%22%
17:00+86°—21 mphsouth wind, 21 mph53%100%
18:00+82°—20 mphsouth wind, 20 mph58%100%
19:00+80°—21 mphsoutheast wind, 21 mph62%100%
20:00+79°—20 mphsoutheast wind, 20 mph64%100%
21:00+77°—22 mphsoutheast wind, 22 mph69%100%
22:00+72°0.02 in20 mphsoutheast wind, 20 mph85%100%
23:00+71°0.02 in19 mphsouth wind, 19 mph87%100%
+87°+75°+63°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Monday, September 7
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:51
Sunset
19:51
Day length
13 h
Sunshine hours
10 h 4 min
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
02:15
Moonset
18:18

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

+13% in the windowMonday, September 7
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor01:45–02:45Moonrise
  • Major09:24–11:24Moon overhead
  • Minor17:48–18:48Moonset
  • Major21:52–23:52Moon 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?