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United States / Montana / Carp

Carp bite in Montana

Carp lives in Montana. Today's bite forecast, a day-by-day and hour-by-hour activity calendar, best time and baits.

Carp bite forecast in Montana today

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    94/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 37–66 °F

    Best fishing time: 12:00–15:00

  2. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    88/100high activity

    Clear: 32–63 °F

    Best fishing time: 12:00–15:00

  3. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    84/100high activity

    Cloudy: 41–59 °F

    Best fishing time: 12:00–15:00

How to catch Carp

Tackle, baits, spots and seasons — a full guide to catching Carp.

Read the guide →

Other fish in Montana

  • Walleye5 catches
  • Rainbow trout5 catches
  • Cutthroat trout5 catches
  • Brown trout4 catches
  • Yellow perch3 catches
  • Lake trout2 catches
  • Pike2 catches
  • Brook trout2 catches
  • Smallmouth bass1 catch
  • Largemouth bass1 catch
  • Carp bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?

    Hourly activity

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

    The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 11:00–17:00 (daytime activity).

    Tactics

    Pick a stretch of steady current, chum one spot and fish it — don't move around without reason.

    Lures

    Today's bait — boilies or sweetcorn.

    Gear

    Bring a warm jacket — it's noticeably colder on the water than on shore.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 50 °F — colder than the 61–82 °F comfort range for Carp: the fish conserves energy and takes more cautiously.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 61–82 °F comfort rangecomfort 61–82 °F50 °F
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    Carp feeds by day — between sunrise and sunset; their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

    The day: daylight hours and when Carp feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is flat: it moves no more than 0.03 inHg over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

    Pressure through the day, 0.03 inHg change
    00:00 · 29.8923:00 · 29.92 inHg

    September is an active season for Carp here.

    JFMAMJJASOND

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

    5 SepSaturday, September 5
    +47°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +41°

    Low / high
    +38°…+57°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    8 mph SSE
    Cloud cover
    34%
    Humidity
    82%
    Pressure
    29.96 inHg
    00:00+42°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph97%100%
    01:00+41°—8 mphnorthwest wind, 8 mph100%100%
    02:00+40°—10 mphnorthwest wind, 10 mph100%100%
    03:00+39°—9 mphnorthwest wind, 9 mph100%100%
    04:00+38°—10 mphnorthwest wind, 10 mph100%100%
    05:00+38°—10 mphnorthwest wind, 10 mph96%100%
    06:00+38°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph97%100%
    07:00+39°—2 mphsouth wind, 2 mph93%100%
    08:00+40°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph95%100%
    09:00+40°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph95%100%
    10:00+42°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph93%73%
    11:00+45°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph88%17%
    12:00+47°—8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph82%34%
    13:00+50°—8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph75%16%
    14:00+52°—8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph66%19%
    15:00+54°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph57%9%
    16:00+57°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph47%100%
    17:00+53°—11 mphnorthwest wind, 11 mph75%37%
    18:00+53°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph66%56%
    19:00+52°—2 mpheast wind, 2 mph65%81%
    20:00+49°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph75%41%
    21:00+47°—2 mphwest wind, 2 mph70%100%
    22:00+46°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph64%100%
    23:00+45°—0 mphnorth wind, 0 mph63%59%
    +57°+47°+38°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Saturday, September 5
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    07:00
    Sunset
    20:04
    Day length
    13 h 4 min
    Sunshine hours
    8 h
    UV index
    5
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    00:01
    Moonset
    17:06

    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

    +14% in the windowSaturday, September 5
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor00:00–00:31Moonrise
    • Major07:35–09:35Moon overhead
    • Minor16:36–17:36Moonset
    • Major20:06–22:06Moon 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?