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Lame Deer (Montana) — a draw for anglers. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.
Wednesday, October 21
Partly cloudy · feels like +38°
The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
Geomagnetic fieldquiet, Kp 3.7
Kp index — NOAA forecast. Not part of the bite score: catches show no link between geomagnetic storms and the bite.
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?Montana: the months when each species peaks and when it goes quiet. The current month is outlined.
| Fish | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black crappie | active | active | active | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | fair | fair | active | active |
| Lake trout | active | peak | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | fair | slow | fair | active | active |
| Whitefish | fair | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | peak | peak | active |
| Cutthroat trout | fair | slow | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | active | active | active | active | active |
| Brook trout | slow | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | active | active | active | active | fair |
| Largemouth bass | slow | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | peak | peak | active | fair |
| Pike | active | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | active | active | peak | peak | peak |
| Rainbow trout | slow | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | active | active | active | active | fair |
| Walleye | slow | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | active | active | active | active | fair |
| Brown trout | slow | slow | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
| Yellow perch | slow | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | active | active | fair | fair |
| Burbot | peak | active | fair | fair | slow | slow | slow | slow | slow | slow | active | peak |
| Bluegill | slow | slow | slow | slow | slow | slow | active | active | active | fair | slow | slow |
| Carp | slow | slow | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | active | fair | slow | slow |
| Smallmouth bass | slow | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | fair | fair | fair | fair |
| Channel catfish | slow | slow | slow | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | fair | fair | slow | slow |
Nearest towns and cities in the region
Partly cloudy: 25–48 °F
The ranking weighs the regional forecast by water type, catches linked to each water body and distance from the city center.