Montana — bite forecast

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Towns and settlements (17)

Ashland Billings Bozeman Butte Crow Agency Eureka Glendive Great Falls Havre Helena Kalispell Lame Deer Lodge Grass Malta Missoula Polson Wolf Point

Rivers (373)

Big Muddy Creek Clark Fork Little Bighorn River Milk River Missouri River Musselshell River Powder River Rosebud Creek Silver Bow Creek Sun River Tobacco River Tongue River Yellowstone River

360 more — find yours by name.

Water bodies (2033)

Berkeley Pit Canyon Ferry Lake Flathead Lake Fort Peck Lake Gibson Park Pond Gregor Lake Hungry Horse Reservoir Kearney Lake Lake Elwell West Side Reservoir Woodland Pond

2022 more — find yours by name.

Sea areas (1)

Mahogany Cove

Bite calendar

7–Sep 13

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Bite activity:highmediumlowslow

Based on:weatherseasonal

What is a bite calendar?

Bite on rivers

7 SepMonday, September 7

Tap any fish to open its full forecast — the hours it bites, what it takes, and where it has been caught.

Bite activity:highmediumlow

How this forecast is calculated

7 SepMonday, September 7

+60°

Cloudy · feels like +55°

Low / high

+41°…+60°

Precipitation

0.00 in

Wind

4 mph W

Cloud cover

100%

Humidity

38%

Pressure

29.80 inHg

00:00+47°—4 mph56%56%

01:00+45°—4 mph60%56%

02:00+43°—3 mph64%62%

03:00+42°—2 mph68%69%

04:00+42°0.00 in1 mph71%78%

05:00+42°0.00 in1 mph74%88%

06:00+43°0.00 in1 mph74%96%

07:00+44°—2 mph71%99%

08:00+46°—2 mph66%100%

09:00+49°—2 mph60%100%

10:00+53°—1 mph52%100%

11:00+57°—2 mph43%100%

12:00+60°—4 mph38%100%

13:00+60°—6 mph39%100%

14:00+58°—8 mph44%100%

15:00+56°—9 mph49%100%

16:00+54°0.02 in8 mph54%91%

17:00+53°0.02 in7 mph61%80%

18:00+51°0.02 in5 mph67%74%

19:00+49°0.02 in4 mph75%81%

20:00+46°0.02 in5 mph82%94%

21:00+44°0.02 in5 mph88%100%

22:00+42°0.01 in4 mph90%91%

23:00+41°0.01 in2 mph89%76%

Sun and moon

Monday, September 7

DaylightMoon above the horizon

Sunrise

07:02

Sunset

20:00

Day length

12 h 58 min

Sunshine hours

12 h 36 min

UV index

moderate

Moon

Waning crescent

Moonrise

02:29

Moonset

18:29

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

Major periodsMinor periods

Minor01:59–02:59Moonrise
Major09:37–11:37Moon overhead
Minor17:59–18:59Moonset
Major22:05–00:00Moon 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?

Best fishing days for the next week

WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
75/100high activity
Cloudy: 43–54 °F

Which fish are caught here

Catches

Recorded 32 catches here. Most commonly caught: Walleye, Rainbow trout, Cutthroat trout. Peak season: year-round.

3
Brown trout
Montana, Lewis and Clark County
77 °F13 mph
Jun 12, 2015, 5:35 PM

Recommendations

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: soft plastic or crankbait.

Gear

Bring a warm jacket — it's noticeably colder on the water than on shore. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

Montana — a region with a sea coast plus rivers and lakes. The region has 17 cities, 373 rivers, 2033 water bodies and 1 sea area. We forecast the bite not only on rivers and lakes, but at sea as well. Fish species: burbot, rainbow trout, pike, carp, whitefish and brown trout. 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.

Bite calendar

7–Sep 13

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Bite activity:highmediumlowslow

Based on:weatherseasonal

What is a bite calendar?

Bite on rivers

7 SepMonday, September 7

Tap any fish to open its full forecast — the hours it bites, what it takes, and where it has been caught.

Bite activity:highmediumlow

How this forecast is calculated

7 SepMonday, September 7

+60°

Cloudy · feels like +55°

Low / high

+41°…+60°

Precipitation

0.00 in

Wind

4 mph W

Cloud cover

100%

Humidity

38%

Pressure

29.80 inHg

00:00+47°—4 mph56%56%

01:00+45°—4 mph60%56%

02:00+43°—3 mph64%62%

03:00+42°—2 mph68%69%

04:00+42°0.00 in1 mph71%78%

05:00+42°0.00 in1 mph74%88%

06:00+43°0.00 in1 mph74%96%

07:00+44°—2 mph71%99%

08:00+46°—2 mph66%100%

09:00+49°—2 mph60%100%

10:00+53°—1 mph52%100%

11:00+57°—2 mph43%100%

12:00+60°—4 mph38%100%

13:00+60°—6 mph39%100%

14:00+58°—8 mph44%100%

15:00+56°—9 mph49%100%

16:00+54°0.02 in8 mph54%91%

17:00+53°0.02 in7 mph61%80%

18:00+51°0.02 in5 mph67%74%

19:00+49°0.02 in4 mph75%81%

20:00+46°0.02 in5 mph82%94%

21:00+44°0.02 in5 mph88%100%

22:00+42°0.01 in4 mph90%91%

23:00+41°0.01 in2 mph89%76%

Sun and moon

Monday, September 7

DaylightMoon above the horizon

Sunrise

07:02

Sunset

20:00

Day length

12 h 58 min

Sunshine hours

12 h 36 min

UV index

moderate

Moon

Waning crescent

Moonrise

02:29

Moonset

18:29

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

Major periodsMinor periods

Minor01:59–02:59Moonrise
Major09:37–11:37Moon overhead
Minor17:59–18:59Moonset
Major22:05–00:00Moon underfoot

What are solunar periods?