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United States / Nebraska / Lake Forest

Bite forecast: Lake Forest

  • 4 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    61/100high activity

    Cloudy: 75–102 °F

  2. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    61/100high activity

    Cloudy: 75–106 °F

  3. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    53/100medium activity

    Clear: 73–95 °F

Lake Forest (Nebraska) — a popular fishing spot. About 2 ha in area. Nearest town — Omaha. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Nearby towns

  • Omaha9 mi
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Nearby rivers

  • Papillion Creek3 mi
  • Zwiebel Creek3 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeLake Forest0.2 mi
  • LakeLake Forest0.5 mi
  • ReservoirPapillion Creek Reservoir S-320.8 mi
  • ReservoirPapillion Creek Reservoir S-311 mi
  • LakeShadow Lake2 mi
  • LakeMidlands Lake2 mi
  • LakePapillion Lake3 mi
  • LakeSchwer Lake4 mi
  • LakeWalnut Creek Lake4 mi
  • PondOffutt's Detention Pond5 mi

Bite calendar

Aug 31 – Sep 6
Mon
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
PikeStriped bassBlack crappieSmallmouth bassWhite bassYellow perchMuskellungeWalleyeWhite crappieLargemouth bassBluegillCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishRainbow trout

Black crappie

7/10 · Good

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 20:00–22:00 (dusk bite).

Tactics

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

Lures

In clear water, natural colors work best: small jig or minnow bait.

Gear

It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must.

Summary

Worth going — it's a productive day.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 77 °F — warmer than the 57–75 °F comfort range for Black crappie: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 57–75 °F comfort rangecomfort 57–75 °F77 °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 0.06 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 0.06 inHg change
00:00 · 29.7623:00 · 29.70 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

2 SepWednesday, September 2
+88°

Cloudy · feels like +90°

Low / high
+72°…+94°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
9 mph WSW
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
47%
Pressure
29.79 inHg
00:00+79°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph51%0%
01:00+77°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph51%0%
02:00+76°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph52%0%
03:00+75°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph54%0%
04:00+74°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph55%40%
05:00+74°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph57%7%
06:00+72°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph65%100%
07:00+73°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph63%81%
08:00+74°—2 mphsoutheast wind, 2 mph59%100%
09:00+79°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph56%17%
10:00+83°—14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph50%35%
11:00+86°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph48%25%
12:00+88°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph47%100%
13:00+91°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph44%31%
14:00+89°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph44%100%
15:00+92°—6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph43%100%
16:00+87°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph44%92%
17:00+94°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph39%0%
18:00+93°—7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph38%0%
19:00+91°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph44%0%
20:00+86°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph51%0%
21:00+83°—12 mphsouth wind, 12 mph45%0%
22:00+81°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph48%63%
23:00+80°—12 mphsouth wind, 12 mph47%0%
+94°+83°+72°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Wednesday, September 2
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
20:03
Day length
13 h 3 min
Sunshine hours
9 h 4 min
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Waning gibbous
Moonrise
22:29
Moonset
13:03

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 windowWednesday, September 2
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major04:22–06:22Moon overhead
  • Minor12:33–13:33Moonset
  • Major16:49–18:49Moon underfoot
  • Minor21:59–22:59Moonrise

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?