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United States / Nevada / Lake Tracy Pond

Bite forecast: Lake Tracy Pond

  • 33 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    54/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 59–81 °F

Nearby rivers

  • Truckee River6 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • ReservoirGooseberry Tailings Reservoir7 mi

Lake Tracy Pond (Nevada) — a popular fishing spot. About 13 ha in area. The town of Sparks is nearby. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
53/100medium activity

Clear: 61–82 °F

  • ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    51/100medium activity

    Clear: 52–81 °F

  • Nearby towns

    • Sparks12 mi
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    Catches

    Recorded 4 catches here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass. Peak season: August–November.

    • Largemouth bass
      Tracy Pond
      91 °F2 mph
      Aug 08, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Tracy Pond
      54 °F7 mph
      Nov 10, 2017
    • Largemouth bass
      Tracy Pond
      52 °F9 mph
      Nov 04, 2017
    • Largemouth bass
      Tracy Pond
      61 °F4 mph
      Nov 01, 2017

    Bite calendar

    Thursday, September 3

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Striped bassLake troutSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassBlack crappieBrook troutCutthroat troutLargemouth bassRainbow troutWhitefishBluegillBrown troutCarpChannel catfishSpotted bass

    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 19:00–20:00 (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. Winds will be strong — wind protection helps, and be careful if you're in a boat.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 74 °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 °F74 °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 0.15 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 0.15 inHg change
    00:00 · 29.7423:00 · 29.60 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

    3 SepThursday, September 3
    +77°

    Clear · feels like +71°

    Low / high
    +51°…+80°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    13 mph SSW
    Cloud cover
    0%
    Humidity
    18%
    Pressure
    29.74 inHg
    00:00+60°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph16%0%
    01:00+56°—1 mphnortheast wind, 1 mph18%0%
    02:00+57°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph18%0%
    03:00+56°—0 mphsoutheast wind, 0 mph19%0%
    04:00+54°—1 mphwest wind, 1 mph20%0%
    05:00+53°—2 mphwest wind, 2 mph21%0%
    06:00+51°—2 mphsouthwest wind, 2 mph22%0%
    07:00+52°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph23%0%
    08:00+58°—1 mphwest wind, 1 mph22%0%
    09:00+64°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph20%0%
    10:00+69°—2 mphwest wind, 2 mph20%0%
    11:00+75°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph18%0%
    12:00+77°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph18%0%
    13:00+79°—15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph17%0%
    14:00+80°—17 mphsouthwest wind, 17 mph16%0%
    15:00+80°—20 mphsouthwest wind, 20 mph17%0%
    16:00+80°—21 mphsouthwest wind, 21 mph17%0%
    17:00+79°—22 mphsouthwest wind, 22 mph18%0%
    18:00+77°—21 mphsouthwest wind, 21 mph18%0%
    19:00+73°—17 mphsouth wind, 17 mph20%0%
    20:00+70°—16 mphsouthwest wind, 16 mph22%0%
    21:00+68°—20 mphsouth wind, 20 mph23%0%
    22:00+67°—19 mphsouth wind, 19 mph24%0%
    23:00+65°—18 mphsouth wind, 18 mph25%0%
    +80°+66°+51°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Thursday, September 3
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:17
    Sunset
    19:11
    Day length
    12 h 54 min
    Sunshine hours
    11 h 38 min
    UV index
    7
    high
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    22:58
    Moonset
    13:54

    The day is 2 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 windowThursday, September 3
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major04:58–06:58Moon overhead
    • Minor13:24–14:24Moonset
    • Major17:28–19:28Moon underfoot
    • Minor22:28–23:28Moonrise

    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?