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United States / New Hampshire / Granite Lake

Bite forecast: Granite Lake

  • 243 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    79/100high activity

    Cloudy: 59–73 °F

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeChandler Meadow Pond2 mi
  • LakeChandler Meadow2 mi
  • PondBolster Pond2 mi
  • LakeCenter Pond2 mi
  • LakeCenter Pond3 mi
  • PondUpton Pond3 mi
  • LakeTolman Pond4 mi
  • ReservoirRobb Reservoir4 mi
  • PondSpoonwood Pond4 mi
  • LakeRye Pond4 mi

Granite Lake (New Hampshire) — a spot well known among anglers. About 98 ha in area. The town of Keene 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.

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Catches

Recorded 1 catch here. Most commonly caught: Smallmouth bass. Peak season: November.

  • Smallmouth bass
    Granite Lake
    61 °F11 mph
    Nov 03, 2017
ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
71/100high activity

Cloudy: 57–73 °F

  • WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    63/100high activity

    Drizzle: 57–64 °F

  • Nearby towns

    • Keene9 mi

    Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    PikeStriped bassYellow perchBrook troutLake troutSmallmouth bassBlack crappieWhitefishLargemouth bassRainbow troutBluegillBrown troutCarp

    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 19:00–21:00 (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

    No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 64 °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 °F64 °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 0.03 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 0.03 inHg change
    00:00 · 30.0923:00 · 30.04 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
    +62°

    Drizzle · feels like +63°

    Low / high
    +58°…+64°
    Precipitation
    0.02 in
    Wind
    6 mph SSE
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    88%
    Pressure
    30.14 inHg
    00:00+59°—1 mphsouthwest wind, 1 mph85%13%
    01:00+58°—2 mphwest wind, 2 mph83%64%
    02:00+59°—2 mphwest wind, 2 mph83%100%
    03:00+59°—3 mphwest wind, 3 mph84%100%
    04:00+59°—3 mphwest wind, 3 mph82%71%
    05:00+59°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph80%100%
    06:00+58°0.03 in1 mphnorthwest wind, 1 mph95%100%
    07:00+59°—0 mphsouthwest wind, 0 mph90%100%
    08:00+59°—2 mpheast wind, 2 mph90%100%
    09:00+61°—2 mphsoutheast wind, 2 mph89%100%
    10:00+60°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph96%100%
    11:00+63°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph88%100%
    12:00+62°0.02 in6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph88%100%
    13:00+62°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph91%100%
    14:00+62°—7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph92%100%
    15:00+62°0.02 in7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph93%100%
    16:00+63°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph87%100%
    17:00+64°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph82%100%
    18:00+64°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph81%100%
    19:00+63°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph78%100%
    20:00+61°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph77%100%
    21:00+60°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph76%100%
    22:00+58°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph86%100%
    23:00+58°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph87%100%
    +64°+61°+58°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    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
    06:11
    Sunset
    19:20
    Day length
    13 h 9 min
    Sunshine hours
    0 min
    UV index
    2
    low
    Moon
    Waning gibbous
    Moonrise
    21:43
    Moonset
    12:28

    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
    • Major03:42–05:42Moon overhead
    • Minor11:58–12:58Moonset
    • Major16:10–18:10Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:13–22:13Moonrise

    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?