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Recorded 2 catches of Bluegill in New Mexico. Most active — August. A day-by-day bite calendar for Bluegill.
The bite is weak — fish are sluggish. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.
Best time — 11:00–16:00 (daytime activity).
Pick a stretch of steady current, chum one spot and fish it — don't move around without reason.
Today's bait — worm or tiny jig.
No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do.
A slow day — go only if you really feel like it.
The computed water temperature is around 60 °F — colder than the 64–82 °F comfort range for Bluegill: the fish conserves energy and takes more cautiously.
Bluegill feeds by day — between sunrise and sunset; their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is dropping 0.06 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.
September is an average month for Bluegill here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Clear · feels like +65°
The day is 2 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
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.
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