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Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.
New York — Tuesday, October 20
The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued. Peak 07:00–09:00 and 18:00–20:00.
The computed water temperature is around 51 °F — colder than the 57–75 °F comfort range for Bluefish: the fish conserves energy and takes more cautiously.
Bluefish works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is rising 0.15 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.
October is an active season for Bluefish here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Clear · feels like +46°
The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
Geomagnetic fieldG1 geomagnetic storm, Kp 4.7
Kp index — NOAA data. Not part of the bite score: catches show no link between geomagnetic storms and the bite.
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?Biting
Fish in 2 of 2 reports
Anglers have logged 2 fishing reports here. Peak season: June–July.