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United States / New York / Sea Hell Gate

Bite forecast: Sea Hell Gate

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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    78/100high activity

    Cloudy: 52–73 °F

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Sea Hell Gate (New York) — a popular fishing spot. Nearby towns: New York and Yonkers. This is a sea water — its bite forecast is a marine one, computed apart from rivers and lakes. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Catches

Recorded 11 catches here. Most commonly caught: Striped bass, Walleye, Smallmouth bass. Peak season: year-round.

  • Striped bass — Upper New York Bay, Jul 30, 2018
    3
    Striped bass
    Upper New York Bay
    79 °F7 mph
    Jul 30, 2018
  • Bluegill — Harlem Meer, Jun 11, 2018
    Bluegill
    Harlem Meer
    66 °F7 mph
    Jun 11, 2018
  • Striped bass — New Jersey, Bergen County, May 18, 2018
    3
    Striped bass
    New Jersey, Bergen County
    63 °F13 mph
    May 18, 2018
  • Striped bass — Harlem River, Mar 13, 2018
    4
    Striped bass
    Harlem River
    39 °F20 mph
    Mar 13, 2018
  • Smallmouth bass
    Newtown Creek
    Aug 21, 2018
  • Walleye
    New Jersey, Hudson County
    86 °F7 mph
    Jun 29, 2018
  • Bluefish
    New York, New York County
    Jun 25, 2018
  • Walleye
    Overpeck Creek
    61 °F13 mph
    Apr 26, 2018
WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
72/100high activity

Drizzle: 59–79 °F

  • ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    65/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 64–77 °F

  • Nearby towns

    • New York6 mi
    • Yonkers11 mi

    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?
    BluefishCoho salmonFlounderStriped bassSteelheadChinook salmon

    Bluefish

    8/10 · Good

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is strong — fish are active. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

    Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.

    Lures

    The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: trolling spoon or live bait.

    Gear

    It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 67 °F — inside the 57–75 °F comfort range for Bluefish, so baseline activity is high.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 57–75 °F comfort rangecomfort 57–75 °F67 °F
    JFMAMJJASOND

    Bluefish 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 Bluefish feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is dropping 0.09 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 0.09 inHg change
    00:00 · 29.9823:00 · 29.88 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 peak season for Bluefish here.

    JFMAMJJASOND

    These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

    Tides

    • Low water05:34-3.3 ft
    • High water12:151.1 ft
    • Low water18:30-3.2 ft
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:000:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Sea level height by hour
    00:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:00
    0.6 ft0.1 ft-0.9 ft-1.9 ft-2.7 ft-3.2 ft-3.3 ft-2.7 ft-1.7 ft-0.7 ft0.1 ft0.7 ft1.1 ft1.0 ft0.2 ft-0.9 ft-1.9 ft-2.7 ft-3.2 ft-3.2 ft-2.6 ft-1.8 ft-1.0 ft-0.5 ft

    Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 10.8 mi away

    Water

    Water temp.
    76 °F
    In the model
    67 °F
    Wave
    1.3 ft
    Period
    5 s

    Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 10.8 mi from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

    3 SepThursday, September 3
    +74°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +78°

    Low / high
    +64°…+77°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    11 mph WSW
    Cloud cover
    37%
    Humidity
    82%
    Pressure
    29.90 inHg
    00:00+64°0.06 in12 mphsouth wind, 12 mph87%98%
    01:00+64°0.43 in15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph89%77%
    02:00+64°0.11 in9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph89%100%
    03:00+64°0.34 in11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph90%100%
    04:00+64°—13 mphsouth wind, 13 mph87%100%
    05:00+65°0.03 in18 mphsouthwest wind, 18 mph85%100%
    06:00+65°—8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph88%100%
    07:00+64°—2 mphsouth wind, 2 mph89%100%
    08:00+67°—15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph87%100%
    09:00+68°—15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph88%97%
    10:00+69°—14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph87%100%
    11:00+72°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph85%20%
    12:00+74°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph82%37%
    13:00+75°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph77%31%
    14:00+76°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph72%18%
    15:00+77°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph69%28%
    16:00+77°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph64%3%
    17:00+76°—9 mphnorthwest wind, 9 mph61%0%
    18:00+74°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph65%0%
    19:00+71°—3 mphwest wind, 3 mph73%100%
    20:00+69°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph73%100%
    21:00+68°—3 mphwest wind, 3 mph67%100%
    22:00+67°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph65%89%
    23:00+66°—3 mphnorthwest wind, 3 mph73%72%
    +77°+70°+64°
    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
    06:25
    Sunset
    19:29
    Day length
    13 h 4 min
    Sunshine hours
    9 h 1 min
    UV index
    6
    high
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    22:43
    Moonset
    13:45

    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

    +10% in the windowThursday, September 3
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major04:47–06:47Moon overhead
    • Minor13:15–14:15Moonset
    • Major17:16–19:16Moon underfoot
    • Minor22:13–23:13Moonrise

    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?

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 11 verified catchesPeriod: 2017–2018

    This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.

    By fish species

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    32111111
    Striped bassWalleyeBlack crappieBluefishBluegillLargemouth bassSmallmouth bassSnook
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Striped bass327%
    Walleye218%
    Black crappie19%
    Bluefish19%
    Bluegill19%
    Largemouth bass19%
    Smallmouth bass19%
    Snook19%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    12113111
    JanMarAprMayJunJulAugNov
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Jan19%
    Mar218%
    Apr19%
    May19%
    Jun327%
    Jul19%
    Aug19%
    Nov19%

    Air temperature, °F

    9 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    1111311
    14324150597786
    Air temperature, °F
    ValueCatchesShare
    14–21 °F111%
    32–39 °F111%
    41–48 °F111%
    50–57 °F111%
    59–66 °F333%
    77–84 °F111%
    86–93 °F111%

    Pressure, inHg

    9 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    111321
    29.3329.5329.7229.9230.1230.31
    Pressure, inHg
    ValueCatchesShare
    29.33–29.49 inHg111%
    29.53–29.69 inHg111%
    29.72–29.88 inHg111%
    29.92–30.08 inHg333%
    30.12–30.28 inHg222%
    30.31–30.47 inHg111%

    Wind direction

    9 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

    012
    221112
    NESESWWNW
    Wind direction
    ValueCatchesShare
    N222%
    E222%
    SE111%
    SW111%
    W111%
    NW222%

    Wind speed, mph

    9 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    31311
    49131822
    Wind speed, mph
    ValueCatchesShare
    4–7 mph333%
    9–11 mph111%
    13–16 mph333%
    18–20 mph111%
    22–25 mph111%

    Nearby rivers

    • Harlem River0.3 mi
    • Luyster Creek1 mi
    • Dutch Kills3 mi
    • Whale Creek3 mi
    • Newtown Creek3 mi
    • Maspeth Creek4 mi

    Nearby water bodies

    • SeaHell Gate0 mi
    • SeaEast River0.5 mi
    • SeaEast River0.5 mi
    • SeaEast Channel1 mi
    • SeaEast Channel1 mi
    • SeaBronx Kill1 mi
    • SeaBronx Kill1 mi
    • PondHarlem Meer2 mi
    • ReservoirJacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir2 mi
    • BayBowery Bay2 mi