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United States / New York / Bay Long Island Sound

Bite forecast: Bay Long Island Sound

  • 1195.4 sq mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    77/100high activity

    Clear: 48–73 °F

  2. FridaySeptember 4weather-based forecast
    65/100high activity

    Clear: 57–73 °F

  3. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    61/100high activity

    Clear: 55–75 °F

Bay Long Island Sound (New York) — a popular fishing spot. About 3096.1 km² in area. This is a sea water — its bite forecast is a marine one, computed apart from rivers and lakes. 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 12 catches here. Most commonly caught: Striped bass, Largemouth bass, Pike. Peak season: year-round.

  • Striped bass — Lieutenant River, Jun 17, 2017, 7:15 AM
    2
    Striped bass
    Lieutenant River
    68 °F4 mph
    Jun 17, 2017, 7:15 AM
  • Striped bass
    Connecticut
    41 °F16 mph
    Apr 01, 2019
  • Largemouth bass
    Artist Lake
    45 °F13 mph
    Jan 03, 2019
  • Largemouth bass
    Spring Lake
    45 °F13 mph
    Jan 03, 2019
  • Striped bass
    Connecticut
    Oct 12, 2018
  • Striped bass
    Connecticut, South Central Connecticut Planning Region
    52 °F2 mph
    May 12, 2018
  • Striped bass
    Upper Millpond
    43 °F7 mph
    Apr 19, 2018
  • Pike
    Mianus River
    34 °F13 mph
    Mar 18, 2018

BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

What actually worked on this water

Based on 12 verified catchesPeriod: 2011–2019

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

047
72111
Striped bassLargemouth bassLingcodPikeYellow perch
By fish species
ValueCatchesShare
Striped bass758%
Largemouth bass217%
Lingcod18%
Pike18%
Yellow perch18%

By month

vertical axis — number of catches

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22131111
JanFebMarAprMayJunOctDec
By month
ValueCatchesShare
Jan217%
Feb217%
Mar18%
Apr325%
May18%
Jun18%
Oct18%
Dec18%

Air temperature, °F

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

036
11621
2332415068
Air temperature, °F
ValueCatchesShare
23–30 °F19%
32–39 °F19%
41–48 °F655%
50–57 °F218%
68–75 °F19%

Pressure, inHg

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

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14141
29.5329.7229.9230.1230.31
Pressure, inHg
ValueCatchesShare
29.53–29.69 inHg19%
29.72–29.88 inHg436%
29.92–30.08 inHg19%
30.12–30.28 inHg436%
30.31–30.47 inHg19%

Wind direction

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

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111314
NNEESSWNW
Wind direction
ValueCatchesShare
N19%
NE19%
E19%
S327%
SW19%
NW436%

Wind speed, mph

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

035
1415
04913
Wind speed, mph
ValueCatchesShare
0–2 mph19%
4–7 mph436%
9–11 mph19%
13–16 mph545%

Nearby rivers

  • Nissequogue River6 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • BayLong Island Sound0 mi
  • BayLong Island Sound0 mi
  • BayLong Island Sound0 mi
  • LakeFresh Pond4 mi
  • BayStony Brook Harbor4 mi
  • BayStony Brook Harbor4 mi
  • LakeFlax Pond5 mi
  • LakeStony Brook Mill Pond5 mi
  • PondStony Brook Mill Pond5 mi
  • LakeBlanchard Lake6 mi

Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
BluefishCoho salmonFlounderStriped bassSteelheadChinook salmon

Bluefish

9/10 · Good

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.

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

In clear water, natural colors work best: trolling spoon or live bait.

Gear

Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly.

Summary

Worth going — it's a productive day.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 62 °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 °F62 °F
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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 0.06 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 0.06 inHg change
00:00 · 30.1223:00 · 30.07 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.

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

Tides

  • Low water01:26-5.2 ft
  • High water07:302.3 ft
  • Low water13:45-5.2 ft
  • High water19:543.5 ft
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Sea level height by hour
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-4.3 ft-5.1 ft-5.1 ft-3.8 ft-1.9 ft0.0 ft1.4 ft2.3 ft2.3 ft1.2 ft-0.5 ft-2.3 ft-3.8 ft-4.9 ft-5.2 ft-4.3 ft-2.4 ft-0.2 ft1.7 ft3.0 ft3.5 ft2.8 ft1.0 ft-1.1 ft

Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 3.1 mi away

Water

Water temp.
74 °F
In the model
62 °F
Wave
Calm

Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 3.1 mi from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

7 SepMonday, September 7
+70°

Clear · feels like +70°

Low / high
+47°…+73°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
4 mph WSW
Cloud cover
1%
Humidity
44%
Pressure
30.11 inHg
00:00+49°—3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph91%33%
01:00+49°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph91%16%
02:00+48°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph91%4%
03:00+47°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph91%1%
04:00+47°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph91%1%
05:00+47°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph90%2%
06:00+49°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph87%1%
07:00+51°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph83%1%
08:00+54°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph77%0%
09:00+58°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph68%0%
10:00+63°—3 mphwest wind, 3 mph58%0%
11:00+67°—3 mphwest wind, 3 mph49%0%
12:00+70°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph44%1%
13:00+71°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph40%2%
14:00+72°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph39%4%
15:00+73°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph39%6%
16:00+73°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph41%9%
17:00+71°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph45%20%
18:00+67°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph54%46%
19:00+62°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph66%80%
20:00+58°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph75%100%
21:00+56°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph78%95%
22:00+56°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph77%78%
23:00+55°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph77%62%
+73°+60°+47°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Monday, September 7
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:29
Sunset
19:22
Day length
12 h 53 min
Sunshine hours
12 h 8 min
UV index
6
high
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
01:58
Moonset
17:27

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 windowMonday, September 7
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor01:28–02:28Moonrise
  • Major08:48–10:48Moon overhead
  • Minor16:57–17:57Moonset
  • Major21:17–23:17Moon underfoot

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?