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United States / New York / North Branch Susquehanna River

Bite forecast: North Branch Susquehanna River

  • length 36 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    71/100high activity

    Clear: 48–73 °F

North Branch Susquehanna River (New York) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 58 km long. The town of Binghamton 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.

TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
66/100high activity

Clear: 55–75 °F

  • SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    62/100high activity

    Clear: 45–70 °F

  • Nearby towns

    • Binghamton4 mi
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    Catches

    Recorded 7 catches here. Most commonly caught: Walleye, Muskellunge. Peak season: year-round.

    • Walleye
      North Branch Susquehanna River
      34 °F2 mph
      Mar 01, 2019
    • Muskellunge
      North Branch Susquehanna River
      41 °F11 mph
      Feb 21, 2019
    • Muskellunge
      North Branch Susquehanna River
      21 °F7 mph
      Feb 19, 2019
    • Walleye
      North Branch Susquehanna River
      9 °F2 mph
      Feb 01, 2019
    • Walleye
      North Branch Susquehanna River
      9 °F2 mph
      Feb 01, 2019
    • Muskellunge
      North Branch Susquehanna River
      Dec 01, 2017
    • Walleye
      North Branch Susquehanna River
      43 °F9 mph
      Dec 01, 2017

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 7 verified catchesPeriod: 2017–2019

    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

    024
    43
    WalleyeMuskellunge
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Walleye457%
    Muskellunge343%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    024
    412
    FebMarDec
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Feb457%
    Mar114%
    Dec229%

    Air temperature, °F

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

    012
    2112
    5143241
    Air temperature, °F
    ValueCatchesShare
    5–12 °F233%
    14–21 °F117%
    32–39 °F117%
    41–48 °F233%

    Pressure, inHg

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

    012
    1221
    28.9429.3329.5329.72
    Pressure, inHg
    ValueCatchesShare
    28.94–29.09 inHg117%
    29.33–29.49 inHg233%
    29.53–29.69 inHg233%
    29.72–29.88 inHg117%

    Wind direction

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

    023
    132
    SWNW
    Wind direction
    ValueCatchesShare
    S117%
    W350%
    NW233%

    Wind speed, mph

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

    023
    312
    049
    Wind speed, mph
    ValueCatchesShare
    0–2 mph350%
    4–7 mph117%
    9–11 mph233%

    Nearby rivers

    • Owego Creek4 mi
    • Apalachin Creek5 mi
    • Prince Hollow Run7 mi
    • Tracy Creek8 mi
    • Wappasening Creek9 mi
    • Chaffee Run9 mi
    • Little Falls Creek9 mi

    Nearby water bodies

    • LakeBrick Pond1 mi
    • LakeSpencer Lake2 mi
    • LakeMutton Hill Pond3 mi
    • LakeZorn Pond8 mi
    • LakeBosket Lake8 mi

    Bite calendar

    Wednesday, September 2

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
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    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    BurbotCoho salmonPikeStriped bassYellow perchLake troutMuskellungeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassBlack crappieBrook troutSteelheadWhite crappieWhitefishChinook salmonLargemouth bassRainbow troutBluegillCarpChannel catfish

    Black crappie

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

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

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. 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

    Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

    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. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 65 °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 °F65 °F
    JFMAMJJASOND

    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 flat: it moves no more than 0.03 inHg over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

    Pressure through the day, 0.03 inHg change
    00:00 · 30.0123:00 · 29.98 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.

    JFMAMJJASOND

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

    2 SepWednesday, September 2
    +71°

    Cloudy · feels like +73°

    Low / high
    +59°…+72°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    9 mph S
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    81%
    Pressure
    30.07 inHg
    00:00+62°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph94%65%
    01:00+60°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph93%100%
    02:00+61°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph96%100%
    03:00+61°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph93%98%
    04:00+60°—2 mpheast wind, 2 mph91%48%
    05:00+60°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph88%100%
    06:00+59°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph87%100%
    07:00+59°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph85%94%
    08:00+62°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph90%100%
    09:00+67°—6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph88%100%
    10:00+69°—6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph86%100%
    11:00+70°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph84%100%
    12:00+71°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph81%100%
    13:00+72°—8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph81%100%
    14:00+71°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph78%100%
    15:00+70°0.02 in9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph82%100%
    16:00+70°—12 mphsouth wind, 12 mph81%46%
    17:00+69°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph79%100%
    18:00+68°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph80%50%
    19:00+67°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph83%100%
    20:00+65°—8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph85%100%
    21:00+64°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph86%97%
    22:00+64°1.08 in13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph91%100%
    23:00+64°0.04 in9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph87%91%
    +72°+66°+59°
    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
    06:24
    Sunset
    19:30
    Day length
    13 h 6 min
    Sunshine hours
    2 h 57 min
    UV index
    2
    low
    Moon
    Waning gibbous
    Moonrise
    22:03
    Moonset
    12:42

    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

    +12% in the windowWednesday, September 2
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major03:59–05:59Moon overhead
    • Minor12:12–13:12Moonset
    • Major16:26–18:26Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:33–22:33Moonrise

    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?