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United States / Ohio / River Coffee Creek

Bite forecast: River Coffee Creek

  • length 13 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    60/100high activity

    Clear: 64–93 °F

River Coffee Creek (Ohio) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 21 km long. The town of Ashtabula 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.

ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
59/100medium activity

Drizzle: 70–86 °F

  • TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    58/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 59–86 °F

  • Nearby towns

    • Ashtabula3 mi

    Nearby rivers

    • Cowles Creek5 mi
    • Hubbard Run7 mi
    • Red Brook8 mi
    • Arcola Creek8 mi

    Nearby water bodies

    • ReservoirBrail Lake0.9 mi
    • ReservoirArmington Lake2 mi
    • ReservoirLake George3 mi
    • LakeLampson Reservoir3 mi
    • ReservoirKleinienst Lake4 mi
    • ReservoirGeneva Low Head Reservoir4 mi
    • LakeLake Klein6 mi
    • LakeCub Scout Lake6 mi
    • LakeCarson Pond7 mi
    • PondSkidmore Lake8 mi
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    Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Coho salmonPikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassYellow perchBlack crappieMuskellungeSteelheadWhite crappieBlue catfishBluegillCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishChinook salmonLargemouth bassRainbow trout

    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 — 07:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–21:00 (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

    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

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 74 °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 °F74 °F
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    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 · 29.9023:00 · 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 an active season for Black crappie here.

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

    5 SepSaturday, September 5
    +81°

    Cloudy · feels like +88°

    Low / high
    +70°…+87°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    5 mph WSW
    Cloud cover
    88%
    Humidity
    77%
    Pressure
    29.87 inHg
    00:00+74°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph87%2%
    01:00+73°—1 mpheast wind, 1 mph85%1%
    02:00+73°—2 mpheast wind, 2 mph83%7%
    03:00+72°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph87%0%
    04:00+73°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph89%100%
    05:00+73°—9 mphnortheast wind, 9 mph91%54%
    06:00+70°0.20 in12 mphnorth wind, 12 mph90%100%
    07:00+70°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph89%100%
    08:00+70°—3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph91%92%
    09:00+73°—2 mphwest wind, 2 mph86%100%
    10:00+76°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph81%100%
    11:00+79°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph79%55%
    12:00+81°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph77%88%
    13:00+84°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph71%98%
    14:00+85°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph69%62%
    15:00+87°—8 mphnorthwest wind, 8 mph67%100%
    16:00+87°—7 mphnorthwest wind, 7 mph68%100%
    17:00+87°—9 mphnorthwest wind, 9 mph67%13%
    18:00+84°—9 mphnorth wind, 9 mph67%10%
    19:00+81°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph77%0%
    20:00+76°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph85%1%
    21:00+72°0.03 in4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph95%0%
    22:00+71°0.02 in4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph96%0%
    23:00+70°0.00 in5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph98%0%
    +87°+79°+70°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Saturday, September 5
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    07:01
    Sunset
    19:53
    Day length
    12 h 52 min
    Sunshine hours
    11 h 32 min
    UV index
    3
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    00:04
    Moonset
    16:32

    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

    +14% in the windowSaturday, September 5
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor00:00–00:34Moonrise
    • Major07:19–09:19Moon overhead
    • Minor16:02–17:02Moonset
    • Major19:50–21:50Moon 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?