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United States / Ohio / Bay East Harbor

Bite forecast: Bay East Harbor

  • 1.3 sq mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    58/100medium activity

    Clear: 73–93 °F

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Bay East Harbor (Ohio) — a spot well known among anglers. About 3.3 km² in area. Nearest town — Sandusky. A coastal water: the bite here is modelled for the sea, not for a river or a lake. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Catches

Recorded 2 catches here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass, Bluegill. Peak season: January–February.

  • Largemouth bass
    Middle Harbor
    50 °F13 mph
    Feb 27, 2018
  • Bluegill
    Lake Erie
    32 °F16 mph
    Jan 19, 2018

Nearby rivers

  • Mills Creek8 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeMiddle Harbor1 mi
  • BayWest Harbor2 mi
  • LakeSnake River7 mi
  • LakeHorseshoe Lake7 mi
  • BayOak Point Harbor8 mi
  • BayOak Point Harbor8 mi
  • BayPut-in-Bay8 mi
  • BayPut-in-Bay8 mi
  • PondTerwilligers Pond8 mi
  • BayFishery Bay8 mi
MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
57/100medium activity

Partly cloudy: 55–84 °F

  • TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    57/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 66–90 °F

  • Nearby towns

    • Sandusky7 mi

    Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Coho salmonSteelheadChinook salmon

    Coho salmon

    9/10 · Good

    Hourly activity

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

    The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.

    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 spinner.

    Gear

    It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 76 °F — warmer than the 43–59 °F comfort range for Coho salmon: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 43–59 °F comfort rangecomfort 43–59 °F76 °F
    JFMAMJJASOND

    Coho salmon 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 Coho salmon feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is dropping 0.03 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 0.03 inHg change
    00:00 · 29.9923:00 · 29.95 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 Coho salmon here.

    JFMAMJJASOND

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

    Water

    Wave
    0.5 ft
    Period
    2 s

    Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 0.6 mi from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

    2 SepWednesday, September 2
    +90°

    Clear · feels like +97°

    Low / high
    +71°…+93°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    5 mph WSW
    Cloud cover
    0%
    Humidity
    52%
    Pressure
    30.06 inHg
    00:00+76°—1 mpheast wind, 1 mph71%0%
    01:00+75°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph70%0%
    02:00+75°—2 mphsoutheast wind, 2 mph70%0%
    03:00+74°—2 mphsoutheast wind, 2 mph70%0%
    04:00+73°—1 mphsoutheast wind, 1 mph70%0%
    05:00+72°—2 mphsoutheast wind, 2 mph70%0%
    06:00+72°—2 mphsoutheast wind, 2 mph69%0%
    07:00+71°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph69%0%
    08:00+73°—2 mpheast wind, 2 mph70%0%
    09:00+78°—2 mphsouthwest wind, 2 mph70%0%
    10:00+83°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph63%0%
    11:00+87°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph57%0%
    12:00+90°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph52%0%
    13:00+91°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph48%1%
    14:00+92°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph46%2%
    15:00+93°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph45%7%
    16:00+93°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph44%3%
    17:00+92°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph45%0%
    18:00+91°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph46%0%
    19:00+87°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph50%0%
    20:00+85°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph52%0%
    21:00+82°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph56%0%
    22:00+80°—2 mphwest wind, 2 mph61%0%
    23:00+78°—1 mphsouth wind, 1 mph63%0%
    +93°+82°+71°
    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
    06:58
    Sunset
    19:58
    Day length
    13 h
    Sunshine hours
    11 h 57 min
    UV index
    6
    high
    Moon
    Waning gibbous
    Moonrise
    22:32
    Moonset
    13:11

    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

    +11% in the windowWednesday, September 2
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major04:28–06:28Moon overhead
    • Minor12:41–13:41Moonset
    • Major16:55–18:55Moon underfoot
    • Minor22:02–23:02Moonrise

    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?