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United States / Ohio / Reservoir Lake Mohawk

Bite forecast: Reservoir Lake Mohawk

  • 511 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    65/100high activity

    Cloudy: 61–82 °F

  2. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    64/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 66–91 °F

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

    Clear: 73–93 °F

Reservoir Lake Mohawk (Ohio) — a popular fishing spot. About 2.1 km² in area. 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 1 catch here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass. Peak season: February.

  • Largemouth bass
    Lake Mohawk
    55 °F11 mph
    Feb 15, 2018

Nearby rivers

  • Huff Run6 mi
  • Sandy Creek6 mi
  • Little Sandy Creek6 mi
  • Black Run7 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • PondSand and Gravel Extraction Pit3 mi
  • ReservoirPride Valley Beach Club Reservoir3 mi
  • ReservoirGreat Trails Girl Scouts Pond4 mi
  • ReservoirCamp Conestoga Lake4 mi
  • LakeSpring Haven Lake4 mi
  • PondSand & Gravel Operation5 mi
  • ReservoirLiberty Valley Lake5 mi
  • ReservoirHill Pond5 mi
  • LakeMaple Leaf Lake7 mi
  • ReservoirLittle Lake in the Woods7 mi

Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Coho salmonPikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassYellow perchBlack crappieMuskellungeWhite crappieSteelheadBlue catfishBluegillCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishChinook salmonLargemouth bassRainbow trout

Black crappie

8/10 · 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 — 07:00–09:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

Tactics

Look for drop-offs and gaps in the weeds, retrieve slowly, lingering over promising spots.

Lures

In clear water, natural colors work best: small jig or minnow bait.

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 75 °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 °F75 °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 dropping 0.12 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 0.12 inHg change
00:00 · 30.1123:00 · 29.99 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

9 SepWednesday, September 9
+89°

Clear · feels like +92°

Low / high
+71°…+96°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
11 mph WSW
Cloud cover
14%
Humidity
48%
Pressure
30.11 inHg
00:00+72°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph78%64%
01:00+72°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph79%54%
02:00+72°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph79%45%
03:00+71°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph79%38%
04:00+71°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph79%31%
05:00+71°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph79%25%
06:00+71°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph80%19%
07:00+71°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph81%14%
08:00+73°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph79%11%
09:00+76°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph72%11%
10:00+81°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph62%12%
11:00+85°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph54%13%
12:00+89°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph48%14%
13:00+92°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph44%14%
14:00+94°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph41%14%
15:00+96°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph39%14%
16:00+96°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph38%13%
17:00+96°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph40%11%
18:00+92°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph47%8%
19:00+86°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph58%5%
20:00+82°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph65%2%
21:00+81°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph65%1%
22:00+81°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph62%2%
23:00+81°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph63%2%
+96°+84°+71°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Wednesday, September 9
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
07:04
Sunset
19:47
Day length
12 h 43 min
Sunshine hours
12 h 34 min
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
05:05
Moonset
19:00

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 windowWednesday, September 9
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor04:35–05:35Moonrise
  • Major11:09–13:09Moon overhead
  • Minor18:30–19:30Moonset

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?