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United States / Ohio / River Sand Run

Bite forecast: River Sand Run

  • length 2 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

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

    Clear: 64–93 °F

  2. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    59/100medium activity

    Drizzle: 70–86 °F

  3. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    58/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 59–86 °F

River Sand Run (Ohio) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 3 km long. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

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Nearby rivers

  • Monday Creek2 mi
  • Kitchen Run2 mi
  • Middle Fork Snow Fork4 mi
  • Monkey Run5 mi
  • Wolfkin Run5 mi
  • Snow Fork5 mi
  • Brush Fork Run5 mi
  • Hocking River5 mi
  • Threemile Creek6 mi
  • Goose Run6 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • PondCentral Ohio Council BSA Pond3 mi
  • LakeTecumsey 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?
Coho salmonPikeSmallmouth bassWhite bassYellow perchMuskellungeWalleyeBlack crappieSteelheadWhite crappieChinook salmonLargemouth bassRainbow troutBlue catfishBluegillCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfish

Black crappie

7/10 · Good

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

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

Peak bite hours

Best time — 07:00–08:00 (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

It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

Summary

Worth going — it's a productive day.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 73 °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 °F73 °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 0.09 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 0.09 inHg change
00:00 · 29.9823:00 · 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

10 SepThursday, September 10
+80°

Drizzle · feels like +87°

Low / high
+69°…+86°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
6 mph SW
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
75%
Pressure
29.96 inHg
00:00+78°0.01 in8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph63%7%
01:00+74°0.01 in7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph76%5%
02:00+71°0.01 in6 mphwest wind, 6 mph86%6%
03:00+70°0.04 in6 mphwest wind, 6 mph91%7%
04:00+69°0.04 in5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph94%10%
05:00+69°0.04 in5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph95%20%
06:00+69°0.01 in4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph96%45%
07:00+70°0.01 in3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph96%77%
08:00+71°0.01 in3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph95%100%
09:00+73°0.01 in4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph92%100%
10:00+75°0.01 in5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph88%100%
11:00+77°0.01 in6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph83%100%
12:00+80°0.00 in6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph75%100%
13:00+83°0.00 in6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph66%100%
14:00+85°0.00 in5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph60%100%
15:00+86°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph60%100%
16:00+84°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph63%100%
17:00+83°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph68%100%
18:00+81°—7 mphnorthwest wind, 7 mph74%92%
19:00+79°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph81%82%
20:00+77°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph86%73%
21:00+76°—4 mphnorth wind, 4 mph87%67%
22:00+75°—2 mphnorth wind, 2 mph86%63%
23:00+73°—2 mphnorthwest wind, 2 mph86%60%
+86°+77°+69°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Thursday, September 10
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
07:05
Sunset
19:45
Day length
12 h 40 min
Sunshine hours
10 h 8 min
UV index
2
low
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
06:24
Moonset
19:27

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

+15% in the windowThursday, September 10
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major00:00–01:38Moon underfoot
  • Minor05:54–06:54Moonrise
  • Major12:02–14:02Moon overhead
  • Minor18:57–19:57Moonset

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?