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United States / Ohio / West Bay

Bite forecast: West Bay

  • 87 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

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

    Clear: 64–93 °F

  2. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    63/100high activity

    Drizzle: 70–86 °F

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

    Cloudy: 59–86 °F

West Bay (Ohio) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 35 ha in area. Salt water, not fresh — so this page carries its own marine bite forecast. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Nearby water bodies

  • BayWest Bay0 mi
  • BayWest Bay0 mi
  • PondDeer Lake0.6 mi
  • LakeClear Lake0.7 mi
  • LakeRound Lake1 mi
  • PondThree Fires Lake1 mi
  • LakeMud Lake1 mi
  • LakeLake Anne2 mi
  • LakeMirror Lake2 mi
  • LakeCedar Lake2 mi
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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

8/10 · Good

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is strong — fish are active. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 07:00–09:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–22:00 (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 71 °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 °F71 °F
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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 rising 0.15 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

Pressure through the day, 0.15 inHg change
00:00 · 29.8723:00 · 30.02 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.

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

6 SepSunday, September 6
+75°

Clear · feels like +76°

Low / high
+59°…+79°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
10 mph NNE
Cloud cover
0%
Humidity
59%
Pressure
29.96 inHg
00:00+69°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph98%0%
01:00+68°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph98%17%
02:00+67°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph99%18%
03:00+66°—5 mphnorth wind, 5 mph98%23%
04:00+64°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph98%28%
05:00+62°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph98%28%
06:00+60°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph97%13%
07:00+59°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph96%2%
08:00+59°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph97%0%
09:00+62°—7 mphnortheast wind, 7 mph93%0%
10:00+66°—9 mphnortheast wind, 9 mph82%0%
11:00+71°—10 mphnortheast wind, 10 mph67%0%
12:00+75°—10 mphnortheast wind, 10 mph59%0%
13:00+77°—10 mphnortheast wind, 10 mph52%0%
14:00+79°—10 mphnorth wind, 10 mph47%0%
15:00+79°—10 mphnorth wind, 10 mph45%0%
16:00+79°—10 mphnorth wind, 10 mph45%0%
17:00+78°—10 mphnorth wind, 10 mph47%0%
18:00+76°—9 mphnorth wind, 9 mph54%0%
19:00+72°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph63%0%
20:00+68°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph67%0%
21:00+67°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph69%0%
22:00+66°—8 mphnortheast wind, 8 mph70%0%
23:00+64°—8 mphnortheast wind, 8 mph74%5%
+79°+69°+59°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Sunday, September 6
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
07:02
Sunset
19:51
Day length
12 h 49 min
Sunshine hours
12 h 41 min
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
01:29
Moonset
17:39

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 windowSunday, September 6
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor00:59–01:59Moonrise
  • Major08:38–10:38Moon overhead
  • Minor17:09–18:09Moonset
  • Major21:09–23:09Moon 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?