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United States / Rhode Island / Providence River

Bite forecast: Providence River

  • length 8 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    70/100high activity

    Cloudy: 61–79 °F

  2. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    62/100high activity

    Clear: 54–79 °F

  3. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    61/100high activity

    Cloudy: 66–77 °F

Nearby towns

  • Providence0.2 mi

Providence River (Rhode Island) — a popular fishing spot. About 13 km long. The town of Providence 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.

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Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
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Tue
Wed
Thu
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Yellow perchPikeSmallmouth bassStriped bassBrook troutBlack crappieBluegillCarpChannel catfishLargemouth bassRainbow troutBrown trout

Black crappie

7/10 · 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 — 06:00–08:00 (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 69 °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 °F69 °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 0.03 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 0.03 inHg change
00:00 · 30.1123:00 · 30.08 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

8 SepTuesday, September 8
+77°

Cloudy · feels like +75°

Low / high
+57°…+79°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
12 mph SW
Cloud cover
81%
Humidity
50%
Pressure
30.05 inHg
00:00+57°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph88%73%
01:00+57°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph90%72%
02:00+58°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph92%70%
03:00+58°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph95%69%
04:00+58°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph98%68%
05:00+58°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph98%70%
06:00+60°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph94%80%
07:00+62°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph88%92%
08:00+64°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph80%99%
09:00+68°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph71%92%
10:00+72°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph61%79%
11:00+76°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph53%72%
12:00+77°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph50%81%
13:00+78°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph49%96%
14:00+78°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph49%100%
15:00+79°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph49%79%
16:00+78°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph50%48%
17:00+77°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph54%27%
18:00+74°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph62%28%
19:00+70°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph73%39%
20:00+67°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph82%53%
21:00+65°0.00 in7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph89%70%
22:00+64°0.00 in6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph94%89%
23:00+63°0.00 in5 mphwest wind, 5 mph98%100%
+79°+68°+57°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Tuesday, September 8
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
19:07
Day length
12 h 48 min
Sunshine hours
12 h 18 min
UV index
4
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
03:04
Moonset
17:54

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 windowTuesday, September 8
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor02:34–03:34Moonrise
  • Major09:36–11:36Moon overhead
  • Minor17:24–18:24Moonset
  • Major22:03–00:00Moon 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?

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