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United States / Texas / River Arroyo Indio

Bite forecast: River Arroyo Indio

  • length 3 mi
  • Flows into Arroyo Torcido
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    26/100low activity

    Partly cloudy: 73–95 °F

  2. FridaySeptember 11weather-based forecast
    26/100low activity

    Partly cloudy: 73–95 °F

  3. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    25/100low activity

    Cloudy: 75–90 °F

River Arroyo Indio (Texas) — a popular fishing spot. About 5 km long. Flows into Arroyo Torcido. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.

Nearby rivers

  • Arroyo Valeriano0.5 mi
  • Arroyo Costa Rica0.9 mi
  • Arroyo Torcido2 mi
  • Arroyo San Bartolo2 mi
  • Arroyo Veleño3 mi
  • Chapote Creek6 mi
  • Marcial Creek8 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • ReservoirLa Esquina Tank6 mi
  • ReservoirMarcial Tank8 mi
  • ReservoirGutierrez Lake Number 19 mi
  • ReservoirGutierrez Lake Number 29 mi
  • ReservoirRefugio Ramirez Tank9 mi
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Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?

In the fish list, this icon marks species recorded here by GBIF. Unmarked species may still occur in the waterbody.

Black crappieStriped bassWhite crappieLargemouth bassSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassBlue catfishBluegillCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishGrass carpSpotted bass

Black crappie

6/10 · Fair

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 19:00–21:00 (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 84 °F — warmer than the 57–75 °F comfort range for Black crappie: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 57–75 °F comfort rangecomfort 57–75 °F84 °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 · 29.9523:00 · 29.86 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

11 SepFriday, September 11
+87°

Partly cloudy · feels like +88°

Low / high
+73°…+96°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
16 mph SSE
Cloud cover
31%
Humidity
52%
Pressure
29.92 inHg
00:00+80°0.00 in13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph57%90%
01:00+79°0.00 in14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph59%100%
02:00+77°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph65%100%
03:00+75°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph74%100%
04:00+74°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph80%100%
05:00+73°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph84%100%
06:00+73°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph86%100%
07:00+73°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph85%100%
08:00+75°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph81%85%
09:00+78°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph73%64%
10:00+80°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph66%47%
11:00+84°—16 mphsoutheast wind, 16 mph59%37%
12:00+87°—16 mphsoutheast wind, 16 mph52%31%
13:00+90°—17 mphsoutheast wind, 17 mph45%26%
14:00+92°—17 mphsoutheast wind, 17 mph39%20%
15:00+94°—17 mphsouth wind, 17 mph34%15%
16:00+95°—17 mphsouth wind, 17 mph31%18%
17:00+96°—17 mphsouth wind, 17 mph29%36%
18:00+95°—18 mphsouth wind, 18 mph28%61%
19:00+93°—18 mphsouth wind, 18 mph30%80%
20:00+91°0.00 in15 mphsouth wind, 15 mph34%85%
21:00+87°0.00 in10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph41%84%
22:00+83°0.00 in8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph48%79%
23:00+80°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph56%69%
+96°+84°+73°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Friday, September 11
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
07:26
Sunset
19:53
Day length
12 h 27 min
Sunshine hours
11 h 31 min
UV index
6
high
Moon
New moon
Moonrise
07:46
Moonset
20:03

The day is 2 min shorter than yesterday.

Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

Solunar feeding periods

+16% in the windowFriday, September 11
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major00:36–02:36Moon underfoot
  • Minor07:16–08:16Moonrise
  • Major12:58–14:58Moon overhead
  • Minor19:33–20:33Moonset

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?