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United States / Texas / Lake Drying Basins

Bite forecast: Lake Drying Basins

  • 46 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    32/100medium activity

    Clear: 75–97 °F

  2. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    24/100low activity

    Clear: 75–99 °F

  3. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    23/100low activity

    Clear: 77–100 °F

Lake Drying Basins (Texas) — a popular fishing spot. About 19 ha in area. Nearest town — Austin. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Nearby towns

  • Austin7 mi

Nearby rivers

  • Carson Creek2 mi
  • Eightfold Creek3 mi
  • Fort Branch5 mi
  • Country Club Creek5 mi
  • Cottonmouth Creek5 mi
  • Decker Creek5 mi
  • Dry Creek5 mi
  • Tannehill Branch6 mi
  • North Fork Dry Creek6 mi
  • Blunn Creek6 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • LakePond 1W0.2 mi
  • LakePond 1E0.3 mi
  • LakePond 20.4 mi
  • ReservoirPond 30.5 mi
  • LakeCyberpond2 mi
  • PondBerdoll Pond3 mi
  • ReservoirWalter E Long Lake6 mi
  • PondJenkins and White Pond6 mi
  • LakeMueller Lake6 mi
  • ReservoirLady Bird Lake6 mi
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Bite calendar

Wednesday, September 2

Aug 31 – Sep 6
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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.

Striped bassBlack crappieSmallmouth bassWhite bassWhite crappieWalleyeLargemouth 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 20:00–22:00 (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 85 °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 °F85 °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 · 29.9123:00 · 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

2 SepWednesday, September 2
+90°

Clear · feels like +95°

Low / high
+75°…+96°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
11 mph SSE
Cloud cover
0%
Humidity
52%
Pressure
29.95 inHg
00:00+81°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph48%0%
01:00+80°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph47%0%
02:00+80°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph46%0%
03:00+78°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph60%0%
04:00+76°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph74%0%
05:00+76°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph79%0%
06:00+76°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph80%1%
07:00+75°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph82%1%
08:00+75°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph82%0%
09:00+79°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph75%3%
10:00+82°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph67%2%
11:00+86°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph59%1%
12:00+90°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph52%0%
13:00+92°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph44%0%
14:00+94°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph39%3%
15:00+95°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph36%18%
16:00+96°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph35%1%
17:00+96°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph33%0%
18:00+95°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph32%0%
19:00+94°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph32%0%
20:00+89°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph38%0%
21:00+86°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph42%0%
22:00+84°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph45%0%
23:00+82°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph48%0%
+96°+85°+75°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Wednesday, September 2
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
07:21
Sunset
20:04
Day length
12 h 43 min
Sunshine hours
11 h 34 min
UV index
6
high
Moon
Waning gibbous
Moonrise
23:10
Moonset
12:40

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

+14% in the windowWednesday, September 2
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major04:30–06:30Moon overhead
  • Minor12:10–13:10Moonset
  • Major16:58–18:58Moon underfoot
  • Minor22:40–23:40Moonrise

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?