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United States / Texas / Reservoir Lake Whitney

Bite forecast: Reservoir Lake Whitney

  • 33.4 sq mi
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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
    22/100low activity

    Clear: 75–95 °F

  3. SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    22/100low activity

    Partly cloudy: 75–95 °F

Reservoir Lake Whitney (Texas) — a spot well known among anglers. About 86.4 km² in area. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Nearby rivers

  • Whitney Creek5 mi
  • Cedron Creek6 mi
  • South Fork Rocky Creek7 mi
  • Toms Branch8 mi
  • Little Aquilla Creek9 mi

Catches

Recorded 8 catches here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass, White bass. Peak season: year-round.

  • Largemouth bass
    Lake Whitney
    79 °F11 mph
    May 07, 2019
  • Largemouth bass
    Brazos River
    72 °F20 mph
    Apr 16, 2019
  • White bass
    Brazos River
    39 °F18 mph
    Mar 03, 2019
  • Largemouth bass
    Brazos River
    81 °F13 mph
    Apr 29, 2018
  • Largemouth bass
    Brazos River
    63 °F9 mph
    Apr 09, 2018
  • Largemouth bass
    Lake Whitney
    59 °F9 mph
    Feb 25, 2018
  • Largemouth bass
    Brazos River
    30 °F16 mph
    Feb 11, 2018
  • Largemouth bass
    Steele Creek
    82 °F13 mph
    Nov 04, 2017
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Bite calendar

Thursday, September 3

Aug 31 – Sep 6
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 crappieSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassLargemouth bassBlue catfishBluegillCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishGrass carpSpotted bass

Black crappie

5/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. 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 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

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

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 flat: it moves no more than 0.03 inHg over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

Pressure through the day, 0.03 inHg change
00:00 · 29.8523:00 · 29.83 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

3 SepThursday, September 3
+89°

Clear · feels like +94°

Low / high
+76°…+96°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
14 mph SSE
Cloud cover
0%
Humidity
56%
Pressure
29.88 inHg
00:00+83°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph47%0%
01:00+82°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph49%0%
02:00+81°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph51%0%
03:00+79°—16 mphsoutheast wind, 16 mph64%0%
04:00+78°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph76%0%
05:00+77°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph81%1%
06:00+76°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph82%1%
07:00+76°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph83%1%
08:00+76°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph83%3%
09:00+79°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph77%3%
10:00+82°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph71%4%
11:00+86°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph64%4%
12:00+89°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph56%0%
13:00+92°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph50%100%
14:00+94°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph44%100%
15:00+95°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph40%96%
16:00+96°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph37%42%
17:00+96°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph35%0%
18:00+95°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph33%0%
19:00+93°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph34%0%
20:00+88°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph42%0%
21:00+86°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph46%0%
22:00+84°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph47%0%
23:00+82°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph51%0%
+96°+86°+76°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Thursday, September 3
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
07:22
Sunset
20:03
Day length
12 h 41 min
Sunshine hours
11 h 34 min
UV index
6
high
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
23:51
Moonset
13:51

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

+12% in the windowThursday, September 3
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major05:22–07:22Moon overhead
  • Minor13:21–14:21Moonset
  • Major17:52–19:52Moon underfoot
  • Minor23:21–00:00Moonrise

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?

BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

What actually worked on this water

Based on 8 verified catchesPeriod: 2017–2019

This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.

By fish species

vertical axis — number of catches

047
71
Largemouth bassWhite bass
By fish species
ValueCatchesShare
Largemouth bass788%
White bass113%

By month

vertical axis — number of catches

023
21311
FebMarAprMayNov
By month
ValueCatchesShare
Feb225%
Mar113%
Apr338%
May113%
Nov113%

Air temperature, °F

vertical axis — number of catches

023
11213
2332596877
Air temperature, °F
ValueCatchesShare
23–30 °F113%
32–39 °F113%
59–66 °F225%
68–75 °F113%
77–84 °F338%

Pressure, inHg

vertical axis — number of catches

024
44
29.3329.53
Pressure, inHg
ValueCatchesShare
29.33–29.49 inHg450%
29.53–29.69 inHg450%

Wind direction

vertical axis — number of catches

012
21221
NNESESSW
Wind direction
ValueCatchesShare
N225%
NE113%
SE225%
S225%
SW113%

Wind speed, mph

vertical axis — number of catches

023
332
91318
Wind speed, mph
ValueCatchesShare
9–11 mph338%
13–16 mph338%
18–20 mph225%