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United States / Texas / Lake playa

Bite forecast: Lake playa

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Best fishing days for the next week

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

    Clear: 75–97 °F

Lake playa (Texas) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 1 ha in area. The town of Lubbock 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.

ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
24/100low activity

Clear: 75–99 °F

  • TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    23/100low activity

    Clear: 77–100 °F

  • Nearby towns

    • Lubbock5 mi

    Nearby water bodies

    • Lakeplaya0.2 mi
    • Pondplaya0.8 mi
    • Lakeplaya2 mi
    • ReservoirConquistador Lake3 mi
    • ReservoirLlano Estacado Lake3 mi
    • Pondplaya3 mi
    • ReservoirComancheria Lake4 mi
    • PondPlaya4 mi
    • ReservoirVaquero Lake4 mi
    • Pondplaya4 mi
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    Bite calendar

    Wednesday, September 2

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
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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
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    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
    23:16
    Moonset
    13:07

    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
    • Major04:46–06:46Moon overhead
    • Minor12:37–13:37Moonset
    • Major17:14–19:14Moon underfoot
    • Minor22:46–23:46Moonrise

    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?