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United States / Texas / Sheldon Lake

Bite forecast: Sheldon Lake

  • 1.4 sq mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    28/100low activity

    Clear: 73–97 °F

Sheldon Lake (Texas) — a popular fishing spot. About 3.6 km² in area. The town of Pasadena 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.

SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
26/100low activity

Clear: 75–95 °F

  • MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    23/100low activity

    Clear: 77–99 °F

  • Nearby towns

    • Pasadena11 mi

    Nearby rivers

    • Greens Bayou4 mi
    • San Jacinto River5 mi
    • Carpenters Bayou6 mi
    • Garners Bayou6 mi
    • Hunting Bayou7 mi
    • Reinhardt Bayou9 mi

    Nearby water bodies

    • ReservoirBuckhorn Lake3 mi
    • LakeHeron's Lake3 mi
    • LakeGrandfather's Lake3 mi
    • LakeLake Anne3 mi
    • LakeWest Lake4 mi
    • LakeLake Meredith4 mi
    • ReservoirSouth Regional Detention Pond4 mi
    • LakeBig Eddy4 mi
    • PondSludge Pond Number 15 mi
    • LakeSimms Lake5 mi

    Catches

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

    • Largemouth bass
      Sheldon Lake
      73 °F9 mph
      Feb 05, 2019
    • Largemouth bass
      Sheldon Lake
      66 °F9 mph
      Nov 17, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Sheldon Lake
      82 °F7 mph
      Sep 24, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Sheldon Lake
      82 °F7 mph
      Jun 14, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Carpenters Bayou
      86 °F7 mph
      Jun 06, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Sheldon Lake
      90 °F9 mph
      Jun 01, 2018
    • Spotted bass
      Sheldon Lake
      86 °F2 mph
      May 28, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Carpenters Bayou
      82 °F2 mph
      May 15, 2018

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 8 verified catchesPeriod: 2018–2019

    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 bassSpotted bass
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Largemouth bass788%
    Spotted bass113%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    12311
    FebMayJunSepNov
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Feb113%
    May225%
    Jun338%
    Sep113%
    Nov113%

    Air temperature, °F

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    1133
    59687786
    Air temperature, °F
    ValueCatchesShare
    59–66 °F113%
    68–75 °F113%
    77–84 °F338%
    86–93 °F338%

    Pressure, inHg

    vertical axis — number of catches

    024
    431
    29.7229.9230.12
    Pressure, inHg
    ValueCatchesShare
    29.72–29.88 inHg450%
    29.92–30.08 inHg338%
    30.12–30.28 inHg113%

    Wind direction

    vertical axis — number of catches

    012
    21221
    NESESW
    Wind direction
    ValueCatchesShare
    N225%
    E113%
    SE225%
    S225%
    W113%

    Wind speed, mph

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    233
    049
    Wind speed, mph
    ValueCatchesShare
    0–2 mph225%
    4–7 mph338%
    9–11 mph338%
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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 crappieSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassLargemouth bassBlue catfishBluegillCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishGrass carpSpotted bass

    Black crappie

    7/10 · Good

    Hourly activity

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

    The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 07:00–09:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (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 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
    JFMAMJJASOND

    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 · 30.0123:00 · 29.91 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.

    JFMAMJJASOND

    These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

    10 SepThursday, September 10
    +88°

    Clear · feels like +91°

    Low / high
    +74°…+96°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    9 mph SSE
    Cloud cover
    1%
    Humidity
    44%
    Pressure
    30.03 inHg
    00:00+84°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph51%11%
    01:00+82°—17 mphsoutheast wind, 17 mph57%15%
    02:00+80°—16 mphsoutheast wind, 16 mph63%14%
    03:00+78°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph68%12%
    04:00+77°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph72%12%
    05:00+75°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph75%19%
    06:00+74°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph78%28%
    07:00+74°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph77%31%
    08:00+75°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph72%23%
    09:00+78°—6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph64%10%
    10:00+81°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph57%0%
    11:00+85°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph51%0%
    12:00+88°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph44%1%
    13:00+91°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph39%4%
    14:00+94°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph35%7%
    15:00+95°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph32%12%
    16:00+96°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph30%19%
    17:00+96°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph29%33%
    18:00+95°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph30%51%
    19:00+93°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph31%58%
    20:00+91°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph34%45%
    21:00+88°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph37%23%
    22:00+85°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph41%9%
    23:00+83°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph45%15%
    +96°+85°+74°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Thursday, September 10
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    07:25
    Sunset
    19:55
    Day length
    12 h 30 min
    Sunshine hours
    12 h 16 min
    UV index
    6
    high
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    06:27
    Moonset
    19:16

    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

    +13% in the windowThursday, September 10
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major00:00–01:32Moon underfoot
    • Minor05:57–06:57Moonrise
    • Major11:56–13:56Moon overhead
    • Minor18:46–19:46Moonset

    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?