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United States / Vermont / Crescent Lake

Bite forecast: Crescent Lake

  • 17 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    80/100high activity

    Cloudy: 55–75 °F

  2. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    69/100high activity

    Cloudy: 59–79 °F

  3. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    61/100high activity

    Cloudy: 61–70 °F

Crescent Lake (Vermont) — a popular fishing spot. About 7 ha in area. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

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Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
PikeYellow perchBrook troutLargemouth bassMuskellungeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassWhitefishBluegillCarpChannel catfishBlack crappieBrown troutRainbow troutWhite crappieLake trout

Black crappie

5/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 06:00–08:00 (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

Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly.

Summary

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 64 °F — inside the 57–75 °F comfort range for Black crappie, so baseline activity is high.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 57–75 °F comfort rangecomfort 57–75 °F64 °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 rising 0.09 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

Pressure through the day, 0.09 inHg change
00:00 · 30.0923:00 · 30.17 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

7 SepMonday, September 7
+73°

Clear · feels like +71°

Low / high
+50°…+76°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
8 mph NNW
Cloud cover
6%
Humidity
43%
Pressure
30.12 inHg
00:00+53°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph87%35%
01:00+55°—3 mphnorthwest wind, 3 mph80%71%
02:00+52°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph90%53%
03:00+51°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph94%0%
04:00+50°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph96%0%
05:00+50°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph96%0%
06:00+50°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph96%0%
07:00+51°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph93%0%
08:00+57°—4 mphnorth wind, 4 mph78%0%
09:00+61°—4 mphnorth wind, 4 mph68%1%
10:00+66°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph57%2%
11:00+70°—7 mphnorth wind, 7 mph48%4%
12:00+73°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph43%6%
13:00+74°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph39%9%
14:00+75°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph38%10%
15:00+76°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph38%7%
16:00+76°—7 mphnorth wind, 7 mph39%3%
17:00+74°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph43%3%
18:00+70°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph53%11%
19:00+64°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph65%23%
20:00+60°—3 mphnorthwest wind, 3 mph75%38%
21:00+58°—3 mphnorthwest wind, 3 mph79%59%
22:00+57°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph81%83%
23:00+56°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph82%100%
+76°+63°+50°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Monday, September 7
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
19:13
Day length
12 h 54 min
Sunshine hours
12 h 35 min
UV index
6
high
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
01:42
Moonset
17:32

The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.

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

Solunar feeding periods

+11% in the windowMonday, September 7
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor01:12–02:12Moonrise
  • Major08:44–10:44Moon overhead
  • Minor17:02–18:02Moonset
  • Major21:13–23:13Moon underfoot

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?

Nearby rivers

  • Fay Brook2 mi
  • West Branch Ompompanoosuc River4 mi
  • Tigertown Brook5 mi
  • Abbott Brook6 mi
  • Bloody Brook6 mi
  • Old City Brook7 mi
  • Ompompanoosuc River9 mi
  • Pomfret Brook9 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • PondCCC Pond1 mi
  • LakeStanding Pond1 mi
  • ReservoirMitchell Pond4 mi
  • ReservoirMcIntosh Pond4 mi
  • ReservoirTunbridge Trout Pond5 mi
  • ReservoirNorford Lake5 mi
  • ReservoirMiller Pond8 mi
  • ReservoirMud Pond8 mi
  • PondOccom Pond9 mi
  • ReservoirLake Abenaki9 mi