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United States / Virginia / White bass

White bass bite in Virginia

White bass lives in Virginia. Today's bite forecast, a day-by-day and hour-by-hour activity calendar, best time and baits.

White bass bite forecast in Virginia today

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    81/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 57–84 °F

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

  2. FridaySeptember 4weather-based forecast
    78/100high activity

    Clear: 64–95 °F

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

  3. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    78/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 52–79 °F

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

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White bass bite calendar

Wednesday, September 2

Aug 31 – Sep 6
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Tue
Wed
Thu
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

Tactics

Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

Lures

In clear water, natural colors work best: jigging spoon or small crankbait.

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.

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 74 °F — inside the 57–75 °F comfort range for White bass, so baseline activity is high.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 57–75 °F comfort rangecomfort 57–75 °F74 °F
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White bass 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 White bass feeds0:0012:0024:00

Pressure is flat: it moves no more than 0.00 inHg over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

Pressure through the day, 0.00 inHg change
00:00 · 30.0123:00 · 30.01 inHg

September is peak season for White bass 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
+87°

Clear · feels like +94°

Low / high
+73°…+91°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
2 mph SW
Cloud cover
0%
Humidity
50%
Pressure
30.08 inHg
00:00+76°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph63%0%
01:00+75°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph63%0%
02:00+75°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph62%0%
03:00+74°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph64%0%
04:00+74°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph62%0%
05:00+73°—1 mphwest wind, 1 mph61%0%
06:00+73°—2 mphwest wind, 2 mph61%0%
07:00+73°—1 mphnorthwest wind, 1 mph61%0%
08:00+75°—2 mphnorthwest wind, 2 mph61%0%
09:00+79°—1 mphsouthwest wind, 1 mph62%0%
10:00+82°—2 mphsouthwest wind, 2 mph59%0%
11:00+85°—3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph54%0%
12:00+87°—2 mphsouthwest wind, 2 mph50%0%
13:00+88°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph46%0%
14:00+89°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph42%0%
15:00+90°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph40%0%
16:00+91°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph38%0%
17:00+90°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph38%1%
18:00+90°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph40%0%
19:00+87°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph45%0%
20:00+84°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph46%0%
21:00+83°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph48%17%
22:00+82°—7 mphnorthwest wind, 7 mph46%19%
23:00+82°—7 mphnorthwest wind, 7 mph47%16%
+91°+82°+73°
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
06:48
Sunset
19:45
Day length
12 h 57 min
Sunshine hours
12 h
UV index
6
high
Moon
Waning gibbous
Moonrise
22:31
Moonset
12:43

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
  • Major04:13–06:13Moon overhead
  • Minor12:13–13:13Moonset
  • Major16:40–18:40Moon underfoot
  • Minor22:01–23:01Moonrise

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?
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