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United States / Washington / Silver Lake

Bite forecast: Silver Lake

  • 3.4 sq mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    70/100high activity

    Clear: 61–86 °F

Silver Lake (Washington) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 8.8 km² in area. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.

WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
69/100high activity

Clear: 61–90 °F

  • SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    66/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 52–77 °F

  • Nearby rivers

    • Toutle River4 mi
    • Coweeman River9 mi
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    Catches

    Recorded 6 catches here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass. Peak season: February–May.

    • Largemouth bass
      Silver Lake
      68 °F2 mph
      May 08, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Silver Lake
      63 °F2 mph
      May 07, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Silver Lake
      45 °F16 mph
      Apr 13, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Silver Lake
      45 °F16 mph
      Apr 13, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Silver Lake
      45 °F16 mph
      Apr 13, 2018
    • Smallmouth bass
      Silver Lake
      32 °F9 mph
      Feb 23, 2018

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 6 verified catchesPeriod: 2018

    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

    035
    51
    Largemouth bassSmallmouth bass
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Largemouth bass583%
    Smallmouth bass117%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    132
    FebAprMay
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Feb117%
    Apr350%
    May233%

    Air temperature, °F

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    1311
    32415968
    Air temperature, °F
    ValueCatchesShare
    32–39 °F117%
    41–48 °F350%
    59–66 °F117%
    68–75 °F117%

    Pressure, inHg

    vertical axis — number of catches

    024
    114
    29.3329.5329.72
    Pressure, inHg
    ValueCatchesShare
    29.33–29.49 inHg117%
    29.53–29.69 inHg117%
    29.72–29.88 inHg467%

    Wind direction

    vertical axis — number of catches

    024
    42
    SW
    Wind direction
    ValueCatchesShare
    S467%
    W233%

    Wind speed, mph

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    213
    0913
    Wind speed, mph
    ValueCatchesShare
    0–2 mph233%
    9–11 mph117%
    13–16 mph350%

    Bite calendar

    7–Sep 13
    Mon
    Tue
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    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Yellow perchCoho salmonSmallmouth bassWalleyeBrook troutCutthroat troutBlack crappieLake troutSteelheadWhitefishBluegillChannel catfishLargemouth bassRainbow troutChinook salmon

    Black crappie

    6/10 · 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 — 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

    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 69 °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 °F69 °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 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 · 29.9123:00 · 29.93 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

    7 SepMonday, September 7
    +76°

    Cloudy · feels like +73°

    Low / high
    +55°…+82°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    4 mph N
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    26%
    Pressure
    29.84 inHg
    00:00+59°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph51%100%
    01:00+58°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph55%88%
    02:00+57°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph59%11%
    03:00+57°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph62%0%
    04:00+56°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph64%0%
    05:00+55°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph66%0%
    06:00+55°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph67%0%
    07:00+56°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph64%85%
    08:00+61°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph54%100%
    09:00+65°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph45%100%
    10:00+70°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph37%100%
    11:00+73°—5 mphnorth wind, 5 mph30%100%
    12:00+76°—4 mphnorth wind, 4 mph26%100%
    13:00+79°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph22%11%
    14:00+81°—5 mphnorth wind, 5 mph18%9%
    15:00+82°—4 mphnorth wind, 4 mph16%0%
    16:00+82°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph17%0%
    17:00+81°—8 mphnorthwest wind, 8 mph20%5%
    18:00+78°—9 mphnorthwest wind, 9 mph23%5%
    19:00+72°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph31%0%
    20:00+65°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph40%0%
    21:00+63°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph44%0%
    22:00+61°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph47%0%
    23:00+60°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph48%5%
    +82°+68°+55°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    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
    06:28
    Sunset
    19:29
    Day length
    13 h 1 min
    Sunshine hours
    12 h 14 min
    UV index
    5
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    02:09
    Moonset
    18:08

    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
    • Minor01:39–02:39Moonrise
    • Major09:16–11:16Moon overhead
    • Minor17:38–18:38Moonset
    • Major21:45–23:45Moon 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?