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United States / Washington / River West Pass

Bite forecast: River West Pass

  • length 1 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    60/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 55–81 °F

  2. SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    59/100medium activity

    Clear: 48–77 °F

  3. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    59/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 59–86 °F

River West Pass (Washington) — a popular fishing spot. About 2 km long. 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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Nearby rivers

  • South Pass0.7 mi
  • Hat Slough3 mi
  • Stillaguamish River4 mi
  • South Slough7 mi
  • Freshwater Slough7 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • SeaWest Pass0.1 mi
  • SeaDavis Slough0.5 mi
  • SeaSouth Pass0.8 mi
  • BayLivingston Bay3 mi
  • LakeLake Ketchum3 mi
  • LakeSmith Lake4 mi
  • LakeTidal Canal4 mi
  • ReservoirKristoferson Lake4 mi
  • LakeLake Grove4 mi
  • BayUtsalady Bay5 mi

Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Yellow perchCoho salmonSmallmouth bassWalleyeBrook troutBlack crappieCutthroat troutLake troutSteelheadWhitefishBluegillChannel catfishLargemouth bassRainbow troutChinook salmon

Black crappie

6/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

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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

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

Lures

The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: small jig or minnow bait.

Gear

It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

Summary

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 70 °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 °F70 °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 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 · 29.9223:00 · 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.

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

7 SepMonday, September 7
+81°

Partly cloudy · feels like +79°

Low / high
+58°…+86°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
4 mph NE
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
23%
Pressure
29.83 inHg
00:00+62°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph45%84%
01:00+60°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph48%59%
02:00+59°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph50%40%
03:00+58°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph51%38%
04:00+58°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph52%44%
05:00+58°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph52%45%
06:00+59°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph49%34%
07:00+62°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph45%18%
08:00+65°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph41%12%
09:00+69°—3 mphnorthwest wind, 3 mph36%25%
10:00+74°—2 mphnorth wind, 2 mph31%48%
11:00+78°—2 mphnortheast wind, 2 mph27%62%
12:00+81°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph23%60%
13:00+84°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph20%49%
14:00+85°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph18%38%
15:00+86°—1 mpheast wind, 1 mph19%26%
16:00+85°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph21%13%
17:00+83°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph26%8%
18:00+78°0.00 in11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph36%16%
19:00+72°0.00 in10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph49%32%
20:00+67°0.00 in9 mphwest wind, 9 mph58%49%
21:00+64°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph62%65%
22:00+63°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph62%82%
23:00+62°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph62%94%
+86°+72°+58°
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
06:28
Sunset
19:29
Day length
13 h 1 min
Sunshine hours
12 h 10 min
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
01:55
Moonset
18:11

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
  • Minor01:25–02:25Moonrise
  • Major09:12–11:12Moon overhead
  • Minor17:41–18:41Moonset
  • Major21:40–23:40Moon 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?