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Conditions Playbook

Bass don't read calendars — they read water. Use this as a translation layer between what's outside the window and what's tied to your line.

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Live pulled right now from a live feed (weather API)Calculated derived from your lake's lat/lon, date, and — when available — live weatherReference static playbook — general bass fishing knowledge, not tied to today

Bite times

Calculated· sun + moon

Major windows form around moon transit (overhead/underfoot); minor windows align with moonrise and moonset. Dawn and dusk overlay solar peaks. Falling barometric pressure broadly boosts the curve; rising pressure suppresses it.

Solunar calendar

Calculated· astronomical

July 2026

Wednesday, Jul 29

Full Moon · 100%

Sunrise

6:25 AM

Sunset

8:30 PM

Peak

6a · 75

Day length

14.1h

Windows

Major · Moon overhead12:10 AM – 2:10 AM
Minor · Moonset5:41 AM – 6:41 AM
Major · Moon underfoot12:10 PM – 2:10 PM
Minor · Moonrise7:39 PM – 8:39 PM

Water temperature

Reference· static playbook

Range	Phase	Pattern	Throw
39–48°F	Cold / Winter	Vertical fish on bluffs and channel swings. Tiny profiles, long pauses.	Jigging spoon, blade bait, finesse hair jig, drop shot
49–58°F	Pre-spawn	Staging on secondary points and channel-adjacent flats. Best window of the year.	Lipless crank, jerkbait, chatterbait, jig
59–68°F	Spawn	Bed fish locked on cover in 1–6 ft. Sight fishing in clear water.	Wacky senko, beaver-style craw, tube
69–78°F	Post-spawn / Summer	Fish recover shallow then push to main-lake structure — ledges, brush, grass edges.	Deep crank, big worm, swimbait, frog over grass
79–88°F	Hot Summer	Low-light shallow bite, midday offshore. Current and shade are everything.	Frog, topwater, deep crank, drop shot on schools
60–70°F (falling)	Fall turnover → Cooling	Fish follow shad into creeks. Match the hatch and cover water.	Squarebill, spinnerbait, swim jig, walking bait

Not tied to today's water temp — check the lake page or a surface probe for live readings.

Wind

Reference· static playbook

Slick calm
Downsize, lengthen leaders, fish finesse and topwater early/late.
5–10 mph chop
Prime moving-bait window. Spinnerbait, chatterbait, squarebill on wind-blown banks.
15+ mph blow
Position upwind, throw heavier baits across the wave. The blown-into shore concentrates bait.

Barometric pressure

Reference· static playbook

Falling (front approaching)
Most aggressive bite of the week — burn reaction baits before it hits.
Low + cloudy
Fish roam off cover. Cover water with moving baits.
High + bluebird (post-front)
Tight to cover, slow presentations. Flip, drop shot, or shaky head.

Moon phase

Reference· general guidance

New moon

Tight feeding windows around major/minor periods. Strong night bite around shallow cover.

Full moon

Big-fish nights, sluggish mornings. Worth being on the water at moonrise.

Quarter moon

Steady daytime activity — best for grinding methodical patterns.

Today's actual phase and illumination for your lake show up in the Solunar calendar above.