An even grey lid over the water, with flat calm through the day and the barometer heading up. Most of the action on Matotchi should come off the margins and the shelf beyond them. Block out the hours from morning through afternoon. Cover water early, then settle where the signs are. Early-season fish sit where winter loosens first.
The bites are average now
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51%
The bites are average now
| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21° | 21° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 24° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 25° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 21° |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1016 | 1016 | 1016 | 1016 | 1017 | 1018 | 1018 | 1018 | 1019 | 1018 | 1017 | 1016 | 1014 | 1013 | 1012 | 1011 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 | 1014 | 1015 | 1015 | 1016 | 1015 |
| 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 88 | 84 | 77 | 71 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 67 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 |
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time