A clean, cloudless night over the water, with next to no ripple and pressure going nowhere. The water to cover at John Smith Creek is inside bends with steady depth. Block out the hours from afternoon into evening. Slow down and let the fish find the bait. The autumn feed-up is on; baitfish areas are the key.
The bites are average now
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71%
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 |
| 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 60° | 59° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 53° | 54° | 52° | 53° | 58° | 65° | 70° | 74° | 77° | 80° | 79° | 76° | 71° | 67° | 63° | 59° | 57° | 56° | 54° |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29.8 | 29.79 | 29.79 | 29.78 | 29.77 | 29.76 | 29.77 | 29.77 | 29.78 | 29.78 | 29.77 | 29.77 | 29.76 | 29.74 | 29.72 | 29.71 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 29.69 | 29.68 | 29.69 | 29.71 | 29.71 | 29.72 |
| 70 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 66 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 71 | 56 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 86 |
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Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time