Low, flat cloud sitting over the water, with a helpful ripple pushed from the SSW with a softening glass. Most of the action on Paynes Branch should come off undercut banks and deeper glides. The numbers single out the morning. Fish confidently and change only when the bites stop. The autumn feed-up is on; baitfish areas are the key.
The bites are average now
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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 |
| 5.6 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 7 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 9 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 11 | 10 | 9.2 | 8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 7.4 |
| 65° | 65° | 66° | 66° | 66° | 66° | 66° | 66° | 67° | 69° | 70° | 71° | 71° | 73° | 73° | 74° | 73° | 71° | 70° | 69° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 29.98 | 29.97 | 29.96 | 29.95 | 29.94 | 29.93 | 29.93 | 29.94 | 29.94 | 29.94 | 29.94 | 29.93 | 29.89 | 29.88 | 29.86 | 29.85 | 29.86 | 29.85 | 29.86 | 29.87 | 29.89 | 29.88 | 29.88 | 29.87 |
| 88 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 93 |
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Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time