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Geneveive Lake Northern Pike Fishing Report

Mercer, WI

Illustration of a northern pike (Esox lucius)

Modeled from live National Weather Service data as of Aug 8, 2026 at 4:51 AM CDT, plus solunar and sun/moon times computed in-house. This is a computed report, not an eyewitness catch report.

A state fisheries survey records Northern Pike in Geneveive Lake.

Max depth

25 ft

Deepest measurement on record

Max depth: Stachelek et al. (2021), LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, Environmental Data Initiative (CC BY 4.0)

Overall rating

Northern Pike at Geneveive Lake — 2026-08-08

Excellent · 85/100

Best window: 8 PM (Excellent · 97/100)

Some conditions data (cloud cover or barometric pressure) was unavailable from the weather service for this day — the rating above reflects only what was available.

Season
Summer
Moon
25% illuminated, waningWaning Crescent
Est. surface temp
67.3°F
Pressure
—Unknown

Est. water temp

67.3°F

v1 estimate from air temperature — not a sensor reading

In Northern Pike's 60-68°F range

Sun & moon

Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Moonrise
12:29 AM
Moonset
5:38 PM
Sky, wind & pressureat best window · 8 PM
Cloud cover
29%
Precip chance
1%
Wind
2 mph SW
Pressure
— Unknown

Species context

Why this score

Excellent (85/100) for Northern Pike: water is estimated at 67.3°F, inside Northern Pike's 60-68°F optimal range. Best window: Dusk — boosts feeding activity by about 30%, one of their peak feeding windows. That hour also overlaps a major solunar period. Stable pressure modeled flat — no change from this fish's baseline. Calm (0-5 mph) wind modeled about 15% below this fish's baseline.

What's driving the 8 PM score

Water temperature (67.3°F estimated) is doing the most for this score. The score gives up the most on wind — calm (0-5 mph), about 2.9 points below its best.

  • Water temperature · helping
  • Light window · helping
  • Solunar period · helping
  • Barometric pressure · helping
  • Wind · neutral
Show the numbers behind this

  1. Water temperature: 67.3°F estimated

    40 of 40 pts

    Optimal range 60-68°F

    Well supportedWater temperature governs a cold-blooded fish's metabolism, so it is the largest term in the model (Christie & Regier 1988). The figure is a thermal-lag estimate built from forecast air temperature and the time of year — not a sensor reading, and not this lake's actual measured water.

  2. Light window: Dusk

    25 of 25 pts

    Boosts feeding activity by about 30%

    Well supportedLow-light feeding windows are the strongest timing signal inside a single day. How much each window is worth is this species' own cited response, sourced in its model file, not a generic curve.

  3. Solunar period: Major period

    15 of 15 pts

    Not supported by testingPeer-reviewed testing of North American freshwater fisheries found no significant relationship between solunar values, lunar phase or lunar illumination and catch rates (SN Applied Sciences, 2023) — air temperature predicted catch better than any solunar table tested. It is shown because anglers expect it, and it is shown separately so you can discount it. Its weight is under owner review.

  4. Barometric pressure: Stable

    10 of 10 pts

    Modeled flat — no change from this fish's baseline

    ContestedThe barometric effect is real to most anglers but small and contested in the literature — several of the species studies cited in this model report null results — so it carries one of the smallest weights here.

  5. Wind: Calm (0-5 mph)

    7.1 of 10 pts

    Modeled about 15% below this fish's baseline

    Moderately supportedWind stacks forage on windward structure, but both the size and the direction of the effect depend on the species and the water, so it carries a modest weight.

Then the whole score is scaled

Season: Summer — ×1.00 (100% of the ungated score)

How catchable Northern Pike are at this point in the year. This scales the whole score rather than competing with the factors above — a fish that is dormant this time of year cannot score well no matter how good the hour looks.

Weather front: No clear front — ×1.00 (100% of the ungated score)

A multi-hour frontal pattern read from the day's forecast trajectory. No front is classified today, so this changes nothing and the single-reading pressure factor above does its normal job.

Those five factors add up to 97.1 of 100 points, and the two multipliers above take that to 97. The weights are v1 tuning constants under owner review — they are shown here rather than hidden so you can weigh them against your own judgement.

What this score does not know

  • Water clarity. We have no source for it and do not estimate it.
  • Measured water temperature. The figure in the breakdown is a model over forecast air temperature, not a reading from a buoy or a probe.
  • Baitfish and forage activity.
  • How much fishing pressure this water has had.
  • Where the fish actually are. Depth bands are the species' published seasonal ranges, not an observation of this lake.
  • What anyone actually caught. No catch reports feed this score.

Conditions read from the National Weather Service as of Aug 8, 2026 at 4:51 AM CDT. Solunar periods and sun/moon times are computed, not fetched.

When best caught

It's currently summer. Northern Pike typically hold 6-20 ft deep this time of year — at an estimated 67.3°F, this looks like a strong time of year to target them.

Current depth

6-20 ft

This is the seasonal depth band from the species model — relative to this species' typical behavior, not this lake's actual structure. True depth relative to this lake's bottom contours needs lake bathymetry (tracked in issue #175).

Today's solunar periods

  • Minor: 11:59 PM–12:59 AM
  • Major: 8:02 AM–10:02 AM
  • Minor: 5:08 PM–6:08 PM
  • Major: 8:34 PM–10:34 PM

Best times

When do northern pike feed during the day?

Northern Pike feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 27% above the daily average across all four light windows.

  • Dawn1.30x

    Boosts feeding activity by about 30%.

  • Daytime1.00x

    Has no measurable effect on feeding activity.

  • Dusk1.30x

    Boosts feeding activity by about 30%.

  • Night0.50x

    Suppresses feeding activity by about 50%.

Hour by hour

Hourly bite forecast

HourBite scoreRatingLightWind
4 AM
71
GoodNight3 mph WNW
5 AM
71
GoodNight3 mph WNW
6 AM
87
ExcellentDawn3 mph WNW
7 AM
83
ExcellentDay5 mph WNW
8 AM
94
ExcellentDay5 mph WNW
9 AM
94
ExcellentDay6 mph WNW
10 AM
94
ExcellentDay7 mph WNW
11 AM
83
ExcellentDay8 mph WNW
12 PM
83
ExcellentDay9 mph WNW
1 PM
83
ExcellentDay9 mph WNW
2 PM
83
ExcellentDay9 mph WNW
3 PM
83
ExcellentDay9 mph WNW
4 PM
83
ExcellentDay9 mph W
5 PM
88
ExcellentDay8 mph W
6 PM
88
ExcellentDay6 mph W
7 PM
81
ExcellentDay3 mph WSW
8 PM
97
ExcellentDusk2 mph SW
9 PM
97
ExcellentDusk3 mph SSW
10 PM
84
ExcellentNight5 mph SSW
11 PM
74
GoodNight5 mph SSW

Where to find Northern Pike right now

Typical Summer depth: 6-20 ft

Northern Pike feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 27% above the daily average across all four light windows.

Geneveive Lake's deepest measurement on record is 25 ft — read the depth bands above against that. It is the deepest point someone actually measured on this water, not a contour survey, so deeper water may exist and there is no depth map to check it against.

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FAQ

Common questions

Are there Northern Pike in Geneveive Lake?

A state fisheries survey records Northern Pike in Geneveive Lake.

When do Northern Pike bite at Geneveive Lake?

Northern Pike feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 27% above the daily average across all four light windows. Today's report above scores every hour of the local day against live weather for Geneveive Lake, and shows what each input contributed alongside how well the evidence supports it.

How deep should you fish for Northern Pike at Geneveive Lake?

Typical Northern Pike depth by season: Pre-Spawn 2-6 ft, Spawn 0-1 ft, Post-Spawn 3-10 ft, Summer 6-20 ft, Fall 8-18 ft, Winter 4-15 ft. These bands come from published fisheries data for the species, not from a survey of Geneveive Lake itself.