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Lake Parker Largemouth Bass Fishing Report

Glover, VT

Illustration of a largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)

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Modeled from live National Weather Service data as of Aug 21, 2026 at 12:28 PM EDT, plus solunar and sun/moon times computed in-house. This is a computed report, not an eyewitness catch report.

A state fisheries survey records Largemouth Bass in Lake Parker.

Overall rating

Largemouth Bass at Lake Parker — 2026-08-21

Good · 74/100

Best window: 7 PM (Excellent · 88/100)

Season
Summer
Moon
65% illuminated, waxingFirst Quarter
Est. surface temp
71.4°F
Pressure
30.21 inHgStable

Est. water temp

71.4°F

v1 estimate from air temperature — not a sensor reading

In Largemouth Bass's 70-85°F range

Air vs. last week

2°F warmer

69°F now vs 67°F this time last week

Measured air temperature at the nearest weather station — not water

Sun & moon

Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
7:44 PM
Moonrise
3:59 PM
Moonset
Sky, wind & pressureat best window · 7 PM
Cloud cover
12%
Precip chance
0%
Wind
2 mph N
Pressure
30.21 inHg Stable

Species context

Why this score

Good (74/100) for Largemouth Bass: water is estimated at 71.4°F, inside Largemouth Bass's 70-85°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. 30.21 inHg and stable pressure modeled flat — no change from this fish's baseline. Calm (0-5 mph) wind modeled about 10% below this fish's baseline.

What's driving the 7 PM score

Water temperature (71.4°F estimated) is doing the most for this score. The score gives up the most on wind — calm (0-5 mph), about 2.2 points below its best. The whole day is then scaled to 90% for cold front passing through.

  • Water temperature · helping
  • Light window · helping
  • Solunar period · helping
  • Barometric pressure · helping
  • Wind · helping
Show the numbers behind this
  1. Water temperature: 71.4°F estimated

    40 of 40 pts

    Optimal range 70-85°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 (held neutral by the front)

    9.5 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)

    7.8 of 10 pts

    Modeled about 10% 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 Largemouth Bass 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: Cold front passing through — ×0.90 (90% of the ungated score)

A multi-hour frontal pattern read from the day's forecast trajectory. Because a front IS a barometric event, it replaces the single-reading pressure factor above, which is held neutral — the barometer is never counted twice.

Those five factors add up to 97.3 of 100 points, and the two multipliers above take that to 88. 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 21, 2026 at 12:28 PM EDT. Solunar periods and sun/moon times are computed, not fetched.

When best caught

It's currently summer. Largemouth Bass typically hold 8-20 ft deep this time of year — at an estimated 71.4°F, this looks like a strong time of year to target them.

Current depth

8-20 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

  • Major: 6:35 AM8:35 AM
  • Minor: 3:29 PM4:29 PM
  • Major: 7:00 PM9:00 PM

Best times

When do largemouth bass feed during the day?

Largemouth Bass feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 21% above the daily average across all four light windows.

  • Dawn1.30x

    Boosts feeding activity by about 30%.

  • Daytime0.70x

    Suppresses feeding activity by about 30%.

  • Dusk1.30x

    Boosts feeding activity by about 30%.

  • Night1.00x

    Has no measurable effect on feeding activity.

Hour by hour

Hourly bite forecast

HourBite scoreRatingLightWind
12 PM
68
GoodDay3 mph N
1 PM
68
GoodDay3 mph N
2 PM
68
GoodDay3 mph N
3 PM
72
GoodDay3 mph N
4 PM
72
GoodDay3 mph N
5 PM
68
GoodDay3 mph N
6 PM
68
GoodDay3 mph N
7 PM
88
ExcellentDusk2 mph N
8 PM
88
ExcellentDusk3 mph N
9 PM
82
ExcellentNight3 mph N
10 PM
73
GoodNight3 mph N
11 PM
73
GoodNight2 mph N

Where to find Largemouth Bass right now

Typical Summer depth: 8-20 ft

Largemouth Bass feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 21% above the daily average across all four light windows.

No depth survey or measurement is on record for Lake Parker, so these bands are the species' published seasonal ranges rather than a reading of this water.

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FAQ

Common questions

Are there Largemouth Bass in Lake Parker?

A state fisheries survey records Largemouth Bass in Lake Parker.

When do Largemouth Bass bite at Lake Parker?

Largemouth Bass feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 21% above the daily average across all four light windows. Today's report above scores every hour of the local day against live weather for Lake Parker, and shows what each input contributed alongside how well the evidence supports it.

How deep should you fish for Largemouth Bass at Lake Parker?

Typical Largemouth Bass depth by season: Pre-Spawn 5-12 ft, Spawn 2-8 ft, Post-Spawn 5-15 ft, Summer 8-20 ft, Fall 5-15 ft, Winter 10-20 ft. These bands come from published fisheries data for the species, not from a survey of Lake Parker itself.