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Monterey Millpond 34 Pumpkinseed Fishing Report

Lac La Belle, WI

Illustration of a pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)

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Modeled from live National Weather Service data as of Aug 30, 2026 at 3:47 AM CDT, plus solunar and sun/moon times computed in-house. This is a computed report, not an eyewitness catch report.

Monterey Millpond 34 has no state survey naming Pumpkinseed. Its presence is an estimate inferred from 8 confirmed lakes within 40 miles — not a record of a catch.

Max depth

8 ft

Deepest measurement on record

Mean depth: 3 ft

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

Overall rating

Pumpkinseed at Monterey Millpond 34 — 2026-08-30

Excellent · 92/100

Best window: 8 AM (Excellent · 100/100)

Season
Summer
Moon
95% illuminated, waningWaning Gibbous
Est. surface temp
80.2°F
Pressure
29.93 inHgFalling

Est. water temp

80.2°F

v1 estimate from air temperature — not a sensor reading

In Pumpkinseed's 75-89°F range

Air vs. last week

8°F warmer

68°F now vs 60°F this time last week

Measured air temperature at the nearest weather station — not water

Sun & moon

Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
7:32 PM
Moonrise
8:27 PM
Moonset
8:56 AM
Sky, wind & pressureat best window · 8 AM
Cloud cover
77%
Precip chance
10%
Wind
10 mph S
Pressure
29.93 inHg Falling

Species context

Why this score

Excellent (92/100) for Pumpkinseed: water is estimated at 80.2°F, inside Pumpkinseed's 75-89°F optimal range. Best window: Daytime — boosts feeding activity by about 30%, one of their peak feeding windows. That hour also overlaps a minor solunar period. 29.93 inHg and falling pressure modeled about 5% above this fish's baseline. Moderate (10-20 mph) wind modeled about 10% above this fish's baseline.

What's driving the 8 AM score

Water temperature (80.2°F estimated) is doing the most for this score. The score gives up the most on solunar period — minor period, about 6 points below its best. The whole day is then scaled to 108% for pre-frontal warm sector.

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

  1. Water temperature: 80.2°F estimated

    40 of 40 pts

    Optimal range 75-89°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: Daytime

    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: Minor period

    9 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: Moderate (10-20 mph)

    9.6 of 10 pts

    Modeled about 10% above 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 Pumpkinseed 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: Pre-frontal warm sector — ×1.08 (108% 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 93.1 of 100 points, and the two multipliers above take that to 100. 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 30, 2026 at 3:47 AM CDT. Solunar periods and sun/moon times are computed, not fetched.

When best caught

It's currently summer. Pumpkinseed typically hold 3-10 ft deep this time of year — at an estimated 80.2°F, this looks like a strong time of year to target them.

Current depth

3-10 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: 1:25 AM–3:25 AM
  • Minor: 8:26 AM–9:26 AM
  • Major: 1:47 PM–3:47 PM
  • Minor: 7:57 PM–8:57 PM

Best times

When do pumpkinseed feed during the day?

Pumpkinseed feed most actively at Daytime, when activity runs about 33% above the daily average across all four light windows.

  • Dawn1.00x

    Has no measurable effect on feeding activity.

  • Daytime1.30x

    Boosts feeding activity by about 30%.

  • Dusk1.00x

    Has no measurable effect on feeding activity.

  • Night0.60x

    Suppresses feeding activity by about 40%.

Hour by hour

Hourly bite forecast

HourBite scoreRatingLightWind
3 AM
92
ExcellentNight10 mph S
4 AM
81
ExcellentNight10 mph S
5 AM
81
ExcellentNight10 mph S
6 AM
89
ExcellentDawn10 mph S
7 AM
89
ExcellentDawn10 mph S
8 AM
100
ExcellentDay10 mph S
9 AM
100
ExcellentDay10 mph SW
10 AM
96
ExcellentDay15 mph SW
11 AM
96
ExcellentDay15 mph SW
12 PM
96
ExcellentDay15 mph SW
1 PM
100
ExcellentDay15 mph SW
2 PM
100
ExcellentDay10 mph SW
3 PM
100
ExcellentDay10 mph SW
4 PM
89
ExcellentDusk10 mph SW
5 PM
96
ExcellentDay10 mph SW
6 PM
96
ExcellentDay5 mph S
7 PM
95
ExcellentDusk5 mph S
8 PM
95
ExcellentDusk5 mph S
9 PM
82
ExcellentNight5 mph S
10 PM
82
ExcellentNight5 mph S
11 PM
82
ExcellentNight5 mph S

Where to find Pumpkinseed right now

Typical Summer depth: 3-10 ft

Pumpkinseed feed most actively at Daytime, when activity runs about 33% above the daily average across all four light windows.

Monterey Millpond 34's deepest measurement on record is 8 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 Pumpkinseed in Monterey Millpond 34?

Monterey Millpond 34 has no state survey naming Pumpkinseed. Its presence is an estimate inferred from 8 confirmed lakes within 40 miles — not a record of a catch.

When do Pumpkinseed bite at Monterey Millpond 34?

Pumpkinseed feed most actively at Daytime, when activity runs about 33% above the daily average across all four light windows. Today's report above scores every hour of the local day against live weather for Monterey Millpond 34, and shows what each input contributed alongside how well the evidence supports it.

How deep should you fish for Pumpkinseed at Monterey Millpond 34?

Typical Pumpkinseed depth by season: Pre-Spawn 2-6 ft, Spawn 0.5-3 ft, Post-Spawn 2-6 ft, Summer 3-10 ft, Fall 3-10 ft, Winter 3-15 ft. These bands come from published fisheries data for the species, not from a survey of Monterey Millpond 34 itself.