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Oconto Falls Pond 729 Bluegill Fishing Report

Oconto Falls, WI

Illustration of a bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)

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Modeled from live National Weather Service data as of Sep 5, 2026 at 11:20 AM CDT, plus solunar and sun/moon times computed in-house. This is a computed report, not an eyewitness catch report.

Oconto Falls Pond 729 has no state survey naming Bluegill. Its presence is an estimate inferred from 8 confirmed lakes within 40 miles — not a record of a catch.

Overall rating

Bluegill at Oconto Falls Pond 729 — 2026-09-05

Excellent · 81/100

Best window: 7 PM (Excellent · 97/100)

Season
Summer
Moon
35% illuminated, waningLast Quarter
Est. surface temp
77.7°F
Pressure
30.07 inHgRising

Est. water temp

77.7°F

v1 estimate from air temperature — not a sensor reading

In Bluegill's 67-85°F range

Air vs. last week

1°F warmer

72°F now vs 71°F this time last week

Measured air temperature at the nearest weather station — not water

Sun & moon

Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
7:21 PM
Moonrise
—
Moonset
4:15 PM
Sky, wind & pressureat best window · 7 PM
Cloud cover
5%
Precip chance
0%
Wind
3 mph E
Pressure
30.07 inHg Rising

Species context

Why this score

Excellent (81/100) for Bluegill: water is estimated at 77.7°F, inside Bluegill's 67-85°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. 30.07 inHg and rising pressure modeled about 5% below 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 (77.7°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.

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

  1. Water temperature: 77.7°F estimated

    40 of 40 pts

    Optimal range 67-85°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: Rising

    9 of 10 pts

    Modeled about 5% below 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 Bluegill 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 96.9 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 Sep 5, 2026 at 11:20 AM CDT. Solunar periods and sun/moon times are computed, not fetched.

When best caught

It's currently summer. Bluegill typically hold 10-20 ft deep this time of year — at an estimated 77.7°F, this looks like a strong time of year to target them.

Current depth

10-20 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: 6:49 AM–8:49 AM
  • Minor: 3:45 PM–4:45 PM
  • Major: 7:21 PM–9:21 PM

Best times

When do bluegill feed during the day?

Bluegill feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 33% above the daily average across all four light windows.

  • Dawn1.30x

    Boosts feeding activity by about 30%.

  • Daytime0.80x

    Suppresses feeding activity by about 20%.

  • Dusk1.30x

    Boosts feeding activity by about 30%.

  • Night0.50x

    Suppresses feeding activity by about 50%.

Hour by hour

Hourly bite forecast

HourBite scoreRatingLightWind
11 AM
79
GoodDay8 mph ENE
12 PM
79
GoodDay8 mph ENE
1 PM
79
GoodDay8 mph ENE
2 PM
79
GoodDay8 mph E
3 PM
83
ExcellentDay8 mph E
4 PM
83
ExcellentDay7 mph E
5 PM
79
GoodDay7 mph E
6 PM
79
GoodDay5 mph E
7 PM
97
ExcellentDusk3 mph E
8 PM
97
ExcellentDusk2 mph E
9 PM
81
ExcellentNight2 mph E
10 PM
71
GoodNight2 mph ENE
11 PM
71
GoodNight2 mph ENE

Where to find Bluegill right now

Typical Summer depth: 10-20 ft

Bluegill feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 33% above the daily average across all four light windows.

No depth survey or measurement is on record for Oconto Falls Pond 729, 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 Bluegill in Oconto Falls Pond 729?

Oconto Falls Pond 729 has no state survey naming Bluegill. Its presence is an estimate inferred from 8 confirmed lakes within 40 miles — not a record of a catch.

When do Bluegill bite at Oconto Falls Pond 729?

Bluegill feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, 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 Oconto Falls Pond 729, and shows what each input contributed alongside how well the evidence supports it.

How deep should you fish for Bluegill at Oconto Falls Pond 729?

Typical Bluegill depth by season: Pre-Spawn 5-12 ft, Spawn 1-8 ft, Post-Spawn 6-15 ft, Summer 10-20 ft, Fall 6-18 ft, Winter 5-20 ft. These bands come from published fisheries data for the species, not from a survey of Oconto Falls Pond 729 itself.