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Bodensee (Lake Constance) fishing report

Updated Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · refreshed several times daily

A vast alpine lake shared with Austria and Switzerland. Whitefish are the bread-and-butter, "Kretzer" perch a local obsession, and the weed edges off river mouths hide serious pike.

Today's report: good (66/100)

European Perch is the most promising species on Bodensee (Lake Constance) today. Water temperature is around 15°C and barometric pressure is stable.

Best time to fish today

  • 11:0013:00 local time — score 86/100
  • 15:0017:00 local time — score 80/100
  • 18:0020:00 local time — score 82/100

3-day outlook by species

SpeciesMonday 24 AugTuesday 25 AugWednesday 26 Aug
European whitefish24poor28poor27poor
European Perch66good85excellent84excellent
Northern Pike40poor46fair47fair

Why this score

Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Bodensee (Lake Constance) rating:

  • water temperature: helping (+1)
  • pressure trend: helping (+1)
  • light: helping (+1)
  • solunar period: helping (+1)
  • precipitation: helping (+1)
  • season: helping (+0.9)

Forecast computed Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:09:43 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed several times daily · see our published accuracy

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