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Susquehanna River fishing — live bite forecast

A broad, shallow ledge-rock river made for wading — the East Coast's definitive river smallmouth fishery, best when summer flows drop and the grass beds define the seams.

Today's bite rating: excellent (92/100)

Channel Catfish is the most promising species on Susquehanna River today. Water temperature is around 26.6°C and barometric pressure is falling.

Best time to fish today

  • 20:0022:00 local time — score 88/100
  • 00:0002:00 local time — score 92/100
  • 05:0007:00 local time — score 96/100

3-day outlook by species

SpeciesSunday 5 JulMonday 6 JulTuesday 7 Jul
Smallmouth Bass68good78good80good
Channel Catfish92excellent96excellent90excellent
Muskellunge49fair52fair62good

Why this score

Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Susquehanna River rating:

  • water temperature: helping (+1)
  • pressure trend: helping (+1)
  • light: helping (+1)
  • cloud cover: helping (+1)
  • season: helping (+1)
  • precipitation: helping (+0.9)

Forecast computed Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:15:27 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed several times daily · see our published accuracy

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