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SUNDAY OCT 4 — 8:00 PM SESSION
Huntington Lake, Huntington Lake, Fresno County, CA | Last quarter (32%) | Moon in Leo
One-paragraph version
Launch at 8:00 PM into a Mars hour; the window that matters is 8:00 PM–8:38 PM (dark). Overall 7.4/10 — solid conditions with one clear prime window; be there for it.
The locked numbers
| Launch | 8:00 PM / sunset 6:34 PM / dark ~7:01 PM |
| Moon | Last quarter, 32% lit, sets 3:24 PM, rises 12:15 AM |
| Air | 59°F at launch / window 58–59°F |
| Water | ~63°F (air-temp lag — small-lake estimate, no gauge within 30 km; warming +4.2°F/wk) |
| Species presence | on our lake list · not yet confirmed by a logged catch |
| Stocking | Trout planted Sep 6 — fresh stockers = shallow forage event |
| Sky/wind | 79% cloud, 7 mph wind, slowly rising barometer (1010 hPa) |
| Forecast | low agreement — GFS/ECMWF/ICON ±9.3°F, ±5.8 mph |
| Color | At night and deep dusk, color vision is out — go dark silhouette, big profile, and vibration over color. |
| Solunar | → Moon underfoot (major) ~8:29 PM; Moon overhead (major) ~7:51 AM; Moon overhead (major) ~8:47 AM |
| Scores | weather 8/10 · solunar 9/10 · astro 4/10 → overall 7.4/10 |
| Data | sky + weather · GFS/ECMWF/ICON ±9.3°F, ±5.8 mph (low agreement) · no lake-state inference · water temp estimated (no gauge nearby) · stocking data · logbook (none) · depth map: lake notes only |
Weather layer
- broken cloud softens the light (good)
- 8 mph chop breaks up overhead predators (plus)
- barometer slowly rising (+3.0 hPa/6h)
Almanac layer (the old-timers' calendar)
- Moon in Leo — proud and picky — match the hatch precisely (almanac tradition, honored as lore)
- Near-quarter moon (transition) — the almanac rates this a strong-feeding stretch
- moon is applying
- Planetary hour at launch: Mars — aggression — burn reaction baits, set the hook hard (published in almanacs for centuries)
The session, hour-by-hour
| Time | Window | Sky | Do this |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 PM–8:38 PM | Mars · major ON · Sun hour | dark | keep casting — transition block |
| 8:38 PM–9:29 PM | Sun · major ON · Moon underfoot (major) ends | dark | keep casting — transition block |
| 9:29 PM–9:40 PM | Sun · Moon underfoot (major) ends · Venus hour | dark | keep casting — transition block |
| 9:40 PM–10:00 PM | Venus | dark | keep casting — transition block |
Best presentations for these conditions
Decision rules
- Wind from E at 7 mph → the N shore is wind-stacked (fetch ~2124 m); fish it first — the E shore is the lee.
- Overcast holds → extend the reaction phase; this cloud is a gift.
- Slow start ≠ bad session → barren-sign evenings backload — the payoff window is late. (shoreline wind model — © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL)
fishwitch mvp — weather via Open-Meteo · sky via Swiss Ephemeris · solunar + almanac tradition (fruitful/barren signs are old lore, honored but labeled).