Lower Ottoway Lake

Madera County, CA

GOConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Thu · Jul 23, 6 PM → 10 PM (America/Los_Angeles)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window

GO on Lower Ottoway Lake — light winds and steady pressure trend for this window. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Lower Ottoway Lake in Madera County, CA is GO, with the best four-hour window on Thu, Jul 23 from 6 PM to 10 PM (America/Los_Angeles). The main factor in its favor is dry conditions across the window, with no loud weather risk flagged for this window. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 6 mph out of the south, gusting to 12 mph, surface pressure near 733 hPa on a steady trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 64 °F, with a dominant forecast of clear. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC, and reads refresh on a daily cadence. This is a weather-only read built from forecast weather alone; it does not yet use on-water reports, and confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

UPDATED July 23, 2026, 11:08 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
6mph

S · gust 12

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
64°F

18°C · hum 29%

Pressure
21.65inHg

Steady

7-Day Fishing Forecast

One read per day — the bite call, the window, the weather behind it

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    6 PM → 10 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    72° / 54°F
    6 mph · Sgust 17
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.3 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    6 PM → 10 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 55°F
    7 mph · Sgust 18
    0.00 in
    → -0.2 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    75° / 54°F
    3 mph · Egust 11
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.2 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    75° / 52°F
    4 mph · Egust 13
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.8 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    75° / 52°F
    4 mph · Egust 8
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.5 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    8 AM → 12 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    77° / 52°F
    3 mph · SWgust 11
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.2 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    8 AM → 12 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    77° / 54°F
    4 mph · SWgust 12
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.6 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+0.3 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
6 mph · gust 12 · SE
Temperature
Warmer
+1.6°F over 72h68–50°F range

Weather-only read. Confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

Nearby waters

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Lower Ottoway Lake Fishing Forecast - 7-Day Windows (CA)