First South Branch Russell Pond

Piscataquis County, ME

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Fri · Sep 11, 7 PM → 11 PM (America/New_York)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on First South Branch Russell Pond — light winds and rising pressure after a passing system for this window. Watch a front passing through. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for First South Branch Russell Pond in Piscataquis County, ME is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Fri, Sep 11 from 7 PM to 11 PM (America/New_York). The main factor in its favor is dry conditions across the window, and the main watch-out is a front passing through. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 7 mph out of the west, gusting to 24 mph, surface pressure near 974 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 50 °F, with a dominant forecast of clear. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated September 10, 2026, 1:30 PM 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 September 10, 2026, 1:30 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-10ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

W · gust 24

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
50°F

10°C · hum 74%

Pressure
28.76inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Sep 10
    Window passed
    SKIP
    Extreme gusts
    70° / 50°F
    12 mph · Wgust 35
    0.41 in
    ↑ +1.4 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    7 PM → 11 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    57° / 45°F
    7 mph · Wgust 30
    0.00 in
    ↑ +8.8 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    73° / 45°F
    4 mph · SWgust 28
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.3 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    73° / 54°F
    5 mph · Sgust 29
    0.25 in
    ↓ -4.0 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    5 PM → 9 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    61° / 43°F
    6 mph · Ngust 27
    0.02 in
    ↑ +14.6 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    61° / 39°F
    4 mph · SEgust 32
    0.18 in
    ↓ -9.6 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    68° / 52°F
    3 mph · SWgust 19
    0.28 in
    ↑ +5.6 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
-7.3 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.04 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
7 mph · gust 31 · NW
Temperature
Warmer
+5.9°F over 72h72–37°F range

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

Nearby waters

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