Old Lake Cottage

Boot Lake (Bala)

Lake · Muskoka District · Ontario · near Bala

Today’s fishing score

74out of 100 · 2026-09-14 · Good

Computed from live weather, water temperature and the species documented here. Sign in to weight it by your own target species and distance.

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This location

  • Location verified by our team
  • Real, measured waterbody depth
  • Real waterbody surface area
  • Complete weather data for this date
What went into today’s score
  • Conditions (weather, pressure, moon, season)74 · 100% weight
What went into the conditions number
Sub-factorScoreWeight
Weather conditions860.25
Barometric pressure470.2
Moon phase660.1
Season1000.35
Community activity500.1

These weights are the configured ones and are not normalised — they set the relative pull of each sub-factor, not a share of a hundred.

Your own preferences then move the result by ×1.15, within a maximum of ±15%.

Conditions on 2026-09-14

Weather

Night 8°C · Day 20°C

18 km/h wind · 0 mm rain · 92% cloud cover

Pressure rising, +6.3 hPa over 24 h

Forecast

How it has scored

Daily score, Sep 14 to Sep 21
Sep 14: 74 out of 100 — GoodSep 15: 79 out of 100 — GoodSep 16: 69 out of 100 — FairSep 17: 81 out of 100 — GoodSep 18: 79 out of 100 — GoodSep 19: 81 out of 100 — GoodSep 20: 82 out of 100 — GoodSep 21: 76 out of 100 — Good7479698179818276Sep 14Sep 21
  • Good 70+
  • Fair 45–69
  • Slow under 45
All 8 days as a table
DateScoreRatingWater temp
Sep 1474Good15.1 °C
Sep 1579Good15.2 °C
Sep 1669Fair14.9 °C
Sep 1781Good14.8 °C
Sep 1879Good14.7 °C
Sep 1981Good14.3 °C
Sep 2082Good14.2 °C
Sep 2176Good13.9 °C
Water temperature, 13.9–15.2 °C over the same window
Sep 15: 15.2 °CSep 21: 13.9 °C15.2 °C13.9 °C

Regulations

A real summary from official government data, not a legal source - always confirm current regulations before fishing.

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Species documented here

Ranked by how well today suits each one, with the depth they are holding at.
SpeciesTodayHolding
Pumpkinseed370-1m
Brown Bullhead330-1m
Yellow Perch50-1m

Techniques

  • Jigging
  • Casting
  • Ice fishing
  • Bottom bouncing