Alberta — bite forecast

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Bite season by month for the species of Alberta
Fish	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Lake trout	active	peak	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	slow	fair	active	active
Whitefish	fair	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active
Bull trout	fair	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active
Cutthroat trout	fair	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	active	active	active
Grayling	fair	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active	active	active	active	active
Mountain whitefish	fair	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active
Brook trout	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	active	active	fair
Pike	active	fair	fair	fair	fair	fair	fair	active	active	peak	peak	peak
Rainbow trout	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	active	active	fair
Sauger	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	active	active	active	fair
Walleye	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	active	active	active	fair
Brown trout	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Burbot	peak	active	fair	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	active	peak
Lake sturgeon	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	fair	fair	fair	fair
Yellow perch	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	fair	fair	fair	fair
Goldeye	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	fair	active	active	fair	fair	fair	fair

Bite calendar

19–Oct 25

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Sat

Sun

Bite activity:highmediumlowslow

Based on:weatherseasonal

What is a bite calendar?

Bite on rivers

20 OctTuesday, October 20

Tap any fish to open its full forecast — the hours it bites, what it takes, and where it has been caught.

Bite activity:highmediumlow

How this forecast is calculated

20 OctTuesday, October 20

-1°

Clear · feels like -4°

Low / high

-7°…+4°

Precipitation

0.0 mm

Wind

2 m/s SSE

Cloud cover

Humidity

65%

Pressure

1023 hPa

00:00-4°—1 m/s59%100%

01:00-4°—0 m/s58%100%

02:00-5°—0 m/s57%100%

03:00-5°—0 m/s55%100%

04:00-5°—1 m/s55%100%

05:00-6°—2 m/s56%100%

06:00-6°—2 m/s56%100%

07:00-6°—2 m/s59%100%

08:00-7°—2 m/s61%80%

09:00-7°—2 m/s65%21%

10:00-5°—2 m/s70%4%

11:00-2°—2 m/s69%0%

12:00-1°—2 m/s65%0%

13:00+2°—2 m/s62%0%

14:00+3°—1 m/s61%0%

15:00+4°—2 m/s59%0%

16:00+3°—2 m/s55%0%

17:00+3°—2 m/s52%0%

18:00+1°—2 m/s54%1%

19:00-1°—1 m/s61%0%

20:00-2°—1 m/s64%0%

21:00-2°—1 m/s65%0%

22:00-3°—1 m/s66%0%

23:00-3°—1 m/s65%0%

Sun and moon

Tuesday, October 20

DaylightMoon above the horizon

Sunrise

08:17

Sunset

18:40

Day length

10 h 23 min

Sunshine hours

10 h 12 min

UV index

low

Moon

Waxing gibbous

Moonrise

16:44

Moonset

01:27

The day is 4 min shorter than yesterday.

Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

Geomagnetic fieldG1 geomagnetic storm, Kp 4.7

Kp index — NOAA data. Not part of the bite score: catches show no link between geomagnetic storms and the bite.

Solunar feeding periods

+15% in the windowTuesday, October 20

Major periodsMinor periods

Minor00:57–01:57Moonset
Major08:15–10:15Moon underfoot
Minor16:14–17:14Moonrise
Major20:37–22:37Moon overhead

The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.

What are solunar periods?

Alberta — bite forecast

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Alberta — bite forecast

Bite calendar

Bite on rivers

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

Best fishing days for the next week

When the fish bite — season by month

Which fish are caught here

Fishing reports

Which fish are caught here

Best fishing days for the next week

Fishing reports

Bite calendar

Bite on rivers

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

When the fish bite — season by month