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Fort McMurray (Alberta) — a place to fish and relax by the water. Nearby: 1 river and 1 water body. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.
Partly cloudy: -1–13 °C
The ranking weighs the regional forecast by water type, catches linked to each water body and distance from the city center.
Wednesday, September 2
Tap any fish to open its full forecast — the hours it bites, what it takes, and where it has been caught.
Cloudy · feels like +10°
The day is 4 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
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?Pick a stretch of steady current, chum one spot and fish it — don't move around without reason.
Today's bait — nymph fly or tiny jig. In cold or murky water, add scent to your chum.
Bring a warm jacket — it's noticeably colder on the water than on shore. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.