British Columbia — bite forecast

Towns and settlements (19)

Campbell River Comox Cranbrook Dawson Creek Fort Nelson Fort St. John Kamloops Kelowna Metlakatla Nanaimo Pemberton Prince George Smithers Squamish Trail Vancouver Victoria Whistler Williams Lake

Rivers (1361)

Bulkley River Fraser River Lillooet River Nechako River North Thompson River South Thomposon River South Thompson River Squamish River Thompson River Williams Lake River

1351 more — find yours by name.

Water bodies (6772)

Alta Lake Okanagan Lake Williams Lake Williston Lake

6768 more — find yours by name.

Sea areas (2653)

Baynes Sound Chatham Sound Comox Harbour Discovery Passage Duncan Bay False Creek Hecate Strait Inner Nanaimo Harbour Metlakatla Bay Outer Nanaimo Harbour Queen Charlotte Sound Squamish Harbour Strait of Georgia Strait of Juan de Fuca Venn Passage Victoria Outer Harbour

2637 more — find yours by name.

British Columbia — a coastal fishing region: sea, rivers, and lakes. The region has 19 cities, 1361 rivers, 6772 water bodies and 2653 sea areas. The bite forecast is computed separately for rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. Fish species: burbot, rainbow trout, pike, grayling, whitefish and brown trout. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.

When the fish bite — season by month

British Columbia: the months when each species peaks and when it goes quiet. The current month is outlined.

Bite season by month for the species of British Columbia
Fish	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Steelhead	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	active	peak	peak
Black crappie	active	active	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	fair	active	active
Bull trout	fair	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active
Grayling	fair	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	active	active	active	active	active
Lake trout	peak	peak	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	slow	fair	active	active
Mountain whitefish	fair	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active
Pacific halibut	fair	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active
Whitefish	fair	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active
Cutthroat trout	fair	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	active	active	active
Brook trout	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	active	active	fair
Largemouth bass	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	peak	active	fair
Lingcod	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	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	peak	peak	active	active	active	active	slow
Rockfish	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active	active	active	active	fair
Walleye	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	active	active	active	fair
White sturgeon	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
Chinook salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow
Dolly Varden	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Burbot	peak	active	fair	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	active	peak
Chum salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	fair
Coho salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow
Sockeye salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow
Yellow perch	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	active	fair	fair	fair
Pink salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow	slow
Smallmouth bass	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	fair	active	active	fair	fair	fair	fair

Bite season by month for the species of British Columbia
Fish	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Steelhead	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	active	peak	peak
Black crappie	active	active	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	fair	active	active
Bull trout	fair	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active
Grayling	fair	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	active	active	active	active	active
Lake trout	peak	peak	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	slow	fair	active	active
Mountain whitefish	fair	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active
Pacific halibut	fair	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active
Whitefish	fair	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active
Cutthroat trout	fair	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	active	active	active
Brook trout	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	active	active	fair
Largemouth bass	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	peak	active	fair
Lingcod	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	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	peak	peak	active	active	active	active	slow
Rockfish	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active	active	active	active	fair
Walleye	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	active	active	active	fair
White sturgeon	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
Chinook salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow
Dolly Varden	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Burbot	peak	active	fair	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	active	peak
Chum salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	fair
Coho salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow
Sockeye salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow
Yellow perch	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	active	fair	fair	fair
Pink salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow	slow
Smallmouth bass	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	fair	active	active	fair	fair	fair	fair

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