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Canada / British Columbia / Beaver Lake

Bite forecast: Beaver Lake

  • 45 ha
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    76/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 5–12 °C

Beaver Lake (British Columbia) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 45 ha in area. Nearest town — Victoria. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
64/100high activity

Clear: 3–15 °C

  • SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    61/100high activity

    Cloudy: 2–11 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Victoria9 km

    Nearby rivers

    • Colquitz River2 km

    Nearby water bodies

    • LakeElk Lake2 km
    • LakeProspect Lake3 km
    • BayCordova Bay4 km
    • PondTrevlac Pond4 km
    • LakeBlenkinsop Lake4 km
    • LakeMaltby Lake5 km
    • LakeKillarney Lake5 km
    • LakeSwan Lake6 km
    • LakePike Lake6 km
    • BayMargaret Bay6 km
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    Catches

    Recorded 8 catches here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass, Yellow perch, Smallmouth bass. Peak season: July–October.

    • Yellow perch — Beaver Lake, Jul 12, 2025, 2:00 PM
      Yellow perch
      Beaver Lake
      Jul 12, 2025, 2:00 PM
    • Largemouth bass — Beaver Lake, Jul 12, 2025, 12:56 PM
      Largemouth bass
      Beaver Lake
      Jul 12, 2025, 12:56 PM
    • Smallmouth bass — Beaver Lake, Jul 12, 2025, 12:56 PM
      Smallmouth bass
      Beaver Lake
      Jul 12, 2025, 12:56 PM
    • Largemouth bass — Beaver Lake, Oct 13, 2024, 1:40 PM
      Largemouth bass
      Beaver Lake
      Oct 13, 2024, 1:40 PM
    • Largemouth bass — Beaver Lake, Oct 13, 2024, 1:36 PM
      Largemouth bass
      Beaver Lake
      Oct 13, 2024, 1:36 PM
    • Yellow perch — Beaver Lake, Oct 13, 2024, 1:35 PM
      Yellow perch
      Beaver Lake
      Oct 13, 2024, 1:35 PM
    • Largemouth bass — Beaver Lake, Oct 13, 2024, 12:49 PM
      Largemouth bass
      Beaver Lake
      Oct 13, 2024, 12:49 PM
    • Largemouth bass — Beaver Lake, Oct 13, 2024, 12:28 PM
      Largemouth bass
      Beaver Lake
      Oct 13, 2024, 12:28 PM

    Bite calendar

    Wednesday, September 2

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?

    In the fish list, this icon marks species recorded here by GBIF. Unmarked species may still occur in the waterbody.

    Chum salmonCoho salmonMountain whitefishBrook troutBull troutCutthroat troutDolly VardenPikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite sturgeonWhitefishYellow perchPink salmonSteelheadLake troutRainbow troutBlack crappieBrown troutBurbotChinook salmonLargemouth bassSockeye salmon

    Black crappie

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is strong — fish are active. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 07:00–09:00 (dawn bite) and 21:00–22:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

    Look for drop-offs and gaps in the weeds, retrieve slowly, lingering over promising spots.

    Lures

    The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: small jig or minnow bait.

    Gear

    Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 9 °C — colder than the 14–24 °C comfort range for Black crappie: the fish conserves energy and takes more cautiously.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 14–24 °C comfort rangecomfort 14–24 °C9 °C
    JFMAMJJASOND

    Black crappie works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

    The day: daylight hours and when Black crappie feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is dropping 3 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 3 hPa change
    00:00 · 100923:00 · 1006 hPa

    One more input — the moon's feeding windows: within their hours the score sits higher than across the rest of the day. The window times are in the “Solunar feeding periods” card below.

    Feeding windows on the day scale0:0012:0024:00

    September is an average month for Black crappie here.

    JFMAMJJASOND

    These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

    2 SepWednesday, September 2
    +12°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +10°

    Low / high
    +5°…+12°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    2 m/s SE
    Cloud cover
    69%
    Humidity
    60%
    Pressure
    1005 hPa
    00:00+8°2.9 mm2 m/ssouth wind, 2 m/s84%100%
    01:00+7°1.7 mm1 m/ssouth wind, 1 m/s92%100%
    02:00+7°0.5 mm1 m/ssouth wind, 1 m/s96%95%
    03:00+6°—0 m/swest wind, 0 m/s92%72%
    04:00+5°—0 m/swest wind, 0 m/s90%31%
    05:00+5°—0 m/swest wind, 0 m/s88%23%
    06:00+5°—0 m/swest wind, 0 m/s87%52%
    07:00+5°—0 m/swest wind, 0 m/s87%67%
    08:00+6°—0 m/swest wind, 0 m/s86%77%
    09:00+7°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s90%74%
    10:00+9°—1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s81%83%
    11:00+11°—2 m/ssoutheast wind, 2 m/s69%67%
    12:00+12°—2 m/ssoutheast wind, 2 m/s60%69%
    13:00+12°0.1 mm3 m/ssouth wind, 3 m/s55%74%
    14:00+11°0.3 mm3 m/ssouth wind, 3 m/s61%85%
    15:00+12°0.1 mm3 m/ssouth wind, 3 m/s55%81%
    16:00+12°0.1 mm3 m/ssouth wind, 3 m/s55%44%
    17:00+12°0.1 mm3 m/ssouth wind, 3 m/s55%66%
    18:00+12°0.4 mm3 m/ssouth wind, 3 m/s57%95%
    19:00+10°0.4 mm2 m/ssouth wind, 2 m/s71%95%
    20:00+8°0.6 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s91%100%
    21:00+7°0.3 mm1 m/ssouthwest wind, 1 m/s95%100%
    22:00+7°0.2 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s98%100%
    23:00+6°0.2 mm2 m/ssouth wind, 2 m/s99%100%
    +12°+9°+5°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Wednesday, September 2
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    07:05
    Sunset
    20:34
    Day length
    13 h 29 min
    Sunshine hours
    12 h
    UV index
    4
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning gibbous
    Moonrise
    21:47
    Moonset
    13:28

    The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.

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

    Solunar feeding periods

    +12% in the windowWednesday, September 2
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major04:14–06:14Moon overhead
    • Minor12:58–13:58Moonset
    • Major16:42–18:42Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:17–22:17Moonrise

    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?

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 8 verified catchesPeriod: 2024–2025

    This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.

    By fish species

    vertical axis — number of catches

    035
    521
    Largemouth bassYellow perchSmallmouth bass
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Largemouth bass563%
    Yellow perch225%
    Smallmouth bass113%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    035
    35
    JulOct
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Jul338%
    Oct563%

    By time of day

    vertical axis — number of catches

    024
    431
    567
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    05:00450%
    06:00338%
    07:00113%