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Canada / British Columbia / Capilano River

Bite forecast: Capilano River

  • length 44 km
  • Flows into Burrard Inlet
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    66/100high activity

    Cloudy: 6–10 °C

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Nearby rivers

  • Eastcap Creek4 km
  • Sisters Creek4 km

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeLittle Capilano Lake3 km
  • LakeLynn Lake4 km
  • LakeKennedy Lake5 km
  • LakeRodgers Lake5 km
  • LakeEnchantment Lake6 km
  • LakePalisade Lake6 km
  • ReservoirCapilano Lake7 km
  • LakeCornett Lakes7 km
  • LakeCornett Lakes8 km
  • LakeWest Lake8 km

Capilano River (British Columbia) — a spot well known among anglers. About 44 km long. Flows into Burrard Inlet. Close by — Vancouver and Squamish. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

Catches

Recorded 15 catches here. Most commonly caught: Coho salmon, Chinook salmon. Peak season: October.

  • Coho salmon — Capilano River, Oct 31, 2024, 2:17 PM
    Coho salmon
    Capilano River
    Oct 31, 2024, 2:17 PM
  • Coho salmon — Capilano River, Oct 25, 2024, 3:01 PM
    Coho salmon
    Capilano River
    Oct 25, 2024, 3:01 PM
  • Chinook salmon — Capilano River, Oct 25, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Chinook salmon
    Capilano River
    Oct 25, 2024, 3:00 PM
  • Coho salmon — Capilano River, Oct 25, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Coho salmon
    Capilano River
    Oct 25, 2024, 3:00 PM
  • Coho salmon — Capilano River, Oct 25, 2024, 2:59 PM
    Coho salmon
    Capilano River
    Oct 25, 2024, 2:59 PM
  • Coho salmon — Capilano River, Oct 25, 2024, 2:59 PM
    Coho salmon
    Capilano River
    Oct 25, 2024, 2:59 PM
  • Coho salmon — Capilano River, Oct 25, 2024, 2:58 PM
    Coho salmon
    Capilano River
    Oct 25, 2024, 2:58 PM
  • Coho salmon — Capilano River, Oct 25, 2024, 2:57 PM
    Coho salmon
    Capilano River
    Oct 25, 2024, 2:57 PM
WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
64/100high activity

Partly cloudy: 4–14 °C

  • SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    57/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 2–10 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Vancouver7 km
    • Squamish18 km

    Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    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.

    Brown troutCoho salmonDolly VardenLargemouth bassPink salmonBrook troutBull troutChum salmonChinook salmonMountain whitefishSockeye salmonSteelheadWhitefishCutthroat troutGraylingPikeRainbow troutSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite sturgeonYellow perchBlack crappieLake troutBurbot

    Black crappie

    3/10 · Weak

    Hourly activity

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

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 07:00–08:00 (dawn bite).

    Tactics

    Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses. The water's cold — fish it more delicately and slowly.

    Lures

    The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: small jig or minnow bait. The water's cold — work the lure slower than usual.

    Gear

    Bring a warm jacket — it's noticeably colder on the water than on shore. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 8 °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 °C8 °C
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    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 rising 7 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 7 hPa change
    00:00 · 101123:00 · 1019 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.

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

    4 SepFriday, September 4
    +6°

    Cloudy · feels like +3°

    Low / high
    +1°…+7°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    1 m/s NE
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    78%
    Pressure
    1012 hPa
    00:00+2°0.2 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s98%100%
    01:00+2°0.2 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s99%100%
    02:00+2°0.1 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s99%100%
    03:00+2°0.1 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s98%100%
    04:00+2°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s98%93%
    05:00+2°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s98%74%
    06:00+2°—1 m/ssouthwest wind, 1 m/s97%63%
    07:00+1°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s99%96%
    08:00+1°—1 m/snorthwest wind, 1 m/s100%99%
    09:00+2°—1 m/snorth wind, 1 m/s97%100%
    10:00+3°—1 m/snorth wind, 1 m/s91%100%
    11:00+5°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s81%100%
    12:00+6°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s78%100%
    13:00+7°—1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s76%100%
    14:00+7°0.1 mm1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s77%100%
    15:00+7°0.1 mm1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s75%100%
    16:00+7°0.2 mm1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s78%100%
    17:00+7°0.2 mm1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s79%100%
    18:00+7°0.2 mm1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s77%100%
    19:00+7°0.1 mm1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s80%100%
    20:00+6°0.2 mm1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s90%100%
    21:00+5°0.8 mm1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s99%100%
    22:00+5°1.1 mm1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s99%100%
    23:00+4°1.3 mm2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s99%100%
    +7°+4°+1°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Friday, September 4
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    07:08
    Sunset
    20:29
    Day length
    13 h 21 min
    Sunshine hours
    4 h 22 min
    UV index
    2
    low
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    23:21
    Moonset
    16:03

    The day is 4 min shorter than yesterday.

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

    Solunar feeding periods

    +16% in the windowFriday, September 4
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major06:11–08:11Moon overhead
    • Minor15:33–16:33Moonset
    • Major18:43–20:43Moon underfoot
    • Minor22:51–23:51Moonrise

    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 15 verified catchesPeriod: 2019–2024

    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

    0510
    105
    Coho salmonChinook salmon
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Coho salmon1067%
    Chinook salmon533%

    By time of day

    vertical axis — number of catches

    047
    22173
    23578
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    02:00213%
    03:00213%
    05:0017%
    07:00747%
    08:00320%

    Measured river conditions are available for Capilano River: current gauge height, streamflow, and water temperature when reported by the source.

    Water

    Streamflow
    3 m³/s

    USGS gauge CAPILANO RIVER ABOVE EASTCAP CREEK, 2 km away · measured 2026-09-05 05:30 · data source · provisional data, subject to revision