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Canada / British Columbia / Charters River

Bite forecast: Charters River

  • length 8 km
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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

  • Todd Creek2 km
  • Veitch Creek6 km
  • Sooke River6 km
  • De Mamiel Creek7 km

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeGrass Lake2 km
  • LakeSheilds Lake3 km
  • LakeGlinz Lake3 km
  • LakePeden Lake4 km
  • LakeUpper Peden Lake4 km
  • LakeCrabapple Lake4 km
  • BayCooper Cove4 km
  • LakeBoneyard Lake5 km
  • BayHutchinson Cove5 km
  • LakeOld Man Lake6 km

Charters River (British Columbia) — a spot well known among anglers. About 8 km long. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Catches

Recorded 4 catches here. Most commonly caught: Coho salmon, Chum salmon. Peak season: May–October.

  • Chum salmon — Charters River, Oct 23, 2024, 9:46 AM
    Chum salmon
    Charters River
    Oct 23, 2024, 9:46 AM
  • Coho salmon — Charters River, Jul 07, 2024, 3:19 PM
    Coho salmon
    Charters River
    Jul 07, 2024, 3:19 PM
  • Coho salmon — Charters River, May 27, 2023, 10:46 AM
    Coho salmon
    Charters River
    May 27, 2023, 10:46 AM
  • Coho salmon — Charters River, May 27, 2023, 10:45 AM
    Coho salmon
    Charters River
    May 27, 2023, 10:45 AM
WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
64/100high activity

Partly cloudy: 4–14 °C

  • FridaySeptember 11weather-based forecast
    64/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 0–8 °C

  • Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
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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.

    Coho salmonDolly VardenLargemouth bassBrown troutChum salmonMountain whitefishPink salmonBrook troutBull troutGraylingChinook salmonSockeye salmonSteelheadWhitefishCutthroat troutPikeRainbow troutWalleyeWhite sturgeonYellow perchBlack crappieSmallmouth bassLake troutBurbot

    Black crappie

    4/10 · Weak

    Hourly activity

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    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 — 07:00–09:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–22:00 (dusk 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 dropping 5 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 5 hPa change
    00:00 · 102023:00 · 1015 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

    6 SepSunday, September 6
    +8°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +6°

    Low / high
    +2°…+10°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    2 m/s E
    Cloud cover
    76%
    Humidity
    66%
    Pressure
    1018 hPa
    00:00+3°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s76%15%
    01:00+3°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s73%11%
    02:00+3°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s73%14%
    03:00+3°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s76%51%
    04:00+3°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s78%35%
    05:00+2°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s81%13%
    06:00+2°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s84%5%
    07:00+2°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s86%4%
    08:00+3°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s87%2%
    09:00+5°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s82%2%
    10:00+6°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s79%10%
    11:00+7°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s73%45%
    12:00+8°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s66%76%
    13:00+9°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s65%70%
    14:00+10°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s60%91%
    15:00+10°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s59%91%
    16:00+10°—1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s61%90%
    17:00+8°0.3 mm2 m/ssoutheast wind, 2 m/s71%100%
    18:00+8°0.4 mm1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s74%85%
    19:00+8°—1 m/snorth wind, 1 m/s70%88%
    20:00+7°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s78%78%
    21:00+6°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s81%91%
    22:00+5°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s81%41%
    23:00+5°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s78%32%
    +10°+6°+2°
    Weather throughout the day
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    Sun and moon

    Sunday, September 6
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    07:11
    Sunset
    20:25
    Day length
    13 h 14 min
    Sunshine hours
    12 h 13 min
    UV index
    4
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    00:43
    Moonset
    17:46

    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

    +14% in the windowSunday, September 6
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor00:13–01:13Moonrise
    • Major08:21–10:21Moon overhead
    • Minor17:16–18:16Moonset
    • Major20:51–22:51Moon underfoot

    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?