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Canada / British Columbia / Colquitz River

Bite forecast: Colquitz River

  • length 38 km
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    71/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 5–12 °C

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeBeaver Lake2 km
  • LakeBlenkinsop Lake3 km
  • PondTrevlac Pond3 km
  • LakeSwan Lake3 km
  • BayPortage Inlet4 km
  • LakeMaltby Lake4 km
  • LakeProspect Lake4 km
  • LakeElk Lake4 km
  • BayCordova Bay4 km
  • SeaGorge Waterway5 km

Colquitz River (British Columbia) — a spot well known among anglers. About 38 km long. The town of Victoria is nearby. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
60/100high activity

Clear: 3–15 °C

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

    Cloudy: 2–11 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Victoria4 km

    Bite calendar

    Wednesday, September 2

    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.

    Chum salmonCoho salmonBrook troutMountain whitefishPikeWhitefishBull troutCutthroat troutDolly VardenGraylingPink salmonSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite sturgeonYellow perchLake troutSteelheadBlack crappieBrown troutChinook salmonLargemouth bassRainbow troutSockeye salmonBurbot

    Black crappie

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

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

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

    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.

    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

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    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
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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 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.

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    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
    21:52
    Moonset
    13:23

    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

    +11% in the windowWednesday, September 2
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major04:14–06:14Moon overhead
    • Minor12:53–13:53Moonset
    • Major16:42–18:42Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:22–22:22Moonrise

    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 11 verified catchesPeriod: 2026

    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
    5321
    Coho salmonYellow perchCutthroat troutSmallmouth bass
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Coho salmon545%
    Yellow perch327%
    Cutthroat trout218%
    Smallmouth bass19%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    036
    56
    AprMay
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Apr545%
    May655%

    By time of day

    vertical axis — number of catches

    059
    92
    12
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    01:00982%
    02:00218%
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    Catches

    Recorded 11 catches here. Most commonly caught: Coho salmon, Yellow perch, Cutthroat trout. Peak season: April–May.

    • Smallmouth bass — Colquitz River, May 18, 8:38 AM
      Smallmouth bass
      Colquitz River
      May 18, 8:38 AM
    • Coho salmon — Colquitz River, May 11, 8:51 AM
      Coho salmon
      Colquitz River
      May 11, 8:51 AM
    • Coho salmon — Colquitz River, May 11, 8:46 AM
      Coho salmon
      Colquitz River
      May 11, 8:46 AM
    • Yellow perch — Colquitz River, May 11, 8:45 AM
      Yellow perch
      Colquitz River
      May 11, 8:45 AM
    • Coho salmon — Colquitz River, May 11, 8:39 AM
      Coho salmon
      Colquitz River
      May 11, 8:39 AM
    • Coho salmon — Colquitz River, May 11, 8:35 AM
      Coho salmon
      Colquitz River
      May 11, 8:35 AM
    • Coho salmon — Colquitz River, Apr 14, 8:23 AM
      Coho salmon
      Colquitz River
      Apr 14, 8:23 AM
    • Yellow perch — Colquitz River, Apr 14, 8:21 AM
      Yellow perch
      Colquitz River
      Apr 14, 8:21 AM