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Canada / British Columbia / Mamquam River

Bite forecast: Mamquam 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

Mamquam River (British Columbia) — a popular fishing spot. About 38 km long. The town of Squamish is nearby. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.

SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
57/100medium activity

Cloudy: 2–10 °C

  • TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    56/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 2–12 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Squamish4 km

    Catches

    Recorded 3 catches here. Most commonly caught: Coho salmon, Pink salmon. Peak season: September–December.

    • Pink salmon — Mamquam River, Sep 12, 2025, 2:21 PM
      Pink salmon
      Mamquam River
      Sep 12, 2025, 2:21 PM
    • Coho salmon — Mamquam River, Dec 03, 2024, 4:38 PM
      Coho salmon

    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.

    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
    21:42
    Moonset
    13:33

    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

    +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
    • Minor13:03–14:03Moonset
    • Major16:42–18:42Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:12–22:12Moonrise

    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?
    Mamquam River
    Dec 03, 2024, 4:38 PM
  • Coho salmon — Mamquam River, Dec 03, 2024, 4:38 PM
    Coho salmon
    Mamquam River
    Dec 03, 2024, 4:38 PM
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    Nearby rivers

    • Indian River9 km
    • Stawamus River12 km

    Nearby water bodies

    • LakeKnothole Lake4 km
    • LakeNovember Lake6 km
    • LakeClarion Lake6 km
    • LakePinecone Lake6 km
    • LakeWatersprite Lake8 km
    • LakeStawamus Lake11 km
    • LakeDon Lake12 km
    • LakeYoung Lake12 km
    • LakeDarling Lake12 km
    • LakeLoch Lomond12 km

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

    Water

    Streamflow
    16.3 m³/s

    USGS gauge MAMQUAM RIVER ABOVE RING CREEK, 16 km away · measured 2026-09-02 22:05 · data source · provisional data, subject to revision