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Canada / British Columbia / North Thompson River

Bite forecast: North Thompson River

  • length 368 km
  • Flows into Thompson River, Fraser River basin
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Best fishing days for the next week

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

    Partly cloudy: 5–12 °C

North Thompson River (British Columbia) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 368 km long. Flows into Thompson River, Fraser River basin. Nearest town — Kamloops. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
60/100high activity

Clear: 3–15 °C

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

    Cloudy: 2–11 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Kamloops0.6 km

    Nearby rivers

    • Thunder River6 km
    • Bone Creek7 km
    • Pancake Creek14 km

    Nearby water bodies

    • LakeSurprise Lake14 km
    • LakeSlide Lake14 km
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    Catches

    Recorded 26 catches here. Most commonly caught: Pink salmon. Peak season: October.

    • Pink salmon — North Thompson River, Dec 20, 2025, 3:16 PM
      Pink salmon
      North Thompson River
      Dec 20, 2025, 3:16 PM
    • Pink salmon — North Thompson River, Dec 08, 2025, 1:13 PM
      Pink salmon
      North Thompson River
      Dec 08, 2025, 1:13 PM
    • Pink salmon — North Thompson River, Dec 07, 2025, 3:26 PM
      Pink salmon
      North Thompson River
      Dec 07, 2025, 3:26 PM
    • Pink salmon — North Thompson River, Dec 07, 2025, 3:24 PM
      Pink salmon
      North Thompson River
      Dec 07, 2025, 3:24 PM
    • Pink salmon — North Thompson River, Oct 14, 2025, 3:10 PM
      Pink salmon
      North Thompson River
      Oct 14, 2025, 3:10 PM
    • Pink salmon — North Thompson River, Oct 14, 2025, 3:09 PM
      Pink salmon
      North Thompson River
      Oct 14, 2025, 3:09 PM
    • Pink salmon — North Thompson River, Oct 14, 2025, 3:07 PM
      Pink salmon
      North Thompson River
      Oct 14, 2025, 3:07 PM
    • Pink salmon — North Thompson River, Oct 14, 2025, 3:06 PM
      Pink salmon
      North Thompson River
      Oct 14, 2025, 3:06 PM

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 26 verified catchesPeriod: 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 month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    01122
    224
    OctDec
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Oct2285%
    Dec415%

    By time of day

    vertical axis — number of catches

    0713
    11213
    578
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    05:0014%
    07:001246%
    08:001350%

    Fish biting at this waterbody

    Choose a fish to see its hourly forecast, catches and BiteGuide.

    • Pink salmon

    Bite calendar

    Wednesday, September 2

    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.

    Chum salmonCoho salmonBrook troutMountain whitefishPikeWhitefishBull troutCutthroat troutDolly VardenGraylingSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite sturgeonYellow perchLake troutPink salmonSteelheadBlack crappieChinook salmonLargemouth bassRainbow troutSockeye salmonBrown troutBurbot

    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.

    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
    21:14
    Moonset
    13:26

    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

    +14% in the windowWednesday, September 2
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major03:57–05:57Moon overhead
    • Minor12:56–13:56Moonset
    • Major16:25–18:25Moon underfoot
    • Minor20:44–21:44Moonrise

    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?