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Canada / British Columbia / Bay Portland Inlet

Bite forecast: Bay Portland Inlet

  • 235.2 km²
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    75/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 5–12 °C

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Bay Portland Inlet (British Columbia) — a popular fishing spot. About 235.2 km² in area. This is a sea water — its bite forecast is a marine one, computed apart from rivers and lakes. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
60/100high activity

Cloudy: 2–10 °C

  • TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    53/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 2–12 °C

  • 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 troutChum salmonCoho salmonDolly VardenPink salmonPacific halibutRockfishSockeye salmonSteelheadChinook salmonLingcod

    Brown trout

    9/10 · Good

    Hourly activity

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

    The bite is strong — fish are active. 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

    Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom. The water's cold — fish it more delicately and slowly.

    Lures

    The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: spinner or small crankbait. 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

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 8 °C — inside the 6–17 °C comfort range for Brown trout, so baseline activity is high.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 6–17 °C comfort rangecomfort 6–17 °C8 °C
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    Brown trout 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 Brown trout feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is dropping 4 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 4 hPa change
    00:00 · 102023:00 · 1016 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 peak season for Brown trout here.

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

    Tides

    • Low water03:43-1.8 m
    • High water10:261.2 m
    • Low water15:49-0.4 m
    • High water21:531.9 m
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    Sea level height by hour
    00:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:00
    0.1 m-0.7 m-1.3 m-1.7 m-1.8 m-1.5 m-0.9 m-0.2 m0.4 m0.8 m1.1 m1.1 m0.8 m0.4 m-0.1 m-0.3 m-0.4 m-0.2 m0.3 m0.9 m1.4 m1.8 m1.9 m1.7 m

    Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 1.2 km away

    Water

    Water temp.
    14 °C
    In the model
    8 °C
    Wave
    0.2 m
    Period
    5 s

    Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 1.2 km from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

    6 SepSunday, September 6
    +8°

    Cloudy · feels like +5°

    Low / high
    +1°…+10°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    2 m/s SE
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    66%
    Pressure
    1018 hPa
    00:00+3°—0 m/snorth wind, 0 m/s98%66%
    01:00+3°—0 m/snorth wind, 0 m/s99%74%
    02:00+2°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s99%88%
    03:00+1°—0 m/swest wind, 0 m/s99%98%
    04:00+1°—0 m/swest wind, 0 m/s100%100%
    05:00+2°—0 m/swest wind, 0 m/s100%100%
    06:00+2°—0 m/swest wind, 0 m/s100%100%
    07:00+2°—0 m/ssouthwest wind, 0 m/s100%79%
    08:00+3°—0 m/ssoutheast wind, 0 m/s100%50%
    09:00+4°—0 m/ssoutheast wind, 0 m/s98%36%
    10:00+5°—1 m/ssoutheast wind, 1 m/s87%50%
    11:00+7°—1 m/ssoutheast wind, 1 m/s74%79%
    12:00+8°—2 m/ssoutheast wind, 2 m/s66%100%
    13:00+8°—2 m/ssoutheast wind, 2 m/s62%100%
    14:00+8°—2 m/ssoutheast wind, 2 m/s60%100%
    15:00+9°—2 m/ssouth wind, 2 m/s59%98%
    16:00+9°0.1 mm1 m/ssouth wind, 1 m/s56%83%
    17:00+10°0.1 mm1 m/ssouthwest wind, 1 m/s54%63%
    18:00+10°0.1 mm1 m/ssouthwest wind, 1 m/s54%44%
    19:00+8°—1 m/ssouthwest wind, 1 m/s61%29%
    20:00+6°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s72%15%
    21:00+5°—1 m/snorthwest wind, 1 m/s82%5%
    22:00+4°—1 m/snorthwest wind, 1 m/s86%1%
    23:00+3°—1 m/snorthwest wind, 1 m/s87%2%
    +10°+5°+1°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    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 16 min
    UV index
    3
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    00:17
    Moonset
    18:54

    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

    +10% in the windowSunday, September 6
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor00:00–00:47Moonrise
    • Major08:46–10:46Moon overhead
    • Minor18:24–19:24Moonset
    • Major21:16–23:16Moon 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?