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Canada / British Columbia / Qualicum River

Bite forecast: Qualicum River

  • length 31 km
  • Flows into Strait of Georgia
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    64/100high activity

    Cloudy: 3–14 °C

  2. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    59/100medium activity

    Drizzle: 2–10 °C

  3. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    57/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 2–11 °C

Qualicum River (British Columbia) — a spot well known among anglers. About 31 km long. Flows into Strait of Georgia. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

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Catches

Recorded 1 catch here. Most commonly caught: Chum salmon. Peak season: November.

  • Chum salmon — Qualicum River, Nov 16, 2023, 10:56 AM
    Chum salmon
    Qualicum River
    Nov 16, 2023, 10:56 AM

Nearby rivers

  • Somass River12 km
  • Sproat River12 km

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeHorne Lake2 km
  • LakeMarshy Lake3 km
  • LakeEsary Lake3 km
  • LakeLacy Lake4 km
  • LakeIllusion Lakes8 km
  • LakeIllusion Lakes8 km
  • LakeSpider Lake8 km
  • LakeCameron Lake10 km
  • LakeLoon Lake11 km
  • BayQualicum Bay11 km

Bite calendar

Thursday, September 3

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 salmonPink salmonBrook troutBull troutChinook salmonMountain whitefishSockeye salmonSteelheadWhitefishCutthroat troutGraylingPikeRainbow troutWalleyeWhite sturgeonBlack crappieSmallmouth bassYellow perchLake 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 dropping — this usually boosts the bite.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 07:00–09:00 (dawn 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 7 °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 °C7 °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 rising 6 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

Pressure through the day, 6 hPa change
00:00 · 100623:00 · 1011 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

3 SepThursday, September 3
+5°

Drizzle · feels like +2°

Low / high
+2°…+6°
Precipitation
0.4 mm
Wind
2 m/s SW
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
93%
Pressure
1007 hPa
00:00+6°—1 m/ssouthwest wind, 1 m/s99%82%
01:00+5°—1 m/ssouthwest wind, 1 m/s100%100%
02:00+5°—1 m/ssouthwest wind, 1 m/s100%100%
03:00+5°—1 m/ssouthwest wind, 1 m/s100%99%
04:00+4°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s99%45%
05:00+3°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s100%99%
06:00+2°—2 m/swest wind, 2 m/s100%99%
07:00+2°—2 m/swest wind, 2 m/s100%99%
08:00+3°—2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s100%100%
09:00+5°—1 m/ssouthwest wind, 1 m/s97%100%
10:00+5°0.2 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s95%100%
11:00+5°0.2 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s92%100%
12:00+5°0.4 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s93%100%
13:00+4°0.9 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s97%100%
14:00+4°0.9 mm3 m/ssouthwest wind, 3 m/s98%100%
15:00+4°0.8 mm3 m/ssouthwest wind, 3 m/s97%100%
16:00+4°0.9 mm3 m/ssouthwest wind, 3 m/s97%100%
17:00+4°0.7 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s97%100%
18:00+3°0.6 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s96%100%
19:00+3°0.4 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s97%100%
20:00+3°0.3 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s98%100%
21:00+3°0.1 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s99%100%
22:00+2°0.1 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s99%99%
23:00+2°—2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s100%98%
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Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Thursday, September 3
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
07:07
Sunset
20:32
Day length
13 h 25 min
Sunshine hours
40 min
UV index
0
low
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
22:35
Moonset
14:58

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 windowThursday, September 3
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major05:19–07:19Moon overhead
  • Minor14:28–15:28Moonset
  • Major17:49–19:49Moon underfoot
  • Minor22:05–23:05Moonrise

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?