Where to fish

  • Forecast
  • Catches

Mine

  • Favorites

Where to fish

  • Forecast
  • Catches

Mine

  • Favorites
ForecastCatchesFavorites
AboutHow the forecast worksWhere fish livePrivacyTerms[email protected]
© 2026·AI-powered bite forecast
0.1.0+2163 · 92c14a40

We use cookies for analytics and advertising. Cookies necessary for the site to function are always kept. Learn more

Canada / British Columbia / Seal Bay

Bite forecast: Seal Bay

  • 70 ha
Loading map…

Best fishing days for the next week

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

    Partly cloudy: 5–12 °C

Seal Bay (British Columbia) — a spot well known among anglers. About 70 ha in area. The town of Comox is nearby. A coastal water: the bite here is modelled for the sea, not for a river or a lake. 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
60/100high activity

Cloudy: 2–10 °C

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

    Cloudy: 2–12 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Comox10 km

    Nearby rivers

    • Portuguese Creek4 km
    • Courtenay River9 km
    • Tsolum River13 km

    Nearby water bodies

    • BayUdina Bay2 km
    • BayLittle River Bay5 km
    • BayKye Bay8 km
    • PondBeaver Pond9 km
    • LakeSmith Lake10 km
    • BayCourtenay Estuary10 km
    • BayComox Harbour11 km
    • BayElma Bay13 km
    • LakeMaple Lake15 km
    Loading map…

    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 salmonRockfishLingcodPacific halibutDolly VardenPink salmonSteelheadBrown troutChinook salmonSockeye salmon

    Brown trout

    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

    Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.

    Lures

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

    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 — 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 °C9 °C
    JFMAMJJASOND

    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 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 peak season for Brown trout here.

    JFMAMJJASOND

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

    Tides

    • High water04:141.1 m
    • Low water09:35-0.3 m
    • High water15:591.8 m
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:000:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    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
    -0.5 m0.0 m0.5 m0.9 m1.0 m1.0 m0.7 m0.3 m-0.0 m-0.2 m-0.3 m-0.1 m0.3 m0.8 m1.3 m1.7 m1.8 m1.7 m1.3 m0.7 m0.1 m-0.4 m-0.8 m-0.9 m

    Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 13.9 km away

    Water

    Water temp.
    17 °C
    In the model
    9 °C
    Wave
    0.9 m
    Period
    4 s

    Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 13.9 km from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

    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
    21:50
    Moonset
    13:41

    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
    • Major04:22–06:22Moon overhead
    • Minor13:11–14:11Moonset
    • Major16:50–18:50Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:20–22:20Moonrise

    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?