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Canada / British Columbia / Sea Strait of Georgia

Bite forecast: Sea Strait of Georgia

  • 5449 km²
  • depth up to 420 m
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Best fishing days for the next week

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

    Partly cloudy: 5–12 °C

Sea Strait of Georgia (British Columbia) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 5449 km² in area, up to 420 m deep. Close by — Comox, Campbell River and Nanaimo. Salt water, not fresh — so this page carries its own marine bite forecast. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
63/100high activity

Clear: 3–15 °C

  • SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    60/100high activity

    Cloudy: 2–11 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Comox3 km
    • Campbell River4 km
    • Nanaimo7 km

    Nearby water bodies

    • SeaWelcome Passage14 km
    • BayKeel Cove14 km
    • BaySargeant Bay14 km
    • BayWater Bay14 km
    • BayHammond Bay15 km
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    Catches

    Recorded 177 catches here. Most commonly caught: Coho salmon, Chum salmon, Pink salmon. Peak season: April–December.

    • Rockfish — Lambert Channel, Aug 02, 6:37 PM
      Rockfish
      Lambert Channel
      Aug 02, 6:37 PM
    • White sturgeon — Cannery Channel, Aug 02, 4:12 PM
      White sturgeon
      Cannery Channel
      Aug 02, 4:12 PM
    • Rainbow trout — Rice Lake, Jul 11, 8:21 AM
      Rainbow trout
      Rice Lake
      Jul 11, 8:21 AM
    • Rockfish — Quathiaski Cove, Jul 08, 1:55 PM
      Rockfish
      Quathiaski Cove
      Jul 08, 1:55 PM
    • Lingcod — Silva Bay, May 24, 12:21 PM
      Lingcod
      Silva Bay
      May 24, 12:21 PM
    • Rockfish — Strait of Georgia, May 17, 12:31 PM
      Rockfish
      Strait of Georgia
      May 17, 12:31 PM
    • Coho salmon — Puntledge River, May 11, 11:14 AM
      Coho salmon
      Puntledge River
      May 11, 11:14 AM
    • Coho salmon — Puntledge River, May 10, 12:26 PM
      Coho salmon
      Puntledge River
      May 10, 12:26 PM

    Bite calendar

    Wednesday, September 2

    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
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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 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.

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

    Tides

    • High water04:131.1 m
    • Low water09:38-0.4 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
    -0.6 m-0.0 m0.5 m0.9 m1.1 m1.0 m0.7 m0.3 m-0.1 m-0.3 m-0.4 m-0.2 m0.3 m0.8 m1.3 m1.6 m1.8 m1.6 m1.2 m0.6 m0.0 m-0.5 m-0.9 m-1.0 m

    Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 1.2 km away

    Water

    Water temp.
    18 °C
    In the model
    9 °C
    Wave
    0.8 m
    Period
    4 s

    Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 1.2 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
    21:51
    Moonset
    13:32

    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
    • Major04:18–06:18Moon overhead
    • Minor13:02–14:02Moonset
    • Major16:46–18:46Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:21–22:21Moonrise

    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?

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 177 verified catchesPeriod: 2012–2026

    This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.

    By fish species

    vertical axis — number of catches

    02346
    46421915141210952111
    Coho salmonChum salmonPink salmonRainbow troutRockfishChinook salmonCarpLingcodCutthroat troutSmallmouth bassLargemouth bassSockeye salmonWhite sturgeon
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Coho salmon4626%
    Chum salmon4224%
    Pink salmon1911%
    Rainbow trout158%
    Rockfish148%
    Chinook salmon127%
    Carp106%
    Lingcod95%
    Cutthroat trout53%
    Smallmouth bass21%
    Largemouth bass11%
    Sockeye salmon11%
    White sturgeon11%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    02040
    22412171122101640329
    JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Jan21%
    Feb21%
    Mar42%
    Apr127%
    May1710%
    Jun116%
    Jul2212%
    Aug106%
    Sep169%
    Oct4023%
    Nov3218%
    Dec95%

    By time of day

    176 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

    01836
    4771920361429157855
    0123456789101112
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    00:0042%
    01:0074%
    02:0074%
    03:001911%
    04:002011%
    05:003620%
    06:00148%
    07:002916%
    08:00159%
    09:0074%
    10:0085%
    11:0053%
    12:0053%