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Canada / British Columbia / Bay Ucluelet Inlet

Bite forecast: Bay Ucluelet Inlet

  • 7.1 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

  2. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    60/100high activity

    Cloudy: 2–10 °C

  3. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    53/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 2–12 °C

Bay Ucluelet Inlet (British Columbia) — a popular fishing spot. About 7.1 km² in area. This is a sea water — its bite forecast is a marine one, computed apart from rivers and lakes. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeMercer Lake2 km
  • LakeItatsoo Lake2 km
  • SeaCarolina Channel3 km
  • SeaNewcombe Channel5 km
  • SeaAlpha Passage5 km
  • SeaFelice Channel7 km
  • BayFlorencia Bay8 km
  • LakeMaggie Lake11 km
  • SeaMacoah Passage12 km
  • SeaLoudoun Channel15 km
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Catches

Recorded 8 catches here. Most commonly caught: Rockfish, Lingcod, Coho salmon. Peak season: August.

  • Rockfish — Ucluelet Inlet, Aug 24, 2025, 7:39 AM
    Rockfish
    Ucluelet Inlet
    Aug 24, 2025, 7:39 AM
  • Coho salmon — Ucluelet Inlet, Aug 23, 2025, 5:16 PM
    Coho salmon
    Ucluelet Inlet
    Aug 23, 2025, 5:16 PM
  • Lingcod — Ucluelet Inlet, Aug 23, 2025, 5:16 PM
    Lingcod
    Ucluelet Inlet
    Aug 23, 2025, 5:16 PM
  • Lingcod — Ucluelet Inlet, Aug 23, 2025, 5:15 PM
    Lingcod
    Ucluelet Inlet
    Aug 23, 2025, 5:15 PM
  • Rockfish — Ucluelet Inlet, Aug 23, 2025, 5:15 PM
    Rockfish
    Ucluelet Inlet
    Aug 23, 2025, 5:15 PM
  • Chinook salmon — Ucluelet Inlet, Aug 23, 2025, 4:38 PM
    Chinook salmon
    Ucluelet Inlet
    Aug 23, 2025, 4:38 PM
  • Coho salmon — Ucluelet Inlet, Aug 23, 2025, 4:38 PM
    Coho salmon
    Ucluelet Inlet
    Aug 23, 2025, 4:38 PM
  • Rockfish — Ucluelet Inlet, Aug 23, 2025, 4:38 PM
    Rockfish
    Ucluelet Inlet
    Aug 23, 2025, 4:38 PM

BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

What actually worked on this water

Based on 8 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 fish species

vertical axis — number of catches

023
3221
RockfishCoho salmonLingcodChinook salmon
By fish species
ValueCatchesShare
Rockfish338%
Coho salmon225%
Lingcod225%
Chinook salmon113%

By time of day

vertical axis — number of catches

024
134
0910
By time of day
ValueCatchesShare
00:00113%
09:00338%
10:00450%

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

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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 water04:131.0 m
  • Low water09:35-0.4 m
  • High water15:551.7 m
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Sea level height by hour
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-0.6 m-0.0 m0.5 m0.8 m1.0 m0.9 m0.7 m0.3 m-0.1 m-0.3 m-0.3 m-0.1 m0.3 m0.8 m1.2 m1.6 m1.7 m1.5 m1.1 m0.6 m-0.0 m-0.5 m-0.9 m-1.0 m

Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 1.4 km away

Water

Water temp.
14 °C
In the model
9 °C
Wave
2.2 m
Period
8 s

Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 1.4 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
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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
21:59
Moonset
13:41

The day is 3 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
  • Major04:26–06:26Moon overhead
  • Minor13:11–14:11Moonset
  • Major16:54–18:54Moon underfoot
  • Minor21:29–22:29Moonrise

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?