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Canada / British Columbia / West Leech River

Bite forecast: West Leech River

  • length 9 km
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    71/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 5–12 °C

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

    Cloudy: 2–10 °C

  3. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    56/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 2–12 °C

West Leech River (British Columbia) — a spot well known among anglers. About 9 km long. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

Nearby rivers

  • Leech River3 km
  • Parasite Creek7 km
  • Macdonald Creek8 km
  • Sooke River9 km
  • Jordan River9 km
  • Muir Creek11 km

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeBoulder Lake3 km
  • LakeButler Lake3 km
  • LakeRanger Lake4 km
  • LakeForslund Lake5 km
  • LakeTugwell Lake6 km
  • LakeHorton Lake7 km
  • LakeMacdonald Lake7 km
  • LakeWorley Lake7 km
  • LakeWeeks Lake7 km
  • LakeJarvis Lake8 km
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Bite calendar

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 salmonMountain whitefishPink salmonBrook troutBull troutGraylingChinook salmonSockeye salmonSteelheadWhitefishCutthroat troutPikeRainbow troutWalleyeWhite sturgeonYellow perchBlack crappieSmallmouth bassLake 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 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

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 8 °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 °C8 °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 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 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

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
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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
00:37
Moonset
17:51

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

+14% in the windowSunday, September 6
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor00:07–01:07Moonrise
  • Major08:21–10:21Moon overhead
  • Minor17:21–18:21Moonset
  • Major20:51–22:51Moon 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?