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Canada / British Columbia / Burbot

Burbot bite in British Columbia

Burbot lives in British Columbia. Today's bite forecast, a day-by-day and hour-by-hour activity calendar, best time and baits.

Burbot bite forecast in British Columbia today

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    15/100low activity

    Cloudy: 4–13 °C

    Best fishing time: 00:00–03:00

  2. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    13/100low activity

    Drizzle: -1–10 °C

    Best fishing time: 01:00–04:00

  3. FridaySeptember 11weather-based forecast
    13/100low activity

    Partly cloudy: -1–8 °C

    Best fishing time: 00:00–03:00

How to catch Burbot

Tackle, baits, spots and seasons — a full guide to catching Burbot.

Read the guide →

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  • Coho salmon84 catches
  • Sockeye salmon75 catches
  • Chum salmon64 catches
  • Rainbow trout47 catches
  • Rockfish27 catches
  • Chinook salmon23 catches
  • Lingcod16 catches
  • Cutthroat trout14 catches
  • Brook trout12 catches
  • Largemouth bass8 catches
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  • Burbot bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is weak — fish are sluggish. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 00:00–05:00 and 23:00–23:00 (nighttime activity).

    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: live-bait bottom rig or bunch of worms. 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

    A slow day — go only if you really feel like it.

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 7 °C — inside the 0–8 °C comfort range for Burbot, so baseline activity is high.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 0–8 °C comfort rangecomfort 0–8 °C7 °C
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    Burbot feeds at night: the peak falls in the dark hours, between sunset and sunrise.

    The day: daylight hours and when Burbot feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is flat: it moves no more than 0 hPa over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

    Pressure through the day, 0 hPa change
    00:00 · 102023:00 · 1019 hPa

    September is a slow season for Burbot: the best months fall at another time of year.

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

    5 SepSaturday, September 5
    +6°

    Drizzle · feels like +3°

    Low / high
    +1°…+9°
    Precipitation
    0.1 mm
    Wind
    2 m/s E
    Cloud cover
    23%
    Humidity
    68%
    Pressure
    1020 hPa
    00:00+2°0.1 mm1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s100%100%
    01:00+2°0.1 mm1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s100%98%
    02:00+2°0.1 mm1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s99%100%
    03:00+2°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s100%100%
    04:00+2°—0 m/snorth wind, 0 m/s100%100%
    05:00+2°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s99%100%
    06:00+1°—1 m/snorthwest wind, 1 m/s100%98%
    07:00+1°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s100%93%
    08:00+1°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s100%100%
    09:00+2°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s99%100%
    10:00+4°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s90%32%
    11:00+5°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s74%77%
    12:00+6°0.1 mm2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s68%23%
    13:00+7°0.1 mm2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s58%34%
    14:00+8°0.4 mm2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s58%39%
    15:00+8°0.3 mm2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s58%30%
    16:00+9°0.1 mm1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s60%30%
    17:00+8°—1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s63%52%
    18:00+8°—1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s66%70%
    19:00+7°—1 m/ssoutheast wind, 1 m/s69%48%
    20:00+6°—0 m/snortheast wind, 0 m/s84%50%
    21:00+4°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s85%82%
    22:00+4°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s84%18%
    23:00+3°—0 m/snorthwest wind, 0 m/s83%23%
    +9°+5°+1°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Saturday, September 5
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    07:10
    Sunset
    20:27
    Day length
    13 h 17 min
    Sunshine hours
    12 h 1 min
    UV index
    4
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    00:54
    Moonset
    17:58

    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

    +15% in the windowSaturday, September 5
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major07:52–09:52Moon overhead
    • Minor17:28–18:28Moonset
    • Major20:24–22:24Moon underfoot
    • Minor00:24–01:00Moonrise

    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?