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Moncton (New Brunswick) — a draw for anglers. Nearby: 4 rivers, 8 water bodies and 17 sea areas. We forecast the bite not only on rivers and lakes, but at sea as well. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.
Nearest towns and cities in the region
Wednesday, October 21
Tap any fish to open its full forecast — the hours it bites, what it takes, and where it has been caught.
Clear · feels like +5°
The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
Geomagnetic fieldG1 geomagnetic storm, Kp 4.7
Kp index — NOAA forecast. Not part of the bite score: catches show no link between geomagnetic storms and the bite.
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?The ranking weighs the regional forecast by water type, catches linked to each water body and distance from the city center.
New Brunswick: the months when each species peaks and when it goes quiet. The current month is outlined.
| Fish | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Striped bass | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | active | peak | active | fair |
| Atlantic salmon | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | active | active | slow | slow |
| Atlantic cod | peak | peak | active | fair | fair | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak |
| Atlantic halibut | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | active | fair | fair | active | peak | active | slow |
| Atlantic mackerel | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | active | peak | peak | fair | slow |
| Bluefin tuna | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | active | peak | peak | fair | slow |
| Brook trout | slow | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | active | active | peak | peak | fair | slow |
| Brown trout | slow | slow | slow | active | peak | peak | peak | active | active | fair | slow | slow |
| Flounder | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | active | peak | peak | fair | slow |
| Pollack | slow | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | active | active | peak | peak | fair | slow |
| Smallmouth bass | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | active | peak | active | fair | slow |
| Yellow perch | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | active | peak | peak | fair | slow |
| Largemouth bass | slow | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | peak | peak | peak | fair | fair | slow |
| Rainbow smelt | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | slow | slow | slow | slow | slow | fair | active |