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Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador / Atlantic cod

Atlantic cod bite in Newfoundland and Labrador

Atlantic cod lives in Newfoundland and Labrador. Today's bite forecast, a day-by-day and hour-by-hour activity calendar, best time and baits.

Atlantic cod bite forecast in Newfoundland and Labrador today

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    24/100low activity

    Cloudy: 6–16 °C

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

  2. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    22/100low activity

    Drizzle: 10–16 °C

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

  3. FridaySeptember 11weather-based forecast
    22/100low activity

    Drizzle: 3–7 °C

    Best fishing time: 19:00–22:00

Other fish in Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Atlantic salmon4 catches
  • Brook trout3 catches
  • Atlantic mackerel1 catch
  • Arctic char1 catch

Atlantic cod bite calendar

Saturday, September 5

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

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is weak — fish are sluggish. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–22:00 (dusk bite).

Tactics

Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.

Lures

In clear water, natural colors work best: pirk or lugworm bottom rig.

Gear

Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly.

Summary

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

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 13 °C — warmer than the 4–12 °C comfort range for Atlantic cod: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 4–12 °C comfort rangecomfort 4–12 °C13 °C
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Atlantic cod 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 Atlantic cod feeds0:0012:0024:00

Pressure is dropping 1 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 1 hPa change
00:00 · 102223:00 · 1021 hPa

September is a slow season for Atlantic cod: 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
+14°

Clear · feels like +13°

Low / high
+7°…+18°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
1 m/s NE
Cloud cover
2%
Humidity
51%
Pressure
1023 hPa
00:00+10°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s89%30%
01:00+9°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s91%86%
02:00+8°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s94%38%
03:00+7°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s95%91%
04:00+8°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s90%100%
05:00+8°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s89%100%
06:00+8°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s89%100%
07:00+8°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s91%98%
08:00+8°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s83%100%
09:00+9°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s75%45%
10:00+11°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s66%13%
11:00+13°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s58%7%
12:00+14°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s51%2%
13:00+16°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s45%0%
14:00+17°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s42%0%
15:00+18°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s40%0%
16:00+18°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s39%2%
17:00+18°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s39%5%
18:00+17°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s41%8%
19:00+15°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s51%2%
20:00+12°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s65%2%
21:00+11°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s72%2%
22:00+10°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s79%78%
23:00+9°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s82%100%
+18°+12°+7°
Weather throughout the day
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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
06:30
Sunset
19:52
Day length
13 h 22 min
Sunshine hours
12 h 47 min
UV index
4
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
—
Moonset
17:27

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
  • Major07:05–09:05Moon overhead
  • Minor16:57–17:57Moonset
  • Major19:37–21:37Moon 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?