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Canada / Nova Scotia / Bay Main Channel

Bite forecast: Bay Main Channel

  • 81 ha
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    84/100high activity

    Drizzle: 9–18 °C

  2. SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    70/100high activity

    Cloudy: 14–18 °C

  3. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    66/100high activity

    Drizzle: 9–17 °C

Nearby towns

  • New Glasgow16 km

Bay Main Channel (Nova Scotia) — a spot well known among anglers. About 81 ha in area. Nearest town — New Glasgow. A coastal water: the bite here is modelled for the sea, not for a river or a lake. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

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Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
FlounderPollackAtlantic mackerelBluefin tunaAtlantic halibutAtlantic salmonBrown troutStriped bassAtlantic codRainbow smelt

Atlantic cod

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 — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (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: pirk or lugworm bottom rig.

Gear

Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly. 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 15 °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 °C15 °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 rising 5 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

Pressure through the day, 5 hPa change
00:00 · 101323:00 · 1018 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 Atlantic cod here.

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

Tides

  • Low water00:56-0.5 m
  • High water07:340.3 m
  • Low water14:30-1.1 m
  • High water21:200.0 m
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Sea level height by hour
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-0.4 m-0.5 m-0.4 m-0.3 m-0.1 m0.0 m0.2 m0.2 m0.3 m0.1 m-0.1 m-0.4 m-0.7 m-0.9 m-1.1 m-1.1 m-1.0 m-0.8 m-0.5 m-0.3 m-0.1 m0.0 m0.0 m-0.1 m

Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 11.9 km away

Water

Water temp.
18 °C
In the model
15 °C
Wave
0.2 m
Period
3 s

Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 11.9 km from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

8 SepTuesday, September 8
+14°

Drizzle · feels like +13°

Low / high
+9°…+15°
Precipitation
0.1 mm
Wind
4 m/s NW
Cloud cover
96%
Humidity
90%
Pressure
1013 hPa
00:00+10°—2 m/swest wind, 2 m/s96%0%
01:00+10°—2 m/swest wind, 2 m/s96%0%
02:00+10°—2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s96%0%
03:00+9°—2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s95%0%
04:00+9°—2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s93%0%
05:00+9°—1 m/ssouthwest wind, 1 m/s93%5%
06:00+9°—2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s92%6%
07:00+9°—2 m/swest wind, 2 m/s92%48%
08:00+11°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s87%55%
09:00+13°0.2 mm1 m/snorthwest wind, 1 m/s90%100%
10:00+12°1.0 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s98%100%
11:00+15°—3 m/swest wind, 3 m/s89%100%
12:00+14°0.1 mm4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s90%96%
13:00+14°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s90%100%
14:00+12°0.1 mm4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s92%100%
15:00+10°0.3 mm4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s96%100%
16:00+10°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s91%100%
17:00+11°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s84%100%
18:00+11°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s79%100%
19:00+11°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s80%100%
20:00+10°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s85%100%
21:00+9°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s88%100%
22:00+9°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s88%100%
23:00+10°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s88%100%
+15°+12°+9°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Tuesday, September 8
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
19:36
Day length
12 h 54 min
Sunshine hours
4 h 57 min
UV index
2
low
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
03:17
Moonset
18:31

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 windowTuesday, September 8
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor02:47–03:47Moonrise
  • Major10:03–12:03Moon overhead
  • Minor18:01–19:01Moonset
  • Major22:29–00:00Moon 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?

Nearby rivers

  • Mill Brook5 km

Nearby water bodies

  • BayWebsters Gully0.5 km
  • BayInside Channel0.7 km
  • BayJessies Cove1 km
  • PondGrahams Pond2 km
  • BaySandy Cove3 km
  • BayCaribou Harbour4 km
  • BayHansons Cove4 km
  • LakeMurdock Shoal4 km
  • SeaCaribou Channel6 km
  • BayMoodie Cove6 km