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Canada / Nova Scotia / Atlantic cod

Atlantic cod bite in Nova Scotia

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

Atlantic cod bite forecast in Nova Scotia today

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    59/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 11–21 °C

    Best fishing time: 19:00–22:00

  2. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    40/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 8–20 °C

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

  3. SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    35/100medium activity

    Drizzle: 13–20 °C

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

Other fish in Nova Scotia

  • Smallmouth bass80 catches
  • Brook trout18 catches
  • Atlantic mackerel7 catches
  • Rainbow smelt5 catches
  • Yellow perch4 catches
  • Atlantic salmon3 catches
  • Brown trout1 catch
  • Atlantic cod bite calendar

    Wednesday, September 2

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

    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

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

    Gear

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

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 18 °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 °C18 °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 2 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 2 hPa change
    00:00 · 102223:00 · 1024 hPa

    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

    2 SepWednesday, September 2
    +19°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +20°

    Low / high
    +11°…+21°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    2 m/s ENE
    Cloud cover
    23%
    Humidity
    68%
    Pressure
    1025 hPa
    00:00+14°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s91%0%
    01:00+14°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s91%0%
    02:00+13°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s90%0%
    03:00+13°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s90%0%
    04:00+12°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s90%3%
    05:00+12°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s91%4%
    06:00+12°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s91%4%
    07:00+11°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s92%7%
    08:00+13°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s96%8%
    09:00+15°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s90%9%
    10:00+17°—3 m/snortheast wind, 3 m/s82%10%
    11:00+18°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s75%22%
    12:00+19°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s68%23%
    13:00+20°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s63%20%
    14:00+20°—1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s59%23%
    15:00+21°—1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s57%23%
    16:00+21°—1 m/ssoutheast wind, 1 m/s57%100%
    17:00+20°—2 m/ssoutheast wind, 2 m/s62%100%
    18:00+19°—3 m/ssoutheast wind, 3 m/s69%100%
    19:00+18°—3 m/ssoutheast wind, 3 m/s74%100%
    20:00+17°—3 m/ssoutheast wind, 3 m/s79%96%
    21:00+16°—3 m/ssoutheast wind, 3 m/s83%100%
    22:00+16°—3 m/ssoutheast wind, 3 m/s85%100%
    23:00+16°—2 m/ssoutheast wind, 2 m/s86%100%
    +21°+16°+11°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Wednesday, September 2
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:35
    Sunset
    19:47
    Day length
    13 h 12 min
    Sunshine hours
    11 h 54 min
    UV index
    5
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning gibbous
    Moonrise
    21:58
    Moonset
    12:58

    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 windowWednesday, September 2
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major04:05–06:05Moon overhead
    • Minor12:28–13:28Moonset
    • Major16:32–18:32Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:28–22:28Moonrise

    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?