Arviat — bite forecast

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Where to go fishing near Arviat on September 3, 2026

The ranking weighs the regional forecast by water type, catches linked to each water body and distance from the city center.

Dionne LakeLake№1Why #1Forecast 7/100 confirmed catches32 km from the centerIn the forecast: Arctic char, Dolly Varden, and Whitefishregional forecast for Nunavut
Maguse RiverLake№2Why #2Forecast 7/100 confirmed catches32 km from the centerIn the forecast: Arctic char, Dolly Varden, and Whitefishregional forecast for Nunavut
Cait LakeLake№3Why #3Forecast 7/100 confirmed catches41 km from the centerIn the forecast: Arctic char, Dolly Varden, and Whitefishregional forecast for Nunavut

Bite calendar

Thursday, September 3

Aug 31 – Sep 6

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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow

Based on:weatherseasonal

What is a bite calendar?

3 SepThursday, September 3

+9°

Cloudy · feels like +6°

Low / high

+9°…+11°

Precipitation

0.0 mm

Wind

6 m/s NNE

Cloud cover

87%

Humidity

93%

Pressure

1020 hPa

00:00+11°—6 m/s88%2%

01:00+11°—6 m/s89%0%

02:00+11°—6 m/s90%0%

03:00+11°—7 m/s91%8%

04:00+11°—6 m/s91%1%

05:00+10°—7 m/s93%16%

06:00+10°—7 m/s93%72%

07:00+10°—6 m/s93%69%

08:00+10°—6 m/s93%0%

09:00+10°—7 m/s93%4%

10:00+10°—7 m/s92%5%

11:00+10°—7 m/s92%65%

12:00+9°—6 m/s93%87%

13:00+9°—6 m/s93%100%

14:00+10°—6 m/s93%100%

15:00+10°—5 m/s93%100%

16:00+10°—5 m/s92%18%

17:00+10°—6 m/s92%0%

18:00+10°—6 m/s92%0%

19:00+10°—6 m/s90%0%

20:00+11°—6 m/s90%0%

21:00+11°—6 m/s89%0%

22:00+11°—6 m/s90%0%

23:00+11°—6 m/s90%0%

Sun and moon

Thursday, September 3

DaylightMoon above the horizon

Sunrise

06:15

Sunset

20:11

Day length

13 h 56 min

Sunshine hours

13 h 20 min

UV index

moderate

Moon

Last quarter

Moonrise

20:46

Moonset

16:19

The day is 5 min shorter than yesterday.

Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

Solunar feeding periods

+13% in the windowThursday, September 3

Major periodsMinor periods

Major05:06–07:06Moon overhead
Minor15:49–16:49Moonset
Major17:36–19:36Moon underfoot
Minor20:16–21:16Moonrise

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?

Best fishing days for the next week

TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
60/100high activity
Cloudy: 8–8 °C

Recommendations

Tactics

Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

Lures

In clear water, natural colors work best: spoon or large fly.

Gear

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

Arviat (Nunavut) — a draw for anglers. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.