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Canada / Ontario / Desbarats River

Bite forecast: Desbarats River

  • length 3 km
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    69/100high activity

    Cloudy: 2–16 °C

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeAnderson Creek;Desbarats Lake3 km
  • LakeDesbarats Lake5 km
  • LakeGibboney Lake;Stobie Creek6 km
  • LakeMcCluskie Lake7 km
  • LakeAnderson Creek8 km
  • LakeBog Lake8 km
  • LakeCaribou Lake8 km
  • LakeAnderson Creek;Reserve Lake8 km
  • LakeGrey Duck Lake9 km
  • LakeRound Lake10 km

Desbarats River (Ontario) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 3 km long. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.

WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
66/100high activity

Drizzle: 13–19 °C

  • SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    63/100high activity

    Cloudy: 12–26 °C

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    Catches

    Recorded 3 catches here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass, Pike. Peak season: July–August.

    • Largemouth bass — Desbarats River, Aug 05, 2023, 11:38 AM
      Largemouth bass
      Desbarats River
      Aug 05, 2023, 11:38 AM
    • Pike — Desbarats River, Aug 01, 2020, 12:03 PM
      Pike
      Desbarats River
      Aug 01, 2020, 12:03 PM
    • Largemouth bass — Desbarats River, Jul 14, 2020, 10:21 AM
      Largemouth bass
      Desbarats River
      Jul 14, 2020, 10:21 AM

    Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    CarpBrook troutChannel catfishCoho salmonLake sturgeonLargemouth bassYellow perchBrown troutMuskellungePikeSaugerSmallmouth bassSteelheadWalleyeWhitefishAtlantic salmonChinook salmonRainbow troutBlack crappieLake troutBurbotRainbow smelt

    Atlantic salmon

    5/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

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    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–22:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

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

    Lures

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

    Gear

    No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do.

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 16 °C — warmer than the 4–14 °C comfort range for Atlantic salmon: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 4–14 °C comfort rangecomfort 4–14 °C16 °C
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    Atlantic salmon 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 salmon feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is rising 4 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 4 hPa change
    00:00 · 101023:00 · 1014 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 active season for Atlantic salmon here.

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

    3 SepThursday, September 3
    +16°

    Cloudy · feels like +16°

    Low / high
    +15°…+19°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    3 m/s NW
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    92%
    Pressure
    1012 hPa
    00:00+16°—2 m/swest wind, 2 m/s90%57%
    01:00+15°—2 m/snorth wind, 2 m/s90%100%
    02:00+16°—2 m/snorthwest wind, 2 m/s92%89%
    03:00+15°—2 m/snorthwest wind, 2 m/s93%39%
    04:00+15°—2 m/snorthwest wind, 2 m/s95%57%
    05:00+15°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s96%39%
    06:00+15°—2 m/snorthwest wind, 2 m/s97%100%
    07:00+15°—2 m/swest wind, 2 m/s96%100%
    08:00+16°—2 m/swest wind, 2 m/s95%100%
    09:00+16°—3 m/swest wind, 3 m/s94%100%
    10:00+16°—3 m/snorthwest wind, 3 m/s96%100%
    11:00+16°—3 m/snorthwest wind, 3 m/s93%100%
    12:00+16°—3 m/snorthwest wind, 3 m/s92%100%
    13:00+16°—3 m/snorthwest wind, 3 m/s92%100%
    14:00+16°—3 m/snorthwest wind, 3 m/s92%100%
    15:00+17°—3 m/snorthwest wind, 3 m/s91%100%
    16:00+18°—3 m/snorthwest wind, 3 m/s85%100%
    17:00+18°—3 m/snorthwest wind, 3 m/s84%96%
    18:00+19°—3 m/snorthwest wind, 3 m/s81%66%
    19:00+18°—3 m/snorthwest wind, 3 m/s82%57%
    20:00+17°—2 m/swest wind, 2 m/s87%100%
    21:00+17°—2 m/snorthwest wind, 2 m/s89%100%
    22:00+17°—2 m/snorthwest wind, 2 m/s89%100%
    23:00+16°—2 m/snorthwest wind, 2 m/s89%72%
    +19°+17°+15°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Thursday, September 3
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:46
    Sunset
    20:09
    Day length
    13 h 23 min
    Sunshine hours
    50 min
    UV index
    1
    low
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    23:02
    Moonset
    14:49

    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

    +15% in the windowThursday, September 3
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major05:28–07:28Moon overhead
    • Minor14:19–15:19Moonset
    • Major17:58–19:58Moon underfoot
    • Minor22:32–23:32Moonrise

    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?