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Canada / Ontario / Sea Minnicog Channel

Bite forecast: Sea Minnicog Channel

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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    71/100high activity

    Drizzle: 9–13 °C

  2. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    71/100high activity

    Cloudy: 15–21 °C

  3. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    59/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 13–25 °C

Sea Minnicog Channel (Ontario) — one of the area's fishing spots. Salt water, not fresh — so this page carries its own marine bite forecast. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

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Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
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Sat
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Coho salmonSteelheadAtlantic salmonBrown troutChinook salmonRainbow smelt

Atlantic salmon

7/10 · Good

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

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

Peak bite hours

Best time — 07:00–08:00 (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: salmon spoon or salmon fly.

Gear

Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

Summary

Worth going — it's a productive day.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 14 °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 °C14 °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 dropping 9 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 9 hPa change
00:00 · 102123:00 · 1012 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

Water

Wave
Calm

Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 4.8 km from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

8 SepTuesday, September 8
+10°

Drizzle · feels like +9°

Low / high
+9°…+14°
Precipitation
1.0 mm
Wind
3 m/s E
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
98%
Pressure
1018 hPa
00:00+9°1.2 mm3 m/snortheast wind, 3 m/s98%100%
01:00+9°1.2 mm3 m/snortheast wind, 3 m/s98%100%
02:00+9°1.2 mm3 m/snortheast wind, 3 m/s98%100%
03:00+9°0.2 mm3 m/snortheast wind, 3 m/s98%100%
04:00+9°0.2 mm3 m/snortheast wind, 3 m/s98%100%
05:00+9°0.2 mm3 m/snortheast wind, 3 m/s98%100%
06:00+9°0.7 mm3 m/snortheast wind, 3 m/s98%100%
07:00+9°0.7 mm3 m/snortheast wind, 3 m/s98%100%
08:00+9°0.7 mm3 m/snortheast wind, 3 m/s98%100%
09:00+10°0.3 mm3 m/seast wind, 3 m/s98%100%
10:00+10°0.3 mm3 m/seast wind, 3 m/s98%100%
11:00+10°0.3 mm3 m/seast wind, 3 m/s98%100%
12:00+10°1.0 mm3 m/seast wind, 3 m/s98%100%
13:00+10°1.0 mm3 m/seast wind, 3 m/s99%100%
14:00+11°1.0 mm2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s99%100%
15:00+11°0.2 mm2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s99%100%
16:00+12°0.2 mm3 m/seast wind, 3 m/s99%100%
17:00+12°0.2 mm3 m/seast wind, 3 m/s99%100%
18:00+13°—3 m/seast wind, 3 m/s99%100%
19:00+13°—3 m/seast wind, 3 m/s99%100%
20:00+13°—3 m/seast wind, 3 m/s99%100%
21:00+14°0.1 mm2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s99%100%
22:00+14°0.1 mm2 m/ssoutheast wind, 2 m/s98%100%
23:00+14°0.1 mm3 m/ssoutheast wind, 3 m/s98%100%
+14°+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
06:54
Sunset
19:58
Day length
13 h 4 min
Sunshine hours
0 min
UV index
0
low
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
03:33
Moonset
18:38

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
  • Minor03:03–04:03Moonrise
  • Major10:13–12:13Moon overhead
  • Minor18:08–19:08Moonset
  • Major22:40–00:00Moon 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?

Catches

Recorded 5 catches here. Most commonly caught: Channel catfish, Bluegill, Pike. Peak season: July–October.

  • Bluegill — Six Mile Lake, Jul 19, 2025, 2:41 PM
    Bluegill
    Six Mile Lake
    Jul 19, 2025, 2:41 PM
  • Pike — Six Mile Lake, Jul 18, 2025, 12:28 PM
    Pike
    Six Mile Lake
    Jul 18, 2025, 12:28 PM
  • Channel catfish — Musquash River, Aug 31, 2023, 9:56 AM
    Channel catfish
    Musquash River
    Aug 31, 2023, 9:56 AM
  • Channel catfish — McCrae Lake, Oct 02, 2022, 5:07 PM
    Channel catfish
    McCrae Lake
    Oct 02, 2022, 5:07 PM
  • Walleye — Musquash River, Jul 24, 2022, 8:54 PM
    Walleye
    Musquash River
    Jul 24, 2022, 8:54 PM

BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

What actually worked on this water

Based on 5 verified catchesPeriod: 2022–2025

This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.

By fish species

vertical axis — number of catches

012
2111
Channel catfishBluegillPikeWalleye
By fish species
ValueCatchesShare
Channel catfish240%
Bluegill120%
Pike120%
Walleye120%

By month

vertical axis — number of catches

023
311
JulAugOct
By month
ValueCatchesShare
Jul360%
Aug120%
Oct120%

By time of day

vertical axis — number of catches

01
11111
58101316
By time of day
ValueCatchesShare
05:00120%
08:00120%
10:00120%
13:00120%
16:00120%

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