Bite forecast: Namewaminikan River

length 199 km
Flows into Lake Nipigon, Lake Nipigon drainage basin

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Bite forecast: Namewaminikan River

length 199 km
Flows into Lake Nipigon, Lake Nipigon drainage basin

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Best fishing days for the next week

When the fish bite — season by month

Ontario: the months when each species peaks and when it goes quiet. The current month is outlined. The bottom row counts the catches logged on this water in each month.

Bite season by month for the species of Ontario
Fish	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Black crappie	active	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	active	active	active	active
Steelhead	peak	peak	peak	fair	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	active	peak	peak
Lake trout	peak	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	slow	fair	active	active	peak
Whitefish	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair
Atlantic salmon	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	active	active	slow	slow
Pike	fair	fair	fair	fair	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	peak	active
Rainbow trout	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	active	active	slow	slow
Brook trout	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Lake sturgeon	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	active	fair	slow
Largemouth bass	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Muskellunge	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Sauger	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Walleye	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Yellow perch	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	active	fair	slow
Brown trout	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	peak	active	active	fair	slow	slow
Chinook salmon	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow
Rainbow smelt	peak	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active
Smallmouth bass	slow	slow	slow	fair	fair	active	active	active	peak	active	fair	slow
Burbot	active	fair	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	active
Carp	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow
Channel catfish	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow
Coho salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Catches here	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	9	10	0	0	0

peak
active
fair
slow

BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports

What actually worked on this water

Based on 24 verified catchesPeriod: 2000–2025

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

By fish species
Value	Catches	Share
Pike	10	42%
Yellow perch	9	38%
Burbot	5	21%
Walleye	5	21%
Whitefish	3	13%

By time of day

19 catches have this datavertical axis — number of catches

By time of day
Value	Catches	Share
03:00	4	21%
04:00	1	5%
05:00	2	11%
06:00	1	5%
07:00	3	16%
08:00	3	16%
09:00	1	5%
10:00	1	5%
11:00	2	11%
12:00	1	5%

Air temperature, °C
Value	Catches	Share
10–14 °C	1	20%
15–19 °C	2	40%
20–24 °C	2	40%

Pressure, hPa
Value	Catches	Share
973–979 hPa	4	80%
980–985 hPa	1	20%

Wind direction
Value	Catches	Share
SW	2	40%
NW	3	60%

Wind speed, m/s
Value	Catches	Share
0–1 m/s	1	20%
2–3 m/s	2	40%
4–5 m/s	1	20%
6–7 m/s	1	20%

Nearby water bodies

10 water bodies

Other nearby waters

Shape of the course

sinuosity 2.69

The course meanders heavily: the current digs a pool on the outside of every bend and builds a bar on the inside. Those pools under the undercut bank are where pike typically sits.

About this water body

Namewaminikan River (Ontario) — a popular fishing spot. About 199 km long. Flows into Lake Nipigon, Lake Nipigon drainage basin. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.

Bite forecast: Namewaminikan River

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Bite forecast: Namewaminikan River

Best fishing days for the next week

When the fish bite — season by month

By fish species

Nearby water bodies

Shape of the course

About this water body

About this water body

Best fishing days for the next week

Nearby water bodies

Shape of the course

Bite calendar

Atlantic salmon

Hourly activity

Why this forecast

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

Bite calendar

Fishing reports

Atlantic salmon

Hourly activity

Atlantic salmon

Hourly activity

Why this forecast

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

When the fish bite — season by month

By fish species

Atlantic salmon

Hourly activity

Fishing reports