Channel catfish fishing at Ottawa River
5 verified Channel catfish catches are linked to Ottawa River. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Channel catfish bite forecast today
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Channel catfish.
Channel catfish bite calendar
7–Sep 13
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
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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 — 00:00–04:00 and 23:00–23:00 (nighttime activity).
Tactics
Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.
Lures
In clear water, natural colors work best: cut-bait bottom rig or stink bait.
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 15 °C — colder than the 20–30 °C comfort range for Channel catfish: the fish conserves energy and takes more cautiously.
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Channel catfish feeds at night: the peak falls in the dark hours, between sunset and sunrise.
Pressure is rising 9 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.
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September is an active season for Channel catfish here.
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These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
7 SepMonday, September 7
+11°
Cloudy · feels like +8°
Low / high
+8°…+18°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
4 m/s NE
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
63%
Pressure
1027 hPa
Sun and moon
Monday, September 7DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:52
Sunset
20:00
Day length
13 h 8 min
Sunshine hours
6 h 6 min
UV index
4
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
01:54
Moonset
17:52
The day is 4 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 windowMonday, September 7Major periodsMinor periods
- Minor01:24–02:24Moonrise
- Major09:01–11:01Moon overhead
- Minor17:22–18:22Moonset
- Major21:29–23:29Moon 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. Peak season: May–August.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
What actually worked on this water
Channel catfishBased on 5 verified catchesPeriod: 2020–2024
This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.
By month
vertical axis — number of catches
| Value | Catches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| May | 1 | 20% |
| Jun | 2 | 40% |
| Jul | 1 | 20% |
| Aug | 1 | 20% |
About Ottawa River
Ottawa River (Ontario) — a spot well known among anglers. About 55 km long. Flows into Lake Erie, Lake Erie drainage basin. Nearest town — Ottawa. Fish species: channel catfish. 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.