Bite forecast: Scugog River

length 17 km
Flows into Sturgeon Lake, Lake Ontario drainage basin

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Bite forecast: Scugog River

length 17 km
Flows into Sturgeon Lake, Lake Ontario 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	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	45	0	0	0

peak
active
fair
slow

BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports

What actually worked on this water

Based on 46 verified catchesPeriod: 2024–2026

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
Yellow perch	30	65%
Bluegill	24	52%
Largemouth bass	7	15%
Black crappie	3	7%
Carp	2	4%
Smallmouth bass	2	4%

By time of day
Value	Catches	Share
02:00	1	2%
05:00	1	2%
06:00	7	15%
07:00	10	22%
08:00	11	24%
09:00	7	15%
10:00	9	20%

Air temperature, °C
Value	Catches	Share
15–19 °C	30	65%
20–24 °C	16	35%

Pressure, hPa
Value	Catches	Share
980–985 hPa	13	28%
987–992 hPa	21	46%
993–999 hPa	12	26%

Wind direction
Value	Catches	Share
NE	11	24%
NW	35	76%

Wind speed, m/s
Value	Catches	Share
0–1 m/s	12	26%
2–3 m/s	33	72%
4–5 m/s	1	2%

Nearby water bodies

5 water bodies

Other nearby waters

Shape of the course

sinuosity 1.17

The course runs nearly straight: there are few bend pools, and the structure to look for is riffles and scour holes.

About this water body

Scugog River (Ontario) — a popular fishing spot. About 17 km long. Flows into Sturgeon Lake, Lake Ontario 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: Scugog River

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Bite forecast: Scugog 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

When the fish bite — season by month

By fish species

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

Atlantic salmon

Hourly activity

Fishing reports