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Canada / Ontario / Thames River

Bite forecast: Thames River

  • length 311 km
  • Flows into Lake Saint Clair, Lake Saint Clair drainage basin
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Best fishing days for the next week

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

    Cloudy: 2–16 °C

Nearby rivers

  • Middle Thames River13 km

Nearby water bodies

  • PondMill Pond1 km
  • LakeFoster Ponds4 km
  • LakeFoster Ponds5 km
  • PondBeattie Pond5 km
  • LakeMud Lakes6 km
  • PondJackson Drainage Pond8 km
  • PondTennants Pond10 km
  • PondPond Mills - South Pond10 km
  • PondPond Mills - North Pond10 km
  • ReservoirMiddle Thames River11 km

Thames River (Ontario) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 311 km long. Flows into Lake Saint Clair, Lake Saint Clair drainage basin. Nearest town — London. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
66/100high activity

Drizzle: 13–19 °C

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

    Cloudy: 12–26 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • London0.7 km

    Measured river conditions are available for Thames River: current gauge height, streamflow, and water temperature when reported by the source.

    Water

    Streamflow
    36.2 m³/s

    USGS gauge THAMES RIVER NEAR EALING, 11 km away · measured 2026-09-04 02:45 · data source · provisional data, subject to revision

    Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    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

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    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 — 07:00–08:00 (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 2 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 2 hPa change
    00:00 · 101823:00 · 1021 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

    5 SepSaturday, September 5
    +14°

    Fog · feels like +14°

    Low / high
    +12°…+20°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    1 m/s N
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    97%
    Pressure
    1021 hPa
    00:00+15°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s85%89%
    01:00+14°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s90%64%
    02:00+13°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s93%26%
    03:00+13°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s95%9%
    04:00+12°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s95%18%
    05:00+12°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s100%100%
    06:00+12°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s100%100%
    07:00+12°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s100%100%
    08:00+12°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s100%100%
    09:00+12°—1 m/snorth wind, 1 m/s100%100%
    10:00+12°—1 m/snorth wind, 1 m/s100%100%
    11:00+13°—1 m/snorth wind, 1 m/s100%100%
    12:00+14°—1 m/snorth wind, 1 m/s97%100%
    13:00+15°—0 m/snortheast wind, 0 m/s92%100%
    14:00+17°—0 m/ssoutheast wind, 0 m/s84%97%
    15:00+17°—0 m/ssoutheast wind, 0 m/s81%74%
    16:00+18°—1 m/ssouth wind, 1 m/s76%85%
    17:00+18°—1 m/ssouth wind, 1 m/s74%60%
    18:00+20°—1 m/ssouth wind, 1 m/s65%10%
    19:00+20°—1 m/ssoutheast wind, 1 m/s65%3%
    20:00+17°—2 m/ssoutheast wind, 2 m/s70%4%
    21:00+16°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s69%0%
    22:00+15°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s73%0%
    23:00+14°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s77%0%
    +20°+16°+12°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Saturday, September 5
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:49
    Sunset
    20:05
    Day length
    13 h 16 min
    Sunshine hours
    5 h 45 min
    UV index
    5
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    —
    Moonset
    16:36

    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

    +16% in the windowSaturday, September 5
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major07:19–09:19Moon overhead
    • Minor16:06–17:06Moonset
    • Major19:50–21:50Moon 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?
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    Catches

    Recorded 11 catches here. Most commonly caught: Smallmouth bass, Bluegill, Largemouth bass. Peak season: April–October.

    • Bluegill — Mill Pond, Apr 03, 6:18 PM
      Bluegill
      Mill Pond
      Apr 03, 6:18 PM
    • Smallmouth bass — Thames River, May 12, 2025, 12:19 PM
      Smallmouth bass
      Thames River
      May 12, 2025, 12:19 PM
    • Smallmouth bass — Thames River, Sep 16, 2024, 12:45 PM
      Smallmouth bass
      Thames River
      Sep 16, 2024, 12:45 PM
    • Smallmouth bass — Thames River, Sep 16, 2024, 12:44 PM
      Smallmouth bass
      Thames River
      Sep 16, 2024, 12:44 PM
    • Smallmouth bass — Thames River, Sep 16, 2024, 12:44 PM
      Smallmouth bass
      Thames River
      Sep 16, 2024, 12:44 PM
    • Largemouth bass — Thames River, Sep 16, 2024, 12:41 PM
      Largemouth bass
      Thames River
      Sep 16, 2024, 12:41 PM
    • Carp — Thames River, Jul 26, 2024, 6:23 PM
      Carp
      Thames River
      Jul 26, 2024, 6:23 PM
    • Carp — Thames River, May 01, 2023, 6:49 PM
      Carp
      Thames River
      May 01, 2023, 6:49 PM

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 11 verified catchesPeriod: 2018–2026

    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

    024
    4322
    Smallmouth bassBluegillCarpLargemouth bass
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Smallmouth bass436%
    Bluegill327%
    Carp218%
    Largemouth bass218%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    024
    12242
    AprMayJulSepOct
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Apr19%
    May218%
    Jul218%
    Sep436%
    Oct218%

    By time of day

    vertical axis — number of catches

    035
    51113
    810111214
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    08:00545%
    10:0019%
    11:0019%
    12:0019%
    14:00327%