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Recorded 14 catches of Channel catfish in Ontario. Most active — June–August. A day-by-day bite calendar for Channel catfish.
Thursday, September 3
The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.
Best time — 00:00–05:00 and 23:00–23:00 (nighttime activity).
Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.
In clear water, natural colors work best: cut-bait bottom rig or stink bait.
No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do.
Worth going — it's a productive day.
The computed water temperature is around 16 °C — colder than the 20–30 °C comfort range for Channel catfish: the fish conserves energy and takes more cautiously.
Channel catfish feeds at night: the peak falls in the dark hours, between sunset and sunrise.
Pressure is rising 4 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.
September is an active season for Channel catfish here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Cloudy · feels like +16°
The day is 4 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
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.
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