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Canada / Prince Edward Island / Malpeque Bay

Bite forecast: Malpeque Bay

  • 129.1 km²
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    73/100high activity

    Cloudy: 11–22 °C

  2. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    62/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 13–19 °C

  3. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    62/100high activity

    Cloudy: 12–20 °C

Malpeque Bay (Prince Edward Island) — a spot well known among anglers. About 129.1 km² in area. A coastal water: the bite here is modelled for the sea, not for a river or a lake. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

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Nearby water bodies

  • BayMalpeque Bay0 km
  • BayRichmond Bay5 km
  • BayRichmond Bay5 km
  • BayBrowns Creek5 km
  • BayBrowns Creek5 km
  • BayHog Island Basin6 km
  • LakeRamsays Pond6 km
  • BayMalpeque Harbour6 km
  • BayMalpeque Harbour6 km
  • LakeMcIntyres Pond6 km

Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Atlantic mackerelBluefin tunaFlounderStriped bassAtlantic halibutAtlantic salmonAtlantic codRainbow smelt

Atlantic cod

4/10 · Weak

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 — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite).

Tactics

Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.

Lures

The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: pirk or lugworm bottom rig.

Gear

Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

Summary

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 17 °C — warmer than the 4–12 °C comfort range for Atlantic cod: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 4–12 °C comfort rangecomfort 4–12 °C17 °C
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Atlantic cod 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 cod feeds0:0012:0024:00

Pressure is dropping 7 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 7 hPa change
00:00 · 101723:00 · 1010 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 average month for Atlantic cod here.

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These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

Tides

  • High water02:170.1 m
  • Low water11:00-0.8 m
  • High water17:30-0.6 m
  • Low water19:54-0.6 m
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Sea level height by hour
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-0.1 m0.0 m0.1 m0.1 m0.0 m-0.1 m-0.3 m-0.4 m-0.6 m-0.8 m-0.8 m-0.8 m-0.8 m-0.8 m-0.7 m-0.6 m-0.6 m-0.6 m-0.6 m-0.6 m-0.6 m-0.6 m-0.5 m-0.3 m

Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 19.3 km away

Water

Water temp.
16 °C
In the model
17 °C
Wave
0.3 m
Period
3 s

Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 19.3 km from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

8 SepTuesday, September 8
+18°

Cloudy · feels like +16°

Low / high
+11°…+22°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
6 m/s SW
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
76%
Pressure
1015 hPa
00:00+13°—2 m/snorthwest wind, 2 m/s88%76%
01:00+13°—2 m/snorthwest wind, 2 m/s90%63%
02:00+12°—2 m/swest wind, 2 m/s93%48%
03:00+12°—3 m/swest wind, 3 m/s94%35%
04:00+11°—3 m/swest wind, 3 m/s95%24%
05:00+11°—3 m/swest wind, 3 m/s96%15%
06:00+11°—3 m/swest wind, 3 m/s95%17%
07:00+12°—3 m/ssouthwest wind, 3 m/s92%40%
08:00+14°—4 m/ssouthwest wind, 4 m/s89%75%
09:00+15°—4 m/ssouthwest wind, 4 m/s85%100%
10:00+16°—5 m/ssouthwest wind, 5 m/s82%100%
11:00+17°—5 m/ssouthwest wind, 5 m/s79%100%
12:00+18°—6 m/ssouthwest wind, 6 m/s76%100%
13:00+19°—6 m/ssouthwest wind, 6 m/s72%100%
14:00+21°—6 m/ssouthwest wind, 6 m/s67%100%
15:00+22°—6 m/ssouthwest wind, 6 m/s64%100%
16:00+21°—7 m/ssouthwest wind, 7 m/s64%100%
17:00+20°—8 m/ssouthwest wind, 8 m/s67%100%
18:00+18°—8 m/ssouthwest wind, 8 m/s71%100%
19:00+17°0.2 mm8 m/ssouthwest wind, 8 m/s78%100%
20:00+17°0.2 mm8 m/ssouthwest wind, 8 m/s86%100%
21:00+15°0.2 mm8 m/ssouthwest wind, 8 m/s92%100%
22:00+14°0.1 mm7 m/swest wind, 7 m/s92%98%
23:00+12°0.1 mm6 m/swest wind, 6 m/s89%95%
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Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Tuesday, September 8
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
19:37
Day length
12 h 56 min
Sunshine hours
10 h 37 min
UV index
4
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
03:18
Moonset
18:38

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

+11% in the windowTuesday, September 8
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor02:48–03:48Moonrise
  • Major10:07–12:07Moon overhead
  • Minor18:08–19:08Moonset
  • Major22:34–00:00Moon 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?