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Canada / Prince Edward Island / Bay Malpeque Harbour

Bite forecast: Bay Malpeque Harbour

  • 2.8 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

Bay Malpeque Harbour (Prince Edward Island) — a popular fishing spot. About 2.8 km² in area. This is a sea water — its bite forecast is a marine one, computed apart from rivers and lakes. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

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Nearby water bodies

  • BayMalpeque Harbour0 km
  • SeaShip Channel2 km
  • SeaShip Channel2 km
  • LakeTaylors Pond3 km
  • BayDarnley Basin3 km
  • BayDarnley Basin3 km
  • LakeThompsons Pond4 km
  • BayThe Creek5 km
  • BayHog Island Basin6 km
  • BayMarch Water6 km

Bite calendar

Wednesday, September 2

Aug 31 – Sep 6
Mon
Tue
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Thu
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Atlantic mackerelFlounderBluefin tunaStriped bassAtlantic codAtlantic salmonAtlantic halibutRainbow smelt

Atlantic cod

6/10 · Fair

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) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

Tactics

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

Lures

In clear water, natural colors work best: pirk or lugworm bottom rig.

Gear

Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly.

Summary

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 18 °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 °C18 °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 rising 2 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

Pressure through the day, 2 hPa change
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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

  • Low water03:07-0.7 m
  • High water09:04-0.4 m
  • Low water13:45-0.7 m
  • High water21:15-0.0 m
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Sea level height by hour
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-0.4 m-0.6 m-0.7 m-0.7 m-0.7 m-0.6 m-0.5 m-0.5 m-0.5 m-0.4 m-0.4 m-0.5 m-0.6 m-0.7 m-0.7 m-0.7 m-0.6 m-0.4 m-0.3 m-0.2 m-0.1 m-0.0 m-0.0 m-0.2 m

Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 15.3 km away

Water

Water temp.
19 °C
In the model
18 °C
Wave
0.3 m
Period
4 s

Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 15.3 km from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

2 SepWednesday, September 2
+19°

Partly cloudy · feels like +18°

Low / high
+12°…+19°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
3 m/s N
Cloud cover
28%
Humidity
63%
Pressure
1026 hPa
00:00+14°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s81%33%
01:00+13°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s80%34%
02:00+13°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s79%20%
03:00+13°—3 m/snortheast wind, 3 m/s80%33%
04:00+12°—2 m/snorth wind, 2 m/s81%15%
05:00+12°—2 m/snorthwest wind, 2 m/s82%38%
06:00+13°—2 m/snorth wind, 2 m/s84%100%
07:00+13°—2 m/snorth wind, 2 m/s82%65%
08:00+14°—2 m/snorth wind, 2 m/s84%39%
09:00+16°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s75%33%
10:00+18°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s67%37%
11:00+18°—2 m/snorth wind, 2 m/s64%72%
12:00+19°—3 m/snorth wind, 3 m/s63%28%
13:00+19°—4 m/snorth wind, 4 m/s64%48%
14:00+19°—4 m/snorth wind, 4 m/s65%27%
15:00+19°—4 m/snorth wind, 4 m/s64%30%
16:00+19°—4 m/snorth wind, 4 m/s63%90%
17:00+19°—3 m/snortheast wind, 3 m/s64%100%
18:00+18°—3 m/snorth wind, 3 m/s64%99%
19:00+18°—3 m/snortheast wind, 3 m/s67%100%
20:00+16°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s72%100%
21:00+15°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s75%100%
22:00+14°—3 m/seast wind, 3 m/s82%12%
23:00+13°—3 m/seast wind, 3 m/s84%30%
+19°+16°+12°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Wednesday, September 2
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:34
Sunset
19:49
Day length
13 h 15 min
Sunshine hours
12 h
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Waning gibbous
Moonrise
21:55
Moonset
13:10

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 windowWednesday, September 2
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major04:09–06:09Moon overhead
  • Minor12:40–13:40Moonset
  • Major16:36–18:36Moon underfoot
  • Minor21:25–22:25Moonrise

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?