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Canada / Quebec / Lake Lachine Canal

Bite forecast: Lake Lachine Canal

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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    69/100high activity

    Clear: 10–19 °C

Lake Lachine Canal (Quebec) — a popular fishing spot. Nearby towns: Montreal West, Montreal and Côte Saint-Luc. 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.

TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
67/100high activity

Cloudy: 7–9 °C

  • SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    60/100high activity

    Clear: 9–19 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Montreal West4 km
    • Montreal5 km
    • Côte Saint-Luc5 km
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    Catches

    Recorded 11 catches here. Most commonly caught: Yellow perch, Smallmouth bass, Channel catfish. Peak season: March–September.

    • Smallmouth bass — Lac aux Castors, Jun 29, 12:41 PM
      Smallmouth bass
      Lac aux Castors
      Jun 29, 12:41 PM
    • Smallmouth bass — Lac aux Castors, May 18, 4:07 PM
      Smallmouth bass
      Lac aux Castors
      May 18, 4:07 PM
    • Yellow perch — Saint Lawrence River, Jun 29, 2025, 12:03 PM
      Yellow perch
      Saint Lawrence River
      Jun 29, 2025, 12:03 PM
    • Yellow perch — Étang Angrignon, Mar 27, 2025, 1:24 PM
      Yellow perch
      Étang Angrignon
      Mar 27, 2025, 1:24 PM
    • Channel catfish — Saint Lawrence River, Aug 17, 2024, 10:37 AM
      Channel catfish
      Saint Lawrence River
      Aug 17, 2024, 10:37 AM
    • Channel catfish — Saint Lawrence River, Jun 26, 2024, 6:53 PM
      Channel catfish
      Saint Lawrence River
      Jun 26, 2024, 6:53 PM
    • European eel — Lake Saint-Louis, Jul 16, 2021, 1:08 PM
      European eel
      Lake Saint-Louis
      Jul 16, 2021, 1:08 PM
    • Yellow perch — Lachine Canal, Jul 07, 2021, 4:39 PM
      Yellow perch
      Lachine Canal
      Jul 07, 2021, 4:39 PM

    Nearby rivers

    • Saint Lawrence River6 km
    • Saint Lawrence Seaway9 km

    Nearby water bodies

    • PondÉtang Angrignon2 km
    • LakeLac Angrignon2 km
    • PondLac des Battures4 km
    • SeaNun's Island strait4 km
    • LakeLac Lacoursière4 km
    • PondLac aux Castors4 km
    • LakeWindmill Point Basin5 km
    • LakeLachine Rapids5 km
    • LakeBickerdike Basin6 km
    • LakePort Sainte-Catherine6 km

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 11 verified catchesPeriod: 2015–2026

    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

    023
    3221111
    Yellow perchChannel catfishSmallmouth bassBluegillEuropean eelLake sturgeonPike
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Yellow perch327%
    Channel catfish218%
    Smallmouth bass218%
    Bluegill19%
    European eel19%
    Lake sturgeon19%
    Pike19%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    024
    124211
    MarMayJunJulAugSep
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Mar19%
    May218%
    Jun436%
    Jul218%
    Aug19%
    Sep19%

    By time of day

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    132122
    689111214
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    06:0019%
    08:00327%
    09:00218%
    11:0019%
    12:00218%
    14:00218%

    Bite calendar

    7–Sep 13
    Mon
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Arctic charLargemouth bassBrown troutBrook troutCarpWhitefishChannel catfishLake sturgeonMuskellungePikeRainbow troutSaugerStriped bassWalleyeYellow perchBlack crappieSmallmouth bassLake troutBurbotRainbow smelt

    Arctic char

    8/10 · Good

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is strong — fish are active. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

    Look for drop-offs and gaps in the weeds, retrieve slowly, lingering over promising spots. The water's cold — fish it more delicately and slowly.

    Lures

    The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: spoon or large fly. The water's cold — work the lure slower than usual.

    Gear

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

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 9 °C — inside the 1–10 °C comfort range for Arctic char, so baseline activity is high.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 1–10 °C comfort rangecomfort 1–10 °C9 °C
    JFMAMJJASOND

    Arctic char 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 Arctic char feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is rising 10 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 10 hPa change
    00:00 · 101823:00 · 1028 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 peak season for Arctic char here.

    JFMAMJJASOND

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

    7 SepMonday, September 7
    +8°

    Cloudy · feels like +3°

    Low / high
    +6°…+8°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    6 m/s NW
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    64%
    Pressure
    1023 hPa
    00:00+7°—6 m/snorthwest wind, 6 m/s71%100%
    01:00+7°—6 m/snorthwest wind, 6 m/s70%100%
    02:00+6°—5 m/snorthwest wind, 5 m/s70%95%
    03:00+6°—5 m/snorthwest wind, 5 m/s70%68%
    04:00+6°—5 m/snorthwest wind, 5 m/s71%32%
    05:00+6°—5 m/snorthwest wind, 5 m/s73%13%
    06:00+6°—5 m/snorthwest wind, 5 m/s76%28%
    07:00+6°—5 m/snorthwest wind, 5 m/s80%61%
    08:00+6°—5 m/snorthwest wind, 5 m/s81%87%
    09:00+6°—5 m/snorthwest wind, 5 m/s77%96%
    10:00+6°—6 m/snorthwest wind, 6 m/s72%97%
    11:00+7°—6 m/snorthwest wind, 6 m/s67%98%
    12:00+8°—6 m/snorthwest wind, 6 m/s64%100%
    13:00+8°—5 m/snorthwest wind, 5 m/s62%100%
    14:00+8°—5 m/snorthwest wind, 5 m/s62%100%
    15:00+8°0.1 mm6 m/snorthwest wind, 6 m/s65%98%
    16:00+8°0.1 mm6 m/snorthwest wind, 6 m/s70%94%
    17:00+8°0.1 mm6 m/snorthwest wind, 6 m/s74%87%
    18:00+7°0.1 mm6 m/snorthwest wind, 6 m/s78%74%
    19:00+7°0.1 mm5 m/snorthwest wind, 5 m/s81%59%
    20:00+7°0.1 mm4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s85%52%
    21:00+7°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s87%61%
    22:00+7°—3 m/snorthwest wind, 3 m/s89%79%
    23:00+7°—3 m/snorthwest wind, 3 m/s90%91%
    +8°+7°+6°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Monday, September 7
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:14
    Sunset
    19:40
    Day length
    13 h 26 min
    Sunshine hours
    6 h 25 min
    UV index
    3
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    01:46
    Moonset
    17:44

    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

    +13% in the windowMonday, September 7
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor01:16–02:16Moonrise
    • Major08:52–10:52Moon overhead
    • Minor17:14–18:14Moonset
    • Major21:21–23:21Moon 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?