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United Kingdom / Angus / River Vinny Water

Bite forecast: River Vinny Water

  • length 16 km
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    67/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 7–15 °C

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Nearby rivers

  • Elliot Water5 mi
  • Lunan Water5 mi
  • Lemno Burn6 mi
  • Brothock Water6 mi
  • Kerbet Water8 mi
  • Noran Water8 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeBalgavies Loch1 mi
  • LakeRescobie Loch2 mi
  • LakeBuddy's Loch4 mi
  • LakeNorth Loch4 mi
  • LakeLoch Fithie4 mi
  • LakeMuirheads Reservoir (disused)5 mi
  • LakeBrothock Meadows Flood Storage Area5 mi
  • ReservoirCrombie Reservoir5 mi
  • LakeLoch of Forfar7 mi
  • LakeSt Vigeans Flood Storage Area7 mi

River Vinny Water (Angus) — a popular fishing spot. About 16 km long. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
59/100medium activity

Cloudy: 13–18 °C

  • SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    58/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 15–20 °C

  • Bite calendar

    Thursday, September 3

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
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    Atlantic salmon

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

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    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is strong — fish are active. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

    Peak bite hours

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

    Tactics

    Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

    Lures

    The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: salmon spoon or salmon fly.

    Gear

    No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 14 °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 °C14 °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 dropping 1 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 1 hPa change
    00:00 · 100623:00 · 1004 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

    3 SepThursday, September 3
    +17°

    Cloudy · feels like +14°

    Low / high
    +13°…+18°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    13 mph WSW
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    61%
    Pressure
    1008 hPa
    00:00+14°3.3 mm4 mphnorth wind, 4 mph99%100%
    01:00+14°0.1 mm2 mphwest wind, 2 mph99%100%
    02:00+14°0.1 mm7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph99%100%
    03:00+13°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph99%100%
    04:00+13°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph97%100%
    05:00+13°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph97%100%
    06:00+13°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph96%1%
    07:00+13°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph92%0%
    08:00+14°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph90%1%
    09:00+14°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph82%0%
    10:00+15°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph76%9%
    11:00+16°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph68%63%
    12:00+17°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph61%100%
    13:00+17°—15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph62%100%
    14:00+17°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph64%100%
    15:00+18°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph59%100%
    16:00+17°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph64%100%
    17:00+16°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph69%100%
    18:00+16°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph76%100%
    19:00+15°0.7 mm11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph89%100%
    20:00+15°0.1 mm6 mphwest wind, 6 mph91%100%
    21:00+14°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph86%100%
    22:00+14°0.1 mm10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph90%95%
    23:00+13°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph92%58%
    +18°+15°+13°
    Weather throughout the day
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    Sun and moon

    Thursday, September 3
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:18
    Sunset
    20:02
    Day length
    13 h 44 min
    Sunshine hours
    6 h 4 min
    UV index
    3
    moderate
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    21:11
    Moonset
    15:22

    The day is 5 min shorter than yesterday.

    Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

    Solunar feeding periods

    +14% in the windowThursday, September 3
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major04:51–06:51Moon overhead
    • Minor14:52–15:52Moonset
    • Major17:20–19:20Moon underfoot
    • Minor20:41–21:41Moonrise

    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?