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United Kingdom / Cornwall / West Looe River

Bite forecast: West Looe River

  • length 14 km
  • Flows into English Channel, English Channel basin
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    56/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 14–17 °C

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Nearby rivers

  • East Looe River2 mi
  • River Fowey4 mi
  • River Lerryn4 mi
  • River Seaton4 mi
  • River Tiddy6 mi
  • Pont Pill7 mi
  • Warleggan River8 mi
  • Cardinham Water8 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeStonerush Lakes3 mi
  • BayTalland Bay5 mi
  • BayPortnadler Bay6 mi
  • BayMixtow Pill7 mi
  • ReservoirPark Lake7 mi
  • ReservoirSiblyback Lake7 mi
  • ReservoirColliford Lake9 mi
  • LakeDozmary Pool9 mi

West Looe River (Cornwall) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 14 km long. Flows into English Channel, English Channel basin. Nearby towns: Looe, Liskeard and Bodmin. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Catches

Recorded 1 catch here. Most commonly caught: Carp. Peak season: October.

  • Carp
    West Looe River
    16 °C11 mph
    Oct 05, 2010, 10:03 AM
SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
53/100medium activity

Clear: 15–21 °C

  • MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    52/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 16–17 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Looe0.4 mi
    • Liskeard2 mi
    • Bodmin9 mi

    Bite calendar

    7–Sep 13
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
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    Atlantic salmon

    6/10 · Fair

    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 — 07:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (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. 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 16 °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 °C16 °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 flat: it moves no more than 1 hPa over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

    Pressure through the day, 1 hPa change
    00:00 · 101723:00 · 1018 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

    7 SepMonday, September 7
    +17°

    Cloudy · feels like +15°

    Low / high
    +16°…+19°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    9 mph WNW
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    70%
    Pressure
    1020 hPa
    00:00+19°0.1 mm8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph95%87%
    01:00+19°0.1 mm8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph96%83%
    02:00+18°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph97%87%
    03:00+18°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph97%94%
    04:00+17°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph97%100%
    05:00+17°0.2 mm8 mphwest wind, 8 mph96%100%
    06:00+16°0.2 mm9 mphnorthwest wind, 9 mph94%100%
    07:00+16°0.2 mm10 mphnorthwest wind, 10 mph91%100%
    08:00+16°—10 mphnorthwest wind, 10 mph87%100%
    09:00+16°—10 mphnorthwest wind, 10 mph82%100%
    10:00+16°—9 mphnorthwest wind, 9 mph78%100%
    11:00+16°—9 mphnorthwest wind, 9 mph74%100%
    12:00+17°—9 mphnorthwest wind, 9 mph70%100%
    13:00+17°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph67%100%
    14:00+17°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph67%99%
    15:00+17°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph68%97%
    16:00+17°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph69%95%
    17:00+17°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph71%94%
    18:00+17°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph73%94%
    19:00+17°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph75%94%
    20:00+16°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph76%96%
    21:00+16°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph77%98%
    22:00+16°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph79%100%
    23:00+16°0.6 mm12 mphwest wind, 12 mph83%100%
    +19°+17°+16°
    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
    06:43
    Sunset
    19:51
    Day length
    13 h 8 min
    Sunshine hours
    5 h 3 min
    UV index
    2
    low
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    01:29
    Moonset
    18:23

    The day is 4 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 windowMonday, September 7
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor00:59–01:59Moonrise
    • Major09:05–11:05Moon overhead
    • Minor17:53–18:53Moonset
    • Major21:34–23:34Moon 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?