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United Kingdom / County Down

County Down — bite forecast

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Towns and settlements (2)
CastlewellanRathfriland
Rivers (47)
BannClanrye RiverUpper Bann

44 more — find yours by name.

Water bodies (92)
Altnadua LoughAughnadarragh LoughBallfinragh LoughBallydugan LakeBallykine LoughBallykine LoughBallyloughBallymacromwell LoughBallymagreehan LoughBallymartin LoughBallyroney LakeBallysallagh Lower ReservoirBallysallagh Upper ReservoirBallyward LakeBallywillwill PondBegny LakeBen Crom ReservoirBinian LoughBlue LoughBow LoughBow LoughBurren LoughCarrickmannan LoughCarrigullian LoughCastlewellan LakeClandeboye ReservoirClay PitsClay PitsClea LakesCorbet LoughDairy LoughDerryboy LoughDerryleckagh LakeDrum LoughDrumaran LakeDrumiller LoughDrumnavaddy LakeDunaghaguy ReservoirDunbeg LoughFinnebrogue LoughFofanny ReservoirGill's LoughGlen DamGreat DamHarbour LagoonHelens Wood LakeHeron LoughHeron LoughHillsborough LakeHogg's LoughHunshigo LakeKernan LakeKnockbracken ReservoirLong LoughLough AgheryLough BricklandLough CoweyLough DooLough ErneLough GareLough HenneyLough Island ReavyLough MannLough Money ReservoirLough ShannaghLoughinisland LakeLower Conlig ReservoirLower LakeMagheralagan LakeMagherscouse LoughMcAuley's LakeMcKee's LoughMill PondMill PondMilltown DamMilltown LoughMonloughMontgomery's LoughMount Stewart LakeMovilla Trout FisheryPollramer LakePortavoe ReservoirShane's LoughSilent Valley ReservoirSpelga ReservoirStrand LoughTannaghmore ReservoirTemple WaterTullymagee LoughUpper Conlig ReservoirUpper LakeWright's Lough
Sea areas (3)
Belfast LoughNorth ChannelStrangford Lough

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    68/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 8–14 °C

Which fish are caught here

  • Carp5 catches
  • Brown trout1 catch

Catches

Recorded 6 catches here. Most commonly caught: Carp, Brown trout. Peak season: year-round.

  • Carp
    Northern Ireland, County Down
    7 °C25 mph
    Dec 08, 2019, 2:40 PM

County Down — a place for both saltwater and freshwater fishing. The region has 2 cities, 47 rivers, 92 water bodies and 3 sea areas. Sea fishing is covered too: coastal waters get their own bite forecast. Fish species: bleak, roach, rainbow trout, wels catfish, ide and ruffe. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
64/100high activity

Cloudy: 16–19 °C

  • SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    61/100high activity

    Cloudy: 10–16 °C

  • Brown trout
    Corbet Lough
    13 °C9 mph
    Oct 26, 2016, 3:43 PM
  • Carp
    Strangford Lough
    6 °C18 mph
    Feb 20, 2016, 9:11 AM
  • Carp
    Strangford Lough
    6 °C18 mph
    Feb 20, 2016, 8:05 AM
  • Carp
    Strangford Lough
    6 °C18 mph
    Feb 19, 2016, 11:08 AM
  • Carp
    Strangford Lough
    9 °C18 mph
    Jan 01, 2001, 12:30 AM
  • Recommendations

    Tactics

    Chum one spot near a drop-off and wait for fish to arrive — don't chase them.

    Lures

    Today's bait — maggot or small hook with dough bait. In cold or murky water, add scent to your chum.

    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.

    Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?

    Bite on rivers

    2 SepWednesday, September 2

    Tap any fish to open its full forecast — the hours it bites, what it takes, and where it has been caught.

    0:0023:00
    • Dace9/10
    • European eel9/10
    • Grayling9/10
    • Pike9/10
    • Barbel8/10
    • Ruffe8/10
    • Whitefish8/10
    • Zander8/10
    • Bream7/10
    • Carp7/10
    • Perch7/10
    • Atlantic salmon6/10
    • Brown trout6/10
    • Rainbow trout6/10
    • Wels catfish6/10
    • Chub5/10
    • Ide5/10
    • Roach5/10
    • Bleak4/10
    • Crucian carp4/10
    • White bream4/10
    • Rudd3/10
    • Tench3/10
    Bite activity:highmediumlow
    How this forecast is calculated
    2 SepWednesday, September 2
    +16°

    Cloudy · feels like +16°

    Low / high
    +14°…+18°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    8 mph SE
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    93%
    Pressure
    1012 hPa
    00:00+14°0.2 mm4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph97%100%
    01:00+14°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph93%100%
    02:00+14°—3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph95%99%
    03:00+15°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph94%100%
    04:00+14°—2 mphsouth wind, 2 mph97%100%
    05:00+14°0.1 mm4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph98%100%
    06:00+14°0.1 mm7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph97%100%
    07:00+14°—6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph98%100%
    08:00+14°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph97%100%
    09:00+15°0.1 mm6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph96%100%
    10:00+16°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph96%100%
    11:00+16°—6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph93%100%
    12:00+16°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph93%100%
    13:00+17°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph94%100%
    14:00+16°0.5 mm6 mpheast wind, 6 mph97%100%
    15:00+16°2.1 mm3 mpheast wind, 3 mph97%100%
    16:00+17°0.1 mm4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph94%100%
    17:00+17°1.8 mm7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph98%99%
    18:00+18°0.2 mm5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph97%99%
    19:00+18°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph89%57%
    20:00+18°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph89%84%
    21:00+16°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph91%62%
    22:00+17°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph91%100%
    23:00+17°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph92%100%
    +18°+16°+14°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    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
    06:32
    Sunset
    20:12
    Day length
    13 h 40 min
    Sunshine hours
    32 min
    UV index
    1
    low
    Moon
    Waning gibbous
    Moonrise
    21:19
    Moonset
    13:39

    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

    +13% in the windowWednesday, September 2
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major04:07–06:07Moon overhead
    • Minor13:09–14:09Moonset
    • Major16:35–18:35Moon underfoot
    • Minor20:49–21:49Moonrise

    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?