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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. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    66/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 10–15 °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.

WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
63/100high activity

Cloudy: 14–18 °C

  • ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    62/100high activity

    Cloudy: 13–17 °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
  • Bite calendar

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

    Bite on rivers

    8 SepTuesday, September 8

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

    0:0023:00
    • European eel10/10
    • Barbel9/10
    • Dace9/10
    • Grayling9/10
    • Pike9/10
    • Ruffe9/10
    • Whitefish9/10
    • Zander9/10
    • Perch8/10
    • Atlantic salmon7/10
    • Bream7/10
    • Rainbow trout7/10
    • Wels catfish7/10
    • Brown trout6/10
    • Carp6/10
    • Ide6/10
    • Chub5/10
    • Roach5/10
    • Bleak4/10
    • Crucian carp4/10
    • White bream4/10
    • Rudd3/10
    • Tench3/10
    Bite activity:highmediumlow
    How this forecast is calculated
    8 SepTuesday, September 8
    +15°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +13°

    Low / high
    +10°…+15°
    Precipitation
    0.7 mm
    Wind
    10 mph SSW
    Cloud cover
    71%
    Humidity
    77%
    Pressure
    1009 hPa
    00:00+12°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph69%73%
    01:00+12°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph72%67%
    02:00+11°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph74%60%
    03:00+11°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph77%52%
    04:00+10°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph80%44%
    05:00+10°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph82%36%
    06:00+10°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph83%30%
    07:00+10°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph82%27%
    08:00+11°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph79%27%
    09:00+12°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph75%29%
    10:00+13°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph69%34%
    11:00+14°0.3 mm9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph71%54%
    12:00+15°0.7 mm10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph77%71%
    13:00+15°1.0 mm10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph85%86%
    14:00+14°0.9 mm11 mpheast wind, 11 mph95%100%
    15:00+14°0.9 mm12 mphnortheast wind, 12 mph95%100%
    16:00+14°0.9 mm14 mphnortheast wind, 14 mph95%100%
    17:00+13°0.9 mm16 mphnortheast wind, 16 mph95%100%
    18:00+13°0.9 mm19 mphnortheast wind, 19 mph94%100%
    19:00+13°0.9 mm21 mphnorth wind, 21 mph93%100%
    20:00+13°0.5 mm22 mphnorth wind, 22 mph92%100%
    21:00+13°0.5 mm23 mphnorth wind, 23 mph90%100%
    22:00+12°0.5 mm23 mphnorth wind, 23 mph88%100%
    23:00+12°0.5 mm23 mphnorth wind, 23 mph86%100%
    +15°+12°+10°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Tuesday, September 8
    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
    19:57
    Day length
    13 h 14 min
    Sunshine hours
    0 min
    UV index
    3
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    02:38
    Moonset
    19:07

    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 windowTuesday, September 8
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor02:08–03:08Moonrise
    • Major10:06–12:06Moon overhead
    • Minor18:37–19:37Moonset
    • Major22:32–00:00Moon 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?

    Recommendations

    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: worm bottom rig or fish strip bait.

    Gear

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