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United Kingdom / Cumbria / River Kent

Bite forecast: River Kent

  • length 47 km
  • Flows into Morecambe Bay
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    64/100high activity

    Cloudy: 12–20 °C

River Kent (Cumbria) — a popular fishing spot. About 47 km long. Flows into Morecambe Bay. Nearby towns: Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
61/100high activity

Cloudy: 12–14 °C

  • TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    60/100high activity

    Drizzle: 10–12 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Windermere3 mi
    • Bowness-on-Windermere4 mi

    Nearby rivers

    • River Mint3 mi
    • River Gowan4 mi
    • River Sprint4 mi
    • Gilpin5 mi
    • River Pool5 mi
    • River Gilpin6 mi
    • Barrow Beck6 mi
    • Borrow Beck6 mi

    Nearby water bodies

    • LakeRatherheath Tarn2 mi
    • ReservoirPotter Tarn2 mi
    • ReservoirGurnal Dubs2 mi
    • ReservoirFisher Tarn Reservoir3 mi
    • LakeWhinfell Tarn4 mi
    • LakeKnipe Tarn5 mi
    • LakeSkeggles Water5 mi
    • LakeStonehills Tarn6 mi
    • ReservoirKillington Reservoir6 mi
    • LakeKentmere Tarn6 mi
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    Catches

    Recorded 1 catch here. Most commonly caught: Brown trout. Peak season: May.

    • Brown trout — River Kent, May 13, 2025, 7:06 PM
      Brown trout
      River Kent
      18 °C13 mph
      May 13, 2025, 7:06 PM

    Bite calendar

    Friday, September 4

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    WhitefishBarbelBreamCarpWels catfishDaceEuropean eelGraylingPikeRuffeZanderAtlantic salmonBrown troutChubIdePerchRainbow troutBleakCrucian carpRoachRuddTenchWhite bream

    Atlantic salmon

    5/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

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

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.

    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

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

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 13 °C — inside the 4–14 °C comfort range for Atlantic salmon, so baseline activity is high.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 4–14 °C comfort rangecomfort 4–14 °C13 °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 rising 5 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 5 hPa change
    00:00 · 100923:00 · 1014 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.

    JFMAMJJASOND

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

    4 SepFriday, September 4
    +14°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +9°

    Low / high
    +12°…+15°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    20 mph WSW
    Cloud cover
    73%
    Humidity
    74%
    Pressure
    1007 hPa
    00:00+13°0.9 mm7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph96%100%
    01:00+13°1.0 mm5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph97%100%
    02:00+13°0.1 mm6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph97%100%
    03:00+13°0.3 mm8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph97%100%
    04:00+13°0.3 mm8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph97%100%
    05:00+13°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph94%100%
    06:00+12°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph93%100%
    07:00+13°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph89%95%
    08:00+13°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph83%100%
    09:00+13°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph80%87%
    10:00+13°—18 mphsouthwest wind, 18 mph77%81%
    11:00+14°—18 mphwest wind, 18 mph74%73%
    12:00+14°—20 mphwest wind, 20 mph74%73%
    13:00+14°—20 mphwest wind, 20 mph75%48%
    14:00+15°—21 mphwest wind, 21 mph65%43%
    15:00+15°—20 mphwest wind, 20 mph62%30%
    16:00+15°—18 mphwest wind, 18 mph70%84%
    17:00+15°—20 mphwest wind, 20 mph67%63%
    18:00+15°—21 mphwest wind, 21 mph69%61%
    19:00+14°—20 mphwest wind, 20 mph77%47%
    20:00+13°—17 mphwest wind, 17 mph78%77%
    21:00+12°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph76%10%
    22:00+12°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph84%73%
    23:00+12°0.1 mm14 mphwest wind, 14 mph83%56%
    +15°+14°+12°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Friday, September 4
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:24
    Sunset
    19:56
    Day length
    13 h 32 min
    Sunshine hours
    9 h 20 min
    UV index
    3
    moderate
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    22:23
    Moonset
    16:18

    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 windowFriday, September 4
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major05:51–07:51Moon overhead
    • Minor15:48–16:48Moonset
    • Major18:22–20:22Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:53–22:53Moonrise

    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?