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Recorded 30 catches of Carp in Devon. Most active — April–November. A day-by-day bite calendar for Carp.
Tackle, baits, spots and seasons — a full guide to catching Carp.
Read the guide →Saturday, September 5
The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.
Best time — 11:00–17:00 (daytime activity).
Pick a stretch of steady current, chum one spot and fish it — don't move around without reason.
Today's bait — boilies or sweetcorn.
Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly.
An average day — best chances during peak windows.
The computed water temperature is around 14 °C — colder than the 16–28 °C comfort range for Carp: the fish conserves energy and takes more cautiously.
Carp feeds by day — between sunrise and sunset; their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is rising 4 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.
September is an active season for Carp here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Partly cloudy · feels like +13°
The day is 4 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
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.
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