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United Kingdom / Devon / River Tamar

Bite forecast: River Tamar

  • length 75 km
  • Flows into Hamoaze
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Best fishing days for the next week

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

    Partly cloudy: 9–15 °C

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River Tamar (Devon) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 75 km long. Flows into Hamoaze. Nearest town — Plymouth. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Catches

Recorded 6 catches here. Most commonly caught: Grayling, Atlantic salmon, Brown trout. Peak season: June–October.

  • Grayling
    River Tamar
    18 °C13 mph
    Jun 10, 2022, 2:24 PM
  • Grayling
    River Tamar
    18 °C13 mph
    Jun 10, 2022, 1:57 PM
  • Atlantic salmon
    River Tamar
    14 °C4 mph
    Oct 11, 2021, 3:12 PM
  • Brown trout
    River Tamar
    14 °C4 mph
    Oct 11, 2021, 2:41 PM
  • Brown trout
    River Tamar
    16 °C9 mph
    Oct 10, 2021, 2:48 PM
  • Atlantic salmon
    River Tamar
    19 °C11 mph
    Jun 30, 2019, 3:53 PM
SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
63/100high activity

Clear: 11–20 °C

  • MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    62/100high activity

    Cloudy: 13–15 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Plymouth4 mi

    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?
    DaceGraylingWhitefishBarbelBreamCarpWels catfishEuropean eelPikeRuffeZanderAtlantic salmonBrown troutChubCrucian carpIdePerchRainbow troutBleakRoachRuddTenchWhite 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 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

    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 14 °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 °C14 °C
    JFMAMJJASOND

    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 · 101623:00 · 1021 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
    +15°

    Cloudy · feels like +14°

    Low / high
    +12°…+16°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    8 mph WNW
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    91%
    Pressure
    1016 hPa
    00:00+16°—15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph97%99%
    01:00+16°0.4 mm15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph99%100%
    02:00+16°0.4 mm15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph99%100%
    03:00+16°0.1 mm14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph100%100%
    04:00+16°0.4 mm14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph99%100%
    05:00+16°0.3 mm15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph99%100%
    06:00+16°—14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph99%100%
    07:00+16°0.2 mm13 mphwest wind, 13 mph99%100%
    08:00+16°0.5 mm12 mphwest wind, 12 mph98%100%
    09:00+15°0.2 mm8 mphnorthwest wind, 8 mph97%100%
    10:00+14°0.2 mm8 mphnorthwest wind, 8 mph95%100%
    11:00+15°—9 mphnorthwest wind, 9 mph89%88%
    12:00+15°—8 mphnorthwest wind, 8 mph91%100%
    13:00+15°0.2 mm11 mphwest wind, 11 mph84%100%
    14:00+15°—9 mphnorthwest wind, 9 mph69%100%
    15:00+16°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph60%100%
    16:00+15°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph62%100%
    17:00+15°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph61%100%
    18:00+14°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph66%100%
    19:00+14°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph76%100%
    20:00+13°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph77%100%
    21:00+12°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph80%98%
    22:00+12°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph82%0%
    23:00+12°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph82%52%
    +16°+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
    06:33
    Sunset
    19:53
    Day length
    13 h 20 min
    Sunshine hours
    2 h 7 min
    UV index
    1
    low
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    22:52
    Moonset
    15:58

    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
    • Major05:55–07:55Moon overhead
    • Minor15:28–16:28Moonset
    • Major18:26–20:26Moon underfoot
    • Minor22:22–23:22Moonrise

    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?

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 6 verified catchesPeriod: 2019–2022

    This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.

    By fish species

    vertical axis — number of catches

    012
    222
    Atlantic salmonBrown troutGrayling
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Atlantic salmon233%
    Brown trout233%
    Grayling233%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    33
    JunOct
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Jun350%
    Oct350%

    By time of day

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    132
    141516
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    14:00117%
    15:00350%
    16:00233%

    Air temperature, °C

    vertical axis — number of catches

    024
    24
    1015
    Air temperature, °C
    ValueCatchesShare
    10–14 °C233%
    15–19 °C467%

    Pressure, mmHg

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    33
    760770
    Pressure, mmHg
    ValueCatchesShare
    760–764 mmHg350%
    770–774 mmHg350%

    Wind direction

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    321
    NSWW
    Wind direction
    ValueCatchesShare
    N350%
    SW233%
    W117%

    Wind speed, mph

    vertical axis — number of catches

    012
    222
    4913
    Wind speed, mph
    ValueCatchesShare
    4–7 mph233%
    9–11 mph233%
    13–16 mph233%

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