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Thornback ray lives in Dorset. Today's bite forecast, a day-by-day and hour-by-hour activity calendar, best time and baits.
Friday, September 4
The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.
Best time — 00:00–03:00 and 23:00–23:00 (nighttime activity).
Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.
The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: cut-bait bottom rig or sandeel.
No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.
Worth going — it's a productive day.
The computed water temperature is around 17 °C — inside the 7–17 °C comfort range for Thornback ray, so baseline activity is high.
Thornback ray feeds at night: the peak falls in the dark hours, between sunset and sunrise.
Pressure is rising 5 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.
September is peak season for Thornback ray here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Cloudy · feels like +17°
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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