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United Kingdom / Dorset

Dorset — bite forecast

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Rivers (36)
River Stour

35 more — find yours by name.

Water bodies (44)
Beaumont LakeBlue LagoonBridehead LakeBurton MereCerne Abbas Flood Water StorageCreekmoor LakesCrichel LakeDorset SpringsEast Lakefish farm pondsGreat PondHamworthy LakeHatch PondHeath LakeHigher PondImerys MineralsKingston Maurward LakeLake LucerneLittle SeaLodden LakesLongLongham LakesLower PondLysander LakeMayers Wood PondMeadowMeadow LakeMelbury LakeMerley PondMilton LakeModel Boat EnclosureOakOld Decoy PondPoole Park Boating LakeRadipole LakeReed LakeSherborne LakeStarling LakeThe Blue PoolThe FleetThe LakeWakeling WaterWest LakeWoodland
Sea areas (3)
Poole HarbourWeymouth Bay

1 more — find yours by name.

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    63/100high activity

    Cloudy: 12–18 °C

Which fish are caught here

  • Brown trout50 catches
  • Carp23 catches
  • Pike13 catches
  • Atlantic salmon5 catches

Catches

Recorded 116 catches here. Most commonly caught: Brown trout, Carp, Pike. Peak season: year-round.

  • Brown trout — River Allen, Dec 21, 2025, 12:01 PM
    Brown trout
    River Allen
    10 °C9 mph
    Dec 21, 2025, 12:01 PM
  • Brown trout — River Stour, Oct 12, 2025, 4:27 PM

Dorset — a region with a sea coast plus rivers and lakes. The region has 36 rivers, 44 water bodies and 3 sea areas. We forecast the bite not only on rivers and lakes, but at sea as well. Fish species: bleak, roach, rainbow trout, wels catfish, ide and ruffe. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.

SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
60/100high activity

Partly cloudy: 13–23 °C

  • MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    54/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 16–19 °C

  • Grayling5 catches
  • Grey mullet4 catches
  • Roach3 catches
  • Barbel3 catches
  • Bream2 catches
  • Perch2 catches
  • Tench2 catches
  • Chub2 catches
  • Brown trout
    River Stour
    15 °C7 mph
    Oct 12, 2025, 4:27 PM
  • Brown trout — River Stour, Oct 05, 2025, 3:25 PM
    Brown trout
    River Stour
    15 °C16 mph
    Oct 05, 2025, 3:25 PM
  • Brown trout — River Stour, Sep 13, 2025, 10:28 PM
    Brown trout
    River Stour
    17 °C13 mph
    Sep 13, 2025, 10:28 PM
  • Brown trout — River Frome, Sep 08, 2025, 8:00 PM
    Brown trout
    River Frome
    16 °C11 mph
    Sep 08, 2025, 8:00 PM
  • Brown trout — River Stour, Sep 05, 2025, 9:34 PM
    Brown trout
    River Stour
    19 °C7 mph
    Sep 05, 2025, 9:34 PM
  • Brown trout — River Stour, Jun 14, 2025, 2:53 PM
    Brown trout
    River Stour
    18 °C13 mph
    Jun 14, 2025, 2:53 PM
  • Brown trout — River Stour, Jun 14, 2025, 1:02 PM
    Brown trout
    River Stour
    18 °C13 mph
    Jun 14, 2025, 1:02 PM
  • 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

    9 SepWednesday, September 9

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

    0:0023:00
    • Dace9/10
    • European eel9/10
    • Grayling9/10
    • Pike9/10
    • Barbel8/10
    • Ruffe8/10
    • Whitefish8/10
    • Zander8/10
    • Atlantic salmon7/10
    • Perch7/10
    • Bream6/10
    • Carp6/10
    • Rainbow trout6/10
    • Brown trout5/10
    • Roach5/10
    • Wels catfish5/10
    • Bleak4/10
    • Chub4/10
    • Crucian carp4/10
    • Ide4/10
    • White bream4/10
    • Rudd3/10
    • Tench3/10
    Bite activity:highmediumlow
    How this forecast is calculated
    9 SepWednesday, September 9
    +16°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +12°

    Low / high
    +11°…+17°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    15 mph WNW
    Cloud cover
    74%
    Humidity
    64%
    Pressure
    1013 hPa
    00:00+12°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph77%25%
    01:00+12°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph78%33%
    02:00+12°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph81%25%
    03:00+11°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph84%10%
    04:00+11°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph86%3%
    05:00+11°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph87%14%
    06:00+11°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph87%32%
    07:00+11°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph86%47%
    08:00+12°0.1 mm12 mphwest wind, 12 mph82%51%
    09:00+14°0.1 mm14 mphwest wind, 14 mph75%51%
    10:00+15°0.1 mm15 mphnorthwest wind, 15 mph70%53%
    11:00+15°—14 mphnorthwest wind, 14 mph69%71%
    12:00+16°—15 mphnorthwest wind, 15 mph64%74%
    13:00+16°—16 mphnorthwest wind, 16 mph61%73%
    14:00+17°—15 mphnorthwest wind, 15 mph59%65%
    15:00+17°—15 mphnorthwest wind, 15 mph59%50%
    16:00+17°—14 mphnorthwest wind, 14 mph59%33%
    17:00+17°—13 mphnorthwest wind, 13 mph59%17%
    18:00+16°—12 mphnorthwest wind, 12 mph61%5%
    19:00+16°—11 mphnorthwest wind, 11 mph63%0%
    20:00+15°—10 mphnorthwest wind, 10 mph67%5%
    21:00+14°—9 mphnorthwest wind, 9 mph72%17%
    22:00+12°—7 mphnorthwest wind, 7 mph78%33%
    23:00+11°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph84%51%
    +17°+14°+11°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Wednesday, September 9
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:35
    Sunset
    19:37
    Day length
    13 h 2 min
    Sunshine hours
    8 h 29 min
    UV index
    3
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    04:10
    Moonset
    18:57

    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 windowWednesday, September 9
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor03:40–04:40Moonrise
    • Major10:44–12:44Moon overhead
    • Minor18:27–19:27Moonset

    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

    Pick a stretch of steady current, chum one spot and fish it — don't move around without reason.

    Lures

    Today's bait — maggot or small hook with dough bait. In cold or murky water, add scent to your chum.

    Gear

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