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13 verified Carp catches are linked to River Blackwater. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Carp.
Tuesday, November 3
Pick a stretch of steady current, chum one spot and fish it — don't move around without reason.
River Blackwater — Tuesday, November 3
The bite is weak — fish are sluggish. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably. Peak 10:00–11:00 and 12:00–14:00.
The computed water temperature is around 11 °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 dropping 2 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.
November is a slow season for Carp: the best months fall at another time of year.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Cloudy · feels like +10°
The day is 4 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
Geomagnetic fieldquiet, Kp 2
Kp index — NOAA data. Not part of the bite score: catches show no link between geomagnetic storms and the bite.
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?BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.
vertical axis — number of catches
| Value | Catches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| May | 3 | 23% |
| Jun | 1 | 8% |
| Sep | 7 | 54% |
| Nov | 1 | 8% |
| Dec | 1 | 8% |
River Blackwater (Essex) — a popular fishing spot. About 84 km long. Flows into North Sea. Close by — Chelmsford, Colchester and Southend-on-Sea. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.
Biting
Fish in 13 of 13 reports
Anglers have logged 13 fishing reports here. Peak season: May–September.