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United Kingdom / Essex

Essex — bite forecast

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Towns and settlements (4)
ChelmsfordColchesterHarlowSouthend-on-Sea
Rivers (60)
River BlackwaterRiver Chelmer

58 more — find yours by name.

Water bodies (103)
Abberton ReservoirHanningfield Reservoir

101 more — find yours by name.

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    58/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 13–17 °C

Which fish are caught here

  • Carp99 catches
  • Roach22 catches
  • Tench14 catches
  • Rainbow trout12 catches

Catches

Recorded 186 catches here. Most commonly caught: Carp, Roach, Tench. Peak season: year-round.

  • Rainbow trout
    River Blackwater
    12 °C7 mph
    Apr 14, 2024, 11:04 AM

Essex — a region with rich fishing opportunities. The region has 4 cities, 60 rivers and 103 water bodies. Species found here: bleak, roach, rainbow trout, wels catfish, ide and ruffe. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.

SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
56/100medium activity

Clear: 14–28 °C

  • ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    54/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 19–25 °C

  • Perch12 catches
  • Bream9 catches
  • Pike8 catches
  • Crucian carp7 catches
  • Chub4 catches
  • Dace2 catches
  • White bream2 catches
  • Rudd1 catch
  • Rudd
    England, Essex
    23 °C2 mph
    Jul 16, 2022, 6:22 PM
  • Rainbow trout
    River Blackwater
    9 °C13 mph
    Apr 09, 2022, 3:06 PM
  • Rainbow trout
    Home Water
    7 °C9 mph
    Mar 01, 2022, 1:06 PM
  • Rainbow trout
    Home Water
    5 °C2 mph
    Jan 30, 2022, 10:56 AM
  • Rainbow trout
    Home Water
    12 °C22 mph
    Jan 29, 2022, 9:02 AM
  • Rainbow trout
    River Blackwater
    7 °C4 mph
    Nov 23, 2021, 12:30 PM
  • Carp
    River Crouch
    25 °C7 mph
    Sep 07, 2021, 1:15 PM
  • Bite calendar

    Thursday, September 3

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?

    Bite on rivers

    3 SepThursday, September 3

    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
    • Pike9/10
    • Barbel8/10
    • Grayling8/10
    • Zander8/10
    • Perch7/10
    • Ruffe7/10
    • Whitefish7/10
    • Atlantic salmon6/10
    • Bream6/10
    • Carp6/10
    • Brown trout5/10
    • Rainbow 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
    3 SepThursday, September 3
    +23°

    Cloudy · feels like +21°

    Low / high
    +19°…+25°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    16 mph W
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    55%
    Pressure
    1017 hPa
    00:00+19°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph85%100%
    01:00+19°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph84%93%
    02:00+19°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph82%100%
    03:00+19°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph84%100%
    04:00+19°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph84%100%
    05:00+19°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph85%100%
    06:00+19°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph86%100%
    07:00+19°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph83%100%
    08:00+19°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph77%100%
    09:00+20°—16 mphwest wind, 16 mph70%100%
    10:00+21°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph66%100%
    11:00+22°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph63%100%
    12:00+23°—16 mphwest wind, 16 mph55%100%
    13:00+24°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph51%100%
    14:00+25°—16 mphwest wind, 16 mph48%62%
    15:00+24°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph54%100%
    16:00+24°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph55%96%
    17:00+24°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph58%80%
    18:00+24°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph62%47%
    19:00+23°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph63%84%
    20:00+22°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph72%94%
    21:00+21°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph77%63%
    22:00+21°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph84%73%
    23:00+20°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph86%86%
    +25°+22°+19°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Thursday, September 3
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:12
    Sunset
    19:39
    Day length
    13 h 27 min
    Sunshine hours
    6 h 16 min
    UV index
    3
    moderate
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    21:39
    Moonset
    14:24

    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

    +14% in the windowThursday, September 3
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major04:36–06:36Moon overhead
    • Minor13:54–14:54Moonset
    • Major17:05–19:05Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:09–22:09Moonrise

    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.

    Gear

    No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do.