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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
    59/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 15–20 °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.

MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
58/100medium activity

Partly cloudy: 16–25 °C

  • SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    57/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 13–23 °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

    7–Sep 13
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?

    Bite on rivers

    7 SepMonday, September 7

    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
    • Zander9/10
    • Barbel8/10
    • Perch8/10
    • Ruffe8/10
    • Whitefish7/10
    • Atlantic salmon6/10
    • Bream6/10
    • Carp6/10
    • Roach6/10
    • Brown trout5/10
    • Rainbow trout5/10
    • 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
    7 SepMonday, September 7
    +24°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +23°

    Low / high
    +16°…+25°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    11 mph W
    Cloud cover
    66%
    Humidity
    58%
    Pressure
    1016 hPa
    00:00+18°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph72%79%
    01:00+18°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph72%83%
    02:00+17°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph74%87%
    03:00+17°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph77%88%
    04:00+17°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph79%81%
    05:00+16°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph80%58%
    06:00+16°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph81%25%
    07:00+16°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph80%2%
    08:00+18°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph78%0%
    09:00+20°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph74%0%
    10:00+21°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph70%0%
    11:00+23°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph64%27%
    12:00+24°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph58%66%
    13:00+25°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph54%94%
    14:00+25°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph54%100%
    15:00+24°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph55%100%
    16:00+24°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph58%100%
    17:00+23°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph62%100%
    18:00+21°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph67%100%
    19:00+20°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph69%100%
    20:00+19°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph67%99%
    21:00+18°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph62%98%
    22:00+18°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph59%98%
    23:00+17°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph60%98%
    +25°+20°+16°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Monday, September 7
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:18
    Sunset
    19:30
    Day length
    13 h 12 min
    Sunshine hours
    11 h 36 min
    UV index
    4
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    00:54
    Moonset
    18:08

    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 windowMonday, September 7
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor00:24–01:24Moonrise
    • Major08:41–10:41Moon overhead
    • Minor17:38–18:38Moonset
    • Major21:10–23:10Moon underfoot

    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

    Chum one spot near a drop-off and wait for fish to arrive — don't chase them.

    Lures

    Today's bait — maggot or small hook with dough bait.

    Gear

    No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do.