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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

    8 SepTuesday, September 8

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

    0:0023:00
    • Dace10/10
    • European eel10/10
    • Grayling10/10
    • Barbel9/10
    • Pike9/10
    • Ruffe9/10
    • Zander9/10
    • Perch8/10
    • Whitefish8/10
    • Atlantic salmon7/10
    • Bream7/10
    • Carp6/10
    • Rainbow trout6/10
    • Roach6/10
    • Brown 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
    8 SepTuesday, September 8
    +18°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +14°

    Low / high
    +15°…+20°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    15 mph W
    Cloud cover
    40%
    Humidity
    44%
    Pressure
    1009 hPa
    00:00+17°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph65%100%
    01:00+17°—14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph67%100%
    02:00+17°0.1 mm14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph71%100%
    03:00+16°0.1 mm14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph76%100%
    04:00+16°0.1 mm14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph80%100%
    05:00+16°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph83%100%
    06:00+16°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph84%100%
    07:00+15°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph82%100%
    08:00+15°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph74%90%
    09:00+15°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph63%76%
    10:00+16°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph54%63%
    11:00+17°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph48%51%
    12:00+18°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph44%40%
    13:00+20°—16 mphwest wind, 16 mph41%38%
    14:00+20°—17 mphwest wind, 17 mph38%56%
    15:00+20°—17 mphwest wind, 17 mph37%82%
    16:00+20°—17 mphwest wind, 17 mph37%92%
    17:00+19°—16 mphwest wind, 16 mph40%68%
    18:00+18°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph46%27%
    19:00+17°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph51%0%
    20:00+17°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph55%1%
    21:00+16°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph59%16%
    22:00+15°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph62%25%
    23:00+15°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph64%21%
    +20°+17°+15°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Tuesday, September 8
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:20
    Sunset
    19:28
    Day length
    13 h 8 min
    Sunshine hours
    12 h 2 min
    UV index
    5
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    02:24
    Moonset
    18:30

    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 windowTuesday, September 8
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor01:54–02:54Moonrise
    • Major09:38–11:38Moon overhead
    • Minor18:00–19:00Moonset
    • Major22:05–00:00Moon 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

    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

    No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.