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United Kingdom / Hampshire / River Avon

Bite forecast: River Avon

  • length 38 km
  • Flows into English Channel, English Channel basin
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    54/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 15–20 °C

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  • LakeLinbrook West Lake2 mi

River Avon (Hampshire) — a popular fishing spot. About 38 km long. Flows into English Channel, English Channel basin. Nearby towns: Ringwood, Lymington and Romsey. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Catches

Recorded 38 catches here. Most commonly caught: Chub, Barbel, Pike. Peak season: year-round.

  • Barbel
    River Avon
    10 °C20 mph
    Mar 07, 2019, 6:43 PM
  • Barbel
    River Avon
    11 °C16 mph
    Mar 06, 2019, 2:52 PM
  • Chub
    River Avon
    9 °C13 mph
    Jan 16, 2019, 4:36 PM
  • Chub
    River Avon
    9 °C13 mph
    Jan 16, 2019, 10:11 AM
  • Chub
    River Avon
    4 °C7 mph
    Jan 02, 2019, 3:22 PM
  • Chub
    River Avon
    9 °C7 mph
    Jan 01, 2019, 4:00 PM
  • Chub
    River Avon
    10 °C7 mph
    Dec 31, 2018, 3:33 PM
  • Chub
    River Avon
    11 °C9 mph
    Dec 29, 2018, 3:29 PM
SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
52/100medium activity

Partly cloudy: 16–24 °C

  • ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    51/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 18–25 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Ringwood0.2 mi
    • Lymington10 mi
    • Romsey12 mi

    Bite calendar

    Wednesday, September 2

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    DaceEuropean eelGraylingPikeBarbelRuffeZanderPerchWhitefishAtlantic salmonBreamCarpRainbow troutBrown troutWels catfishIdeRoachBleakChubCrucian carpWhite breamRuddTench

    Atlantic salmon

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

    Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

    Lures

    In clear water, natural colors work best: salmon spoon or salmon fly.

    Gear

    No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 17 °C — warmer than the 4–14 °C comfort range for Atlantic salmon: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 4–14 °C comfort rangecomfort 4–14 °C17 °C
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    Atlantic salmon works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

    The day: daylight hours and when Atlantic salmon feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is dropping 2 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 2 hPa change
    00:00 · 102123:00 · 1019 hPa

    One more input — the moon's feeding windows: within their hours the score sits higher than across the rest of the day. The window times are in the “Solunar feeding periods” card below.

    Feeding windows on the day scale0:0012:0024:00

    September is an active season for Atlantic salmon here.

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    These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

    2 SepWednesday, September 2
    +19°

    Cloudy · feels like +17°

    Low / high
    +14°…+20°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    14 mph SW
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    70%
    Pressure
    1020 hPa
    00:00+16°—1 mphsouth wind, 1 mph90%99%
    01:00+15°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph92%97%
    02:00+15°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph90%100%
    03:00+15°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph87%100%
    04:00+14°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph92%0%
    05:00+15°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph92%72%
    06:00+15°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph91%98%
    07:00+15°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph92%98%
    08:00+17°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph88%86%
    09:00+18°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph79%67%
    10:00+19°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph73%73%
    11:00+19°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph69%100%
    12:00+19°—14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph70%100%
    13:00+19°—16 mphsouthwest wind, 16 mph71%100%
    14:00+19°—15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph76%100%
    15:00+19°—15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph79%100%
    16:00+20°—15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph78%99%
    17:00+20°—14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph76%72%
    18:00+20°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph77%89%
    19:00+20°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph79%68%
    20:00+19°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph83%87%
    21:00+19°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph86%100%
    22:00+18°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph89%84%
    23:00+18°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph91%70%
    +20°+17°+14°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Wednesday, September 2
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:19
    Sunset
    19:48
    Day length
    13 h 29 min
    Sunshine hours
    5 h 14 min
    UV index
    2
    low
    Moon
    Waning gibbous
    Moonrise
    21:22
    Moonset
    13:05

    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 2
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major03:52–05:52Moon overhead
    • Minor12:35–13:35Moonset
    • Major16:19–18:19Moon underfoot
    • Minor20:52–21:52Moonrise

    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?

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 38 verified catchesPeriod: 2016–2019

    This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.

    By fish species

    vertical axis — number of catches

    01529
    29621
    ChubBarbelPikeGrass carp
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Chub2976%
    Barbel616%
    Pike25%
    Grass carp13%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    048
    812173538
    JanFebMarJunJulAugOctNovDec
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Jan821%
    Feb13%
    Mar25%
    Jun13%
    Jul718%
    Aug38%
    Oct513%
    Nov38%
    Dec821%

    By time of day

    vertical axis — number of catches

    047
    1144414671221
    891011121314151617181920
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    08:0013%
    09:0013%
    10:00411%
    11:00411%
    12:00411%
    13:0013%
    14:00411%
    15:00616%
    16:00718%
    17:0013%
    18:0025%
    19:0025%
    20:0013%

    Air temperature, °C

    vertical axis — number of catches

    0612
    21012914
    0510152025
    Air temperature, °C
    ValueCatchesShare
    0–4 °C25%
    5–9 °C1026%
    10–14 °C1232%
    15–19 °C924%
    20–24 °C13%
    25–29 °C411%

    Pressure, mmHg

    vertical axis — number of catches

    059
    214799321
    740745750755760765770775780
    Pressure, mmHg
    ValueCatchesShare
    740–744 mmHg25%
    745–749 mmHg13%
    750–754 mmHg411%
    755–759 mmHg718%
    760–764 mmHg924%
    765–769 mmHg924%
    770–774 mmHg38%
    775–779 mmHg25%
    780–784 mmHg13%

    Wind direction

    vertical axis — number of catches

    0510
    2254310102
    NNEESESSWWNW
    Wind direction
    ValueCatchesShare
    N25%
    NE25%
    E513%
    SE411%
    S38%
    SW1026%
    W1026%
    NW25%

    Wind speed, mph

    vertical axis — number of catches

    0714
    3811142
    0491318
    Wind speed, mph
    ValueCatchesShare
    0–2 mph38%
    4–7 mph821%
    9–11 mph1129%
    13–16 mph1437%
    18–20 mph25%