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6 verified Brown trout catches are linked to River Test. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Brown trout.
Tuesday, September 8
The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.
Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).
Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.
The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: spinner or small crankbait.
No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.
An average day — best chances during peak windows.
The computed water temperature is around 16 °C — inside the 6–17 °C comfort range for Brown trout, so baseline activity is high.
Brown trout works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to 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.
September is an average month for Brown trout here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Drizzle · feels like +15°
The day is 4 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
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?Recorded 6 catches here. Most commonly caught: Brown trout. Peak season: May–September.
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 | 50% |
| Jun | 1 | 17% |
| Aug | 1 | 17% |
| Sep | 1 | 17% |
River Test (Hampshire) — a popular fishing spot. About 55 km long. Flows into Southampton Water. Nearby towns: Romsey, Andover and Winchester. Fish species: brown trout. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.