Hampshire — bite forecast

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Towns and settlements (14)

Aldershot Alton Andover Basingstoke Bordon Farnborough Fleet Gosport Lymington Petersfield Portsmouth Ringwood Romsey Winchester

Rivers (109)

River Test

108 more — find yours by name.

Water bodies (159)

Southampton Water

158 more — find yours by name.

Sea areas (7)

Hayling Bay Langstone Harbour Portsmouth Harbour

4 more — find yours by name.

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

10 SepThursday, September 10

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

Bite activity:highmediumlow

How this forecast is calculated

10 SepThursday, September 10

+15°

Cloudy · feels like +13°

Low / high

+7°…+16°

Precipitation

0.0 mm

Wind

7 mph W

Cloud cover

100%

Humidity

61%

Pressure

1016 hPa

00:00+11°—5 mph84%0%

01:00+10°—5 mph88%0%

02:00+9°—4 mph91%12%

03:00+8°—4 mph94%30%

04:00+8°—3 mph97%50%

05:00+7°—3 mph98%70%

06:00+7°—3 mph99%88%

07:00+7°—3 mph97%100%

08:00+9°—3 mph93%100%

09:00+10°—4 mph86%100%

10:00+12°—5 mph78%100%

11:00+14°—6 mph68%99%

12:00+15°—7 mph61%100%

13:00+16°—7 mph58%100%

14:00+15°—6 mph59%92%

15:00+15°—6 mph62%77%

16:00+15°—5 mph66%59%

17:00+15°—3 mph71%41%

18:00+15°—2 mph76%27%

19:00+14°—2 mph80%20%

20:00+14°—1 mph83%23%

21:00+13°—1 mph86%34%

22:00+12°—1 mph88%49%

23:00+11°—2 mph90%65%

Sun and moon

Thursday, September 10

DaylightMoon above the horizon

Sunrise

06:32

Sunset

19:30

Day length

12 h 58 min

Sunshine hours

9 h 55 min

UV index

low

Moon

Waning crescent

Moonrise

05:30

Moonset

19:08

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

+17% in the windowThursday, September 10

Major periodsMinor periods

Major00:00–01:04Moon underfoot
Minor05:00–06:00Moonrise
Major11:28–13:28Moon overhead
Minor18:38–19:38Moonset

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?

Best fishing days for the next week

TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
60/100high activity
Cloudy: 13–18 °C

Which fish are caught here

Catches

Recorded 102 catches here. Most commonly caught: Chub, Brown trout, Carp. Peak season: year-round.

Brown trout
River Anton
15 °C13 mph
Jun 06, 2025, 4:49 PM

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

Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly.

Hampshire — a region with a sea coast plus rivers and lakes. The region has 14 cities, 109 rivers, 159 water bodies and 7 sea areas. We forecast the bite not only on rivers and lakes, but at sea as well. Fish species: bleak, roach, rainbow trout, wels catfish, ide and ruffe. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.

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

10 SepThursday, September 10

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

Bite activity:highmediumlow

How this forecast is calculated

10 SepThursday, September 10

+15°

Cloudy · feels like +13°

Low / high

+7°…+16°

Precipitation

0.0 mm

Wind

7 mph W

Cloud cover

100%

Humidity

61%

Pressure

1016 hPa

00:00+11°—5 mph84%0%

01:00+10°—5 mph88%0%

02:00+9°—4 mph91%12%

03:00+8°—4 mph94%30%

04:00+8°—3 mph97%50%

05:00+7°—3 mph98%70%

06:00+7°—3 mph99%88%

07:00+7°—3 mph97%100%

08:00+9°—3 mph93%100%

09:00+10°—4 mph86%100%

10:00+12°—5 mph78%100%

11:00+14°—6 mph68%99%

12:00+15°—7 mph61%100%

13:00+16°—7 mph58%100%

14:00+15°—6 mph59%92%

15:00+15°—6 mph62%77%

16:00+15°—5 mph66%59%

17:00+15°—3 mph71%41%

18:00+15°—2 mph76%27%

19:00+14°—2 mph80%20%

20:00+14°—1 mph83%23%

21:00+13°—1 mph86%34%

22:00+12°—1 mph88%49%

23:00+11°—2 mph90%65%

Sun and moon

Thursday, September 10

DaylightMoon above the horizon

Sunrise

06:32

Sunset

19:30

Day length

12 h 58 min

Sunshine hours

9 h 55 min

UV index

low

Moon

Waning crescent

Moonrise

05:30

Moonset

19:08

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

+17% in the windowThursday, September 10

Major periodsMinor periods

Major00:00–01:04Moon underfoot
Minor05:00–06:00Moonrise
Major11:28–13:28Moon overhead
Minor18:38–19:38Moonset

What are solunar periods?