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United Kingdom / Herefordshire / River Lugg

Bite forecast: River Lugg

  • length 75 km
  • Flows into River Wye
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    56/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 13–23 °C

River Lugg (Herefordshire) — a spot well known among anglers. About 75 km long. Flows into River Wye. Nearest town — Kington. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
56/100medium activity

Partly cloudy: 9–17 °C

  • ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    54/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 17–22 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Kington5 mi

    Nearby rivers

    • Ridgemoor Brook4 mi
    • Moor Brook4 mi
    • River Lugg8 mi
    • River Lodon8 mi
    • River Wye9 mi

    Nearby water bodies

    • LakeBodenham Lake1 mi
    • LakeBerrington Pool6 mi
    • ReservoirMonkton Farm Irrigation Reservoir6 mi
    • LakeSugwas Quarry Pond8 mi
    • LakeSwan Pool9 mi
    • LakeCadmore Lake9 mi
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    Catches

    Recorded 5 catches here. Most commonly caught: Brown trout, Grayling. Peak season: April–December.

    • Grayling
      River Lugg
      9 °C7 mph
      Dec 03, 2021, 12:36 PM
    • Grayling
      River Lugg
      18 °C11 mph
      Sep 21, 2019, 2:19 PM
    • Brown trout
      River Lugg
      14 °C4 mph
      Apr 24, 2019, 11:23 AM
    • Brown trout
      River Lugg
      14 °C4 mph
      Apr 24, 2019, 11:02 AM
    • Brown trout
      River Lugg
      18 °C9 mph
      Apr 23, 2019, 1:10 PM

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 5 verified catchesPeriod: 2019–2021

    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

    023
    32
    Brown troutGrayling
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Brown trout360%
    Grayling240%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    311
    AprSepDec
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Apr360%
    Sep120%
    Dec120%

    By time of day

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    311
    121415
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    12:00360%
    14:00120%
    15:00120%

    Air temperature, °C

    vertical axis — number of catches

    012
    122
    51015
    Air temperature, °C
    ValueCatchesShare
    5–9 °C120%
    10–14 °C240%
    15–19 °C240%

    Pressure, mmHg

    vertical axis — number of catches

    012
    221
    735740745
    Pressure, mmHg
    ValueCatchesShare
    735–739 mmHg240%
    740–744 mmHg240%
    745–749 mmHg120%

    Wind direction

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    131
    ESENW
    Wind direction
    ValueCatchesShare
    E120%
    SE360%
    NW120%

    Wind speed, mph

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    32
    49
    Wind speed, mph
    ValueCatchesShare
    4–7 mph360%
    9–11 mph240%

    Bite calendar

    Thursday, September 3

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
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    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
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    Atlantic salmon

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

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

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. 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

    The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: salmon spoon or salmon fly.

    Gear

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

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    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
    JFMAMJJASOND

    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 · 101523:00 · 1013 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.

    JFMAMJJASOND

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

    3 SepThursday, September 3
    +21°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +20°

    Low / high
    +17°…+22°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    11 mph WSW
    Cloud cover
    62%
    Humidity
    69%
    Pressure
    1016 hPa
    00:00+19°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph89%88%
    01:00+19°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph92%71%
    02:00+18°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph90%100%
    03:00+18°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph86%100%
    04:00+18°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph82%100%
    05:00+18°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph84%100%
    06:00+17°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph90%100%
    07:00+17°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph86%100%
    08:00+18°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph87%100%
    09:00+18°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph85%100%
    10:00+18°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph85%100%
    11:00+20°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph75%100%
    12:00+21°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph69%62%
    13:00+22°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph64%52%
    14:00+22°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph61%19%
    15:00+22°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph62%98%
    16:00+22°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph61%70%
    17:00+21°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph63%24%
    18:00+20°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph68%41%
    19:00+19°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph70%55%
    20:00+18°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph78%100%
    21:00+19°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph75%77%
    22:00+18°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph76%98%
    23:00+17°0.2 mm10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph95%100%
    +22°+20°+17°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Thursday, September 3
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:25
    Sunset
    19:53
    Day length
    13 h 28 min
    Sunshine hours
    8 h 24 min
    UV index
    3
    moderate
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    21:53
    Moonset
    14:41

    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 windowThursday, September 3
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major04:51–06:51Moon overhead
    • Minor14:11–15:11Moonset
    • Major17:20–19:20Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:23–22:23Moonrise

    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?