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Chatham (Kent) — a draw for anglers. Nearby: 2 rivers, 21 water bodies and 19 sea areas. We forecast the bite not only on rivers and lakes, but at sea as well. 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.
Nearest towns and cities in the region
Wednesday, October 21
Tap any fish to open its full forecast — the hours it bites, what it takes, and where it has been caught.
Cloudy · feels like +5°
The day is 4 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
Geomagnetic fieldunsettled, Kp 4
Kp index — NOAA data. Not part of the bite score: catches show no link between geomagnetic storms and the bite.
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?The ranking weighs the regional forecast by water type, catches linked to each water body and distance from the city center.
Biting
Fish in 74 of 74 reports · Mostly Carp
Kent: the months when each species peaks and when it goes quiet. The current month is outlined.
| Fish | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
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| Perch | active | active |
Anglers have logged 74 fishing reports here. Most commonly caught: Carp, Pike, Chub. Peak season: March–November.
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| Atlantic mackerel | slow | fair | active | active | peak | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| Ballan wrasse | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| Conger eel | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| Dace | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| European eel | slow | slow | active | active | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| European sea bass | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| Flounder | slow | slow | active | active | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| Grayling | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | fair |
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| Grey mullet | slow | slow | active | active | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| Pollack | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| Roach | active | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | fair | fair | fair | active | active | active |
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| Ruffe | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | fair |
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| Thornback ray | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | fair |
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| Whitefish | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| Zander | fair | fair | fair | fair | active | active | peak | peak | peak | peak | active | active |
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| Atlantic cod | peak | active | active | fair | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | peak |
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| Barbel | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| Bream | slow | slow | active | peak | peak | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | slow | slow |
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| Pike | fair | fair | fair | fair | active | active | active | peak | peak | peak | active | fair |
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| Rainbow trout | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | active | active | slow | slow | slow |
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| Atlantic salmon | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | active | fair | slow | slow |
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| Plaice | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | peak | active | active | fair | fair | slow | slow |
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| White bream | fair | active | active | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | slow | slow | fair | fair |
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| Whiting | peak | active | fair | slow | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | peak |
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| Brown trout | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | peak | active | active | fair | slow | slow | slow |
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| Chub | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | active | active | active | slow | slow | slow | slow |
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| Ide | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | active | active | active | fair | slow | slow | slow |
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| Bleak | slow | fair | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | fair | slow | slow | slow | slow |
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| Carp | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow | slow | slow |
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| Crucian carp | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | active | active | fair | slow | slow | slow | slow |
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| Rudd | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | active | active | fair | slow | slow | slow | slow |
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| Tench | slow | slow | slow | peak | peak | active | active | fair | slow | slow | slow | slow |
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| Wels catfish | slow | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | slow | slow | slow |
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