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United Kingdom / Kent / River Kent Water

Bite forecast: River Kent Water

  • length 12 km
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    55/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 14–21 °C

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River Kent Water (Kent) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 12 km long. Nearby towns: Edenbridge and Sevenoaks. 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.

Catches

Recorded 18 catches here. Most commonly caught: Rainbow trout, Brown trout. Peak season: March.

  • Rainbow trout
    Kent Water
    11 °C13 mph
    Mar 19, 2022, 3:08 PM
  • Brown trout
    Kent Water
    11 °C13 mph
    Mar 19, 2022, 2:21 PM
  • Rainbow trout
    Kent Water
    11 °C13 mph
    Mar 19, 2022
  • Rainbow trout
    Kent Water
    9 °C9 mph
    Mar 17, 2021, 10:13 AM
  • Rainbow trout
    Kent Water
    12 °C13 mph
    Mar 18, 2020, 10:29 AM
  • Rainbow trout
    Kent Water
    10 °C9 mph
    Mar 23, 2019, 3:10 PM
  • Rainbow trout
    Kent Water
    10 °C9 mph
    Mar 23, 2019
  • Rainbow trout
    Kent Water
    12 °C7 mph
    Mar 20, 2019, 10:59 AM
TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
54/100medium activity

Cloudy: 14–16 °C

  • SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    52/100medium activity

    Clear: 16–25 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Edenbridge4 mi
    • Sevenoaks9 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 eelGraylingPikeBarbelRuffeWhitefishZanderPerchAtlantic 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

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

    Gear

    No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. Winds will be strong — wind protection helps, and be careful if you're in a boat.

    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 3 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 3 hPa change
    00:00 · 102123:00 · 1018 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
    +21°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +18°

    Low / high
    +13°…+21°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    14 mph SW
    Cloud cover
    59%
    Humidity
    52%
    Pressure
    1020 hPa
    00:00+15°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph81%100%
    01:00+15°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph84%80%
    02:00+15°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph86%78%
    03:00+13°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph92%41%
    04:00+14°—3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph92%99%
    05:00+14°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph94%84%
    06:00+14°—2 mphsouthwest wind, 2 mph94%95%
    07:00+15°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph88%48%
    08:00+16°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph79%82%
    09:00+17°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph74%84%
    10:00+19°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph63%100%
    11:00+19°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph63%100%
    12:00+21°—14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph52%59%
    13:00+19°—15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph68%98%
    14:00+19°—17 mphsouthwest wind, 17 mph65%100%
    15:00+20°—17 mphsouthwest wind, 17 mph65%96%
    16:00+20°—18 mphsouthwest wind, 18 mph66%86%
    17:00+19°—17 mphsouthwest wind, 17 mph71%100%
    18:00+19°—17 mphsouthwest wind, 17 mph78%97%
    19:00+18°—14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph83%84%
    20:00+18°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph86%98%
    21:00+18°—14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph86%96%
    22:00+18°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph88%62%
    23:00+18°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph88%83%
    +21°+17°+13°
    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
    06:11
    Sunset
    19:41
    Day length
    13 h 30 min
    Sunshine hours
    2 h 58 min
    UV index
    3
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning gibbous
    Moonrise
    21:14
    Moonset
    12:57

    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
    • Major03:43–05:43Moon overhead
    • Minor12:27–13:27Moonset
    • Major16:10–18:10Moon underfoot
    • Minor20:44–21:44Moonrise

    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 18 verified catchesPeriod: 2016–2022

    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

    0917
    171
    Rainbow troutBrown trout
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Rainbow trout1794%
    Brown trout16%

    By time of day

    10 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

    024
    31114
    1011121415
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    10:00330%
    11:00110%
    12:00110%
    14:00110%
    15:00440%

    Air temperature, °C

    vertical axis — number of catches

    0612
    2412
    0510
    Air temperature, °C
    ValueCatchesShare
    0–4 °C211%
    5–9 °C422%
    10–14 °C1267%

    Pressure, mmHg

    vertical axis — number of catches

    035
    33255
    745750755765770
    Pressure, mmHg
    ValueCatchesShare
    745–749 mmHg317%
    750–754 mmHg317%
    755–759 mmHg211%
    765–769 mmHg528%
    770–774 mmHg528%

    Wind direction

    vertical axis — number of catches

    036
    163233
    NNEESSWW
    Wind direction
    ValueCatchesShare
    N16%
    NE633%
    E317%
    S211%
    SW317%
    W317%

    Wind speed, mph

    vertical axis — number of catches

    036
    1656
    491318
    Wind speed, mph
    ValueCatchesShare
    4–7 mph16%
    9–11 mph633%
    13–16 mph528%
    18–20 mph633%

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