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United Kingdom / Leicestershire / River Trent

Bite forecast: River Trent

  • length 12 km
  • Flows into Humber
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    57/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 12–16 °C

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River Trent (Leicestershire) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 12 km long. Flows into Humber. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

Catches

Recorded 14 catches here. Most commonly caught: Roach, Perch, Chub. Peak season: year-round.

  • Roach
    River Trent
    10 °C4 mph
    Nov 08, 2021, 4:11 PM
  • Chub
    River Trent
    10 °C4 mph
    Nov 08, 2021, 3:32 PM
  • Perch
    River Trent
    10 °C13 mph
    Oct 27, 2019, 8:34 AM
  • Perch
    River Trent
    13 °C16 mph
    Oct 09, 2019, 11:19 AM
  • Perch, Roach
    River Trent
    14 °C9 mph
    Oct 05, 2019
  • Perch, Roach
    River Trent
    8 °C11 mph
    Mar 18, 2019
  • Perch, Roach
    River Trent
    7 °C22 mph
    Mar 11, 2019
  • Perch, Roach
    River Trent
    7 °C13 mph
    Feb 12, 2019

Nearby rivers

  • River Soar5 mi
  • River Trent5 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeSt Chad's Water1 mi
  • ReservoirChurch Wilne Reservoir2 mi
  • LakeSawley Marina2 mi
  • LakeSawley Cut2 mi
  • PondTriangle Pond3 mi
  • LakeCooper's Lake3 mi
  • LakeWest Lake4 mi
  • LakeWalkers Lake4 mi
  • LakeEast Lake4 mi
  • PondThe Pool4 mi
SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
56/100medium activity

Partly cloudy: 15–24 °C

  • WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    55/100medium activity

    Drizzle: 15–21 °C

  • 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?

    In the fish list, this icon marks species recorded here by GBIF. Unmarked species may still occur in the waterbody.

    DaceEuropean eelGraylingPikeBarbelRuffeWhitefishZanderPerchAtlantic salmonBreamBrown troutCarpWels catfishRainbow troutIdeRoachBleakChubCrucian carpWhite breamRuddTench

    Atlantic salmon

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

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    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. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

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

    Pressure through the day, 4 hPa change
    00:00 · 101923:00 · 1015 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
    +16°

    Drizzle · feels like +15°

    Low / high
    +15°…+21°
    Precipitation
    0.8 mm
    Wind
    10 mph S
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    88%
    Pressure
    1017 hPa
    00:00+17°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph76%100%
    01:00+16°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph78%100%
    02:00+16°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph81%91%
    03:00+16°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph80%100%
    04:00+16°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph81%100%
    05:00+16°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph85%100%
    06:00+15°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph86%100%
    07:00+15°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph87%100%
    08:00+16°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph86%100%
    09:00+16°0.1 mm9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph92%100%
    10:00+16°0.4 mm8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph90%100%
    11:00+17°0.7 mm10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph89%100%
    12:00+16°0.8 mm10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph88%100%
    13:00+16°0.9 mm13 mphsouth wind, 13 mph90%100%
    14:00+18°—16 mphsouthwest wind, 16 mph87%98%
    15:00+19°0.1 mm15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph85%89%
    16:00+19°0.1 mm14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph84%100%
    17:00+20°—15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph79%93%
    18:00+21°—14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph75%100%
    19:00+20°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph79%96%
    20:00+20°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph78%77%
    21:00+19°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph82%1%
    22:00+18°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph82%75%
    23:00+18°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph83%44%
    +21°+18°+15°
    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
    06:16
    Sunset
    19:50
    Day length
    13 h 34 min
    Sunshine hours
    37 min
    UV index
    1
    low
    Moon
    Waning gibbous
    Moonrise
    21:08
    Moonset
    13:11

    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
    • Major03:47–05:47Moon overhead
    • Minor12:41–13:41Moonset
    • Major16:15–18:15Moon underfoot
    • Minor20:38–21:38Moonrise

    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 14 verified catchesPeriod: 2015–2021

    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

    059
    99111
    PerchRoachCarpChubPike
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Perch964%
    Roach964%
    Carp17%
    Chub17%
    Pike17%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    024
    1211324
    FebMarAprSepOctNovDec
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Feb17%
    Mar214%
    Apr17%
    Sep17%
    Oct321%
    Nov214%
    Dec429%

    By time of day

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

    023
    1312
    8121516
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    08:00114%
    12:00343%
    15:00114%
    16:00229%

    Air temperature, °C

    vertical axis — number of catches

    047
    1751
    051015
    Air temperature, °C
    ValueCatchesShare
    0–4 °C17%
    5–9 °C750%
    10–14 °C536%
    15–19 °C17%

    Pressure, mmHg

    vertical axis — number of catches

    036
    22622
    745755760765770
    Pressure, mmHg
    ValueCatchesShare
    745–749 mmHg214%
    755–759 mmHg214%
    760–764 mmHg643%
    765–769 mmHg214%
    770–774 mmHg214%

    Wind direction

    vertical axis — number of catches

    036
    111632
    ESESSWWNW
    Wind direction
    ValueCatchesShare
    E17%
    SE17%
    S17%
    SW643%
    W321%
    NW214%

    Wind speed, mph

    vertical axis — number of catches

    036
    22631
    0491322
    Wind speed, mph
    ValueCatchesShare
    0–2 mph214%
    4–7 mph214%
    9–11 mph643%
    13–16 mph321%
    22–25 mph17%

    Measured river conditions are available for River Trent: current gauge height, streamflow, and water temperature when reported by the source.

    Water

    Gauge height
    0.71 m
    Streamflow
    26.9 m³/s

    Environment Agency gauge River Trent at Shardlow, 0.4 mi away · typical 0.41–1.70 m · measured 2026-09-02 05:45 · data source · provisional data, subject to revision