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6 verified Atlantic salmon catches are linked to River Spey. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Atlantic salmon.
Thursday, September 3
The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.
Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–21:00 (dusk bite).
Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.
The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: salmon spoon or salmon fly.
Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.
Worth going — it's a productive day.
The computed water temperature is around 14 °C — warmer than the 4–14 °C comfort range for Atlantic salmon: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.
Atlantic salmon works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is dropping 2 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.
September is an active season for Atlantic salmon here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Partly cloudy · feels like +13°
The day is 5 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
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?Recorded 6 catches here. Most commonly caught: Atlantic salmon. Peak season: April–July.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.
vertical axis — number of catches
| Value | Catches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mar | 1 | 6% |
| Apr | 7 | 39% |
| May | 2 | 11% |
| Jun | 6 | 33% |
| Jul | 1 | 6% |
| Sep | 1 | 6% |
River Spey (Moray) — a popular fishing spot. About 57 km long. Flows into Moray Firth. Nearby towns: Dufftown and Cullen. Fish species: atlantic salmon. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.