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United Kingdom / North Yorkshire / Lake Malham Tarn

Bite forecast: Lake Malham Tarn

  • 61 ha
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    69/100high activity

    Cloudy: 14–16 °C

  2. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    66/100high activity

    Cloudy: 11–20 °C

  3. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    66/100high activity

    Drizzle: 10–14 °C

Lake Malham Tarn (North Yorkshire) — a spot well known among anglers. About 61 ha in area. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

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Catches

Recorded 1 catch here. Most commonly caught: Brown trout. Peak season: June.

  • Brown trout
    Malham Tarn
    13 °C13 mph
    Jun 07, 2019, 12:09 PM

Nearby rivers

  • Malham Beck3 mi
  • River Skirfare4 mi
  • River Ribble5 mi
  • Winterburn Beck6 mi
  • Eshton Beck6 mi
  • River Wharfe7 mi
  • Austwick Beck7 mi
  • Wharfe7 mi
  • Aire9 mi
  • Kettles Beck9 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • PondFountains Fell Tarn3 mi
  • LakeLangcliffe Mill Reservoir5 mi
  • ReservoirWinterburn Reservoir5 mi
  • LakeHelwith Bridge Quarry5 mi
  • LakeEshton Tarn6 mi
  • LakeBirks Tarn6 mi
  • LakeConiston Lake7 mi
  • LakeThe Tarn8 mi
  • ReservoirMossy Moor Reservoir9 mi
  • LakeThe Lake9 mi

Bite calendar

Friday, September 4

Aug 31 – Sep 6
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
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Bleak

3/10 · Weak

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is weak — fish are sluggish. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 11:00–17:00 (daytime activity).

Tactics

Chum one spot near a drop-off and wait for fish to arrive — don't chase them.

Lures

Today's bait — maggot or small hook with dough bait. In cold or murky water, add scent to your chum.

Gear

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

Summary

A slow day — go only if you really feel like it.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 15 °C — inside the 14–26 °C comfort range for Bleak, so baseline activity is high.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 14–26 °C comfort rangecomfort 14–26 °C15 °C
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Bleak feeds by day — between sunrise and sunset; their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

The day: daylight hours and when Bleak feeds0:0012:0024:00

Pressure is rising 4 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

Pressure through the day, 4 hPa change
00:00 · 101023:00 · 1014 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 average month for Bleak here.

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

4 SepFriday, September 4
+16°

Partly cloudy · feels like +12°

Low / high
+14°…+17°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
17 mph W
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
64%
Pressure
1007 hPa
00:00+14°0.2 mm5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph99%100%
01:00+14°0.7 mm6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph99%100%
02:00+14°1.0 mm5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph99%100%
03:00+14°1.0 mm6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph99%100%
04:00+14°1.0 mm6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph99%100%
05:00+14°1.0 mm5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph99%100%
06:00+14°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph99%100%
07:00+14°0.1 mm6 mphwest wind, 6 mph98%100%
08:00+14°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph94%100%
09:00+15°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph87%100%
10:00+15°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph75%100%
11:00+16°—17 mphwest wind, 17 mph64%100%
12:00+16°—17 mphwest wind, 17 mph64%72%
13:00+17°—19 mphwest wind, 19 mph61%60%
14:00+17°—20 mphwest wind, 20 mph62%89%
15:00+16°—18 mphwest wind, 18 mph70%99%
16:00+17°—17 mphwest wind, 17 mph55%52%
17:00+17°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph58%90%
18:00+16°—16 mphwest wind, 16 mph66%50%
19:00+15°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph68%0%
20:00+15°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph74%78%
21:00+14°0.1 mm15 mphwest wind, 15 mph80%0%
22:00+14°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph75%22%
23:00+14°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph76%37%
+17°+15°+14°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Friday, September 4
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
19:48
Day length
13 h 31 min
Sunshine hours
7 h 48 min
UV index
3
moderate
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
22:19
Moonset
16:14

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 windowFriday, September 4
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major05:47–07:47Moon overhead
  • Minor15:44–16:44Moonset
  • Major18:18–20:18Moon underfoot
  • Minor21:49–22:49Moonrise

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?