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13 verified Carp catches are linked to River Nene. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Carp.
Tuesday, September 8
The bite is strong — fish are active. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.
Best time — 12:00–16:00 (daytime activity).
Pick a stretch of steady current, chum one spot and fish it — don't move around without reason.
Today's bait — boilies or sweetcorn. In cold or murky water, add scent to your chum.
No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.
Worth going — it's a productive day.
The computed water temperature is around 16 °C — colder than the 16–28 °C comfort range for Carp: the fish conserves energy and takes more cautiously.
Carp feeds by day — between sunrise and sunset; their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is dropping 3 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.
September is an average month for Carp here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Cloudy · feels like +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.
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 13 catches here. Most commonly caught: Carp. Peak season: April–August.
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 | 5% |
| Apr | 3 | 15% |
| May | 3 | 15% |
| Jun | 2 | 10% |
| Jul | 5 | 25% |
| Aug | 5 | 25% |
| Oct | 1 | 5% |
River Nene (Northamptonshire) — a spot well known among anglers. About 109 km long. Flows into North Sea. Nearby towns: Northampton and Kettering. Fish species: carp. 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.