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United Kingdom / Orkney Islands / Flounder

Flounder bite in Orkney Islands

Flounder lives in Orkney Islands. Today's bite forecast, a day-by-day and hour-by-hour activity calendar, best time and baits.

Flounder bite forecast in Orkney Islands today

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    91/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 11–13 °C

    Best fishing time: 00:00–03:00

  2. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    78/100high activity

    Drizzle: 12–18 °C

    Best fishing time: 00:00–03:00

  3. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    73/100high activity

    Rain: 9–12 °C

    Best fishing time: 00:00–03:00

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Flounder bite calendar

Thursday, September 3

Aug 31 – Sep 6
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Sea

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is strong — fish are active. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 00:00–01:00 and 03:00–05:00 (nighttime activity).

Tactics

Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.

Lures

The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: soft-plastic jig or live bait.

Gear

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.

Summary

Worth going — it's a productive day.

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 14 °C — inside the 12–24 °C comfort range for Flounder, so baseline activity is high.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 12–24 °C comfort rangecomfort 12–24 °C14 °C
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Flounder feeds at night: the peak falls in the dark hours, between sunset and sunrise.

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

Pressure is dropping 6 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 6 hPa change
00:00 · 100623:00 · 1000 hPa

September is peak season for Flounder here.

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

3 SepThursday, September 3
+15°

Partly cloudy · feels like +10°

Low / high
+12°…+16°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
22 mph W
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
73%
Pressure
1003 hPa
00:00+12°0.5 mm12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph93%100%
01:00+12°4.4 mm11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph97%100%
02:00+12°2.0 mm16 mphsoutheast wind, 16 mph97%100%
03:00+13°1.9 mm15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph98%100%
04:00+14°1.3 mm15 mphsouth wind, 15 mph99%100%
05:00+14°0.1 mm11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph97%100%
06:00+14°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph96%100%
07:00+14°—21 mphwest wind, 21 mph97%100%
08:00+14°—20 mphwest wind, 20 mph93%100%
09:00+14°—20 mphwest wind, 20 mph87%55%
10:00+14°—22 mphwest wind, 22 mph84%59%
11:00+15°—23 mphwest wind, 23 mph76%37%
12:00+15°—22 mphwest wind, 22 mph73%48%
13:00+16°—21 mphwest wind, 21 mph76%48%
14:00+16°—19 mphwest wind, 19 mph78%26%
15:00+16°—20 mphwest wind, 20 mph71%47%
16:00+16°—20 mphwest wind, 20 mph70%15%
17:00+16°—15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph71%42%
18:00+16°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph73%96%
19:00+15°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph77%95%
20:00+15°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph81%100%
21:00+14°0.2 mm10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph89%100%
22:00+14°0.1 mm13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph86%100%
23:00+13°1.9 mm9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph91%100%
+16°+14°+12°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Thursday, September 3
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
20:07
Day length
13 h 54 min
Sunshine hours
9 h
UV index
3
moderate
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
20:49
Moonset
15:44

The day is 5 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 windowThursday, September 3
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major04:51–06:51Moon overhead
  • Minor15:14–16:14Moonset
  • Major17:20–19:20Moon underfoot
  • Minor20:19–21:19Moonrise

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?