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13 verified Brown trout catches are linked to Loch of Boardhouse. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Brown trout.
Monday, September 7
The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.
Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–21:00 (dusk bite).
Look for drop-offs and gaps in the weeds, retrieve slowly, lingering over promising spots.
The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: spinner or small crankbait.
No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. Winds will be strong — wind protection helps, and be careful if you're in a boat.
Worth going — it's a productive day.
The computed water temperature is around 13 °C — inside the 6–17 °C comfort range for Brown trout, so baseline activity is high.
Brown trout works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is dropping 9 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.
September is an active season for Brown trout here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Partly cloudy · feels like +10°
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 13 catches here. Most commonly caught: Brown trout. Peak season: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | 2 | 15% |
| 12:00 | 2 | 15% |
| 13:00 | 1 | 8% |
| 15:00 | 3 | 23% |
| 16:00 | 3 | 23% |
| 17:00 | 2 | 15% |
Loch of Boardhouse (Orkney Islands) — a spot well known among anglers. About 2.3 km² in area. Fish species: brown trout. 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.