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29 verified Brown trout catches are linked to Loch of Harray. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Brown trout.
Wednesday, September 2
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 20:00–22:00 (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.
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 12 °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 2 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
Clear · feels like +9°
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 29 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 | 4 | 14% |
| 12:00 | 4 | 14% |
| 13:00 | 3 | 10% |
| 14:00 | 7 | 24% |
| 15:00 | 5 | 17% |
| 16:00 | 3 | 10% |
| 17:00 | 2 | 7% |
| 18:00 | 1 | 3% |
Loch of Harray (Orkney Islands) — a popular fishing spot. About 9.9 km² in area. The town of Kirkwall is nearby. Species found here: brown trout. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.