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United Kingdom / Orkney Islands

Orkney Islands — bite forecast

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Towns and settlements (1)
Kirkwall
Water bodies (82)
Loch of BoardhouseLoch of HarrayLoch of StennessLoch of Swannay

78 more — find yours by name.

Sea areas (66)
Auskerry SoundBay of FirthBay of HollandBring DeepsClestrain SoundDeer SoundEday SoundEynhallow SoundFall of WarnessFersness BayGairsay SoundHolm SoundHoy SoundInganess BayLashy SoundMill BayNorth BayNorth Ronaldsay FirthOtters WickPapa SoundRapness SoundRousay SoundSanday SoundSaviskaill BayScapa BayScapa FlowShapinsay SoundSound of FaraySound of HoxaSt Catherine's BayStronsay FirthSuprness SoundSwitha SoundThe North SoundThe StringVeantrow BayWater SoundWest SoundWestray FirthWide FirthWyre Sound

25 more — find yours by name.

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    71/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 11–13 °C

Which fish are caught here

  • Brown trout65 catches

Catches

Recorded 65 catches here. Most commonly caught: Brown trout. Peak season: July.

  • Brown trout
    Loch of Harray
    19 °C9 mph
    Jul 11, 2022, 12:24 PM

Orkney Islands — a region with a sea coast plus rivers and lakes. The region has 1 city, 82 water bodies and 66 sea areas. We forecast the bite not only on rivers and lakes, but at sea as well. Fish species: bleak, roach, rainbow trout, wels catfish, ide and ruffe. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
64/100high activity

Drizzle: 12–18 °C

  • ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    60/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 14–16 °C

  • Brown trout
    Loch of Harray
    19 °C9 mph
    Jul 11, 2022, 11:58 AM
  • Brown trout
    Loch of Harray
    19 °C9 mph
    Jul 11, 2022, 10:36 AM
  • Brown trout
    Loch of Boardhouse
    13 °C16 mph
    Jul 05, 2022, 10:15 AM
  • Brown trout
    Loch of Harray
    15 °C4 mph
    Jul 23, 2021, 3:42 PM
  • Brown trout
    Loch of Harray
    14 °C4 mph
    Jul 23, 2021, 1:41 PM
  • Brown trout
    Loch of Harray
    14 °C4 mph
    Jul 23, 2021, 1:41 PM
  • Brown trout
    Loch of Harray
    14 °C4 mph
    Jul 23, 2021, 1:40 PM
  • 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?

    Bite on water bodies

    3 SepThursday, September 3

    Tap any fish to open its full forecast — the hours it bites, what it takes, and where it has been caught.

    0:0023:00
    • Carp8/10
    • Whitefish8/10
    • Bream7/10
    • Brown trout7/10
    • Dace7/10
    • Ide7/10
    • Pike7/10
    • Ruffe7/10
    • Wels catfish7/10
    • Zander7/10
    • Chub6/10
    • Crucian carp6/10
    • European eel6/10
    • Perch6/10
    • Rainbow trout6/10
    • Rudd6/10
    • White bream6/10
    • Bleak5/10
    • Tench5/10
    • Roach4/10
    Bite activity:highmediumlow
    How this forecast is calculated
    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
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    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?

    Recommendations

    Tactics

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

    Lures

    Today's bait — boilies or sweetcorn. In cold or murky water, add scent to your chum.

    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.