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United Kingdom / Scottish Borders / Dace

Dace bite in Scottish Borders

Dace lives in Scottish Borders. Today's bite forecast, a day-by-day and hour-by-hour activity calendar, best time and baits.

Dace bite forecast in Scottish Borders today

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    93/100high activity

    Cloudy: 11–16 °C

    Best fishing time: 12:00–15:00

  2. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    90/100high activity

    Cloudy: 7–14 °C

    Best fishing time: 12:00–15:00

  3. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    88/100high activity

    Cloudy: 12–18 °C

    Best fishing time: 12:00–15:00

How to catch Dace

Tackle, baits, spots and seasons — a full guide to catching Dace.

Read the guide →

Other fish in Scottish Borders

  • Rainbow trout62 catches
  • Brown trout25 catches
  • Atlantic salmon14 catches
  • Grayling12 catches
  • Pike1 catch

Dace bite calendar

Friday, September 4

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

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 11:00–16:00 (daytime activity).

Tactics

Pick a stretch of steady current, chum one spot and fish it — don't move around without reason.

Lures

Today's bait — maggot or small hook with dough bait. In cold or murky water, add scent to your chum.

Gear

Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

Summary

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 13 °C — inside the 8–20 °C comfort range for Dace, so baseline activity is high.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 8–20 °C comfort rangecomfort 8–20 °C13 °C
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Dace feeds by day — between sunrise and sunset; their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

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

Pressure is rising 4 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

Pressure through the day, 4 hPa change
00:00 · 100623:00 · 1011 hPa

September is peak season for Dace here.

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

4 SepFriday, September 4
+14°

Drizzle · feels like +9°

Low / high
+11°…+16°
Precipitation
0.1 mm
Wind
20 mph WSW
Cloud cover
96%
Humidity
73%
Pressure
1003 hPa
00:00+13°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph90%100%
01:00+13°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph93%100%
02:00+13°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph95%100%
03:00+12°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph94%100%
04:00+12°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph92%100%
05:00+12°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph93%100%
06:00+12°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph93%100%
07:00+12°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph91%100%
08:00+12°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph82%61%
09:00+13°—15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph74%63%
10:00+14°—19 mphwest wind, 19 mph68%50%
11:00+15°—20 mphsouthwest wind, 20 mph66%82%
12:00+14°0.1 mm20 mphwest wind, 20 mph73%96%
13:00+15°—24 mphwest wind, 24 mph57%38%
14:00+16°—25 mphwest wind, 25 mph53%9%
15:00+16°—22 mphwest wind, 22 mph59%90%
16:00+14°0.1 mm23 mphwest wind, 23 mph70%63%
17:00+15°—23 mphwest wind, 23 mph65%80%
18:00+14°—19 mphwest wind, 19 mph68%55%
19:00+13°—19 mphwest wind, 19 mph74%80%
20:00+13°—18 mphwest wind, 18 mph75%10%
21:00+12°—17 mphwest wind, 17 mph75%90%
22:00+12°—18 mphwest wind, 18 mph77%27%
23:00+11°—17 mphwest wind, 17 mph76%30%
+16°+14°+11°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Friday, September 4
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:20
Sunset
19:56
Day length
13 h 36 min
Sunshine hours
9 h 16 min
UV index
2
low
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
22:03
Moonset
16:33

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

+14% in the windowFriday, September 4
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major05:48–07:48Moon overhead
  • Minor16:03–17:03Moonset
  • Major18:19–20:19Moon underfoot
  • Minor21:33–22:33Moonrise

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?