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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. FridaySeptember 11weather-based forecast
    97/100high activity

    Cloudy: 12–17 °C

    Best fishing time: 11:00–14:00

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

    Cloudy: 11–16 °C

    Best fishing time: 12:00–15:00

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

    Cloudy: 7–14 °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

Saturday, September 5

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

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.

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

Worth going — it's a productive day.

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 13 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

Pressure through the day, 13 hPa change
00:00 · 101023:00 · 1023 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

5 SepSaturday, September 5
+15°

Partly cloudy · feels like +11°

Low / high
+9°…+15°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
14 mph W
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
58%
Pressure
1019 hPa
00:00+11°0.4 mm13 mphwest wind, 13 mph90%100%
01:00+11°0.1 mm13 mphwest wind, 13 mph85%95%
02:00+11°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph83%60%
03:00+11°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph82%52%
04:00+10°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph83%68%
05:00+11°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph80%91%
06:00+9°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph82%1%
07:00+9°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph86%43%
08:00+11°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph81%26%
09:00+12°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph76%38%
10:00+13°—17 mphwest wind, 17 mph66%8%
11:00+14°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph65%47%
12:00+15°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph58%41%
13:00+15°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph60%96%
14:00+15°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph63%84%
15:00+15°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph68%87%
16:00+15°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph67%94%
17:00+15°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph67%77%
18:00+14°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph72%95%
19:00+13°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph77%35%
20:00+11°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph82%100%
21:00+10°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph87%100%
22:00+10°—2 mphsouthwest wind, 2 mph89%100%
23:00+11°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph89%100%
+15°+12°+9°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Saturday, September 5
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:22
Sunset
19:53
Day length
13 h 31 min
Sunshine hours
8 h 21 min
UV index
3
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
23:10
Moonset
17:38

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

+12% in the windowSaturday, September 5
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major06:51–08:51Moon overhead
  • Minor17:08–18:08Moonset
  • Major19:23–21:23Moon underfoot
  • Minor22:40–23:40Moonrise

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?