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United Kingdom / Shropshire / River Severn

Bite forecast: River Severn

  • length 103 km
  • Flows into Bristol Channel
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. FridaySeptember 11weather-based forecast
    61/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 11–19 °C

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River Severn (Shropshire) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 103 km long. Flows into Bristol Channel. The town of Telford is nearby. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

Catches

Recorded 12 catches here. Most commonly caught: Barbel, Pike, Perch. Peak season: year-round.

  • Tench
    River Severn
    15 °C11 mph
    May 21, 2022, 3:59 PM
  • Pike
    River Severn
    5 °C4 mph
    Jan 23, 2022, 12:22 PM
  • Chub
    River Severn
    19 °C9 mph
    Jun 17, 2021, 10:29 PM
  • Perch
    River Severn
    11 °C11 mph
    Oct 11, 2020, 12:58 PM
  • Pike
    River Severn
    12 °C7 mph
    Oct 01, 2020, 10:00 AM
  • Perch
    River Severn
    7 °C11 mph
    Jan 12, 2020, 10:35 AM
  • Barbel
    River Severn
    20 °C11 mph
    Sep 01, 2018, 8:52 PM
  • Barbel
    River Severn
    20 °C11 mph
    Sep 01, 2018, 6:57 PM
MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
60/100high activity

Cloudy: 15–18 °C

  • ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    58/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 7–17 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Telford4 mi

    Bite calendar

    Saturday, September 5

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    DaceEuropean eelGraylingPikeBarbelRuffeWhitefishZanderAtlantic salmonBreamCarpPerchBrown troutWels catfishRainbow troutRoachChubCrucian carpIdeBleakRuddTenchWhite bream

    Atlantic salmon

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

    Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

    Lures

    In clear water, natural colors work best: salmon spoon or salmon fly.

    Gear

    No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do.

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 15 °C — warmer than the 4–14 °C comfort range for Atlantic salmon: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 4–14 °C comfort rangecomfort 4–14 °C15 °C
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    Atlantic salmon works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

    The day: daylight hours and when Atlantic salmon feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is rising 7 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 7 hPa change
    00:00 · 101823:00 · 1025 hPa

    One more input — the moon's feeding windows: within their hours the score sits higher than across the rest of the day. The window times are in the “Solunar feeding periods” card below.

    Feeding windows on the day scale0:0012:0024:00

    September is an active season for Atlantic salmon 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
    +17°

    Cloudy · feels like +15°

    Low / high
    +12°…+19°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    9 mph WSW
    Cloud cover
    85%
    Humidity
    60%
    Pressure
    1024 hPa
    00:00+14°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph79%0%
    01:00+14°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph78%0%
    02:00+13°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph81%52%
    03:00+13°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph81%14%
    04:00+13°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph81%0%
    05:00+13°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph84%2%
    06:00+12°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph83%0%
    07:00+12°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph85%0%
    08:00+14°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph79%0%
    09:00+15°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph73%2%
    10:00+16°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph63%56%
    11:00+16°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph64%72%
    12:00+17°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph60%85%
    13:00+18°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph58%40%
    14:00+19°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph56%56%
    15:00+18°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph57%83%
    16:00+19°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph55%48%
    17:00+19°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph54%11%
    18:00+18°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph57%34%
    19:00+17°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph68%92%
    20:00+15°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph75%60%
    21:00+14°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph80%5%
    22:00+12°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph88%0%
    23:00+13°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph85%74%
    +19°+16°+12°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    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
    06:28
    Sunset
    19:50
    Day length
    13 h 22 min
    Sunshine hours
    11 h 27 min
    UV index
    2
    low
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    23:38
    Moonset
    17:14

    The day is 4 min shorter than yesterday.

    Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

    Solunar feeding periods

    +15% in the windowSaturday, September 5
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major06:53–08:53Moon overhead
    • Minor16:44–17:44Moonset
    • Major19:25–21:25Moon underfoot
    • Minor23:08–00:00Moonrise

    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?

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 12 verified catchesPeriod: 2013–2022

    This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.

    By fish species

    vertical axis — number of catches

    035
    53211
    BarbelPikePerchChubTench
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Barbel542%
    Pike325%
    Perch217%
    Chub18%
    Tench18%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    2111223
    JanMarMayJunAugSepOct
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Jan217%
    Mar18%
    May18%
    Jun18%
    Aug217%
    Sep217%
    Oct325%

    By time of day

    vertical axis — number of catches

    012
    1112121111
    4101112131619212223
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    04:0018%
    10:0018%
    11:0018%
    12:00217%
    13:0018%
    16:00217%
    19:0018%
    21:0018%
    22:0018%
    23:0018%

    Air temperature, °C

    vertical axis — number of catches

    035
    3252
    5101520
    Air temperature, °C
    ValueCatchesShare
    5–9 °C325%
    10–14 °C217%
    15–19 °C542%
    20–24 °C217%

    Pressure, mmHg

    vertical axis — number of catches

    035
    13521
    740755760765770
    Pressure, mmHg
    ValueCatchesShare
    740–744 mmHg18%
    755–759 mmHg325%
    760–764 mmHg542%
    765–769 mmHg217%
    770–774 mmHg18%

    Wind direction

    vertical axis — number of catches

    024
    14241
    NSSWWNW
    Wind direction
    ValueCatchesShare
    N18%
    S433%
    SW217%
    W433%
    NW18%

    Wind speed, mph

    vertical axis — number of catches

    048
    48
    49
    Wind speed, mph
    ValueCatchesShare
    4–7 mph433%
    9–11 mph867%

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