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United Kingdom / West Dunbartonshire / River Murroch Burn

Bite forecast: River Murroch Burn

  • length 3 km
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. FridaySeptember 11weather-based forecast
    70/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 6–13 °C

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River Murroch Burn (West Dunbartonshire) — a popular fishing spot. About 3 km long. Nearest town — Clydebank. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.

Catches

Recorded 6 catches here. Most commonly caught: Atlantic salmon. Peak season: May–October.

  • Atlantic salmon
    Murroch Burn
    12 °C13 mph
    Oct 10, 2017, 6:18 PM
  • Atlantic salmon
    Murroch Burn
    15 °C11 mph
    Jul 29, 2017, 1:03 PM
  • Atlantic salmon
    Murroch Burn
    13 °C11 mph
    May 20, 2016, 8:34 PM
  • Atlantic salmon
    Murroch Burn
    12 °C7 mph
    Jun 04, 2015, 9:09 PM
  • Atlantic salmon
    Murroch Burn
    17 °C7 mph
    Jun 13, 2014, 9:38 PM
  • Atlantic salmon
    Murroch Burn
    8 °C16 mph
    May 23, 2013, 9:21 PM
MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
65/100high activity

Cloudy: 11–14 °C

  • WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    63/100high activity

    Clear: 8–16 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Clydebank7 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?
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    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 20:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

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

    Lures

    The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: salmon spoon or salmon fly.

    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.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 12 °C — inside the 4–14 °C comfort range for Atlantic salmon, so baseline activity is high.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 4–14 °C comfort rangecomfort 4–14 °C12 °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 11 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 11 hPa change
    00:00 · 101123:00 · 1022 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
    +12°

    Rain · feels like +10°

    Low / high
    +10°…+14°
    Precipitation
    1.5 mm
    Wind
    9 mph WSW
    Cloud cover
    98%
    Humidity
    89%
    Pressure
    1020 hPa
    00:00+10°0.8 mm11 mphwest wind, 11 mph94%100%
    01:00+10°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph86%69%
    02:00+10°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph84%100%
    03:00+10°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph82%60%
    04:00+10°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph81%52%
    05:00+10°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph79%90%
    06:00+10°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph83%100%
    07:00+10°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph86%48%
    08:00+10°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph87%25%
    09:00+11°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph83%55%
    10:00+12°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph83%86%
    11:00+12°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph77%100%
    12:00+12°1.5 mm9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph89%98%
    13:00+13°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph80%84%
    14:00+13°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph72%85%
    15:00+12°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph79%80%
    16:00+14°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph69%61%
    17:00+13°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph77%54%
    18:00+13°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph71%5%
    19:00+13°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph74%11%
    20:00+11°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph80%98%
    21:00+12°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph79%100%
    22:00+12°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph84%100%
    23:00+12°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph84%100%
    +14°+12°+10°
    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
    06:29
    Sunset
    20:02
    Day length
    13 h 33 min
    Sunshine hours
    6 h 32 min
    UV index
    2
    low
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    23:18
    Moonset
    17:52

    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 windowSaturday, September 5
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major07:02–09:02Moon overhead
    • Minor17:22–18:22Moonset
    • Major19:33–21:33Moon underfoot
    • Minor22:48–23:48Moonrise

    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 6 verified catchesPeriod: 2013–2017

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

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    012
    2211
    MayJunJulOct
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    May233%
    Jun233%
    Jul117%
    Oct117%

    By time of day

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    1113
    14192122
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    14:00117%
    19:00117%
    21:00117%
    22:00350%

    Air temperature, °C

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    132
    51015
    Air temperature, °C
    ValueCatchesShare
    5–9 °C117%
    10–14 °C350%
    15–19 °C233%

    Pressure, mmHg

    vertical axis — number of catches

    012
    1212
    745755760765
    Pressure, mmHg
    ValueCatchesShare
    745–749 mmHg117%
    755–759 mmHg233%
    760–764 mmHg117%
    765–769 mmHg233%

    Wind direction

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    1311
    SSWWNW
    Wind direction
    ValueCatchesShare
    S117%
    SW350%
    W117%
    NW117%

    Wind speed, mph

    vertical axis — number of catches

    012
    222
    4913
    Wind speed, mph
    ValueCatchesShare
    4–7 mph233%
    9–11 mph233%
    13–16 mph233%

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