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United Kingdom / West Midlands / River Tame

Bite forecast: River Tame

  • length 25 km
  • Flows into River Trent
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    56/100medium activity

    Drizzle: 15–21 °C

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Nearby water bodies

  • ReservoirHyde's Pool0.1 mi
  • ReservoirMillfields Pool0.5 mi
  • PondBayley's Pool1 mi
  • LakePump House Pool2 mi
  • LakeJohn's Lane Pool2 mi
  • LakeRocket Pool2 mi
  • LakeBoating Lake (Lower Pool)2 mi
  • LakeSwan Pool2 mi
  • LakeUpper Rattlechain Lagoon2 mi
  • ReservoirForge Mill Lake2 mi

River Tame (West Midlands) — a popular fishing spot. About 25 km long. Flows into River Trent. Nearby towns: Walsall and Birmingham. 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 2 catches here. Most commonly caught: Perch, Pike. Peak season: July.

  • Perch — River Tame, Jul 05, 2025, 3:56 PM
    Perch
    River Tame
    20 °C13 mph
    Jul 05, 2025, 3:56 PM
  • Pike — River Tame, Jul 05, 2025, 3:41 PM
    Pike
    River Tame
    20 °C13 mph
    Jul 05, 2025, 3:41 PM
ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
56/100medium activity

Cloudy: 17–23 °C

  • SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    56/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 16–23 °C

  • Nearby towns

    • Walsall1 mi
    • Birmingham4 mi

    Measured river conditions are available for River Tame: current gauge height, streamflow, and water temperature when reported by the source.

    Water

    Gauge height
    0.24 m

    Environment Agency gauge River Tame at Park Hill, 0.8 mi away · typical 0.20–2.16 m · measured 2026-09-02 08:15 · data source · provisional data, subject to revision

    Bite calendar

    Wednesday, September 2

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    DaceEuropean eelGraylingPikeBarbelRuffeWhitefishZanderBreamPerchAtlantic salmonCarpWels catfishRainbow troutBrown troutIdeRoachBleakChubCrucian carpWhite breamRuddTench

    Atlantic salmon

    6/10 · Fair

    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 — 06:00–07:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

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

    Lures

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

    Gear

    No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 16 °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 °C16 °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 dropping 4 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 4 hPa change
    00:00 · 101923:00 · 1015 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

    2 SepWednesday, September 2
    +16°

    Drizzle · feels like +15°

    Low / high
    +15°…+21°
    Precipitation
    0.2 mm
    Wind
    11 mph SSW
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    90%
    Pressure
    1016 hPa
    00:00+17°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph76%100%
    01:00+16°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph78%100%
    02:00+16°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph82%100%
    03:00+15°0.1 mm9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph87%100%
    04:00+15°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph89%100%
    05:00+15°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph91%73%
    06:00+15°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph89%100%
    07:00+15°0.1 mm7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph92%100%
    08:00+15°—7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph93%100%
    09:00+16°0.1 mm8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph88%100%
    10:00+16°1.4 mm9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph93%100%
    11:00+16°0.4 mm11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph90%100%
    12:00+16°0.2 mm11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph90%100%
    13:00+17°—14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph88%99%
    14:00+19°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph84%89%
    15:00+19°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph82%97%
    16:00+20°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph79%98%
    17:00+21°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph72%100%
    18:00+21°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph73%84%
    19:00+20°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph75%71%
    20:00+19°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph80%11%
    21:00+19°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph82%60%
    22:00+18°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph83%42%
    23:00+18°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph83%11%
    +21°+18°+15°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Wednesday, September 2
    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
    19:53
    Day length
    13 h 33 min
    Sunshine hours
    48 min
    UV index
    1
    low
    Moon
    Waning gibbous
    Moonrise
    21:12
    Moonset
    13:15

    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

    +13% in the windowWednesday, September 2
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major03:52–05:52Moon overhead
    • Minor12:45–13:45Moonset
    • Major16:19–18:19Moon underfoot
    • Minor20:42–21:42Moonrise

    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?