Bite forecast: Loch Skebacleit

77 ha

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Bite forecast: Loch Skebacleit

77 ha

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Best fishing days for the next week

When the fish bite — season by month

Western Isles: the months when each species peaks and when it goes quiet. The current month is outlined.

Bite season by month for the species of Western Isles
Fish	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Perch	active	active	active	fair	fair	active	active	active	active	active	peak	peak
Dace	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair
European eel	slow	slow	slow	active	active	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair
Ruffe	fair	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair
Whitefish	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair
Bream	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	peak	active	active	fair	slow
Pike	fair	fair	fair	fair	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	peak	active
Rainbow trout	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	active	active	slow	slow
Roach	active	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	fair	fair	fair	fair	active	active
Zander	fair	fair	fair	fair	fair	active	active	peak	peak	peak	peak	active
Brown trout	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	active	fair	slow	slow
White bream	fair	fair	active	active	peak	active	peak	active	fair	slow	slow	fair
Ide	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active	active	active	slow	slow	slow
Wels catfish	slow	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow
Bleak	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active	active	fair	fair	slow	slow	slow
Carp	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow
Chub	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	fair	slow	slow	slow
Crucian carp	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active	active	fair	slow	slow	slow
Rudd	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active	active	fair	slow	slow	slow
Tench	slow	slow	slow	slow	peak	peak	active	active	fair	slow	slow	slow

peak
active
fair
slow

By the water

1 city

Nearest towns and cities

Stornoway11 mi

Nearby rivers

1 river

Other nearby places to fish

Seaforth River0.9 mi

Nearby water bodies

10 water bodies

Other nearby waters

Shape and shoreline

shoreline 6 mi
shoreline index 3.2
6 islands
fetch 1 mi

The shoreline is heavily indented — bays, points and spits. Look for pike at the mouths of the bays and on the drop-offs behind the points. The islands add structure: drop-offs around their perimeter and channels between them and the bank. The largest water around: all 17 neighbours are smaller.

The longest fetch is 1 mi along the north-east — south-west axis: wind along it builds a wave on the open water and pushes silt and food towards the lee bank.

About this water body

Loch Skebacleit (Western Isles) — a popular fishing spot. About 77 ha in area. The town of Stornoway 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.

Bite forecast: Loch Skebacleit

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Bite forecast: Loch Skebacleit

Best fishing days for the next week

When the fish bite — season by month

By the water

Nearby rivers

Nearby water bodies

Shape and shoreline

About this water body

When the fish bite — season by month

About this water body

Best fishing days for the next week

By the water

Nearby rivers

Nearby water bodies

Shape and shoreline

Bite calendar

Bleak

Hourly activity

Why this forecast

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

Bite calendar

Bleak

Hourly activity

Bleak

Hourly activity

Why this forecast

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

Bleak

Hourly activity