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Conger eel lives in County Dublin. Today's bite forecast, a day-by-day and hour-by-hour activity calendar, best time and baits.
Thursday, September 3
The bite is strong — fish are active. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.
Best time — 00:00–05:00 and 23:00–23:00 (nighttime activity).
Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.
The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: live-bait bottom rig or cut bait.
No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.
Worth going — it's a productive day.
The computed water temperature is around 16 °C — inside the 8–18 °C comfort range for Conger eel, so baseline activity is high.
Conger eel feeds at night: the peak falls in the dark hours, between sunset and sunrise.
Pressure is dropping 2 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.
September is peak season for Conger eel here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Cloudy · feels like +18°
The day is 4 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
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.
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