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Ireland / County Waterford / Rainbow trout

Rainbow trout bite in County Waterford

Rainbow trout lives in County Waterford. Today's bite forecast, a day-by-day and hour-by-hour activity calendar, best time and baits.

Rainbow trout bite forecast in County Waterford today

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    66/100high activity

    Cloudy: 16–19 °C

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

  2. SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    63/100high activity

    Cloudy: 9–16 °C

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

  3. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    61/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 10–16 °C

    Best fishing time: 19:00–22:00

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Rainbow trout bite calendar

Friday, September 4

Aug 31 – Sep 6
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.

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: trout paste or trout spoon.

Gear

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

Summary

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 15 °C — inside the 6–16 °C comfort range for Rainbow trout, so baseline activity is high.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 6–16 °C comfort rangecomfort 6–16 °C15 °C
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Rainbow trout 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 Rainbow trout feeds0:0012:0024:00

Pressure is rising 12 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

Pressure through the day, 12 hPa change
00:00 · 101023:00 · 1022 hPa

September is an active season for Rainbow trout here.

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These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

4 SepFriday, September 4
+16°

Cloudy · feels like +14°

Low / high
+12°…+18°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
12 mph W
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
71%
Pressure
1016 hPa
00:00+15°0.4 mm6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph96%100%
01:00+15°1.3 mm4 mphwest wind, 4 mph97%100%
02:00+15°0.9 mm8 mphwest wind, 8 mph93%100%
03:00+15°1.1 mm5 mphwest wind, 5 mph96%100%
04:00+15°0.8 mm9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph96%100%
05:00+14°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph94%100%
06:00+14°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph92%100%
07:00+13°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph92%100%
08:00+13°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph87%100%
09:00+14°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph83%77%
10:00+15°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph76%98%
11:00+16°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph71%100%
12:00+16°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph71%100%
13:00+17°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph63%100%
14:00+17°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph59%100%
15:00+18°—18 mphwest wind, 18 mph61%21%
16:00+18°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph55%13%
17:00+18°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph57%73%
18:00+17°—10 mphnorthwest wind, 10 mph61%91%
19:00+16°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph64%0%
20:00+14°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph71%0%
21:00+13°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph76%0%
22:00+13°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph79%0%
23:00+12°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph83%0%
+18°+15°+12°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Friday, September 4
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
20:10
Day length
13 h 24 min
Sunshine hours
5 h 36 min
UV index
2
low
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
22:57
Moonset
16:21

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 windowFriday, September 4
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major06:09–08:09Moon overhead
  • Minor15:51–16:51Moonset
  • Major18:40–20:40Moon underfoot
  • Minor22:27–23:27Moonrise

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?