Wels catfish fishing at Kuban
6 verified Wels catfish catches are linked to Kuban. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Wels catfish bite forecast today
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Wels catfish.
Wels catfish bite calendar
Monday, September 7
7–Sep 13
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
Rivers
Hourly activity
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Bite activity:highmediumlow
The bite is weak — fish are sluggish. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.
Peak bite hours
Best time — 00:00–01:00 and 21:00–23:00 (nighttime activity).
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: catfish clonk with bait or large bottom bait.
Gear
No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.
Summary
A slow day — go only if you really feel like it.
Why this forecast
The computed water temperature is around 21 °C — inside the 16–28 °C comfort range for Wels catfish, so baseline activity is high.
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Wels catfish feeds at night: the peak falls in the dark hours, between sunset and sunrise.
Pressure is rising 6 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.
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September is a slow season for Wels catfish: the best months fall at another time of year.
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These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
7 SepMonday, September 7
+19°
Partly cloudy · feels like +17°
Low / high
+14°…+21°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
5 m/s W
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
62%
Pressure
1019 hPa
Sun and moon
Monday, September 7DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
05:49
Sunset
18:46
Day length
12 h 57 min
Sunshine hours
10 h 13 min
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
00:49
Moonset
17:01
The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
Solunar feeding periods
+14% in the windowMonday, September 7Major periodsMinor periods
- Minor00:19–01:19Moonrise
- Major08:02–10:02Moon overhead
- Minor16:31–17:31Moonset
- Major20:31–22:31Moon underfoot
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?Catches
Recorded 6 catches here. Most commonly caught: Wels catfish, Bream, Crucian carp. Peak season: March–September.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
What actually worked on this water
Wels catfishBased on 6 verified catchesPeriod: 2017–2025
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
| Value | Catches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mar | 1 | 17% |
| Apr | 1 | 17% |
| Jul | 2 | 33% |
| Aug | 1 | 17% |
| Sep | 1 | 17% |
About Kuban
River Kuban (Adygeya) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 68 km long. Nearby towns: Тлюстенхабль, Яблоновский and Тахтамукай. Fish species: wels catfish. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.
