Bream fishing at Volkhov
7 verified Bream catches are linked to Volkhov. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Bream bite forecast today
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Bream.
Bream bite calendar
Tuesday, September 8
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
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Hourly activity
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Bite activity:highmediumlow
The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.
Peak bite hours
Best time — 10:00–16:00 (daytime activity).
Tactics
Pick a stretch of steady current, chum one spot and fish it — don't move around without reason.
Lures
Today's bait — feeder rig or sweetcorn.
Gear
Bring a warm jacket — it's noticeably colder on the water than on shore.
Summary
Worth going — it's a productive day.
Why this forecast
The computed water temperature is around 13 °C — inside the 12–24 °C comfort range for Bream, so baseline activity is high.
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Bream feeds by day — between sunrise and sunset; their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is dropping 7 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.
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September is an active season for Bream here.
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These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
8 SepTuesday, September 8
+13°
Cloudy · feels like +7°
Low / high
+5°…+14°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
3 m/s S
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
1%
Pressure
1014 hPa
Sun and moon
Tuesday, September 8DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:03
Sunset
19:34
Day length
13 h 31 min
Sunshine hours
0 min
UV index
2
low
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
01:15
Moonset
19:03
The day is 5 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
Solunar feeding periods
+11% in the windowTuesday, September 8Major periodsMinor periods
- Minor00:45–01:45Moonrise
- Major09:28–11:28Moon overhead
- Minor18:33–19:33Moonset
- Major21:56–23:56Moon 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 7 catches here. Most commonly caught: Bream, White bream. Peak season: June–December.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
What actually worked on this water
BreamBased on 15 verified catchesPeriod: 2016–2026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| May | 5 | 33% |
| Jun | 1 | 7% |
| Jul | 1 | 7% |
| Aug | 2 | 13% |
| Sep | 2 | 13% |
| Oct | 2 | 13% |
| Nov | 1 | 7% |
| Dec | 1 | 7% |
About Volkhov
River Volkhov (Leningradskaya oblast) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 67 km long. Close by — Новая Ладога, Волхов and Сясьстрой. Species found here: bream. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.
