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United States / Alaska / Rainbow trout

Rainbow trout bite in Alaska

Recorded 6 catches of Rainbow trout in Alaska. Most active — year-round. A day-by-day bite calendar for Rainbow trout.

Rainbow trout bite forecast in Alaska today

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. FridaySeptember 11weather-based forecast
    69/100high activity

    Drizzle: 43–55 °F

    Best fishing time: 07:00–10:00

  2. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    68/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 39–57 °F

    Best fishing time: 20:00–23:00

  3. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    54/100medium activity

    Showers: 48–52 °F

    Best fishing time: 07:00–10:00

How to catch Rainbow trout

Tackle, baits, spots and seasons — a full guide to catching Rainbow trout.

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Map of waters and catches

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Where it's caught

  • Matanuska Lake3 catches
  • Otter Lake1 catch
  • Chisholm Lake1 catch
  • Skilak Lake1 catch

Catches

  • Rainbow trout
    Otter Lake
    37 °F4 mph
    Jan 01, 2019, 3:05 PM
  • Rainbow trout
    Matanuska Lake

Other fish in Alaska

  • Chinook salmon4 catches
  • Coho salmon3 catches
  • Lake trout2 catches
  • Pike2 catches
  • Pacific halibut2 catches
  • Steelhead1 catch
19 °F
2 mph
Dec 23, 2018
  • Rainbow trout
    Matanuska Lake
    28 °F2 mph
    Nov 20, 2018
  • Rainbow trout
    Chisholm Lake
    Jul 06, 2018
  • Rainbow trout
    Skilak Lake
    32 °F4 mph
    Dec 31, 2017
  • Brown trout, Rainbow trout
    Matanuska Lake
    34 °F4 mph
    Dec 05, 2017
  • Lingcod1 catch
  • Burbot1 catch
  • Rockfish1 catch
  • Rainbow trout bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 07:00–09:00 (dawn bite) and 21:00–23:00 (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

    Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 52 °F — inside the 43–61 °F comfort range for Rainbow trout, so baseline activity is high.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 43–61 °F comfort rangecomfort 43–61 °F52 °F
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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 0.21 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 0.21 inHg change
    00:00 · 29.8223:00 · 30.01 inHg

    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

    5 SepSaturday, September 5
    +52°

    Drizzle · feels like +47°

    Low / high
    +47°…+57°
    Precipitation
    0.01 in
    Wind
    11 mph SSW
    Cloud cover
    74%
    Humidity
    89%
    Pressure
    30.05 inHg
    00:00+54°0.08 in10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph100%100%
    01:00+54°0.02 in9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph100%100%
    02:00+54°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph98%94%
    03:00+52°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph98%88%
    04:00+51°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph99%100%
    05:00+51°—14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph97%95%
    06:00+49°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph97%100%
    07:00+48°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph97%95%
    08:00+47°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph98%52%
    09:00+48°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph98%100%
    10:00+49°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph95%100%
    11:00+51°0.01 in11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph90%100%
    12:00+52°0.01 in11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph89%74%
    13:00+54°0.01 in11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph84%70%
    14:00+55°0.01 in11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph77%90%
    15:00+56°0.00 in10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph69%81%
    16:00+56°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph67%95%
    17:00+56°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph69%98%
    18:00+57°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph66%89%
    19:00+56°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph66%98%
    20:00+55°—3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph72%100%
    21:00+53°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph78%100%
    22:00+51°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph81%100%
    23:00+50°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph84%100%
    +57°+52°+47°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Saturday, September 5
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    07:34
    Sunset
    21:20
    Day length
    13 h 46 min
    Sunshine hours
    8 h 53 min
    UV index
    3
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    —
    Moonset
    20:21

    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

    +14% in the windowSaturday, September 5
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major08:38–10:38Moon overhead
    • Minor19:51–20:51Moonset
    • Major21:10–23:10Moon 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?