California — bite forecast

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Bite season by month for the species of California
Fish	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Steelhead	peak	peak	active	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	active	peak	peak	peak
Black crappie	peak	peak	active	active	fair	fair	active	active	active	active	active	active
White crappie	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	active	active	active	active	active	active
Flounder	fair	active	peak	active	active	active	peak	active	active	fair	slow	slow
Smallmouth bass	fair	active	active	active	active	active	peak	active	active	fair	slow	slow
Striped bass	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	active	peak	active	fair	slow	slow
White bass	fair	active	peak	active	active	active	peak	active	active	fair	slow	slow
Largemouth bass	active	active	active	active	active	active	fair	fair	fair	fair	fair	active
Rainbow trout	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	active	active	slow	slow	slow	slow
Bluegill	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow
Carp	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow
Chinook salmon	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow	slow
Cutthroat trout	fair	active	peak	active	active	fair	active	fair	fair	fair	slow	slow
Spotted bass	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow
Blue catfish	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow
Brook trout	fair	active	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	fair	fair	slow	slow	slow
Channel catfish	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow
Coho salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow	slow
Flathead catfish	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow
Lingcod	fair	active	peak	peak	fair	fair	fair	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow
Pacific halibut	fair	active	peak	active	fair	fair	fair	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow
Rockfish	fair	active	peak	peak	fair	fair	fair	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow

Bite calendar

19–Oct 25

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Wed

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Fri

Sat

Sun

Bite activity:highmediumlowslow

Based on:weatherseasonal

What is a bite calendar?

Bite on rivers

20 OctTuesday, October 20

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

How this forecast is calculated

20 OctTuesday, October 20

+72°

Clear · feels like +66°

Low / high

+55°…+73°

Precipitation

0.00 in

Wind

13 mph SE

Cloud cover

Humidity

33%

Pressure

29.89 inHg

00:00+58°—6 mph41%0%

01:00+58°—4 mph37%0%

02:00+57°—3 mph38%0%

03:00+56°—4 mph38%0%

04:00+56°—4 mph38%0%

05:00+55°—4 mph39%0%

06:00+55°—4 mph39%0%

07:00+56°—4 mph38%0%

08:00+57°—4 mph38%0%

09:00+61°—3 mph39%3%

10:00+66°—6 mph34%20%

11:00+69°—7 mph30%8%

12:00+72°—13 mph33%1%

13:00+73°—15 mph37%24%

14:00+73°—13 mph38%17%

15:00+71°—12 mph42%48%

16:00+71°—11 mph38%44%

17:00+71°—8 mph35%10%

18:00+73°—9 mph27%5%

19:00+71°—10 mph29%17%

20:00+69°—12 mph31%5%

21:00+67°—10 mph35%23%

22:00+66°—6 mph37%73%

23:00+65°—4 mph40%60%

Sun and moon

Tuesday, October 20

DaylightMoon above the horizon

Sunrise

06:59

Sunset

18:06

Day length

11 h 7 min

Sunshine hours

10 h 14 min

UV index

moderate

Moon

Waxing gibbous

Moonrise

15:13

Moonset

01:14

The day is 2 min shorter than yesterday.

Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

Geomagnetic fieldG1 geomagnetic storm, Kp 4.7

Kp index — NOAA forecast. Not part of the bite score: catches show no link between geomagnetic storms and the bite.

Solunar feeding periods

+14% in the windowTuesday, October 20

Major periodsMinor periods

Minor00:44–01:44Moonset
Major07:18–09:18Moon underfoot
Minor14:43–15:43Moonrise
Major19:40–21:40Moon overhead

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?

California — bite forecast

Help us make this forecast better

California — bite forecast

Bite calendar

Bite on rivers

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

Best fishing days for the next week

When the fish bite — season by month

Which fish are caught here

Fishing reports

Which fish are caught here

Best fishing days for the next week

Bite calendar

Bite on rivers

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

When the fish bite — season by month

Fishing reports