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Biting
Fish in 1 of 1 report · Mostly Pacific halibut
Anglers have logged 1 fishing report here. Most commonly caught: Pacific halibut. Peak season: August.
Arcata (California) — a place to fish and relax by the water. Nearby: 1 river, 7 water bodies and 1 sea area. Sea fishing is covered too: coastal waters get their own bite forecast. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.
The ranking weighs the regional forecast by water type, catches linked to each water body and distance from the city center.
Wednesday, October 21
Tap any fish to open its full forecast — the hours it bites, what it takes, and where it has been caught.
Clear · feels like +63°
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 fieldquiet, Kp 3.7
Kp index — NOAA forecast. Not part of the bite score: catches show no link between geomagnetic storms and the bite.
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: the months when each species peaks and when it goes quiet. The current month is outlined.
| 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 |