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United States / Vermont / White River

Bite forecast: White River

  • length 57 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    80/100high activity

    Cloudy: 46–63 °F

  2. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    77/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 59–77 °F

  3. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    70/100high activity

    Clear: 46–75 °F

White River (Vermont) — a popular fishing spot. About 92 km long. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.

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Nearby rivers

  • Locust Creek5 mi
  • Tweed River5 mi
  • Richmond Brook7 mi
  • Roaring Brook8 mi
  • Gilead Brook8 mi
  • North Branch Ottauquechee River8 mi
  • West Branch White River8 mi
  • Atwood Brook9 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeSilver Lake6 mi
  • ReservoirLakota Lake6 mi
  • LakeColton Pond7 mi
  • PondCopper Pond7 mi
  • ReservoirKent Pond7 mi
  • LakeAnsel Pond7 mi
  • PondNorth Pond8 mi
  • LakeSouth Pond8 mi
  • PondLine Pond8 mi
  • PondPico Pond9 mi

Bite calendar

Aug 31 – Sep 6
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Brook troutMuskellungePikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassYellow perchBluegillCarpLargemouth bassWhitefishAtlantic salmonBrown troutChannel catfishRainbow troutBlack crappieWhite crappieLake trout

Atlantic salmon

6/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

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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 — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (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: salmon spoon or salmon fly.

Gear

It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must. 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.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 66 °F — warmer than the 39–57 °F comfort range for Atlantic salmon: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 39–57 °F comfort rangecomfort 39–57 °F66 °F
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Atlantic salmon 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 Atlantic salmon feeds0:0012:0024:00

Pressure is dropping 0.15 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 0.15 inHg change
00:00 · 30.0323:00 · 29.88 inHg

One more input — the moon's feeding windows: within their hours the score sits higher than across the rest of the day. The window times are in the “Solunar feeding periods” card below.

Feeding windows on the day scale0:0012:0024:00

September is an active season for Atlantic salmon here.

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These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

3 SepThursday, September 3
+65°

Cloudy · feels like +67°

Low / high
+59°…+79°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
5 mph SSE
Cloud cover
97%
Humidity
88%
Pressure
29.88 inHg
00:00+63°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph76%100%
01:00+61°0.07 in9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph83%100%
02:00+60°0.38 in10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph86%100%
03:00+59°0.19 in11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph92%100%
04:00+59°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph91%100%
05:00+59°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph88%100%
06:00+59°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph88%100%
07:00+60°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph88%100%
08:00+60°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph89%100%
09:00+61°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph90%100%
10:00+62°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph91%100%
11:00+64°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph90%100%
12:00+65°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph88%97%
13:00+67°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph86%100%
14:00+71°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph85%37%
15:00+74°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph79%7%
16:00+78°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph66%15%
17:00+79°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph55%25%
18:00+77°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph59%0%
19:00+73°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph61%0%
20:00+69°—3 mphwest wind, 3 mph67%0%
21:00+67°—0 mphnorth wind, 0 mph68%0%
22:00+66°—1 mphnortheast wind, 1 mph70%1%
23:00+65°—2 mphnorthwest wind, 2 mph74%2%
+79°+69°+59°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Thursday, September 3
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:14
Sunset
19:21
Day length
13 h 7 min
Sunshine hours
5 h 25 min
UV index
2
low
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
22:26
Moonset
13:53

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 windowThursday, September 3
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major04:42–06:42Moon overhead
  • Minor13:23–14:23Moonset
  • Major17:12–19:12Moon underfoot
  • Minor21:56–22:56Moonrise

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?

Measured river conditions are available for White River: current gauge height, streamflow, and water temperature when reported by the source.

Water

Gauge height
2.90 ft
Streamflow
161 ft³/s

USGS gauge WHITE RIVER AT WEST HARTFORD, VT, 16 mi away · measured 2026-09-04 06:30 · data source · provisional data, subject to revision