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Norfolk Broads fishing — live bite forecast

A maze of shallow, reed-fringed broads and slow rivers — prime winter pike country, with summer bream and some of Britain's best big-rudd fishing in the quieter backwaters.

Today's bite rating: good (78/100)

Rudd is the most promising species on Norfolk Broads today. Water temperature is around 18.4°C and barometric pressure is falling.

Best time to fish today

  • 05:0007:00 local time — score 94/100
  • 11:0013:00 local time — score 89/100
  • 17:0019:00 local time — score 91/100

3-day outlook by species

SpeciesSaturday 4 JulSunday 5 JulMonday 6 Jul
Northern Pike42fair48fair47fair
Common bream76good85excellent85excellent
Rudd78good96excellent93excellent

Why this score

Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Norfolk Broads rating:

  • water temperature: helping (+1)
  • pressure trend: helping (+1)
  • solunar period: helping (+1)
  • season: helping (+1)
  • precipitation: helping (+0.9)
  • light: helping (+0.85)

Forecast computed Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:15:21 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed several times daily · see our published accuracy

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