Waters · United Kingdom
Norfolk Broads fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
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 report: excellent (80/100)
Northern Pike is the most promising species on Norfolk Broads today. Water temperature is around 16.3°C and barometric pressure is falling.
Best time to fish today
- 17:00–19:00 local time — score 83/100
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 88/100
- 12:00–14:00 local time — score 83/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Thursday 8 Oct | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Pike | 80 — excellent | 85 — excellent | 87 — excellent |
| Common bream | 67 — good | 69 — good | 72 — good |
| Rudd | 61 — good | 69 — good | 69 — good |
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)
- season: helping (+1)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.95)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
- light: helping (+0.6)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:46:24 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- When pike bite: the pressure, light and temperature windows
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
More northern pike waters
- Chew Valley Lake — Somerset, England
- Lake Windermere — Lake District, England
- Loch Lomond — Scotland
- River Thames (Reading) — Berkshire, England
- River Wye (Hereford) — Herefordshire, England
Nearby waters
- Rutland Water — Rutland, England (144 km away)
- River Thames (Reading) — Berkshire, England (218 km away)
- Amsterdam Canals — Amsterdam, Netherlands (233 km away)
- IJsselmeer — Netherlands (259 km away)
- River Test — Hampshire, England (276 km away)
- River Wye (Hereford) — Herefordshire, England (295 km away)