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River Wye (Hereford) fishing — live bite forecast

The Wye's long gravel glides made it Britain's most famous barbel river, and its chub fishing is arguably better still. Levels swing quickly after Welsh rain — flow trend is everything.

Today's bite rating: good (77/100)

Barbel is the most promising species on River Wye (Hereford) today. Water temperature is around 20.5°C and barometric pressure is stable.

Best time to fish today

  • 21:0023:00 local time — score 85/100
  • 05:0007:00 local time — score 90/100
  • 08:0010:00 local time — score 79/100

3-day outlook by species

SpeciesSaturday 4 JulSunday 5 JulMonday 6 Jul
Barbel77good86excellent87excellent
Chub69good84excellent86excellent
Northern Pike41fair46fair48fair

Why this score

Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's River Wye (Hereford) rating:

  • water temperature: helping (+1)
  • pressure trend: helping (+1)
  • light: helping (+1)
  • cloud cover: helping (+1)
  • season: helping (+0.95)
  • precipitation: helping (+0.9)

Forecast computed Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:15:26 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed several times daily · see our published accuracy

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