Today's Best Fishing Times for
Glasgow, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

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Planning your next fishing trip in Glasgow, United Kingdom ? Today is a average day for fishing. Our comprehensive fishing almanac combines our popular solunar bite times, moon times, sunrise and sunset times, and a 7-day fishing calendar so you always know the best fishing times in your area. We analyse major and minor solunar bite times, rate each day on a five-star scale, and pair it with localized weather forecasts so you can quickly tell whether today is a good day to fish without juggling multiple tabs. Be sure to bookmark this page so you never miss a bite. view bite times...

  • Check our unique Solunar Clock for precise solunar bite times and the best moon phases.
  • Use the forecast calendar section to sync bite times with major weather changes.
  • Analyze the forecasted weather conditions, such as wind, barometric pressure and rain to plan your fishing session.
  • Jump to the 7-Day Fishing Calendar for an extended fishing forecast, then explore nearby fishing spots on the interactive map.

Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city, sits on a rich mix of urban canals, park lakes and the famous River Clyde, offering varied freshwater and migratory fishing within easy reach of the centre. Anglers target species from big pike and perch to hard-fighting grayling and Clyde trout, with coarse fisheries and reservoirs adding carp, bream and roach to the list. This makes Glasgow a highly accessible base for Scottish fishing, combining city convenience with genuinely productive waters. read more...

Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 17:22 hours of daylight. For shallow water fishing the twilight periods are often the most productive fishing times, especially on days when a major or minor time will coincide with twilight. In low light conditions predators have better cover for their ambush and often hunt in shallow water.
  • Nautical Twilight begins:
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  • Visibility:
    86%
  • Waning Gibbous - 86% illuminated Waning Gibbous
Next New Moon in ~11 days on 15th June
  • Distance to earth:
    400,313 km
    Proximity:
    12.6 %
We can compare the current moon distance to it's minimum and maximum distance from earth and express that as proximity. A high proximity means the moon is closer to earth. At 50% it would be at it's mean distance. A high proximity causes big tides, currents and has a direct effect on increased bite times. A proximity greater than 90% indicates a super moon.
Moon Phases for Glasgow
Full Moon
Sun, 31 May
New Moon
Mon, 15 Jun
Full Moon
Tue, 30 Jun

Solunar Bite Times

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    12:01 am - 02:01 am
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    03:20 am - 05:20 am
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    06:39 am - 08:39 am
  • major Time:
    03:28 pm - 05:28 pm
All times are displayed in the Europe/London timezone and are automatically adjusted to daylight savings. The current timezone offset is +1 hours. Green and yellow areas indicate the best fishing times (major and minor). The center shows the current moon phase which is a Waning Gibbous at 86% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a average day for fishing, but you need to cross check this with the current weather forecast for a final decision. Today some bite times coincide with sunrise or sunset. Those will be particularly good times for fishing and are indicated by sun icons. Currently we have a minor fishing time. The next best fishing time ( ) starts in -8 hour and -18 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
Europe/London • Thu, 4 Jun 08:09 • 55.865, -4.258
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Current Fishing Weather

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7 Day Fishing Weather

The weather plays an important role in fishing. Wind strenght and direction often determine where you can fish and where fish might be holding. Although high pressure is usually good for fishing, steep pressure changes often trigger feeding frenzies and are great times for fishing. Of course temperature has also a strong effect on fishing and comfort on the water. So make sure to cross check the weather forecast with the solunar fishing times to determine the best times to go fishing. The graph below shows you the 3 hourly weather progression over the next 7 days. Scroll the graph left or right to see more.
Selected Weather Station: Glasgow, GB
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7 Day Fishing Forecast Calendar
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*bold times indicate best fishing times around sunrise or sunset

Fishing Overview Glasgow

Glasgow fishing revolves around the River Clyde, Forth & Clyde Canal, River Kelvin, and a network of managed ponds and reservoirs. Within 30 minutes of the city centre you can switch from urban canal piking to classic Scottish trout and grayling. The key to consistent results is matching tactics to the specific water type and understanding how these venues change through the seasons.

On the River Clyde around Glasgow, spring into early summer is prime for wild brown trout and grayling in the fly-only and mixed methods stretches upstream and downstream of the city. As levels settle after winter spates, trout respond well to small spiders and soft hackles swung across classic riffle-and-run water; size 14–18 patterns in drab olives and hare’s ear shades are standard. Grayling hold in slightly deeper glides – Czech nymphing with compact tungsten nymphs or French leader styles excels, especially in cooler water. In warmer months, focus on evening hatches: dry fly tactics with CDC olives, sedge patterns and Griffiths Gnats pick out rising fish in the smoother tails of pools.

The Forth & Clyde Canal and local park lakes are the city’s coarse fishing backbone. The canal carries pike, perch, roach and skimmers in abundance. Through autumn and winter, mobile lure fishing is extremely effective – small paddle-tail shads, 5–10 cm jerkbaits and compact spinnerbaits fished tight to moored boats, bridge pilings and reed edges draw out pike and better perch. In summer, pole or waggler tactics with groundbait and pinkies or maggots keep bites coming from roach and bream; feed little and often and scale down to fine hooklengths to tempt wary canal fish in clear water.

Urban rivers like the Kelvin offer close-at-hand mixed sport. After spring rain, colour in the water pushes fish tight to the slacker edges and inside bends. Short spinning with small inline spinners or 3–7 g spoons can be deadly for trout and perch in these conditions. In clearer, lower water, stealth and light tackle rule – 2–3 lb leaders, small natural flies or micro soft plastics fished upstream into pocket water. Focus on undercut banks, overhanging trees and any broken surface that offers cover.

Stillwaters and reservoirs around Glasgow hold stocked rainbows, wild browns and increasingly, specimen carp. On trout venues, early season bank anglers do well with intermediate lines and slow-pulled lures – damsels, cat’s whiskers and small black/green patterns. As water warms, switch to nymphs and buzzers and concentrate on windward banks where food is blown in. Summer evenings are made for dry fly work with sedges and small emergers over the ripple. On carp and mixed coarse lakes, fish early and late to avoid pressure; method feeders with sweet groundbait and corn or mini boilies pick off carp and bream, while simple float rigs near reed beds find roach, rudd and perch.

Seasonally, winter around Glasgow favours pike, perch and grayling. Think slow presentations in deeper, slower water: static or very slowly moved deadbaits for pike on the canal and lower Clyde, and heavy nymph rigs for grayling. Spring and early summer are prime fly fishing months on the Clyde and Kelvin, while late summer into autumn is ideal for predator lure fishing as baitfish shoal up. Throughout the year, success in and around Glasgow hinges on reading water clarity, flow and overhead conditions, and being willing to move between canal, river and stillwater to find fish that are actively feeding.

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Glasgow area

Wharf's or Jetties are good places to wet a line and meet other fishermen. They often produce a fresh feed of fish and are also great to catch bait fish. As they are often well lit, they also provide a good opportunity for night fishing. There are 5 wharf(s) in this area.

Govan Wharf (historical) - 3.50833693644km , Meadowside Wharf (historical) - 3.68547300141km , Merkland Wharf (historical) - 4.37967139763km , Renfrew Wharf (historical) - 8.03549992235km , Bowling Wharf (historical) - 16.38002509898km

Harbours and Marinas can often times be productive fishing spots for land based fishing as their sheltered environment attracts a wide variety of bait fish. Similar to river mouths, harbour entrances are also great places to fish as lots of fish will move in and out with the rising and falling tides. There are 1 main harbours in this area.

Rothesay Dock - 9.71801800525km

We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Glasgow. Below you can find them organized on a map. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots. As these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.

Queens Dock (historical) - 2.3410313077km , Prince's Dock (historical) - 2.59449650238km , Yorkhill Basin (historical) - 2.79820215526km , River Kelvin - 3.150247754km , Govan Wharf (historical) - 3.50833693644km , Meadowside Wharf (historical) - 3.68547300141km , Merkland Wharf (historical) - 4.37967139763km , Hogganfield Loch - 6.04276191503km , Renfrew Wharf (historical) - 8.03549992235km , White Cart Water - 9.13866740495km , North Calder Water - 9.51337506874km , Rothesay Dock - 9.71801800525km , Luggie Water - 10.14673362588km , Black Cart Water - 10.15884096044km , Rotten Calder - 10.48961317206km , Newshot Island - 10.92691151554km , Earn Water - 12.92148473257km , River Gryfe - 13.08879604605km , Cochno Loch - 13.71804531639km , Brother Loch - 15.04954912688km , Locher Water - 15.17538827159km , South Calder Water - 15.81654412781km , Loch Humphrey - 16.12981457113km , Bowling Wharf (historical) - 16.38002509898km , Avon Water - 16.75166021936km , Long Loch - 17.22784914854km , Loch Libo - 18.73707172947km , Speirs Island - 19.43872408394km , Dualt Burn - 20.7303882894km , Finnich Burn - 20.7303882894km , Blane Water - 20.7303882894km , Castle Semple Loch - 23.31185024696km , Earls Burn - 23.38805873768km , Green Water - 23.52264017541km , Spiers Island - 24.76851120063km , Calder Water - 25.53674055724km , Powmillion Burn - 26.20220180813km , Glengavel Water - 26.68045843837km , Coldwakning Burn - 26.96465824632km , Glen Water - 27.71209752508km

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