Michigan — bite forecast

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Bite season by month for the species of Michigan
Fish	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Steelhead	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	peak	peak	peak
White crappie	active	active	peak	peak	active	active	fair	fair	active	active	active	active
Black crappie	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	fair	active	active	active	active
Lake trout	peak	peak	peak	active	active	fair	slow	fair	active	peak	active	peak
Brook trout	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Muskellunge	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow
Pike	fair	fair	fair	fair	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	peak	active
Walleye	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow
Whitefish	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Largemouth bass	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	slow
Rainbow trout	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	active	fair	slow	slow
Smallmouth bass	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	slow	slow
White bass	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Yellow perch	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow
Carp	slow	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow
Coho salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Bluegill	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow
Chinook salmon	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow	slow
Burbot	fair	fair	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active
Channel catfish	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	fair	slow	slow	slow

Bite calendar

19–Oct 25

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Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Bite activity:highmediumlowslow

Based on:weatherseasonal

What is a bite calendar?

Bite on rivers

20 OctTuesday, October 20

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

How this forecast is calculated

20 OctTuesday, October 20

+54°

Clear · feels like +50°

Low / high

+35°…+59°

Precipitation

0.00 in

Wind

6 mph SE

Cloud cover

Humidity

75%

Pressure

30.43 inHg

00:00+41°—5 mph77%1%

01:00+39°—4 mph82%1%

02:00+38°—4 mph85%2%

03:00+37°—4 mph87%2%

04:00+37°—4 mph87%1%

05:00+36°—4 mph85%2%

06:00+35°—4 mph85%2%

07:00+35°—4 mph85%2%

08:00+35°—4 mph90%3%

09:00+41°—4 mph88%2%

10:00+47°—5 mph85%6%

11:00+51°—6 mph81%9%

12:00+54°—6 mph75%8%

13:00+56°—6 mph67%5%

14:00+58°—6 mph60%5%

15:00+59°—6 mph56%2%

16:00+59°—7 mph54%1%

17:00+58°—6 mph56%0%

18:00+53°—5 mph68%0%

19:00+50°—5 mph77%1%

20:00+48°—5 mph82%0%

21:00+47°—5 mph86%0%

22:00+46°—5 mph89%0%

23:00+46°—5 mph90%0%

Sun and moon

Tuesday, October 20

DaylightMoon above the horizon

Sunrise

07:17

Sunset

17:59

Day length

10 h 42 min

Sunshine hours

10 h 5 min

UV index

moderate

Moon

Waxing gibbous

Moonrise

15:37

Moonset

00:49

The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.

Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

Geomagnetic fieldG1 geomagnetic storm, Kp 4.7

Kp index — NOAA data. Not part of the bite score: catches show no link between geomagnetic storms and the bite.

Solunar feeding periods

+14% in the windowTuesday, October 20

Major periodsMinor periods

Minor00:19–01:19Moonset
Major07:20–09:20Moon underfoot
Minor15:07–16:07Moonrise
Major19:42–21:42Moon overhead

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?

Michigan — bite forecast

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Michigan — bite forecast

Bite calendar

Bite on rivers

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

Best fishing days for the next week

When the fish bite — season by month

Which fish are caught here

Fishing reports

Which fish are caught here

Bite calendar

Bite on rivers

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

When the fish bite — season by month

Best fishing days for the next week

Fishing reports