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United States / Michigan / Devils Lake

Bite forecast: Devils Lake

  • 519 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    77/100high activity

    Drizzle: 55–75 °F

  2. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    66/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 55–77 °F

  3. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    64/100high activity

    Cloudy: 52–75 °F

Devils Lake (Michigan) — a popular fishing spot. About 2.1 km² in area. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

Nearby rivers

  • Cranberry Creek3 mi
  • Lower South Branch Thunder Bay River4 mi
  • North Branch Devils River5 mi
  • South Branch Devils River6 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeMud Lake4 mi
  • BayThunder Bay5 mi
  • ReservoirLake Besser6 mi
  • PondMuskrat Farm Lake6 mi
  • PondZim Lake6 mi
  • ReservoirFourmile Pond8 mi
  • LakeElbow Lake9 mi
  • ReservoirLake Winyah9 mi

Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Coho salmonPikeYellow perchBrook troutLargemouth bassMuskellungeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassWhitefishBluegillCarpChannel catfishSteelheadRainbow troutBlack crappieChinook salmonWhite crappieLake troutBurbot

Black crappie

6/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is strong — fish are active. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

Tactics

Look for drop-offs and gaps in the weeds, retrieve slowly, lingering over promising spots.

Lures

The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: small jig or minnow bait.

Gear

No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.

Summary

Worth going — it's a productive day.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 64 °F — inside the 57–75 °F comfort range for Black crappie, so baseline activity is high.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 57–75 °F comfort rangecomfort 57–75 °F64 °F
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Black crappie works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

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Pressure is dropping 0.27 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 0.27 inHg change
00:00 · 30.1423:00 · 29.87 inHg

One more input — the moon's feeding windows: within their hours the score sits higher than across the rest of the day. The window times are in the “Solunar feeding periods” card below.

Feeding windows on the day scale0:0012:0024:00

September is an active season for Black crappie here.

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These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

8 SepTuesday, September 8
+62°

Drizzle · feels like +62°

Low / high
+56°…+74°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
11 mph SSE
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
98%
Pressure
30.02 inHg
00:00+61°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph73%100%
01:00+60°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph76%100%
02:00+58°0.00 in4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph86%100%
03:00+56°0.05 in5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph96%100%
04:00+57°0.00 in4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph96%100%
05:00+57°0.06 in3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph97%100%
06:00+56°0.13 in9 mpheast wind, 9 mph96%100%
07:00+56°0.05 in9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph98%100%
08:00+57°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph98%100%
09:00+58°0.04 in6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph99%100%
10:00+58°0.28 in13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph99%100%
11:00+60°0.00 in12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph99%100%
12:00+62°0.00 in11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph98%100%
13:00+65°0.01 in12 mphsouth wind, 12 mph96%100%
14:00+69°0.00 in12 mphsouth wind, 12 mph86%100%
15:00+72°0.00 in12 mphsouth wind, 12 mph72%100%
16:00+74°0.00 in12 mphsouth wind, 12 mph64%100%
17:00+74°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph65%100%
18:00+71°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph71%100%
19:00+69°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph78%100%
20:00+67°—7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph85%93%
21:00+64°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph92%84%
22:00+63°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph97%75%
23:00+64°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph97%68%
+74°+65°+56°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Tuesday, September 8
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:23
Sunset
19:18
Day length
12 h 55 min
Sunshine hours
6 h 21 min
UV index
1
low
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
03:45
Moonset
18:50

The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.

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

Solunar feeding periods

+13% in the windowTuesday, September 8
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor03:15–04:15Moonrise
  • Major10:26–12:26Moon overhead
  • Minor18:20–19:20Moonset
  • Major22:52–00:00Moon underfoot

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?
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