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United States / Michigan / Huron River

Bite forecast: Huron River

  • length 81 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    72/100high activity

    Drizzle: 55–75 °F

  2. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    70/100high activity

    Cloudy: 52–75 °F

  3. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    67/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 55–77 °F

Nearby towns

  • Ann Arbor0.6 mi

Huron River (Michigan) — a popular fishing spot. About 130 km long. Nearest town — Ann Arbor. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.

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Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Brook troutCoho salmonLargemouth bassMuskellungePikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassYellow perchWhitefishBluegillCarpChannel catfishRainbow troutSteelheadBlack crappieWhite crappieChinook salmonLake troutBurbot

Black crappie

6/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

Tactics

Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

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

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

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.

The day: daylight hours and when Black crappie feeds0:0012:0024:00

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
03:52
Moonset
18:45

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

+14% in the windowTuesday, September 8
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor03:22–04:22Moonrise
  • Major10:26–12:26Moon overhead
  • Minor18:15–19:15Moonset
  • 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?

Measured river conditions are available for Huron River: current gauge height, streamflow, and water temperature when reported by the source.

Water

Gauge height
4.69 ft
Streamflow
116 ft³/s

USGS gauge HURON RIVER NEAR HAMBURG, MI, 19 mi away · measured 2026-09-04 07:00 · data source · provisional data, subject to revision

Catches

Recorded 7 catches here. Most commonly caught: Smallmouth bass, Largemouth bass, Rainbow trout. Peak season: March–August.

  • Smallmouth bass — Huron River, Aug 25, 2019, 9:35 AM
    Smallmouth bass
    Huron River
    72 °F9 mph
    Aug 25, 2019, 9:35 AM
  • Smallmouth bass — Huron River, Aug 25, 2019, 9:20 AM
    Smallmouth bass
    Huron River
    72 °F9 mph
    Aug 25, 2019, 9:20 AM
  • Smallmouth bass — Huron River, Aug 25, 2019, 9:07 AM
    Smallmouth bass
    Huron River
    72 °F9 mph
    Aug 25, 2019, 9:07 AM
  • Largemouth bass
    Huron River
    41 °F4 mph
    Mar 29, 2021, 6:32 PM
  • Largemouth bass
    Huron River
    Jul 11, 2018
  • Rainbow trout
    Huron River
    Aug 18, 2017, 12:39 PM
  • Walleye
    Huron River
    3 °F7 mph
    Mar 03, 2014, 11:00 PM

BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

What actually worked on this water

Based on 7 verified catchesPeriod: 2014–2021

This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.

By fish species

vertical axis — number of catches

023
3211
Smallmouth bassLargemouth bassRainbow troutWalleye
By fish species
ValueCatchesShare
Smallmouth bass343%
Largemouth bass229%
Rainbow trout114%
Walleye114%

By month

vertical axis — number of catches

024
214
MarJulAug
By month
ValueCatchesShare
Mar229%
Jul114%
Aug457%

By time of day

6 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

023
3111
581418
By time of day
ValueCatchesShare
05:00350%
08:00117%
14:00117%
18:00117%

Air temperature, °F

5 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

023
113
-44168
Air temperature, °F
ValueCatchesShare
-4–3 °F120%
41–48 °F120%
68–75 °F360%

Pressure, inHg

5 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

024
14
29.1329.33
Pressure, inHg
ValueCatchesShare
29.13–29.29 inHg120%
29.33–29.49 inHg480%

Wind direction

5 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

023
131
NESW
Wind direction
ValueCatchesShare
N120%
E360%
SW120%

Wind speed, mph

5 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

023
23
49
Wind speed, mph
ValueCatchesShare
4–7 mph240%
9–11 mph360%

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