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United States / Michigan / Looking Glass River

Bite forecast: Looking Glass River

  • length 72 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    68/100high activity

    Cloudy: 59–68 °F

Looking Glass River (Michigan) — a popular fishing spot. About 115 km long. Nearby towns: Grand Ledge and Lansing. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
67/100high activity

Partly cloudy: 61–77 °F

  • MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    65/100high activity

    Cloudy: 59–81 °F

  • Nearby towns

    • Grand Ledge5 mi
    • Lansing7 mi

    Nearby water bodies

    • LakeStajos pit2 mi
    • LakeRound Lake4 mi
    • LakeLake Geneva4 mi
    • LakeMud Lake4 mi
    • LakeAlward Lake4 mi
    • PondNorth Crystal Lake5 mi
    • PondLittle Crystal Lake5 mi
    • LakeSouth Crystal Lake5 mi
    • LakePriggooris Lake5 mi
    • LakeMuskrat Lake6 mi
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    Catches

    Recorded 1 catch here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass. Peak season: September.

    • Largemouth bass
      Looking Glass River
      Sep 19, 2018

    Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    BluegillCarpChannel catfishCoho salmonLargemouth bassMuskellungePikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassYellow perchBrook troutWhitefishRainbow troutSteelheadWhite crappieBlack crappieChinook salmonLake troutBurbot

    Black crappie

    4/10 · Weak

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

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

    Lures

    In clear water, natural colors work best: small jig or minnow bait.

    Gear

    It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must.

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 67 °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 °F67 °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 rising 0.06 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 0.06 inHg change
    00:00 · 29.8923:00 · 29.93 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

    3 SepThursday, September 3
    +76°

    Cloudy · feels like +75°

    Low / high
    +60°…+80°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    6 mph E
    Cloud cover
    85%
    Humidity
    52%
    Pressure
    29.87 inHg
    00:00+66°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph74%0%
    01:00+64°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph75%1%
    02:00+63°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph74%1%
    03:00+62°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph74%4%
    04:00+61°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph76%0%
    05:00+60°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph77%0%
    06:00+60°—4 mpheast wind, 4 mph75%0%
    07:00+60°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph73%3%
    08:00+66°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph62%0%
    09:00+69°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph54%0%
    10:00+72°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph55%100%
    11:00+75°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph53%100%
    12:00+76°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph52%85%
    13:00+76°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph52%58%
    14:00+71°—8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph77%90%
    15:00+76°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph71%100%
    16:00+78°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph58%100%
    17:00+80°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph53%89%
    18:00+80°—3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph52%100%
    19:00+77°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph55%100%
    20:00+73°—7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph73%100%
    21:00+71°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph83%100%
    22:00+69°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph93%100%
    23:00+69°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph72%100%
    +80°+70°+60°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Thursday, September 3
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:17
    Sunset
    19:27
    Day length
    13 h 10 min
    Sunshine hours
    9 h 5 min
    UV index
    5
    moderate
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    23:20
    Moonset
    14:39

    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

    +15% in the windowThursday, September 3
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major05:32–07:32Moon overhead
    • Minor14:09–15:09Moonset
    • Major18:02–20:02Moon underfoot
    • Minor22:50–23:50Moonrise

    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 Looking Glass River: current gauge height, streamflow, and water temperature when reported by the source.

    Water

    Gauge height
    2.84 ft
    Streamflow
    60.9 ft³/s

    USGS gauge LOOKING GLASS RIVER NEAR EAGLE, MI, 13 mi away · measured 2026-09-03 17:45 · data source · provisional data, subject to revision