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United States / Minnesota / Cedar Lake

Bite forecast: Cedar Lake

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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    73/100high activity

    Drizzle: 54–59 °F

  2. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    66/100high activity

    Clear: 61–84 °F

  3. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    65/100high activity

    Cloudy: 63–90 °F

Cedar Lake (Minnesota) — a spot well known among anglers. 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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Catches

Recorded 91 catches here. Most commonly caught: Walleye, Largemouth bass, Black crappie. Peak season: year-round.

  • Black crappie
    Cedar Lake
    16 °F9 mph
    Dec 27, 2020
  • Black crappie
    Cedar Lake
    25 °F18 mph
    Dec 23, 2020
  • Black crappie
    Cedar Lake
    25 °F18 mph
    Dec 23, 2020
  • Largemouth bass
    Cedar Lake
    36 °F7 mph
    Apr 21, 2020
  • Walleye
    Cedar Lake
    36 °F7 mph
    Apr 21, 2020
  • Carp
    Cedar Lake
    54 °F11 mph
    Apr 18, 2020
  • Walleye
    Cedar Lake
    30 °F9 mph
    Apr 15, 2020
  • Walleye
    Cedar Lake
    39 °F7 mph
    Apr 10, 2020

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeChristmas Lake0.3 mi
  • LakeTaylor Lake0.9 mi
  • LakeLittle Pete Lake1 mi
  • LakeVorse Lake1 mi
  • LakeCasey Lake2 mi
  • LakeAnderson Lake2 mi
  • LakeBlack Shadow Lake2 mi
  • LakeHorseshoe Lake2 mi
  • LakeCarlson Lake2 mi
  • LakeRinghand Lake2 mi

Bite calendar

Aug 31 – Sep 6
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Thu
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Yellow perchBluegillCarpChannel catfishCoho salmonFlathead catfishLargemouth bassMuskellungePikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassBrook troutWhitefishBlack crappieRainbow troutSteelheadWhite 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. 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

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

It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must. Winds will be strong — wind protection helps, and be careful if you're in a boat.

Summary

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 70 °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 °F70 °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 0.09 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 0.09 inHg change
00:00 · 29.8323:00 · 29.75 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
+77°

Cloudy · feels like +76°

Low / high
+63°…+89°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
12 mph SE
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
57%
Pressure
29.79 inHg
00:00+67°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph66%1%
01:00+67°—9 mpheast wind, 9 mph69%9%
02:00+66°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph73%5%
03:00+65°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph74%3%
04:00+64°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph76%2%
05:00+64°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph78%100%
06:00+63°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph77%93%
07:00+63°—10 mpheast wind, 10 mph77%100%
08:00+66°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph73%96%
09:00+71°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph63%95%
10:00+73°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph61%97%
11:00+77°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph57%100%
12:00+77°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph57%100%
13:00+82°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph56%100%
14:00+84°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph55%49%
15:00+83°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph55%72%
16:00+84°—11 mpheast wind, 11 mph56%81%
17:00+87°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph47%78%
18:00+89°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph42%16%
19:00+87°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph42%1%
20:00+75°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph70%5%
21:00+71°—19 mpheast wind, 19 mph65%0%
22:00+68°—19 mpheast wind, 19 mph66%7%
23:00+69°—17 mphsoutheast wind, 17 mph81%14%
+89°+76°+63°
Weather throughout the day
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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
06:46
Sunset
19:59
Day length
13 h 13 min
Sunshine hours
8 h 43 min
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
22:43
Moonset
14:31

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 windowThursday, September 3
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major05:10–07:10Moon overhead
  • Minor14:01–15:01Moonset
  • Major17:40–19:40Moon underfoot
  • Minor22:13–23:13Moonrise

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?

BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

What actually worked on this water

Based on 91 verified catchesPeriod: 2019–2020

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

02549
49161575431
WalleyeLargemouth bassBlack crappieBluegillPikeYellow perchSmallmouth bassCarp
By fish species
ValueCatchesShare
Walleye4954%
Largemouth bass1618%
Black crappie1516%
Bluegill78%
Pike55%
Yellow perch44%
Smallmouth bass33%
Carp11%

By month

vertical axis — number of catches

0713
4612972131231364
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
By month
ValueCatchesShare
Jan44%
Feb67%
Mar1213%
Apr910%
May78%
Jun22%
Jul1314%
Aug1213%
Sep33%
Oct1314%
Nov67%
Dec44%

Air temperature, °F

vertical axis — number of catches

01122
22692261291481
-135142332415059687786
Air temperature, °F
ValueCatchesShare
-13–-6 °F22%
5–12 °F22%
14–21 °F67%
23–30 °F910%
32–39 °F2224%
41–48 °F67%
50–57 °F1213%
59–66 °F910%
68–75 °F1415%
77–84 °F89%
86–93 °F11%

Pressure, inHg

vertical axis — number of catches

01734
5318342263
27.9528.1528.3528.5428.7428.9429.13
Pressure, inHg
ValueCatchesShare
27.95–28.11 inHg55%
28.15–28.31 inHg33%
28.35–28.50 inHg1820%
28.54–28.70 inHg3437%
28.74–28.90 inHg2224%
28.94–29.09 inHg67%
29.13–29.29 inHg33%

Wind direction

vertical axis — number of catches

01020
9661212121420
NNEESESSWWNW
Wind direction
ValueCatchesShare
N910%
NE67%
E67%
SE1213%
S1213%
SW1213%
W1415%
NW2022%

Wind speed, mph

vertical axis — number of catches

02039
52639183
0491318
Wind speed, mph
ValueCatchesShare
0–2 mph55%
4–7 mph2629%
9–11 mph3943%
13–16 mph1820%
18–20 mph33%