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United States / Minnesota / Lee Lake

Bite forecast: Lee Lake

  • 142 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

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

    Drizzle: 54–59 °F

Lee Lake (Minnesota) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 57 ha in area. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
66/100high activity

Clear: 61–84 °F

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

    Cloudy: 63–90 °F

  • Nearby rivers

    • Buffalo River3 mi

    Nearby water bodies

    • LakePerch Lake1 mi
    • LakeKnudson Lake1 mi
    • LakeThorson Lake2 mi
    • LakeChrist Olson Lake2 mi
    • LakeSolum Lake3 mi
    • LakeBurk Lake3 mi
    • LakeMoe Lake3 mi
    • LakeErickson Lake3 mi
    • LakeJergenson Lake3 mi
    • LakeSand Lake4 mi
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    Catches

    Recorded 14 catches here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass, Black crappie, Pike. Peak season: March–September.

    • Largemouth bass
      Lee Lake
      34 °F4 mph
      Mar 19, 2019
    • Black crappie
      Lee Lake
      1 °F16 mph
      Mar 04, 2019
    • Pike
      Lee Lake
      18 °F7 mph
      Feb 21, 2019
    • Largemouth bass
      Lee Lake
      Oct 14, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Lee Lake
      Sep 30, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Lee Lake
      Sep 26, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Lee Lake
      Sep 23, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Lee Lake
      Sep 16, 2018

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 14 verified catchesPeriod: 2018–2019

    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

    0612
    1211
    Largemouth bassBlack crappiePike
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Largemouth bass1286%
    Black crappie17%
    Pike17%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    059
    12191
    FebMarAugSepOct
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Feb17%
    Mar214%
    Aug17%
    Sep964%
    Oct17%

    Bite calendar

    7–Sep 13
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Yellow perchBrook troutCoho salmonMuskellungePikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassLargemouth bassWhitefishBluegillCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishRainbow troutSteelheadBlack crappieChinook salmonLake troutWhite crappieBurbot

    Black crappie

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    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 — 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

    Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly. 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 63 °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 °F63 °F
    JFMAMJJASOND

    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 0.30 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 0.30 inHg change
    00:00 · 30.0823:00 · 29.77 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.

    JFMAMJJASOND

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

    8 SepTuesday, September 8
    +56°

    Drizzle · feels like +49°

    Low / high
    +53°…+63°
    Precipitation
    0.03 in
    Wind
    18 mph ESE
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    89%
    Pressure
    30.03 inHg
    00:00+63°—13 mpheast wind, 13 mph66%91%
    01:00+62°—15 mpheast wind, 15 mph69%100%
    02:00+61°0.00 in15 mpheast wind, 15 mph74%100%
    03:00+59°0.00 in16 mpheast wind, 16 mph79%100%
    04:00+57°0.00 in16 mpheast wind, 16 mph83%100%
    05:00+56°0.01 in17 mpheast wind, 17 mph87%100%
    06:00+54°0.01 in17 mpheast wind, 17 mph89%100%
    07:00+53°0.01 in18 mpheast wind, 18 mph91%100%
    08:00+54°0.01 in18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph90%100%
    09:00+55°0.01 in18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph88%100%
    10:00+56°0.01 in18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph87%100%
    11:00+56°0.03 in18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph88%100%
    12:00+56°0.03 in18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph89%100%
    13:00+56°0.03 in18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph90%100%
    14:00+56°—18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph89%100%
    15:00+58°—18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph87%100%
    16:00+58°—18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph86%100%
    17:00+58°—19 mphsoutheast wind, 19 mph85%100%
    18:00+58°—20 mphsoutheast wind, 20 mph84%100%
    19:00+59°—21 mphsoutheast wind, 21 mph84%100%
    20:00+59°0.03 in21 mphsoutheast wind, 21 mph87%100%
    21:00+60°0.03 in21 mphsoutheast wind, 21 mph92%100%
    22:00+61°0.03 in20 mphsoutheast wind, 20 mph96%100%
    23:00+62°0.21 in17 mphsoutheast wind, 17 mph98%100%
    +63°+58°+53°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    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
    06:53
    Sunset
    19:49
    Day length
    12 h 56 min
    Sunshine hours
    1 h 49 min
    UV index
    1
    low
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    03:34
    Moonset
    18:48

    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

    +10% in the windowTuesday, September 8
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor03:04–04:04Moonrise
    • Major10:20–12:20Moon overhead
    • Minor18:18–19:18Moonset
    • Major22:46–00:00Moon 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?