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United States / Minnesota / Leech Lake / Walleye

Walleye fishing at Leech Lake

19 verified Walleye catches are linked to Leech Lake. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.

Walleye bite forecast today

Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Walleye.

Walleye bite calendar

Aug 31 – Sep 6
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Lakes & reservoirs

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is strong — fish are active. 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

In clear water, natural colors work best: jig with grub or jig with live minnow.

Gear

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

Summary

Worth going — it's a productive day.

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 69 °F — inside the 50–72 °F comfort range for Walleye, so baseline activity is high.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 50–72 °F comfort rangecomfort 50–72 °F69 °F
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Walleye 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 Walleye feeds0:0012:0024:00

Pressure is rising 0.18 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

Pressure through the day, 0.18 inHg change
00:00 · 29.7323:00 · 29.91 inHg

September is peak season for Walleye here.

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

4 SepFriday, September 4
+74°

Clear · feels like +77°

Low / high
+60°…+82°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
8 mph NNE
Cloud cover
3%
Humidity
65%
Pressure
29.89 inHg
00:00+68°—15 mphnorth wind, 15 mph76%0%
01:00+68°—9 mphnortheast wind, 9 mph76%1%
02:00+67°—4 mphnorth wind, 4 mph75%0%
03:00+64°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph88%2%
04:00+63°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph94%13%
05:00+62°—9 mphnorth wind, 9 mph95%35%
06:00+61°—7 mphnorth wind, 7 mph95%35%
07:00+60°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph94%21%
08:00+62°—9 mphnorth wind, 9 mph93%26%
09:00+64°—11 mphnorth wind, 11 mph87%35%
10:00+67°—12 mphnorth wind, 12 mph79%9%
11:00+72°—9 mphnorth wind, 9 mph69%5%
12:00+74°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph65%3%
13:00+77°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph58%1%
14:00+80°—7 mphnorth wind, 7 mph53%1%
15:00+81°—7 mphnorth wind, 7 mph51%0%
16:00+82°—7 mphnorth wind, 7 mph48%0%
17:00+82°—7 mphnorth wind, 7 mph47%0%
18:00+81°—8 mphnortheast wind, 8 mph51%100%
19:00+79°—9 mphnortheast wind, 9 mph56%0%
20:00+75°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph60%0%
21:00+72°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph67%0%
22:00+70°—9 mpheast wind, 9 mph77%0%
23:00+68°—9 mpheast wind, 9 mph79%1%
+82°+71°+60°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Friday, September 4
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:48
Sunset
19:57
Day length
13 h 9 min
Sunshine hours
11 h
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
23:33
Moonset
15:50

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

+14% in the windowFriday, September 4
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major06:10–08:10Moon overhead
  • Minor15:20–16:20Moonset
  • Major18:42–20:42Moon underfoot
  • Minor23:03–00:00Moonrise

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?

Catches

Recorded 19 catches here. Most commonly caught: Walleye. Peak season: May–October.

  • Walleye
    Leech Lake
    46 °F9 mph
    Oct 04, 2020, 10:05 AM

BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

What actually worked on this water

WalleyeBased on 23 verified catchesPeriod: 2014–2020

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

By month

vertical axis — number of catches

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95315
MayJunJulAugOct
By month
ValueCatchesShare
May939%
Jun522%
Jul313%
Aug14%
Oct522%

By time of day

vertical axis — number of catches

024
311342312111
12345781011131420
By time of day
ValueCatchesShare
01:00313%
02:0014%
03:0014%
04:00313%
05:00417%
07:0029%
08:00313%
10:0014%
11:0029%
13:0014%
14:0014%
20:0014%

Air temperature, °F

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

047
21475
4150596877
Air temperature, °F
ValueCatchesShare
41–48 °F211%
50–57 °F15%
59–66 °F421%
68–75 °F737%
77–84 °F526%

Pressure, inHg

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

0510
3106
28.3528.5428.74
Pressure, inHg
ValueCatchesShare
28.35–28.50 inHg316%
28.54–28.70 inHg1053%
28.74–28.90 inHg632%

Wind direction

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

036
2116333
NNEESESSWNW
Wind direction
ValueCatchesShare
N211%
NE15%
E15%
SE632%
S316%
SW316%
NW316%

Wind speed, mph

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

047
15742
0491318
Wind speed, mph
ValueCatchesShare
0–2 mph15%
4–7 mph526%
9–11 mph737%
13–16 mph421%
18–20 mph211%

About Leech Lake

Leech Lake (Minnesota) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 438.1 km² in area, up to 46 m deep. Species found here: walleye. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.

Leech LakeMinnesota
Walleye
Leech Lake
41 °F11 mph
Oct 06, 2018, 4:29 PM
  • Walleye
    Leech Lake
    73 °F7 mph
    Jun 13, 2018, 6:18 AM
  • Walleye
    Leech Lake
    77 °F13 mph
    May 24, 2018, 1:10 AM
  • Walleye
    Leech Lake
    59 °F7 mph
    May 13, 2017, 12:52 PM
  • Walleye
    Leech Lake
    Oct 15, 2016, 12:13 PM
  • Walleye
    Leech Lake
    Oct 08, 2016, 3:28 PM
  • Walleye
    Leech Lake
    68 °F7 mph
    Aug 30, 2016, 1:22 PM