Walleye fishing at Minnesota River
6 verified Walleye catches are linked to Minnesota River. 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
Thursday, September 3
Aug 31 – Sep 6
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
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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
Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.
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 70 °F — inside the 50–72 °F comfort range for Walleye, so baseline activity is high.
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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.
Pressure is dropping 0.06 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.
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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
3 SepThursday, September 3
+82°
Cloudy · feels like +82°
Low / high
+64°…+87°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
12 mph SE
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
54%
Pressure
29.74 inHg
Sun and moon
Thursday, September 3DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
19:59
Day length
13 h 13 min
Sunshine hours
7 h 49 min
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
22:52
Moonset
14:30
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
+12% in the windowThursday, September 3Major periodsMinor periods
- Major05:14–07:14Moon overhead
- Minor14:00–15:00Moonset
- Major17:44–19:44Moon underfoot
- Minor22:22–23:22Moonrise
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 6 catches here. Most commonly caught: Walleye. Peak season: March–August.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
What actually worked on this water
WalleyeBased on 6 verified catchesPeriod: 2017–2019
This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.
By month
vertical axis — number of catches
| Value | Catches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mar | 1 | 17% |
| Apr | 2 | 33% |
| May | 1 | 17% |
| Aug | 2 | 33% |
About Minnesota River
Minnesota River (Minnesota) — a spot well known among anglers. About 566 km long. Nearby towns: Mankato, West Saint Paul and Saint Paul. Fish species: walleye. 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.
