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United States / Minnesota / Upper Red Lake

Bite forecast: Upper Red Lake

  • 185.1 sq mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    66/100high activity

    Cloudy: 68–81 °F

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Upper Red Lake (Minnesota) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 479.5 km² in area. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

Fish biting at this waterbody

Choose a fish to see its hourly forecast, catches and BiteGuide.

  • Black crappie

Catches

Recorded 11 catches here. Most commonly caught: Black crappie, Walleye. Peak season: year-round.

  • Black crappie — Upper Red Lake, Dec 15, 2018, 10:42 AM
    Black crappie
    Upper Red Lake
    41 °F13 mph
    Dec 15, 2018, 10:42 AM
  • Black crappie — Upper Red Lake, Dec 15, 2018, 10:42 AM
    Black crappie
    Upper Red Lake
    41 °F13 mph
    Dec 15, 2018, 10:42 AM
  • Walleye — Upper Red Lake, Nov 28, 2018
    4
    Walleye
    Upper Red Lake
    Nov 28, 2018
  • Black crappie — Upper Red Lake, Dec 29, 2016, 12:04 PM
    Black crappie
    Upper Red Lake
    21 °F16 mph
    Dec 29, 2016, 12:04 PM
  • Black crappie — Upper Red Lake, May 09, 2015, 7:01 PM
    Black crappie
    Upper Red Lake
    46 °F7 mph
    May 09, 2015, 7:01 PM
  • Black crappie — Upper Red Lake, May 09, 2015, 7:01 PM
    Black crappie
    Upper Red Lake
    46 °F7 mph
    May 09, 2015, 7:01 PM
  • Black crappie — Upper Red Lake, Mar 16, 2015, 6:50 AM
    Black crappie
    Upper Red Lake
    Mar 16, 2015, 6:50 AM
  • Black crappie — Upper Red Lake, Mar 15, 2015, 11:33 PM
    Black crappie
    Upper Red Lake
    Mar 15, 2015, 11:33 PM
ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
65/100high activity

Cloudy: 64–86 °F

  • WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    63/100high activity

    Clear: 55–70 °F

  • Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
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    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Yellow perchChannel catfishFlathead catfishMuskellungePikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassBluegillBrook troutCarpCoho salmonLargemouth bassBlack crappieWhite crappieWhitefishLake troutRainbow troutSteelheadBurbotChinook salmon

    Black crappie

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

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

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn 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. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.

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

    Pressure through the day, 0.06 inHg change
    00:00 · 29.9023:00 · 29.85 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

    6 SepSunday, September 6
    +80°

    Showers · feels like +82°

    Low / high
    +68°…+89°
    Precipitation
    0.06 in
    Wind
    14 mph SSE
    Cloud cover
    14%
    Humidity
    63%
    Pressure
    29.86 inHg
    00:00+73°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph71%100%
    01:00+73°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph71%100%
    02:00+73°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph70%100%
    03:00+72°0.00 in11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph72%100%
    04:00+71°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph77%100%
    05:00+71°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph80%100%
    06:00+71°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph81%100%
    07:00+71°0.01 in10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph82%100%
    08:00+71°0.05 in20 mphsouth wind, 20 mph88%100%
    09:00+73°0.00 in16 mphsouth wind, 16 mph71%29%
    10:00+81°0.02 in15 mphsouth wind, 15 mph55%32%
    11:00+81°0.05 in14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph59%76%
    12:00+80°0.06 in14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph63%14%
    13:00+87°—17 mphsoutheast wind, 17 mph45%100%
    14:00+81°0.01 in20 mphsoutheast wind, 20 mph64%97%
    15:00+81°—17 mphsoutheast wind, 17 mph65%100%
    16:00+88°—21 mphsoutheast wind, 21 mph49%14%
    17:00+89°—18 mphsouth wind, 18 mph46%28%
    18:00+86°—17 mphsoutheast wind, 17 mph53%100%
    19:00+74°0.15 in20 mpheast wind, 20 mph84%100%
    20:00+71°0.12 in16 mphsoutheast wind, 16 mph91%100%
    21:00+70°0.02 in21 mphsoutheast wind, 21 mph90%100%
    22:00+69°—19 mphsoutheast wind, 19 mph92%8%
    23:00+68°—21 mphsoutheast wind, 21 mph91%17%
    +89°+79°+68°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Sunday, September 6
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:50
    Sunset
    19:53
    Day length
    13 h 3 min
    Sunshine hours
    11 h 32 min
    UV index
    5
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    00:40
    Moonset
    17:47

    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

    +11% in the windowSunday, September 6
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor00:10–01:10Moonrise
    • Major08:20–10:20Moon overhead
    • Minor17:17–18:17Moonset
    • Major20:50–22:50Moon 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?

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 11 verified catchesPeriod: 2015–2018

    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

    059
    93
    Black crappieWalleye
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Black crappie982%
    Walleye327%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    122213
    JanFebMarMayNovDec
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Jan19%
    Feb218%
    Mar218%
    May218%
    Nov19%
    Dec327%

    By time of day

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

    023
    113121
    13461418
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    01:00111%
    03:00111%
    04:00333%
    06:00111%
    14:00222%
    18:00111%

    Air temperature, °F

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

    024
    114
    -131441
    Air temperature, °F
    ValueCatchesShare
    -13–-6 °F117%
    14–21 °F117%
    41–48 °F467%

    Pressure, inHg

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

    023
    33
    28.5428.94
    Pressure, inHg
    ValueCatchesShare
    28.54–28.70 inHg350%
    28.94–29.09 inHg350%

    Wind direction

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

    012
    222
    NSNW
    Wind direction
    ValueCatchesShare
    N233%
    S233%
    NW233%

    Wind speed, mph

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

    023
    213
    4913
    Wind speed, mph
    ValueCatchesShare
    4–7 mph233%
    9–11 mph117%
    13–16 mph350%