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United States / North Dakota / Walleye

Walleye bite in North Dakota

Recorded 17 catches of Walleye in North Dakota. Most active — year-round. A day-by-day bite calendar for Walleye.

Walleye bite forecast in North Dakota today

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    96/100high activity

    Cloudy: 55–75 °F

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

  2. SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    86/100high activity

    Clear: 63–93 °F

    Best fishing time: 19:00–22:00

  3. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    84/100high activity

    Drizzle: 66–82 °F

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

Map of waters and catches

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Where it's caught

  • Missouri River9 catches
  • Lake Sakakawea3 catches
  • Lake Oahe2 catches
  • Little Muddy River1 catch
  • Heart River1 catch
  • Edward Arthur Patterson Lake1 catch

Catches

  • Walleye
    Little Muddy River
    50 °F9 mph
    May 03, 2019
  • Walleye
    Missouri River

Other fish in North Dakota

  • Yellow perch11 catches
  • Pike7 catches
  • Smallmouth bass4 catches
  • Channel catfish2 catches

Walleye bite calendar

Friday, September 4

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

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 20:00–21:00 (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 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 0.12 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

Pressure through the day, 0.12 inHg change
00:00 · 29.7723:00 · 29.89 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
+71°

Partly cloudy · feels like +75°

Low / high
+60°…+79°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
6 mph NNE
Cloud cover
25%
Humidity
76%
Pressure
29.92 inHg
00:00+67°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph78%2%
01:00+66°—9 mphnorth wind, 9 mph81%5%
02:00+64°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph87%9%
03:00+63°—5 mphnorth wind, 5 mph92%9%
04:00+61°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph93%6%
05:00+60°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph94%13%
06:00+60°—5 mphnorth wind, 5 mph95%22%
07:00+61°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph98%100%
08:00+61°—8 mphnortheast wind, 8 mph100%100%
09:00+62°—9 mphnortheast wind, 9 mph98%100%
10:00+65°—10 mphnortheast wind, 10 mph89%100%
11:00+68°—8 mphnortheast wind, 8 mph83%60%
12:00+71°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph76%25%
13:00+74°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph68%9%
14:00+77°—7 mphnortheast wind, 7 mph63%7%
15:00+78°—8 mphnortheast wind, 8 mph60%7%
16:00+79°—8 mphnortheast wind, 8 mph57%5%
17:00+79°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph57%100%
18:00+79°—9 mphnortheast wind, 9 mph57%2%
19:00+77°—8 mphnortheast wind, 8 mph61%0%
20:00+73°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph70%0%
21:00+70°—7 mphnortheast wind, 7 mph76%0%
22:00+69°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph81%0%
23:00+68°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph84%0%
+79°+69°+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
06:51
Sunset
20:01
Day length
13 h 10 min
Sunshine hours
8 h 37 min
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
23:46
Moonset
16:01

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 windowFriday, September 4
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major06:23–08:23Moon overhead
  • Minor15:31–16:31Moonset
  • Major18:54–20:54Moon underfoot
  • Minor23:16–00:00Moonrise

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?
32 °F
7 mph
Mar 30, 2019
  • Walleye
    Lake Oahe
    1 °F11 mph
    Jan 20, 2019
  • Walleye
    Heart River
    Dec 18, 2018
  • Walleye
    Missouri River
    41 °F11 mph
    Nov 28, 2018
  • Walleye
    Missouri River
    41 °F11 mph
    Nov 28, 2018
  • Walleye
    Missouri River
    41 °F11 mph
    Nov 28, 2018
  • Walleye
    Lake Oahe
    54 °F7 mph
    Oct 26, 2018
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