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United States / Wisconsin / Lake Lac Courte Oreilles

Bite forecast: Lake Lac Courte Oreilles

  • 8 sq mi
  • depth up to 89 ft
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    79/100high activity

    Cloudy: 52–61 °F

  2. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    72/100high activity

    Cloudy: 61–66 °F

  3. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    58/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 63–77 °F

Lake Lac Courte Oreilles (Wisconsin) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 20.6 km² in area, up to 27 m deep. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.

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Catches

Recorded 1 catch here. Most commonly caught: Walleye. Peak season: September.

  • Walleye — Lac Courte Oreilles, Sep 15, 2018
    Walleye
    Lac Courte Oreilles
    Sep 15, 2018

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeJohnson Lake0.8 mi
  • LakeDurphee Lake1 mi
  • LakeSchoolhouse Lake2 mi
  • LakeLittle Lac Courte Oreilles2 mi
  • LakeMinnemac Lake2 mi
  • LakeGrindstone Lake2 mi
  • LakeLake Twenty-Seven2 mi
  • LakeWhitefish Lake3 mi
  • LakeRing Lake3 mi
  • LakeWindigo Lake3 mi

Bite calendar

Aug 31 – Sep 6
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Brook troutCoho salmonMuskellungePikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassYellow perchBluegillLargemouth bassWhitefishCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishSteelheadBlack crappieRainbow troutWhite crappieChinook salmonLake troutBurbot

Black crappie

6/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

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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) 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

No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. 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 65 °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 °F65 °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 0.03 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 0.03 inHg change
00:00 · 30.0123:00 · 29.98 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
+65°

Cloudy · feels like +67°

Low / high
+61°…+66°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
6 mph S
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
92%
Pressure
30.00 inHg
00:00+66°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph81%100%
01:00+65°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph81%100%
02:00+64°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph78%100%
03:00+63°0.00 in6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph78%100%
04:00+62°0.02 in5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph86%100%
05:00+62°0.08 in3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph95%100%
06:00+61°0.04 in6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph96%100%
07:00+61°0.04 in5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph96%100%
08:00+62°0.01 in6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph97%100%
09:00+64°0.02 in8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph96%100%
10:00+65°—7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph93%100%
11:00+66°0.00 in6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph90%100%
12:00+65°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph92%100%
13:00+65°0.02 in8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph95%100%
14:00+64°0.02 in7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph96%100%
15:00+64°0.02 in7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph98%100%
16:00+64°0.02 in6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph99%100%
17:00+64°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph99%100%
18:00+65°—6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph98%100%
19:00+65°—6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph98%100%
20:00+65°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph98%88%
21:00+64°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph99%72%
22:00+64°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph99%64%
23:00+64°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph99%70%
+66°+64°+61°
Weather throughout the day
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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
06:26
Sunset
19:27
Day length
13 h 1 min
Sunshine hours
3 h 15 min
UV index
1
low
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
00:35
Moonset
17:21

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
  • Minor00:05–01:05Moonrise
  • Major08:03–10:03Moon overhead
  • Minor16:51–17:51Moonset
  • Major20:34–22:34Moon 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?