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Biting
Fish in 2 of 2 reports · Mostly Muskellunge
Anglers have logged 2 fishing reports here. Most commonly caught: Muskellunge, Atlantic salmon. Peak season: January–February.
Milwaukee (Wisconsin) — a draw for anglers. Nearby: 4 rivers and 12 water bodies. 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.
Wednesday, October 21
Tap any fish to open its full forecast — the hours it bites, what it takes, and where it has been caught.
Cloudy · feels like +56°
The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
Geomagnetic fieldquiet, Kp 3.7
Kp index — NOAA forecast. Not part of the bite score: catches show no link between geomagnetic storms and the bite.
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?Wisconsin: the months when each species peaks and when it goes quiet. The current month is outlined.
| Fish | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelhead | peak | peak |
| fair |
| fair |
| active |
| peak |
| peak |
| peak |
| peak |
| peak |
| peak |
| White crappie | active | active | peak | peak | active | active | fair | fair | active | active | active | active |
|---|
| Black crappie | active | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | fair | fair | active | active | active | active |
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| Lake trout | peak | peak | peak | active | active | fair | slow | fair | active | peak | active | peak |
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| Brook trout | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | peak | peak | fair | slow |
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| Muskellunge | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | active | active | peak | peak | peak | fair | slow |
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| Pike | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | active |
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| Walleye | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | active | active | peak | peak | peak | fair | slow |
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| Whitefish | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | active | active | active | peak | peak | fair | slow |
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| Largemouth bass | slow | slow | slow | active | peak | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | fair | slow |
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| Rainbow trout | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | active | fair | slow | slow |
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| Smallmouth bass | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | slow | slow |
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| White bass | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| Yellow perch | slow | slow | slow | fair | peak | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| Bluegill | slow | slow | slow | slow | active | peak | peak | peak | active | slow | slow | slow |
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| Carp | slow | slow | slow | slow | active | peak | peak | peak | active | slow | slow | slow |
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| Coho salmon | slow | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| Chinook salmon | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow | slow | slow |
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| Burbot | fair | fair | fair | slow | slow | slow | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | active |
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| Channel catfish | slow | slow | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | peak | fair | slow | slow | slow |
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| Flathead catfish | slow | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | fair | slow | slow | slow |
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Showers: 36–41 °F
The ranking weighs the regional forecast by water type, catches linked to each water body and distance from the city center.
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