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Bar · Illinois

Clarke Point Shoal

41.76°N · 87.53°W · Bar · Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL

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Best score today · 6 PM

79/100Great

Great Lakes water: no saltwater species, so this is scored on the generic stillwater factors (wind, pressure change, light, solunar).

Now
785 PM CDT
Best window
5-8 PM

Data from: NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Sat · 85

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 5 PM · now

Time5PNOW
Score78Great
Wind4 kn NNEgusts 11 · steady
Sea stateLight chop0.7 ft · 3 s
Air temp77°Warm
WeatherOvercast47% chance of rain
Water68°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

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Confirm limits with the state fishery agency before you keep a fish.

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Seasonality · 52-week view

Seasonality

No saltwater species are scored at this spot, so there is no season calendar to show.

Spot profile

Clarke Point Shoal

Depth
7-20 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Shoal · Outer · ExposedShoal · flat bottom

NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 14 on a 93 m grid. Depths are feet below Great Lakes low water datum, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.

About this spot

Fishing Clarke Point Shoal

Clarke Point Shoal is a bar in Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL, Illinois. Depth is 7-20 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, outer water and exposed.

Great Lakes water: no saltwater species, so this is scored on the generic stillwater factors (wind, pressure change, light, solunar).

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Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with your state fishery agency before you keep a fish.