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Bay · Illinois

Belmont Harbor

41.94°N · 87.64°W · Bay · Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL

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Best score today · 8 AM

64/100Good

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

Now
588 PM CDT
Best window
8-10 PM

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

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Sat · 83

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 8 PM · now

Time8PNOW
Score58Good
Wind8 kn ENEgusts 17 · steady
Sea stateModerate3.2 ft · 5 s
Air temp61°Mild
WeatherMostly cloudy76% cloud
Water65°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

Belmont Harbor

Depth
3-8 ftNearest water
Structure
Bay · Outer · ExposedBay · 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 Belmont Harbor

Belmont Harbor is a bay in Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL, Illinois. Depth in the nearest water is 3-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, 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.