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Bar · Michigan

Middle Shoal

45.77°N · 85.19°W · Bar · Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore

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Best score today · 8 PM

58/100Good

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

Now
394 AM EDT
Best window
7-10 PM

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 4 AM · now

Time4ANOW
Score39Fair
Wind12 kn Egusts 17 · steady
Sea stateLight chop1.2 ft · 3 s
Air temp55°Mild
WeatherClear0% cloud
Water59°FObserved

Current regulations

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Seasonality · 52-week view

Seasonality

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Spot profile

Middle Shoal

Depth
About 35 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 Middle Shoal

Middle Shoal is a bar in Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore. Depth is about 35 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.