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Big Stone Bay

45.75°N · 84.90°W · Bay · Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay

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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
392 PM EDT
Best window
6-10 PM

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

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 2 PM · now

Time2PNOW
Score39Fair
Wind13 kn Egusts 26 · steady
Sea stateLight chop1.1 ft · 3 s
Air temp60°Mild
WeatherClear13% cloud
Water56°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.

Source: state regulator · Not synced yet, not yet verified

Seasonality · 52-week view

Seasonality

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

Spot profile

Big Stone Bay

Depth
4-20 ftSlope
Structure
Bay · Outer · ExposedBay · slope

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 Big Stone Bay

Big Stone Bay is a bay in Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay, Michigan. Depth is 4-20 ft, with a slope. 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.