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Bar · Michigan

New Shoal Number One

45.82°N · 85.04°W · Bar · 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
4911 AM EDT
Best window
6-10 PM

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 11 AM · now

Time11ANOW
Score49Good
Wind12 kn Egusts 23 · steady
Sea stateLight chop1.6 ft · 3 s
Air temp58°Mild
WeatherMostly cloudy57% cloud
Water56°FObserved

Current regulations

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Seasonality · 52-week view

Seasonality

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Spot profile

New Shoal Number One

Depth
60-70 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Bar · Outer · ExposedBar · 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 New Shoal Number One

New Shoal Number One is a bar in Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay, Michigan. Depth is 60-70 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bar, 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.