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Channel · Michigan

Manitou Passage

44.96°N · 86.09°W · Channel · Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI

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Best score today · 8 PM

84/100Great

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

Now
848 PM EDT
Best window
8-9 PM

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

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 8 PM · now

Time8PNOW
Score84Great
Wind5 kn NEgusts 8 · steady
Sea stateLight chop0.9 ft · 3 s
Air temp61°Mild
WeatherOvercast31% chance of rain

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

Manitou Passage

Depth
About 300 ftSlope
Structure
Channel · Outer · ExposedChannel · 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 Manitou Passage

Manitou Passage is a channel in Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI, Michigan. Depth is about 300 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, 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.