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Sand Bay

46.87°N · 88.36°W · Bay · Portage Lake to Huron Island MI to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays

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Best score today · 7 PM

71/100Great

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

Now
422 PM EDT
Best window
6-9 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
Score42Fair
Wind2 kn SEgusts 9 · steady
Sea stateLight chop0.5 ft · 2 s
Air temp62°Mild
WeatherClear0% cloud
Water61°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

IN EFFECT NOW

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

Sand Bay

Depth
9-25 ftSlope
Structure
Bay · Outer · Semi-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 Sand Bay

Sand Bay is a bay in Portage Lake to Huron Island MI to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays, Michigan. Depth is 9-25 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads bay, outer water and semi-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.