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Channel · Michigan

False Detour Channel

45.95°N · 83.49°W · Channel · St Ignace to False Detour Channel

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Best score today · 8 PM

81/100Great

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

Now
523 PM EDT
Best window
7-10 PM

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

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Sat · 85

24-hour conditions

Friday, Sep 25 · 8 PM

Time8P
Score80Great
Wind4 kn WNWgusts 10 · steady
Sea stateCalm0.4 ft · 3 s
Air temp62°Mild
WeatherOvercast97% cloud
Water58°FPersisted

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

False Detour Channel

Depth
25-70 ftDrop-off
Structure
Channel · Outer · ExposedChannel · drop-off

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 False Detour Channel

False Detour Channel is a channel in St Ignace to False Detour Channel, Michigan. Depth is 25-70 ft, with a drop-off. 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.