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Bar · Michigan

Frying Pan Shoal

45.98°N · 83.90°W · Bar · St Ignace to False Detour Channel

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Best score today · 8 AM

59/100Good

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

Now
413 PM EDT
Best window
5-9 PM

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24-hour conditions

Friday, Oct 2 · 6 PM

Time6P
Score76Great
Wind9 kn SSEgusts 15 · steady
Air temp65°Mild
WeatherMostly cloudy59% cloud
Water59°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

Frying Pan Shoal

Depth
20-100 ftDrop-off
Structure
Shoal · Outer · ExposedShoal · 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 Frying Pan Shoal

Frying Pan Shoal is a bar in St Ignace to False Detour Channel, Michigan. Depth is 20-100 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads shoal, 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.