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Channel · Michigan
Straits of Mackinac
45.82°N · 84.75°W · Channel · Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island
Best score today · 8 PM
Great Lakes water: no saltwater species, so this is scored on the generic stillwater factors (wind, pressure change, light, solunar).
- Now
- 393 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 PM
Data from: NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 3 PM · now
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Tide & current
Wind & pressure
ECMWF
19Pressure: 0.03 mb/hrWind: 15 mph windWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
0Cloud: 6% cloudSolunar: 219 min to majorLight: edge-of-day start- —
Season & habitat
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
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
Straits of Mackinac
- Depth
- 130-200 ftDrop-off
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-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 Straits of Mackinac
Straits of Mackinac is a channel in Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island, Michigan. Depth is 130-200 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads channel, inner 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.