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Bay · Wisconsin

Jackson Harbor

45.40°N · 86.85°W · Bay · Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI

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Best score today · 7 PM

61/100Good

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

Now
3712 AM CDT
Best window
5-9 PM

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

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24-hour conditions

Friday, Sep 25 · 12 AM

Time12A
Score71Great
Wind9 kn SSEgusts 12 · steady
Sea stateLight chop0.7 ft · 3 s
Air temp66°Mild
WeatherOvercast95% cloud
Water64°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

Jackson Harbor

Depth
6-9 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Bay · Outer · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom

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 Jackson Harbor

Jackson Harbor is a bay in Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI, Wisconsin. Depth is 6-9 ft, with a flat bottom. 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.