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Bar · Wisconsin

Bear Island Shoal

47.03°N · 90.82°W · Bar · Sand Island to Bayfield WI

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Best score today · 12 AM

69/100Great

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

Now
433 PM CDT
Best window
6-9 PM

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

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 3 PM · now

Time3PNOW
Score43Fair
Wind4 kn SSWgusts 8 · steady
Sea stateCalm0.1 ft · 2 s
Air temp65°Mild
WeatherPartly cloudy39% cloud

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

Bear Island Shoal

Depth
35-40 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Shoal · Outer · ExposedShoal · 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 Bear Island Shoal

Bear Island Shoal is a bar in Sand Island to Bayfield WI, Wisconsin. Depth is 35-40 ft, with a flat bottom. 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.