Now until 7 amWalleye
The bite peaks at 84. Water is 58°, inside their 50–72° range.
Each float is an hour. The deeper it rides, the better the bite. The strip underneath runs daylight, dusk and dark; the red rule marks the best window. Click any hour to read it.
Right now · best window
Walleye range 50–72°
From the north
Sunrise 8:00 am
1% chance of rain
NWS hourly forecast
Measured, last 3 hours
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Each species is scored against its own water-temperature range and tide preference, then wind, weather and warnings. The rules are Michigan regulations for these waters.
Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Inside walleye's active range. Holds 10–40 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Lower Peninsula Great Lakes: 15" minimum, 5 a day, open all year.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Michigan
Season here: Apr–Jul, Sep–Nov, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. More on walleye
Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Inside smallmouth bass's active range. Holds 3–30 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Michigan Great Lakes: largemouth and smallmouth combined, 14" minimum, 5 a day. Possession season opens the Saturday before Memorial Day (May 29 in 2027) and runs to Dec 31; catch and immediate release is open the rest of the year.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Michigan
Season here: Apr–Nov, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. More on smallmouth bass
Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Inside coho salmon's active range. Holds 10–120 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Michigan Great Lakes: 10" minimum, 5 trout and salmon a day in any combination, no more than 3 of any one species except up to 5 coho, chinook or pink salmon. Open all year.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Michigan
Season here: May–Oct. More on coho salmon
Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Above steelhead's active range (40–55°F) — fish move deep. Holds 2–60 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Michigan Great Lakes: 10" minimum, 5 trout and salmon a day in any combination, no more than 3 of any one species except up to 5 coho, chinook or pink salmon. Open all year.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Michigan
Season here: Oct–Apr. More on steelhead
Solunar tables are a popular heuristic. A peer-reviewed test found they don’t predict catch on their own, so here they only nudge the score when the tide or moon already agree. How the score works
We only show reports an agency has published, with their date. Michigan DNR publishes a report for the state.
Licenses and rules: state fishery agencies · fish-consumption advisory
Three miles of Lake Huron shoreline at the tip of the Thumb, just outside Port Austin, with shore fishing on the Pinnebog River. Off Port Austin: walleye trolled in 20–40 feet, smallmouth from the breakwall, steelhead (stocked in the Pinnebog and at Port Austin) and an occasional coho.
Public spots within 40 miles, with the same 36 hours of floats.
Yes (anglers age 16 and older). To fish at Port Crescent State Park you need the appropriate state fishing license. See the agency's current rules: the state agency website
Port Crescent State Park is listed on this site for 4 commonly-targeted species: Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Steelhead, Coho Salmon. Which species is currently in season and which is scoring highest today is shown in the per-species ranking on this page.
It depends more on the species and the day's conditions than on a fixed "best hour." Water temperature, weather, and — at tidal locations — the stage of the tide drive activity most. The per-species ranking on this page scores every target species at Port Crescent State Park against today's live conditions, so the fish near the top are your best bets right now; check back as conditions change through the day.
Port Crescent State Park has multiple access types — pier, shoreline, and at least one public boat ramp.
state agency regulations apply at Port Crescent State Park. Size limits, creel limits, and seasonal closures are listed per species on each species page. Always confirm against the agency source linked from each regulation block — emergency closures can take effect mid-season.
No. Port Crescent State Park is non-tidal — water level varies with rainfall, seasonal flow, and (where applicable) upstream dam releases rather than tidal exchange.
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