MILWAUKEE, WI · LAKE MICHIGAN · MILWAUKEE
TODAY · 05:00

Lake Michigan · Milwaukee fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 0.5m @ 4s ENE. Wind 5 m/s ESE.

BITE
60/100
SWELL
0.5 m
WATER
WIND
5 m/s

Lake Michigan · Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI) is rated HOLD · 60/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Thu, 20 Aug at 65/100. In season now: Muskellunge, Walleye, Smallmouth bass, Lake trout, Salmon (Chinook stage).

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

3-hour blocks where wind, wave and solunar timing align best. Always check tide and conditions on the day.

05:00–08:00 · 76/10017:00–20:00 · 77/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Lake Michigan · Milwaukee: Thu, 20 Aug at 65/100.

SUN · TODAY
16
HOLD 60 · 05:00
MON
17
HOLD 55
TUE
18
HOLD 55
WED
19
HOLD 55
THU
20
HOLD 65
FRI
21
HOLD 65
SAT
22
HOLD 58
Per-day detail
Sun, 16 Aug · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 5m/s ESE · Swell 0.5m @ 4s · Water — · Rain 9%
Mon, 17 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 7m/s NNW · Swell 0.5m @ 3s · Water — · Rain 8%
Tue, 18 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 5m/s W · Swell 0.3m @ 3s · Water — · Rain 3%
Wed, 19 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 6m/s WNW · Swell 0.2m @ 2s · Water — · Rain 36%
Thu, 20 Aug · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 4m/s ENE · Swell 0.3m @ 3s · Water — · Rain 9%
Fri, 21 Aug · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 4m/s S · Swell 0.2m @ 3s · Water — · Rain 5%
Sat, 22 Aug · HOLD
58 /100
Wind 4m/s SW · Swell 0.3m @ 3s · Water — · Rain 18%

TIDES — WASHINGTON

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the WASHINGTON, Washington Channel, D.C. tide station, 1023.6 km away — low reliability — treat as approximate, this spot is far from the nearest station.

Sun, 16 Aug

Low
03:48
-0.01m
High
09:24
0.97m
Low
16:18
0.02m
High
21:42
0.88m

Mon, 17 Aug

Low
04:30
0.03m
High
10:06
0.96m
Low
17:06
0.05m
High
22:30
0.83m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active in Milwaukee (WI) waters for August. Verify current WI DPI / Fisheries bag limits before keeping anything.

MuskellungeWalleyeSmallmouth bassLake troutSalmon (Chinook stage)
Written by
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen, founder of Fishare, holding a yellowfin tuna boatside
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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