Waters · United States
Devils Lake fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
A flood-grown prairie lake full of drowned roads, treelines and farmsteads — structure everywhere, jumbo perch through the ice, and walleye that never saw a boat until the 1990s.
Today's report: excellent (87/100)
Yellow Perch is the most promising species on Devils Lake today. Water temperature is around 9.3°C and barometric pressure is falling.
Best time to fish today
- 12:00–14:00 local time — score 88/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 90/100
- 01:00–03:00 local time — score 87/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 80 — good | 90 — excellent | 95 — excellent |
| Yellow Perch | 87 — excellent | 92 — excellent | 81 — excellent |
| Northern Pike | 77 — good | 85 — excellent | 87 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Devils Lake rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.7)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:46:45 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- When pike bite: the pressure, light and temperature windows
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
More walleye waters
- Lake Erie (Western Basin) — Ohio, USA
- Grand River (Lower) — Michigan, USA
- Green Bay — Wisconsin, USA
- Housatonic River (Lower) — Connecticut, USA
- Juniata River (Newport) — Pennsylvania, USA
Nearby waters
- Lake of the Woods — Ontario, Canada (361 km away)
- Mille Lacs Lake — Minnesota, USA (444 km away)
- Bighorn River (Fort Smith) — Montana, USA (732 km away)
- Wind River (Boysen) — Wyoming, USA (907 km away)
- Green Bay — Wisconsin, USA (923 km away)
- Yellowstone River (Livingston) — Montana, USA (927 km away)