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Devils Lake fishing — live bite forecast

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 bite rating: good (68/100)

Walleye is the most promising species on Devils Lake today. Water temperature is around 27.9°C and barometric pressure is falling.

Best time to fish today

  • 03:0005:00 local time — score 54/100
  • 06:0008:00 local time — score 64/100
  • 09:0011:00 local time — score 55/100

3-day outlook by species

SpeciesSunday 5 JulMonday 6 JulTuesday 7 Jul
Walleye68good57fair67good
Yellow Perch67good63good77good
Northern Pike40fair37poor47fair

Why this score

Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Devils Lake rating:

  • pressure trend: helping (+1)
  • light: helping (+1)
  • precipitation: helping (+0.9)
  • wind: helping (+0.85)
  • season: helping (+0.75)
  • river flow: helping (+0.6)

Forecast computed Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:15:22 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed several times daily · see our published accuracy

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