## Lake Michigan Evidence-Bounded Fishing Report
Stay off the water whenever lightning, an official alert, or unsafe observed wind is present or approaching.
Lake Michigan Evidence-Bounded Fishing Report
The call: Do not launch a boat for this window. Consider only a legal shore option after an immediate official-radar check confirms no nearby lightning or warning.
Best window: 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 3:00 PM EDT. Solunar is a timing hypothesis; hourly condition scores are planning heuristics, not bite observations. Actual strikes, follows, or catches decide whether the pattern is live.
Species check: the requested species presence is unverified because no usable species record was supplied for Lake Michigan. Start here: Use the first legally accessible area you verify where observed wind and boat control are manageable. Make the first casts along a shoreline edge or target only after the map, electronics, or your own observation confirms it. No landmark, cover, depth, or underwater structure was verified by these tools.
Presentation boundary: Choose a listed target species before using species-specific tackle. No lure is recommended for unverified the requested species presence.
Why this call: No species-specific temperature-fit claim is supportable from the loaded species evidence. The selected hours forecast 5.9–6.6 mph wind; this ranks a control window, not feeding or fish location.
Next step: Verify the requested species with a current authoritative fishery source or choose one of the listed species, then rerun the plan. Forecast conditions alone cannot establish species presence.
Safety boundary: A thunderstorm/lightning signal exists for 2026-08-05. Do not fish a pre-storm opportunity. Stay off the water whenever lightning, an official alert, or unsafe observed wind is present or approaching.