Lake Carmel (Shallow) fishing · ND

Wind forecast, gusts, and lake elevation for small-craft sailing at Lake Carmel (Shallow) (Lake Carmel (shallow) Near Mount Carmel).

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Lake Carmel (Shallow) fishing

Feeding windows (solunar times — a traditional method) and live water temperature from the USGS gauge, plus hour-by-hour fish activity for the next two days.

Water temperature

Solunar feeding times

Best fishing windows — next 48 hours

Combines temperature comfort, solunar majors/minors, dawn & dusk, ripple-friendly wind, and storm risk.

What’s biting at this temperature

Stocking reports are published by each state’s fish & wildlife agency — look up North Dakota’s latest ↗.

About this lake

Location
48.9372°, -98.3651°
USGS gauge
485614098215300
Water temp sensor
Yes

Water level data comes from the USGS gauge above; wind is modeled for the lake’s coordinates by Open-Meteo. Always confirm conditions locally before launching — shorelines, ramps, and trees can all change what you feel on the water. Midwest lakes are dominated by pre-frontal south winds that build through the day, then swing northwest sharply behind a cold front — the shift can arrive in minutes and double the gusts, especially on east–west basins.

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