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Rooney Lake Walleye Fishing Report

Lakewood, WI

Illustration of a walleye (Sander vitreus)

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Modeled from live National Weather Service data as of Sep 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM CDT, plus solunar and sun/moon times computed in-house. This is a computed report, not an eyewitness catch report.

Rooney Lake has no state survey naming Walleye. Its presence is an estimate inferred from 8 confirmed lakes within 40 miles — not a record of a catch.

Overall rating

Walleye at Rooney Lake — 2026-09-03

Good · 72/100

Best window: 7 PM (Excellent · 89/100)

Some conditions data (cloud cover or barometric pressure) was unavailable from the weather service for this day — the rating above reflects only what was available.

Season
Summer
Moon
58% illuminated, waningLast Quarter
Est. surface temp
77.9°F
Pressure
—Unknown

Est. water temp

77.9°F

v1 estimate from air temperature — not a sensor reading

Above Walleye's 65-75°F range

Air vs. last week

1°F warmer

67°F now vs 66°F this time last week

Measured air temperature at the nearest weather station — not water

Sun & moon

Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
7:27 PM
Moonrise
10:23 PM
Moonset
2:05 PM
Sky, wind & pressureat best window · 7 PM
Cloud cover
72%
Precip chance
33%
Wind
3 mph SE
Pressure
— Unknown

Species context

Why this score

Good (72/100) for Walleye: water is estimated at 77.9°F, above Walleye's 65-75°F optimal range. Best window: Dusk — boosts feeding activity by about 40%, one of their peak feeding windows. That hour also overlaps a major solunar period. Stable pressure modeled flat — no change from this fish's baseline. Calm (0-5 mph) wind modeled about 15% below this fish's baseline.

What's driving the 7 PM score

Water temperature (77.9°F estimated) is doing the most for this score. The score gives up the most on water temperature — 77.9°F estimated, about 7.7 points below its best.

  • Water temperature · helping
  • Light window · helping
  • Solunar period · helping
  • Barometric pressure · helping
  • Wind · neutral
Show the numbers behind this

  1. Water temperature: 77.9°F estimated

    32.3 of 40 pts

    Optimal range 65-75°F

    Well supportedWater temperature governs a cold-blooded fish's metabolism, so it is the largest term in the model (Christie & Regier 1988). The figure is a thermal-lag estimate built from forecast air temperature and the time of year — not a sensor reading, and not this lake's actual measured water.

  2. Light window: Dusk

    25 of 25 pts

    Boosts feeding activity by about 40%

    Well supportedLow-light feeding windows are the strongest timing signal inside a single day. How much each window is worth is this species' own cited response, sourced in its model file, not a generic curve.

  3. Solunar period: Major period

    15 of 15 pts

    Not supported by testingPeer-reviewed testing of North American freshwater fisheries found no significant relationship between solunar values, lunar phase or lunar illumination and catch rates (SN Applied Sciences, 2023) — air temperature predicted catch better than any solunar table tested. It is shown because anglers expect it, and it is shown separately so you can discount it. Its weight is under owner review.

  4. Barometric pressure: Stable

    9.5 of 10 pts

    Modeled flat — no change from this fish's baseline

    ContestedThe barometric effect is real to most anglers but small and contested in the literature — several of the species studies cited in this model report null results — so it carries one of the smallest weights here.

  5. Wind: Calm (0-5 mph)

    7.1 of 10 pts

    Modeled about 15% below this fish's baseline

    Moderately supportedWind stacks forage on windward structure, but both the size and the direction of the effect depend on the species and the water, so it carries a modest weight.

Then the whole score is scaled

Season: Summer — ×1.00 (100% of the ungated score)

How catchable Walleye are at this point in the year. This scales the whole score rather than competing with the factors above — a fish that is dormant this time of year cannot score well no matter how good the hour looks.

Weather front: No clear front — ×1.00 (100% of the ungated score)

A multi-hour frontal pattern read from the day's forecast trajectory. No front is classified today, so this changes nothing and the single-reading pressure factor above does its normal job.

Those five factors add up to 88.9 of 100 points, and the two multipliers above take that to 89. The weights are v1 tuning constants under owner review — they are shown here rather than hidden so you can weigh them against your own judgement.

What this score does not know

  • Water clarity. We have no source for it and do not estimate it.
  • Measured water temperature. The figure in the breakdown is a model over forecast air temperature, not a reading from a buoy or a probe.
  • Baitfish and forage activity.
  • How much fishing pressure this water has had.
  • Where the fish actually are. Depth bands are the species' published seasonal ranges, not an observation of this lake.
  • What anyone actually caught. No catch reports feed this score.

Conditions read from the National Weather Service as of Sep 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM CDT. Solunar periods and sun/moon times are computed, not fetched.

When best caught

It's currently summer. Walleye typically hold 20-40 ft deep this time of year — at an estimated 77.9°F, this looks like a slower time of year to target them, since water temp is outside their optimal range.

Current depth

20-40 ft

This is the seasonal depth band from the species model — relative to this species' typical behavior, not this lake's actual structure. True depth relative to this lake's bottom contours needs lake bathymetry (tracked in issue #175).

Today's solunar periods

  • Major: 4:46 AM–6:46 AM
  • Minor: 1:35 PM–2:35 PM
  • Major: 5:16 PM–7:16 PM
  • Minor: 9:53 PM–10:53 PM

Best times

When do walleye feed during the day?

Walleye feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 19% above the daily average across all four light windows.

  • Dawn1.40x

    Boosts feeding activity by about 40%.

  • Daytime0.60x

    Suppresses feeding activity by about 40%.

  • Dusk1.40x

    Boosts feeding activity by about 40%.

  • Night1.30x

    Boosts feeding activity by about 30%.

Hour by hour

Hourly bite forecast

HourBite scoreRatingLightWind
8 AM
64
GoodDay1 mph ENE
9 AM
64
GoodDay2 mph E
10 AM
67
GoodDay5 mph E
11 AM
64
GoodDay3 mph ESE
12 PM
67
GoodDay5 mph SE
1 PM
69
GoodDay3 mph ESE
2 PM
69
GoodDay3 mph SE
3 PM
64
GoodDay3 mph SE
4 PM
64
GoodDay3 mph SE
5 PM
75
GoodDay3 mph SE
6 PM
75
GoodDay3 mph SE
7 PM
89
ExcellentDusk3 mph SE
8 PM
78
GoodDusk2 mph SE
9 PM
81
ExcellentNight1 mph ESE
10 PM
81
ExcellentNight1 mph ESE
11 PM
77
GoodNight1 mph E

Where to find Walleye right now

Typical Summer depth: 20-40 ft

Walleye feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 19% above the daily average across all four light windows.

No depth survey or measurement is on record for Rooney Lake, so these bands are the species' published seasonal ranges rather than a reading of this water.

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FAQ

Common questions

Are there Walleye in Rooney Lake?

Rooney Lake has no state survey naming Walleye. Its presence is an estimate inferred from 8 confirmed lakes within 40 miles — not a record of a catch.

When do Walleye bite at Rooney Lake?

Walleye feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 19% above the daily average across all four light windows. Today's report above scores every hour of the local day against live weather for Rooney Lake, and shows what each input contributed alongside how well the evidence supports it.

How deep should you fish for Walleye at Rooney Lake?

Typical Walleye depth by season: Pre-Spawn 8-15 ft, Spawn 1-6 ft, Post-Spawn 8-15 ft, Summer 20-40 ft, Fall 20-55 ft, Winter 10-40 ft. These bands come from published fisheries data for the species, not from a survey of Rooney Lake itself.