Fishing report
Torpy Lake Yellow Perch Fishing Report
Lac du Flambeau, WI
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Modeled from live National Weather Service data as of Nov 6, 2026 at 6:18 AM CST, plus solunar and sun/moon times computed in-house. This is a computed report, not an eyewitness catch report.
The state's records for Torpy Lake name the category Yellow Perch belongs to rather than the individual species, so its presence is derived from that category, not from a species-level survey.
Overall rating
Yellow Perch at Torpy Lake — 2026-11-06
Poor · 37/100Best window: 8 AM (Fair · 48/100)
- Season
- Fall
- Moon
- 8% illuminated, waningWaning Crescent
- Est. surface temp
- 43°F
- Pressure
- 30.18 inHgRising
Est. water temp
43°F
v1 estimate from air temperature — not a sensor reading
Below Yellow Perch's 72-76°F range
Air vs. last week
3°F warmer
32°F now vs 29°F this time last week
Measured air temperature at the nearest weather station — not water
Sun & moon
- Sunrise
- 6:46 AM
- Sunset
- 4:38 PM
- Moonrise
- 4:01 AM
- Moonset
- 3:07 PM
Sky, wind & pressureat best window · 8 AM
- Cloud cover
- 92%
- Precip chance
- 2%
- Wind
- 8 mph N
- Pressure
- 30.18 inHg Rising
Species context
Why this score
Poor (37/100) for Yellow Perch: water is estimated at 43°F, below Yellow Perch's 72-76°F optimal range. Best window: Dusk — boosts feeding activity by about 30%, one of their peak feeding windows. That hour also overlaps a major solunar period. 30.18 inHg and rising pressure modeled flat — no change from this fish's baseline. Light (5-10 mph) wind modeled about 15% above this fish's baseline.
What's driving the 8 AM score
Light window (dusk) is doing the most for this score. The score gives up the most on water temperature — 43°F estimated, about 45 points below its best. The whole day is then scaled to 88% for post-cold-front high.
- Water temperature · hurting
- Light window · helping
- Solunar period · helping
- Barometric pressure · helping
- Wind · helping
Show the numbers behind this
Water temperature: 43°F estimated
0 of 45 pts
Optimal range 72-76°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.
Light window: Dusk
30 of 30 pts
Boosts feeding activity by about 30%
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.
Solunar period: Major period
5 of 5 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. We reviewed this evidence and cut its weight accordingly.
Barometric pressure: Stable (held neutral by the front)
10 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.
Wind: Light (5-10 mph)
10 of 10 pts
Modeled about 15% above 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: Fall — ×1.00 (100% of the ungated score)
How catchable Yellow Perch 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: Post-cold-front high — ×0.88 (88% of the ungated score)
A multi-hour frontal pattern read from the day's forecast trajectory. Because a front IS a barometric event, it replaces the single-reading pressure factor above, which is held neutral — the barometer is never counted twice.
Those 5 factors add up to 55 of 100 points, and the two multipliers above take that to 48. The weights are tuning constants — solunar's was cut after peer-reviewed testing found no predictive effect, and the others are adjusted as we validate them — 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 Nov 6, 2026 at 6:18 AM CST. Solunar periods and sun/moon times are computed, not fetched.
When best caught
It's currently fall. Yellow Perch typically hold 15-30 ft deep this time of year — at an estimated 43°F, this looks like a slower time of year to target them, since water temp is outside their optimal range.
Current depth
15-30 ft
This is the seasonal depth band from the species model, based on this species' typical behavior, not this lake's actual structure.
Today's solunar periods
- Minor: 3:31 AM–4:31 AM
- Major: 8:39 AM–10:39 AM
- Minor: 2:37 PM–3:37 PM
- Major: 9:02 PM–11:02 PM
Best times
When do yellow perch feed during the day?
Yellow Perch feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 30% above the daily average across all four light windows.
- Dawn1.30x
Boosts feeding activity by about 30%.
- Daytime1.00x
Has no measurable effect on feeding activity.
- Dusk1.30x
Boosts feeding activity by about 30%.
- Night0.40x
Suppresses feeding activity by about 60%.
Hour by hour
Hourly bite forecast
| Hour | Bite score | Rating | Light | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 27 | Poor | Night | 6 mph N |
| 7 AM | 45 | Fair | Dawn | 7 mph N |
| 8 AM | 48 | Fair | Dusk | 8 mph N |
| 9 AM | 48 | Fair | Dusk | 8 mph N |
| 10 AM | 48 | Fair | Dusk | 8 mph N |
| 11 AM | 39 | Poor | Day | 8 mph N |
| 12 PM | 39 | Poor | Day | 7 mph N |
| 1 PM | 39 | Poor | Day | 7 mph N |
| 2 PM | 40 | Fair | Day | 6 mph N |
| 3 PM | 40 | Fair | Day | 6 mph N |
| 4 PM | 45 | Fair | Dusk | 5 mph N |
| 5 PM | 43 | Fair | Dusk | 3 mph N |
| 6 PM | 25 | Poor | Night | 1 mph N |
| 7 PM | 25 | Poor | Night | 0 mph |
| 8 PM | 25 | Poor | Night | 0 mph |
| 9 PM | 28 | Poor | Night | 0 mph |
| 10 PM | 28 | Poor | Night | 0 mph |
| 11 PM | 28 | Poor | Night | 0 mph |
Where to find Yellow Perch right now
Typical Fall depth: 15-30 ft
Yellow Perch feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 30% above the daily average across all four light windows.
No depth survey or measurement is on record for Torpy 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 Yellow Perch in Torpy Lake?
The state's records for Torpy Lake name the category Yellow Perch belongs to rather than the individual species, so its presence is derived from that category, not from a species-level survey.
When do Yellow Perch bite at Torpy Lake?
Yellow Perch feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 30% above the daily average across all four light windows. Today's report above scores every hour of the local day against live weather for Torpy Lake, and shows what each input contributed alongside how well the evidence supports it.
How deep should you fish for Yellow Perch at Torpy Lake?
Typical Yellow Perch depth by season: Pre-Spawn 3-8 ft, Spawn 1-5 ft, Post-Spawn 5-12 ft, Summer 10-25 ft, Fall 15-30 ft, Winter 25-50 ft. These bands come from published fisheries data for the species, not from a survey of Torpy Lake itself.