An even grey lid over the water, with a mirror surface most of the day with the glass slipping lower. On Mackenzie Sand, work points where shallow meets deep first. The day fishes best from the day. Fish confidently and change only when the bites stop. Early-season fish sit where winter loosens first.
The bites are average now
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The bites are average now
| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 8.7 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 18.8 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 18 | 15.7 | 13.9 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 21.1 | 25.4 |
| 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 25° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1018 | 1018 | 1017 | 1017 | 1017 | 1018 | 1019 | 1019 | 1020 | 1020 | 1019 | 1018 | 1017 | 1016 | 1016 | 1015 | 1015 | 1016 | 1016 | 1018 | 1019 | 1020 | 1020 | 1020 |
| 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 88 |
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Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time