Bentz Lake

Sheridan County, ND

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Thu · Jul 23, 1 PM → 5 PM (America/Chicago)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Bentz Lake — light winds and rising pressure after a passing system for this window. Watch a front passing through. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Bentz Lake in Sheridan County, ND is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Thu, Jul 23 from 1 PM to 5 PM (America/Chicago). The main factor in its favor is dry conditions across the window, and the main watch-out is a front passing through. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 7 mph out of the south, gusting to 10 mph, surface pressure near 951 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 82 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC, and reads refresh on a daily cadence. This is a weather-only read built from forecast weather alone; it does not yet use on-water reports, and confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

UPDATED July 23, 2026, 11:23 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

S · gust 10

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
82°F

28°C · hum 49%

Pressure
28.08inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

One read per day — the bite call, the window, the weather behind it

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    1 PM → 5 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    86° / 57°F
    7 mph · Sgust 25
    0.00 in
    ↓ -6.9 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    12 PM → 4 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    93° / 66°F
    7 mph · Wgust 31
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.6 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    106° / 66°F
    6 mph · NEgust 30
    0.00 in
    ↓ 0.0 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    111° / 77°F
    7 mph · SWgust 35
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.1 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    99° / 68°F
    7 mph · NWgust 25
    0.00 in
    ↑ +5.3 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    100° / 64°F
    8 mph · SEgust 44
    0.06 in
    ↓ -1.0 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    7 AM → 11 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    100° / 66°F
    11 mph · NWgust 39
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.1 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+10.5 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
9 mph · gust 34 · W
Temperature
Cooler
-4.7°F over 72h82–52°F range

Weather-only read. Confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

Nearby waters

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