Waterlands

NWS zone LEZ041 · Great Lakes

Dunkirk to Buffalo NY fishing forecast

New York · Great Lakes shore

Score now

69Great
9:00 PM EST
Named spots
18
Species scored
0
Tide stations
0
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Overview

Dunkirk to Buffalo NY is NWS marine zone LEZ041 on the New York Great Lakes shore. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 18 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System.

Great Lakes water: no saltwater species, so this is scored on the generic stillwater factors (wind, pressure change, light, solunar).

At 9:00 PM it scores 69 (great). The best window for the rest of today is 9 PM-12 AM, peaking at 69. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Mon, Nov 2 at 5 PM, scoring 82.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 9:03 PM EST.

Best window today

9 PM-12 AM

69Great

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Mon, Nov 2

    82

    5 PM

    Best day

  2. Tue, Nov 3

    78

    7 AM

  3. Wed, Nov 4

    82

    4 PM

  4. Thu, Nov 5

    74

    7 AM

  5. Fri, Nov 6

    65

    3 PM

  6. Sat, Nov 7

    68

    7 AM

  7. Sun, Nov 8

    82

    3 PM

  8. Mon, Nov 9

    72

    12 AM

  9. Tue, Nov 10

    80

    3 PM

  10. Wed, Nov 11

    64

    7 AM

  11. Thu, Nov 12

    76

    5 PM

  12. Fri, Nov 13

    68

    3 PM

  13. Sat, Nov 14

    60

    7 AM

  14. Sun, Nov 15

    78

    5 PM

Species · 0

Great Lakes water: no saltwater species, so this is scored on the generic stillwater factors (wind, pressure change, light, solunar).

Named spots · 18

Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.

6 more spots, A to Z

Nearest tide stations

No NOAA tide station page sits within 60 km of this zone’s center.

Regulations

NYSDEC saltwater regulations Buy a New York fishing license License types

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Synced with NYSDEC Nov 2, 2026.

No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with NYSDEC before you keep a fish.

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