Waterlands

NWS zone LOZ030 · Great Lakes

Lower Niagara River fishing forecast

New York · Great Lakes shore

Score now

81Great
8:00 PM EDT
Named spots
1
Species scored
0
Tide stations
0
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Overview

Lower Niagara River is NWS marine zone LOZ030 on the New York Great Lakes shore. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 1 named feature 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 8:00 PM it scores 81 (great). The best window for the rest of today is 8-9 PM, peaking at 81. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Sun, Sep 20 at 8 AM, scoring 85.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 7:58 PM EDT.

Best window today

8-9 PM

81Great

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Thu, Sep 17

    82

    7 PM

  2. Fri, Sep 18

    62

    7 PM

  3. Sat, Sep 19

    84

    8 PM

  4. Sun, Sep 20

    85

    8 AM

    Best day

  5. Mon, Sep 21

    64

    9 AM

  6. Tue, Sep 22

    64

    9 AM

  7. Wed, Sep 23

    77

    7 PM

  8. Thu, Sep 24

    82

    8 AM

  9. Fri, Sep 25

    64

    7 AM

  10. Sat, Sep 26

    60

    5 PM

  11. Sun, Sep 27

    80

    7 PM

  12. Mon, Sep 28

    77

    7 AM

  13. Tue, Sep 29

    72

    7 AM

  14. Wed, Sep 30

    80

    7 AM

Species · 0

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

Named spots · 1

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

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 Sep 18, 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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