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Bar · New York

Rumsey Shoal

43.29°N · 79.06°W · Bar · Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY

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Best score today · 7 PM

83/100Great

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

Now
5612 PM EDT
Best window
6-9 PM

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 12 PM · now

Time12PNOW
Score56Good
Wind4 kn NNEgusts 12 · steady
Sea stateLight chop0.5 ft · 2 s
Air temp70°Warm
WeatherPartly cloudy35% cloud
Water69°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

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Seasonality · 52-week view

Seasonality

No saltwater species are scored at this spot, so there is no season calendar to show.

Spot profile

Rumsey Shoal

Depth
20-30 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Shoal · Outer · ExposedShoal · flat bottom

NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 14 on a 93 m grid. Depths are feet below Great Lakes low water datum, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.

About this spot

Fishing Rumsey Shoal

Rumsey Shoal is a bar in Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY, New York. Depth is 20-30 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, outer water and exposed.

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

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Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with NYSDEC before you keep a fish.