NWS zone LOZ044 · Great Lakes
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY fishing forecast
New York · Great Lakes shore
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- Named spots
- 6
- Species scored
- 0
- Tide stations
- 0
Overview
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY is NWS marine zone LOZ044 on the New York Great Lakes shore. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 6 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 8:00 AM it scores 58 (good). The best window for the rest of today is 5-9 PM, peaking at 67. 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 12:48 AM EDT.
Best window today
5-9 PM
Best hour of each day, next 14 days
Fri, Sep 18
67
12 AM
Sat, Sep 19
84
7 PM
Sun, Sep 20
85
8 AM
Best day
Mon, Sep 21
66
9 AM
Tue, Sep 22
65
9 AM
Wed, Sep 23
81
5 PM
Thu, Sep 24
82
8 AM
Fri, Sep 25
67
12 AM
Sat, Sep 26
64
7 AM
Sun, Sep 27
82
5 PM
Mon, Sep 28
82
7 AM
Tue, Sep 29
72
5 PM
Wed, Sep 30
76
7 AM
Thu, Oct 1
57
6 PM
Species · 0
Named spots · 6
Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.
Nearest tide stations
Regulations
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.
Other New York bay systems
- Dunkirk to Buffalo NY18
- Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY9
- Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
- Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY115
- Lower Niagara River1
- Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River48
- Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border4
- New York Harbor51
- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY3
- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
- Peconic and Gardiners Bays76
- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
- Ripley to Dunkirk NY
- Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
- South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay155
- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor2
