Waterlands

NWS zone LEZ020 · Great Lakes

Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor fishing forecast

New York · Great Lakes shore

Score now

59Good
10:00 AM EDT
Named spots
2
Species scored
0
Tide stations
0
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Overview

Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor is NWS marine zone LEZ020 on the New York Great Lakes shore. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 2 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 10:00 AM it scores 59 (good). The best window for the rest of today is 5-10 PM, peaking at 64. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Sat, Sep 26 at 5 PM, scoring 81.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 9:36 AM EDT.

Best window today

5-10 PM

64Good

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Mon, Sep 21

    66

    9 AM

  2. Tue, Sep 22

    62

    7 PM

  3. Wed, Sep 23

    64

    9 AM

  4. Thu, Sep 24

    73

    5 PM

  5. Fri, Sep 25

    80

    8 PM

  6. Sat, Sep 26

    81

    5 PM

    Best day

  7. Sun, Sep 27

    66

    12 AM

  8. Mon, Sep 28

    58

    5 PM

  9. Tue, Sep 29

    65

    6 PM

  10. Wed, Sep 30

    67

    5 PM

  11. Thu, Oct 1

    64

    7 AM

  12. Fri, Oct 2

    59

    7 PM

  13. Sat, Oct 3

    71

    7 PM

  14. Sun, Oct 4

    70

    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 · 2

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 21, 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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