New York — bite forecast

Towns and settlements (36)

Rivers (460)

Allegheny River Bronx River Cattaraugus Creek Chemung River Chenango River Ellicott Creek Fall Creek Genesee River Grasse River Irondequoit Creek Mohawk River Oswegatchie River Raquette River Salmon River Saranac River Saw Mill River Six Mile Creek Tonawanda Creek

442 more — find yours by name.

Water bodies (3887)

Cayuga Lake Lake Champlain Lake George Oneida Lake

3883 more — find yours by name.

Sea areas (142)

Long Island Sound Lower New York Bay Upper New York Bay

139 more — find yours by name.

New York — a region with a sea coast plus rivers and lakes. The region has 36 cities, 460 rivers, 3887 water bodies and 142 sea areas. We forecast the bite not only on rivers and lakes, but at sea as well. Fish species: burbot, rainbow trout, pike, carp, whitefish and largemouth bass. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Fish	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Steelhead	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	peak	peak	peak
White crappie	active	peak	peak	peak	active	active	fair	fair	active	active	active	active
Black crappie	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	fair	active	active	active	active
Lake trout	peak	peak	peak	active	active	fair	slow	fair	active	peak	active	peak
Striped bass	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	slow
Brook trout	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Flounder	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow
Muskellunge	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow
Pike	fair	fair	fair	fair	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	active
Walleye	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow
Whitefish	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Yellow perch	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow
Bluefish	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Largemouth bass	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	slow
Rainbow trout	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	active	fair	slow	slow
Smallmouth bass	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
White bass	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Bluegill	slow	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow
Carp	slow	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow
Coho salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow
Chinook salmon	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow	slow
Burbot	fair	fair	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active
Channel catfish	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	fair	slow	slow	slow

Fish	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Steelhead	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	peak	peak	peak
White crappie	active	peak	peak	peak	active	active	fair	fair	active	active	active	active
Black crappie	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	fair	active	active	active	active
Lake trout	peak	peak	peak	active	active	fair	slow	fair	active	peak	active	peak
Striped bass	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	slow
Brook trout	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Flounder	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow
Muskellunge	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow
Pike	fair	fair	fair	fair	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	active
Walleye	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow
Whitefish	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Yellow perch	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow
Bluefish	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Largemouth bass	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	slow
Rainbow trout	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	active	fair	slow	slow
Smallmouth bass	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
White bass	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Bluegill	slow	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow
Carp	slow	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow
Coho salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow
Chinook salmon	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow	slow
Burbot	fair	fair	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active
Channel catfish	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	fair	slow	slow	slow

New York — bite forecast

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New York — bite forecast

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When the fish bite — season by month

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Best fishing days for the next week

Bite calendar

Bite on rivers

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

When the fish bite — season by month

Which fish are caught here

Fishing reports