Rochester, NY Fishing Report & Live Conditions
Planning to fish Lake Ontario and the Genesee? Fish Condish gives you a live, data-driven read on whether it's worth the trip — a 1–10 fishing score for Rochester, NY right now, the best times to fish today, and a species-by-species bite forecast.
See live Rochester, NY conditions →What you'll get for Rochester, NY
- Fishing score (1–10) — one number that weighs real-time flow and water level from the nearest USGS gauge, water temperature, and wind into a single read on the bite.
- Best-time windows — an hour-by-hour timeline for today plus a 7-day outlook, graded by pressure trend, dawn/dusk, and solunar periods.
- Species bite forecast — what's likely feeding near Rochester, NY: salmon, brown trout, and walleye.
- Bait & lure advisor — AI suggestions grounded in recent local fishing reports.
- Solunar feeding periods, moon phase, sunrise/sunset — the timing details anglers actually use.
Live water data
Water conditions for Rochester, NY come straight from the nearest USGS gauge — flow, gage height, and water temperature where it's reported — with a picker to switch between nearby monitoring sites on Lake Ontario and the Genesee.
It's free, works on your phone, and installs like an app. Local anglers also share recent catches right in the feed.
Check the Rochester, NY fishing score →