Wayne County · facts last verified October 5, 2026 · conditions updated Nov 4, 4:14pm ET

Sodus Bay fishing report

Sourced guide to Sodus Bay, NY on Lake America (Lake Ontario): launches, current NY DEC regulations, stocking and seasonal pattern, each linked to its source.

Live conditions

Readings come from the NOAA stations and buoys shown, which are not necessarily near Sodus Bay. Use them as lake-wide context.

Marine forecast — Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay

All tributary flows →

Overview

• Sodus Bay is named in the boundary of two NWS nearshore zones: LOZ043 "Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY" and LOZ044 "Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY". [api.weather.gov]
• The LOZ044 zone is "Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY". [api.weather.gov]

Launches and access

• Sodus Bay launch, Sodus: hard surface, municipal, parking listed by DEC as "20 cars and trailers" (43.263481 N, 76.993536 W). [dec.ny.gov]
• DEC also lists a Sodus launch at 43.273299 N, 76.975010 W: hard surface, "30 cars and trailers", "Open Labor Day through Memorial Day", agency "US Coast Guard". [dec.ny.gov]

Current regulations (quoted from NY DEC)

• DEC seasons and limits for Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and tributaries: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout (including Steelhead), Coho Salmon and Chinook Salmon are open "All year", minimum length 15", "except for Rainbow Trout or Steelhead: 21" in the lake and 25" in tributaries". Daily limit: "3 in combination, not to include more than 2 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) in the lake, and not to include more than 1 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) and 1 Brown Trout in the tributaries". [dec.ny.gov]
• DEC: Lake Trout open season "December 1 - September 30", daily limit 2, no minimum length "(except no more than 1 shall be between 25" and 30")". [dec.ny.gov]
• DEC tributary seasonal regulations: "Seasonal fishing regulations apply September 1 - March 31". "Fishing from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise is prohibited" (the Black River in Jefferson County from Lake Ontario upstream to the Rte. 180 bridge in Dexter is excepted). "Only one hook with a single hook point is permitted". [dec.ny.gov]
• DEC: "Buck Pond, Cranberry Pond, Irondequoit Bay, Long Pond, Round Pond, Sodus Bay: Exempt from seasonal fishing regulations. Lake Ontario Seasons and Limits apply." [dec.ny.gov]

Seasonal pattern

• DEC (lake-wide): "Spring time on Lake Ontario generally means fantastic brown trout fishing. Brown trout are found along much of the shoreline." [dec.ny.gov]

Stocking

• 2022-2026 stocking strategy annual target: brown trout at Sodus Point 27,600. Lake trout are stocked at 80,000 per site on a rotation in which Sodus is an alternate-year site. [extapps.dec.ny.gov]

Local charters and businesses

No businesses are listed for Sodus Bay yet. See the charter directory →

Sources

Every statement on this page comes from one of these primary sources. Last verified October 5, 2026. Regulations change: confirm on the linked DEC page before you fish.

• https://api.weather.gov/zones/forecast/LOZ043 (verified 2026-10-05)
• https://api.weather.gov/zones/forecast/LOZ044 (verified 2026-10-05)
• https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/boating/launch-sites/wayne-county (verified 2026-10-05)
• https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/freshwater-fishing/regulations/great-lakes-tributaries (verified 2026-10-05)
• https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/freshwater-fishing/places-to-fish/great-lakes-niagara-river-st-lawrence-river/trolling-lake-ontario-trout-salmon (verified 2026-10-05)
• https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/lostockingstrategy.pdf (verified 2026-10-05)

Other ports on Lake America

• All ports
• Wilson
• Olcott
• Point Breeze
• Rochester
• Fair Haven
• Oswego
• Mexico Bay
• Henderson Harbor
• Cape Vincent
• Chaumont
• Niagara Bar

Species

• King Salmon
• Brown Trout
• Steelhead
• Lake Trout
• Coho Salmon
• Walleye
• Smallmouth Bass