Fishing

Seneca County offers the best fishing opportunities in the Finger Lakes!

Cayuga Lake

is noted for its bass fishing. Tournament anglers travel from throughout the northeast for major tournaments offering thousands of dollars in prize money for the record catches that come from Cayuga Lake.  Weekend anglers have just as good a chance at catching the lunker of a lifetime.

Seneca Lake

is noted for its trout fishing and the annual National Lake Trout Derby held on Memorial Day weekend that offers thousands in prize money for the largest lake trout, brown trout, rainbow trout and landlocked salmon caught from the lake during the three day event.  For more information, visit www.laketroutderby.org.  Trout fishing is a year-round activity on Seneca Lake.

Both lakes have diverse fisheries which include trout, salmon, northern pike, pickerel, large and smallmouth bass, yellow perch and an abundance of panfish.

The connecting Cayuga-Seneca Canal also has plenty of warm-water fishing opportunities.

  
Barrett Marine Inc
485 W River Rd
Waterloo, NY 13165-8726
315-789-6605

Canal Side Destinations
706 Waterloo-Geneva Rd/Rt 5 & 20
Waterloo, NY 13165
315-651-4443 or 315-759-9269

Cayuga Lake State Park
2678 Lower Lake Rd
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315-568-5163

Dean's Cove State Marine Park
Route 89
Romulus, NY 14541

Fletcher & Sons' Fly Shop
688 Marshall Rd
Waterloo, NY 13165
315-521-4507

Hidden Harbor Marina
1076 Route 5 & 20
Waterloo, NY 13165
315-539-8034

Inland Harbor Marina
608 Wat-Gen Rd
Waterloo, NY 13165
315-789-7255

Kingtown Beach Campsites
9305 Kingtown Beach Road
Trumansburg, NY 14886
607-387-6606

Lock #1 at Mud Lock
Cayuga Lake/Seneca River
Aurelius, NY 13021
518-402-8013
New York State DEC's Mud Lock Boat Launch, located in the Town of Aurelius, offers non-motorized and motorized access to the Cayuga-Seneca Canal (Cayuga Lake/Seneca River) free of charge. Parking and restroom facilities are on-site.

Lock #4
Cayuga-Seneca Canal
Waterloo, NY 13165
315-539-3242

Locks #2 & #3
Cayuga-Seneca Canal
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315-568-5797

Lodi Point State Marine Park
off Rt 414-east side of Seneca Lake
Lodi, NY 14860
315-585-6392

Oak Orchard Campsites & Marina
Route 89 North
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315-365-3000

Sampson State Park
6096 Route 96A
Romulus, NY 14541
315-585-6392

Seneca Lake State Park
Routes 5 & 20
Geneva, NY 14456
315-789-2331

Stivers Seneca Marine Inc.
Boody Hill Road (off Route 96A)
Geneva, NY 14456-8036
315-789-5520

Village of Seneca Falls
Water St
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315-568-8107

Waterloo Harbor
Routes 5 & 20
Waterloo, NY 13165
315-539-8848