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Seneca Lake Cayuta Lake Located within Ontario, Yates, Seneca and Schuyler Cayuta Lake is 588 acres in size and located in counties, Seneca Lake lies in the geographic center of the Schuyler County about 6 miles east of the southern Finger Lakes. At the northern tip of the lake is the City point of Seneca Lake. Cayuta Creek flows out of the of Geneva, and at the southern tip is the Village of south end of the lake. Watkins Glen. Seneca Lake Cayyputa Lake was named for the Seneca princess is the deepest of the Finger Lakes, and its 43,345 acres Kayutah. Legend has it that the princess was makes it the second largest. Due to the large water kidnapped by a hostile tribe. Her mother was so volume, the lake has a pronounced moderating influence on saddened she cried until her tears filled the valley and the air temperature around its periphery. This is the formed the lake. principal reason why the land around Seneca Lake has evolved into a prime grape-growing area. Fish Management Seneca Lake was named for the Seneca Indian Nation, one of the six nations of the Confederacy who used to Traditionally, Cayuta Lake had a good population of inhabit the area. The word Seneca is derived from the walleye, but the fishery has changed due to growth of In dian name assiikiiniki, whihhich means, "l"place of stt"one" or excess vegetation. Today largemouth bass and chain "stony place". Seneca Lake has the steepest shoreline of pickerel are the primary sport fish. Panfish species all the Finger Lakes, particularly at the southern end. including yellow perch, rock bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and brown bullhead are also present. Seneca Lake outlets into the Cayuga-Seneca Canal, which joins Seneca and Cayuga Lakes at their northern ends. Consult your Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide – Statewide Angling Regulations and Schuyler County Regulations Sections for creel limits, size limits, seasons and other Cayuta Lake fishing regulations. Fish Management Traditionally, lake trout, smallmouth bass and yellow perch have been the mainstay of Seneca Lake's fishery. In the decades since the first survey of the lake in 1927, other species have also contributed prominently, including rainbow trout, , landlocked Atlantic salmon, northern pike and largemouth bass. Alewives, known to be abundant Chain Pickerel in Seneca Lake at the time of the first survey, and smelt, introduced in 1909, have provided a dependable forage base for sa lmon ids un til recentl y. Seneca Lake's excellent fishery has benefited greatly in recent years from steady annual stockings of hatchery- reared lake trout, brown trout and landlocked salmon. The lake's rainbow trout fishery is sustained entirely by natural reproduction – mostly in and its tributaries. Largemouth Bass An important factor in the recent resurgence of the Seneca Lake salmonid fishery is DEC's ongoing control of the parasitic sea lamprey. The control program involves applications of the highly selective chemical lampricide TFM to known sea lamprey nursery areas in Catharine Creek and Outlet at three year intervals. The continued quality of Seneca's excellent trout and salmon fishery depends heavily on the DEC's ability to apply this management tool at critical times in the future. An ongoing angler diary cooperator program for salmonids Walleye at Seneca Lake provides DEC fishery staff with useful data on population trends. If you are interested in signing up as a cooperator, please contact the DEC Region 8 Fisheries Office. Consult your Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide – Statewide Angling Regulations and Finger Lakes Regulations Sections for creel limits, size limits, seasons and other Seneca Lake fishing regulations. Yellow Perch 14 %U ôó anal yuga C %U & Ca eca (/20 n 2 Seneca & "!4 "!5 Se 5 ÷ø119 !" Geneva %U %U ÷ø120 20 l Cayuta Lakes a ( & n 96A / 1 5 ÷ø "! a 20 a Geneva c C (/ e a n t g h S e ort u N S y ÷ø125 ø÷96A a Public Boat Seneca Lake C "!6 14 "5 ôó 20 ! %U /(÷ø245 Launch Sites %U Seneca Lake Seneca ÷ø126 N Lake ÷ø96A ÷ø127 W E Ontar io ôó14 ÷ø14A County 3 S

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*Boat launch sites operated by the DEC are FREE to the public, however; boat launch sites operated by other agencies may charge a fee. Seneca Lake 5 – Smith Memorial Park – Located off Route 414 on 1 – Geneva Chamber of Commerce – Located in Geneva on PhPeach OhdOrchard RRdoad in the Town of HHtector. Concret e Routes 5 & 20. Concrete ramps. Temporary dockage. ramp. Remote parking for 6 cars & trailers. Steep Parking for 20 cars & trailers. Operated by the City of dirt access road, not recommended for large boats. Geneva. Operated by the Town of Hector. 2 – - On Routes 5 & 20 and 96A 6 – Watkins Glen – Located off Route 414 on Boat Launch at the City of Geneva. Concrete ramps. Pumpout. Parking Road on the canal portion of Catharine Creek. for 30 cars & trailers. Operated by the NYS Office of Concrete ramps. Parking for 60 cars & trailers. Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Operated by the Village of Watkins Glen. 3 – – On Route 96A, 12 miles south of 7 – Severne Point – On Severne Point Road, off Route 14, the City of Geneva. Concrete ramps. Pumpout. Parking 8 miles south of Dresden. Concrete ramp. Parking for for 64 cars & trailers. NYS Operated by the Office of 30 cars & trailers. Good winter launch. Operated by Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. the DEC. 4 – Lodi Point State Marine Park – On County Route 136, 5 miles west of the Village of Lodi. Concrete ramp. Cayuta Lake Parking for 68 cars & trailers. NYS Operated by the 8 – State Launch Site – Off Cayutaville Road which is Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. located 14 mile east of Route 228, on Loch Heid Road. Concrete ramp. Parking for 15 cars & trailers. Operated by the DEC.