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ere ers k c i k l d fib h h k Cohocton Rive fffh l f warmwater fish species. The warmwater fishery offers to catch as such species opportunities smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, chain bluegill, pumpkinseed and bullhead. o While the portion of the Cohocton River provides of Bath Village of the upstream to catch excellent opportunities anglers the portion trout, of the river of the Village Bath downstream p Operated by Operated . Parking for 6 cars & trailers . Boat Launch Sites are FREE to the public, however; boat sites operated by other launch a fee. agencies may charge south of Interstate 86 (Lowman Exit). Concrete rampParking for 6 cars & trailers by Operated the Town of Ashland. *Boat launch sites *Boat launch operated by the DEC –9 –Park Toll Bridge ½ mile 8, County Route On N Town, Vil lage and City 1 Chemung River Roads Boundaries Boat Launch Sites 41 5 Kinsella ø÷ Upper Section W E State Recreational Land Park Railroad Lines %U Corning *Boat launch sites operated by the C S State Parks a 86 n . 3 Public Boat Launch DEC are FREE to the public, a C ,- d o a h Municipal Parks o 17 R however; boat launch sites operated R c (/ i t d v o 17 e n r C h 86 (/ by other agenci es may charge a fee. em . u ,- ng R iv er *Attention Dangerous Area! 5 This boat launch site is 1 – Kinsella Park Site – Off Canada Rd, 44 %U er "! ent Low-head Dam River Rd arp still under construction. Corning in Kinsella Park. Car top boat launch. ø÷415 Minier' s C Rd Anticipated completion Follow GREEN Line Parking for 8 cars and trailers. Operated by Co C Field h h date is fall of 2005. oc e to Portage Around Dam the Town of Erwin. ton m %U u R n i G ve %U g r r 2 – Conhocton Street Site – Off Conhocton R o 7 Elmira i v v 352 e e M Street in Corning. Gravel ramp. Parking for S r /( a t i Steuben n 5 cars and trailers. Operated by the DEC. < S 352 t (/ %U DAM County 15 Corning 3 – River Road Site – Off River Road (County óô n St udso W H a %U er Route 44), 4 m iles east o f t he City of iv a R l <

g r g n o e n u Take Out Point Corning. Car top boat launch. Parking for 6 i u t m T iv e S to Portage h t cars. Operated by the DEC. R C Around Dam %U 4 – Bottcher's Landing Site – On River Road C %U (County Route 10), ½ mile south of Route 4 4 h t 2 óô %U 352. Concrete ramp. Parking for 6 cars & S e r Rd Chemung n %U ive m R e trailers. Operated by the Town of Big Flats. b n t C u u o h 352 t S County e e n t c ( m / 5 – Minier's Field Site – On Route 352, o g S u h n

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o R i C v i v e line. Concrete ramp. Parking for 12 cars & r 4 86 e Elmira r trailers. Operated by the Town of Big Flats. ,-.17 Corning (/ Chemung River d %U a %UÚÊ o %U 225 %U 6 – Fitches Bridge Site – At intersection of R C /( h 6 Routes 352 and 225. Concrete ramp. iver e R m u 10 Old River Rd n 352 86 Parking for 12 cars & trailers. Operated by "! e d g

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e - i , the Chemunggy County Federation of l v l e e i t r 17 S H %U /( Sportsman. 7 – Grove Street Site – At the end of Grove 225 C 8 h /( e R m Street, 0.1 miles south of Route 352. M iv u Elmira e n a r g Flip brochure over p The intersection of Grove Street and l e 86 427 St %U /( Route 352 is 0.6 miles west of Route 14. for the remainder of A ce -,. v Lu e Operated by the DEC. the Chemung River (/17 e Av Wellsburg 8 – Dunn Field Site – Near Dunn Field enix ve < ho er A Dunn P uyl Stadium, at the end of Luce Street ½ mile 427 Sch Field (/ Stadium east of Maple Ave. Concrete ramp. Parking Scale for Large Map Scale for Insets NewYork for 8 cars & trailers. Oppyerated by the DEC. 00.511.522.53Miles 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 Mi les Pennsylvania