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Honeoye Lake Boat Launch Sites Honeoye Lake *Boat launch sites oppyerated by DEC the DEC are FREE to the Tenth in size (1772 acres) among the eleven Finger Lakes, Honeoye Lake is located 28 miles N 1 public, however; boat Public Boat Launches launch sites operated by south of Rochester in southwestern Ontario 20A County. W E /( other agencies may charge Honeoye a fee. Fish Management Conesus Lake S ôó36 %U Honeoye Lake Modern fisheries management at Honeoye Lake Honeoye Lake Sandy 1 – Sandy Bottom Beach Site – began with the placement of seasons, bag limits Bott om Rd On Sandy Bottom Road off and size limits on gamefish. Records indicate Honeoye Lake County Route 36, .4 mile south that Honeoye was first stocked with walleye of Route 20A. Gravel ramp. around the turn of the centuryyy. Today, the Parking for 12 cars & trailers. dominant sport species are walleye, largemouth %U Summer closure. Operated by bass and smallmouth bass, with walleye the only New York the Town of Richmond. species stocked (8.7 million fry annually) into DEC Region 8 the lake by DEC. 2 – Honeoye Lake Public Boat Launch - Off Route 20A, 4 Honeoye is a highly regarded fishing lake. In miles south of the Ham le t of addition to its excellent sportfish opportunities, Honeoye, off East Lake Road. the lake also supports an outstanding panfish Concrete ramp. Parking for 30 fishery for bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch cars and trailers. Operated by and black crappie. 2 the NYS Office of Parks, Honeoye Current management emphasis for Honeoye Lake Lake Lake Recreation and Historic Rd Lake tt PiPreservation. is to maitiintain a reltillatively hihhigh dens ity of %U Eas predator species. Periodic fishery surveys are conducted to monitor fish populations. ÊÚÊÚ On tario e County Honeoye k State a L 36 e ôó Marine s ÊÚ k Angler Diary Keepers Wanted u a s L Park Rd e e n ÊÚ y An ongoing angler diary cooperator program for o o C e %U sportfish provides DEC fisheries staff with n o useful data on population trends. If you are ÊÚ H interested in signing up as a cooperator, please ÊÚ Bluegill contact the DEC Region 8 office. Livingston County Special Regulations Conesus Lake, the most westerly of the 11 Roads Consult your Freshwater Fishing Regulations Finger Lakes, is located in Livingston County, Railroad Lines Guide – Statewide General Regulations and 2 miles west of Livonia and 25 miles south of Finger Lakes Regulations Sections for creel Rochester. Honeoye Lake is located 28 miles Public Boat Launch limits, size limits, seasons and other Honeoye south of Rochester in southwestern Ontario Scale for Large Map Lake fishing regulations County. Both of these smaller Finger Lakes 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 Miles Town, Vil lage and City Boundaries offer excellent angling opportunities for warmwater fish. State Recreational Land New York State Scale for Insets State Parks Department of Environmental Conservation 0 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 Miles www.dec.ny.gov Municipal Parks Yellow Perch Ver 4: 3/11 Conesus Lake Boat Launch Sites Conesus Lake Lakeville 2 *Boat launch sites operated by the Conesus Lake, the most westerly of the 11 DEC are FREE to the public, ôó15 Stone Hill Rd Finger Lakes, is located in Livingston County, 2 1 however; boat launch sites miles west of Livonia and 25 miles south of the ø÷256 ôó15 operated by other agencies may City of Rochester. Conesus Lake is 3420 acres %U (/20A charge a fee. in size. 20A (/ Lakeville Conesus Lake d %U s Con esu s L ake R Fish Management u h s %U c e %U 1 – Pebble Beach Site - On Pebble Beach a e n k e a Conesus Lake has traditionally been a B o L Road, ¼ mile south of Route 20A in the C Livonia Hamlet of Lakeville. Car top boat launch. productive fishery for warmwater fish. Parking for 120 cars. Operated by the Northern pike, smallmouth bass, largemouth 20A DEC. bass, and walleyype comprise the sp ortfishery ; /( bluegills, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and brown d 2 - Sand Point - On Route 20A at Vitale Park R bullhead are the most abundant panfish. 20A d in the Hamlet of Lakeville. Car top boat e 15 /( k ôó launch. Parking for 50 cars. Operated by Over the years the species balance has velan a o r L the Town of Livonia and the DEC. shifted. During the 1960's, Conesus produced Geneseo G s ille an outstanding walleye fishery which diminished v u 3 –Conesus Lake Public Boat Launch - From e s k in the 197 0's. During the same time, Conesus a e L Route 390, Exit 8, three miles east on n was locally famous for its remarkable yellow o Route 20A, four miles south on East Lake C perch ice fishing. However, this fishery Road. Concrete ramp. Parking for 45 cars e k 3 declined throughout the 1980's most likely due a & trailers. Operated by the NYS Office of L d t to a population explosion R Parks, Recreation and Historic s a offy newly arrived, unwanted alewives that E Preservation. Conesus D directly competed with young perch for their Lake %U eck 4 –Conesus Inlet Wildlife Management Area - %U er preferred ÷ø256 Marine Park Rd south end of Conesus Lake, off Route 256. food – large zooplankton (microscopic animals). Car top boat launch. Parking for 40 cars. Operated by DEC. It is also likely that the abundant alewives Ea consumed perch fry. s t Lake Rd (CR (CR Rd t Lake Currently, Conesus Lake produces excellent 4 fishing for both bass species, northern pike, ø÷256 bluegills and sunfish. Based on on-going DEC Conesus studies, the walleye population has increased in %U Inlet Rd response to annual stockings of hatchery 8 ay Fish & Northern Pike r ) G Wildlife fingerlings. The yellow perch population remains Management N depressed. Additionally, beginning in 1991, DEC ø÷256 Area Roads began stocking Conesus with tiger muskies – a fast growing sterile hybrid between northern W E Railroad Lines pike and muskellunge. Early indications are that this striking fish will add an element of Public Boat Launch S %U excitemen t to the fis hery. Scale for Large Map Town, Vil lage and City Boundaries Walleye 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 Miles Special Regulations Conesus Inlet State Recreational Land Fish & Wildlife Consult your Freshwater Fishing Regulations Scale for Insets Manag em ent Area State Parks Guide – Statewide General Regulations, Finger 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 Miles LkLakes Regu lations and Livingston County Municipal Parks Regulations Sections for creel limits, size limits, seasons and other Conesus Lake fishing Largemouth Bass regulations..
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