Cayuga Lake Fishing Guide

Cayuga Lake is 42,956 acres, 38 miles in length, 3.5 miles wide, 181 feet average depth, with a maximum depth of 435 feet at an elevation of 381 feet and is the longest of the Finger Lakes.

Cayuga Lake extends northward from the city of Ithaca through Tompkins, Cayuga and Seneca counties.

Cayuga Lake offers great fishing for Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Atlantic Salmon (also called Landlocked Salmon), Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Longnose Gar, Channel Catfish, Brown Bullhead and Common Carp.

Cayuga Lake is stocked annually with approximately 60,000 Lake Trout, 25,000 Brown Trout and 40,000 Atlantic Salmon.

Cayuga Lake Resources

Directions to Cayuga Lake, New York