Fish Species
Tiger Muskies are the sterile hybrid of a pure-strain musky and a northern pike. Occasionally they are called "norlunge" as well.
Walleyes are common in Conesus and and uncommon in Owasco Lake. Other Finger Lakes having populations of them include Honeoye and Otisco Lakes.
Yellow Perch are popular North American freshwater pan-fish, available year-round albeit small and easy to catch.
Lake trout are abundant in the Finger Lakes region with Seneca Lake being the most famous for its lake trout fishing.
Freshwater Drum are the most underrated gamefish in freshwater. They check all of the boxes any gamefish would.
Sunfish are a diverse family of freshwater North American fish, mostly round in shape and of interesting colors.
The Largemouth Bass is by far the most popular freshwater game fish in the US and the state fish of Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.
The ubiquitous lowly rockbass. Is there any fish that anglers catch in freshwater that gets less respect? I shall think not.
Channel Catfish are found in pockets throughout the region. To the best of my knowledge, none of the Fingerlakes have large populations of them.
Adults are generally silvery with a slightly forked tail and small X-shaped markings on the back and upper sides.
Fishing Trip
Finger Lakes
