Branchport, Bluff Point, Hammondsport
Elevation: .......................715 feet Area: ......................11,584 acres Length: .........................22 miles Maximum width: ..........1.9 miles Maximum depth: ...........183 feet Thermocline: between 30 - 35 feet
Keuka Lake Tackle Box --------------Lake Trout Alewives, Sawbellies, Smelt, Spoons, Peanut Plugs, Flatfish, Downriggers
Penn Yan
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--------------Brown Trout & Landlocked Salmon Tandem Hooks,
Branchport
54A
Streamers, Pimples, Rapalas, Silver or White Spoons, Jigs,
Largemouth Bass are in many locations, particularly large weed beds near Branchport and Penn Yan. There are a few in the narrow band of weed beds in the south end off Champlain Beach. Also, check out Brandy Bay. You can also try skipping jig n’ pigs under the hundreds of boat docks along the shores. The quieter early morning, evening and night times are the best fishing especially, in the Penn Yan branch north of Keuka College and Willow Grove. July through September work the edge of weed beds and in fall, fish near dropoffs and deeper weed lines. Winter fishing is good in water or through the ice in the Penn Yan branch or shallow bay off Branchport. Tributaries Keuka Lake Inlet (Cold Brook) is very good seasonal water for Rainbow, Brown Trout, Smelt and Bullhead. The big April spring run for adult Rainbows is productive all along the stream and
Worms, Minnows.
especially good along diggers built to prevent erosion. Good spring Bullhead is found in lower reaches and fairly accessible all along the stream.
Golden Shiners
--------------Rainbow Trout Rapalas, Rebels, Silver
Guyanoga Creek (Sugar Creek) flows out from the western branch of the lake near Branchport with seasonal fishing during spring. A good run of Keuka Lake Rainbow Trout happens here each spring. The location is locally popular during the first two weeks of the season and the fishing outlasts the crowds. Try for Bullheads in the lower reach. The stream is good to mid November depending on rainfall. Fall fishing is restricted from the mouth to Rt. 54A. Keuka Lake Outlet flows from the Penn Yan branch as an 8 mile stream to Seneca Lake at Dresden. It’s a very scenic waterway and is used to regulate the level of Keuka Lake. Small pools and wide-open shores make fly fishing possible. There are Seneca Lake Rainbow Trout below the set of falls about midway down during spring. The lower reaches also have Smallmouth Bass during season. The electric plant in Dresden attracts Largeand Smallmouth Bass, Bullhead and Yellow Perch. Above the Cascade Falls is a great spot for stocked Brown Trout. Accessibility to the stream isn’t an issue with a hiking trail and parking areas along its entire length.
Spoons, Worms, Minnows, Egg Sacs
Bluff Point
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--------------Smallmouth Bass Crank Baits, Deerhair Jigs, Mr. Twister Tails, Slab Spoons, Stick
54A
Baits, Crayfish, Minnows
--------------Largemouth Bass Hammondsport
shallow weed areas in the north ends and, to a lesser degree, in the south. Abundant pan fish of Rock Bass, Crappie and spring Bullhead are caught in the muddy wash of tributaries. In the winter they are best found in the Penn Yan branch, but have the same summer haunts as Largemouth Bass.
Jig n’ Pigs, Small Safety 54A
Pin Spinners, Shallow
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and Deep Diving
Public Launches Keuka Lake State Park Off Rt. 54A just east of Branchport (fee)
Village of Penn Yan Site - Off Rt. 14A on Keuka St. Guyanoga Creek Site - Rt. 54A bridge at Branchport north of the lake. Keuka Village, Rt. 54 Jake’s Boat Livery, Rt. 54A (fee) Harbor Lights Marina, Rt. 54A (fee)
Crank Baits, Spinner Baits.
--------------Pike & Pickerel Spinner Baits, Plastic Worms, Top Water Plugs
--------------Yellow Perch Slab Spoons, Deer Hair Jigs, Mister Twister Tails, Worms, Crayfish, Minnows, Oak Leaf Grubs.
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