New York fishing for bass, trout, salmon, walleye, crappie and perch plus vacation trip ideas for fishing in NY.

The state of New York offers a variety of fishing. You can fish for smallmouth and largemouth bass or rainbow, brown and lake trout or walleyes perch, crappie and more on reservoirs, lakes, ponds, streams and rivers.

This chart shows the major fishing waters in New York cross referencing these waters with the major species to be found there.

New York Fishing Lake & Reservoir Locations

Allegheny Reservoir is a 12,000-acre lake on the southern border of the state, at Coldsprings, NY.

Ashokan Reservoir is an 8,300-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Boiceville, NY.

Black Lake is an 11,000-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, at Hammond, NY.

Blue Mountain Lake is a 1,300-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Blue Mountain Lake, NY.

Canandaigua Lake is a 10,700-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Canandaigua, NY.

Cannonsville Reservoir is a 4,800-acre lake in the south central part of the state, at Tompkins, NY.

Carry Falls Reservoir is a 3,200-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, 10 miles south-east of South Colton, NY.

Cayuga Lake is a 43,000-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Cayuga, NY.

Chautauqua Lake is a 13,000-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, at Chautauqua, NY.

Conesus Lake is a 3,400-acre lake in the west-central part of the state, at Lakeville, NY.

Cranberry Lake is a 7,000-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Cranberry Lake, NY.

Great Sacandaga Lake is a 27,000-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Edinburg, NY.

Indian Lake is a 4,400-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Indian Lake, NY.

Keuka Lake is an 11,600-acre lake in the west-central part of the state, at Penn Yan, NY.

Lake Champlain is a 271,000-acre lake on the north-eastern border of the state, at Plattsburg, NY.

Lake Erie, with a surface area of 9,940-square miles, borders the south-west edge of the state, at Buffalo, NY.

Lake George is a 28,000-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, from Hague to Lake George, NY.

Lake Ontario with a surface area of 7,540-square miles, borders the western edge of the state.

Lake Placid is a 2,200-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Lake Placid, NY.

Long Lake is a 3,900-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Long Lake, NY.

Lows Lake is a 2,800-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, 10 miles south-west of Tupper Lake, NY

Oneida Lake is a 51,000-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Brewerton, NY.

Otsego Lake is a 4,200-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Springfield Center, NY.

Owasco Lake is a 6,600-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Auburn, NY.

Pepacton Reservoir is a 5,700-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Colchester, NY.

Piseco Lake is a 2,800-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Piseco, NY.

Raquette Lake is a 3,900-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, 10 miles west of Blue Mountain Lake, NY.

Saratoga Lake is a 3,800-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Saratoge Springs, NY.

Seneca Lake is a 43,000-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Geneva, NY.

Schroon Lake is a 4,100-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Schroon, NY.

Skaneateles Lake is an 8,900-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Skaneateles, NY.

Tupper Lake is a 4,000-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Tupper Lake, NY.

Union Falls Pond is a 4,200-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, 10 miles west of Wilmington, NY.

Upper Saranac Lake is a 4,700-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, 12 miles west of Saranac Lake, NY.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation website offers a wealth of additional information about fishing in New York. Click here to obtain a New York Fishing License.

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