Canandaigua Lake

Ontario & Yates Counties, New York

NYSDEC lists Canandaigua Lake at 10,558 acres with a maximum depth of 276 feet, in Ontario and Yates counties.

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Surface area10,558 acres

Max depth276 ft

Shoreline—

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Species

Fishery rating out of 5.

Rock, gravel and points. Tubes, jerkbaits and drop-shots.

Weeds, docks and wood in the shallows.

Deep, cold water. Downriggers or vertical jigging.

Low-light hours and cold water. Big fish on minnow baits.

Shorelines and inlets in cool months, deeper water in summer.

Weedy coves. Spinners, spoons and live shiners, all year.

Schools on mud and sand flats. Great through the ice.

Brush piles, docks and standing timber. Minnows or small jigs.

Weed beds and shallow flats in late spring.

4 launch sites. Fees and hours change, so confirm before you go.

Canandaigua Lake State Marine ParkRamp
Off Routes 5 and 20, city of Canandaigua; hard-surface ramps, parking for 110 trailers; launch feeDirections ↗
WoodvilleRamp
Route 21, about 3 miles north of Naples; hard-surface ramps, 86 spaces, free; DEC, maintained year roundDirections ↗
OnandaRamp
West Lake Road, 6.5 miles south of Canandaigua; hard-surface ramp, 25 trailers; winter launching only when the state park site is not usableDirections ↗
More public accessPublic
See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and feesDirections ↗

Minimum size and daily limit for each species in Canandaigua Lake are published by the state. Look up the current size and creel limits for this lake directly: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ↗

Rules change, so confirm current limits with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation before you fish.

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