The Seneca River joins Seneca and Cayuga lakes at their northern ends near the Montezuma Swap. The Seneca River also links to the N.Y. State Barge Canal system allowing boaters to travel across the state or from one lake to another. The Seneca River merges with the Oneida and Oswego Rivers to flow north into Lake Ontario.
Fisherman fishing the waters of the Seneca River may encounter the following species of fish, northern pike, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, walleye, tiger muskies, yellow perch, crappies, bluegills, pumpkinseed, rock bass, sheephead, silver bass, carp, channel catfish, brown bullheads, and the occassional brown or rainbow trout.
The Seneca River is often over looked as a primary fishing destination. What a lot of people don't know is that it is home to some of the best bass, catfish, and northern pike fishing that one could hope for. The river has a slow current with a lot of low hanging branches that provide shade and cover for predators. These factors and the abundance of forage in the river system add up to some big fish that aren't being pressured on a daily basis.
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