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Fishable Waters - County Details

PART 1 - INLAND WATERS   CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY   Streams and Rivers BEAR LAKE OUTLET BROWNELL BRANCH CANADAWAY CREEK CANADAWAY CREEK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA CASS RUN CASSADAGA CREEK CHADAKOIN RIVER CHAUTAUQUA CREEK CHERRY CREEK CLEAR CREEK CONEWANGO CREEK CONEWANGO CREEK (West Branch) ELKINS BROOK FARRINGTON HOLLOW BROOK GOOSE CREEK LITTLE BROKENSTRAW CREEK LITTLE BROWNELL BROOK MILL CREEK PRENDERGAST CREEK SILVER CREEK STILLWATER CREEK TWENTY MILE CREEK WATTS FLATS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA     Lakes and Ponds BEAR LAKE CASSADAGA LAKE CHAUTAUQUA LAKE FINDLEY LAKE

Chautauqua Lake is one of the state’s top vacation destinations, and it offers some of the best muskie fishing in New York State. Muskies do well in this lake largely because of the excellent forage base available to them. Every year fish in excess of 50 inches are caught here. A fish of this size will commonly weigh over 35 pounds! The largest recorded muskie taken from Chautauqua Lake weighed 51 pounds, 3 ounces.