Every Fall since 2017, the fishway (ladder) on Cayuga Inlet has been opened to allow landlocked Atlantic salmon and brown trout passage in hopes of improving fishing opportunities upstream.
In previous years the results have been mediocre, but a floating boom installed in fall 2020 has improved its effectiveness. The floating boom deflects leaves and debris over the dam, keeping the grates in the fishway clear. Cleaner grates pass water more efficiently, helping to attract fish into the fishway.
To date, DEC Region 7 Fisheries staff have manually passed 249 landlocked Atlantic salmon and 44 rainbow trout. Numerous brown trout have been observed below the dam, but only three have used the ladder.
The fishway will remain open until icy conditions make it unsafe for DEC to operate.
Learn more about Cayuga Inlet here.
Photo of the fishway on Cayuga Inlet provided by DEC.
I cannot tell from this article WHERE exactly the Cayuga Inlet fishing passageway is… How would a beginner fisherman find it?
The Inlet of Cayuga Lake. They would use Google.
https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/72779.html
Hi Jerry,
I’ve added a link to more information at the bottom.
John Warren
Editor