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Cayuga lnlet Boom Helps Fish Passage

December 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff 3 Comments

fishway on Cayuga InletEvery 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.

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Filed Under: Nature, Western NY Tagged With: fish, Fisheries, fishing, nature, Salmon, Trout, Wildlife

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  1. Jerry says

    December 7, 2020 at 9:43 AM

    I cannot tell from this article WHERE exactly the Cayuga Inlet fishing passageway is… How would a beginner fisherman find it?

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    • An Angler says

      December 7, 2020 at 10:01 AM

      The Inlet of Cayuga Lake. They would use Google.

      https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/72779.html

      Reply
    • Editorial Staff says

      December 7, 2020 at 10:03 AM

      Hi Jerry,

      I’ve added a link to more information at the bottom.

      John Warren
      Editor

      Reply

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