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Chautauqua Lake, NY

Lake in Chautauqua County, New York. New York's premier muskellunge lake. Also excellent walleye, largemouth bass, and panfish. Two basins with different character.

64

Overall bite score

Scored 25 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled100
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
SolunarComputedmoon 60% lit67
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA30
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

4 tracked species in Chautauqua Lake, with the months each fishes best.

Largemouth Basscommon · best May-Sep
Muskellungecommon · best Jun-Oct
Walleyecommon · best Apr-May, Sep-Oct
Yellow Perchcommon · best Mar-May, Oct-Dec

Water facts

TypeLake
CountyChautauqua
StateNew York
WaterFreshwater

Multiple public launches. Long Point State Park. North basin is deeper (lake trout), south basin is shallower (bass, muskie).

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