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Chautauqua lake, wnys #8341074
02/13/25 12:29 PM
02/13/25 12:29 PM
Joined: Apr 2009
NC
Buzzard Offline OP
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Buzzard  Offline OP
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Joined: Apr 2009
NC
Been many years since I fished it, used great for musky, eyes, and crappie

My daughter is after me to drag the boat up and fish

Anybody know what I can expect since it's been 30 plus years ?

Re: Chautauqua lake, wnys [Re: Buzzard] #8341105
02/13/25 01:18 PM
02/13/25 01:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2014
PA/NY on the line
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PA/NY on the line
Lots of musky, walleye a few years ago were thick and starting to fall off some, crappie been down for years but the past 2 growing in population... Unlimited 5 inch perch...

Re: Chautauqua lake, wnys [Re: Buzzard] #8341108
02/13/25 01:37 PM
02/13/25 01:37 PM
Joined: Mar 2020
W NY
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W NY
Walleye is still good fishing as is the musky. Crappie is now 10 inch minimum. But it's one of the only lakes around close you can catch a limit of 25 twelve inchers. Crappie fishing is off limits in a few canals now. They can tell you your trespassing if tied to a dock or anchored believe it or not.
As stated by JEeckman you can catch thousands of 5 inch perch
Right now ice fishing is in full swing.


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Re: Chautauqua lake, wnys [Re: Buzzard] #8341152
02/13/25 02:38 PM
02/13/25 02:38 PM
Joined: Dec 2006
PA
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PA
The musky fishing is still good.

Walleye fishing is still pretty good.


Just so you know they renamed it to Lucille Ball Lake now.
Although everyone still calls it Chataqua.


Millions of trees die every year to print environmentalist publications
Re: Chautauqua lake, wnys [Re: Buzzard] #8341189
02/13/25 03:15 PM
02/13/25 03:15 PM
Joined: Apr 2009
NC
Buzzard Offline OP
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NC
Do they still cut the grass ?

Re: Chautauqua lake, wnys [Re: Buzzard] #8341278
02/13/25 05:31 PM
02/13/25 05:31 PM
Joined: May 2022
Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
Gonna be tough to launch your boat for a while yet, snowmobiles are crossing it daily, best winter in the last ten years to ice fish though.

Re: Chautauqua lake, wnys [Re: Buzzard] #8341344
02/13/25 06:49 PM
02/13/25 06:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2014
PA/NY on the line
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PA/NY on the line
They been spraying the weeds pretty heavy the past few yrs. Here say they're not spraying at all this coming summer.. So we'll see

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