Canada Lake

Canada Lake fishing

Fishing at Canada Lake has Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, and Largemouth Bass, and 4 more on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Yellow Perch, dawn for Lake Trout, and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, and Largemouth Bass.

Last stocked

June 1, 2025

Plants on record

27

Since 2011

Species recorded

3

Average size

7.5 in

Elevation

1,540 ft

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How Canada Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of April. In 2025 it was April 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

Otter Lake (2.3 mi), Stewart Lake (2.9 mi), Prairie Lake (2.9 mi), and Broomstick Lake (3.2 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Canada Lake

Fishing Canada Lake is most likely to be for Lake Trout. Lake Trout accounts for 13 of 27 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more.

Lake Trout 13 plants
Plants
13 of 27
Last stocked
April 1, 2025
Average length
6.6 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Lake Trout guide.

Brown Trout 9 plants
Plants
9 of 27
Last stocked
April 1, 2022
Average length
8.1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Rainbow Trout 5 plants
Plants
5 of 27
Last stocked
June 1, 2025
Average length
8.7 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fishing Canada Lake

Canada Lake is very deep which provides colder water for species such as trout to survive. Fish found within this lake include brown trout, brown bullhead, lake trout, chain pickerel, smallmouth bass, lake whitefish, yellow perch, largemouth bass, and pumpkinseed. Canada Lake has excellent fishing for both brown trout and lake trout in the deeper parts of the lake. Smallmouth bass can be found along the rocky shores of Canada Lake.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

What to watch for

There is an annual draw down on the lake by way of a control structure on the outlet of Stewart Landing.

Fish stocked per year

  • 3,0102011
  • 1,8602012
  • 3,4102013
  • 4,4102014
  • 4,4002015
  • 1,4602016
  • 4,3302017
  • 4,4302018
  • 4,3002019
  • 8,1802020
  • 1,8302021
  • 4,3902022
  • 1,7902023
  • 4,1302024
  • 4,5702025

Stocking history

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Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 1,870 9.1 in report
April 1, 2025 Lake Trout 2,700 6.7 in report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 1,870 8.2 in report
April 1, 2024 Lake Trout 2,260 7 in report
May 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 1,790 9.4 in report
April 1, 2022 Lake Trout 2,600 7 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 1,790 9 in report
April 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 1,830 8.4 in report
October 1, 2020 Lake Trout 4,000 5.4 in report
April 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 1,580 8.6 in report
April 1, 2020 Lake Trout 2,600 6.8 in report
May 1, 2019 Lake Trout 2,440 6.2 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,860 7.3 in report
May 1, 2018 Lake Trout 2,600 6.7 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,830 8 in report
May 1, 2017 Lake Trout 2,600 6.7 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,730 8 in report
April 1, 2016 Lake Trout 1,460 6.9 in report
May 1, 2015 Lake Trout 2,600 6.6 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,800 7.8 in report
May 1, 2014 Lake Trout 2,600 7.3 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 1,810 8.1 in report
May 1, 2013 Lake Trout 1,880 7.2 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 1,530 8.2 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 1,860 8.4 in report
May 1, 2011 Lake Trout 1,230 5.9 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,780 8.3 in report
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Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

  • Brown Bullhead : Wikipedia's fish list for the lake; not part of NYSDEC's stocking program here. (source)
  • Chain Pickerel : Wikipedia's fish list for the lake; not part of NYSDEC's stocking program here. (source)
  • Smallmouth Bass : Wikipedia's fish list for the lake; not part of NYSDEC's stocking program here. (source)
  • Lake Whitefish : Wikipedia's fish list for the lake; not part of NYSDEC's stocking program here. (source)
  • Yellow Perch : Wikipedia's fish list for the lake; not part of NYSDEC's stocking program here. (source)
  • Largemouth Bass : Wikipedia's fish list for the lake; not part of NYSDEC's stocking program here. (source)
  • Pumpkinseed : Wikipedia's fish list for the lake; not part of NYSDEC's stocking program here. (source)

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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