Canandaigua Outlet fishing

Canandaigua Outlet fishing is stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout on a river section. Also recorded: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, and Bullhead. It is stocked about 3.7 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout, dawn and dusk for Smallmouth Bass, and dawn, dusk, and night for Rock Bass.

Canandaigua Outlet
Photo: Mld74, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Last stocked
March 2025
Brown Trout
Plants on record
56
Since 2011
Species stocked
2 (+3 also recorded)
Average size
10.8 in
Elevation
383 ft

Fish at Canandaigua Outlet

2 stocked · 3 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 54 plants · last March 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked March 2025 · avg 10.9 in · 54 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last March 2020 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked March 2020 · avg 7.1 in · 2 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

The Canandaigua Outlet is a main tributary that feeds the Erie Canal and Clyde River, originating from Canandaigua Lake. It flows north for approximately 34 miles before emptying into the Erie Canal in the hamlet of Lyons. This outlet is utilized for fishing, in addition to activities such as whitewater canoeing, kayaking, and rafting. (en.wikipedia.org, accessed September 22, 2026)

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How Canandaigua Outlet is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Sodus Bay (13.4 mi), Lake Ontario (14.5 mi), and Canoga Creek (18.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Ontario is also stocked with Brown Trout and Canoga Creek is also stocked with Brook Trout.

Fish stocked in 2011

7,850

Fish stocked in 2012

8,210

Fish stocked in 2013

6,420

Fish stocked in 2014

7,680

Fish stocked in 2015

7,510

Fish stocked in 2016

7,560

Fish stocked in 2017

7,250

Fish stocked in 2018

7,620

Fish stocked in 2019

7,770

Fish stocked in 2020

14,360

Fish stocked in 2021

4,120

Fish stocked in 2022

4,120

Fish stocked in 2023

4,120

Fish stocked in 2024

4,160

Fish stocked in 2025

3,820

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
March 2025Brown Trout1,3809 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout6709 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout15014.1 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout7014.1 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout16014.1 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout1,3909 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout3,7108.9 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout45012.8 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout3,7108.9 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout41013.8 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout4,1209.5 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout3,7108.2 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout41012.6 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout50013.4 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout21012.2 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout21012.2 inreport
March 2020Brook Trout12,0007.1 inreport
March 2020Brook Trout1,4407.1 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout16013.5 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout16013.4 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout8008.9 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout6,6508.5 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout16013.2 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout7808.8 inreport
March 2018Brown Trout16012.6 inreport
March 2018Brown Trout6,5208.8 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout16013.2 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout7408.8 inreport
March 2017Brown Trout16012.7 inreport
March 2017Brown Trout6,1908.3 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout16013.6 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout16013.6 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout7808.9 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout6,4607.9 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout16013.3 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout16012.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout6,4208.6 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout7708.5 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout16014.1 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout7708.6 inreport
March 2014Brown Trout16013.3 inreport
March 2014Brown Trout6,5907.8 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout16013.5 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout6508.5 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout16013.2 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout5,4508.2 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout16013.2 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout4408.2 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout16013.4 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout7,2708.1 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout1808.3 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout16013.2 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout4209.6 inreport
March 2011Brown Trout16012.9 inreport
March 2011Brown Trout6,9408.1 inreport
March 2011Brown Trout1708.2 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Lyons
Shore access
Yes
Float tube friendly
Yes

Flows about 34 miles from Canandaigua Lake to the Erie Canal at Lyons, where this point sits. Public stream access is upstream in Ontario County: DEC-mapped banks and stocked trout reaches around Phelps and between Manchester and Shortsville, plus a DEC hand launch with 6 parking spaces in Hopewell.

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation before you go.

About Canandaigua Outlet

Photo of Canandaigua Outlet
Mld74, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nearest lakes

Sodus Bay 13.4 mi last stocked May 2025 Lake Ontario 14.5 mi last stocked May 2025 Duck Lake 16.6 mi last stocked August 2024 Port Bay 18.3 mi last stocked June 2020 Canoga Creek 18.9 mi last stocked April 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Canandaigua Outlet?

Fishing Canandaigua Outlet usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 54 of 56 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Brown Trout was last stocked March 2025, averaging 10.9 in. Brook Trout was last stocked March 2020, averaging 7.1 in. Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, and Bullhead are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Canandaigua Outlet stocked?

Last stocked March 2025. It is stocked about 3.7 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April.

How big are the fish stocked at Canandaigua Outlet?

Stocked fish average 10.8 in. Brown Trout average 10.9 in. Brook Trout average 7.1 in.

How do you get on Canandaigua Outlet?

Shore fishing is available and it is float tube friendly. The nearest town is Lyons. Flows about 34 miles from Canandaigua Lake to the Erie Canal at Lyons, where this point sits. Public stream access is upstream in Ontario County: DEC-mapped banks and stocked trout reaches around Phelps and between Manchester and Shortsville, plus a DEC hand launch with 6 parking spaces in Hopewell.

Which lakes near Canandaigua Outlet were stocked more recently?

Sodus Bay (13.4 mi), Lake Ontario (14.5 mi), and Canoga Creek (18.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Ontario is also stocked with Brown Trout and Canoga Creek is also stocked with Brook Trout.

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