Keuka Lake Outlet fishing

Keuka Lake Outlet fishing is stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout on a river section. Also recorded: Rainbow Trout and Atlantic Salmon. It is stocked about 2 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Keuka Lake Outlet
Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
April 2025
Brown Trout
Plants on record
30
Since 2011
Species stocked
2 (+2 also recorded)
Average size
11.1 in
Elevation
446 ft

Fish at Keuka Lake Outlet

2 stocked · 2 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 29 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked April 2025 · avg 11.2 in · 29 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last March 2020 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked March 2020 · avg 7.2 in · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Keuka Lake Outlet is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Seneca Lake (6.6 mi), Cayuga Lake (12.5 mi), and Waneta Lake (18.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Seneca Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout and Cayuga Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout.

Fish stocked in 2011

990

Fish stocked in 2012

1,020

Fish stocked in 2013

910

Fish stocked in 2014

1,010

Fish stocked in 2015

1,000

Fish stocked in 2016

1,000

Fish stocked in 2017

980

Fish stocked in 2018

1,010

Fish stocked in 2019

1,020

Fish stocked in 2020

1,650

Fish stocked in 2021

1,500

Fish stocked in 2022

1,500

Fish stocked in 2023

1,500

Fish stocked in 2024

1,510

Fish stocked in 2025

1,580

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 2025Brown Trout16013.6 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout1,4209.4 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout16013.2 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout1,3509.3 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout1,3508.8 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout15013.8 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout15014 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout1,3509 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout15012.6 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout1,3508.2 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout53012.2 inreport
March 2020Brook Trout1,1207.2 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout40014.1 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout6209 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout40013.4 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout6109 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout40012.6 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout5809.1 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout40014 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout6009.2 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout40012.6 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout6009 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout40013.9 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout6109.4 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout40013.2 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout5109.1 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout40012.8 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout6209.1 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout40013.6 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout5909 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Dresden
Shore access
Yes

A 7-mile stream from Keuka Lake in Penn Yan to Seneca Lake at Dresden. DEC stocks the reach from the Dresden railroad trestle up to the Cherry Street bridge in Penn Yan.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

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

About Keuka Lake Outlet

Photo of Keuka Lake Outlet
Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Common questions

What fish are at Keuka Lake Outlet?

Fishing Keuka Lake Outlet usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 29 of 30 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Brown Trout was last stocked April 2025, averaging 11.2 in. Brook Trout was last stocked March 2020, averaging 7.2 in. Rainbow Trout and Atlantic Salmon are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Keuka Lake Outlet stocked?

Last stocked April 2025. It is stocked about 2 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April.

How big are the fish stocked at Keuka Lake Outlet?

Stocked fish average 11.1 in. Brown Trout average 11.2 in. Brook Trout average 7.2 in.

How do you get on Keuka Lake Outlet?

Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Dresden. A 7-mile stream from Keuka Lake in Penn Yan to Seneca Lake at Dresden. DEC stocks the reach from the Dresden railroad trestle up to the Cherry Street bridge in Penn Yan.

Which lakes near Keuka Lake Outlet were stocked more recently?

Seneca Lake (6.6 mi), Cayuga Lake (12.5 mi), and Waneta Lake (18.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Seneca Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout and Cayuga Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout.

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