Lake Como fishing

Fishing at Lake Como has Tiger Muskie, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Crappie, and Walleye, and 2 more on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2011, most often in August and September. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Smallmouth Bass and Largemouth Bass, dawn, day, and dusk for Yellow Perch, and dawn, dusk, and night for Crappie and Walleye.

Last stocked

August 1, 2024

Plants on record

11

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

9.5 in

Elevation

1,308 ft

Access and facts

Boat ramp
Yes

A 64-acre Cayuga County lake with a trailer-accessible boat launch; ice fishing is permitted.

Sources: shore_notes , access , fishing_notes

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How Lake Como is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of September. In 2024 it was August 1, 2024, earlier than usual.

No plants recorded in 2018, 2021, and 2022.

East Branch Tioughnioga River (8.9 mi), West Branch Tioughnioga River (8.9 mi), and Owasco Inlet (9.8 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Lake Como

Fishing Lake Como is most likely to be for Tiger Muskie. All 11 plants on record are Tiger Muskie.

Tiger Muskie 11 plants
Plants
11 of 11
Last stocked
August 1, 2024
Average length
9.5 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Tiger Muskie guide.

Fishing Lake Como

Fish species present in Lake Como include black crappie, bluegill, white sucker, yellow perch, tiger muskie, black bullhead, channel catfish, rock bass, pickerel, and pumpkinseed sunfish. There is access via boat launch for a fee on the north shore off County Road 103.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Fish stocked per year

  • 2002011
  • 3002012
  • 3002013
  • 3002014
  • 3002015
  • 3002016
  • 3002017
  • 3002019
  • 3002020
  • 3002023
  • 3002024

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
August 1, 2024 Tiger Muskie 300 8.5 in report
August 1, 2023 Tiger Muskie 300 9 in report
August 1, 2020 Tiger Muskie 300 9.1 in report
September 1, 2019 Tiger Muskie 300 8.9 in report
September 1, 2017 Tiger Muskie 300 9.5 in report
September 1, 2016 Tiger Muskie 300 – report
September 1, 2015 Tiger Muskie 300 10 in report
September 1, 2014 Tiger Muskie 300 8.5 in report
September 1, 2013 Tiger Muskie 300 10.1 in report
September 1, 2012 Tiger Muskie 300 10.7 in report
September 1, 2011 Tiger Muskie 200 10.5 in report

Species found here

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

  • Smallmouth Bass : Listed among the species present by NY DEC's Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds dataset. (source)
  • Largemouth Bass : Listed among the species present by NY DEC's Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds dataset. (source)
  • Sunfish : Listed among the species present by NY DEC's Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds dataset. (source)
  • Yellow Perch : Listed among the species present by NY DEC's Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds dataset. (source)
  • Crappie : Listed among the species present by NY DEC's Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds dataset. (source)
  • Chain Pickerel : Listed among the species present by NY DEC's Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds dataset. (source)
  • Walleye : Listed among the species present by NY DEC's Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds dataset. (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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