Cayuga Lake

Cayuga Lake, longest of the Finger Lakes

From invasive round gobies lurking in its depths to a newly invigorated osprey population scouting its surface, the natural environment of Cayuga Lake and its tributaries is a busy place.

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ELM TREES – Restoration efforts are underway to restore this iconic native species to riparian areas.

OSPREYS - After a brush with extinction four decades ago, the osprey population is rapidly growing.

HYDRILLA - An agressive aquatic weed was found lurking in Cayuga Inlet in 2011. Efforts to eradicate it are ongoing.

ROUND GOBIES - These bottom-feeders are most likely here to stay. What does that mean for other fish and anglers? Only time will tell.

LAWNS - one source of pollution that ends up in Cayuga Lake and its tributaries.

SEA LAMPREYS - an invasive, parasitic fish that has harmed trout and salmon populations in the lake.

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT - a native bird whose success might negatively affect fish populations.

LAKE STURGEON - Reintroduction efforts mean the return of a giant to New York waters.