Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conesus Lake Waterway Access NYSDEC hand launch - north end at Lakeville | Access / boat ramp | 42.83461, -77.70733 | Named on the OSM access polygon; the launch itself is carried in NYSDEC's Boat_Launch_Sites layer, which records parking for about 120 cars. |
| 2 | Doc's Tackle Lakeville - bait, tackle and apparel | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 42.83607, -77.70637 | Tagged shop=fishing in OSM with a street address and phone from the NYS address-point dataset. Confirmed open and trading from the shop's own posts. |
| 3 | Vitale Park Canoe Launch Town of Livonia park - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 42.83431, -77.70421 | Inside Vitale Park at the north-east corner of the lake. Matches the second NYSDEC hand-launch record at this end, parking for about 50 cars. |
| 4 | Conesus Lake Boat Launch NY State Parks (OPRHP) - hard-surface ramp | Access / boat ramp | 42.77573, -77.71083 | The lake's only hard-surface ramp. East shore, mid-lake; NYSDEC's launch layer records parking for about 70 cars. |
| 5 | Mark's Leisure Time Marina East shore - marina and dockage | Point of interest | 42.76050, -77.71245 | |
| 6 | Smith Boys Jansen Marine of Conesus East shore - marina and fuel dock | Point of interest | 42.74209, -77.71150 | |
| 7 | Conesus Inlet reach limit - at Conesus Lake NYSDEC Region 8 - lower limit of the inlet reach | Regulation section limit | 42.72343, -77.71431 | NYSDEC lists the Conesus Inlet Fish and Wildlife Management Area as its own reach: from Conesus Lake south to and including the dam on Conesus Inlet, excepting the canal west of the inlet and the inlet north of the canal. |
| 8 | Conesus Inlet Access NYSDEC - hand launch at the head of the lake | Access / boat ramp | 42.72226, -77.71561 | In the Conesus Inlet Wildlife Management Area at the south end. NYSDEC's launch layer records parking for about 40 cars. |
| 9 | Conesus Inlet WMA Dam Weir on Conesus Inlet, about 1 km above the lake | Dam / hazard | 42.71556, -77.70915 | Mapped as a weir in OSM. It is the upstream limit named in the NYSDEC reach above, so the water above and below it is described separately. |
| 10 | Long Point Park Livingston County - west shore | Park / conservation area | 42.78101, -77.72112 | County park on the point, with shoreline frontage opposite the state boat launch. |
| 11 | USGS 04227980 - Conesus Lake near Lakeville Lake level | USGS gauge | 42.79425, -77.72075 | Lake-level monitoring location. Coordinates taken from the water's own roster entry, which matches the USGS station in OSM to five decimal places. |
Gauge: USGS 04227980 — CONESUS LAKE NEAR LAKEVILLE NY. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Black Crappie, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch
Regulations: dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/freshwater-fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Conesus Lake State Boat Launch at Lakeville - the main public ramp at the north end near the gauge.
Long Point Park on the east shore - town park with parking, shoreline access and a launch.
Vitale Park in Lakeville - developed north-end access and parking.
Conesus Inlet Fish and Wildlife Management Area - south-end marsh access and spring fishing.
McPherson Point on the west shore - informal access and shoreline fishing.
Sandy Bottom Park in Livonia - beach and shoreline access at the north end.
Conesus Inlet Creek - tributary access for spring walleye and pike movement.
Spring: the strongest walleye and pike fishing of the year as fish stage near the inlet and the shallow south end.
Summer: heavy weed growth, excellent largemouth fishing on the edges, and after-dark walleye trips to avoid the traffic.
Fall: weeds die back, smallmouth move to the drop-offs and walleye fishing improves again in cooling water.
Winter: a well-established ice fishery for perch, crappi