New pier takes guests 100 toes out on Onondaga Lake

Earlier than the rain hit on Wednesday, Ryan Kenyon of Syracuse took benefit of Onondaga Lake’s new deepwater fishing pier.

He stated he’s 70-years-old and has been fishing for the reason that age of 4.

“It is good as a result of I’ve obtained restricted time immediately. So I may come over and simply take my fly rod and throw it within the water and play round just a little bit, and simply get pleasure from a while,” Kenyon stated.

The opening of the pier is one other step within the transformation of Onondaga Lake and the world surrounding it.

The Onondaga county govt thanked a number of companions, together with Honeywell, for assist in making it potential.

“They engaged and they fashioned a bunch and made up of sportsmen, habitat lovers, lake customers that have been concerned with the restoration. One of many prime priorities was the truth that not all people has a ship and that we would have liked to get out extra into the water so that folk may fish. And that is what we now have right here immediately,” stated Onondaga County Govt Ryan McMahon.

The brand new pier brings guests 100 toes out onto the lake, the place water is about 16-feet deep.

“Big northern pike. There’s big largemouth bass out there. It’s a great bass lake. In the past we’ve had some bass tournaments on Onondaga Lake. You’ll get a chance to get into some of those, but the northern pike would be the big draw,” stated Onondaga County Parks Commissioner Brian Kelley.

“The new dock out here is going to be even better because you can fit a lot of people on there. It’s a little bit deeper water that they can get out and to fish if they want to fish,” Kenyon stated.

The pier is open and prepared for people to cease by.

The brand new pier will probably be open seasonally, spring via fall.