Syracuse.com - Canal Corporation emphasizes ban on fishing at Mud Lock area

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The Canal Corporation and the DEC have been receiving complaints recently about shore fires and trash being left at the location at the northern end of Cayuga Lake.

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<p>The state Canal Corporation recently announced that an area adjacent to the gates at Mud Lock at the north end of Cayuga Lake is off-limits to fishing.</p>

<p>"That has actually been the policy for some time," said Colin Brennan, a spokesman for the Canal Corporation. Brennan added, however, that fishermen have routinely been ignoring the ban.</p>

<p>The area in question is about a quarter of an acre on the west side of the lock. It is surrounded by a 6-foot high fence. Nevertheless, anglers have been climbing the fence, Brennan said.</p>

<p>Brennan said both the Canal Corporation and state Department of Environmental Conservation have been receiving complaints about shore fires and trash being left at the location.</p>

<p>"We asking people to abide by the Canal Corporation policy and to not enter a restricted area," he said.</p>

<p>Brennan said fishing will still be allowed on the shoreline above the lock near the DEC boat launch, and below the lock near the lower approach wall.</p>

<p>"But fishing is never allowed in a lock - ever," he said.<br /></p>

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