Fish journal
American Eel
The American eel is the only freshwater eel native to New York and is known to have a complex life cycle. After spending several years in freshwater rivers, these eels will swim to the Sargasso Sea to spawn eggs, where they (and the larvae that hatch) will eventually drift back to the coast due to the ocean's currents. This species is currently considered endangered.
Show its fishing spots on the map →- Seasonality
- Spring, Winter
- Precipitation
- any weather
- Time of day
- Dusk, Night
- Fishing Bait
- Fish Guts, Leech Bait, Animal guts, Small Fish Bait, Lamprey Bait
- Weight
- 3–7.3 kg
- Length
- 50–152 cm
Where to catch the American Eel
On the Champlain Valley map it lives in southern rivers: 16 fishing spots in all.
Southern Rivers · 16
- near Lucas & Son's Construction ×2
- near Papoose River Cabins ×2
- near American Legion Post #0607
- near Beaver Islands Resort
- near Gourdshell Falls Resort
- near Gourdshell Soil & Water Test Lab
- near Indian Lake Campground
- near Indian Lake Resort
- near Meacham Lake Campgrounds
- near Meacham Storage & Repair
- near Mohawk Trading Post
- near Owls Head Farm
- near Rick's Diner
- near Riverwalk Bar n' Grill
Other fish in the same waters
- Banded Killifish
- Blackchin Shiner
- Blacknose Shiner
- Bluntnose Minnow
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
- Central Mudminnow
- Channel Darter
- Creek Chub
- Eastern Blacknose Dace
- Eastern Silvery Minnow
- Fallfish
American Eel in other languages
Russian: Американский угорь · Chinese: 美洲鳗 · German: Amerikanischer Aal · Spanish: Anguila americana · French: Anguille d'Amérique