Back in the day as a youngster, I was so excited to spend a day on Otsego Lake... We had a small ski boat that we plain 'ole wore out having so much fun! And we'd pass away hours swimming and hanging out on the dock fishing, but it was more about being near the water with good friends than catching anything... other than perhaps a suntan." - B. Miller Otsego Lake Cooperstown is located at the Southern end of Otsego Lake, near the mouth of the "Mighty" Susquehanna River. Most visitors to our town don't have time to experience all that the lake offers. Known as The Glimmerglass in James Fenimore Cooper's novels, the water is clean and crystal clear and has a cold-water fishery including trout, walleye, pike and salmon. Otsego offers some of the most rewarding fishing in the entire Northeast. So uncrowded, there are summer days that you feel as if this is your own private lake... perfect for sailing, kayaking and canoeing. Swim, lounge
