Owasco Lake

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  "descriptionShort": "Owasco Lake in central New York's Finger Lakes region offers consistent smallmouth and largemouth bass fishing, with walleye and panfish adding depth to the calendar. A 10-mile glacial lake at 700 feet elevation.",
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