Printer-friendlySpecial Fishing Regulations for Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River
And all tributaries upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish except tributaries to the St. Lawrence River in Franklin and Clinton Counties where general angling regulations apply| Species | Open Season | Minimum Length | Daily Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| brown trout, rainbow trout (including steelhead), coho salmon, chinook salmon, pink salmon | All year | 15", except 21" for rainbow trout Except 9" in Irondequoit Creek (entire), Lindsey Creek and Skinner Creek (Oswego and Jefferson Counties), and the Black River (Jefferson County) |
3 in any combination not to include more than 1 rainbow trout (or steelhead) in the tributaries |
| lake trout | Jan. 1 through September 30 | none | 2 except no more than 1 shall be between 25" and 30" |
| Atlantic salmon | All year | 25" | 1 |
| northern pike | First Saturday in May through March 15 | 22" | 5 |
| black bass (Lake Ontario & tributaries except in Jefferson County and including the St. Lawrence River & tributaries) | statewide angling regulations apply | ||
| black bass (Jefferson County & St. Lawrence River & tributaries | 3rd Saturday in June through Nov 30 | 12" | 5 |
| walleye | First Saturday in May through March 15 | 18" | 3 |
| muskellunge and tiger muskellunge | Third Saturday in June through December 15 | 48" | 1 |
| lake sturgeon, American eel | Closed | Possession Prohibited | |
| yellow perch, sunfish | All year | Any size | 50 except yellow perch and sunfish may be taken in any number in Jefferson County east of Stony Point |