Printer-friendlySpecial Fishing Regulations for Lower Niagara River
And all tributaries upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish| 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) |
3 (trout & salmon) in any combination not to include more than 1 Atlantic salmon or 2 lake trout |
| lake trout | Jan 1 through September 30 | none, except only 1 lake trout may be between 25" and 30" | 3 (trout & salmon) in any combination not to include more than 1 Atlantic salmon or 2 lake trout |
| Atlantic salmon | All year | 25" | 3 (trout & salmon) in any combination not to include more than 1 Atlantic salmon or 2 lake trout |
| muskellunge and tiger muskellunge | Third Saturday in June through Dec 15 | 48" | 1 |
| northern pike | First Saturday in May through March 15 | 22" | 5 |
| black bass | statewide angling regulations apply | ||
| walleye | First Saturday in May through Dec 31 | 18" | 3 |
| walleye | January 1 through March 15 | 18" | 1 |
| yellow perch, sunfish | All year | Any size | 50 of each |
| lake sturgeon, American eel | Closed | Possession Prohibited | |