Special Fishing Regulations for Cattaraugus County

This is a list of exceptions to the General Angling Regulations of New York's Freshwater Fishing Regulations.
Trout waters where ice fishing is permitted are identified here.
Where regulations appear in the Method column, they pertain to all fishing in the listed water.
In some cases, you will be referred to the regulations tables for major resource blocks (Great Lakes, Finger Lakes, Lake champlain, Border Waters, New York City Reservoirs).

Special Fishing Regulations for Waters in Cattaraugus County
Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
Allegany State Park	State Park regulations may apply, check with Park Police
All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 - Oct 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Case Lake, Harwood Lake, New Albion Lake, Red House Lake, Quaker Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"	Ice fishing permitted
Clear Creek from Wyoming-Cattaraugus County line upstream, Lime Lake Outlet, McKinstry Creek	Trout	April 1-Oct 15	9"	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Clear Creek from Wyoming-Cattaraugus County line upstream, Lime Lake Outlet, McKinstry Creek	Trout	Oct 16 - March 31	Catch and Release only		Artificial lures only
Ischua Creek from 0.9 miles downstream to 1.3 miles upstream of Rt. 98 bridge in Cadiz	Trout	All year	Catch and Release only		Artificial lures only
Lime Lake	Walleye	1st Sat. in May-March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
Cattaraugus Creek downstream of Springville Dam	See Great Lakes Regulations
Elm Creek, Elton Creek, Mansfield Creek, Cattaraugus Creek upstream of Springville Dam	Trout	April 1 - October 15	Any Size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Elm Creek, Elton Creek, Mansfield Creek, Cattaraugus Creek upstream of Springville Dam	Trout	October 16 - March 31	Catch and Release only		Artificial lures only