Special Fishing Regulations for Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County
Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 - Oct 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Bear Lake, Findley Lake	Walleye	1st Sat. in May-March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
Chautauqua Lake and its tributaries and the Chadakoin River to Warner Dam	Muskellunge and tiger muskellunge	3rd Sat. in June-Nov 30	40"	1
Chautauqua Lake and its tributaries and the Chadakoin River to Warner Dam	walleye	1st Sat. in May - Mar 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
Cassadaga Lakes	Black bass	3rd Sat.in June-Nov 30	Possession of fish 12"-15" prohibited; possession of fish less than 12" or greater than 15" is permitted	5
Cassadaga Lakes	Black bass	December 1 - Friday preceding the 3rd Saturday in June	Catch and Release only		Artificial lures only
Goose Creek	Trout	All year	Any Size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"