Erie County Special Fishing Regulations

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 Erie 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"	Ice fishing permitted
Lake Erie, Niagara River, and their tributaries to the first barrier, Cattaraugus Creek downstream of Springville Dam, that portion of Ellicott Creek within Amherst State Park	All species	See: Lake Erie Regulations Upper Niagara River Regulations Great Lakes Tributaries Regulations
Hosmer (Sardinia) Brook	Trout	April 1-Oct 15	9"	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Hosmer (Sardinia) Brook	Trout	Oct 16 - March 31	Catch and Release only		Artificial lures only
Cattaraugus Creek upstream of Springville Dam	Trout	April 1 - October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Cattaraugus Creek upstream of Springville Dam	Trout	Oct 16 - March 31	Catch and Release only		Artificial lures only
Buffalo River and tributaries to first barrier impassable by fish	All species	See Great Lakes Tributary Regulations