Special Fishing Regulations for Madison 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 Madison County
Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1-Oct.15	Any size	5- with no more than 2 longer than 12", plus 5 brook trout under 8"
Eaton Brook Reservoir	Trout	All year	Any size	5- with no more than 2 longer than 12"	Ice fishing permitted
Eaton Brook Reservoir	Walleye	1st Sat. in May-March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
Chenango Canal from Route 46 to Oriskany Creek	Trout	All year	12"	2	Artificial lures only
Chittenango Creek from Route 20 north to Conrail railroad line	Trout	All year	Any size	5- with no more than 2 longer than 12", plus 5 brook trout under 8"
Lebanon Reservoir, Leland Ponds	Trout	All year	Any size	5- with no more than 2 longer than 12"	Ice fishing permitted
Oneida Creek from Peterboro Road to NYS Thruway	Trout	All year	Any size	5
Oneida Lake east of Route 81 bridge and tributaries upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish, and Barge (Erie ) Canal & tributaries upstream to Lock 22	Walleye	1st Sat May- March 15	15"	3	Ice fishing permitted
Oneida Lake east of Route 81 bridge and tributaries upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish, and Barge (Erie ) Canal & tributaries upstream to Lock 22	Black Bass	1st Sat May- Friday preceding the 3rd Saturday in June	Catch and Release only		Artificial lures only
Oneida Lake east of Route 81 bridge and tributaries upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish, and Barge (Erie ) Canal & tributaries upstream to Lock 22	Black Bass	3rd Saturday in June - November 30	12"	5
East Branch Tioghnioga River, Otselic River	Trout	April 1 - October 15	Any size	5- with no more than 2 longer than 12", plus 5 brook trout under 8"
East Branch Tioghnioga River, Otselic River	Trout	October 16 - March 31	Catch and Release only		Artificial lures only
Canaseraga Creek from Route 31 bridge upstream to Thruway, Chittenango Creek from mouth upstream to Conrail railroad line, Cowaselon Creek from mouth upstream to Route 13			Fishing prohibited March 16 until the opening of walleye season in May