Special Fishing Regulations for Monroe 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 Monroe County
Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All waters except as listed below	Trout	Apr 1 - Oct 15	Any size	5- with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Lake Ontario and tributaries to first barrier	All species	See Great Lakes regulations
Oatka Creek except sections below	Trout	All year	Any size	5- with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Oatka Creek from Bowerman Road upstream 1.4 miles to Union St. and Wheatland Center Rd. upstream 2.5 miles to the mouth of Spring Creek	Trout	Apr 1 - Oct 15	12"	2
Oatka Creek from Bowerman Road upstream 1.4 miles to Union St. and Wheatland Center Rd. upstream 2.5 miles to the mouth of Spring Creek	Trout	Oct 16 - Mar 31	Catch and Release only		Artificial lures only
Oatka Creek from Union Street upstream 1.7 miles to Wheatland Center Rd	Trout	All year	Catch and Release only		Artificial lures only
Spring Creek	Trout	Apr 1 - Oct 15	12"	2
Spring Creek	Trout	Oct 16 - Mar 31	Catch and Release only		Artificial lures only