Special Fishing Regulations for Tompkins 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 Tompkins 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"
Cayuga Lake and tributaries to first barrier impassable to fish	All species	See Finger Lakes regulations
Fall Creek from Ithaca Falls upstream	Black Bass	All year	Any size	5
Fall Creek from Route 38 bridge at Freeville upstream to bridge at Groton City	Trout	All year	Any size	5- with no more than 2 longer than 12", plus 5 brook trout under 8"
Tri-County Pond	Trout	All year	Any size	5- with no more than 2 longer than 12"; Ice fishing permitted
Salmon Creek above Ludlowville Falls, West Branch Owego Creek	Trout	April 1 - October 15	Any size	5- with no more than 2 longer than 12", plus 5 brook trout under 8"
Salmon Creek above Ludlowville Falls, West Branch Owego Creek	Trout	October 16 - March 31	Catch and Release only		Artificial lures only