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Highlights of 2008 - 2010 Fishing Regulation Changes

The following is a partial list of fishing regulation changes for the 2008-2009 fishing season. Always be sure the check the regulations on the specific body of water you plan on fishing to make sure the regulations did not change.

  • Chumming with fish eggs has been prohibited.
  • The sale of trout eggs has been prohibited.
  • A specific list of baitfish that may be purchased has been established.
  • American eel has been removed from the list of fish that can be spearfished.
  • The catch-and-release section for trout on West Canada Creek (Herkimer and Oneida Counties) has been extended.
  • A tip-up is defined as any device used for fishing through the ice that has a signaling device attached, except a bobber or other floating object on the water, that will visually or audibly signal a strike.
  • The allowable fishing tackle that may be used in the special regulations fly fishing catch-and-release areas on the Salmon River (Oswego County) has been refined.
  • The winter catch-and-release only black bass season in Suffolk and Nassau counties has been extended to April 30.
  • A three trout creel limit with a minimum size limit of 12 inches regulation has been established in Beardsley Lake (Montgomery and Herkimer Counties), Kyser Lake (Fulton and Herkimer Counties), and Stillwater Reservoir (Herkimer County).
  • The creel limit on walleye and sauger in Lake Champlain has been reduced to three fish in combination.
  • The special regulation for walleye on Lake Bonaparte and Trout Lake (Lewis County) has been eliminated.
  • The catch-and-release season for trout on the West Branch St. Regis River in St. Lawrence County has been extended to all year.
  • A special regulation for Ellicott Creek in Erie County has been created to provide anglers the opportunity to harvest trout within Amherst State Park.
  • The special regulation requiring catch-and-release fishing for trout on the South Branch of the Grasse River (St. Lawrence County) has been eliminated.

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  • Bureau of Fisheries
    625 Broadway
    Albany, NY 12233-4753
    518-402-8924
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