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.