West-Central New York
Public Fishing Rights Maps
Public Fishing Rights (PFR's) are permanent easements purchased by the NYSDEC from willing landowners, giving anglers the right to fish and walk along the bank (usually a 33' strip on one or both banks of the stream). For more information on PFR and legally permissible activities on those easements, please see our Public Fishing Rights page.
Most PFR easements are on trout streams. While keeping and eating the fish you catch is part of the fishing experience, many people choose to release their catch. If you release the fish you catch, please review our Catching and Releasing Trout page for tips on reducing the mortality of released trout. Want to know how much that fish you released weighed? Our Use a Ruler to Weigh Your Fish page will help you estimate the weight of your catch.
Below are links to pdf files of the generalized location maps that are intended to aid anglers in finding PFR segments and are not survey quality. Width of displayed PFR is displayed wider than reality to make it more visible on the maps. Please look for official PFR signs to ensure that you are in the right location and have legal access to the stream bank.
Prevent the Spread of didymo! - Didymo is an invasive algae that can negatively impact trout populations. It has been found in several of New York's blue ribbon trout streams and could spread to other waters without proper precautions. Wading anglers are a primary means of spreading didymo. For more information on didymo and how you can avoid spreading it, please see the "Didymo Alert" link to the right!
Chemung County
Catharine Creek (772 KB pdf file)
Cayuta Creek (1.05 MB pdf file)
McCorn Creek (1.05 MB pdf file)
Genesee Counties
Oatka Creek/Spring Creek (741 KB pdf file)
Livingston County
Cohocton River (1.35 MB pdf file)
Limekiln Creek (503 KB pdf file)
Springwater Creek (503 KB pdf file)
Monroe County
Irondequoit Creek (1.17 MB pdf file)
Genessee River (601 KB pdf file)
Oatka Creek/Spring Creek (741 KB pdf file)
Sandy Creek (661 KB pdf file)
Slater Creek (601 KB pdf file)
Ontario County
Irondequoit Creek (1.17 MB pdf file)
Naples Creek (756 KB pdf file)
Orleans County
Johnson Creek (587 KB pdf file)
Oak Orchard River and Marsh Creek (485 KB pdf file)
Sandy Creek (661 KB pdf file)
Schuyler County
Catharine Creek (772 KB pdf file)
Cayuta Creek (1.05 MB pdf file)
Steuben County
Cryder Creek (423 KB pdf file)
Keuka Lake Inlet (Cold Brook) (523 KB pdf file)
Cohocton River (1.35 MB pdf file)
Mill Creek (494 KB pdf file)
Neil Creek (681 KB pdf file)
Yates County
Guyanoga Creek (532 KB pdf file)
Lake Ontario - nearshore fishing access sites in Orleans, Monroe & Wayne counties (329 KB pdf file)
