Part 10: Sportfishing Regulations

[Amended June 9, 2008]

10.1 Sportfishing regulations
10.2 Boundary water fishing regulations
10.3 Additional special fishing regulations for certain inland waters
10.4 Ice fishing and use of tip-ups
10.5 Taking smelt and suckers with a scap or dip net
10.6 Prohibiting use of bait fish in specially designated lakes and ponds and their tributaries
10.7 Taking fish with bows and spears
10.8 Sportfishing regulations for certain privately managed fishing waters
10.9 Snatching

§10.1 Sportfishing regulations

(a) In accordance with Table A in subdivision (b) of this section, except as provided for in sections 10.2 and 10.3 of this Part, and Parts 11, 19, 35, 36 and 40 of this Chapter, no person shall:

(1) have in possession, take or attempt to take fish of a species listed other than during the open season specified for such species; or

(2) have in possession or intentionally kill or unnecessarily injure fish of a species listed of sizes other than those specified and allowed for such species; or

(3) possess, kill or unnecessarily injure fish of a species listed in excess of the daily limit specified for such species except that fish caught and returned to the water immediately without unnecessary injury will not be counted as part of the daily limit.

(b) Table A--Sportfishing Regulations

Table A: Sportfishing Regulations
Species		Open Season	Minimum length	Daily limit
(1)	(a) Trout (brook brown and rainbow trout and hybrids of these species; and splake)	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5
	(b) Lake Trout	April 1 through October 15	21"	3
	(c) Landlocked Salmon	April 1 through October 15	15"	3
(2)	Kokanee	April 1 through October 15	Any size	10
(3)	Black Bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	12"	5
(3)	Black Bass	Dec.1 through the Friday preceding the third Saturday in June	Catch and Release Only; Artificial Lures Only
(4)	Muskellunge	Third Saturday in June through November 30	30"	1
(5)	Walleye	First Saturday in May to March 15	15"	5
(6)	Tiger Muskellunge	First Saturday in May to March 15	30"	1
(7)	Northern Pike	First Saturday in May to March 15	18"	5
(8)	Pickerel	First Saturday in May to March 15	15"	5
(9)	Whitefish	All year	Any size	5
(10)	Crappie	All year	9"	25
(11)	Atlantic Sturgeon, paddlefish	Possession prohibited
(12)	American eel	All year	6"	50
(13)	American shad - in the Hudson River and tributaries north of the George Washington Bridge	All year	Any size	1
(13)	American shad - all other inland waters	All year	Any size	6
(14)	Sunfish (bluegill, pumpkinseed and redbreast sunfish)	All year	Any size	50
(15)	Yellow perch	All year	Any size	50
(16)	All endangered or threatened fish species	May not be taken or possessed at any time, except pursuant to a special permit.
(17)	Bullhead, Catfish, Carp, Cisco, Rock Bass, Sauger, Sucker, White Bass, White Perch, and all other fishes not listed in this table	All year	Any size	Any number
(18)	Striped Bass (in the Hudson River and tributaries north of the George Washington Bridge and all inland waters)	March 16 through November 30	18" TL (total length see ECL §13-0339[-4])	1
(19)	Hickory shad	August 1 to November 30	Any size	5

Note: See Parts 11, 12, 19, 25, 26 of this Title for additional special fishing regulations.

(1) no person when fishing in waters of the State other than the marine and coastal district may use or possess gaff hooks, except when fishing through the ice;

(2) a single, uninjured black bass that is being landed, measured or is in the process of being released from a recirculating or aerated livewell will not be counted as part of the daily limit; and

(3) no person when fishing in the waters of the State shall use or possess as bait round goby, Neogobius melanostomus.

(d) Special regulations for the cleaning of fish. No person, while upon waters of the State, excluding the marine and coastal district, shall possess:

(1) walleye, black bass, brook trout, lake trout or landlocked Atlantic salmon that have been dismembered or otherwise prepared for cooking or consumption beyond removal of the gills and viscera;

(2) other species of fish that have been dismembered or otherwise prepared for cooking consumption, except that the gills and viscera may be removed and such fish may be filleted, provided the skin is not removed from the fillet.

(e) Definition of black bass. For purposes of this Part, black bassshall mean largemouth bass and smallmouth bass.

(f) Special regulations for bait fish (personal use).

(1) Bait fish taken for personal use from any water body shall only be possessed or used in the same water body from which such bait fish were taken, and shall not be possessed or used in any other water body, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subdivision.

(2) Bait fish taken for personal use in the marine and coastal district, as defined in Environmental Conservation Law, section 13-0103, shall only be possessed or used in waters of the marine and coastal district and the Hudson River as defined in subparagraph (7)(x) of this subdivision, and shall not be possessed or used in a water body outside the marine and coastal district, except the Hudson River as defined in subparagraph (7)(x) of this subdivision.

(3) Bait fish taken for personal use from any water body shall not be transported overland, except:

(i) bait fish taken for human consumption pursuant to section 10.5 of this Part, suckers taken for human consumption pursuant to section 10.7 of this Part, and smelt, suckers, alewives and blueback herring taken for human consumption by angling may be transported overland. Such fish shall not be used as bait; and

(ii) bait fish taken for personal use in the marine and coastal district, as defined in Environmental Conservation Law, section 13-0103, may be transported overland only for use in waters of the marine and coastal district and only within the following counties: Queens, Kings, Richmond, New York, Bronx, Suffolk, Nassau, Rockland and Westchester.

(4) Environmental conservation officers may seize any bait fish possessed in violation of this subdivision. No action for damages shall lie for such seizure, and disposition of seized bait fish shall be at the discretion of the department.

(5) For purposes of this subdivision, transported overland shall mean transport by motorized vehicle other than on the water body where the fish were taken.

(6) For purposes of this subdivision water body shall mean any lake, river, pond, stream or any other distinct mass of water existing in the State of New York, whether publicly or privately owned, including the banks and shores thereof. A water body shall also include all tributaries upstream to the first impassable barrier including the banks and shores thereof. For the purposes of this subdivision, locks and dams shall be considered impassable barriers.

(7) Notwithstanding the definition of water body in paragraph (6) of this subdivision, each of the following combined water bodies, including all tributaries up to the first barrier impassable by fish, shall be considered the same water body for purposes of this subdivision, except that where a combined water body is divided by a state or international boundary, the combined water body shall only include those portions existing within New York State:

(i) Lake Ontario in combination with the Lower Niagara River and the St. Lawrence River;

(ii) Lake Erie in combination with the Upper Niagara River, Black Rock Canal, and waters of the Erie Barge Canal from the Upper Niagara River to Lock E-35 in Lockport;

(iii) Oswego River from Lock 7 to junction with Oneida River and Seneca River at Three Rivers;

(iv) Oneida River downstream of Caughdenoy Dam and Erie Barge Canal from Lock E23 to the junction with Oswego and Seneca Rivers;

(v) Oneida Lake and Erie Barge Canal downstream to Lock E23 and upstream to Lock E22, and the Oneida River downstream to Caughdenoy Dam;

(vi) Mohawk River from Barge Canal in Rome upstream to Delta Dam;

(vii) Erie Barge Canal from Lock E22 east to Lock E6;

(viii) Hudson River from the Federal Dam at Troy to Bakers Falls in the City of Hudson Falls, and the Champlain Canal up to but not above Lock 7 in Fort Edward, and the Erie Barge Canal up to but not above Lock E6 in Waterford;

(ix) Lake Champlain including the Champlain Canal up to, but not above Lock 12;

(x) Hudson River downstream from the Federal Dam at Troy to the Battery at the southern tip of Manhattan Island;

(xi) Susquehanna River downstream of dam in Oakland, Pennsylvania and Chenango River;

(xii) Saranac Chain of Lakes from Lake Flower upstream to Barlett Carry Dam.

§10.2 Boundary water fishing regulations

(a) Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Niagara River and St. Lawrence River.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10.1 of this Part and in accordance with Table A in paragraph (2) of this subdivision, no person, when fishing in Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Niagara River and St. Lawrence River and their tributaries upstream to the first barrier impassable to fish except tributaries to the St. Lawrence River in Franklin County and Clinton County where statewide regulations apply, shall take or possess on these waters or the shores thereof fish of the species listed:

(i) other than during the open season specified for such species;

(ii) of a size less than that specified for such species; and

(iii) in excess of the daily limit specified for such species.

(2) Fishing regulations for Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Niagara River, St. Lawrence River and their tributaries to first barrier impassable by fish, except tributaries to the St. Lawrence River in Franklin and Clinton Counties where General Angling Regulations, as provided in section 10.1 of this Part, apply.

(i) Brook trout, black bass, pickerel, whitefish, bullheads, carp, catfish, cisco, crappies, rock bass, sauger, suckers, sunfish, white bass, white perch, and any fish not specified in Table A of this subdivision: General Angling Regulations, as provided in section 10.1 of this Part, apply.

(ii) Table A--Special regulations for Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Niagara River and St. Lawrence River.

Table A: Special regulations for Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Niagara River and St. Lawrence River
Water	Species	Open season	Minimum length	Daily limit
Lake Erie	Brown trout Rainbow trout (including steelhead) Coho salmon Chinook salmon Pink salmon	All year	12"	3 in any combination
	Lake trout	All year	12"	1
	Northern pike	First Saturday in May through March 15	22"	5
	Walleye	Statewide Angling Regulations Apply
	Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge	Third Saturday in June through November 30	54"	1
	Yellow perch, Sunfish	All year	Any size	50 of each
	Black bass (Open waters of Lake Erie excluding tributaries)	First Saturday in May through Friday before Third Saturday in June	20"	1
	Black Bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	12"	5
	Black Bass	December 1 through the Friday preceding the first Saturday in May	Catch and Release Only; Artificial Lures Only
	Lake Sturgeon	CLOSED	POSSESSION PROHIBITED
Upper Niagara River	Brown trout Rainbow trout (including steelhead) Coho salmon Chinook salmon Pink salmon	All year	12"	3 in any combination
	Lake trout	All year	12"	1
	Northern pike	First Saturday in May through March 15	22"	5
	Walleye	Statewide Angling Regulations Apply
	Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge	Third Saturday in June through November 30	48"	1
	Yellow perch, Sunfish	All year	Any size	50 of each
	Black bass (North of the Peace Bridge)	Statewide Angling Regulations Apply
	Lake Sturgeon	CLOSED	POSSESSION PROHIBITED
Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River	Brown trout Rainbow trout (including steelhead) Coho salmon Chinook salmon Pink salmon	All year	15" except 21" for Rainbow trout (including steelhead)	3 in any combination not to include more than one rainbow trout (or steelhead) in the tributaries
		Except 9" in Irondequoit Creek (entire), Lindsey Creek, Skinner Creek (Oswego and Jefferson Counties) and the Black River (Jefferson County)
	Lake trout	January 1 through September 30	None	2 except no more than 1 shall be between 25" and 30"
	Atlantic salmon	All year	25"	1
	Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge	Third Saturday in June through December 15	48"	1
	Northern pike	First Saturday of May through March 15	22"	5
	Black bass, Lake Ontario and tributaries except in Jefferson County east of Stony Point and St. Lawrence River and tributaries	Statewide Regulations Apply
	Black bass, Jefferson County east of Stony Point and St. Lawrence River and tributaries	Third Saturday in June through November 30	12"	5
	Walleye	First Saturday of May through March 15	18"	3
	Lake Sturgeon, American eel	CLOSED	POSSESSION PROHIBITED
	Yellow perch, Sunfish	All year	Any size	50
	Yellow perch, Sunfish	Except yellow perch and sunfish may be taken in any number in Jefferson County east of Stony Point.
Lower Niagara River	Brown trout Rainbow trout (including steelhead) Coho salmon Chinook salmon Pink salmon Lake trout Atlantic salmon	All year, except January 1 through September 30 for Lake trout	15", except 21" for Rainbow trout, none for Lake trout, and 25" for Atlantic Salmon	3 in any combination. Catch shall include no more than 1 Atlantic salmon or 2 Lake trout except only 1 Lake trout may be between 25" and 30"
	Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge	Third Saturday in June through December 15	48"	1
	Northern pike	First Saturday of May through March 15	22"	5
	Walleye	First Saturday of May through December 31	18"	3
	Walleye	January 1 through March 15	18"	1
	Yellow perch, Sunfish	All year	Any size	50 of each
	Lake Sturgeon, American eel	CLOSED	POSSESSION PROHIBITED

(b) Additional special fishing regulations for Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Niagara River and St. Lawrence River and their tributaries upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish. No person, when fishing in these waters, may:

(1) engage in any action to frighten fish and move them from concealment, including herding, driving, kicking and stoning;

(2) possess foul-hooked fish, i.e.,fish not hooked in the mouth;

(3) fail to immediately return foul-hooked fish to the water;

(4) take fish by snatching or any other fishing technique that results in fish being intentionally foul-hooked;

(5) fish at any time, unless otherwise posted by the department, in Beaverdam Brook, Oswego County, from the mouth to the upstream boundary of the Salmon River Hatchery property, or within 100 yards of any department fish collection device.

(1) Tributaries of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and St. Lawrence River.

(i) The special regulations set forth in this paragraph shall apply to that portion of each tributary that runs from the bridge closest to the mouth upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish, except that the area of applicability for the following tributaries shall be as specifically provided below:

(a) Cattaraugus Creek (Erie and Cattaraugus Counties) from the Aldrich Street extension bridge in Gowanda upstream to Springville Dam.

(b) Eighteenmile Creek (Niagara County) from the Route 18 bridge upstream to Burt Dam.

(c) Oak Orchard Creek (Orleans County) from the power lines that are 1.9 miles upstream (south) of Route 18 bridge upstream to Waterport Dam.

(d) Sterling Creek (Cayuga County) from Old State Road to impassable barrier upstream of Route 104A.

(e) Sterling Valley Creek (Cayuga County) from McIntyre Road to impassable barrier upstream of Route 104A.

(f) Oswego River (Oswego County) from the Utica Street bridge upstream to the Varick Dam.

(g) Catfish Creek (Oswego County) from mouth upstream to dam at County Route 1.

(h) Black River (Jefferson County) from the upstream tip of the lowermost island to Mill Street Dam in Watertown.

(i) Buffalo River and tributaries of Buffalo River from the I-90 (NYS Thruway) bridge upstream to first barrier impassable by fish.

(ii) From September 1st through March 31st of the following year, the following regulations shall apply:

(a) Fishing at night is prohibited, except in the Black River (Jefferson County) from Lake Ontario upstream to Route 180 bridge in Dexter.

(b) Hooks attached to any lure, except an artificial fly as defined in section 19.1(c) of this Title, shall be free-swinging.

(d) Use of hooks with added weight is prohibited, except that artificial flies with no more than one-eighth ounce added weight are permitted.

(e) The distance between the hook, artificial fly or lure and any weight attached to the line or leader, whether fixed or sliding, shall not exceed four feet.

(f) For tributaries located in Oswego and Cayuga Counties, weight shall not be added to the line, leader, swivels, artificial fly or lure in any manner such that the weight hangs lower than the attached hook, artificial fly or lure when the line or leader is suspended vertically from the rod. This prohibition shall also apply from September 1st through November 30th in the Genesee River (Monroe County) from the Driving Park Bridge upstream to the Lower Falls.

(g) Use or more than one hook is prohibited, except that multiple hooks attached to floating lures are permitted as noted in "special provisions for floating lures" in clause (i) of this subparagraph.

(h) Use of hooks having more than one point is prohibited, except that double or treble hooks attached to floating lures are permitted as noted in "special provisions for floating lures" in clause (i) of this subparagraph.

(i) Special provisions for floating lures:

(1) A floating lureis a lure that floats while at rest in water regardless of any weight attached to the line, leader or lure.

(2) Multiple, single, double or treble hooks are permitted on floating lures, except:

(i) in tributaries within Cayuga and Oswego Counties other than the Oswego River; and

(ii) from September 1st through November 30th in the Genesee River (Monroe County) from the Driving Park Bridge upstream to the Lower Falls.

(3) Any hooks on a floating lure, other than an artificial fly as defined in section 19.1(c) of this Title, must be attached thereto by a ring or swivel.

(4) The distance between the body of a floating lure and the points of any attached hooks shall not exceed one and one-half inches.

(iii) From April 1st through August 31st, subdivision (a) of this section shall apply. For species not listed in subdivision (a) of this section, general angling regulations listed in section 10.1(b) of this Part shall apply.

(iv) The special regulations set forth in this paragraph shall not apply to:

(a) tributaries of the St. Lawrence River in Franklin and Clinton Counties;

(b) Niagara River (Erie and Niagara Counties);

(d) Sodus Bay (Wayne County); and

(e) Salmon River, its tributaries, and South Sandy Pond (Oswego County).

(f) Chautauqua Creek from the bridge on South Gale Street upstream 1.3 miles to the upper dam used by the Village of Westfield for water intake.

(g) Main branch of Eighteen Mile Creek, excluding South Branch, contained with the Eighteen Mile Creek County Park.

(2) Salmon River (Oswego County). The special regulations set forth in this paragraph shall apply to the Salmon River from the mouth upstream to the County Route 52 Bridge in Altmar and all tributaries to that section.

(i) From April 15th through August 14th, subdivision (a) of this section shall apply. For species not listed in subdivision (a) of this section, general angling regulations listed in section 10.1(b) of this Part shall apply.

(ii) From August 15th through April 14th of the following year, the following regulations shall apply:

(a) Fishing at night is prohibited, except fishing at night is permitted from Lake Ontario to the Route 3 bridge from April 1st through August 14th.

(b) Hooks attached to any lure, except an artificial fly as defined in section 19.1(c) of this Title, shall be free-swinging.

(d) Use of hooks with added weight is prohibited, except that artificial flies with no more than one-eighth ounce added weight are permitted. For the purpose of this paragraph, the method by which weight is added to a hook does not affect classification of the hook as an artificial fly, provided the hook otherwise meets the definition of an artificial fly in section 19.1(c) of this Title.

(e) Weight shall not be added to the line, leader, swivels, artificial fly or lure in any manner such that the weight hangs lower than the attached hook, artificial fly or lure when the line or leader is suspended vertically from the rod, except from Lake Ontario upstream to the Route 3 bridge from April 1st through August 14th.

(f) The distance between the hook, artificial fly or lure and any weight attached to the line or leader, whether fixed or sliding, shall not exceed four feet.

(g) Use of more than one hook is prohibited, except that multiple hooks attached to floating lures are permitted as noted in "special provisions for floating lures" in clause (i) of this subparagraph.

(i) Special provisions for floating lures:

(1) A floating lureis a lure that floats while at rest in water regardless of any weight attached to the line, leader or lure.

(2) Multiple single, double or treble hooks are permitted on floating lures from November 1st through August 14th.

(3) Any hooks on a floating lure, other than an artificial fly as defined in section 19.1(c) of this Title, must be attached thereto by a ring or swivel.

(4) The distance between the body of a floating lure and the points of any attached hooks shall not exceed one and one-half inches.

(3) Additional special fishing regulations for Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Niagara River, and St. Lawrence tributary stream segments regulated as catch and release only.

(i) This paragraph shall apply to the following stream segments:

(a) Chautauqua Creek (Chautauqua County) from the bridge on South Gale Street upstream 1.3 miles to the upper dam used by the Village of Westfield for water intake.

(b) Main branch of Eighteen Mile Creek (Erie County), excluding South Branch, contained within the Eighteen Mile Creek County Park.

(ii) The stream sections listed in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be open all year to catch and release fishing only. All trout and salmon caught shall be returned to the water immediately without unnecessary injury.

(iii) From April 1st through August 31st, only artificial flies shall be used.

(iv) The following regulations shall apply from September 1st through March 31st of the following year:

(a) fishing from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise is prohibited;

(b) only artificial lures or artificial flies may be used and shall meet the following restrictions:

(1) hooks attached to any lure, except an artificial fly as defined in section 19.1(c) of this Title, shall be free-swinging;

(2) hooks shall not have a gap (distance between the shank and the point) greater than one-half inch;

(3) use of hooks with added weight is prohibited, except that artificial flies with no more than one-eighth ounce added weight are permitted;

(4) the distance between the hook, artificial fly or lure and any weight attached to the line or leader, whether fixed or sliding, shall not exceed four feet;

(5) use of more than one hook is prohibited, except that multiple hooks attached to floating lures are permitted as noted in "special provisions for floating lures" in subclause (7) of this subparagraph;

(6) use of hooks having more than one point is prohibited, except that double or treble hooks attached to floating lures are permitted as noted in "special provisions for floating lures" in subclause (7) of this subparagraph;

(7) special provisions for floating lures:

(i) a floating lure is a lure that floats while at rest in water regardless of any weight attached to the line, leader or lure;

(ii) multiple, single, double or treble hooks are permitted on floating lures;

(iii) any hooks on a floating lure, other than an artificial fly as defined in section 19.1(c) of this Title, shall be attached thereto by a ring or swivel;

(iv) the distance between the body of a floating lure and the points of any attached hooks shall not exceed one and one-half inches.

(d) Additional special fishing regulations for all waters tributary to Lake Ontario from the lower most bridge upstream to the first barrier impassible by fish; rainbow trout and steelhead; daily creel limit one fish.

(e) Reserved for future amendment. See editorial note at beginning of this Part.

(f) Additional special fishing regulations for Spooner Creek and tributaries (Erie County) and the North Branch Clear Creek and tributaries (Erie County) from Taylor Hollow Road upstream to the outflow of Clear Lake; angling prohibited from January 1st through March 31st.

(g) Additional special fishing regulations for the Salmon River, Oswego County, from County Route 52 bridge upstream to Lighthouse Hill Reservoir. No person may fish at any time except from County Route 52 bridge in Altmar upstream to a marked boundary at Beaverdam Brook from October 15th through May 15th, and from a marked boundary upstream of the New York State Salmon River Fish Hatchery property upstream approximately 0.6 mile to a marked boundary at the Ligthouse Hill Reservoir tailrace from April 1st through November 30th. No person, while fishing in these places during these times, shall:

(1) fish from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise;

(2) use fishing tackle other than a traditional fly fishing rod, reel and line;

(3) use other than single artificial flies, including weighted flies, which are permitted;

(4) use a hook with more than one hook point or with a gap of greater than one-half inch;

(5) use a leader, including tippet, measuring in excess of 15 feet;

(6) between August 15 and April 31 of the following year, place additional weight on the line or leader, whether fixed or sliding at a distance exceeding four feet from the fly; and

(7) between May 1 and August 15, place any supplemental weight to the leader, tippet, or fly line; and

(8) fail to immediately release all fish without unnecessary injury.

(h) Lake Champlain and its tributaries.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10.1 of this Part and in accordance with Table C in paragraph (2) of this subdivision, it is unlawful for any person, when fishing in Lake Champlain and its tributaries to the first barrier impassable by fish, but exclusive of the Barge Canal upstream from its confluence with Lake Champlain at Lock 12 in the Village of Whitehall and the Poultney River at East Bay Road, to take or possess on these waters or the shores thereof fish of the species listed:

(i) other than during the open season specified for such species;

(ii) of a size less than that specified for such species;

(iii) in excess of the daily limit specified for such species.

(2) Table C--Fishing regulations for Lake Champlain and its tributaries.

Table C: Fishing regulations for Lake Champlain and its tributaries
Species		Open season	Minimum length	Daily limit
(a)	Trout	All year	12"	3
	Lake Trout	All year	15"	3
	Landlocked Salmon	All year	15"	3
(b)	Black Bass	Second Saturday in June through November 30	10"	5
(b)	Black Bass	December 1 through the Friday proceeding the second Saturday in June	Catch and release only; artificial lures only
(c)	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	5
(d)	Sauger	First Saturday in May through March 15	Any size	Any number
(e)	Muskellunge	All year	30"	1
(f)	Northern Pike	All year	20"	5
(g)	Crappie	All year	8"	25
(h)	Pickerel	All year	Any size	10
(i)	Yellow Perch and Sunfish, all waters except Cumberland Bay, Clinton County	All year	Any size	Any number
(i)	Yellow Perch and Sunfish, Cumberland Bay, Clinton County	All year	Any size	50 (sale or offering for sale prohibited)
(j)	Lake Sturgeon	May not be taken or possessed at any time
(k)	All other species not listed	All year	Any size	Any number

(3) Additional special regulation for Lake Champlain:

(i) Spear guns or underwater guns may not be used to take fish on Lake Champlain.

(ii) No person may fish with more than two lines and each line shall have no more than two baited hooks or artificial lures with or without added natural bait.

(iii) Yellow perch taken from Cumberland Bay, and tributaries of Cumberland Bay to their first impassable barrier to fish, must not be sold, traded or bartered, offered for sale, or exposed for sale. Cumberland Bay is defined as that portion of Lake Champlain north and west of a line extending from Cumberland Head Light to the northern tip of Crab Island then westerly to the southerly of two piers at the oil terminal known locally as the Copeland Oil Terminal.

(iv) Alewives and blueback herring; use or possession for use as bait prohibited.

(i) Additional special trout and landlocked Atlantic salmon fishing regulations for certain tributaries of Lake Champlain. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Part, the following regulations apply:

(1) Fishing from boats is prohibited in:

(i) the Saranac River from Catherine Street bridge upstream to Imperial Mill Dam; and

(ii) the Ausable River from marked boundary 800 feet west of the Route 9 bridge, upstream 2.3 miles to the mouth of Ausable Chasm.

(2) From June 15th through December 31st in the Saranac River from Catherine Street bridge upstream to Imperial Mill Dam, Ausable River from D &H Railroad bridge upstream to Rainbow Falls, North Branch Boquet River and tributaries to first barrier and Boquet River and tributaries to first barrier from mouth upstream to Wadhams Falls, no person may:

(i) use a hook with a gap greater than 1/2 inch;

(ii) engage in fishing from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise;

(iii) use lures or bait other than unweighted artificial flies or unweighted natural baits except that floating lures with one free-swinging hook are permitted on the Saranac River;

(iv) attach supplemental weight, such as metal leaders, sinkers, split-shot, twistons, or swivels to the line, leader or bait;

(v) engage in fishing in the North Branch Boquet River and its tributaries and Mill Brook (in Port Henry) from mouth to falls west of Route 22 from October 1st through December 31st;

(vi) engage in fishing at anytime in the Boquet River from marked boundary below Willsboro Dam upstream to Route 22 in Willsboro; and

(vii) engage in fishing at any time in the Ausable Boat Basin at the mouth of Ausable Chasm between posted boundaries.

(j) Fishing regulations for Delaware River and its West Branch bordering the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10.1 of this Part and in accordance with Table D in paragraph (2) of this subdivision, no person, when fishing in the Delaware River and its West Branch, in which New York and Pennsylvania share a common boundary, shall take or possess on these waters or the shores thereof fish of the species listed:

(i) other than during the open season specified for such species;

(ii) of a size less than that specified for such species; and

(iii) in excess of the daily limit specified for such species.

(2) Table D--Fishing regulations for Delaware River and its West Branch bordering Pennsylvania.

Table D: Fishing regulations for Delaware River and its West Branch bordering Pennsylvania
Species		Open season	Minimum length	Daily limit
(a)	Trout	First Saturday after April 11 through October 15	14" in Delaware River; 12" in W. Br. Delaware River	1 in Delaware River; 2 in W. Br. Delaware River
(a)	Trout	October 16 through the Friday preceding the first Saturday after April 11	Catch and release only; artificial lures only in W. Br. Delaware River
(b)	Black bass	First Saturday after June 11 through the Friday preceding first Saturday after April 11	12"	5
(b)	Black bass	First Saturday after April 11 through Friday preceding first Saturday after June 11	Catch and release only
(c)	Walleye	1st Saturday in May through March 14	18"	3
(d)	Muskellunge	All year	30"	2
(e)	Pickerel	All year	12"	5
(f)	American shad	All year	Any size	6
(g)	Striped Bass	All year	34"	1

(k) Greenwood Lake fishing regulations.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10.1 of this Part and in accordance with Table E in paragraph (2) of this subdivision, no person, when fishing in Greenwood Lake in Orange County, shall take or possess on these waters or the shores thereof fish of the species listed:

(i) other than during the open season specified for such species;

(ii) of a size less than that specified for such species; and

(iii) in excess of the daily limit specified for such species.

(2) Table E--Greenwood Lake fishing regulations.

Table E: Greenwood Lake fishing regulations
Species	Open season	Minimum length	Daily limit
(a) Trout	All year	Any size	3
(b) Black Bass	June 16-April 14	12"	5
(b) Black Bass	April 15-June 15	Catch and release only
(c) Pickerel	All year	15"	5
(d) Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge	All year	36"	1
(e) Walleye	May 1 through last day of February	18"	3
(f) Channel catfish	All year	12"	5
(g) Crappie	All year	8"	10

(3) Ice fishing is permitted for the taking of any species during its open season. Five tip- ups and two-hand lines may be used.

(l) Special fishing regulations for Indian Lake in Dutchess County:

(1) Black bass and pickerel may be taken from 6 a.m. on the third Saturday in April to November 30th.

(2) Daily limit is six for black bass and six for pickerel.

(3) Minimum length is 12 inches for black bass and 15 inches for pickerel.

§10.3 Additional special fishing regulations for certain inland waters

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10.1 of this Part and in accordance with Table A in subdivision (b) of this section, no person, when fishing on the designated waters listed in Table A, shall fish in a manner contrary to that specified nor take or possess on the specially designated waters or shores thereof fish of the species listed for those waters:

(1) other than during the open season specified for such species;

(2) of a size less than that specified for such species; and

(3) in excess of the daily limit specified for such species.

(b) Table A--Fishing regulations for specially designated waters.

Fishing regulations for specially designated waters.
County	Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
(1) Albany	(a) Thompsons Lake	Trout	All year	12"	3
	(b) Normans Kill mouth to Watervliet Reservoir	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	10"	5
	(b) Normans Kill mouth to Watervliet Reservoir	Black bass	December 1 through the Friday preceding the third Saturday in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(c) Hudson River from Troy Dam upstream to Bakers Falls in the Village of Hudson Falls and tributaries in this section to first barrier impassible by fish, Mohawk River below Route 32 bridge	All species	All year	Catch and release	All fish shall be returned to the water immediately. Bait fish listed under Environmental Conservation Law, Section 11 1315 (1) may be possessed for use as fish bait. Use of tip ups permitted
	(d) Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	15"	5
(2) Allegany	(a) All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(b) Rushford Lake	Trout	April 1 through November 30	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(c) Allen Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"	Ice fishing permitted
		Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	15"	3
		Black bass	December 1 through the Friday proceeding the third Saturday in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(d) Genesee River from Belmont dam upstream to Pennsylvania State line except section below	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(e) Genesee River from Route 19 bridge in Shongo downstream 2.5 miles	Trout	All year	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(f) Wiscoy Creek	Trout	April 1 through October 15	10"	3
	(f) Wiscoy Creek	Trout	October 16 though the March 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(g) East Koy Creek	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(g) East Koy Creek	Trout	October 16 though the March 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
(3) Bronx	(a) Crotona Park Pond, VanCortlandt Lake	All	All year	Catch and release fishing only. All fish shall be returned to the water immediately.
(4) Broome	(a) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(b) Arctic Lake, Greenwood Lake, Nanticoke Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"	Ice fishing permitted
	(c) Oquaga Creek from old Route 17 bridge downstream 3 miles to new Route 17 bridge west of Deposit. West Branch Delaware River from the Route 17 overpass at Deposit downstream 2.0 miles.	Trout	All year	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(d)Chenango River, Susquehanna River, Tioughnioga River	Muskellunge and tiger muskellunge	First Saturday in May through March 15	30"	1 combined
	(d)Chenango River, Susquehanna River, Tioughnioga River	American Shad	All year	Catch and release fishing only. All American Shad shall be returned to the water immediately.
	(e) Whitney Point Reservoir and the upper Otselic River upstream to Cortland County Route 169 bridge at Landers Corners	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3
	(f) West Branch Delaware River from Broome Delaware County border downstream to Route 17 overpass at Deposit	Trout	April 1 through October 15	12"	2
		All angling prohibited from October 16 through March 31 to protect spawning trout
	(g) West Branch Delaware River from Route 17 overpass at Deposit downstream 2.0 miles	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
		All angling prohibited from October 16 through March 31 to protect spawning trout
	(h) West Branch Delaware River from the lower limit of trout catch and release only section near Deposit downstream to Pennsylvania state line (1.7 miles below Hale Eddy Bridge)	Trout	April 1 through October 15	12"	2
		All angling prohibited from October 16 through March 31 to protect spawning trout

County	Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
(5)Cattaraugus	(a) All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(b) Case Lake, Harwood Lake, New Albion Lake, Red House Lake, Quaker Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"	Ice fishing permitted
	(c) Clear Creek from Wyoming- Cattaraugus County line upstream, Lime Lake outlet, McKinstry Creek	Trout	April 1 through October 15	9"	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
		Trout	October 16 through March 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(d) Ischua Creek from 0.9 mile upstream to 1.3 miles downstream of Route 98 bridge in Cadiz	Trout	All year	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(e) Elm Creek, Elton Creek, Mansfield Creek, Cattaraugus Creek upstream of Springville Dam	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
		Trout	October 16 through March 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(f) Lime Lake	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
(6) Cayuga	(a) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(b) Cross Lake, Seneca River	Northern pike	First Saturday in May through March 15	22"	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(c) Cross Lake and the Seneca River from Jordan Road to Plainville Road in Onondaga County	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(d) Dutch Hollow Brook from the mouth upstream to the Route 38A bridge		Angling and dipnetting prohibited from March 16 until the opening of walleye season
	(e) Salmon Creek	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(e) Salmon Creek	Trout	October 16 through March 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
(7)Chautauqua	(a) all waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(b) Bear Lake, Findley Lake	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(c) Chautauqua Lake and its tributaries and the Chadakoin River to Warner Dam	Muskellunge and tiger muskellunge	Third Saturday in June through November 30	40"	1
		Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(d) Cassadaga Lake	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	Possession of fish 12" to 15" prohibited; possession of fish less than 12" or greater than 15" permitted	5
	(d) Cassadaga Lake	Black bass	December 1 through the Friday proceeding the third Saturday in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(e) Goose Creek	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
(8)Chemung	(a) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(b) Cayuta Creek except section below	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(c) Cayuta Creek from the Wyncoop Road bridge upstream to the NY Route 223 bridge	Trout	All year	12"	2	Artificial lures only
	(d) Chemung River and its tributaries	Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge	First Saturday in May through March 15	30"	1 combined
	(d) Chemung River and its tributaries	American Shad	All year	Catch and release fishing only. All American Shad shall be returned to the water immediately
	(e) Park Station Pond	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
(9)Chenango	(a) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(b) Chenango River Susquehanna River	Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge	First Saturday in May through March 15	30"	1 combined
	(b) Chenango River Susquehanna River	American Shad	All year	Catch and release fishing only. All American Shad shall be returned to the water immediately.
	(c) Genegantslet Creek from first Route 220 bridge north of Smithville Flats upstream to mouth of Five Streams	Trout	All Year	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(d) Guilford Lake, Mill Brook Reservoir	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"	Ice fishing permitted
	(e) Otselic River	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(e) Otselic River	Trout	October 16 though March 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only

County	Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
(10) Clinton	(a) All waters	Alewife and Blueback Herring	Use or possession for use as baitfish prohibited
	(b) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(c) All waters except Cumberland Bay, Lake Champlain	Yellow perch	All year	Any size	Any number
	(c) All waters except Cumberland Bay, Lake Champlain	Sunfish	All year	Any size	Any number
	(d) Upper Chateaugay Lake, Chazy Lake	Lake trout	All year	21"	3	Ice fishing permitted
		Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
		Landlocked salmon	All year	Any size	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(e) Great Chazy River from Route 9B at Coopersville to Perrys Mills Dam		Fishing prohibited March 16 until the first Saturday in May
	(f) Saranac River from Imperial Dam upstream to the Millstone Monument located at the intersection of Sand Pond Road and Route 22B in Morrisonville	Trout	All year	12"	5
	(g) Saranac River the Millstone Monument located at the intersection of Pond Road and Route 22B in Morrisonville upstream to Kent Falls Dam	Trout	All year	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(h) Saranac River marked boundary 100 yards upstream its confluence the North Branch Saranac River upstream 1.4 miles to Stord Brook	Trout	All year	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(i) North Branch Saranac River from mouth of Cold Brook upstream to mouth of Alder Brook	Trout	All year	12"	3	Artificial lures only
	(j) Scomotion Creek from mouth upstream to Pardy Road	Burbot	December 1 through March 31			Snatching and blind snatching permitted
	(k) Fern Lake	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
(11) Columbia	(a) Queechy Lake	Trout	All year	12"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(b) Kinderhook Creek from Adams Crossing downstream	Trout	April 1 through November 30	Any size	5
	(c) Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	15"	5
(12) Cortland	(a) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" plus 5 brook trout less than 8"	Ice fishing permitted
	(b) Goodale Lake, Little York Lake and Casterline Pond, Tri-County Pond	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"	Ice fishing permitted
	(c) East Branch Owego Creek, East Branch Tioughnioga River, West Branch Tioughnioga River, Otselic River	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
		Trout	October 16 though March 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(d) Otselic River, Tioughnioga River, East Branch Tioughnioga River,West Branch Tioughnioga River	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	10"	5
		Black bass	December 1 through the Friday proceeding the third Saturday in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(e) Otselic River from County Route 169 bridge at Landers Corners downstream to Broome County line	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3
	(f) Tully Lake	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
(13)Delaware	(a) All streams and their tributaries that flow into the Delaware River in Delaware County downstream of Hancock	Trout	First Saturday after April 11 through September 30	Any size	5
	(b) All streams and their tributaries flow into the East Branch Delaware River between the Village of East Branch and Hancock	Trout	First Saturday after April 11 through October 15	Any size	5
	(c) All unlisted tributaries to Pepacton Reservoir and to East Branch Delaware River upstream from Pepacton Reservoir highwater mark	Trout	April 1 through September 30	Any size	5
	(d) East Branch Delaware River from Pepacton Reservoir high water mark upstream	Trout	April 1 through September 30	9"	5
	(e) East Branch Delaware River from Reservoir downstream to Shinhopple Bridge	Trout	April 1 through October 15	12"	2
		Trout	All fishing prohibited from October 16 through March 31 to protect spawning trout
	(f) East Branch Delaware River from Shinhopple Bridge downstream to the mouth at Hancock	Trout	April 1 through October 15	12"	2
		Trout	October 16 through November 30	Catch and release only
	(g) West Branch Delaware River from Cannonsville Reservoir high water mark upstream	Trout	April 1 through September 30	9"	5
	(h) West Branch Delaware River from Cannonsville Dam downstream to Route 17 overpass at Deposit	Trout	April 1 through October 15	12"	2
		Trout	All fishing prohibited from October 16 through March 31 to protect spawning trout
	(i) West Branch Delaware River from the Route 17 overpass at Deposit downstream 2.0 miles	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
		Trout	All fishing prohibited from October 16 through March 31 to protect spawning trout
	(j) West Branch Delaware River from the lower limit of trout catch and release section near Deposit downstream to Pennsylvania State line (1.7 miles below Hale Eddy Bridge)	Trout	April 1 through October 15	12"	2
		Trout	All fishing prohibited from October 16 through March 31 to protect spawning trout
	(k) Delaware River and West Branch Delaware River forming Pennsylvania State Line		See subdivision (j) of section 10.2
	(l) Cannonsville Reservoir	Trout	April 1 through October 15	12"	3
	(m) Pepacton Reservoir	Trout	April 1 through September 30	15"	2 fish with no more than 1 longer than 21"
	(n) Launt Pond	Trout	April 1 through October 15	10"	3
	(o) Big Pond, Little Pond	Trout	All year	12"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(p) Bush Kill, Tremper Kill, Fall Clove, Terry Clove, Platte Kill, Dry Brook, Batavia Kill	Trout	April 1 through September 30	9"	5
	(q) Beaver Kill from State Route 206 (County Route 7) bridge downstream except sections below	Trout	April 1 through November 30	9"	5
	(r) Beaver Kill: from Sullivan County line (below Roscoe) downstream 2.5 miles	Trout	All year	Catch and release only	Artificial lures only
	(s) Beaver Kill: one mile upstream to 1.6 miles downstream of Iron Bridge at Horton	Trout	All year	Catch and release only	Artificial lures only
	(t) Beaver Kill: from Iron Bridge at Horton downstream to first Route 17 overpass		Angling prohibited from July 1 through August 31 to protect thermally stressed trout
	(u) Mud Pond	Trout	April 1 through October 15	12"	3
	(v) Schoharie Reservoir	Trout	All year	12"	3	Ice fishing prohibited
	(w) Trout Pond, Huggins Lake	Trout	April 1 through October 15	12"	2	Artificial lures only

County	Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
(14) Dutchess	(a) Upton Lake, Sylvan Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(b) Wappinger Creek downstream of dam in Pleasant Valley	Trout	All year	Any size	5
	(c) Morgan Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(d) All other rivers and streams except Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	10"	5
		Black bass	December 1 through the Friday preceding the third Saturday in June	Catch and release only		Artificial Lures Only
	(e) Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	15"	5
	(e) Ellis Lake					Ice fishing permitted
(15) Erie	(a) All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(b) Cattaraugus Creek upstream of Springville Dam	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(b) Cattaraugus Creek upstream of Springville Dam	Trout	October 16 through March 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	Cattaraugus Creek downstream of Springville Dam	See Great Lakes Regulations
	(d) Hosmer (Sardinia) Brook	Trout	April 1 through October 15	9"	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(d) Hosmer (Sardinia) Brook	Trout	October 16 through March 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
(16) Essex	(a) All waters	Alewife and Blueback Herring	Use or possession for use as baitfish prohibited
	(b) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(c) All waters except Lake George	Yellow Perch	All year	Any size	Any number
	(c) All waters except Lake George	Sunfish	All year	Any size	Any number
	(d) West Branch Ausable River except section below:	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5
	(e) West Branch Ausable River from mouth of Holcomb Pond Outlet downstream to marked boundary 2.2 miles downstream of Monument Falls	Trout	All year	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(f) West Branch Ausable River from the Whiteface Ski Center bridge downstream to the Route 86 Bridge at the Flume	Trout	All year	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(g) Bigsby Pond, Copperas Pond	Lake trout	April 1 through October 15 Fishing prohibited October 16 through March 31	15"	3	Tip-ups prohibited
	(h) Eagle Lake, Connery Pond, Hudson River	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(i) First Lake of Essex Chain, Pharaoh Lake	Lake trout	April 1 through October 15	15"	3	Use or possession of baitfish prohibited
	(j) Lake George	Lake trout	All year	23"	2	Ice fishing permitted
		Land locked salmon	All year	18"	2
		Trout	All year	Any size	5
		Smelt				Use or possession prohibited
		Yellow Perch	All year	Any size	50
		Sunfish	All year	Any size	50
	(k) Lake George tributaries upstream to first barrier impassable by fish	All species	Fishing prohibited October 16 through March 31 and from April 1 through May 15 from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
		Landlocked salmon		18"	2
	(l) Ticonderoga Creek from lower falls upstream to Lake George	Trout	All year	12"	3
		Lake Trout	All year	15"	3
		Landlocked Salmon	All year	15"	2
	(m) Mirror Lake, Lake Placid	Lake trout	April 1 through October 15	15"	3
	(n) Moose Pond in Town of St. Armand	Black bass	April 1 through November 30	Any size	Any number
	(n) Moose Pond in Town of St. Armand	Lake trout	April 1 through October 15	15"	3
	(o) Schroon Lake, Schroon River from Schroon Lake upstream to Alder Meadow Road	Lake trout	All year	18"	2	Ice fishing permitted
		Landlocked salmon	All year	15"	3	Ice fishing permitted
		Pickerel	All year	Any size	Any number	Ice fishing permitted
		Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(p) Upper and Lower Cascade Lakes	Round whitefish	Possession prohibited
	(q) Boquet River from Wadhams Falls upstream to Route 9N in Elizabethtown	Trout	April 1 through October 15	9"	5
	(r) Crane Pond	Lake trout	All year	15"	3	Ice fishing permitted; Use or possession of baitfish prohibited
	(s) Paradox Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
		Lake trout	All year	21"	3
		Pickerel	All year	Any size	Any number
	(t) Indian River	Lake trout	All year	Any size	3
		Landlocked salmon	All year	Any size	3
		Trout	All year	Any size	5
	(u) Harris Lake, Franklin Falls Flow	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted

County	Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
(17) Franklin	(a) All waters	Alewife and Blueback Herring	Use or possession for use as baitfish prohibited
	(b) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
		Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	12"	5
		Yellow perch	All year	Any size	Any number
		Sunfish	All year	Any size	Any number
	(c) Big Fish Pond, Little Fish Pond, St. Regis Pond	Lake trout	April 1 through October 15	15"	3
	(d) Tupper Lake	Lake trout	All year	21"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(d) Tupper Lake	Landlocked salmon	All year	15"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(e) Lake Clear, Meacham Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(e) Lake Clear, Meacham Lake	Landlocked salmon	All year	15"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(f) Lake Colby	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
		Landlocked salmon	All year	15"	3
		Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	Any size	5
	(g) Deer Pond in Town of Santa Clara	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5
	(h) Little Clear and Little Green Pond and their tributaries	All species	Fishing prohibited	It is a violation for any person to possess a lure or fish taking device attached to a line on the waters or shores of Little Clear Pond. It is a violation for any person to possess landlocked salmon in or within 200 yards of Little Clear Pond.
	(i) Mountain Pond (Town of Brighton)	Trout	April 1 through November 30	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(j)Saranac River from Hough Brook at Union Falls Flow upstream to Franklin Falls Flow Dam		Fishing prohibited March 1 through May 15 to protect spawning walleye
	(k) Saranac River from Pine Street bridge upstream to Lake Flower Dam in Village of Saranac Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5 plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(l) Whey Pond	Trout	April 1 through October 15	12"	3 in combination	Artificial lures only
	(m) Follensby Clear Pond	Landlocked salmon	April 1 through October 15	15"	3	Tip-ups prohibited
	(n) Upper Saranac Lake	Lake trout	April 1 through October 15	23"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(n) Upper Saranac Lake	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5	Tip-ups prohibited
	(o) Franklin Falls Flow, Lower Saranac Lake, Rainbow Lake	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(p) Square Pond, Rollins Pond	Landlocked salmon	April 1 through October 15	15"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(p) Square Pond, Rollins Pond	Lake trout	April 1 through October 15	21"	3
(18) Fulton	(a) All waters	Pickerel	First Saturday in May through March 15	Any size	5
	(b) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(c) Canada Lake, Green Lake, Lily Lake, West Lake	Lake trout	All year	21"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(c) Canada Lake, Green Lake, Lily Lake, West Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(d) East Caroga Lake,West Caroga Lake,Northville Pond,Great Sacandaga Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(e) Great Sacandaga Lake tributaries from lake upstream to First highway bridge. Sacandaga River from lake upstream to the first crossing of Route 30 in Hamilton County		Fishing prohibited March 16 until the opening of Walleye season in May
(19) Genesee	(a) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
(19) Genesee	(b) Oatka Creek	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
(20) Greene	(a) Colgate Lake, Greens Lake	Trout	All year	12"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(b) Schoharie Reservoir	Trout	All year	12"	3	Ice fishing prohibited
	(c) Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	15"	5

County	Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
(21)Hamilton	(a) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(a) All waters except those listed below	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	12"	5
	(b) All waters	Pickerel	First Saturday in May through March 15	Any size	5
		Yellow perch	All year	Any size	Any number
		Sunfish	All year	Any size	Any number
	(c) Abanakee Lake	Lake trout	All year	Any size	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(c) Abanakee Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(d) Lake Adirondack	Northern pike	First Saturday in May through March 15	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(e) Limekiln Lake, Great Sacandaga Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(f) Lake Algonquin	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(f) Lake Algonquin	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(g) Blue Mountain Lake, Eagle Lake, Forked Lake, Gilman Lake, South Pond, Utowana Lake	Lake trout	All year	21"	3	Ice fishing permitted
		Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(h) Charley Pond Outlet within William C. Whitney Area		Fishing prohibited July 1 through September 15
	(i) Lake Lila, First Lake of Essex Chain	Lake trout	April 1 through October 15	15"	3	Use or possession of baitfish prohibited
	(j) Fawn Lake (Town of Lake Pleasant)	Lake trout	April 1 through October 15 Fishing prohibited October 16 through March 31	18"	3	Tip-ups prohibited
	(k) Fourth Lake of Fulton Chain	Lake trout	All year	21"	3	Ice fishing permitted
		Trout	All year	9"	5	Ice fishing permitted
		Landlocked salmon	All year	15"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(l) Hudson River	Black bass	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(l) Hudson River	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(m) Indian Lake (Town of Indian Lake), Lake Eaton, Lewey Lake, Raquette Lake	Lake trout	All year	21"	2	Ice fishing permitted
		Landlocked salmon	All year	15"	3
		Trout	All year	Any size	5
	(n) Lower Sargent Pond	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5	Use or possession of baitfish prohibited
	(o) Sacandaga Lake tributaries and outlet, Lake Pleasant tributaries		Fishing prohibited March 16 until the opening of Walleye season in May
	(p) Piseco Lake	Lake trout	All year	21"	2	Ice fishing permitted
	(p) Piseco Lake	Landlocked salmon	All year	18"	2	Ice fishing permitted
	(q) Sagamore Lake	Lake trout	April 1 through October 15	18"	3
	(r) Sixth Lake, Seventh Lake	Lake trout	All year	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
		Landlocked salmon	All year	15"	3
		Trout	All year	Any size	5
	(s) Great Sacandaga Lake tributaries from lake upstream to first highway bridge, except the Sacandaga River and West Stony Creek from lake upstream to first crossing of Route 30		Fishing prohibited March 16 until the opening of Walleye season in May
	(t) Jennings Park Pond	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	3	Use or possession of bait fish prohibited
	(u) Little Tupper Lake, Rock Pond, and Rock Pond Outlet stream between Rock Pond and Little Tupper Lake.¹	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(v) Round Lake to the demarcated boundary with Little Tupper Lake	Brook trout	April 1 through October 15	12"	3	Artificial lures only Use or possession of bait fish prohibited
	(w) Indian River (Town of Indian River)	Trout	All year	Any size	5
	(x) Lake Pleasant, Sacandaga Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(x) Lake Pleasant, Sacandaga Lake	Landlocked salmon	All year	15"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	¹ Parties holding reserved contractual rights under the contract of sale between New York State and Whitney Industries are not subject to this regulation. This exception applies only to the extent that such activities are authorized by and in strict conformance with the terms of said contract provisions and the companion deed restrictions.
(22)Herkimer	(a) First, Second, Third and Fourth Lakes of Fulton Chain	Lake trout	All year	21"	3	Ice fishing permitted
		Trout	All year	9"	5
		Landlocked salmon	All year	15"	3
	(b) Limekiln Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(c) Moose River, Middle and South of Branch Moose River downstream of Moose River Plains Rec. Area, West Canada Creek from mouth upstream to Cincinnati Creek	Trout	April 1 through November 30	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(d) West Canada Creek from Trenton Falls Dam downstream 2.5 miles to Cincinnati Creek	Trout	All year	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(e) Stillwater Reservoir	Trout	All year	9"	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(f) Woodhull Lake	Lake trout	April 1 through October 15	15"	3
	(g) Beardsley Lake, Kyser Lake, Mohawk River (Barge Canal)					Ice fishing permitted
	(h) Evergreen Lake, Hidden Lake, Horn Lake, Peaked Mountain Lake	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	3	Artificial lures only
	(i) All ponds and streams in the Moose River Plains Recreation Area	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
(23) Jefferson	(a) All waters, except Sandy Pond	Yellow perch	All year	Any size	Any number
	(a) All waters, except Sandy Pond	Sunfish	All year	Any size	Any number
	(b) Clear Lake, Brass Lake, Hyde Lake,Moon Lake, Sixtown Pond, Muskellunge Lake, Butterfield Lake	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(c) All waters except those listed below	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	12"	5
	(d) Black River from Dexter Dam upstream, Indian River	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	10"	5
	(d) Black River from Dexter Dam upstream, Indian River	Walleye	Statewide Regulations Apply
	(e) Lake-of-the-Woods, Sixberry Lake	Lake trout	All year	21"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(e) Lake-of-the-Woods, Sixberry Lake	Landlocked Salmon	All year	15"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(f) Perch Lake		Closed to all fishing from March 2 through November 30. Ice fishing permitted from December 1 through March 1.
	(g) Sandy Pond	Yellow perch	All year	Any size	50	Ice fishing permitted
	(g) Sandy Pond	Sunfish	All year	Any size	50	Ice fishing permitted

County	Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
(24) Kings	(a) Prospect Park Lake	All	All year	Catch and release fishing only. All fish shall be returned to the water immediately.
(25) Lewis	(a) Beaver River, Black River, Deer River,West Branch Deer River	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	10"	5
		Black bass	December 1 through the Friday proceeding the third Saturday in June	Catch and release only		Artificial Lures Only
	(b) Black River, East Branch Fish Creek from Rome Reservoir Dam downstream, Moose River	Trout	April 1 through November 30	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(c) Lake Bonaparte	Trout	All year	9"	5	Ice fishing permitted
		Lake trout	All year	21"	3
		Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3
(26)Livingston	(a) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(b) Cohocton River, Mill Creek	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(c) Spring Creek except Caledonia State Fish Hatchery property as posted	Trout	April 1 through October 15	12"	2
		Trout	October 16 through March 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(d) Spring Creek on Caledonia State Fish Hatchery property as posted	Trout	April 1 through October 15 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.	12"	2	Artificial lures only
		Trout	October 16 through March 31 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
(27) Madison	(a) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(b) Chenango Canal from Route 46 to Oriskany Creek	Trout	All year	12"	2	Artificial lures only
	(c) Chittenango Creek from Route 20 north to Conrail railroad line	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(d) Eaton Brook Reservoir	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"	Ice fishing permitted
	(d) Eaton Brook Reservoir	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(e) Lebanon Reservoir, Leland Ponds	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"	Ice fishing permitted
	(f) Oneida Creek from Peterboro Road to NYS Thruway	Trout	All year	Any size	5
	(g) East Branch Tioughnioga River, Otselic River	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(g) East Branch Tioughnioga River, Otselic River	Trout	October 16 though March 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(h) Oneida Lake east of Route 81 bridge and tributaries upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	15"	3	Ice fishing permitted
		Black bass	First Saturday in May through the Friday preceding the third Saturday in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
		Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	12"	5
(28) Monroe	(a) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 loner than 12"
	(b) Oatka Creek except the section described in (c) and (d) below	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(c) Oatka Creek from Union Street upstream 1.7 miles to Wheatland Center Road	Trout	All year	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(d) Oatka Creek from Bowerman Road upstream 1.4 miles to Union Street and Wheatland Center Road upstream 2.5 miles to the mouth of Spring Creek	Trout	April 1 through October 15	12"	2
		Trout	October 16 through March 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(e) Spring Creek	Trout	April 1 through October 15	12"	2
	(e) Spring Creek	Trout	October 16 through March 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
(29)Montgomery	(a) Schoharie Creek	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	10"	5
	(a) Schoharie Creek	Black bass	December 1 through the Friday preceding the third Saturday in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(b) Beardsley Lake					Ice fishing permitted

County	Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
(30) Nassau	(a) All waters, except Hempstead Lake	Crappie	All year	9"	15
		Sunfish (bluegill and pumpkinseed)	All year	Any size	15
		Yellow perch	All year	8"	15
		Pickerel	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3
	(b) All waters	Black bass	First Saturday in June through March 15	Catch and release only
	(b) All waters	Black bass	Note: It is illegal to fish for bass during the period March 16 through Friday preceding the first Saturday in June
	(c) All ponds and lakes	Trout	All year	Any size	3
	(d) All streams	Rainbow and brown trout	All year	Any size	3
	(d) All streams	Brook trout	April 1 through September 30	Catch and release only
	(e) Hempstead Lake	All species except black bass	All year	Catch and release only
(31) New York	(a) Central Park all waters	All	All year	Catch and release fishing only. All fish shall be returned to the water immediately.
(33) Oneida	(a) Mohawk River from Barge Canal upstream to Delta Dam, Mohawk River from Bridge in Westernville upstream to Lansing Kill, Moose River, Nine Mile Creek, Oneida Creek, Sauquoit Creek from Pinnacle Road in Sauquoit downstream, Black River	Trout	April 1 through November 30	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(b) Black River	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	10"	5
	(b) Black River	Black bass	December 1 through the Friday proceeding the third Saturday in June	Catch and release only		Artificial Lures Only
	(c) West Canada Creek, East Branch Fish Creek from Rome Reservoir downstream and West Branch Fish Creek except for sections below	Trout	April 1 through November 30	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(d) West Canada Creek from Trenton Falls Dam downstream 2.5 miles to mouth of Cincinnati Creek	Trout	All year	Catch and release only	Artificial lures only
	(e) Fish Creek from Barge Canal upstream to junction of East and West Branches of Fish Creek, West Branch of Fish Creek from mouth upstream to dam in McConnellville, East Branch Fish Creek from mouth upstream to the Route 69 bridge in Taberg, Mohawk River from Delta Lake upstream to bridge in Westernville			Fishing prohibited March 16 until the opening of Walleye season in May
	(f) Oneida Creek from Peterboro Road downstream to NYS Thruway	Trout	All year	Any size	5
	(g) Oriskany Creek from bridge in Deansboro downstream to Mohawk River	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5
		Trout	October 16 through March 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(h) Oneida Lake east of Route 81 bridge tributaries upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish, and Barge (Erie)Canal upstream to Lock 22	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	15"	3	Ice fishing permitted
		Black bass	First Saturday in May through the Friday preceding the third Saturday in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
		Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	12"	5
(34)Onondaga	(a) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(b) Cross Lake, Seneca River	Northern pike	First Saturday in May through March 15	22"	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(c) Green Lake in Green Lakes State Park	Trout	April 1 through November 30	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(d) Limestone Creek - mouth to Route 20; Butternut Creek - mouth to Route 20	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(e) Jamesville Reservoir,Tully Lake	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(f) Skaneateles Creek from Old Seneca Turnpike Bridge north of the Village of Skaneateles downstream 10.2 miles to the Jordan Road Bridge in the Village of Jordan	Trout, landlocked salmon	April 1 through October 15	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(g) Oneida Lake east of Route 81 bridge and tributaries upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	15"	3	Ice fishing permitted
		Black bass	First Saturday in May through the Friday preceding the third Saturday in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
		Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	12"	5
(35) Orleans	(a) All waters except the Great Lakes and their tributaries	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
(36) Ontario	(a) All waters except the Finger Lakes, Great Lakes and their tributaries	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
(37) Orange	(a) Askoti Lake, Blue Lake, Round Lake, Skannatati Lake, Walton Lake, Hessian Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(b) Mongaup River from Rio Dam downstream to Route 97 bridge	Trout	April 1 through October 15	12"	3	Artificial lures only
	(c) Ramapo River	Trout	All year	Any size	5
	(d) Sterling Lake	Lake trout	April 1 through October 15	21"	1	Use and possession of baitfish prohibited
	(e) All other rivers and streams except Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish and Delaware Rivers	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	10"	5
		Black bass	December 1 through the Friday preceding the third Saturday in June	Catch and release only		Artificial Lures Only
	(f) Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	15"	5
	(g) Bashakill Marsh	Pickerel	All year	15"	5
	(g) Bashakill Marsh	Black bass	All year	12"	5

County	Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
(38) Oswego	(a) All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" plus 5 brook trout less than 8"
	(b) Redfield Reservoir	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" plus 5 brook trout less than 8"	Ice fishing permitted
	(b) Redfield Reservoir	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(c) Oneida Lake east of Route 81 bridge and tributaries upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March	15"	3	Ice fishing permitted
		Black bass	First Saturday in May through the Friday preceding the third Saturday in June	Catch and Release Only		Artificial Lures Only
		Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	12"	5
(39) Otsego	(a) Arnold Lake	Trout	All year	12"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(b) Basswood Pond	Trout	April 1 through October 15	10"	3
	(c) Canadarago Lake	Yellow Perch	All year	Any size	25	Use or possession of Alewife or Blueback Herring as bait is prohibited
	(d) Crumhorn Lake					Tip-ups prohibited
	(e) Gilbert Lake	Trout	April 1 through November 30	12"	3
	(f) Goodyear Lake	Yellow Perch	All year	Any size	25
	(f) Goodyear Lake	Bluegill	All year	Any size	25
	(g) Otsego Lake	Landlocked salmon	All year	18"	1	Ice fishing permitted
		Brown trout	All year	18"	1
		Lake trout	All year	23"	1
	(h) Susquehanna River from Otsego Lake Dam downstream to Goodyear Lake	Trout, Landlocked Salmon, Lake trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size for trout, 15 inches for Landlocked salmon and 21" for Lake trout	3 in any combination
(40) Putnam	(a) Bog Brook Reservoir, Diverting Reservoir, East Branch Reservoir, Middle Branch Reservoir	Trout	All year	12"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(b) East Branch Croton River from Diverting Reservoir to East Branch Reservoir	Trout	All year	14"	1	Artificial lures only
	(c) West Branch Croton River from West Branch Reservoir to Croton Falls Reservoir	Trout	April 1 through September 30	9"	5
	(d) West Branch Croton River from Croton Falls Reservoir to East Branch Croton River	Trout	April 1 through September 30	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(e) West Branch Reservoir	Trout	All year	12"	3	Ice fishing permitted
		Landlocked salmon		18"	1
		Lake trout		21"	3
	(f) All rivers and streams except Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	10"	5
		Black bass	December 1 through the Friday preceding the third Saturday in June	Catch and release only		Artificial Lures Only
	(g) Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	15"	5
	(h) Lake Glenida, Lake Gilead	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(h) Lake Glenida, Lake Gilead	Lake trout	All year	21"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(i) East Branch Reservoir, Boyd Corners Reservoir, White Pond	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(j) Croton Falls Reservoir	Trout	All year	18"	1	Ice fishing permitted
(41) Queens	(a) Baisley Pond, Kissena Lake, Meadow Lake, Oakland Lake, Willow Lake	All	All year	Catch and release fishing only. All fish shall be returned to the water immediately.
(42)Rensselaer	(a) Glass Lake	Kokanee	All year	Any size	10	Ice fishing permitted
	(a) Glass Lake	Trout	All year	12"	3
	(b) Hoosic River, Little Hoosic River	Trout	April 1 through October 15	9"	5
	(c) Long Pond, Second Pond, Shaver Pond	Trout	All year	12"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(d) Kinderhook Creek from Adams Crossing in Columbia County downstream	Trout	April 1 through November 30	Any size	5
	(e) Hudson River from Troy Dam upstream to Bakers Falls in the Village of Hudson Falls and tributaries in this section to first barrier impassable by fish, Mohawk River below Route 32 bridge	All species	All year	Catch and release. All fish shall be returned to the water immediately. Bait fish listed under Environmental Conservation Law, section 11-1315(1) may be possessed for use as fish bait. Use of tip-ups permitted
	(f) Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	15"	5
	(g) Tomhannock Reservoir		Ice fishing season January 1-March 15,daylight hours only. Fishing by permit only (available from City of Troy)
	(h) Dunham Reservoir, Burden Reservoir	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
(43) Richmond	(a) Brooks Lake, Clove Lake, Silver Lake, Willowbrook Lake, Wolfes Pond	All	All year	Catch and release fishing only. All fish shall be returned to the water immediately.
(44)Rockland	(a) Ramapo River	Trout	All year	Any size	5
	(b) Hessian Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(c) All rivers and streams except Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	10"	5
		Black bass	December 1 through the Friday preceding the third Saturday in June	Catch and release only		Artificial Lures Only
	(d) Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	15"	5

County	Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
(45) St. Lawrence	(a) Tooley Pond	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(b) All waters except those listed in this paragraph	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	12"	5
	(c) All rivers and streams except the Raquette River impoundments and those covered by section 10.2 of this Part	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	10"	5
		Muskellunge	Third Saturday in June through November 30	40"	1
	(d) Black Lake including Indian River from falls in Rossie downstream to confluence with the Oswegatchie River	Black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	15"	5
		Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3
	(e) Allen Pond, Cold Brook (on Cold Brook Fish and Wildlife Management Area), Jordan River from Carry Falls Reservoir upstream to Franklin County line, S. Branch Grass River from 0.5 mile downstream of Route 3 upstream to Grass River Flow and Lake George Road in the Town of Clare upstream to Twin Ponds outlet, Town of Clifton, West Branch St., Regis River from Route 11B bridge upstream to Allen Falls Reservoir Dam, Tamarack Pond	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
	(f) Little River (Towns of Fine, Clifton),Oswegatchie River from Cranberry Lake Dam downstream	Trout	April 1 through November 30	Any size	5
	(g) Pleasant Lake, Black Lake, Horseshoe Lake	Walleye	First Saturday in May through March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(h) Portaferry Lake and tributaries	Smelt	Fishing prohibited
	(i) Star Lake	Lake trout	All year	21"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(i) Star Lake	Trout	All year	9"	5	Ice fishing permitted
	(j) Tupper Lake	Lake trout	All year	21"	3	Ice fishing permitted
	(k) St. Regis River from Fort Jackson upstream to Franklin County line	Trout	All year	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
	(l) Cranberry Lake	Northern pike	First Saturday in M

Part 10: Sportfishing Regulations

Contents:

§10.1 Sportfishing regulations

§10.2 Boundary water fishing regulations

§10.3 Additional special fishing regulations for certain inland waters