Region 7 Special Fishing Regulations
Select a county to view waters with special regulations:
Broome || Cayuga || Cortland || Madison || Onondaga || Oswego
Review additional special regulations when fishing within:
Inland Trout Streams || Great Lakes and Tributaries (Lake Ontario) || Finger Lakes and Tributaries
Region-wide special regulations:
- All lakes and ponds except as listed in the special regulations by county below:
Brook trout, April 1-October 15, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Statewide seasons and limits apply only if the water you're fishing or the species you're fishing for is not identified within any of the following:
- region-wide special regulations (noted above)
- county special regulations listed below, or
- additional special regulated waters in the link(s) above
- region-wide special regulations (noted above)
- county special regulations listed below, or
- additional special regulated waters in the link(s) above
Broome County
| Water | Special Regulations |
|---|---|
| Little Choconut Creek from mouth to Goudey Station Building |
Fishing is prohibited from March 16 through April 30 |
| Otselic River from the confluence with the Tioughnioga River upstream to the Whitney Point Reservoir dam |
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| Otselic River from Whitney Point Reservoir upstream to Cortland County Rte. 169 bridge at Landers Corners |
Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18", Daily Limit-3 |
| Susquehanna River between Rock Bottom Dam and Exchange St. Bridge in Binghamton |
Fishing is prohibited from March 16 through April 30 |
| Susquehanna River from the railroad bridge 0.65 mile downstream of Rte. 201 bridge in Johnson City to Murphy's Island (0.5 mile upstream of Harold Moore Park) |
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| Tioughnioga River from New York Rte. 26 bridge to U.S. Rte. 11 bridge |
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| Whitney Point Reservoir | Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18", Daily Limit-3 |
Cayuga County
| Water | Special Regulations |
|---|---|
| Cross Lake |
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| Seneca River from Plainville Road (Hamlet of Jacks Reef) upstream to Seneca Lake |
Cortland County
| Water | Special Regulations |
|---|---|
| Otselic River from Whitney Point Reservoir upstream to Cortland County Rte. 169 bridge at Landers Corners |
Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18", Daily Limit-3 |
Madison County
| Water | Special Regulations |
|---|---|
| Canaseraga Creek from Rte. 31 bridge upstream to Thruway |
Fishing is prohibited from March 16 through April 30 |
| Cazenovia Lake |
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| Chittenango Creek from mouth upstream to Conrail railroad line |
Fishing is prohibited from March 16 through April 30 |
| Cowaselon Creek from mouth upstream to Rte. 13 |
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| Eaton Brook Reservoir | Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18", Daily Limit-3 |
Onondaga County
| Water | Special Regulations |
|---|---|
| Chittenango Creek from mouth upstream to Conrail railroad line |
Fishing is prohibited from March 16 through April 30 |
| Cross Lake |
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| Jamesville Reservoir | Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18", Daily Limit-3 |
| Seneca River from Plainville Road (Hamlet of Jacks Reef) upstream to Seneca Lake |
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| Seneca River from the confluence with Oneida River upstream to Plainville Road (Hamlet of Jacks Reef) |
Northern Pike, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-22", Daily Limit-5 |
Oswego County
| Water | Special Regulations |
|---|---|
| Redfield Reservoir | Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18", Daily Limit-3 |
| Sandy Pond | Yellow Perch, All Year, Minimum Length-None, Daily Limit-50 |
| Scriba Creek from mouth upstream to Fish Hatchery Dam |
Fishing is prohibited from March 16 through April 30 |