Region 8 Special Fishing Regulations
Select a county to view waters with special regulations:
Chemung || Livingston || Orleans || Schuyler || Seneca || Wayne
Review additional special regulations when fishing within:
Inland Trout Streams || Great Lakes and Tributaries (Lake Ontario) || Finger Lakes and Tributaries
Region-wide special regulations:
- For all lakes and ponds, except those listed within special county regulations 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
Chemung County
| Water | Special Regulations |
|---|---|
| Park Station Pond | Trout, All year, Minimum Length-none, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" |
Livingston County
| Water | Special Regulations |
|---|---|
| Conesus Inlet Fish and Wildlife Management Area from Conesus Lake south to and including the dam on Conesus Inlet, except the canal west of Conesus Inlet and that portion of the Inlet north of the canal |
Fishing is prohibited March 1 through April 30 |
| Genesee River from the downstream side of Mount Morris Dam downstream to first railroad bridge downstream of State Route 36 |
Fishing is prohibited from March 16 through April 30 |
| North McMillan Creek from Conesus Lake upstream to source |
Fishing is prohibited March 1 through April 30 |
| Waterport Reservoir | Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18", Daily Limit-3 |
Orleans County
| Water | Special Regulation |
|---|---|
| Waterport Reservoir | Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18", Daily Limit-3 |
Schuyler County
| Water | Special Regulation |
|---|---|
| Cayuta Lake | Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18", Daily Limit-3 |
| Water | Special Regulation |
|---|---|
| Clyde River from the confluence with Seneca River upstream to Lock 26 on the Erie Canal |
Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18", Daily Limit-3 |
| Erie Canal from the confluence with Seneca River upstream to Lock 26 on the Erie Canal |
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| Seneca River from Plainville Road (Hamlet of Jacks Reef - Onondaga County) upstream to Seneca Lake |
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| Water | Special Regulations |
|---|---|
| Clyde River from the confluence with Seneca River upstream to Lock 26 on the Erie Canal |
Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18", Daily Limit-3 |
| Erie Canal from the confluence with Seneca River upstream to Lock 26 on the Erie Canal |
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| Seneca River from Plainville Road (Hamlet of Jacks Reef - Onondaga County) upstream to Seneca Lake |
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