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Finger Lakes Fishing Regulations 2026

Finger Lakes fishing regulations as of 2026-05-08: 777 current rules from DEC. Anglers target lake trout, rainbow trout, landlocked salmon.

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Rules (777)

DEC regulates 777 rules across 8 species at this water.

Trout

Alder Lake (Ulster County)
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Allen PondIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
12"
Allen Pond (St. Lawrence County)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Amawalk Outlet (Muscoot River) – Muscoot Reservoir To Amawalk Reservoir (Region 3, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Batavia Kill – Confluence With East Branch Delaware River To Source (Region 4, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Batten Kill – Confluence With Whittaker Brook To Rexleigh Bridge (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Batten Kill – County Route 61 Bridge In Shushan To County Route 64 Bridge (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Batten Kill – County Route 64 Bridge To Covered Bridge In Eagleville (Region 5, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Beaver Kill – 1 Mi Upstream Of Iron Bridge To Old Railroad Trestle 2.5 Mi Downstream Of Sullivan County Line (Region 4, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Beaver Kill – Delaware/Sullivan County Line To Route 206 Bridge (Region 3, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Beaver Kill – Delaware/Sullivan County Line To Route 206 Bridge (Region 4, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Beaver Kill – Downstream End Of Beaver Kill Campground Upstream To 0.5 Mi Upstream Of Covered Bridge (Region 3, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Belmont Lake
Max size
12"
All year, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12”
Bushkill – Confluence With Dry Brook To Confluence With Emory Brook And Vly Creek (Region 4, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Bushnellsville Creek – Greene/Ulster County Line To Source (Region 4, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Butternut Creek – Jamesville Reservoir To Route 80 (Region 7, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Butternut Creek – Kinne Road To Jamesville Reservoir (Region 7, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Catskill Creek – Confluence With Basic Creek In Freehold To Confluence With Fox Creek In Preston Hollow (Region 4, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Cattaraugus Creek – Confluence With Elton Creek To 1.0 Mi Upstream Of Java Lake Road (Region 9, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Cayadutta Creek – Footpath Bridge Off W. Montgomery Street To County Highway 122 (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Cayuta Creek – Tioga County Line To Swan Hill Road (Region 8, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Cedar Pond Brook – Pyngyp Road/Route 210 To Cedar Flats Road/Route 210 (Region 3, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Chateaugay River – Chasm Dam Impoundment To High Falls Dam (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Chateaugay River – End Of Posted Pfr 1 Mi From Us/Canada Border To 1.0 Mi Upstream Of Marble River Confluence (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Chautauqua Creek From The Bridge On South Gale St. Upstream 1.3 Miles To The Upper Village Of Westfield Water Intake DamCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Gear
Artificial Only
Catch and Release only
Chittenango Creek – Russell Street In Chittenango To Mile
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Marker 1237 (Region 7, Se)
Chittenango Creek – Town Of Fenner/Sullivan Town Line (Mile
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Region 7, Se; Marker 1219) To Route 20 In Cazenovia
Clear Creek – Confluence With Cattaraugus Creek To Nys Route 98 Crossing Near Phillipi Road (Region 9, Wp)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Clear Creek – Confluence With Conewango Creek To Bridge At Cockaigne Ski Area (Region 9, Wp)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Cohocton River – County Route 39a (Atlanta) To Source (Region 8, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Cohocton River – Veterans Ave. Bridge (Bath) To County Route 39a (Atlanta) (Region 8, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Croton Falls ReservoirOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
18"
Croton Falls Reservoir (Putnam County)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Croton River From Muscoot Reservoir Upstream To The Confluence With The East And West Branches Of The Croton RiverOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Crystal Creek – Confluence With Black River To Crystal Pond Dam (Region 6, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Crystal Creek – Crystal Pond To Erie Canal Road (Region 6, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Crystal LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Sep 30
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Min size
12"
Crystal Lake (Sullivan County)
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Crystal PondCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Oct 16
Season closes
Mar 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Gear
Artificial Only
Catch and Release only no more than 1 longer than 12”
Deep Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
12"
All year
Delaware River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Apr 1 - Oct 15
Delaware River – Bridge In Lordville To Confluence With West And East Branches (Region 4, Wp)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Delaware River & Wes (Ny/Pa Border Water)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Oct 16
Season closes
Mar 31
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Gear
Artificial Only
Catch and release only Artificial Lures only
East Branch Croton River – Confluence With West Branch To Diverting Reservoir Dam (Region 3, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
East Branch Croton River – Diverting Reservoir To East Branch Reservoir Dam (Region 3, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
East Branch Delaware River – Confluence With West Branch To Route 206/30 Bridge In Downsville (Region 4, Wp)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
East Brook – Confluence With West Branch Delaware River To Source (Region 4, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
East Creek (Kinderhook Creek) – Confluence With Kinderhook Creek South Of Route 43 To State Line (Region 4, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
East Koy Creek – Wyoming County Line To Green Bay Road (Region 9, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Echo LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Sep 30
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Min size
12"
Echo Lake (Ulster County)
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Eighteenmile Creek (Erie County) Main Branch Of The Creek (Excluding South Branch) Contained Within Eighteenmile Creek County ParkCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Gear
Artificial Only
Catch and Release only
Eighteenmile CreeksCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Gear
Artificial Lures Only
Catch and Release only for trout and salmon in creek sections described below Only Artificial lures can be used in Catch and Release sections
Elm Creek – Confluence With Little Conewango Creek To Nys Route 394 (Region 9, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Elton Creek – Nys Route 16 To Former Bridge On Swanson Hill Road (Region 9, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Emory Brook – Confluence With Bush Kill To Source (Region 4, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Esopus Creek – Ashokan Reservoir To Confluence With Lost Clove Creek (Region 3, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Evergreen LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Gear
Artificial Only
Fenton Brook (Mud Creek) – Conewango Creek To County Route 6 Downstream Of Fancher Hill Road (Region 9, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Fish Creek – Confluence With Black River To 1.5 Mi Upstream Of North South Road (Region 6, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Flynn (Spring) Brook – Confluence With Cattaraugus Creek To Youngers Road (Region 9, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Genesee River – Belmont Dam To 1.0 Mi Upstream Of County Route 29 Near York's Corners (Region 9, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Genesee River – Nys Route 19 Bridge In Shongo To State Line (Region 9, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Goose Creek – Nys Route 474 In Ashville To Wall Street (Region 9, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Hidden LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Gear
Artificial Only
Hodge PondIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Sep 30
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Min size
12"
Hodge Pond (Sullivan County)
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Horn LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Gear
Artificial Only
Hosmer (Sardinia) Brook – Confluence With Cattaraugus Creek To Genesee Road (Region 9, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Hour PondIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
12"
Gear
Artificial Only
Artificial lures only
Hudson River – Confluence Of Raymond Brook To Confluence With Thirteenth Brook (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Huggins LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Sep 30
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Min size
12"
Gear
Artificial Only
Jabe PondIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
12"
Gear
Artificial Only
Artificial lures only
Kayaderosseras Creek – Galway Road To 0.5 Mi Upstream Of N. Creek Rd./Squashville Rd. Intersection (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Kinderhook Creek – I-90 To Confluence With East Creek South Of Route 43 In Stephentown (Region 4, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Lake Champlain
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Lake Champlain And Tributaries To The First Impassible Barrier (New York/Vermont Border Water)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
12"
Laurel Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
12"
All year
Lime Lake Outlet – Confluence With Elton Creek To Lime Lake (Region 9, Wp)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Limestone Creek – Erie Canal To Route 80 (Region 7, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Little Hoosic River – Confluence With Hoosic River To Source (Region 4, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Little Jabe PondIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
12"
Gear
Artificial Only
Artificial lures only
Little Tupper LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Gear
Artificial Only
Catch and Release only Artificial lures only
Mansfield Creek – 0.5 Mi Upstream Of County Rt 13 (Maples Rd) To Hinman Hollow Road Crossing Near Poverty Hill Road (Region 9, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Massawepie Area (St. Lawrence County)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Massawepie Conservation Easement Area, Lakes And PondsIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
12"
Mcdonald Pond (Hempstead Lake State Park)
Max size
12"
All year, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12”
Mckinstry Creek – Confluence With Lime Lake Outlet To Source (Region 9, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Meacham LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Nov 30
Gear
Artificial Lures Only
Catch and Release only April 1–Nov 30 Artificial lures only
Mettawee River – Lower Turnpike Bridge In North Granville To Vermont State Line (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Mill Creek – Confluence With Canaseraga Creek To County Route 90 (Patchinville) (Region 8, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Mohawk River – Delta Dam Downstream To First Confluence With Barge Canal (Region 6, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Mongaup Creek – Confluence With Willowemoc Creek To Tributary South Of Catskill Fish Hatchery (Region 3, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Mountain Pond (Town Of Brighton)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Nov 30
Gear
Artificial Only
Catch and Release only Artificial lures only
Neil Creek – Confluence With Cohocton River To End Of Pfr Section 1500 Ft Upstream Of Mattoon Road (Region 8, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Neversink River – 1.0 Mi Downstream Of Bridgeville Road To Wynkoop Brook (Region 3, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Neversink River – Guymard Tpke Crossing To Sullivan/Orange County Line (Region 3, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Ninemile Creek – Amboy Dam To Dam At Route 174/Glover Road Junction (Region 7, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
North Branch Callicoon Creek – Confluence With Callicoon Creek To Gossweyler Pond (Region 3, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
North Branch Callicoon Creek – Gossweyler Pond To First Lower Weissman Road Bridge (Region 3, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
North Branch Great Chazy River – Confluence With Graves Brook To Lake Roxanne Road In Ellenburg Depot (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
North Branch Great Chazy River – Confluence With Great Chazy River To Confluence With Graves Brook (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
North Branch Wiscoy Creek – Confluence With Wiscoy Creek To Nys Route 362 (Region 9, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Oatka Creek – Bowerman Road To Union Street (Region 8, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Oatka Creek – Monroe County Line To Circular Hill Road (Region 8, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Oatka Creek – Wheatland Center Rd To Confluence With Spring Creek (Region 8, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Old Chenango Canal – Oriskany Creek To Route 20 Bridge (Region 7, Wp)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Oriskany Creek – Route 12b Bridge In Oriskany Falls To Old Chenango Canal (Region 7, Wp)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Otisco LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
12"
Palmer PondIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Nov 30
Panther Creek – Route 4 In West Fulton To Source (Region 4, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Park Station PondOpen
Status
Open
All year
Peaked Mountain LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Gear
Artificial Only
Peaked Mountain PondIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
12"
Gear
Artificial Only
Artificial lures only
Pepacton ReservoirIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Min size
15"
Slot max
21"
only 1 over 21”
Pepacton Reservoir (Delaware County)
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Ramapo River – Downstream End Of H. Pierson Mapes Flat Rock County Park To Arden Valley Road (Region 3, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Rochester Creek – Confluence With Rondout Creek To Confluence With Mettacahonts Creek (Region 3, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Rock PondCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Gear
Artificial Only
Catch and Release only Artificial lures only
Rondout Creek – Confluence With Sundown Creek To Uppermost Crossing Of County Route 42 (Region 3, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Russell Brook – Confluence With Beaver Kill To Source (Region 4, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Salmon River – 200 Yds Downstream Of Cargin Road Bridge To Lamica Lake Dam (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Salmon River – Route 37 Bridge In Westville Center To Flatrock Road Bridge (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Saranac River – 1500 Ft East Of Pup Hill Road Bridge To Marked Boundary 100 Yds Upstream Of North Branch Saranac River Confluence (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Schroon River – Bolton Landing-Riverbank Road To Starbuckville Dam (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
South Pond (Hempstead Lake State Park)
Max size
12"
All year, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12”
Spafford Creek (Otisco Lake)In season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
5 fish
Max size
2 fish
April 1–Oct 15 Daily Limit-5–with no more than 2 longer than 12" with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Spring Creek – Confluence With Oatka Creek To Source (Region 8, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Swinging Bridge Reservoir Ulster County Alder LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Sep 30
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Min size
12"
Tamarack PondIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
12"
Tamarack Pond (St. Lawrence County)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
The Ram – Confluence With Elm Creek To Nys Route 394 (Region 9, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Trout Brook – Confluence With Wiscoy Creek To 0.1 Mi Upstream Of Hillside Road (Region 9, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Trout Pond (Cables Lake)In season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Sep 30
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Min size
12"
Gear
Artificial Only
True Brook – Confluence With Saranac River To Smithkill Brook (Region 5, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Wappinger Creek – 3/4 Mi Downstream Of Jameson Hill Rd. Bridge To Hunns Lake Creek In Stanfordville (Region 3, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Wappinger Creek – New Hackensack Road Bridge (Red Oaks Mill) To East Branch Wappinger Creek In Hibernia (Region 3, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
West Branch Ausable River – Confluence With East Branch Ausable River To Route 86 Bridge At The Flume (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
West Branch Ausable River – Whiteface Ski Center Bridge To Dec Sign 2.2 Mi Downstream Of Monument Falls (Region 5, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
West Branch Beer Kill – Confluence With Beer Kill To Windsor Lake (Region 3, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
West Branch Croton River – Croton Falls Reservoir To West Branch Reservoir Dam (Region 3, Wq)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
West Branch Delaware River – East Brook In Walton Upstream 35.5 Mi To Town Brook In Hobart (Region 4, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
West Branch Delaware River – Forming Ny/Pa Border (Region 4, Wp)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
West Branch Delaware River – Ny/Pa Border To 2 Mi Downstream Of Route 17 Bridge At Deposit (Region 4, Wp)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
West Branch Delaware River – Ny/Pa Border To 2 Mi Downstream Of Route 17 Bridge At Deposit (Region 7, Wp)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
West Branch Delaware River – Route 17 Bridge At Deposit To Stilesville Weir (Region 4, Wp)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
West Branch Delaware River – Route 17 Bridge At Deposit To Stilesville Weir (Region 7, Wp)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
West Branch Limestone Creek – Confluence With Limestone Creek To No. 2 West Rd (Region 7, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
West Canada Creek – Bridge Street In Middleville To First Bridge (Comstock Bridge) Downstream Of Cincinnati Creek Mouth (Region 6, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Willowemoc Creek – 1,200 Ft Upstream Of Elm Hollow Brook To Parkston Road Bridge (Region 3, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Willowemoc Creek – Confluence With Beaver Kill To Second Route 17 Quickway Bridge East Of Roscoe (Region 3, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Willowemoc Creek – Downstream End Of Willowemoc Wild Forest To Confluence With Fir Brook (Region 3, Se)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Wiscoy Creek – Confluence With Genesee River To Flynn Road (Region 9, Wp)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
New York statewide
Daily bag
5 fish/day

Lake Trout

All Fresh WatersIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3
All Tributaries To Canadice Lake, Canandaigua Lake, Hemlock Lake, Keuka Lake, And Seneca Lake Upstream To The First Barrier Impassable By FishIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, Catch shall include no more than 1 Rainbow Trout
All Tributaries To Cayuga Lake Upstream To The First Barrier Impassable By Fish, Except Fall CreekIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination
All Tributaries To Owasco Lake, Otisco Lake And Skaneateles Lake Upstream To The First Barrier Impassable By Fish, Except Spafford CreekIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination
All Waters Inhabited By Trout, Except As Permitted BelowOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish
Min size
18"
All year Daily Limit-3 Minimum Length-18"
Big Fish PondIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Bigsby PondIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Blue Mountain Lake
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Blue Mountain Lake (Hamilton County)
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Canada Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Canadice LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, Catch shall include no more than 1 Rainbow Trout or Atlantic Salmon
Canandaigua LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, Catch shall include no more than 1 Rainbow Trout or Atlantic Salmon
Cayuga LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, Catch shall include no more than 3 Brown Trout, 3 Rainbow Trout, or 3 Atlantic Salmon
Chazy Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Conesus LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, Catch shall include no more than 1 Rainbow Trout or Atlantic Salmon
Copperas PondIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Crane Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Eagle Lake
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Fall Creek (Cayuga Lake) From The Downstream Edge Of The Railroad Bridge Below Rt. 13 To Ithaca FallsCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Mar 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Gear
Artificial Only
Catch and Release only in combination
Fawn Lake (Town Of Lake Pleasant)In season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
First Lake Of Essex ChainIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
First Lake Of Fulton Chain
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Forked Lake
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Fourth Lake Of Fulton Chain
Daily bag
3 fish
Gear
Ice Fishing Permitted
Daily Limit-3 Ice fishing permitted
Gilman Lake
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Green Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Hemlock LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, Catch shall include no more than 1 Rainbow Trout or Atlantic Salmon
Honeoye LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, Catch shall include no more than 1 Rainbow Trout or 3 Atlantic Salmon
Indian LakeOpen
Status
Open
Daily bag
2 fish
All year Daily Limit-2
Indian Lake (Town Of Indian Lake)
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Inland Trout StreamsIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish
April 1–Oct 15 3
Kensico ReservoirOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
Keuka LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, Catch shall include no more than 1 Rainbow Trout or Atlantic Salmon
Lake Bonaparte
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
Lake Champlain And Tributaries To The First Impassible Barrier (New York/Vermont Border Water)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Lake Eaton
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Lake Erie And TributariesOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
12"
Lake George
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Min size
23"
Lake George (Warren County)
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Lake GileadOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Lake GleneidaOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Lake Kushaqua
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Lake LilaIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Lake Ontario
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River, And Their TributariesIn season
Season opens
Dec 1
Season closes
Sep 30
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Lake PlacidIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Lake PleasantIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish
Min size
18"
April 1 through October 15 Daily Limit-3 Minimum Length-18"
Lake-Of-The-Woods
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Lewey Lake
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Little Fish PondIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Lower Niagara River And TributariesIn season
Season opens
Dec 1
Season closes
Sep 30
Millsite LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Mirror LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Moose PondIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish
Min size
15"
April 1 through October 15 Daily Limit-3 Minimum Length-15"
Moose Pond (Town Of St. Armand)In season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Niagara River - Lower Section
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Niagara River - Upper Section
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Old Forge Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Otsego LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
23"
All year
Otsego Lake (Otsego County)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Owasco LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, Catch shall include no more than 3 Brown Trout, 3 Rainbow Trout, or 3 Atlantic Salmon
Paradox Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Pharaoh LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Piseco Lake
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Raquette Lake
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Rollins Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Rondout ReservoirIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Nov 30
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
Sagamore LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
Schroon Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
Schroon River From Schroon Lake Upstream To Alder Meadow Rd. Upper Cascade Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
Schroon River From Starbuckville Dam Upstream To Schroon Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
Second Lake Of Fulton Chain
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Seneca LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, Catch shall include no more than 1 Rainbow Trout or Atlantic Salmon
Seventh Lake Of Fulton Chain
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
Sixberry Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Sixth Lake Of Fulton Chain
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
Skaneateles LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, Catch shall include no more than 3 of any species
South Pond
Daily bag
2 fish/day
St. Regis PondIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Star Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Sterling LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Sterling Lake (Orange County)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Sylvia Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Third Lake Of Fulton Chain
Daily bag
3 fish
Gear
Ice Fishing
Daily Limit-3 Ice fishing permitted
Trout Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Tupper Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Upper Chateaugay Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Upper Niagara River And TributariesOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
12"
Upper Saranac LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
23"
Utowana Lake
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Water Regulation Lake
Daily bag
3 fish
Min size
18"
Daily Limit-3 Minimum Length-18"
West Branch ReservoirOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
West Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Woodhull Lake Jefferson County All Waters, Except Sandy PondIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
New York statewide
Min size
21"

Brown Trout

All Tributaries To Canadice Lake, Canandaigua Lake, Hemlock Lake, Keuka Lake, And Seneca Lake Upstream To The First Barrier Impassable By FishIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, Catch shall include no more than 1 Rainbow Trout
All Tributaries To Cayuga Lake Upstream To The First Barrier Impassable By Fish, Except Fall CreekIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination
All Tributaries To Owasco Lake, Otisco Lake And Skaneateles Lake Upstream To The First Barrier Impassable By Fish, Except Spafford CreekIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
9"
in combination
All Waters Inhabited By Trout, Except As Permitted Below
Season opens
Jan 1
Daily bag
5 fish
Max size
2 fish
All year Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Black River From Dexter Dam To Mill Street Dam (Jefferson County)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
9"
Canadice LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Canandaigua LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Cayuga LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Conesus LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Fall Creek (Cayuga Lake) From The Downstream Edge Of The Railroad Bridge Below Rt. 13 To Ithaca FallsCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Mar 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Gear
Artificial Only
Catch and Release only in combination
Hemlock LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Honeoye LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Inland Trout StreamsCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Oct 16
Season closes
Mar 31
Daily bag
5
Gear
Artificial Only
only 2 longer than 12”
Irondequoit Creek Upstream Of The South Side Of Rte. 286 Bridges
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
9"
Keuka LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Lake Erie And TributariesOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish
Min size
12"
All year Daily Limit 3 in any combination Minimum Length 12"
Lake OntarioOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, not to include more than 2 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) in the lake, and not to include more than 1 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) and 1 Brown Trout in the tributaries
Lake Ontario TributariesOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, not to include more than 2 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) in the lake, and not to include more than 1 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) and 1 Brown Trout in the tributaries
Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River, And Their TributariesOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish
Min size
15"
All year Daily Limit 3 in combin Minimum Length 15"
Lakes And Ponds
Daily bag
5
only 2 longer than 12”
Lindsey Creek
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
9"
Lower Niagara River And TributariesOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
(Trout & Salmon) in any combination, not to include more than 1 Atlantic Salmon, 2 rainbow trout (steelhead), or 2 Lake Trout
Niagara River - Upper Section
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Owasco LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Schroon LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish
Max size
12"
All year Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" no more than 2 longer than 12"
Schroon River From Starbuckville Dam Upstream To Schroon Lake
Season opens
Jan 1
Daily bag
5 fish
Max size
12"
All year Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Seneca LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Skaneateles LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
St. Lawrence RiverOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, not to include more than 2 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) in the lake, and not to include more than 1 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) and 1 Brown Trout in the tributaries
Upper Niagara River And TributariesOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
in any combination
New York statewide
Daily bag
5 fish/day

Rainbow Trout

All Tributaries To Canadice Lake, Canandaigua Lake, Hemlock Lake, Keuka Lake, And Seneca Lake Upstream To The First Barrier Impassable By FishIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination, Catch shall include no more than 1 Rainbow Trout
All Tributaries To Cayuga Lake Upstream To The First Barrier Impassable By Fish, Except Fall CreekIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination
All Tributaries To Owasco Lake, Otisco Lake And Skaneateles Lake Upstream To The First Barrier Impassable By Fish, Except Spafford CreekIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
in combination
All Waters Inhabited By Trout, Except As Permitted Below
Season opens
Jan 1
Daily bag
5 fish
Max size
2 fish
All year Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" no more than 2 longer than 12"
Canadice LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Canandaigua LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Cayuga LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Conesus LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Fall Creek (Cayuga Lake) From The Downstream Edge Of The Railroad Bridge Below Rt. 13 To Ithaca FallsCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Mar 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Gear
Artificial Only
Catch and Release only in combination
Hemlock LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Honeoye LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Inland Trout StreamsCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Oct 16
Season closes
Mar 31
Daily bag
5
Gear
Artificial Only
only 2 longer than 12”
Keuka LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Lake Erie And TributariesOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
12"
in any combination
Lake OntarioOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
21"
in combination, not to include more than 2 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) in the lake, and not to include more than 1 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) and 1 Brown Trout in the tributaries
Lake Ontario TributariesOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
25"
in combination, not to include more than 2 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) in the lake, and not to include more than 1 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) and 1 Brown Trout in the tributaries
Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River, And Their Tributaries
Season opens
Jan 1
Daily bag
3 fish
Min size
21"
All year 3 in combination 21" in the lake and 25" in tributaries
Lakes And Ponds
Daily bag
5
only 2 longer than 12”
Lower Niagara River And TributariesOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
21"
(Trout & Salmon) in any combination, not to include more than 1 Atlantic Salmon, 2 rainbow trout (steelhead), or 2 Lake Trout
Niagara River - Upper Section
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Owasco LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Pool BrookCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Oct 16
Season closes
Mar 31
Daily bag
5 fish
Max size
2 fish
October 16 through March 31, Catch and Release only Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" no more than 2 longer than 12"
Schroon LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish
Max size
12"
All year Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" no more than 2 longer than 12"
Schroon River From Starbuckville Dam Upstream To Schroon Lake
Season opens
Jan 1
Daily bag
5 fish
Max size
12"
All year Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Seneca LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
Skaneateles LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Min size
15"
St. Lawrence RiverOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
21"
in combination, not to include more than 2 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) in the lake, and not to include more than 1 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) and 1 Brown Trout in the tributaries
Upper Niagara River And TributariesOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
in any combination
New York statewide
Daily bag
5 fish/day

Brook Trout

All Finger LakesIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
All Baitfish Prohibited Lakes And Ponds Except As Listed BelowIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
All Lakes And PondsIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
5 fish
Max size
12"
April 1–October 15 Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" no more than 2 longer than 12"
All Lakes And Ponds, Except As Listed BelowIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
All Lakes And Ponds, Except As Listed Below Or Baitfish Prohibited Lakes And PondsIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Allen LakeOpen
Status
Open
All year
Beaver Brook And Tributaries From Beaver Lake Upstream To SourceCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All year, Catch and Release only
Beaver LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Beaverdam Creek And Tributaries From Mouth Upstream To Sunrise HighwayCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All year, Catch and Release only
Blue Mountain LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish
All year Daily Limit-5
Carmans River And Tributaries (Southaven County Park) From Cement Dam Upstream To Yaphank AvenueCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All year, Catch and Release only
Carmans River And Tributaries (Southaven County Park) From Hards Lake Upstream To The Cement DamCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All year, Catch and Release only
Carmans River And Tributaries From Bellport Bay Upstream To The Hards Lake DamCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All year, Catch and Release only
Case LakeOpen
Status
Open
All year
Connetquot River And Tributaries From The Great South Bay Upstream To The Dam At Montauk Highway.Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All year, Catch and Release only
Fourth Lake Of Fulton Chain
Min size
9"
Hards LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All year, Catch and Release only
Harwood LakeOpen
Status
Open
All year
Inland Trout StreamsCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Oct 16
Season closes
Mar 31
Daily bag
5
Gear
Artificial Only
only 2 longer than 12”
Lake Erie And TributariesIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
5 fish
April 1-Oct 15 Daily Limit 5
Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River, And Their TributariesIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Lakes And PondsIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
5
Limekiln LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish
Gear
Ice Fishing
All year Daily Limit-5 Ice fishing permitted
Little Tupper LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish
Min size
12"
Gear
Artificial Lures Only
April 1–Oct 15 Daily Limit-3 Minimum Length-12" Artificial lures only
Lower Niagara River And TributariesIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Massapequa Creek And Tributaries From Massapequa Lake Upstream To Northwest DriveCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All year, Catch and Release only
Moshier ReservoirIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Mud Creek And Tributaries From Patchogue Bay Upstream To Sills RoadCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All year, Catch and Release only
New Albion LakeOpen
Status
Open
All year
Nissequogue River From Long Island Sound Upstream To The Dam At White’s PoolCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All year, Catch and Release only
Patchogue River And Tributaries From Patchogue Bay Upstream To SourceCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All year, Catch and Release only
Pool BrookCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only
Raquette LakeOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish
All year Daily Limit-5
Rattlesnake Creek From The Confluence With Connetquot River Upstream To The Dam At Sunrise HighwayCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All year, Catch and Release only
Round Lake To The Boundary With Little Tupper LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
12"
Gear
Artificial Only
Artificial lures only
Stillwater Reservoir
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
12"
Stillwater Reservoir (Herkimer County)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Swan River And Tributaries From Patchogue Bay Upstream To Southaven AvenueCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All year, Catch and Release only
Tributaries To Blydenburgh LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All year, Catch and Release only
Trout LakeIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
Daily bag
5 fish
April 1–Oct 15 none
Tuthills Creek And Tributaries From Patchogue Bay Upstream To Waverly AveCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All year, Catch and Release only
Upper Niagara River And TributariesIn season
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Oct 15
New York statewide
Daily bag
5 fish/day

Northern Pike

All Finger LakesIn season
Season opens
May 1
Season closes
Mar 15
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
22"

Walleye

All Finger LakesIn season
Season opens
May 1
Season closes
Mar 15
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"

Landlocked Salmon

Lake Champlain
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Lake Champlain And Tributaries To The First Impassible Barrier (New York/Vermont Border Water)
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Min size
15"

FAQ

Who regulates fishing on Finger Lakes?

DEC regulates fishing on Finger Lakes.

What species can I target on Finger Lakes?

Finger Lakes is best known for lake trout, rainbow trout, landlocked salmon. Other species are present and tracked in the rule tables below.

When was this last updated?

These rules were last verified against DEC on 2026-05-08. Always confirm with the official source before keeping a catch.

Reference only. Regulations change mid-season. Always verify with the official source before keeping a catch. Last verified .

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