Waterbody · New York
Lake Ontario Fishing Regulations 2026
Lake Ontario fishing regulations as of 2026-05-08: 859 current rules from DEC. Anglers target salmon, trout, walleye.
Species pages for Lake Ontario
Dedicated rule pages for the most-targeted species at this water.
Rules (859)
DEC regulates 859 rules across 19 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
Walleye
Lake Ontario And St. Lawrence River
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River, And Their TributariesIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
All Finger LakesIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
All Fresh WatersIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 5
Ashokan ReservoirIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Ashokan Reservoir (Ulster County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Black LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Black Lake (St. Lawrence County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Boyd Corners ReservoirIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Boyd Corners Reservoir (Putnam County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Butterfield LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Butterfield Lake (Jefferson County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Canadarago LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Canadarago Lake (Otsego County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Cayuta LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Cayuta Lake (Schuyler County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Cazenovia LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Cazenovia Lake (Madison County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Clear LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Clyde River / Erie Canal (Seneca/Wayne Counties)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Clyde River From The Confluence With Seneca River Upstream To Lock 26 On The Erie CanalIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Cross LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Cross Lake (Cayuga/Onondaga Counties)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Delaware River
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Delaware River & Wes (Ny/Pa Border Water)
- Season closes
- Mar 14
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
East Branch ReservoirIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
East Branch Reservoir (Putnam County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Eaton Brook ReservoirIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Eaton Brook Reservoir (Madison County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Erie Canal From The Confluence With Seneca River Upstream To Lock 26 On The Erie CanalIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Fort PondIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Grass LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Greenwood Lake (New York/New Jersey Border Water)
- Season opens
- May 1
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Harris LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Horseshoe LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Horseshoe Lake (St. Lawrence County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Hyde LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Indian River (St. Lawrence County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Indian River From Black Lake Upstream To The Falls In RossieIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Indian River From The Confluence With The Oswegatchie River Upstream To Black LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Jamesville ReservoirIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Jamesville Reservoir (Onondaga County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Kiwassa LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Lake Champlain
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Lake Champlain And Tributaries To The First Impassible Barrier (New York/Vermont Border Water)
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Lake Erie And TributariesIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake PleasantIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Lake Pleasant TributariesIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Lake RonkonkomaIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Little Wolf PondIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Lower Niagara River And TributariesOut of season
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Mohawk River From The Confluence With The Hudson River Upstream To The Rte. 32 BridgeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Niagara River - Lower Section
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
May 1 - Dec 31
Niagara River - Upper Section
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Otselic River (Broome/Cortland Counties)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Otselic River From Whitney Point Reservoir Upstream To The Cortland County Rte. 169 Bridge At Landers CornersIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Pleasant Lake (St. Lawrence County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Pleasant Lake (Town Of Macomb)In season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Putnam PondIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Redfield Reservoir (Oswego County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Rio ReservoirIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Rio Reservoir (Orange County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Sacandaga LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Sacandaga Lake OutletIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Sacandaga Lake TributariesIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Seneca River (Seneca/Wayne Counties)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Seneca River From Plainville Road (Hamlet Of Jacks Reef – Onondaga County) Upstream To Seneca LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Seneca River From Plainville Road (Hamlet Of Jacks Reef) Upstream To Seneca LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Seneca River From The Confluence With Oneida River Upstream To Plainville Road (Hamlet Of Jacks Reef) Oswego Countyredfield ReservoirIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Sixtown PondIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Sixtown Pond (Jefferson County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Skaneateles LakeOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Min size
- 12"
St. Regis Falls ImpoundmentIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Swinging Bridge Reservoir (Sullivan County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Swinging Bridge Reservoir Ulster County Alder LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Titicus ReservoirIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Titicus Reservoir (Westchester County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Upper Niagara River And TributariesIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Waterport ReservoirIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Waterport Reservoir (Livingston/Orleans Counties)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
White PondIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
White Pond (Putnam County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Whitney Point ReservoirIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Whitney Point Reservoir (Broome County)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
New York statewide
- Min size
- 15"
Brown Trout
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"
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"
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
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
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
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
Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River, And Their TributariesIn 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 Finger LakesIn 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
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
Chinook Salmon
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 3 in combination, not to include more than 2 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) Minimum Length 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
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
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
Coho Salmon
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 Tributaries
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
- Min size
- 15"
All year Daily Limit 3 in combination, not to include more than 2 Rainbow Trout Minimum Length 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"
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
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
Salmon
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
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
Atlantic Salmon
Lake Ontario
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River, And Their TributariesOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 25"
Lake Trout
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
Northern Pike
Lake OntarioIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 22"
Muskellunge
Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River, And Their TributariesOut of season
- Season opens
- Jun 15
- Season closes
- Dec 15
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 54"
Plus 7 more species. See the New York pillar page for the full list.
FAQ
Who regulates fishing on Lake Ontario?
DEC regulates fishing on Lake Ontario.
What species can I target on Lake Ontario?
Lake Ontario is best known for salmon, trout, walleye. 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 .