Lake Champlain—including all tributaries upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish. Contact Region 5 DEC Regional Office at Ray Brook for barrier locations.
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Trout
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All year
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12"
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3
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Lake Trout
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All year
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15"
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3
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Landlocked Salmon
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All year
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15"
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2
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Black Bass
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2nd Sat. in June though Nov 30
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10"
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5
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Dec 1 through the Fri preceding the 2nd Sat in June
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Catch and release only
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Artificial lures only
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Walleye, Sauger
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1st Sat. in May through March 15
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18"
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3 in combination
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Muskellunge
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All year
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30"
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1
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Northern Pike
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All year
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20"
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5
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Pickerel
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All year
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Any size
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10
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Crappie
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All year
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8"
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25
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Yellow Perch and Sunfish (except Cumberland Bay)
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All year
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Any size
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Any number
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Bullheads, Catfish, Carp, Cisco, Rock Bass, Smelt, Suckers, Whitefish, and all other fish not listed in this table.
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All year
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Any size
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Any number
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Lake Sturgeon and Mooneye
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Possession Prohibited
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Note: Each fishing line may have no more than two baited hooks or artificial lures with or without added natural bait. Ice fishing is legal to take any species during its open season. No more than fifteen tip-ups and two hand lines may be used for ice fishing from Nov 15 – April 30.
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Cumberland Bay, Lake Champlain
Cumberland Bay is defined as those waters of Lake Champlain north and west of a line extending from Cumberland Head Lighthouse to the northern tip of Crab Island, then westerly to the southerly of the two piers at the Oil Terminal known locally as the Copeland Oil Terminal.
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Yellow Perch, Sunfish
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Statewide angling regulations apply
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Additional Lake Champlain tributary regulations
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Saranac River from Catherine Street bridge upstream to Imperial Dam. Ausable River beginning at the marked boundary 800 feet west of the first bridge upstream from Lake Champlain, continuing upstream and ending at Rainbow Falls.
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Angling from boats prohibited.
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Saranac River from Catherine Street bridge upstream to Imperial Dam. Ausable River from D & H railroad bridge upstream to Rainbow Falls. Boquet River from mouth upstream to Wadhams Falls. North Branch Boquet and tributaries from mouth to first upstream barrier.
Note additional sections closed below.
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From June 15 through December 31:
Maximum hook gap 1/2 inch. Fishing prohibited from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise. Fishing permitted with unweighted artificial flies or unweighted natural baits only (see definitions). Exception: On the Saranac River, floating lures with one free-swinging hook permitted. No supplement weight, such as metal leaders, sinkers, split shot, twist-ons, or swivels may be attached to line, leader, or hook.
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North Branch Boquet River and tributaries to first barrier; Mill Brook (in Port Henry) from mouth to falls west of Route 22.
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Fishing prohibited from October 1 through December 31 to protect spawning salmon.
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Boquet River from marked boundary below Willsboro Dam upstream to Route 22 in Willsboro. Ausable Boat Basin pool at mouth of Ausable Chasm as posted on site.
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Fishing prohibited to protect migrating landlocked salmon.
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Chazy River from Route 9B at Coopersville upstream to Perrys Mills Dam.
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Fishing prohibited March 16 through the opening of walleye season in May to protect spawning walleye
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Scomotion Creek from mouth upstream to Pardy Road
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Snatching and blind snatching of burbot permitted from
December 1 through March 31.
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Growing interest in the lake’s bass fishery has resulted in a project to assess bass dispersal following release from tournaments held in Plattsburgh, NY. Scientists from the Lake Champlain Research Institute at SUNY Plattsburgh are tagging bass during 2011 and 2012 tournaments with external plastic tags and internal radio transmitters. Researchers will be tracking tagged bass in the lake to assess fish movement patterns. Anglers who recover tagged fish are encouraged to send an e-mail to the address on the tag, and indicate the date, tag number, and approximate location of recovery (e.g., Main lake, Missisquoi Bay, Northeast Arm, etc.). Please release any tagged fish back to the lake if possible. Questions about the study may be directed to Mark Malchoff (mark.malchoff@plattsburgh.edu; 518-564-3037).
