Conesus Lake, Hemlock Lake, Canadice Lake, Honeoye Lake,
Canandaigua Lake, Keuka Lake, Seneca Lake, Cayuga Lake, Owasco Lake, Skaneateles Lake and Otisco Lake Regulations
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All Finger Lakes
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All species except those listed below
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Statewide angling regulations apply
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Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Landlocked Salmon
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All year
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15" except 9" for Rainbow Trout in Owasco Lake and Skaneateles Lake and 18" for Landlocked Salmon in Cayuga Lake
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5 in combination (catch shall include no more than 3 Lake Trout or 3 Landlocked Salmon)
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Ice fishing permitted
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Northern Pike
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1st Saturday in May – March 15
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22"
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5
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Walleye
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1st Saturday in May – March 15
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18" except 15" in Honeoye Lake
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3
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All Finger Lakes except Cayuga Lake, Otisco Lake, Owasco Lake and Skaneateles Lake
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Black Bass
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3rd Sat. in
June – March 15
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12"
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5
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March 16 – Friday preceding the 3rd Saturday in June
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Catch and release only
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Artificial lures only
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Owasco Lake, Cayuga Lake, Otisco Lake, Skaneateles Lake
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Black Bass
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Statewide angling regulations apply
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Honeoye Lake,
Skaneateles Lake
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Alewife (sawbellies)
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Possession prohibited
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Finger Lakes Tributary Regulations
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All tributaries to Canadice Lake, Canandaigua Lake, Hemlock Lake, Keuka Lake, and Seneca Lake upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish
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Lake Trout
Brown Trout
Rainbow Trout
Landlocked Salmon
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April 1 – Dec 31
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15"
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3 in combination
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All other species
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Open season, daily limit and minimum length regulations that are in effect for the Finger Lakes
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All tributaries to Owasco Lake, Otisco Lake and Skaneateles Lake upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish except tributaries listed below
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Lake Trout
Brown Trout
Rainbow Trout
Landlocked Salmon
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April 1 – Dec 31
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9" except 15" for Lake Trout and Landlocked Salmon
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3 in combination
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All tributaries to Cayuga Lake upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish except tributaries listed below
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Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Landlocked Salmon
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April 1 – Dec 31
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15" except 18" for Landlocked Salmon
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3 in combination
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Fall Creek (Cayuga Lake)
from the downstream edge of
the railroad bridge below Rt. 13
to Ithaca Falls
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Lake Trout
Brown Trout
Rainbow Trout
Landlocked Salmon
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April 1 – Dec 31
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15" except 18" for Landlocked Salmon
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3 in combination
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Jan 1 – March 15
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Catch and release only
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Artificial lures only
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Angling prohibited between sunset and sunrise
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March 16 – March 31
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Angling prohibited
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Spafford Creek (Otisco Lake) upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish
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Trout
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April 1 – Oct 15
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Any size
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5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12"
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