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Region 8

6274 East Avon-Lima Rd.

Avon, NY 14414-9519

(585) 226-2466

fwfish8@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Chemung County

Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 – Oct 15	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Cayuta Creek (except section below)	Trout	All year	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Cayuta Creek from the Wyncoop Creek Road Bridge upstream to the NY Route 223 bridge	Trout	All year	12″	2	Artificial lures only
Chemung River and tributaries	Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge	1st Sat in May – March 15	30″	1 combined
Chemung River and tributaries	American Shad	All year	Catch and Release fishing only. All American Shad shall be returned to the water immediately
Seneca Lake tributaries to first barrier	All Species	See Finger Lakes regulations .
Park Station Pond	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted

Genesee County

Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 – Oct 15	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Oatka Creek	Trout	All year	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
In addition, the use or possession of baitfish is prohibited in the following water: Town of Darien—Harlow Lake.

Livingston County

Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 – Oct 15	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Conesus Lake and Hemlock Lake and tributaries to first barrier	All Species	See Finger Lakes regulations.
North McMillan Creek and Conesus Inlet Fish and Wildlife Management Area from Conesus Lake south to the dam, except the canal west of Conesus Inlet and that portion of the inlet north of the canal	Fishing prohibited March 1 until the opening of Walleye season in May to protect spawning Walleye and Northern Pike
Cohocton River, Mill Creek	Trout	All year	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Spring Creek except Caledonia State Fish Hatchery property	Trout	April 1 – Oct 15	12″	2
Spring Creek except Caledonia State Fish Hatchery property	Trout	Oct 16 – Mar 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Spring Creek on Caledonia State Fish Hatchery property as posted	Trout	April 1 – Oct 15 8 am – 4 pm	12″	2	Artificial lures only
	Trout	Oct 16 – Mar 31 8 am – 4 pm	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only

Monroe County

Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 – Oct 15	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Lake Ontario and tributaries to first barrier	All Species	See Great Lakes regulations.
Oatka Creek except sections below	Trout	All year	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Oatka Creek from Bowerman Road upstream 1.4 miles to Union St. and Wheatland Center Rd. upstream 2.5 miles to the mouth of Spring Creek	Trout	April 1 – Oct 15	12″	2
	Trout	Oct 16 – Mar 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Oatka Creek from Union Street upstream 1.7 miles to Wheatland Center Road	Trout	All year	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Spring Creek	Trout	April 1 – Oct 15	12″	2
Spring Creek	Trout	Oct 16 – Mar 31	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only

Ontario County

Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 – Oct 15	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Canadice Lake, Canandaigua Lake, Honeoye Lake, Seneca Lake and tributaries of Canadice Lake, Canandaigua Lake and Seneca Lake to first barrier	All Species	See Finger Lakes regulations
Lake Ontario and tributaries to first barrier	All Species	See Great Lakes regulations.

Orleans County

Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 – Oct 15	Any Size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Lake Ontario and tributaries to first barrier	All Species	See Great Lakes regulations.

Schuyler County

Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 – Oct 15	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Cayuta Creek	Trout	All year	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Cayuta Lake	Walleye	1st Sat in May – March 15	18″	3	Ice fishing permitted
Seneca Lake and tributaries of Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake to first barrier	All Species	See Finger Lakes regulations.

Seneca County

Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 – Oct 15	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Cayuga Lake, Seneca Lake and their tributaries to first barrier	All Species	See Finger Lakes regulations.
Seneca River	Northern Pike	1st Sat in May – March 15	22″	5	Ice fishing permitted
Seneca River	Trout, lake Trout, LL Salmon	All year	Any size	5

Steuben County

Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 – Oct 15	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Keuka Lake and tributaries to first barrier	All Species	See Finger Lakes regulations.
Chemung River and tributaries upstream of Route 17 west of Corning	Black Bass	3rd Sat in June – Nov 30	10″	5
	Black Bass	Dec 1 – Fri preceding the 3rd Sat in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Chemung River, Tioga River	Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge	1st Sat in May – March 15	30″	1 combined
Cohocton River except sections below	Trout	All year	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Cohocton River from North Boundary of U.S. Veterans Facility upstream to Route 415 bridge and from north boundary of Avoca Village upstream to mouth of Neil Creek	Trout	All year	12″	2	Artificial lures only
Mill Creek	Trout	All year	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″

Wayne County

Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 – Oct 15	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Lake Ontario and tributaries to first barrier	All Species	See Great Lakes regulations.

Yates County

Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All waters except as listed below	Trout	April 1 – Oct 15	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″
Canandaigua Lake, Keuka Lake, Seneca Lake and their tributaries to first barrier	All Species	See Finger Lakes regulations .
Keuka Outlet from first barrier upstream	Trout	All year	Any size	5 – with no more than 2 longer than 12″

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