Species |
Open Season |
Minimum Length |
Daily Limit |
Trout |
All year |
12″ |
3 |
Lake Trout |
All year |
15″ |
3 |
Landlocked Salmon |
All year |
15″ |
2 |
Black Bass |
Second Saturday in June through November 30 |
12″ |
5 |
Second Saturday in June through November 30 |
Catch and release only; artificial lures only |
Walleye |
First Saturday in May through March 15 |
18″ |
3 |
Muskellunge |
Last Saturday in May through November 30th |
40″ |
1 |
Northern Pike |
All year |
20″ |
5 |
Crappie |
All year |
8″ |
25 |
Pickerel |
All year |
Any size |
10 |
Yellow Perch |
All year |
Any size |
Any number |
Sunfish |
All year |
Any size |
Any number Any number |
Sauger |
May not be taken or possessed at any time. |
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Additional Special Regulations |
No more than 2 lines per person. Each fishing line may have no more than 2 baited hooks or 2 artificial lures, with or without added natural bait. |
No more than 15 ice-fishing lines may be used for ice fishing from Nov 15-April 30. |
Ice fishing permitted |
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Additional Lake Champlain Tributary Regulations |
Tributary Section |
Regulation |
Ausable River from the marked boundary 800 feet west of the 1st State Route 9 bridge upstream from Lake Champlain upstream to Rainbow Falls |
Fishing from boats prohibited. |
Ausable River from D&H Railroad bridge upstream to Rainbow Falls |
From June 15-Dec 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).
- No supplemental weight, such as metal leaders, sinkers, split shot, twist-ons, or swivels may be attached to line, leader, or hook.
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Ausable Boat Basin at the mouth of Ausable Chasm between posted boundaries |
Fishing prohibited at all times as posted onsite |
Boquet River from mouth upstream to Wadhams Falls |
From June 15-Dec 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).
- No supplemental weight, such as metal leaders, sinkers, split shot, twist-ons, or swivels may be attached to line, leader, or hook.
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Boquet River from the Route 22 bridge in Willsboro, downstream approximately 1,500 feet to the marked boundary at the base of the cascades |
Fishing prohibited |
Chazy River from Rte. 9B at Coopersville upstream to Perrys Mills Dam |
Fishing prohibited from Mar 16-Apr 30 |
Mill Brook (in Port Henry) from mouth to falls west of Route 22 |
Fishing prohibited from Oct 1-Dec 31 |
North Branch Boquet River and tributaries from mouth to first upstream barrier |
From June 15-Sept 30
- 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).
- No supplemental weight, such as metal leaders, sinkers, split shot, twist-ons, or swivels may be attached to line, leader, or hook.
From Oct 1-Dec 31
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Saranac River from Catherine Street bridge upstream to Imperial Mill Dam |
At all times
- Fishing from boats prohibited
From June 15-Dec 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).
- No supplemental weight, such as metal leaders, sinkers, split shot, twist-ons, or swivels may be attached to line, leader, or hook.
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