Region 8 Regulations
Webster Pearsall, Regional Fisheries Manager
COUNTIES: CHEMUNG, GENESEE, LIVINGSTON, MONROE, ONTARIO, ORLEANS, SCHUYLER, SENECA, STEUBEN, WAYNE, YATES
Water |
Regulation |
Waterbodies found in a different section of the guide |
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Canandaigua Lake |
See Finger Lakes & Tributary Regulations |
Canadice Lake |
See Finger Lakes & Tributary Regulations |
Cayuga Lake |
See Finger Lakes & Tributary Regulations |
Conesus Lake |
See Finger Lakes & Tributary Regulations |
Hemlock Lake |
See Finger Lakes & Tributary Regulations |
Honeoye Lake |
See Finger Lakes & Tributary Regulations |
Inland Trout Streams |
See Inland Trout Stream Regulations |
Keuka Lake |
See Finger Lakes & Tributary Regulations |
Lake Ontario |
See Great Lakes & Tributaries Regulations |
Seneca Lake |
See Finger Lakes & Tributary Regulations |
Region-wide Regulations |
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All lakes and ponds, except as listed below |
Brook Trout, April 1-October 15, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12” |
Chemung County |
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Park Station Pond |
Trout, All year, Minimum Length-none, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12” |
Livingston County |
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Conesus Inlet Fish and Wildlife Management Area from Conesus Lake south to and including the dam on Conesus Inlet, except the canal west of Conesus Inlet and that portion of the Inlet north of the canal |
Fishing is prohibited March 1 through April 30 |
Water |
Regulation |
Genesee River from the downstream side of Mount Morris Dam downstream to the first railroad bridge downstream of State Route 36 |
Fishing is prohibited from March 16 through April 30 |
North McMillan Creek from Conesus Lake upstream to its source |
Fishing is prohibited March 1 through April 30 |
Orleans County |
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Waterport Reservoir |
Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18”, Daily Limit-3 |
Schuyler County |
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Cayuta Lake |
Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18”, Daily Limit-3 |
Seneca County |
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Clyde River from the confluence with Seneca River upstream to Lock 26 on the Erie Canal |
Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18”, Daily Limit-3 |
Erie Canal from the confluence with Seneca River upstream to Lock 26 on the Erie Canal |
Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18”, Daily Limit-3 |
Seneca River from Plainville Road (Hamlet of Jacks Reef – Onondaga County) upstream to Seneca Lake |
Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18”, Daily Limit-3 ● Northern Pike, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-22”, Daily Limit-5 |
Wayne County |
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Clyde River from the confluence with Seneca River upstream to Lock 26 on the Erie Canal |
Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18”, Daily Limit-3 |
Erie Canal from the confluence with Seneca River upstream to Lock 26 on the Erie Canal |
Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18”, Daily Limit-3 |
Seneca River from Plainville Road (Hamlet of Jacks Reef – Onondaga County) upstream to Seneca Lake |
Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18”, Daily Limit-3 ● Northern Pike, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-22”, Daily Limit-5 |
