Fishing in New York State - Regulations

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General Upstate NY Fishing Regulations can be found here (in PDF format):
http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_ ... sguide.pdf

Generally speaking, for upstate New York, all forms of Trout, and Landlocked Salmon has an open season from April 1 - October 15 in many of the streams and smaller rivers in the state.

Black Bass - including large and Smallmouth bass have an open season from the 3rd Saturday in June - November 30th

Pike, Tiger Muskies, and Walleye's have an open season from the 1st Saturday in May through March 15th

Perch, Sunfish and Bluegill (panfish) can be fished for ALL YEAR

The Pacific Salmon and lake-run Atlantic Salmon fall under different regulations that can be found under the Great Lake and Tributaries Special Regulations:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/31420.html

It is very important to read the special section on the Great Lakes and their tributaries, as the regulations are quite specific to the waterway and creel limits are usually much lower than fishing the rest of the year (for example, 1 steelhead, 2 salmon from the Salmon River in Pulaski).

Fishing for the Pacific Salmon in Lake Ontario is different than fishing in the tributaries. Also, during specific times of the year, the Salmon River has special lure regulations where you may only use a single-barbed hook on certain lures when fishing for Salmon or Trout.

Furthermore - additional Finger Lakes rules apply to all the lakes listed on this site. Full regulations for the mentioned lakes can be found here:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/31417.html

For the most part - the special Finger Lakes regulations allow you to fish for salmonid species year round (Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Landlocked Salmon). Also, the direct tributaries to the Finger Lakes (such as Catherine Creek on Seneca Lake, Fall Creek on Cayuga Lake, Bear Swamp Creek on Skaneateles Creek, etc) have longer seasons for trout that go until around December 31st.

Generally speaking, the creel limits for trout (Rainbow, Brown, Brook) is 5 fish kept. Lake Trout and Landlocked Salmon is 3. Bass and Walley are usually 5, but often can be 3 as well.

Full county by county regulations and special waters can be found here:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7917.html
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Catch and Release is always good practice too! ;)
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Hi there! I will visit Seneca Lake-area in late August and would really like to go fishing. Im from Norway in Europe and hopefully I will be able to fish for a day or a few hours during my stay. Do anyone know any organised trips or people that I can contact? I woul like to fish in the lake itself or in a nearby river. Many thanks!
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I posted a link in your other thread.
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fredrik wrote:Hi there! I will visit Seneca Lake-area in late August and would really like to go fishing. Im from Norway in Europe and hopefully I will be able to fish for a day or a few hours during my stay. Do anyone know any organised trips or people that I can contact? I woul like to fish in the lake itself or in a nearby river. Many thanks!
on the left hand side, under "Boat Tours and Charters"
http://nyfalls.com/lakes/seneca.html
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