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Region 7 • Central New York<br />
Region 7<br />
615 Erie Blvd. West<br />
Syracuse, NY 13204-2400<br />
(315) 426-7400<br />
Sub-Office<br />
1285 Fisher Ave.<br />
Cortland, NY 13045-1090<br />
(607) 753-3095<br />
fwfish7@dec.ny.gov<br />
Paul DiConza with a 40 inch tiger<br />
muskellunge caught from Otisco Lake,<br />
Onondaga County, on October 2, 2015.<br />
Good Fishing Depends<br />
on Clean Water<br />
Many of our rivers, lakes, and coastal<br />
areas are experiencing algae blooms<br />
that cover our favorite fishing spots<br />
with green slime and cause fish kills<br />
and “dead zones” where no aquatic<br />
life can survive. The cause is usually<br />
nitrogen and phosphorus pollution that<br />
comes from farm and lawn fertilizers,<br />
septic systems, animal waste, and<br />
sewage treatment plants. Everyone<br />
can do their part for clean water by<br />
reducing fertilizer use, preserving<br />
plants along shorelines, and picking<br />
up pet waste. Supporting water<br />
quality protection supports great<br />
fishing! Learn more at: www.epa.gov/<br />
nutrientpollution/<br />
United States<br />
Environmental Protection<br />
Agency<br />
Water<br />
All waters except as listed below<br />
Arctic Lake, Greenwood Lake, Nanticoke<br />
Lake<br />
Chenango River, Susquehanna River,<br />
Tioughnioga River<br />
Oquaga Creek from Old Route 17 bridge<br />
east of McClure downstream 3 miles to<br />
new Route 17 bridge west of Deposit<br />
Otselic River from mouth to Whitney<br />
Point Reservoir Dam, Susquehanna River<br />
in Binghamton between Rock Bottom<br />
Dam and Exchange Street bridge,<br />
Susquehanna River in the towns of Union<br />
and Vestal from the Erie-Lackawanna<br />
Railroad bridge downstream to Murphy’s<br />
Island, Tioughnioga River from New York<br />
Route 26 bridge to US Route 11 bridge,<br />
Little Choconut Creek from mouth to<br />
Goudey Station Building<br />
Whitney Point Reservoir and Upper<br />
Otselic River upstream to Cortland<br />
County Route 169 bridge at Landers<br />
Corners<br />
Broome County<br />
Species<br />
Trout<br />
Open<br />
Season<br />
April 1 through<br />
Oct 15<br />
Minimum<br />
Length<br />
Any size<br />
Trout All year Any size<br />
Muskellunge<br />
and Tiger<br />
Muskellunge<br />
American<br />
Shad<br />
Trout<br />
1st Sat in<br />
May through<br />
March 15<br />
All year<br />
All year<br />
40"<br />
Daily Limit<br />
5 - with no<br />
more than 2<br />
longer than 12"<br />
5 - with no<br />
more than 2<br />
longer than 12"<br />
1 of either<br />
species<br />
Method<br />
Ice fishing<br />
permitted<br />
Catch and Release fishing only. All American<br />
Shad shall be returned to the water<br />
immediately.<br />
Catch and<br />
release only<br />
Artificial<br />
lures only<br />
Fishing prohibited March 16 until the opening of walleye season in May<br />
Walleye<br />
1st Sat in<br />
May through<br />
March 15<br />
18" 3<br />
West Branch Delaware River Special Regulations by River Section below:<br />
April 1 through<br />
From Broome/Delaware Co. border<br />
Trout<br />
12" 2<br />
Oct 15<br />
downstream to Rte 17 overpass at<br />
Deposit<br />
All angling prohibited from Oct 16 through March 31 to protect spawning<br />
trout<br />
April 1 –<br />
Artificial<br />
Trout<br />
Catch and release only<br />
From Route 17 overpass at Deposit downstream<br />
Oct 15<br />
lures only<br />
2.0 miles<br />
All angling prohibited from Oct 16 through March 31 to protect spawning<br />
trout<br />
From the lower limit of Trout catch and<br />
April 1 through<br />
Trout<br />
release section near Deposit downstream<br />
Oct 15<br />
12" 2<br />
to NY/PA border (1.7 miles below<br />
Hale Eddy Bridge)<br />
All angling prohibited from Oct 16 through March 31 to protect spawning<br />
trout<br />
Cayuga County<br />
Water Species Open Season<br />
All waters except those listed below<br />
Cayuga Lake, Owasco Lake, Skaneateles<br />
Lake and their tributaries to first barrier<br />
Cross Lake, Seneca River<br />
Cross Lake, Seneca River from Jordan<br />
Rd. to Plainville Rd. in Onondaga Co.<br />
Dutch Hollow Brook from Owasco Lake<br />
upstream to the Route 38A bridge<br />
Lake Ontario and tributaries to first<br />
barrier<br />
Trout<br />
April 1 through<br />
Oct 15<br />
Minimum<br />
Length<br />
Any size<br />
Daily Limit<br />
5 - with no<br />
more than 2<br />
longer than 12"<br />
All Species See Finger Lakes Regulations on page 43.<br />
Method<br />
Northern 1st Sat in May<br />
Ice fishing<br />
22" 5<br />
Pike through March 15<br />
permitted<br />
1st Sat in May<br />
Ice fishing<br />
Walleye<br />
18" 3<br />
through March 15<br />
permitted<br />
Angling and dipnetting prohibited from March 16 until the opening of the<br />
walleye season<br />
All Species See Great Lakes Regulations on pages 46–49.<br />
Owasco Lake Outlet Lake Trout All year 15" 3<br />
Salmon Creek<br />
Trout<br />
April 1 through<br />
Oct 15<br />
Oct 16 – March 31<br />
Any size<br />
5 - with no<br />
more than 2<br />
longer than 12"<br />
Catch and release only<br />
Artificial<br />
lures only<br />
38<br />
2016–2017 New York Freshwater Fishing Guide
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