New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Chapter I - FISH AND WILDLIFE
Subchapter C - FISHING
Part 10 - SPORTFISHING REGULATIONS
Section 10.8 - Sportfishing regulations for certain privately managed fishing waters

Universal Citation: 6 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 10.8

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025

(a) On Chatiemac Lake in Warren County, no person shall take trout except from April 1st through November 30th.

(b) On Balsam Lake and Winnisook Lake in Ulster County, trout may be taken in any number, any size, and at any time, including tip-ups. Any trout leaving the premises of the Balsam Lake or Winnisook Lake clubs must be properly identified as to its origin.

(c) On First Bisby Lake and Little Moose Lake, Green Lake and Panther Lake in Herkimer County, the following regulations shall apply:

Species Open season Minimum length Daily limit Method
Trout All year 9" 10 Ice fishing
Lake trout All year 15" 3 permitted
Smallmouth bass All year Any size 10
Rainbow trout April 1- November 30 Any size 10

except:

(1) On Little Moose Lake in Herkimer County, bass may be taken in any number, any size and at any time.

(2) On Green Lake and Panther Lake in Herkimer County, trout may be taken from April 1st through November 30th. Statewide size and bag limits apply.

(d) In Goodnow Flow in Essex County, black bass may be taken in any size and number from the third Saturday in April through October 15th; angling only permitted.

(e) On Blue Lake in Orange County, ice fishing is permitted. Statewide regulations apply to season, size and bag limits for all species.

(f) On Frank Masterson Park Pond in the City of Newburgh, Orange County, trout may be taken all year. Statewide size and bag limits apply to all species; ice fishing is not permitted.

(g) On lower Ausable Lake and the East Branch of the Ausable River from Russell Falls in Keene Valley upstream to lower Ausable Lake in Essex County, the following regulations shall apply:

Species Open season Minimum length Daily limit
Trout All year Any size 10

(h) On Sprite Club Pond in Fulton County, the following regulations shall apply:

Species Open season Minimum length Daily limit
Trout April 1 through October 31 Any size 10

(i) On Nicholas Pond in Essex County, the following regulations shall apply:

Species Open season Minimum length Daily limit Method
Trout All year Any size 5 Ice fishing permitted

(j) On Brandreth Lake, East Pond, North Pond, and West Pond in Brandreth Park, Hamilton County, the following regulations shall apply:

Species Open season Minimum length Daily limit Method
Lake trout All year 15" 3 Ice fishing permitted
Landlocked Salmon All year Any size 3 Ice fishing permitted
Trout All year Any size 5 Ice fishing permitted

(k) On Little Simon Pond in the Town of Tupper Lake, Franklin County, the following regulations shall apply:

Species Open season Minimum length Daily limit Method
Lake trout All year Any size 3 Ice fishing permitted

(l) On Split Rock, Mink and Thumb Ponds in the Town of Minerva, Essex County, the following regulations shall apply:

Species Open season Minimum length Daily limit Method
Trout All year Any size 5

(m) On Salmon Pond, Town of Indian Lake, Hamilton County, the following regulations apply:

Species Open season Minimum length Daily limit Method
All species Statewide Regulations Apply

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