Seasonal Regulations for Great Lakes Tributaries
Effective Dates
Special tributary regulations are effective SEPTEMBER 1 THROUGH MARCH 31
for all tributaries except the Salmon River in Oswego County
where the effective dates are AUGUST 15 THROUGH APRIL 14.
Fishing
Hours
Fishing at night (one-half hour after sunset until
one-half hour before sunrise) is prohibited, except in the Black River
(Jefferson County) from Lake Ontario upstream to the Route 180 bridge in
Dexter, where fishing is permitted at all times, and in the Salmon River in
Oswego County, where fishing at night is permitted from Lake Ontario to the
Route 3 bridge from April 1 through August 14.
Hooks
Hooks attached to any lure, except an artificial fly must be free-swinging.
Hooks may have a gap (distance between the shank and the point) of no more than one
half inch.
Use of hooks with added weight is prohibited, except that artificial flies with no more
than one-eighth ounce of added weight may be used. For the purposes of this
regulation, the method by which weight is added to a hook does not affect
classification as an "artificial fly" provided the conditions of
the definition of an "artificial fly" (page 14) are otherwise
met. Only one hook with a single hook point is permitted, except on
floating lures, as outlined below.