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Special Regulations:
Salmon River (Oswego County) Fly Fishing Catch-And-Release Areas
Location:
Location:
Two stream sections between County Route 52 Bridge in Altmar and the Lighthouse Hill Reservoir.
Fishing Hours:
Fishing Hours:
1/2 hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Trespassing prohibited at night.
Season:
Season:
Lower Fly Section: September 15 through May 15.
Upper Fly Section: April 1 through November 30.
Boundaries:
Boundaries:
Lower Fly Section: From County Route 52 bridge in Altmar upstream .25 miles to the marked boundary at Beaverdam Brook.
Upper Fly Section: From a marked boundary upstream of the New York State Salmon River Fish Hatchery property to marked boundary approximately 0.6 miles upstream at the Lighthouse Hill Reservoir tailrace.
Regulations:
Catch & Release: All fish must be released without unnecessary injury.
Tackle Restrictions: Tackle is restricted to a traditional flyrod, flyreel and flyline. For these areas, a traditional flyline may be a floating or sinking flyline or shooting head. Use of less than 20 feet of floating, sinking or combination floating/sinking flyline or shooting head immediately behind the leader and in front of any running line or other backing is prohibited.
Flies: A single unweighted or weighted artificial fly having one hook point with a one-half inch maximum gap. A weighted fly may have no more than a one-eighth ounce added weight.
Leaders: The total length of the leader including the tippet shall not exceed 15 feet.
Additional Weight: Between August 15 and April 30 of the following year, the maximum distance between the artificial fly and any added weight to the line, leader or tippet shall not exceed four feet. Between May 1 and August 15, no supplemental weight shall be placed on the leader, tippet or fly line.
Upper Fly Section: From a marked boundary upstream of the New York State Salmon River Fish Hatchery property to marked boundary approximately 0.6 miles upstream at the Lighthouse Hill Reservoir tailrace.
Regulations:
Catch & Release: All fish must be released without unnecessary injury.
Tackle Restrictions: Tackle is restricted to a traditional flyrod, flyreel and flyline. For these areas, a traditional flyline may be a floating or sinking flyline or shooting head. Use of less than 20 feet of floating, sinking or combination floating/sinking flyline or shooting head immediately behind the leader and in front of any running line or other backing is prohibited.
Flies: A single unweighted or weighted artificial fly having one hook point with a one-half inch maximum gap. A weighted fly may have no more than a one-eighth ounce added weight.
Leaders: The total length of the leader including the tippet shall not exceed 15 feet.
Additional Weight: Between August 15 and April 30 of the following year, the maximum distance between the artificial fly and any added weight to the line, leader or tippet shall not exceed four feet. Between May 1 and August 15, no supplemental weight shall be placed on the leader, tippet or fly line.
At any time during the year, weight shall not be added to the line, leader, swivels or artificial fly in any manner such that the weight hangs lower than the attached fly when the line or leader is suspended vertically from the rod.
Use of supplemental weight such that the weight is the primary means of propelling the cast rather than the fly line or shooting line is prohibited.
All these rules, I just want to fish!
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