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Chautauqua’s lakes and streams are ideal for the serious sportsperson as well as the casual angler. Cast from shore or the dock of a cottage or vacation rental, rent a boat for the day, or charter a boat and guide service. The Chadwick Bay/Dunkirk Harbor area was recently named Walleye Capital of the Northeast and also plays host to excellent small mouth bass fishing. Chautauqua Lake boasts a renowned history for muskellunge. Trout and salmon anglers will find the spring and fall runs on the Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and 18 Mile Creeks the finest of any of the Great Lakes tributaries. Click here for a 2011 - 2012 New York State Fishing Guide
Check out iKidsFishing.com for a great kids "Learn to Fish" video.
Chautauqua County’s lakes are prime walleye fisheries, attracting national media exposure, bringing major tournaments and fishermen from all across America.
Fishing Regulations
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| Species |
Season |
Min Length |
Daily Limit |
Habitat |
Special Regulations |
| Lake Trout |
all year |
12" |
1 |
Lake Erie |
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| Trout (brown, brook rainbow) |
Apr 1 - Oct 15 |
any size |
5 in comb. |
All streams and lakes |
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| Trout & Salmon |
all year |
12" |
3 in comb. |
Lake Erie |
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| Large and Smallmouth Bass |
3rd Sat in June - Nov 30 |
12" |
5 |
All streams and lakes |
NOTE: Cassadaga Lake-Fish 12"-15" prohibited. |
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| Large and Smallmouth Bass (special early season) |
1st Sat in May - 3rd Sat in June |
20" |
1 |
Lake Erie ONLY |
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| Muskellunge |
3rd Sat in June - Nov 30 |
40" |
1 |
All streams and lakes |
40" min. for Chautauqua Lake; Lake Erie -54" min |
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| Northern Pike |
1st Sat in May - Mar 15 |
18" |
5 |
All streams and lakes |
Lake Erie-22"min.
NOTE: For Lake Erie only season is 3rd Sat. in June - Nov.30. |
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| Tiger Muskellunge |
3rd Sat in June-Nov 30 |
40" |
1 |
Findley Lake & Lake Erie |
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iKidsFishing
4442 West Lake Road P.O. Box 65 Chautauqua
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NY 14722
716.789.3383
www.ikidsfishingshow.com
A Kids’ Fishing Show starring Kids teaching Kids and You "How to Catch Fish". The 1st Kids’ Fishing Show in the USA available on DVD showing kids and adults how easy and inexpensive it is to take kids fishing, using inexpensive poles & reels while fishing from public access areas on lakes, docks or harbors.
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Western New York Guide Service
P. O. Box 549 Bemus Point
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NY
716.969.9059
Expert Guide Service for Fishing and Hunting Trips.NUMBER ONE Spring Turkey producing county in NYS, chase whitetail deer, enjoy some of the waterfowl action in the Northeast, pursue rabbits and up-land game in farm land rich country.
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