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Licenses and Regulations State of New York A license is needed to fish or hunt in the State of New York (ages 16 and over). A variety of resident and non-resident licenses are available covering a full season, week or day. Rules and regulations specific to species and bodies of water are available where fishing licenses are sold or by visiting the New York Department of Environmental Con-servation website at dec.ny.gov/ outdoor/fishing. An interactive online version of New York’s fishing regulations can be found at the DEC website. Province of Ontario A license and/or Outdoors Card is needed to fish or hunt in the Province of Ontario (residents ages 18-65 and non-residents ages 18 and over). A variety of resident and non-resident licenses, tags and Outdoors Cards are available cover-ing a full season, week or day. Rules and regulations specific to species and bodies of water are available where fishing licenses are sold or by visiting the Ontario Min-istry of Natural Resources fishing site at mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/fishing. Important Note: There is not reciprocity of licenses in the border waters of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. You must have the appropriate credentials to fish within the boundaries of either New York or Ontario. Accessible Fishing: Cape Vincent Fisheries Station is along the St. Lawrence, a short distance from the eastern end of Lake Ontario. The Station includes the offices of the DEC’s Lake On-tario Fisheries Unit and the base for the research vessel Seth Green . The Fisheries Aquarium is open daily from 9am -4pm, May through September. There is no charge for admission. Visitors can view many of the fish species common to Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence and to learn about New York State’s conservation programs in the Great Lakes. Five large viewing tanks are complemented by several displays T he Cape Vincent Fisheries Station relating to the area’s fisheries and the DEC’s management of the resources. The aquarium, including the rest room, is handicap acces-sible. A beautiful picnic area overlook-ing the harbor is provided for the public. There are picnic tables, and the site is accessible to people with disabilities. Fishing is allowed off the station’s dock, which is a desig-nated accessible fishing access site. As such, the ends of the docks have been fitted with guard rails for the public’s safety. Anglers predomi-nantly catch panfish, but an occa-sional pike or bass is also landed. 23
Licenses And Regulations
State of New York<br /> <br /> A license is needed to fish or hunt in the State of New York (ages 16 and over). A variety of resident and non-resident licenses are available covering a full season, week or day.<br /> <br /> Rules and regulations specific to species and bodies of water are available where fishing licenses are sold or by visiting the New York Department of Environmental Conservation website at www.dec.ny.gov.<br /> <br /> An interactive online version of New York’s fishing regulations can be found at: pub.jfgriffin.com/doc/ jfgriffin/09nyfw<br /> <br /> Province of Ontario<br /> <br /> A license and/or Outdoors Card is needed to fish or hunt in the Province of Ontario (residents ages 18-65 and non-residents ages 18 and over). A variety of resident and non-resident licenses, tags and Outdoors Cards are available covering a full season, week or day.<br /> <br /> Rules and regulations specific to species and bodies of water are available where fishing licenses are sold or by visiting the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources fishing site at mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/fishing.<br /> <br /> Important Note:<br /> <br /> There is not reciprocity of licenses in the border waters of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. You must have the appropriate credentials to fish within the boundaries of either New York or Ontario.
Cape Vincent Fisheries Station
The Cape Vincent Fisheries Station is along the St. Lawrence,a short distance from the eastern end of Lake Ontario. The Station includes the offices of the DEC’s Lake Ontario Fisheries Unit and the base for the research vessel Seth Green. The Cape Vincent Fisheries Station is along the St. Lawrence, a short distance from the eastern end of Lake Ontario. The Station includes the offices of the DEC’s Lake Ontario Fisheries Unit and the base for the research vessel Seth Green.<br /> <br /> The Fisheries Aquarium is open daily from 9am - 4pm, May through September. There is no charge for admission. Visitors can view many of the fish species common to Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence and to learn about New York State’s conservation programs in the Great Lakes. Five large viewing tanks are complemented by several displays relating to the area’s fisheries and the DEC’s management of the resources. The aquarium, including the rest room, is handicap accessible.<br /> <br /> A beautiful picnic area overlooking the harbor is provided for the public. There are picnic tables,and the site is accessible to people with disabilities. Fishing is allowed off the station’s dock, which is a designated accessible fishing access site. As such, the ends of the docks have been fitted with guard rails for the public’s safety. Anglers predominantly catch panfish, but an occasional pike or bass is also landed.
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