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Lake Erie and its Tributaries to the First Dam or Designated Landmark
Lake Erie and its Tributaries

Lake Erie and its Tributaries to the First Dam or Designated Landmark

These regulations below apply to the Ohio waters of Lake Erie, its embayments including Maumee Bay, Sandusky Bay, East Harbor, Middle Harbor, and West Harbor, and tributaries to the first dam or designated landmark as follows: Vermillion River-St. Rt. 2 bridge; Black River-St. Rt 611 bridge; Rocky River-Detroit Rd. bridge; Cuyahoga River-Harvard Rd. bridge; Euclid Creek, Chagrin River-St. Rt. 283 bridge; Arcola Creek, Wheeler Creek, Cowles Creek, Indian Creek-U.S. Rt. 20 bridge; Grand River-St. Rt. 535 bridge; Conneaut Creek-Main St. (downtown Conneaut) bridge; Ashtabula River-E. 24th St. bridge. All "statewide" regulations apply to Ohio waters of Lake Erie except for those listed below:

Species	Daily Limit	Minimum Size
Largemouth, Smallmouth & Spotted Bass	Illegal to possess (May 1 - June 27) 5 - (Singly or in combination; June 30 - April 30)	14 inches
Walleye, Sauger, & Saugeye	4 - (March 1 - April 30) 6 - (Singly or in combination; May 1 - Last day in February)	15 inches
Yellow Perch	30	None

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Lake Erie and its Tributaries

These regulations below apply to the Ohio waters of Lake Erie, its embayments including Maumee Bay, Sandusky Bay, East Harbor, Middle Harbor, and West Harbor, and the entire length of its tributaries - except Cold Creek upstream of Rt. 2 in Erie County and Beaver Creek in Seneca County.

Species	Daily Limit	Minimum Size
Trout & Salmon	5 - (May 16 - August 31) 2 - (Singly or in combination; September 1 - May 15)	12 inches

Click Here to view a map showing the Lake Erie bays and rivers where the treble hooks are prohibited from March 1-May 1.

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