North Central New York has a great diversity of fisheries within Lake Ontario, Oneida Lake, the St. Lawrence River, western Adirondack lakes and ponds, and numerous trout streams and warm water lakes and rivers. DEC's Region 6 Fisheries Unit conducts various fisheries surveys to help manage these abundant resources. The documents on this page provide an in depth look at how DEC manages the vast fisheries resources within this region.
Fisheries Dictionary
Download the Fisheries Management Dictionary (PDF) for definitions of commonly used technical terms in DEC Bureau of Fisheries reports.
Management/Study Plans
Big Panfish Initiative Study Plan (Sixtown Pond | Red Lake | Delta Lake)
Inland Trout Stream Management Plan
Survey/Research Reports
Comprehensive Surveys
Oneida Lake Fisheries and Limnology Survey Report (2023) (PDF)
Rare Fish Surveys
Bug Lake Round Whitefish Stocking Evaluation (2017) (PDF)
Warmwater Surveys
Butterfield Lake Bass Management Evaluation (2016) (PDF)
Delta Lake Big Panfish Initiative Survey (2021) (PDF)
Delta Lake Walleye Survey (2019) (PDF)
Horseshoe Lake Walleye Management Evaluation (2017) (PDF)
Moon Lake Bass and Sunfish Survey (2019) (PDF)
Pleasant Lake Walleye Management Evaluation (2018) (PDF)
Red Lake Big Panfish Initiative Survey (2021) (PDF)
Sixtown Pond Big Panfish Initiative Survey (2021) (PDF)
Coldwater Surveys
Alder Creek CROTS Survey (2021) (PDF)
Big Trout Pond Brook Trout Survey (2021) (PDF)
Boottree Lake Brook Trout Egg Take Survey (2021) (PDF)
Crystal Creek Young of Year Trout Population Estimate (2021) (PDF)
Fish Creek CROTS Survey (2021) (PDF)
Fish Creek Young of Year Trout Population Estimate (2021) (PDF)
Gibbs Lake Brook Trout Survey (2019) (PDF)
Grass River (South Branch) Trout Special Regulations Evaluation (2021) (PDF)
Heron Brook CROTS Survey (2019) (PDF)
Lindsey Creek Trout Special Regulations Evaluation (2021) (PDF)
Little Trout Pond Brook Trout Survey (2021) (PDF)
Mad River CROTS Survey (2019) (PDF)
Point Rock Creek CROTS Survey (2021) (PDF)
Prince Brook CROTS Survey (2019) (PDF)
Round Pond Brook Trout Survey (2021) (PDF)
Salmon Lake Atlantic Salmon Assessment (2021) (PDF)
Salmon River (East Fork) CROTS Survey (2021) (PDF)
Sauquoit Creek Trout Survey (2017) (PDF)
South Pond Brook Trout Survey (2021) (PDF)
South Twin Lake Brook Trout Survey (2021) (PDF)
Stony Brook CROTS Survey (2019) (PDF)
Unadilla River CROTS Survey (2021) (PDF)
Whetstone Creek CROTS Survey (2021) (PDF)
Witchhopple Lake Atlantic Salmon Assessment (2021) (PDF)
Wolf Pond Brook Trout Survey (2021) (PDF)
Interagency Surveys (St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario)
New York cooperates with other jurisdictions on the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario to manage fish populations that roam widely as a shared resource throughout these water systems. Coordination between jurisdictions is done by the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission's (GLFC) Lake Ontario Committee (LOC). New York's Region 6 Fisheries Unit contributes to inter-agency plans and reports that describe and evaluate the status of fish stocks in these waters. These technical documents can be found on the GLFC website.
