Illustration Life jackets
The life jacket rule for every paddler
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rulesWe list 9 fishing piers within 16 miles of Homer. Fishing from a pier is the easy way to reach deeper water. Bring your license unless the state or pier covers it, and check the posted hours. 3 more are within 50 miles.
Illustration Life jackets
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rules
Illustration Ramp etiquette
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteWithin 16 miles of Homer we list 9 fishing piers: Tully Lake Fishing Access, Labrador Pond Access, Butternut Creek Fishing Access, Fabius Brook Fishing Access, Fabius Brook Public Fishing Stream, East Branch Tioughnioga River Fishing Access, Grout Brook Fishing Access, Limestone Creek Fishing Access Parking and Chittenango Creek Fishing Access (Northeast 2).
Within 50 miles: Limestone Creek Fishing Access (Manlius, 17 miles), Owasco Lake Inlet Fishing Access (Moravia, 17 miles) and Chittenango Creek Fishing Access (Northeast) (Cazenovia, 19 miles).
If you're new to this, read fishing from a pier: what to know, or widen the search on the map around Homer. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Homer, NY.