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 know of one fishing pier in and around Olcott. 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. 11 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 etiquetteIn and around Olcott we know of Keg Creek Public Fishing Rights.
Within 50 miles: Tonawanda Creek Fishing Access (Clarence Center, 19 miles), Fisherman's Wharf (Buffalo, 20 miles), Ringneck Marsh Fishing Platform (Alabama, 20 miles), Lewiston Reservoir (Lewiston, 22 miles) and Oak Orchard River public fishing area (Oakfield, 23 miles).
In New York you generally need a regular fishing license on a pier, just as from shore. Kids and free fishing days may be exempt.
More: Fishing from a pier: what to know. Search the map. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Olcott, NY.