| Species |
Open Season |
Minimum Length |
Daily Limit |
| Trout (brook, brown and rainbow trout and hybrids of
these species; and splake) |
April 1 through October 15 |
Any size |
5 |
| Lake Trout |
April 1 through October 15 |
21" |
3 |
| Landlocked Atlantic Salmon |
April 1 through October 15 |
15" |
3 |
| Kokanee |
April 1 through October 15 |
Any size |
10 |
| Coho, Chinook, Pink Salmon |
See Great
Lakes Regulations |
Black Bass
largemouth/smallmouth |
3rd Saturday in June through November 30 |
12" |
5 |
| December 1 - Friday preceding the 3rd Saturday in June |
Catch and release only |
Artificial lures only |
| Muskellunge |
3rd Saturday in June through November 30 |
30" |
1 |
| Northern Pike |
1st Saturday in May through March 15 |
18" |
5 |
| Pickerel |
1st Saturday in May through March 15 |
15" |
5 |
| Tiger Muskellunge |
1st Saturday in May through March 15 |
30" |
1 |
| Walleye |
1st Saturday in May through March 15 |
15" |
5 |
| Crappie |
All year |
9" |
25 |
| Atlantic, Shortnose & Lake Sturgeon; Paddlefish |
Closed |
Possession Prohibited |
| Lake Whitefish |
All year |
Any size |
5 |
| Striped Bass in the Hudson River and tributaries north
of George Washington Bridge |
March 16 through November 30 |
18" |
1 |
| American Shad - Hudson River and all tributaries north
of the George Washington Bridge |
Closed |
Catch and Release Angling and Possession Prohibited |
| American shad - all other inland waters |
All year |
Any size |
3 |
| Hickory Shad (does not apply to the Marine and Coastal
District) |
August 1 - November 30 |
Any size |
5 |
| Yellow Perch |
All year |
Any size |
50 |
| Sunfish (bluegill, pumpkinseed and redbreast sunfish) |
All year |
Any size |
50 |
| American Eel- all waters except Hudson River |
All year |
6" |
50 |
| American Eel- Hudson River from the Battery to Troy and
all tributaries upstream to the first barrier |
All year |
Eels 6-14" only may be possessed in any number
for bait. No eels greater than 14" may be possessed. No
eels may be possessed for food. |
| All other species (except endangered and threatened species) |
All year |
Any size |
Any number |
