Delaware County
New York
Fishing
Water | Species | Open Season | Minimum Length | Daily Limit | Method |
All streams and their tributaries that flow into the Delaware River in Delaware County downstream of Hancock | Trout | 1st Sat after April 11 through Sept 30 | Any size | 5 | |
All unlisted tributaries to Pepacton Reservoir and to East Branch Delaware River upstream from Pepacton Reservoir highwater mark | Trout | April 1 through Sept 30 | Any size | 5 | |
Bush Kill, Tremper Kill, Terry Clove, Fall Clove, Platte Kill, Dry Brook, Batavia Kill | Trout | April 1 through Sept 30 | 9″ | 5 | |
Trout Pond (Cables Lake), Huggins Lake | Trout | April 1 through Oct 15 | 12″ | 2 | Artificial lures only |
Use or possession of baitfish is prohibited | |||||
Big Pond, Little Pond | Trout | All year | 12″ | 3 | Ice fishing permitted |
Mud Pond | Trout | April 1 through Oct 15 | 12″ | 3 | |
Cannonsville Reservoir, Pepacton Reservoir | Trout | ||||
Beaver Kill from State Route 206 (County Route 7) bridge downstream except sections below: | Trout | April 1 through Nov 30 | 9″ | 5 | |
Beaver Kill: 1) from Sullivan County line (below Roscoe) downstream 2.5 miles to the old railroad trestle and 2) from one mile upstream to 1.6 miles downstream of iron bridge at Horton | Trout | All year | Catch and release only | Artificial lures only | |
Beaver Kill from Iron Bridge at Horton downstream to first Rt. 17 overpass | Angling prohibited July 1 through August 31 to protect thermally stressed trout | ||||
East Sidney Reservoir | Walleye | First Sat in May through March 15 | 18″ | 3 | Ice fishing permitted |
East Branch Delaware River — Special Regulations by River Section below: | |||||
From Pepacton Reservoir highwater mark upstream | Trout | April 1 through Sept 30 | 9″ | 5 | |
From Pepacton Dam downstream to Shinhopple Bridge | Trout | April 1 through Oct 15 | 12″ | 2 | |
Angling prohibited from Oct 16 through March 31 to protect spawning trout | |||||
From Shinhopple Bridge downstream to the mouth at Hancock | Trout | April 1 through Oct 15 | 12″ | 2 | |
Oct 16 through Nov 30 | Catch and release only | ||||
All streams and their tributaries that flow in to the East Branch of the Delaware River between the villages of East Branch and Hancock | Trout | 1st Sat after April 11 through Oct 15 | Any Size | 5 | |
West Branch Delaware River — Special Regulations by River Section below: | |||||
From Cannonsville Reservoir highwater mark upstream | Trout | April 1 through Sept 30 | 9″ | 5 | |
From Cannonsville Dam downstream to the Route 17 overpass at Deposit | Trout | April 1 through Oct 15 | 12″ | 2 | |
Angling prohibited from Oct 16 through March 31 to protect spawning trout | |||||
From Route 17 overpass at Deposit downstream 2.0 miles | Trout | April 1 through Oct 15 | Catch and release only | Artificial lures only | |
Angling prohibited from Oct 16 through March 31 to protect spawning trout | |||||
From the lower limit of catch-and-release section in Deposit downstream to NY/PA border (1.7 miles below Hale Eddy Bridge) | Trout | April 1 through Oct 15 | 12″ | 2 | |
Angling prohibited from Oct 16 through March 31 to protect spawning trout | |||||
Delaware River and West Branch Delaware River forming NY/PA border |