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Dutchess County

Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All rivers and streams except Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black Bass	3rd Sat in June through Nov 30	10″	5
	Black Bass	Dec 1 – Fri preceding the 3rd Sat in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black Bass	See Tidal Hudson River Regulations.
Upton Lake, Sylvan Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
Wappinger Creek downstream of dam in Pleasant Valley	Trout	All Year	Any size	5
Indian Lake	Black Bass, Pickerel	See Border Waters regulations .
Morgan Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	3	Ice fishing permitted

Orange County

Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All rivers and streams except Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish & Delaware River	Black Bass	3rd Sat in June through Nov 30	10″	5
	Black Bass	Dec 1 – Fri preceding the 3rd Sat in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black Bass	See Tidal Hudson River Regulations.
Askoti, Hessian, Round, Blue, Skannatati and Walton Lakes	Trout	All Year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
Bashakill Marsh	Pickerel	All year	15″	5
Bashakill Marsh	Black Bass	All year	12″	5
Sterling Lake	Lake Trout	April 1 through Oct 15	21″	1	Use or possession of baitfish prohibited
Delaware River, Greenwood Lake	All Species	See Border Waters regulations.
Mongaup River from Rio Dam downstream to Route 97 bridge	Trout	April 1 through Oct 15	12″	3	Artificial lures only
Ramapo River	Trout	All year	Any size	5

Putnam County

Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All rivers and streams except Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black Bass	3rd Sat in June through Nov 30	10″	5
	Black Bass	Dec 1 through Fri preceding the 3rd Sat in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black Bass	See Tidal Hudson River Regulations.
Bog Brook Reservoir, Boyd Corners Reservoir, Croton Falls Reservoir, Diverting Reservoir, East Branch Reservoir, Middle Branch Reservoir, West Branch Reservoir, Lake Gilead, Lake Gleneida	Lake Trout, Trout, Walleye	See NYC Reservoirs regulations .
East Branch Croton River from Diverting Reservoir to East Branch Reservoir	Trout	All year	14″	1	Artificial lures only
West Branch Croton River from Croton Falls Reservoir to East Branch Croton River	Trout	April 1 through Sept 30	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
West Branch Croton River from West Branch Reservoir to Croton Falls Reservoir	Trout	April 1 through Sept 30	9″	5
White Pond	Walleye	1st Sat in May through March 15	18″	3	Ice fishing permitted

Rockland County

Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All rivers and streams except Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black Bass	3rd Sat in June through Nov 30	10″	5
	Black Bass	Dec 1 through Fri preceding the 3rd Sat in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black Bass	See Tidal Hudson River Regulations.
Ramapo River	Trout	All year	Any size	5
Hessian Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted

Sullivan County

Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All rivers and streams except the Delaware River	Black Bass	3rd Sat in June through Nov 30	10″	5
All rivers and streams except the Delaware River	Black Bass	Dec 1 through Fri preceding the 3rd Sat in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Delaware River	Trout, Black Bass, Muskellunge, Pickerel, Walleye	See Border Waters regulations.
Bashakill Marsh	Pickerel	All year	15″	5
Bashakill Marsh	Black Bass	All year	12″	5
Basket Creek and tributaries, Callicoon Creek from mouth to Hortonville, Hankins Creek and tributaries from mouth to Falls at Mileses, Hoolihan Brook and tributaries, North Branch Callicoon Creek and tributaries from mouth to Gossweyler Pond above North Branch, Pea Brook and tributaries	Trout	1st Sat after April 11 through Sept 30	Any size	5
Beaver Kill from State Road 206 (County Route 7) bridge in Delaware County downstream, Willowemoc Creek from iron bridge at Parkston downstream except section below	Trout	April 1 through Nov 30	9″	5
Willowemoc Creek 1200 ft. above mouth of Elm Hollow Brook downstream 3.5 miles to second Route 17 Quickway bridge east of Roscoe	Trout	All year	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Neversink River, from Neversink Reservoir downstream, except as listed below	Trout	April 1 through Oct 15	9″	5
Neversink River and tributaries within the Neversink River Unique Area and owned by the people of the State of New York situated in the Towns of Thompson and Forestburgh and abutting that reach of the Neversink River from its confluence with Mercer Brook south to the Sullivan-Orange County line, except any portion thereof where the right to fish is privately owned.	Trout	April 1 through Oct 15	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Crystal Lake, Hodge Pond	Trout	April 1 through Sept 30	10″	3	Use or possession of baitfish prohibited
Lake Huntington, Loch Sheldrake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
Mongaup River from Rio Dam downstream to Route 97 bridge	Trout	April 1 through Oct 15	12″	3	Artificial lures only
Mongaup Pond*	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted Use or possession of baitfish prohibited
Neversink Reservoir, Rondout Reservoir	Lake Trout, Trout	See NYC Reservoirs regulations.
Swinging Bridge Reservoir	Walleye	1st Sat in May through March 15	18″	3	Ice fishing permitted
White Lake	Lake Trout	All year	15″	3	Ice fishing permitted
White Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
* In addition, the use or possession of baitfish is prohibited in Mongaup Creek downstream of Mongaup Pond.

Ulster County

Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All waters except Hudson River	Walleye	1st Sat in May through March 15	18″	3
All rivers and streams except Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black Bass	3rd Sat in June through Nov 30	10″	5
	Black Bass	Dec 1 through Fri preceding the 3rd Sat in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black Bass	See Tidal Hudson River Regulations.
Alder Lake, Echo Lake	Trout	April 1 through Sept 30	10″	3	Use of fish as bait prohibited
Ashokan Reservoir, Rondout Reservoir	Lake Trout, Trout, Walleye	See NYC Reservoirs regulations.
Honk Lake	Trout	April 1 through Nov 30	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
Esopus Creek (other than below)	Trout	April 1 through Nov 30	Any size	5
Esopus Creek from Shandaken tunnel outlet (Allaben) to Ashokan Reservoir	Trout	April 1 through November 30	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12”

Westchester County

Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All rivers and streams except Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black Bass	3rd Sat in June through Nov 30	10″	5
	Black Bass	Dec 1 through Fri preceding the 3rd Sat in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	Black Bass	See Tidal Hudson River Regulations.
Amawalk Outlet from Amawalk Reservoir to Muscoot Reservoir	Trout	April 1 through Sept 30	12″	3	Artificial lures only
Amawalk Reservoir, Cross River Reservoir, Kensico Reservoir, Muscoot Reservoir, New Croton Reservoir, Titicus Reservoir	Trout	See NYC Reservoirs regulations.
West Branch Croton River from Croton Falls Reservoir to East Branch Croton River	Trout	April 1 through Sept 30	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Titicus Outlet	Trout	April 1 through October 15	Any size	5 with no more than 2 longer than 12”

Regulations in red are new this year.

Purple text indicates an important note.