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Albany County

Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
Hudson River from Troy Dam upstream to Bakers Falls in the Village of Hudson Falls and tributaries in this section to first barrier impassable by fish, Mohawk River below Route 32 bridge	All Species	All year	Catch and release fishing only. All fish shall be returned to the water immediately. Baitfish may be possessed for use as fish bait. Use of tip-ups is permitted.
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.
Thompsons Lake	Trout	All year	12″	3	Ice fishing permitted
Normans Kill from Watervliet Reservoir downstream to the first barrier impassable to fish upstream of the Hudson River	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

Columbia County

Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
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.
Queechy Lake	Trout	All year	12″	3	Ice fishing permitted
Kinderhook Creek, Adams Crossing downstream	Trout	April 1 through Nov 30	Any size	5

Delaware County

Waters	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
Trout Pond (Cables Lake), Huggins Lake	Trout	April 1 through Oct 15	Use or possession of baitfish is prohibited
Launt Pond	Trout	April 1 through Oct 15	10″	3
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	See NYC Reservoirs regulations.
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 lure 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 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
From Pepacton Dam downstream to Shinhopple Bridge	All 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
From Shinhopple Bridge downstream to the mouth at Hancock	Trout	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
	All 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
From Route 17 overpass at Deposit downstream 2.0 miles	All 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
	All Angling prohibited from Oct 16 through March 31 to protect spawning trout
Delaware River and West Branch Delaware River forming NY/PA border	Black Bass, Trout, Muskellunge, Pickerel, Walleye	See Border Waters regulations .

Greene County

Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
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.
Greens Lake, Colgate Lake	Trout	All year	12″	3	Ice fishing permitted

Montgomery County

Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
Beardsley Lake	Trout	All year	12″	3	Ice fishing permitted
Schoharie Creek	Black Bass	3rd Sat in June through Nov 30	10″	5
Schoharie Creek	Black Bass	Dec 1 through Fri preceding the 3rd Sat in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only

Otsego County

Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
Arnold Lake	Trout	All year	12″	3	Ice fishing permitted
Basswood Pond	Trout	April 1 through Oct 15	10″	3
Canadarago Lake	Yellow Perch	All year	Any size	25
Gilbert Lake	Trout	April 1 through Nov 30	12″	3
Goodyear Lake	Yellow Perch	All year	Any size	25
Goodyear Lake	Sunfish (Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redbreast)	All year	Any size	25
Otsego Lake	Brown Trout	All year	18″	1	Ice fishing permitted
	LL Salmon	All year	18″	1
	Lake Trout	All year	23″	1
Susquehanna River from Otsego Lake Dam to Goodyear Lake	Trout	April 1 through Oct 15	Any size	3 in any combination
	LL Salmon	April 1 through Oct 15	15″
	Lake Trout	April 1 through Oct 15	21″

Rensselaer County

Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
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.
Glass Lake	Trout	All year	12″	3	Ice fishing permitted
Hoosic River, Little Hoosic River	Trout	April 1 through Oct 15	9″	5
Kinderhook Creek, Adams Crossing downstream	Trout	April 1 through Nov 30	Any size	5
Hudson River from Troy Dam upstream to Bakers Falls in the Village of Hudson Falls and tributaries in this section to first barrier impassable by fish, Mohawk River below Route 32 bridge	All Species	All year	Catch and release fishing only. All fish shall be returned to the water immediately.		Baitfish may be possessed for use as fish bait. Use of tip-ups is permitted.
Hudson River upstream of Lock C-4 and its associated dam, near Stillwater, NY	Use or possession of alewife or blueback herring prohibited
Second Pond, Long Pond, Shaver Pond	Trout	All year	12″	3	Ice fishing permitted
Tomhannock Reservoir	Ice Fishing Season Jan 1 through March 15, daylight hours only. Fishing by permit only (available from City of Troy)

Schenectady County

Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
Schoharie Creek from Route 20 bridge upstream	Black Bass	3rd Sat in June through Nov 30	Any size	5
Schoharie Creek from Route 20 bridge upstream	Black Bass	Dec 1 through Fri preceding the 3rd Sat in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Schoharie Creek from Route 20 bridge downstream	Black Bass	3rd Sat in June through Nov 30	10″	5
Schoharie Creek from Route 20 bridge downstream	Black Bass	Dec 1 through Fri preceding the 3rd Sat in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only

Schoharie County

Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
Mallet Pond	Trout	All year	12″	3	Ice fishing permitted
Schoharie Creek from Schoharie Reservoir downstream to Route 20 bridge	Black Bass	3rd Sat in June through Nov 30	Any size	5
	Black Bass	Dec 1 through Fri preceding the 3rd Sat in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Schoharie Creek from Route 20 bridge downstream	Black Bass	3rd Sat in June through Nov 30	10″	5
Schoharie Creek from Route 20 bridge downstream	Black Bass	Dec 1 through Fri preceding the 3rd Sat in June	Catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Schoharie Reservoir	Trout	See NYC Reservoirs regulations.
Holding Pond	Trout	April 1 though October 15	10″	3

Regulations in red are new this year.

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