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Statewide Angling Regulations

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The following statewide angling regulations apply to all waters for which special regulations have not been established. Special regulations for specific waters can be found on the following pages.

Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit
Trout—Brook, Brown and Rainbow and hybrids of these species; and Splake	April 1 through Oct 15	Any size	5
Lake Trout	April 1 through Oct 15	21″	3
Landlocked (LL)/Atlantic Salmon	April 1 through Oct 15	15″	3
Kokanee	April 1 through Oct 15	Any size	10
Coho, Chinook, Pink Salmon	See Great Lakes Regulations
Black Bass (Largemouth/Smallmouth)	3rd Sat in June through Nov 30	12″	5
Black Bass (Largemouth/Smallmouth)	Dec 1 through Fri preceding the 3rd Sat in June	Catch and release only	Artificial lures only
Muskellunge	3rd Sat in June through Nov 30	30″	1
Northern Pike	1st Sat in May through March 15	18″	5
Pickerel	1st Sat in May through March 15	15″	5
Tiger Muskellunge	1st Sat in May through March 15	30″	1
Walleye	1st Sat in May through March 15	15″	5
Crappie	All year	9″	25
Atlantic, Shortnose & Lake Sturgeon; Paddlefish	Closed	Fishing for and possession prohibited
Lake Whitefish	All year	Any size	5
Striped Bass—Hudson River and all inland waters except Delaware River (see Border Water Regulations )	March 16 through Nov 30	18″	1
American Shad	Fishing for (including catch and release) or possessing American shad in the Hudson River or Marine District is prohibited.
Hickory Shad	Aug 1 through Nov 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, St. Lawrence R., L. Niagara R., Lake Ontario and tributaries to these waters.	All year	6”	50
All endangered or threatened fish species	Fishing for and possession prohibited
All other species (except those listed elsewhere in special regulation tables in this guide).	All year	Any size	Any number

A person may not fish for a species (not even Catch-and-Release) outside of the open season for that species on a given water.

Regulations in red are new this year.

Purple text indicates an important note.

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