Fishing Seasons & Limits
New York
Fishing
The following statewide angling regulations apply to all waters for which special regulations have not been established.
| 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)/ | April 1 through Oct 15 | 15″ | 3 |
| It is illegal to take Atlantic Salmon from the waters of the marine and coastal district. | |||
| Kokanee | April 1 through Oct 15 | Any size | 10 |
| Coho & Chinook Salmon | See Great Lakes Regulations on Great Lakes & Tributary Regulations. | ||
| Black Bass | 3rd Sat in June through Nov 30 | 12″ | 5 |
| Dec 1 through Fri preceding the | Catch and | Artificial lures only | |
| Muskellunge | Last Sat in May through Nov 30 | 40″ | 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 |
| Yellow Perch | All year | Any size | 50 |
| Sunfish (Bluegill, Pumpkinseed and Redbreast Sunfish) | All year | Any size | 50 |
| Lake Whitefish | All year | Any size | 5 |
| Atlantic, Shortnose, Lake Sturgeon; Paddlefish, Sauger | Closed | Fishing for (including catch and release) or possession prohibited | |
| Striped Bass—Hudson River and all inland waters except Delaware River (see Border Water Regulations) | April 1 through Nov 30 | 1 fish between 18 and 28 inches total length OR 1 fish larger than 40 inches. | 1 |
| American Shad—All inland waters except Hudson, Chemung, Chenango and Susquehanna Rivers. | All year | Any size | 3 |
| Possession prohibited in Marine District. | |||
| Hickory Shad | Aug 1 through Nov 30 | Any size | 5 |
| Anadromous River (Ocean-run) Herring (Alewife and Blueback Herring) | Possession prohibited except in Hudson River and tributaries (see Tidal Hudson River Regulations). | ||
| American Eel—all waters except Hudson River, St. Lawrence R., L. Niagara R., Lake Ontario and tributaries to these waters. | All year | 9″ | 25 |
| All endangered or threatened fish species. See General Regulations for complete list of species. | Fishing for (including catch and release) or 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. | |||