Region 1 Special Regulations

All lakes and ponds

Black Bass, All year, Catch and Release only

Beaver Brook and tributaries
from Beaver Lake upstream to source

Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only

Massapequa Creek and tributaries
from Massapequa Lake upstream to Northwest Drive

Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only

McDonald Pond
(Hempstead Lake State Park)

Trout, All year, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"

South Pond
(Hempstead Lake State Park)

Trout, All year, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"

Artist Lake

Black Bass, All year, Catch and Release only

Beaverdam Creek and tributaries
from mouth upstream to Sunrise Highway

Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only

Belmont Lake

• Black Bass, All year, Catch and Release only
• Trout, All year, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"

Blydenburgh Lake

Sunfish, All year, Minimum Length-8", Daily Limit-15

Carmans River and tributaries

(Southaven County Park) from Cement Dam upstream to Yaphank Avenue

• Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only
• Brown and Rainbow Trout, April 1 through October 15, Daily Limit-3 with no more than 1 longer than 12"
• Fly fishing only
  

Carmans River and tributaries

(Southaven County Park) from Hards Lake upstream to the Cement Dam

• Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only
• Brown and Rainbow Trout, April 1 through October 15, Daily limit-3 with no more than 1 longer than 12”

Carmans River and tributaries
from Bellport Bay upstream to the Hards Lake dam

• Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only
• Brown and Rainbow Trout, April 1 through October 15, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
• Brown and Rainbow Trout, October 16 through March 31, Catch and release only

Connetquot River and tributaries
from the Great South Bay upstream to dam at Montauk Highway.

Connetquot River

within Connetquot River State Park

Park Regulations apply

Deep Pond

Trout, All year, Minimum Length-12", Daily Limit-3

Fort Pond

Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18", Daily Limit-3

Hards Lake

• Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only
• Rainbow and Brown Trout, April 1 through October 15, Daily Limit-3 with no more than 1 longer than 12”

Lake Ronkonkoma

Walleye, May 1 through March 15, Minimum Length-18", Daily Limit-3

Laurel Lake

Trout, All year, Minimum Length-12", Daily Limit-3

Mud Creek and tributaries
from Patchogue Bay upstream to Sills Road

Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only

Nissequogue River

from Long Island Sound upstream to the dam at White's Pool

• Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only
• Brown and Rainbow Trout, April 1 through October 15, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
• Brown and Rainbow Trout, October 16 through March 31, Catch and release only

Nissequogue River

within Caleb Smith State Park

Park Regulations apply

Patchogue River and tributaries
from Patchogue Bay upstream to source

• Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only
• Brown and Rainbow Trout, April 1 through October 15, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
• Brown and Rainbow Trout, October 16 through March 31, Catch and release only

Rattlesnake Creek

from confluence with Connetquot River upstream to dam at Sunrise Highway

• Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only
• Brown and Rainbow Trout, April 1 through October 15, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
• Brown and Rainbow Trout, October 16 through March 31, Catch and release only

Swan River and tributaries
from Patchogue Bay upstream to Southaven Avenue

Tributaries to Blydenburgh Lake

Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only

Tuthills Creek and tributaries
from Patchogue Bay upstream to Waverly Ave