Region 1 Special Regulations

Heidi O’Riordan, Regional Fisheries Manager
Stony Brook University
50 Circle Rd.
Stony Brook, NY 11790-3409
(631) 444-0280
COUNTIES: NASSAU, SUFFOLK
Nassau County
Water |
Special Regulations |
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All lakes and ponds |
Black Bass, All year, Catch and Release only |
Beaver Brook and tributaries |
Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only |
Massapequa Creek and tributaries |
Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only |
McDonald Pond |
Trout, All year, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" |
South Pond |
Trout, All year, Daily Limit-5 with no more than 2 longer than 12" |
Suffolk County
Water |
Special Regulations |
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Artist Lake |
Black Bass, All year, Catch and Release only |
Beaverdam Creek and tributaries |
Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only |
Belmont Lake |
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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 |
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Carmans River and tributaries (Southaven County Park) from Hards Lake upstream to the Cement Dam |
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Carmans River and tributaries |
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Connetquot River and tributaries |
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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 |
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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 |
Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only |
Nissequogue River from Long Island Sound upstream to the dam at White's Pool |
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Nissequogue River within Caleb Smith State Park |
Park Regulations apply |
Patchogue River and tributaries |
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Rattlesnake Creek from confluence with Connetquot River upstream to dam at Sunrise Highway |
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Swan River and tributaries |
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Tributaries to Blydenburgh Lake |
Brook Trout, All year, Catch and Release only |
Tuthills Creek and tributaries |