Species |
Open Season |
Minimum Length |
Daily Limit |
Brook Trout (in lakes and ponds) |
April 1 - Oct 15 |
None |
5 |
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Splake (in lakes and ponds) |
All year |
5 (only 2 longer than 12") |
Trout in inland trout streams (see Definitions) |
April 1 - Oct 15 |
5 (only 2 longer than 12") |
Oct 16 - Mar 31 |
Catch and Release only |
Artificial lures only |
Lake Trout |
April 1 - Oct 15 |
21" |
3 |
Atlantic Salmon (Landlocked) |
All year |
15" |
3 |
Coho and Chinook Salmon |
See Great Lakes and Tributaries Special Regulations |
Black Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth) |
June 15 - Nov 30 |
12" |
5 |
Dec 1 - June 14 |
Catch and Release only |
Artificial lures only |
Muskellunge |
June 1 - Nov 30 |
40" |
1 |
Northern Pike |
May 1 - Mar 15 |
18" |
5 |
Pickerel |
May 1 - Mar 15 |
15" |
5 |
Tiger Muskellunge |
May 1 - Mar 15 |
30" |
1 |
Walleye |
May 1 - Mar 15 |
15" |
5 |
Crappie (Black and White) |
All year |
10" |
25 |
Yellow Perch |
All year |
None |
50 |
Sunfish (Bluegill, Redbreast, and Pumpkinseed Sunfish) |
All year |
None |
25 |
Lake Whitefish |
All year |
None |
5 |
Paddlefish, Sauger |
Closed |
Fishing for (including Catch and Release) or possession prohibited |
Striped Bass |
April 1 - Nov 30 |
1 (not less than 18" no greater than 28") |
|
American Shad - All inland waters except those listed in special regulations. |
All year |
None |
3 |
Possession prohibited in Hudson River and tributaries (page 24) |
Hickory Shad |
Aug 1 - Nov 30 |
Any Size |
5 |
American Eel |
All year |
9" |
25 |
All endangered or threatened fish species |
Fishing for (including Catch and Release) or possession prohibited |
Snakeheads (all species) |
Possession prohibited |
All other species (except those listed in special regulations) |
All year |
None |
Any number |