All information is provided courtesy of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Please note the following is a basic listing of the various sportfishing season. Please click here for a full listing of the New York State Sportfishing regulations.
Sportfishing regulations
(a) In accordance with Table A in subdivision (b) of this section, except as provided for in sections 10.2 and 10.3 of this Part, and Parts 11, 19, 35, 36 and 40 of this Chapter, no person shall:
(1) have in possession, take or attempt to take fish of a species listed other than during the open season specified for such species; or
(2) have in possession or intentionally kill or unnecessarily injure fish of a species listed of sizes other than those specified and allowed for such species; or
(3) possess, kill or unnecessarily injure fish of a species listed in excess of the daily limit specified for such species except that fish caught and returned to the water immediately without unnecessary injury will not be counted as part of the daily limit.
(b) Table A--Sportfishing Regulations
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Table A: Sportfishing Regulations
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Species
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Open Season
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Minimum length
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Daily limit
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(1)
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(a) Trout (brook brown and rainbow trout and hybrids of these species; and splake)
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April 1 through October 15
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Any size
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5
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(b) Lake Trout
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April 1 through October 15
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21"
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3
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(c) Landlocked Salmon
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April 1 through October 15
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15"
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3
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(2)
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Kokanee
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April 1 through October 15
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Any size
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10
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(3)
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Black Bass
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Third Saturday in June through November 30
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12"
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5
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Dec.1 through the Friday preceding the third Saturday in June
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Catch and Release Only; Artificial Lures Only
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(4)
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Muskellunge
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Third Saturday in June through November 30
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30"
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1
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(5)
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Walleye
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First Saturday in May to March 15
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15"
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5
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(6)
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Tiger Muskellunge
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First Saturday in May to March 15
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30"
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1
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(7)
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Northern Pike
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First Saturday in May to March 15
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18"
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5
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(8)
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Pickerel
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First Saturday in May to March 15
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15"
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5
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(9)
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Whitefish
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All year
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Any size
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5
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(10)
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Crappie
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All year
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9"
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25
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(11)
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Atlantic Sturgeon, paddlefish
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Possession prohibited
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(12)
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American eel
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All year
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6"
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50
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(13)
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American shad - in the Hudson River and tributaries north of the George Washington Bridge
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All year
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Any size
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1
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American shad - all other inland waters
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All year
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Any size
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6
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(14)
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Sunfish (bluegill, pumpkinseed and redbreast sunfish)
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All year
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Any size
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50
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(15)
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Yellow perch
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All year
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Any size
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50
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(16)
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All endangered or threatened fish species
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May not be taken or possessed at any time, except pursuant to a special permit.
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(17)
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Bullhead, Catfish, Carp, Cisco, Rock Bass, Sauger, Sucker, White Bass, White Perch, and all other fishes not listed in this table
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All year
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Any size
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Any number
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(18)
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Striped Bass (in the Hudson River and tributaries north of the George Washington Bridge and all inland waters)
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March 16 through November 30
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18" TL (total length see ECL §13-0339[-4])
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1
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(19)
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Hickory shad
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August 1 to November 30
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Any size
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5
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