| Species |
Open
Season |
Minimum
Length |
Daily
Limit |
| Trout
(brook, brown and rainbow trout and hybrids of these
species; and splake) |
April
1 through October 15 |
Any
size |
5 |
| Lake
Trout |
April
1 through October 15 |
21" |
3 |
| Landlocked
Salmon/ Atlantic Salmon |
April
1 through October 15 |
15" |
3 |
| Kokanee |
April
1 through October 15 |
Any
size |
10 |
| Coho,
chinook, pink salmon - See Great
Lakes Regulations |
|
|
|
black
bass
largemouth/smallmouth |
3rd
Saturday in June through November 30 |
12" |
5 |
| Muskellunge |
3rd
Saturday in June through November 30 |
30" |
1 |
| Northern
Pike |
1st
Saturday in May through March 15 |
18" |
5 |
| Pickerel |
1st
Saturday in May through March 15 |
15" |
5 |
| Tiger
muskellunge |
1st
Saturday in May through March 15 |
30" |
1 |
| Walleye |
1st
Saturday in May through March 15 |
15" |
5 |
| Crappie |
All
year |
9" |
25 |
| Atlantic,
shortnose &lake sturgeon; paddlefish |
Closed |
Possession
Prohibited |
|
| Lake
Whitefish |
All
year |
Any
size |
5 |
| Striped
bass in the Hudson River and tributaries north of George
Washington Bridge |
March
16 through November 30 |
18" |
1 |
| American
Shad |
All
year |
Any
size |
6 |
| Yellow
perch |
All
year |
Any
size |
50 |
| Sunfish
(bluegill, pumpkinseed and redbreast sunfish) |
All
year |
Any
size |
50 |
| American
eel- all waters except Hudson River |
All
year |
6" |
50 |
| American
eel- Hudson River from the Battery to Troy and all tributaries
upstream to the first barrier |
All
year |
Eels
6-14" only may be possessed in any number for bait. No
eels greater than 14" may be possessed. No eels may be
possessed for food. |
| All
other species (except endangered and threatened species) |
All
year |
Any
size |
Any
number |
