LivewellFish consumption advisories
New York
New York publishes advisories for 148 waters, covering 1044 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: Cadmium, Chlordane, Dioxins, Mercury, PCBs, Pesticides, PFOS
Statewide advisory
These apply across New York, including waters with no specific advisory of their own.
- All Other Species General population Limit to one meal per week. Good Choice Fish
- All Other Species Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Good Choice Fish
- Black Bullhead General population Limit to one meal per week. Good Choice Fish
- Black Bullhead Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Good Choice Fish
- Black Crappie General population Limit to one meal per week. Good Choice Fish
- Black Crappie Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Good Choice Fish
- Bluegill General population Limit to one meal per week. Best Choice Fish
- Bluegill Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Best Choice Fish
- Brook Trout General population Limit to one meal per week. Best Choice Fish
- Brook Trout Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Best Choice Fish
- Brown Trout Under 20" General population Limit to one meal per week. Best Choice Fish
- Brown Trout Over 20" General population Limit to one meal per week. Good Choice Fish
- Brown Trout General population Limit to one meal per week. Best Choice Fish
- Brown Trout Under 20" Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per week. Best Choice Fish
- Brown Trout Over 20" Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Good Choice Fish
- Brown Trout Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Best Choice Fish
- Chain Pickerel Under 20" General population Limit to one meal per week. Good Choice Fish
- Chain Pickerel Over 20" General population Limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Chain Pickerel General population Limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Chain Pickerel Under 20" Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Good Choice Fish
- Chain Pickerel Over 20" Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Chain Pickerel Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat. Eat less
- Channel Catfish General population Limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Channel Catfish Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Common Carp General population Limit to one meal per week. Good Choice Fish
- Common Carp Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Good Choice Fish
- Freshwater Drum General population Limit to one meal per week. Best Choice Fish
- Freshwater Drum Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Lake Trout General population Limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Lake Trout Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat. Eat less
- Largemouth Bass Under 15" General population Limit to one meal per week. Good Choice Fish
- Largemouth Bass Over 15" General population Limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Largemouth Bass General population Limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Largemouth Bass Under 15" Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Good Choice Fish
- Largemouth Bass Over 15" Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Largemouth Bass Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Northern Pike Under 26" General population Limit to one meal per week. Good Choice Fish
- Northern Pike Over 26" General population Limit to one meal per month. Avoid
- Northern Pike General population Limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Northern Pike Under 26" Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Good Choice Fish
- Northern Pike Over 26" Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat. Avoid
- Northern Pike Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat. Eat less
- Pumpkinseed/sunfish General population Limit to one meal per week. Best Choice Fish
- Pumpkinseed/sunfish Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Best Choice Fish
- Rainbow Trout General population Limit to one meal per week. Best Choice Fish
- Rainbow Trout Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Best Choice Fish
- Rock Bass General population Limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Rock Bass Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat. Eat less
- Smallmouth Bass Under 15" General population Limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Smallmouth Bass Over 15" General population Limit to one meal per month. Avoid
- Smallmouth Bass General population Limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Smallmouth Bass Under 15" Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Smallmouth Bass Over 15" Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat. Avoid
- Smallmouth Bass Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat. Eat less
- Walleye Under 19" General population Limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Walleye Over 19" General population Do not eat. Avoid
- Walleye Under 19" Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat. Eat less
- Walleye Over 19" Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat. Avoid
- White Perch General population Limit to one meal per week. Best Choice Fish
- White Perch Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- White Sucker General population Limit to one meal per week. Best Choice Fish
- White Sucker Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Best Choice Fish
- Yellow Perch Under 10" General population Limit to one meal per week. Best Choice Fish
- Yellow Perch Over 10" General population Limit to one meal per month. Eat less
- Yellow Perch Under 10" Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month. Best Choice Fish
- Yellow Perch Over 10" Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat. Eat less
Waters with advisories in New York
148 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Coastals 2
- Buffalo River and Inner Harbor Erie
- East River to Throgs Neck Bridge 2, 3 (Queens, New York, Kings, Bronx) Harlem River 2, 3 (New York, Bronx) Upper New York Bay, north of Verrazano Narrows Bridge 2, 3 (Kings, New York, Richmond) White perch Up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT PCBs East River to Throgs Neck Bridge 2
Lakes 72
- Atlantic Ocean 2, 3 (Nassau, Queens, Suffolk) Block Island Sound 2, 3 (Suffolk) Gardiners Bay 2, 3 (Nassau, Queens, Suffolk) Jamaica Bay 2, 3 (Nassau, Kings, Queens) Long Island Sound 2, 3 (Nassau, Westchester, Queens, Suffolk, Bronx) Long Island South Shore, 2, 3 excluding tidal portions of Carmans River, Forge River, and Quantuck Creek (Nassau, Queens, Suffolk) Lower New York Bay, south of Verrazano Narrows Bridge 2, 3 (Kings, Richmond) Peconic Bay 2, 3 (Suffolk) Raritan Bay, east of Wolfe's Pond Park 2, 3 (Richmond) Atlantic Ocean 2
- Ballston Lake Saratoga
- Big Reed Pond Suffolk
- Black Lake St. Lawrence
- Black River Pond Rensselaer
- Bradley Lake Rensselaer
- Browns Pond Orange
- Canadice Lake Ontario
- Carlls River, tidal portion downstream of Argyle Lake Dam (Suffolk) Carmans River, tidal portion from Suffolk Club Dam to Beaverdam Road (Suffolk) Quantuck Creek, tidal portion between Old Ice Pond and Quioque Point (Suffolk) Forge River, tidal portion from Montauk Highway Dam/West Millpond Dam to Masury Point Carlls River
- Carlls River, upstream of Argyle Lake Dam Suffolk
- Carter Pond Washington
- Cayuga Lake Cayuga
- Chenango Lake Chenango
- Chodikee Lake Ulster
- Delaware Park Lake/Hoyt Lake Erie
- Delta Lake Oneida
- Donahues Pond Suffolk
- Dyken Pond Rensselaer
- Fallkill Lake and Creek Dutchess
- Freshpond, Hither Hills State Park Suffolk
- Gill Creek, downstream of Hyde Park Lake Niagara
- Glacier Lake, Clark Reservation State Park Onondaga
- Glass Lake Rensselaer
- Goodyear Lake Otsego
- Grant Park Pond Nassau
- Green Lake Greene
- Hall's Pond Nassau
- Hards Lake Suffolk
- Kayuta Lake Oneida
- Keuka Lake Steuben
- Kinderhook Lake Columbia
- Koppers Pond Chemung
- Lake Capri Suffolk
- Lake Champlain, bay within Cumberland Head Southwest to Peru Boat Launch Clinton
- Lake Champlain, bay within Cumberland Head Southwest to Peru Boat Launch (Clinton) Lake Champlain
- Lake Erie Chautauqua
- Lake Mahopac Putnam
- Lake Ontario Cayuga
- Lake Superior Sullivan
- Lake Taghkanic Columbia
- Lake Welch Rockland
- Loch Sheldrake Sullivan
- Lofts Pond Nassau
- Long Pond/Chenango Chenango
- Moreau Lake Saratoga
- Nassau Lake Rensselaer
- Newburgh Area Waters (Orange) Beaverdam Lake Stream from Stewart State Forest to Beaverdam Lake Clark Street Ponds Crest Vew Lake Lockwood Basin/Masterson Park Pond Moodna Creek, upstream of Firthcliffe Dam Recreation Pond Silver Stream Washington Lake Orange
- North Lake, Town of Ohio (Herkimer) North Lake
- Oneida Lake Oneida
- Onondaga Lake Onondaga
- Owasco Lake Cayuga
- Peconic Lake and River, between Edwards Avenue Dam and Peconic Lake Dam Suffolk
- Queechy Lake Columbia
- Randall Pond Suffolk
- Raritan Bay, west of Wolfe's Pond Park 2, 3 (Richmond) Raritan Bay
- Red Lake Jefferson
- Ridders Pond Nassau
- Rushford Lake Allegany
- Seneca Lake Ontario
- Skaneateles Creek, Skaneateles Lake Dam at Skaneateles to Seneca River Cayuga
- Smith Pond, Rockville Centre Nassau
- Smith Pond, Roosevelt Park Nassau
- Spring Lake, Middle Island Suffolk
- Swan Pond Suffolk
- Thayers Pond - Hoosick Falls Area Rensselaer
- Thompsons Lake Albany
- Unadilla River, downstream of Mill Pond Dam (Unadilla Forks) Chenango
- Upper Twin Pond Nassau
- Upper Yaphank Lake Nassau
- Valatie Kill, between County Rt. 18 and Nassau Lake Rensselaer
- Valatie Kill, between Nassau Lake and Kinderhook Lake Columbia
- Wappingers Lake Dutchess
Reservoirs 23
- Amawalk Reservoir Westchester
- Boyd Corners Reservoir Putnam
- Cross River Reservoir Westchester
- Diverting Reservoir Putnam
- Dunham Reservoir Rensselaer
- East Branch Reservoir Putnam
- East Sidney Reservoir Delaware
- Eaton Brook Reservoir Madison
- Freeport Reservoir Nassau
- Hoosic River, from Schaghticoke Dam to Vermont state line (including Johnsonville and Schaghticoke Reservoirs) Rensselaer
- Jamesville Reservoir Onondaga
- Lewiston Reservoir/Power Reservoir Niagara
- Massapequa Reservoir, upstream of Long Island Railroad Nassau
- Middle Branch Reservoir Putnam
- New Croton Reservoir Westchester
- Rio Reservoir Orange
- Salmon River Reservoir Oswego
- Salmon River, mouth to Salmon River Reservoir Oswego
- Schoharie Reservoir (Delaware, Greene, Schoharie) Schoharie Reservoir (Delaware
- Swinging Bridge Reservoir Sullivan
- Titicus Reservoir Westchester
- Waterport Reservoir/Lake Alice Orleans
- West Branch Reservoir Putnam
Rivers 51
- Black River, Carthage State Dam to Herrings Dam Jefferson
- Black River, downstream of Herrings Dam Jefferson
- Carmans River, above Suffolk Club Dam Suffolk
- Catharine Creek Chemung
- Cayuga Creek Niagara
- Chenango River Broome
- Coldbrook Creek Chemung
- Eighteenmile Creek, downstream of Burt Dam Niagara
- Eighteenmile Creek, upstream of Burt Dam Niagara
- Ellicott Creek, downstream of Glens Falls at Amherst State Park Erie
- Erie Canal between Lockport and Lock 21 Cayuga
- Erie Canal, between Lockport and Niagara River/ Tonawanda Creek downstream of Pendleton Erie
- Grasse River, mouth to Massena Power Canal St. Lawrence
- Grasse River, upstream of Massena Power Canal St. Lawrence
- Hudson River, Corinth Dam ( Palmer Falls Dam ) to South Glens Falls Dam at Route 9 Bridge (Warren, Saratoga) Hudson River
- Hudson River, Corinth Dam (Palmer Falls Dam) to South Glens Dam at Route 9 Bridge Saratoga
- Hudson River, Federal Dam at Troy to Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill Albany
- Hudson River, Federal Dam at Troy to Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill 3 (Rensselaer, Albany, Columbia, Greene) Hudson River
- Hudson River, Hudson Falls Dam at Bakers Falls to Federal Dam at Troy Albany
- Hudson River, Hudson Falls Dam at Bakers Falls to Federal Dam at Troy (Rensselaer, Albany, Washington, Saratoga) Hudson River
- Hudson River, Mario Cuomo Bridge to NYC Battery 2, 3 (Bronx, New York, Rockland, Westchester) White perch Up to 1 meal/month Up to 1 meal/month PCBs Hudson River
- Hudson River, Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill to NYC Battery 2, 3, 4 (Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester) Hudson River
- Hudson River, South Glens Falls Dam at Route 9 Bridge to Hudson Falls Dam at Bakers Falls Saratoga
- Hudson River, South Glens Falls Dam at Route 9 Bridge to Hudson Falls Dam at Bakers Falls (Warren, Washington, Saratoga) Hudson River
- Hudson River, south of Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill to NYC Battery Bronx
- Kelsey Creek Jefferson
- Massena Power Canal St. Lawrence
- Mohawk River/ Erie Canal between Fivemile Dam (downstream of Little Falls) and Cohoes Falls Albany
- Mohawk River/ Erie Canal, between Lock E18 at Jacksonburg and Fivemile Dam below Little Falls Herkimer
- Mohawk River/Erie Canal, between Lock E20 at Whitesboro and Lock E18 at Jacksonburg Herkimer
- Mohawk River/Erie Canal, from Feeder Dam 1 on Mohawk River and Lock E21 at New London to Lock E20 at Whitesboro Oneida
- Moodna Creek, downstream of Firthcliffe Dam to mouth of Hudson River Orange
- Mud Creek, tributary to Sauquoit Creek Oneida
- Niagara River, downstream of Niagara Falls Niagara
- Niagara River, upstream of Niagara Falls Erie
- Oswego River, Varick Dam at Oswego (Lock #8) to Upper Dam at Fulton (Lock #2) Oswego
- Patroon Creek Albany
- Ramapo River, upstream of Tuxedo Falls Dam Orange
- Raquette River, downstream of Raymondville Dam St. Lawrence
- Sauquoit Creek, between Old Silk Mill Dam near New Hartford/Paris town line and Mohawk River Oneida
- Sawmill River, upstream of the flume at Mill Street in Yonkers Westchester
- Scajaquada Creek Erie
- Shaker Creek Albany
- Sheldrake River Westchester
- Sixmile Creek, downstream of Gulf Road to mouth of Mohawk River Oneida
- St. Lawrence River, from Seaway International Bridge (including Turtle Creek Cove) downstream to north end of Raquette Point (Navigation Light Number 11) St. Lawrence
- St. Lawrence River, whole river, excluding Seaway International Bridge area (in St. Lawrence County ) Franklin
- St. Regis River St. Lawrence
- Susquehanna River, downstream of South Side Dam (Oneonta) Broome
- Threemile Creek Oneida
- Unnamed stream from Schenectady Airport that crosses Maple Ave Schenectady
New York statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 15" min | 5 | Year-round | 05-03 – 03-15 |
| Largemouth Bass | 12" min | 5 | 12-01 – 11-30 | 06-21 – 11-30 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 12" min | 5 | Year-round | 06-21 – 11-30 |
| Northern Pike | 22" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Muskellunge | 40" min | 1 | Year-round | 05-24 – 03-15 |
| Chain Pickerel | 15" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Yellow Perch | — | 50 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | — | 25 | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: New York — New York DEC