Delaware River and tributaries to the 1st barrier impassa… +1 more
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for Delaware River and tributaries to the 1st barrier impassable by fish; and the Hudson River downstream from the Federal Dam at Troy to the Battery at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, as the state words them
NY County · River · NY
Today's rule hereParsed
- Season
- All other species (except those listed in special regulations) | All yearStatewide
- Gear
- Angling means taking fish by hook and lineStatewide
- Bait
- the only species that can be purchased and used in any waterbody in New York where it is legal to use fish as baitStatewide
- Poles
- no more than 3 lines with or without a rodStatewide
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
Brook Trout in lakes and ponds | 5 | min. None | Statewide |
Lake Trout | 3 | min. 21” | Statewide |
Atlantic Salmon (Landlocked) | 3 | min. 15” | Statewide |
Black Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth) | 5 | min. 12” | Statewide |
Muskellunge | 1 | min. 40” | Statewide |
Northern Pike | 5 | min. 18” | Statewide |
Pickerel | 5 | min. 15” | Statewide |
Tiger Muskellunge | 1 | min. 30” | Statewide |
Walleye | 5 | min. 15” | Statewide |
Crappie (Black and White) | 25 | min. 10” | Statewide |
Yellow Perch | 50 | min. None | Statewide |
Sunfish (Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, and Redbreast Sunfish) | 25 | min. None | Statewide |
Lake Whitefish | 5 | min. None | Statewide |
American Shad | 2 | min. None | Statewide |
Hickory Shad | 5 | min. None | Statewide |
American eel American eel may be purchased and only used in the Delaware River (9-inch minimum size limit) and the Hudson River downstream from the Federal Dam at Troy to the Battery (between 9 and 14 inches). | See size rule | min. Delaware River: 9-inch minimum size limit; Hudson River: between 9 and 14 inches | This water |
The official text, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from NY's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- American eelSize Delaware River: 9-inch minimum size limit; Hudson River: between 9 and 14 inchesBait American eelAmerican eel may be purchased and only used in the Delaware River (9-inch minimum size limit) and the Hudson River downstream from the Federal Dam at Troy to the Battery (between 9 and 14 inches).
- All fishReach: From Bridge in Lordville upstream to confluence with West and East Branches of Delaware River. Category: WP.
- All fishCross-reference: See Border Waters Regulations
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this stretch begins and ends
The drawn shape is the named water, matched from the official list against OpenStreetMap and accepted only because the name resolved to a single feature in this water's county.
Different sections of this water can have different rules. The exact section boundaries are not marked on the map yet; each rule above describes in plain words where it starts and ends, and that written description is the authoritative boundary. Map boundaries come water by water, never as a guess.
At the water nowContext
Streamflow: 13,100 cfs at east branch delaware river at hancock ny (2026-07-29 01:15)
Forecast: National Weather Service. Flow: nearest active USGS gauge in this water's area, which may sit on a different reach. Conditions are context, not rules.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in Delaware River and tributaries to the 1st barrier impassa… +1 more's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
Receipts
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