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Delaware River and tributaries to the 1st barrier impassa… +1 more

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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

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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
SpeciesDaily limitSize
Brook Trout in lakes and ponds
5min. NoneStatewide
Lake Trout
3min. 21”Statewide
Atlantic Salmon (Landlocked)
3min. 15”Statewide
Black Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth)
5min. 12”Statewide
Muskellunge
1min. 40”Statewide
Northern Pike
5min. 18”Statewide
Pickerel
5min. 15”Statewide
Tiger Muskellunge
1min. 30”Statewide
Walleye
5min. 15”Statewide
Crappie (Black and White)
25min. 10”Statewide
Yellow Perch
50min. NoneStatewide
Sunfish (Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, and Redbreast Sunfish)
25min. NoneStatewide
Lake Whitefish
5min. NoneStatewide
American Shad
2min. NoneStatewide
Hickory Shad
5min. NoneStatewide
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 rulemin. Delaware River: 9-inch minimum size limit; Hudson River: between 9 and 14 inchesThis 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.

Whole water
  • American eel
    Size Delaware River: 9-inch minimum size limit; Hudson River: between 9 and 14 inchesBait 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).
  • All fish
    Reach: From Bridge in Lordville upstream to confluence with West and East Branches of Delaware River. Category: WP.
  • All fish
    Cross-reference: See Border Waters Regulations

How this answer was assembled

  1. StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
  2. This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
  3. 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

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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

Overnight
62°F
Patchy Fog
Wind 3 mph · 22% precip
Wednesday
76°F
Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 8 mph · 47% precip
Wednesday Night
58°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 8 mph · 44% precip

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

Statewide rules
Statewide
Checked against this official source on July 7, 2026.
Special rules - Delaware River and tributaries to the 1st barrier impassa… +1 more
This water
Checked against this official source on July 7, 2026.

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