Hudson River and the tidal portion of Hudson River tribut… +1 more
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for Hudson River and the tidal portion of Hudson River tributaries downstream of the Federal Dam at Troy; and all waters in Nassau and Suffolk counties, as the state words them
Greene County · River · NY
The rules for this water, 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.
- MummichogBait MummichogMummichog may be purchased and only used in the listed specified waters and their tributaries to the 1st impassable barrier.
- Blueback herring and Atlantic menhadenBait Blueback herring and Atlantic menhadenBlueback herring and Atlantic menhaden may be purchased and only used in the listed specified waters and their tributaries to the 1st impassable barrier.
- smeltGear smelt may be taken only by angling
- All fishGear Cast net maximum 10 feet in diameterTime: Anytime. Water: Hudson River below Troy Dam. The only place where cast nets may be used is in the Hudson River below the Troy Dam.
- All fishReach: From the confluence of Raymond Brook upstream to the confluence with Thirteenth Brook. Category: SE.
- All fishCross-reference: See Tidal Hudson River Regulations
- All SpeciesAll yearCatch and Release. All fish shall be returned to the water immediately, except bait fish may be collected and/or possessed for use as bait while fishing only. ● Bowfishing is prohibited
- All SpeciesAll yearCatch and Release. All fish shall be returned to the water immediately, except bait fish may be collected and/or possessed for use as bait while fishing only ● Bowfishing is prohibited
- SUCKERSAll yearDaily limit Any numberTributaries: All from the river upstream to the 1st barrier impassable by fish
- SMELTAll yearDaily limit Anytime/Any numberTributaries: All from the river upstream to the 1st barrier impassable by fish
- anadromous river herringGear with more than one net when taking with a scap or dip net; with a dip net exceeding 14 inches in diameter if it is round form or exceeding 13 inches by 13 inches if it is square form; with a scap or lift net exceeding 16 square feet; with a seine net exceeding 36 square feet; or a cast net exceeding 10 feet in diameter.No person shall take anadromous river herring from the Hudson River with the listed nets exceeding the stated dimensions.
Statewide base layerParsed
These defaults apply where the rules above do not modify them.
- 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
Where the verbatim rules above name a species, season, or limit, they replace the rows below. Each row is tagged with the layer it comes from.
| 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 | 25 | min. 9” | Statewide |
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.
Season at a glanceDerived
Sampled mid-month from the dated rows; short windows can slip between samples. The rows above are authoritative.
At the water nowContext
Streamflow: 4,420 cfs at hudson river above lock 1 near waterford ny (2026-07-29 02:15)
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 Hudson River and the tidal portion of Hudson River tribut… +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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