Advisory Listings by County
Remember advice applies to tributaries up to the first impassable barrier. Some counties have maps available in "Additional Resources" below that highlight tributary connections.
Waterbody Specific Advisories
County | Waterbody | Fish | General Population |
Sensitive Population |
Chemicals of Concern | |
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No listings in this county | ||||||
Albany | Patroon Creek | White sucker | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Albany | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Albany | Thompsons Lake | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Albany | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington | Hudson River, Hudson Falls Dam at Bakers Falls to Federal Dam at Troy | All fish | Catch and Release fishing ONLY per NYS DEC regulations. Take No Fish. Eat No Fish. | PCBs | ||
Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | Hudson River, Federal Dam at Troy to Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill | Yellow perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | Striped bass | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | Rock bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | Blueback herring | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | Alewife | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | All other fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Albany, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | Mohawk River/ Erie Canal between Fivemile Dam (downstream of Little Falls) and Cohoes Falls | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs, Mercury | |
Albany, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | White sucker | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Albany, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | Rainbow trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Albany, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Albany, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Albany, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | Brown trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Albany, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | Brook trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Albany, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Albany | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Allegany | Rushford Lake | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Allegany | Walleye | Greater than 19", DON'T EAT; Less than 19", up to 1 meal/month |
DON'T EAT | Mercury | ||
Allegany | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Allegany | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Hudson River, south of Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill to NYC Battery |
White perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | White catfish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Walleye | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Striped bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Rainbow smelt | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Largemouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Gizzard Shad | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Goldfish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Freshwater drum | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Channel catfish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Brown bullhead | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Bluefish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Blue crab meat | Up to 4 meals/month (six crabs per meal) | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Cadmium | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Crab or lobster tomalley (hepatopancreas, mustard) and cooking liquid | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Dioxin, Cadmium | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | Atlantic needlefish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Mercury | ||
Bronx | All fish | All fresh water bodies in New York City parks are catch and release only | Mercury | |||
Bronx | All fish | See NYC and Marine Waters | Mercury | |||
Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga | Susquehanna River | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | Greater than 19", DON'T EAT; Less than 19", up to 1 meal/month |
Mercury | |
Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Broome, Chenango, Madison | Chenango River | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | Greater than 19", DON'T EAT; Less than 19", up to 1 meal/month |
Mercury | |
Broome, Chenango, Madison | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Broome | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Cattaraugus | No Specific Advisories | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Cayuga, Seneca, Tompkins | Cayuga Lake | Rainbow trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Cayuga, Seneca, Tompkins | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Cayuga, Monroe, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Seneca | Erie Canal between Lockport and Lock 21 | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", Up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Cayuga, Monroe, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Seneca | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne | Lake Ontario | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne | Smallmouth bass | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne | Rainbow trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne | Lake trout | Greater than 25", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 25", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne | Coho Salmon | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne | Chinook Salmon | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne | Brown trout | Greater than 20", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 20", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne | Atlantic salmon | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Cayuga | Owasco Lake | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | Greater than 19", DON'T EAT; Less than 19", up to 1 meal/month |
Mercury | |
Cayuga | Rainbow trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | ||
Cayuga | Brown trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | ||
Cayuga | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Cayuga, Onondaga | Skaneateles Creek, Skaneateles Lake Dam at Skaneateles to Seneca River | Rainbow trout | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | |
Cayuga, Onondaga | Brown trout | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Cayuga, Onondaga | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Cayuga | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Chautauqua, Erie | Lake Erie | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | PCBs | |
Chautauqua, Erie | White sucker | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Chautauqua, Erie | Walleye | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs, Mercury | ||
Chautauqua, Erie | Smallmouth bass | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Chautauqua, Erie | Rock bass | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | PCBs | ||
Chautauqua, Erie | Rainbow trout/Steelhead | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Chautauqua, Erie | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Chautauqua, Erie | Coho salmon | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Chautauqua, Erie | Chinook salmon | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Chautauqua, Erie | Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Chautauqua, Erie | Brown trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Chautauqua, Erie | Brown bullhead | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | ||
Chautauqua, Erie | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Chautauqua, Erie | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Chautauqua | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Chemung | Coldbrook Creek | All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Chemung | Koppers Pond | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Chemung | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Chemung | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Chenango | Chenango Lake | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Chenango | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Chenango | Long Pond/Chenango | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Chenango | Chain pickerel | Up to 1 meal/month | Greater than 20", DON'T EAT; Less than 20", up to 1 meal/month |
Mercury | ||
Chenango | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Chenango, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Otsego | Unadilla River | Walleye | Eat up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
Chenango, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Otsego | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Chenango | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Clinton | Lake Champlain, bay within Cumberland Head Southwest to Peru Boat Launch | Yellow perch | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mercury, PFAS | |
Clinton | American eel | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mercury, PFAS | ||
Clinton | All other fish | Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory | PCBs, Mercury, PFAS | |||
Clinton | Salmon River, downstream of Davis Lake Dam to Lake Champlain | All fish | See Lake Champlain, bay within Cumberland Head advice | PCBs, Mercury, PFAS | ||
Clinton, Essex, Washington | Lake Champlain, whole lake excluding Cumberland Head area | All fish | Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory | PCBs, Mercury | ||
Clinton | Northern Clinton County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Clinton | Southern Clinton County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Adirondack Advice | Mercury | ||
Columbia | Kinderhook Lake | American eel | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Columbia | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Columbia | Lake Taghkanic | White perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
Columbia | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Columbia | Queechy Lake | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Columbia | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Columbia, Rensselaer | Valatie Kill, between Nassau Lake and Kinderhook Lake | Sunfish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Columbia, Rensselaer | Bluegill | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Columbia, Rensselaer | American eel | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Columbia, Rensselaer | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mercury | ||
Columbia | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Cortland | No Specific Advisories | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Delaware | Cannonsville Reservoir | See Catskill Region | Mercury | |||
Delaware | East Sidney Reservoir | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Delaware | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Delaware | Herrick Hollow Creek | See Catskill Region | PCBs, Mercury | |||
Delaware | Pepacton Reservoir | See Catskill Region | Mercury | |||
Delaware, Greene, Schoharie | Schoharie Reservoir | See Catskill Region | Mercury | |||
Delaware | Northwestern Delaware County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Delaware | Southeastern Delaware County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Catskill Advice | Mercury | ||
Dutchess | Wappingers Lake | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Dutchess | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Dutchess | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Erie | Buffalo Outer Harbor | All fish | See Buffalo River and Inner Harbor Advice | PCBs, Mercury | ||
Erie | Buffalo River and Inner Harbor | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | PCBs | |
Erie | White sucker | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie | Walleye | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie | Rock bass | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | PCBs | ||
Erie | Rainbow trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie | Largemouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie | Channel catfish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Erie | Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Erie | Brown trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie | Brown bullhead | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Erie | Delaware Park Lake/Hoyt Lake | White sucker | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | |
Erie | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie | Largemouth bass | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Erie | Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Erie | Brown bullhead | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Erie | Scajaquada Creek | All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Erie, Niagara | Erie Canal, between Lockport and Niagara River/ Tonawanda Creek downstream of Pendleton |
Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | |
Erie, Niagara | White sucker | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie, Niagara | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie, Niagara | Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Erie, Niagara | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie, Niagara | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Erie, Niagara | Niagara River, upstream of Niagara Falls | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | PCBs | |
Erie, Niagara | White sucker | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie, Niagara | Walleye | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs, Mercury | ||
Erie, Niagara | Smallmouth bass | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie, Niagara | Rock bass | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | PCBs | ||
Erie, Niagara | Rainbow trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie, Niagara | Rainbow smelt | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | ||
Erie, Niagara | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie, Niagara | Coho salmon | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs, Mercury | ||
Erie, Niagara | Chinook salmon | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs, Mercury | ||
Erie, Niagara | Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Erie, Niagara | Brown trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie, Niagara | Burbot | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | ||
Erie, Niagara | Brown bullhead | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | Mercury | ||
Erie, Niagara | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Erie, Niagara | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Erie | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Essex, Franklin | Franklin Falls Flow/Pond | See Adirondack Region | ||||
Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren | Hudson River, upstream from Corinth Dam (Palmer Falls Dam) | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Essex | All fish | See Adirondack Advice | Mercury | |||
Franklin | Lower Chateaugay Lake | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Franklin | Meacham Lake | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Franklin | Oseetah Lake | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Franklin, Jefferson, St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence River, whole river, excluding Seaway International Bridge area (in St. Lawrence County) | Walleye | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | |
Franklin, Jefferson, St. Lawrence | Smallmouth bass | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Franklin, Jefferson, St. Lawrence | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Franklin, Jefferson, St. Lawrence | Lake trout | Greater than 25", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 25", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs, Mercury | ||
Franklin, Jefferson, St. Lawrence | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Franklin, Jefferson, St. Lawrence | Brown trout | Greater than 20", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 20", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Franklin, Jefferson, St. Lawrence | Brown bullhead | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | PCBs | ||
Franklin, Jefferson, St. Lawrence | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Franklin, Jefferson, St. Lawrence | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Franklin, St. Lawrence | Tupper Lake | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Franklin | Northern Franklin County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Franklin | Southern Franklin County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Adirondack Advice | Mercury | ||
Fulton, Hamilton | Stoner Lakes | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Fulton | Northern Fulton County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Adirondack Advice | Mercury | ||
Fulton | Southern Fulton County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Genesee | No Specific Advisories | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Greene | Green Lake | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Greene | Sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | ||
Greene | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Greene | North-South Lake | See Catskill Region | Mercury | |||
Greene | Northeastern Greene County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Greene | Southwestern Greene County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Catskill Advice | Mercury | ||
Hamilton | Fall Lake | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Hamilton | Ferris Lake | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Hamilton | Lewey Lake | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Hamilton | Sagamore Lake | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Hamilton | All fish | See Adirondack Advice | Mercury | |||
Herkimer | Bubb Lake | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Herkimer | Mohawk River/ Erie Canal, between Lock E18 at Jacksonburg and Fivemile Dam below Little Falls | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | |
Herkimer | White sucker | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Herkimer | Walleye | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Herkimer | Rock bass | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Herkimer | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Herkimer | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Herkimer | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Herkimer | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Herkimer | Moshier Reservoir | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Herkimer | North Lake, Town of Ohio | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Herkimer | Sunday Lake | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Herkimer, Oneida | Mohawk River/Erie Canal, between Lock E20 at Whitesboro and Lock E18 at Jacksonburg | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | |
Herkimer, Oneida | White sucker | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Herkimer, Oneida | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | Greater than 19", DON'T EAT; Less than 19", up to 1 meal/month |
PCBs, Mercury, PFAS | ||
Herkimer, Oneida | Tiger muskellunge | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Herkimer, Oneida | Smallmouth bass | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Herkimer, Oneida | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Herkimer, Oneida | Largemouth bass | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Herkimer, Oneida | Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Herkimer, Oneida | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Herkimer, Oneida | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Herkimer | Northern Herkimer County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Adirondack Advice | Mercury | ||
Herkimer | Southern Herkimer County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Jefferson | Black River, Carthage State Dam to Herrings Dam | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Jefferson | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Jefferson | Black River, downstream of Herrings Dam | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Jefferson | Sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | ||
Jefferson | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Jefferson | Kelsey Creek | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Jefferson | Chain pickerel | Up to 1 meal/month | Greater than 20", DON'T EAT; Less than 20", up to 1 meal/month |
Mercury | ||
Jefferson | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Jefferson | Red Lake | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Jefferson | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Jefferson | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Kings | All fish | All fresh water bodies in New York City parks are catch and release only | Mercury | |||
Kings | All fish | See NYC and Marine Waters | Mercury | |||
Lewis | Effley Fall Pond | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Lewis | Soft Maple Reservoir | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
Lewis | Eastern Lewis County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Adirondack Advice | Mercury | ||
Lewis | Western Lewis County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Livingston | No Specific Advisories | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Madison | Eaton Brook Reservoir | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
Madison | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Madison | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Monroe | Irondequoit Bay | All fish | See Lake Ontario Advice | PCBs, Mercury | ||
Monroe | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Nassau | Freeport Reservoir | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | |
Nassau | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Mercury | ||
Nassau | Grant Park Pond | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Nassau | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mercury | ||
Nassau | Hall's Pond | Goldfish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | |
Nassau | Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | ||
Nassau | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Mercury | ||
Nassau | Lofts Pond | Goldfish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | |
Nassau | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | ||
Nassau | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Mercury | ||
Nassau | Massapequa Reservoir, upstream of Long Island Railroad | White perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | |
Nassau | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | ||
Nassau | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Mercury | ||
Nassau | Ridders Pond | Goldfish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | |
Nassau | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Mercury | ||
Nassau | Smith Pond, Rockville Centre | White perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | |
Nassau | Goldfish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | ||
Nassau | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | ||
Nassau | American eel | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | ||
Nassau | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Mercury | ||
Nassau | Smith Pond, Roosevelt Park | Goldfish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | |
Nassau | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | ||
Nassau | American eel | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | ||
Nassau | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Mercury | ||
Nassau | Upper Twin Pond | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | |
Nassau | American eel | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | ||
Nassau | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Mercury | ||
Nassau | Whitney Park Pond | Goldfish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | |
Nassau | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | ||
Nassau | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Mercury | ||
Nassau, Suffolk | Upper Yaphank Lake | Sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Nassau, Suffolk | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Nassau | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Nassau | All fish | See NYC and Marine Waters | Mercury | |||
New York | All fish | All fresh water bodies in New York City parks are catch and release only | Mercury | |||
New York | All fish | See NYC and Marine Waters | Mercury | |||
Niagara | Cayuga Creek | All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Dioxin, PCBs, HCH | |
Niagara | Eighteenmile Creek, downstream of Burt Dam | Rainbow trout | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | |
Niagara | Coho salmon | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Niagara | Chinook salmon | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Niagara | Brown trout | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Niagara | All other fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Niagara | Eighteenmile Creek, upstream of Burt Dam | All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Niagara | Lewiston Reservoir/Power Reservoir | Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Niagara | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Niagara | Niagara River, downstream of Niagara Falls | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs, Mercury | |
Niagara | Smallmouth bass | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Niagara | Rainbow trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Niagara | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Niagara | Lake trout | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Niagara | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Niagara | Brown trout | Greater than 20", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 20", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Niagara | Brown bullhead | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | PCBs | ||
Niagara | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Niagara | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Niagara | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Oneida | Delta Lake | Northern pike | Greater than 26", DON'T EAT; Less than 26", up to 1 meal/month |
DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
Oneida | Largemouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | ||
Oneida | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Oneida | Kayuta Lake | Yellow perch | Great than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Oneida | Chain pickerel | Up to 1 meal/month | Greater than 20", DON'T EAT; Less than 20", up to 1 meal/month |
Mercury | ||
Oneida | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Oneida | Mohawk River/Erie Canal, from Feeder Dam 1 on Mohawk River and Lock E21 at New London and Lock E20 at Whitesboro | Yellow perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, PFAS | |
Oneida | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, PFAS | ||
Oneida | Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, PFAS | ||
Oneida | Rock bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, PFAS | ||
Oneida | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Oneida | Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Oneida | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Oneida | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Oneida | Mud Creek, tributary to Sauquoit Creek | White sucker | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Oneida | Brown trout | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Oneida | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Mercury | ||
Oneida | Oneida Lake | Walleye | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Oneida | Smallmouth bass | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | ||
Oneida | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Oneida | Sauquoit Creek, between Old Silk Mill Dam near New Hartford/Paris town line and Mohawk River | White sucker | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Oneida | Brown trout | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Oneida | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Mercury | ||
Oneida | Sixmile Creek, downstream of Gulf Road to mouth of Mohawk River | All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, PFAS | |
Oneida | Threemile Creek | All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, PFAS | |
Oneida | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Onondaga | Glacier Lake, Clark Reservation State Park | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Onondaga | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Onondaga | Jamesville Reservoir | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Onondaga | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Onondaga | Onondaga Lake | Yellow perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Dioxin, Mercury, PFAS | |
Onondaga | White perch | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Dioxin, Mercury, PFAS | ||
Onondaga | Walleye | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mercury, PFAS | ||
Onondaga | Smallmouth bass | Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month |
DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mercury, PFAS | ||
Onondaga | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mercury, PFAS | ||
Onondaga | Largemouth bass | Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month |
DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mercury, PFAS | ||
Onondaga | Channel catfish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Dioxin, Mercury, PFAS | ||
Onondaga | Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Dioxin, Mercury, PFAS | ||
Onondaga | Brown bullhead | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mercury, PFAS | ||
Onondaga | All other fish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Dioxin, Mercury, PFAS | ||
Onondaga | Seneca River, downstream of Lock 24 at Baldwinsville | All Fish | See Onondaga Lake advice | PCBs, Dioxin, Mercury, PFAS | ||
Onondaga | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Ontario | Canadice Lake | Lake trout | Greater than 25", DON'T EAT; Less than 25", up to 1 meal/month |
DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Ontario | Brown trout | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Ontario | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Mercury | ||
Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Yates | Seneca Lake | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Yates | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Ontario | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Orange | Moodna Creek, downstream of Firthcliffe Dam to mouth of Hudson River | White catfish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, PFAS | |
Orange | Walleye | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, PFAS | ||
Orange | Smallmouth bass | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, PFAS | ||
Orange | Gizzard shad | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, PFAS | ||
Orange | Channel catfish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, PFAS | ||
Orange | Blue crab meat | Up to 4 meals/month (six crabs per meal) | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Cadmium, PFAS | ||
Orange | Crab and lobster tomalley (hepatopancreas, mustard) and cooking liquid | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Dioxin, Cadmium, PFAS | ||
Orange | All other fish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | ||
Orange | Newburgh Area Waters (Orange)
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All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PFAS | |
Orange, Sullivan | Rio Reservoir | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Orange, Sullivan | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Orange | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Orleans | Waterport Reservoir/Lake Alice | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | |
Orleans | White sucker | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Orleans | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Orleans | Channel catfish | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Orleans | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Orleans | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Orleans | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Oswego | Oswego River, mouth to Varick Dam at Oswego (Lock #8) | All fish | See Lake Ontario advice | PCBs, Mercury | ||
Oswego | Oswego River, Varick Dam at Oswego (Lock #8) to Upper Dam at Fulton (Lock #2) | Channel catfish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Oswego | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Oswego | Salmon River Reservoir | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Oswego | Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | ||
Oswego | Largemouth bass | Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month |
DON'T EAT | Mercury | ||
Oswego | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Oswego | Salmon River, mouth to Salmon River Reservoir | Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mercury | |
Oswego | All other fish | See Lake Ontario advice | PCBs, Mercury | |||
Oswego | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Otsego | Goodyear Lake | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Otsego | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Otsego | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Putnam | Boyd Corners Reservoir | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
Putnam | Largemouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month |
Mercury | ||
Putnam | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Putnam | Diverting Reservoir | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Putnam | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Putnam | East Branch Reservoir | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Putnam | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | ||
Putnam | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Putnam | Middle Branch Reservoir | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Putnam | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Putnam | West Branch Reservoir | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Putnam | Brown trout | Greater than 20", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 20", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | ||
Putnam | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Putnam | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Queens | All fish | All fresh water bodies in New York City parks are catch and release only | Mercury | |||
Queens | All fish | See NYC and Marine Waters | Mercury | |||
Rensselaer | Black River Pond | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Rensselaer | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Rensselaer | Bradley Lake | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Rensselaer | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Rensselaer | Dunham Reservoir | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Rensselaer | Walleye | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Mercury | ||
Rensselaer | Smallmouth bass | Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month |
DON'T EAT | Mercury | ||
Rensselaer | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Rensselaer | Dyken Pond | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Rensselaer | Largemouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | ||
Rensselaer | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Rensselaer | Glass Lake | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Rensselaer | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Rensselaer | Nassau Lake | All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Rensselaer | Thayers Pond - Hoosick Falls Area | All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PFAS | |
Rensselaer | Valatie Kill, between County Rt. 18 and Nassau Lake | All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Rensselaer, Washington | Hoosic River, from Schaghticoke Dam to Vermont state line (including Johnsonville and Schaghticoke Reservoirs) | White sucker | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | |
Rensselaer, Washington | Rainbow trout | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Rensselaer, Washington | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Rensselaer, Washington | Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Rensselaer, Washington | Bullhead | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | ||
Rensselaer, Washington | Brown trout | Greater than 14", DON'T EAT; Less than 14", up to 1 meal/month |
Greater than 14", DON'T EAT; Less than 14", up to 1 meal/month |
PCBs | ||
Rensselaer, Washington | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Rensselaer | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Richmond | All fish | All fresh water bodies in New York City parks are catch and release only | Mercury | |||
Richmond | All fish | See NYC and Marine Waters | Mercury | |||
Rockland | Lake Welch | Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month |
PCBs, Mercury | |
Rockland | Largemouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs, Mercury | ||
Rockland | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Rockland | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
St. Lawrence | Black Lake | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
St. Lawrence | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | ||
St. Lawrence | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
St. Lawrence | Grasse River, mouth to Massena Power Canal | All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
St. Lawrence | Grasse River, upstream of Massena Power Canal | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
St. Lawrence | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | Greater than 19", DON'T EAT; Less than 19", up to 1 meal/month |
Mercury | ||
St. Lawrence | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
St. Lawrence | Massena Power Canal | Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
St. Lawrence | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
St. Lawrence | Rainbow Falls Reservoir | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
St. Lawrence | Raquette River, downstream of Raymondville Dam | White sucker | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | |
St. Lawrence | Rainbow trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
St. Lawrence | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
St. Lawrence | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
St. Lawrence | Brown trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
St. Lawrence | Brook trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
St. Lawrence | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
St. Lawrence | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence River, from Seaway International Bridge (including Turtle Creek Cove) downstream to north end of Raquette Point (Navigation Light Number 11) | All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
St. Lawrence | St. Regis River | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
St. Lawrence | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
St. Lawrence | Stark Falls Reservoir | See Adirondack Region | Mercury | |||
St. Lawrence | Northern St. Lawrence County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
St. Lawrence | Southern St. Lawrence County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Adirondack Advice | Mercury | ||
Saratoga | Ballston Lake | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Saratoga | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Saratoga | Moreau Lake | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Saratoga | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Saratoga, Warren | Hudson River, Corinth Dam (Palmer Falls Dam) to South Glens Dam at Route 9 Bridge | Channel catfish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Saratoga, Warren | Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | ||
Saratoga, Warren | All other fish | Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory | Mercury | |||
Saratoga, Warren, Washington | Hudson River, South Glens Falls Dam at Route 9 Bridge to Hudson Falls Dam at Bakers Falls | All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
Saratoga | Northern Saratoga County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Adirondack Advice | Mercury | ||
Saratoga | Southern Saratoga County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Montgomery, Schoharie | Schoharie Creek, downstream of Blenheim Gilboa | All fish | See Mohawk River/ Erie Canal between Fivemile Dam (downstream of Little Falls) and Cohoes Falls advice |
Mercury | ||
Schoharie | Northern Schoharie County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Schoharie | Southern Schoharie County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Catskill Advice | Mercury | ||
Schuyler | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Seneca | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Steuben, Yates | Keuka Lake | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Steuben, Yates | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Steuben | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Suffolk | Big Reed Pond | Largemouth bass | Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month |
DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
Suffolk | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Suffolk | Carmans River, above Suffolk Club Dam | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal per month | PCBs | |
Suffolk | Rainbow trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Suffolk | Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Suffolk | Brown trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Suffolk | Brook trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Suffolk | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | ||
Suffolk | American eel | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, PFAS | ||
Suffolk | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Suffolk | Donahues Pond | Sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Suffolk | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Suffolk | Freshpond, Hither Hills State Park | Largemouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
Suffolk | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Suffolk | Lake Capri | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Cadmium | |
Suffolk | American eel | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Cadmium | ||
Suffolk | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Cadmium, Mercury | ||
Suffolk | Peconic Lake and River, between Edwards Avenue Dam and Peconic Lake Dam | Yellow perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PFAS | |
Suffolk | Largemouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | ||
Suffolk | Chain pickerel | Up to 1 meal/month | Greater than 20", DON'T EAT; Less than 20", up to 1 meal/month |
Mercury | ||
Suffolk | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | ||
Suffolk | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Suffolk | Randall Pond | Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Suffolk | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Suffolk | Spring Lake, Middle Island | Goldfish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | |
Suffolk | Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | ||
Suffolk | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Mercury | ||
Suffolk | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Suffolk | All fish | See NYC and Marine Waters | Mercury | |||
Sullivan | Lake Superior | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Sullivan | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Sullivan | Loch Sheldrake | Walleye | Greater than 19", DON'T EAT; Less than 19", up to 1 meal/month |
DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
Sullivan | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Sullivan | Neversink Reservoir | See Catskill Region | Mercury | |||
Sullivan | Swinging Bridge Reservoir | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
Sullivan | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Sullivan | Northern Sullivan County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Catskill Advice | Mercury | ||
Sullivan | Southern Sullivan County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Tioga | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Tompkins | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Ulster | Ashokan Reservoir | See Catskill Region | Mercury | |||
Ulster | Chodikee Lake | Largemouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month |
Mercury | |
Ulster | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Ulster | Northern Ulster County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Catskill Advice | Mercury | ||
Ulster | Southern Ulster County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Warren | All fish | See Adirondack Advice | Mercury | |||
Washington | Carter Pond | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Washington | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Washington | Northern Washington County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Adirondack Advice | Mercury | ||
Washington | Southern Washington County (see map for regional boundaries) |
All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Wayne | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Westchester | Amawalk Reservoir | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Westchester | Largemouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month |
Mercury | ||
Westchester | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Westchester | Cross River Reservoir | White perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
Westchester | Largemouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month |
Mercury | ||
Westchester | Brown trout | Greater than 20", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 20", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | ||
Westchester | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Westchester | New Croton Reservoir | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Westchester | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Westchester | Sawmill River, upstream of the flume at Mill Street in Yonkers | American eel | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Chlordane | |
Westchester | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mercury | ||
Westchester | Sheldrake River | Goldfish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | |
Westchester | American eel | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Dieldrin | ||
Westchester | All other fish | See Statewide Advice (Only for General Population) |
DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Dieldrin, Mercury | ||
Westchester | Titicus Reservoir | Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | |
Westchester | White perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | ||
Westchester | Brown trout | Greater than 20", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 20", up to 4 meals/month |
Up to 1 meal/month | Mercury | ||
Westchester | All other fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Westchester | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | |||
Westchester | All fish | See NYC and Marine Waters | Mercury | |||
Wyoming | No Specific Advisories | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury | ||
Yates | All fish | See Statewide Advice | Mercury |
Statewide Advice
Use the statewide table to find the advice for "all other fish" based on the specific advisories above. Remember that advice may be different for the General and Sensitive Population.
The sensitive population refers to people who may become pregnant (under age 50) and children under 15. The general population refers to everyone else.
Click to access the statewide advice in table format
Category | Fish | General Population Advice | Sensitive Population Advice |
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Best Choice Fish | Brook trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month |
Brown trout less than 20 inches | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | |
Rainbow trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | |
Bluegill | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | |
Pumpkinseed/sunfish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | |
White sucker | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | |
Yellow perch less than 10 inches | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | |
Good Choice Fish | Black crappie | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month |
Brown trout greater than 20 inches | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
Bullhead | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
Chain pickerel less than 20 inches | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
Carp | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
Lake trout | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
Largemouth bass less than 15 inches | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
Northern pike less than 26 inches | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
Rock bass | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
Walleye less than 19 inches | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
Yellow perch greater than 10 inches | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
Any other fish not listed in this table | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
Eat less | Chain pickerel greater than 20 inches | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month |
Channel catfish | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
Freshwater drum | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
Largemouth bass greater than 15 inches | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
Smallmouth bass less than 15 inches | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
White perch | Up to 1 meal/month | Up to 1 meal/month | |
Avoid | Northern pike greater than 26 inches | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT |
Smallmouth bass greater than 15 inches | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | |
Walleye greater than 19 inches | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT |