New York fishing regulations, 2026

Size limits, seasons and daily limits for every species NYSDEC regulates, rewritten in plain English and rechecked against the official pages automatically. Last captured 2026-10-04.

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Striped Bass Summer Flounder Black Sea Bass Tautog Bluefish Weakfish Blue Crab Red Drum Scup All 48 species A–Z →

Saltwater →

American Eel9 inch minimum American ShadNo possession Atlantic Cod23 inch minimum Atlantic MenhadenNo size limit Atlantic SturgeonMoratorium Black Sea Bass16 inch minimum BluefishNo size limit Cobia43 inch minimum Haddock18 inch minimum Hickory ShadNo size limit King Mackerel23 inch minimum Monkfish17 inch minimum Oyster Toadfish10 inch minimum Pollock19 inch minimum Red Drumunder 27 inches River HerringNo size limit Scup9.5 inch minimum Sharks (coastal species)Allowed sharks (tiger, blacktip, bull, lemon, nurse, spinner, blue, porbeagle, common thresher) 54 inches fork length; hammerheads 78 inches FL; Atlantic sharpnose, bonnethead, finetooth no size limit Spanish Mackerel14 inch minimum Striped Bass28–31 inch slot Summer Flounder19 inch minimum (May 4 – August 1); 19.5 inch minimum (August 2 – October 15)Tautog16 inch minimum Weakfish16 inch minimum Winter Flounder12 inch minimum Yellowtail Flounder13 inch minimum

Freshwater →

American Shad (inland)No size limit Black Bass12 inch minimum Brook Trout (lakes and ponds)No size limit Brown and Rainbow Trout (lakes and ponds)No size limit Crappie10 inch minimum Lake Trout21 inch minimum Lake WhitefishNo size limit Landlocked Atlantic Salmon15 inch minimum Muskellunge40 inch minimum Northern Pike18 inch minimum Pickerel15 inch minimum Stream TroutNo size limit SunfishNo size limit Tiger Muskellunge30 inch minimum Walleye15 inch minimum Yellow PerchNo size limit

Shellfish & crabs →

American Lobster3.375–5.25 inch slot Bay Scallop2.25 inch minimum Blue Crab4.5 inch minimum Hard Clam1 inch minimum Oyster3 inch minimum Soft Clam1.5 inch minimum Whelk5.5 inch minimum

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