New York offers world-class fishing across its diverse landscape. The Adirondacks feature 3,000+ lakes and ponds including Lake Champlain and the Saranac Lakes, the Finger Lakes offer exceptional trout and landlocked salmon fishing, the Catskills are famous for trout streams like the Beaverkill and Esopus, and the Great Lakes and Atlantic coast provide salmon, steelhead, striped bass, and fluke fishing.
Fishing Regulations
- New York has 9 fishing regions; statewide limits apply unless the specific water is listed in the Special Regulations by county/water.
- Trout: many waters have special regulations (artificial lures only, catch-and-release, reduced limits) - check the special regs list.
- Muskellunge: min size varies by water (30-54 in).
- Possession limit is the same as the daily limit unless noted.
10 species limits are shown per spot in the CatchTales app.
Pick a region below to explore its fishing spots.
Adirondacks & St. Lawrence
Lake Champlain, Saranac Lakes, St. Lawrence River, Lake George
106 spots
Catskills & Hudson Valley
Beaverkill River, Esopus Creek, Hudson River, Neversink River
87 spots
Finger Lakes & Central
Cayuga Lake, Seneca Lake, Oneida Lake, Buck Horn Lake
20 spots
Lake Ontario & Thousand Islands
Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River, Oswego River, Salmon River
38 spots
Long Island & NYC
Montauk Point, Fire Island National Seashore, Great South Bay, Peconic Bay
52 spots
Western NY & Lake Erie
Lake Erie, Niagara River, Chautauqua Lake, Buffalo Harbor
43 spots
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