striperonline

Please practice catch and release !

New York State Fisheries Regulations are frequently amended.

Call Hotline: 1-800-REGS-DEC (7 days / 24 hrs)

for updated information or visit DEC web site:

Not sure about regulation - release your catch.

Striped Bass, Marine Waters open season: April 15 - December 15

Licensed party/charter boat anglers - 28" minimum size, 2 fish per day.

All other anglers - two fish per day: 28"- 40", and 40" minimum size .

North of Gorge Washington Bridge, open season:

March 16 - November 30, 18" minimum size, 1 fish per day.

Bluefish, open season: all year

no minimum size for first 10 fish, next 5 fish min length of 12",

15 fish per day max (including snappers !)

Weakfish, open season: all year

16" minimum size, 6 fish per day

Summer Flounder - Fluke, open season: all year,

19.5" minimum size, 4 fish per day

Fluke (Summer Flounder) - white side

Windowpane (Turbot family flatfish) - no regulation

Spanish Mackerel, open season: all year

14" minimum size, 15 fish per day

Dogfish Shark, no regulations

Skate, no regulations

Sea Robin, no regulations

Atlantic Menhaden - Bunker, no regulations

(shown snagged, Bunker is feeding on phytoplankton and zooplankton)

Herring, no regulations

Kingfish, no regulations

Hickory Shad, open season: all year

no minimum size, 5 fish per day

Stargazer, no regulations