Hudson River Tributaries Region Fish Advisories
Advice by Waterbody
 Waterbody1 (County) |
 Fish |
 Men Over 15 & Women Over 50 |
 Women Under 50 & Children Under 15 |
 Chemicals of Concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson River, upstream from Palmer Falls Dam at Corinth (Warren, Essex, Saratoga, Hamilton) | Yellow perch | Up to 4 meals/month | Greater than 10", DON'T EAT; Less than 10", Up to 4 meals/month | Mercury |
| Largemouth bass, Northern pike, Smallmouth bass, Walleye, Pickerel | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Bluegill/Sunfish, Brook trout, Brown bullhead, Brown trout, Rainbow trout, Rock bass, Crappie | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | Mercury | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | Mercury | |
| Hudson River, Palmer Falls Dam at Corinth, to Dam at Route 9 Bridge in South Glens Falls (Warren, Saratoga) | Smallmouth bass | Greater than 14", Up to 1 meal/month; Less than 14", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mercury | |
| Hudson River, Dam at Route 9 Bridge in South Glens Falls to Bakers Falls (Warren, Washington, Saratoga) | All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| Hudson River, Bakers Falls to Troy Dam (Rensselaer, Albany, Washington, Saratoga) | All fish | Catch and Release fishing ONLY per NYS DEC regulations. Take No Fish. Eat No Fish. | Catch and Release fishing ONLY per NYS DEC regulations Take No Fish. Eat No Fish. | PCBs |
| Hudson River, Troy Dam south to Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill3 (Rensselaer, Albany, Columbia, Greene) | Alewife, Blueback herring, Rock bass, Yellow perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| All other fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| Hudson River, south of Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill to Tappan Zee Bridge2,3 (Ulster, Rockland, Dutchess, Westchester, Columbia, Putnam, Greene, Orange) | Crab or lobster tomalley (hepatopancreas, mustard) and cooking liquid | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Dioxin, Cadmium |
| Channel catfish, Gizzard shad, White catfish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| Blue crab meat | Up to 4 meals/month (six crabs per meal) | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Cadmium | |
| Atlantic needlefish, Bluefish, Brown bullhead, Carp, Goldfish, Largemouth bass, Rainbow smelt, Smallmouth bass, Striped bass, Walleye, White perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| Hudson River, south of Tappan Zee Bridge2,3 (New York, Westchester, Bronx) | Blue crab meat | Up to 4 meals/month (six crabs per meal) | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Cadmium |
| Crab or lobster tomalley (hepatopancreas, mustard) and cooking liquid | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Cadmium, Dioxin | |
| Channel catfish, Gizzard shad, White catfish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| Atlantic needlefish, Bluefish, Carp, Goldfish, Rainbow smelt, Striped bass, White perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
- 1 The specific health advisories for the waters listed above also apply to tributaries and connected waters if there are no dams, falls or barriers to stop the fish from moving upstream.
- 2 DON'T EAT the soft "green stuff" (mustard, tomalley, liver or hepatopancreas) found in the body section of crabs and lobsters from any waters because cadmium, PCBs and other contaminants concentrate there. As contaminants are transferred to cooking liquid, you should also discard crab or lobster cooking liquid.
- 3 Harvest/possession of American eel for food and fishing for/possession of American Shad is prohibited per NYS DEC regulations.
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