Hudson Valley Region Fish Advisories
Advice by Waterbody
 Waterbody1 (County) |
 Fish |
 Men Over 15 & Women Over 50 |
 Women Under 50 & Children Under 15 |
 Chemicals of Concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All waters NOT listed (Hudson Valley Region) | All fish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | |
| Amawalk Reservoir (Westchester) | Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass | Greater than 16", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 16", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Bog Brook Reservoir (Putnam) | Walleye | Greater than 21", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 21", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Boyd Corners Reservoir (Putnam) | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Largemouth bass | Greater than 16", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 16", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Breakneck Pond (Rockland) | Largemouth bass | Greater than 15", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 15", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Cross River Reservoir (Westchester) | Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass | Greater than 16", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 16", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Diverting Reservoir (Putnam) | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Dunham Reservoir (Rensselaer) | Walleye | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Dyken Pond (Rensselaer) | Largemouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| East Branch Reservoir (Putnam) | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Hoosic River (Rensselaer, Washington) | Brown trout | Greater than 14", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 14", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| Hudson River | See Hudson River and Tributaries | |||
| Kinderhook Lake (Columbia) | American eel | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| Nassau Lake (Rensselaer) | All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| Rio Reservoir (Sullivan, Orange) | Smallmouth bass | Greater than 15", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 15", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Saw Mill River (Westchester) | American eel | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | |
| Sheldrake River (Westchester) | Goldfish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane |
| American eel | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Dieldrin | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Dieldrin | |
| Titicus Reservoir (Westchester) | White perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Valatie Kill, between County Rt. 18 and Nassau Lake (Rensselaer) | All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| Valatie Kill, between Nassau Lake and Kinderhook Lake (Rensselaer, Columbia) | American eel, Bluegill/Sunfish, Redbreasted sunfish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| West Branch Reservoir (Putnam) | Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
- 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.
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