Leatherstocking/Central 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 (Leatherstocking/Central Region) | All fish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | |
| Chenango River (Broome, Chenango, Madison) | Walleye | Greater than 22", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 22", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Goodyear Lake (Otsego) | Walleye | Greater than 22", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 22", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Hinckley Reservoir (Herkimer, Oneida) | Chain pickerel, Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Mohawk River, between Oriskany Creek and West Canada Creek (Herkimer, Oneida) | Largemouth bass, Tiger muskellunge | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| Mohawk River, between West Canada Creek and Fivemile Dam below Little Falls (Herkimer) | Carp | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| Sauquoit Creek, between Old Silk Mill Dam, near New Hartford/Paris town line and Mohawk River (Oneida) | Brown trout | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| Threemile Creek (Oneida) | White sucker | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| Unadilla River (Herkimer, Chenango, Oneida, Madison, Otsego) | Walleye | Greater than 22", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 22", up to 4 meals/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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