Adirondack Region Fish Advisories

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Adirondack Regional Advice for Everyone

NYS DOH has a issued regional advice for all waters within the Adirondack Region because the fish have been more affected by methyl mercury. Everyone should follow the advice below when fishing from waters without specific advisories in the Adirondack Region (specific advisories are listed in the table below). Choose fish from the “best choice” category for the whole family because these fish have lower levels of mercury.

Check the specific advisory tables below for additional advice for certain waterbodies.

Image showing illustration of Adirondack Regional Advice.  Best choice fish, 4 meals per month for the general population (people beyond their childbearing years and those who do not bear children) and 1 meal per month for the sensitive population (people who may bear children under 50 and children under 15): black crappie, blue gill, brook trout, brown trout, bullhead, freshwater drum, rainbow trout, sunfish/pumpkinseed, white perch, white sucker, yellow perch less than 10 inches, and all other fish; Eat less of the following fish, 1 meal per month for for the general population and don't eat for the sensitive population: chain pickerel, lake trout, largemouth bass, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye less than 19 inches, and yellow perch greater than 10 inches; and no one should eat walleye greater than 19 inches.

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Adirondack Region Specific Advisories

Don't see your waterbody listed in the table?
If there is no specific advice for a particular waterbody in the Adirondack Region, follow the regional advice above.

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Sensitive Population
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Chemicals of Concern
All waters NOT listed
(Adirondack Regional Advice)
Yellow perch Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month Greater than 10", DON'T EAT; Less than 10", up to 1 meal/month Mercury
Walleye Greater than 19", DON'T EAT; Less than 19", up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT Mercury
Chain pickerel, Largemouth bass, Lake trout, Northern pike, Rock bass, Smallmouth bass Up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT Mercury
Brook trout, Brown trout, Rainbow trout, Black crappie, Sunfish, Bullhead, White sucker, All other fish Up to 4 meals/month Up to 1 meal/month Mercury
Bubb Lake
(Herkimer)
Yellow perch Up to 1 meal/month Greater than 10", DON'T EAT; Less than 10", up to 1 meal/month Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Effley Falls Pond
(Lewis)
Chain pickerel Greater than 20", DON'T EAT; Less than 20", up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Fall Lake
(Hamilton)
Smallmouth bass Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT Mercury
Yellow perch Up to 1 meal/month Greater than 10", DON'T EAT; Less than 10", up to 1 meal/month Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Ferris Lake
(Hamilton)
Yellow perch Up to 1 meal/month Greater than 10", DON'T EAT; Less than 10", up to 1 meal/month Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Franklin Falls Flow/Pond (Franklin, Essex) Walleye DON'T EAT DON'T EAT Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Hudson River See Hudson River & Tributaries
Lake Champlain, whole lake
(Clinton, Washington, Essex)
All fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury, PCBs
Lake Champlain, bay within Cumberland Head Southwest to Peru Boat Launch
(Clinton)
American eel, Yellow perch DON'T EAT DON'T EAT Mercury, PCBs, PFAS
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury, PCBs, PFAS
Lake Flower
(Franklin)
Northern pike Greater than 26", DON'T EAT; Less than 26", up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Lewey Lake
(Hamilton)
Yellow perch Up to 1 meal/month Greater than 10", DON'T EAT; Less than 10", up to 1 meal/month Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Lower Chateaugay Lake
(Franklin)
Yellow perch Up to 1 meal/month Greater than 10", DON'T EAT; Less than 10", up to 1 meal/month Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Meacham Lake
(Franklin)
Smallmouth bass, Yellow perch DON'T EAT DON'T EAT Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Moshier Reservoir
(Herkimer)
Smallmouth bass Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
North Lake, Town of Ohio
(Herkimer)
Yellow perch Greater than 10", DON’T EAT; Less than 10", up to 1 meal/month Greater than 10", DON'T EAT; Less than 10", up to 1 meal/month Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Oseetah Lake
(Franklin)
Northern pike Greater than 26", DON'T EAT; Less than 26", up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Rainbow Falls Reservoir
(St. Lawrence)
Northern pike Greater than 26", DON'T EAT; Less than 26", up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Sagamore Lake
(Hamilton)
Yellow perch Up to 1 meal/month Greater than 10", DON'T EAT; Less than 10", up to 1 meal/month Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Salmon River, downstream of Davis Lake Dam to Lake Champlain
(Clinton)
See Lake Champlain, bay within Cumberland Head advice
Soft Maple Reservoir
(Lewis)
Smallmouth bass Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Stark Falls Reservoir
(St. Lawrence)
Northern pike Greater than 26", DON'T EAT; Less than 26", up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Stoner Lakes
(Herkimer)
Smallmouth bass Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Sunday Lake
(Herkimer)
Chain pickerel DON'T EAT DON'T EAT Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury
Tupper Lake
(Franklin, St. Lawrence)
Smallmouth bass Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT Mercury
All other fish Follow Adirondack Regional Advisory Mercury

The sensitive population refers to people who may bear children under the age of 50 and children under 15. The general population refers to everyone else.

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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