Adirondack Region Fish Advisories
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Special Adirondack Regional Advice for Women and Children
Some fish in the Adirondack Region have higher levels of mercury than in other parts of the state. There is additional advice to limit or not eat certain kinds of fish for women under 50 and children under 15 because some fish tend to have higher levels of mercury.
For all waters in the Adirondack Region that are not listed with specific advisories in the table below, follow this additional advice:
Women under 50 and Children under 15 do not eat:
Whole family can eat up to four meals a month:
Women beyond their childbearing years and men may face fewer health risks from mercury and can eat up to four meals a month of all fish from Adirondack waters excluding the waterbodies found in the table below.
Advisory Tables
Adirondack Region Advisory
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 listed in the first row of the table below.
 Waterbody 1 (County) |
 Fish |
 Men Over 15 & Women Over 50 |
 Women Under 50 & Children Under 15 2 |
 Chemicals of Concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All waters NOT listed (Adirondack Regional Advice) |
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 | |
| Brook trout, Brown trout, Rainbow trout, Rock bass, Crappie, Sunfish, Bullhead, All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | Mercury | |
| Beaver Lake (Lewis) | Chain pickerel | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Beaver River, between High Falls Dam & Croghan Dam (Lewis) |
Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Big Moose Lake (Herkimer, Hamilton) |
Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Lake trout | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Blue Mountain Lake (Hamilton) |
Largemouth bass, 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 | |
| Brown Tract Ponds, Lower and Upper (Hamilton) |
Largemouth bass, 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 | |
| Canada Lake (Fulton) |
Smallmouth bass | Greater than 15", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 15", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Chain pickerel | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Carry Falls Reservoir (St. Lawrence) |
Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Chase Lake (Fulton) |
Yellow perch | Greater than 9", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 9", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Cranberry Lake (St. Lawrence) |
Largemouth bass, 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 | |
| Crane Pond (Essex) |
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 | |
| Dart Lake (Herkimer) |
Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| East/Middle Stoner Lake (Fulton, Hamilton) |
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 | |
| Effley Falls Pond (Lewis) |
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 | |
| Elmer Falls Pond (Lewis) |
Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Fall Lake (Hamilton) |
Smallmouth bass | Greater than 15", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 15", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Rock bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Ferris Lake (Hamilton) |
Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Forked Lake (Hamilton) |
Lake trout, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Fourth Lake of Fulton Chain (Herkimer, Hamilton) |
Lake trout | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | DDT |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | DDT | |
| Francis Lake (Lewis) |
Chain pickerel | Greater than 20", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 20", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Franklin Falls Flow/Pond (Franklin, Essex) | Walleye | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Great Sacandaga Lake (Fulton, Saratoga, Hamilton) |
Smallmouth bass, Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Halfmoon Lake (Lewis) |
Yellow perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| High Falls Pond (Lewis) |
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Hudson River | See Hudson River & Tributaries | |||
| Indian Lake, Town of Diana/Fort Drum (Lewis) |
All fish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Indian Lake, Towns of Indian Lake and Lake Pleasant (Hamilton) |
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 | |
| Kings Flow (Hamilton) |
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 | |
| Lake Algonquin (Hamilton) |
Chain pickerel | Greater than 20", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 20", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Lake Champlain, whole lake (Clinton, Washington, Essex) |
Walleye | Greater than 19", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 19", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Lake trout | Greater than 25", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 25", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mercury | |
| Lake Champlain, bay within Cumberland Head to Crab Island (Clinton) |
Walleye | Greater than 19", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 19", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Lake trout | Greater than 25", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 25", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| American eel | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mercury | |
| Lake Durant and Rock Pond, Town of Indian Lake (Hamilton) |
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 | |
| Lake Eaton (Hamilton) |
Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month | 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 | |
| Lewey Lake (Hamilton) |
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 | |
| Limekiln Lake (Herkimer, Hamilton) |
Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Lincoln Pond (Essex) |
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 | |
| Long Lake, Town of Long Lake (Hamilton) |
Northern pike | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Long Pond, Town of Croghan (Lewis) |
Splake | Greater than 12", DON'T EAT; Less than 12", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Lower and Upper Sister Lakes (Hamilton) |
Yellow perch | Greater than 10", DON'T EAT; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Lower Saranac Lake (Franklin) |
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 | |
| Meacham Lake (Franklin) |
Yellow perch | Greater than 12", DON'T EAT; Less than 12", up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Smallmouth bass | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Northern pike | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Moshier Reservoir (Herkimer) |
Smallmouth bass, Yellow perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| North Lake, Town of Ohio (Herkimer) |
Yellow perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Osgood Pond (Franklin) |
Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Pine Lake (Fulton) |
Largemouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Polliwog Pond (Franklin) |
Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Raquette Lake (Hamilton) |
Lake trout, Largemouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Rollins Pond (Franklin) |
Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Round Pond, Town of Long Lake (Hamilton) |
Yellow perch | Greater than 12", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 12", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Russian Lake (Hamilton) |
Yellow perch | Greater than 9", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 9", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Sacandaga Lake (Hamilton) |
Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Sand Lake, Town of Arietta (Hamilton) |
Chain pickerel | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Schroon Lake (Warren, Essex) | Yellow perch | Greater than 13", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 13", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Smallmouth bass | Greater than 15", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 15", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Lake trout | 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 | |
| Soft Maple Dam Pond (Lewis) |
Rock bass, Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Soft Maple Reservoir (Lewis) |
Rock bass, Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| South Pond, Town of Long Lake (Hamilton) |
Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Spy Lake (Hamilton) |
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 | |
| Stark Falls Reservoir (St. Lawrence) |
Northern pike | Greater than 26", DON'T EAT; Less than 26", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Stillwater Reservoir (Herkimer) |
Yellow perch | Greater than 9", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 9", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Smallmouth bass, Splake | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Sunday Lake (Herkimer) |
Yellow perch | Greater than 10", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 10", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Chain pickerel | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Tupper Lake (Franklin, St. Lawrence) |
Smallmouth bass, Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Union Falls Flow/Pond (Clinton, Franklin) |
Northern pike, Smallmouth bass, Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Upper Chateaugay Lake (Clinton) |
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 | |
| Weller Pond (Franklin) |
Northern pike | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Willis Lake (Hamilton) |
Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Woods Lake (Hamilton) |
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 | |
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 Special Regional Advice: Women and children should not eat yellow perch over 10", northern pike, pickerel, walleye, largemouth and smallmouth bass from ANY Adirondack waters because these fish have higher levels of mercury.
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