Catskill Region Fish Advisories
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Advisory Tables
Advisory Waters Map
Special Catskill Regional Advice for Women and Children
Some fish in the Catskill 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 Catskill 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 Catskill waters excluding the waterbodies found in the table below.
Advisory Tables
Catskill Region Advice
Don't see your waterbody listed in the table?
If there is no specific advice for a particular waterbody in the Catskill 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 (Catskill 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, Sunfish, Bullhead, All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | Mercury | |
| Ashokan Reservoir (Ulster) |
Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| 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 | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir (Delaware) |
Yellow perch | Up to 1 meal/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 | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Chodikee Lake (Ulster) |
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 | |
| Herrick Hollow Creek (Delaware) |
Brook trout | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| Hudson River | See Hudson River & Tributaries | |||
| Loch Sheldrake (Sullivan) |
Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Neversink Reservoir (Sullivan) |
Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Brown trout | Greater than 24", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 24", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| North-South Lake (Greene) |
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 | |
| Pepacton Reservoir (Delaware) |
Yellow perch | Greater than 9", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 9", 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 | |
| Brown trout | Greater than 24", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 24", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| 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 | |
| Rondout Reservoir (Ulster, Sullivan) |
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 | |
| Schoharie Reservoir (Delaware, Greene, Schoharie) |
Walleye | Greater than 18", DON'T EAT; Less than 18", up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Smallmouth bass | Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Susquehanna River (Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Tioga, 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 | |
| Swinging Bridge Reservoir (Sullivan) |
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.
2 Special Regional Advice: Women and children should not eat yellow perch over 10", northern pike, pickerel, walleye, largemouth and smallmouth bass from ANY Catskill Region waters because these fish have higher levels of mercury.
Advisory Waters Map
The map below highlights waterbodies with specific health advice for eating fish you catch. For more detailed maps that show health advice for public access waters, click on the purple box to select a county map or click on an underlined county on the map below. These detailed maps are the first in a series that will be available over time. A full listing of available maps is located on our maps page.
The maps show advisory locations to the the best of our knowledge. Please contact HRFA@health.ny.gov if you are aware of any additional natural or man-made barriers preventing fish passage (that should or should not be included on these maps). We appreciate all feedback.
or click on map below (underlined counties)
