Catskill Region Fish Advisories

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Catskill Regional Advice for Everyone

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

Image showing illustration of Catskill Regional Advice.  Best choice fish, 4 meals per month for everyone in the family: brook trout, rainbow trout, bluegill, pumpkinseed/sunfish. Good 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, brown trout, bullhead, carp, chain pickerel less than 20 inches, lake trout, white sucker, yellow perch less than 10 inches, and all other fish; Eat less of the following fish, 1 meal per month for everyone: chain pickerel greater than 20 inches, largemouth bass, rock bass, and white perch; general population eat up to 1 meal per month and sensitive population don't eat: smallmouth bass, walleye less than 19 inches, yellow perch greater than 10 inches, and no one should eat walleye greater than 19 inches.

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 above.

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Waterbody 1 (County)
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Fish
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General Population
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Sensitive Population
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Chemicals of Concern
All waters NOT listed
(Catskill 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
Smallmouth bass Up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT Mercury
Largemouth bass, Rock bass, White perch Up to 1 meal/month Up to 1 meal/month Mercury
Chain pickerel Greater than 20", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 20", up to 4 meals/month Up to 1 meal/month Mercury
Brown trout, Carp, Lake trout, White sucker, Crappie, Bullhead Up to 4 meals/month Up to 1 meal/month Mercury
Bluegill, Brook trout, Rainbow trout, Pumpkinseed/Sunfish Up to 4 meals/month Up to 4 meals/month Mercury
All other fish Up to 4 meals/month Up to 1 meal/month Mercury
Ashokan Reservoir
(Ulster)
Largemouth bass Up to 1 meal/month Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month Mercury
All other fish Follow Catskill Regional Advisory Mercury
Cannonsville Reservoir
(Delaware)
Yellow perch Up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT Mercury
All other fish Follow Catskill Regional Advisory 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, mercury
All other fish Follow Catskill Regional Advisory PCBs, mercury
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)
Brown trout Up to 1 meal/month Up to 1 meal/month Mercury
All other fish Follow Catskill Regional Advisory Mercury
North-South Lake
(Greene)
Largemouth bass Up to 1 meal/month Greater than 15", DON'T EAT; Less than 15", up to 1 meal/month Mercury
All other fish Follow Catskill Regional Advisory Mercury
Pepacton Reservoir
(Delaware)
Brown trout Up to 1 meal/month Up to 1 meal/month Mercury
All other fish Follow Catskill Regional Advisory 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
Schoharie Reservoir
(Delaware, Greene, Schoharie)
Yellow perch, Black crappie Up to 1 meal/month Up to 1 meal/month Mercury
All other fish Follow Catskill Regional Advisory 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

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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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, visit our maps page.

Map of the Catskill Region