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.
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.
 Waterbody 1 (County) |
 Fish |
 General Population |
 Sensitive Population |
 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.
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.
