Hudson Valley Region Fish Advisories

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Hudson Valley Region Advice

Don't see your waterbody listed in the table?
If there is no specific advice for a particular waterbody, follow the general advice, eat up to four, half-pound meals of fish in a month.  

Effective 7/24/17: Fish Testing for PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, previously referred to as PFCs)
The New York State Departments of Health (DOH) and Environmental Conservation (DEC) are working together to collect, analyze, and evaluate fish from water bodies around the Newburgh and Hoosick Falls areas for a group of chemicals called PFAS (this includes PFOA and PFOS). Until testing is complete, DOH recommends that people who fish certain Newburgh and Hoosick Falls area waters return their catch. For a list of these waters and more information, please visit Fish Testing for Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFCs).

Waterbody 1,2 (County)	Fish	General Population	Sensitive Population	Chemicals of Concern
All waters NOT listed (Hudson Valley/Capital District Region)	All fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 4 meals/month
Amawalk Reservoir (Westchester)	Largemouth bass, 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
Bog Brook Reservoir (Putnam)	Walleye	Greater than 21", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 21", up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	Mercury
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	Mercury
Boyd Corners Reservoir (Putnam)	Walleye	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	Mercury
	Largemouth 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
Cross River Reservoir (Westchester)	Largemouth bass, 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
Diverting Reservoir (Putnam)	Walleye	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	Mercury
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	Mercury
Dunham Reservoir (Rensselaer)	Walleye	DON'T EAT	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
Dyken Pond (Rensselaer)	Largemouth bass	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	Mercury
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	Mercury
East Branch Reservoir (Putnam)	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)	All fish	See Adirondack Regional Advisory		Mercury
Hoosic River, from Schaghticoke Dam to VT state line (including Johnsonville and Schaghticoke Reservoirs) (Rensselaer, Washington)	Bluegill, Yellow perch	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 4 meals/month	Healthy choice fish4
	Rainbow trout, Smallmouth bass	Up to 1 meal/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
	Brown trout	Greater than 14", DON'T EAT; Less than 14", up to 1 meal/month	Greater than 14", DON'T EAT; Less than 14", up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
	Carp	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
Hudson River	See Hudson River & Tributaries
Kinderhook Lake (Columbia)	American eel	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs
Lake Welch (Rockland)	Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass	Up to 1 meal/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 4 meals/month	Healthy choice fish4
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
Mohawk River/Erie Canal between Fivemile Dam (downstream of Little Falls) and Cohoes Falls (Herkimer, Schenectady, Montgomery, Albany, Saratoga)	Carp	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	Brown bullhead, Bluegill, Blueback herring, Rock bass, Smallmouth bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 4 meals/month	Healthy choice fish4
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
Moodna Creek, downstream of Firthcliffe Dam to mouth of Hudson River (Orange)	Crab or lobster tomalley (hepatopancreas, mustard) and cooking liquid	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs, Dioxin, Cadmium, PFAS
	Channel catfish, Gizzard shad, Smallmouth bass, Walleye, White catfish	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs, PFAS
	Blue crab meat	Up to 4 meals/month (six crabs per meal)	DON'T EAT	PCBs, Cadmium, PFAS
	All other fish	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs, PFAS
Nassau Lake (Rensselaer)	All fish	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
Newburgh Area Waters (Orange) Beaverdam Lake Stream from Stewart State Forest to Beaverdam Lake Clark Street Ponds Crest View Lake Lockwood Basin/ Masterson Park Pond Moodna Creek, upstream of Firthcliffe Dam Recreation Pond Silver Stream Washington Lake	All fish	DON'T EAT3	DON'T EAT3	PFAS
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
Saw Mill River, upstream of the flume at Mill Street in Yonkers (Westchester)	American eel	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	Chlordane, PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	Chlordane, PCBs
Sheldrake River (Westchester)	Goldfish	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	Chlordane
	American eel	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	Chlordane, Dieldrin
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	Chlordane, Dieldrin
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
Thayers Pond - Hoosick Falls Area (Rensselaer)	All fish	DON'T EAT3	DON'T EAT3	PFAS
Titicus Reservoir (Westchester)	White perch	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	Mercury
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	Mercury
Valatie Kill, between County Rt. 18 and Nassau Lake (Rensselaer)	All fish	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
Valatie Kill, between Nassau Lake and Kinderhook Lake (Rensselaer)	American eel, Bluegill sunfish, Redbreast sunfish	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs
West Branch Reservoir (Putnam)	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.

² See the Catskill Region, for waters with advice in Green and Ulster counties.

³ Effective 7/24/17: Test results indicate that fish from these waters have elevated levels of PFAS (previously referred to as PFCs) compared to fish from other waters. Based on data currently available, DOH recommends that people who fish these waters return their catch.

⁴ This fish is a good choice for the whole family. Learn more information about how advisories are set.

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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, click on the purple box to select a county map. These detailed maps are the first in a series that will be available over time.

The maps show advisory locations to 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.

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