Leatherstocking/Central Region Fish Advisories

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Leatherstocking & Central Region Advice

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If there is no specific advice for a particular waterbody, follow the general advice, which is to eat up to four, half pound meals a month of fish.

Waterbody 1 (County)	Fish	General Population	Sensitive Population	Chemicals of Concern
All waters NOT listed (Leatherstocking/Central Region)	All fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 4 meals/month
Chenango River (Broome, Chenango, Madison)	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
Delta Lake (Oneida)	Walleye	Greater than 23", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 23", up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	Mercury
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	Mercury
Goodyear Lake (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
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
Mohawk River/Erie Canal, from Feeder Dam 1 (Delta Lake) on Mohawk River and Lock E21 at New London and Lock E20 at Whitesboro (Oneida)	White sucker	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 4 meals/month	Healthy choice fish2
	Rock bass, Smallmouth bass, Walleye, Yellow perch	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs, PFAS
	Carp	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs, PFAS
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs, PFAS
Mohawk River/Erie Canal, between Lock E20 at Whitesboro and Lock E18 at Jacksonburg (Herkimer, Oneida)	Walleye	Up to 1 meal/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
	Carp, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Tiger muskellunge, White sucker	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
Mohawk River/Erie Canal, between Lock E18 at Jacksonburg and Fivemile Dam below Little Falls (Herkimer)	Walleye	Up to 1 meal/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
	Rock bass	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 4 meals/month	Healthy choice fish2
	Carp	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
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 fish2
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
Mud Creek, tributary to Sauquoit Creek (Oneida)	Brown trout, White sucker	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs
Sauquoit Creek, between Old Silk Mill Dam near New Hartford/Paris town line and Mohawk River (Oneida)	Brown trout, White sucker	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs
Sixmile Creek, downstream of Gulf Road to mouth of Mohawk River (Oneida)	All fish	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs, PFAS
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
Threemile Creek (Oneida)	All fish	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs, PFAS
Unadilla River (Herkimer, Chenango, Oneida, Madison, 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

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

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