| Welcome to the DEC Freshwater Fisheries Insider. The Insider is a quarterly newsletter designed to provide New York anglers with up to date information on fishing in New York State and what the DEC Bureau of Fisheries is doing to improve New York’s fisheries. Please forward to anyone you think is interested in fishing in New York. |
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Check your fishing license
Now that an annual fishing license is good for 365 days from the date of purchase, it is easy to forget when it expires. Check your license to make sure you are ready for the spring fishing season.
Purchase your fishing license on-line or visit one of the Sporting License Issuing Agents
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Coldwater Fishing forecast
This year’s mild winter and the weather conditions going into this spring may produce good early trout season fishing. Read about the coldwater fishing forecast for your favorite part of New York. |
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Important trout fishing links
Plan your next trout fishing trip with the following links:
2016 Spring Trout Stocking Lists
Public Fishing Stream Maps
Fishing for Stream Trout
Guide to Brook Trout Fishing in Adirondack Ponds
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Wild about trout
Of the 3,082 New York streams where DEC has collected trout, over 80% of them have wild trout.
Brook trout fish atlas map
Brown trout fish atlas map
Rainbow trout fish atlas map
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2016/17 Fishing Regulations Guide Available
The 2016/17 Fishing Regulations Guide is now available at license issuing agents. The guide is effective from April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017. Pick one up at one of the Sporting License Issuing Agent Locations.
The Freshwater Fishing Regulations are also available online. |
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2016 Statewide Spring Fishing Season Opening Dates
April 1: Trout, Atlantic Salmon and Striped Bass
May 7: Walleye, Northern Pike, Pickerel, Tiger Muskellunge
May 28: Muskellunge
June 18: Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass
Read all the statewide angling regulations
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Free Fishing Clinics
Free fishing clinics are family fishing clinics where participants can fish for free; no freshwater fishing license or enrollment in the Recreational Marine Fishing Registry is required. In addition to fishing, participants can learn about fish identification, fishing equipment and techniques, fisheries management, angling ethics and aquatic ecology.
Attend a clinic near you.
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2016 Walleye Egg Collection
The 2016 Oneida Lake Walleye Egg collection began on Wednesday, March 30, at the Oneida Fish Hatchery in Constantia, NY. In the past three days 89,100,000 eggs have been collected from 1,607 female walleyes. The egg quote is 270,000,000 eggs.
It is expected that the egg collection will continue until April 6-8. Visiting hours are from 8:00 am until 3:30pm daily.
Learn more about the walleye egg take process.
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