Fishing by New York County
Fishing in all 62 New York counties: lakes, trout streams, DEC launches, county special rules, stocking, shops and guides.
Photo of Genesee River: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Albany County
- Allegany County
B
- Bronx County
- Broome County
C
- Cattaraugus County
- Cayuga County
- Chautauqua County
- Chemung County
- Chenango County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Cortland County
D
- Delaware County
- Dutchess County
E
- Erie County
- Essex County
F
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
G
- Genesee County
- Greene County
H
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
J
- Jefferson County
K
- Kings County
L
- Lewis County
- Livingston County
M
- Madison County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
N
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Niagara County
O
- Oneida County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Orange County
- Orleans County
- Oswego County
- Otsego County
P
- Putnam County
Q
- Queens County
R
- Rensselaer County
- Richmond County
- Rockland County
S
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- St. Lawrence County
- Steuben County
- Suffolk County
- Sullivan County
T
- Tioga County
- Tompkins County
U
- Ulster County
W
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Westchester County
- Wyoming County
Y
- Yates County
Photographs
Fishing by New York County, illustrated with New York water
Photo: Tyler A. McNeil, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Tyler A. McNeil, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Answers
About the New York counties list
How many New York counties have a page?
62, from Chautauqua on Lake Erie to Suffolk at the tip of Long Island.
Does a county page list every DEC launch?
Every open launch and angler parking area DEC maps in the county is listed.
Are small ponds listed on county pages?
Yes; named lakes and ponds without their own page appear with their acreage.
Do county pages show trout streams?
Yes, with DEC reach categories and miles.
Do county pages carry special regulations?
Yes; the DEC special regulations printed for the county, water by water.
Do county pages list licensed guides?
Yes, by the county DEC records on the guide license.
Where can I buy a license in a county?
Each county page counts the DEC license issuing agents in the county and names several.
Why is a county shown without a link?
County pages go live in batches; the link appears once the page is published.
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Other New York pages to open after the counties list
- New York waters A to Zevery lake, river, county, town and species page
- New York record fishfreshwater and marine records
- New York water levelsUSGS gauges, Corps pools, NOAA tide and lake stations
- New York trout streamsDEC trout categories and special sections
- New York Great LakesErie, Ontario, the St. Lawrence and the Niagara
- New York saltwaterLong Island, the harbor and the tidal Hudson
- New York guides and chartersDEC licensed guide businesses
- New York stockingDEC stocking lists 2023 to 2026
- New York shore fishingpiers, angler parking and coastal access
- New York boat launchesDEC, park and town launches
- New York bait shopsshops by DEC region
- New York license and regulationsfees, seasons and limits
- New York free fishing dayslicense-free days in 2026
- New York tournamentsorganizer schedules and printed winners