New York Fish Species
55 New York fish species with 2026 DEC seasons and limits, state records and the lakes where DEC lists them.
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- American Eelfreshwater and marine
- American Shadfreshwater and marine
- Atlantic Codmarine
- Atlantic Salmonfreshwater
B
- Black Bullheadfreshwater
- Black Crappiefreshwater
- Black Sea Bassmarine
- Blue Crabmarine
- Bluefishmarine
- Bluegillfreshwater
- Bowfinfreshwater
- Brook Troutfreshwater
- Brown Bullheadfreshwater
- Brown Troutfreshwater
- Burbotfreshwater
C
- Chain Pickerelfreshwater
- Channel Catfishfreshwater
- Chinook Salmonfreshwater
- Ciscofreshwater
- Coho Salmonfreshwater
- Common Carpfreshwater
F
- Fallfishfreshwater
- Freshwater Drumfreshwater
H
- Hickory Shadfreshwater and marine
L
- Lake Sturgeonfreshwater
- Lake Troutfreshwater
- Lake Whitefishfreshwater
- Largemouth Bassfreshwater
- Longnose Garfreshwater
M
- Muskellungefreshwater
N
- Northern Pikefreshwater
P
- Pollockmarine
- Pumpkinseedfreshwater
R
- Rainbow Troutfreshwater
- Redbreast Sunfishfreshwater
- River Herringfreshwater and marine
- Rock Bassfreshwater
S
- Saugerfreshwater
- Scupmarine
- Shorthead Redhorsefreshwater
- Smallmouth Bassfreshwater
- Splakefreshwater
- Striped Bassfreshwater and marine
- Summer Floundermarine
T
- Tautogmarine
- Tiger Muskellungefreshwater
W
- Walleyefreshwater
- Weakfishmarine
- White Bassfreshwater
- White Catfishfreshwater
- White Crappiefreshwater
- White Perchfreshwater and marine
- White Suckerfreshwater
- Winter Floundermarine
Y
- Yellow Perchfreshwater
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Answers
About the New York species list
How many New York species are covered?
55, freshwater and marine.
Where do the seasons and limits come from?
The 2026 DEC freshwater regulations and the DEC recreational saltwater regulations.
Which lakes does a species page name?
Yes, lakes where the DEC Recommended Fishing Lakes list names the species.
Are New York state records shown?
Yes, from the DEC state record table, freshwater and marine.
Are Great Lakes salmon and steelhead covered?
Yes, Chinook and coho salmon, landlocked Atlantic salmon, steelhead under rainbow trout, and lake trout.
Are saltwater species covered?
Yes, fluke, porgy, black sea bass, tautog, bluefish, striped bass and others with marine limits.
Do species pages show stocking?
Yes, DEC stocking totals for stocked species.
Why is a fish missing?
Only species with a 2026 DEC season, limit or state record get a page.
Elsewhere on the site
Other New York pages to open after the species 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