Special Fishing Regulations for Dutchess County

This is a list of exceptions to the General Angling Regulations of New York's Freshwater Fishing Regulations.
Trout waters where ice fishing is permitted are identified here.
Where regulations appear in the Method column, they pertain to all fishing in the listed water.
In some cases, you will be referred to the regulations tables for major resource blocks (Great Lakes, Finger Lakes, Lake Champlain, Border Waters, New York City Reservoirs).

Special Fishing Regulations for Waters in this County
Waters	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All rivers and streams except Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	black bass	3rd Sat. in June-Nov 30	10"	5
All rivers and streams except Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	black bass	December 1 - Friday preceding the 3rd Saturday in June	catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Hudson River from Troy Dam downstream and all tributaries in this section to the first barrier impassable by fish	black bass	3rd Sat. in June-Nov 30	15"	5
Upton Lake, Sylvan Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	5	Ice fishing permitted
Wappinger Creek downstream of dam in Pleasant Valley	Trout	All Year	Any size	5
Indian Lake	black bass, pickerel		See Border Waters regulations
Morgan Lake	Trout	All year	Any size	3	Ice fishing permitted