Special Fishing Regulations for Putnam 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
Bog Brook Reservoir, Boyd Corners Reservoir, Croton Falls Reservoir, Diverting Reservoir, East Branch Reservoir, Middle Branch Reservoir, West Branch Reservoir, Lake Gilead, Lake Gleneida	Lake trout, Trout, Walleye, Landlocked salmon		See NYC Reservoirs regulations
East Branch Croton River from Diverting Reservoir to East Branch Reservoir	Trout	All year	14"	1	Artificial lures only
West Branch Croton River from Croton Falls Reservoir to East Branch Croton River	Trout	April 1-Sept 30		Catch and Release only	Artificial lures only
West Branch Croton River from West Branch Reservoir to Croton Falls Reservoir	Trout	April 1-Sept 30	9"	5
White Pond	Walleye	1st Sat. in May-March 15	18"	3	Ice fishing permitted