Suffolk County Special Fishing Regulations
- 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).
| Waters | Species | Open Season |
Minimum Length |
Daily Limit |
Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All waters | Crappie | All year | 9" | 15 | |
| Sunfish (bluegill and pumpkinseed) | All year | Any size | 15 | ||
| Yellow perch | All year | Any size | 15 | ||
| All waters except Belmont Lake, Artist Lake, Blydenburgh Lake, and Randall Pond | Black Bass | 1st Sat. in June-Nov 30 |
12" | 5 | Note: It is illegal to fish for bass during the period May 1 thru Friday preceding the 1st Sat. in June |
| Dec 1- Apr 30 |
Catch and Release only | ||||
| Fort Pond and Lake Ronkonkoma | Walleye | 1st Sat. in May-Mar 15 | 18" | 3 | |
| Blydenburgh Lake | Black Bass | 1st Sat. in June-Nov 30 |
12" | 5 | |
| Dec 1- Fri before 1st Sat in June |
Catch and Release only | ||||
| Artist Lake, Belmont Lake, Randall Pond | Black Bass | All Year | Catch and Release only | ||
| All freshwater and tidal and lakes and ponds except as listed below | Trout | All year | Any size | 3 | Ice fishing permitted |
| East (Swan) Lake | Trout | April 1- Nov 30 |
10" | 3 | |
| Laurel Lake, |
Trout | All year | 12" | 3 | Ice fishing permitted |
| Deep Pond | Trout | All year | 12" | 3 | Ice fishing permitted |
| Chain Pickerel | All year | Catch and Release only | |||
| All freshwater and tidal streams except Carmans River in Southhaven County Park, Connetquot River in Connetquot River State Park and Nissequoque River in Caleb Smith State Park | Brown & Rainbow Trout | All year | Any size | 3 | |
| Brook Trout | April 1 - Sept 30 | Catch and Release only | |||
| Carmans River (Southaven County Park) | Special Regulations by River Sections. Additional park regulations may apply. Call (631) 854-1414. | ||||
| Carmans River (Southaven County Park) | Brook trout | April 1 - Sept 30 | Catch and Release only | ||
| From LIPA transmission lines at Gate G upstream to Yaphank Avenue | Trout | April 1-Sept 30 | Catch and Release only | Fly fishing only | |
| From Cement Dam upstream to LIPA transmission lines at Gate G | Brown & Rainbow Trout | April 1- Sept 30 | 9" | 3 | Fly fishing only |
| From Cement Dam downstream to Hards Lake Dam | Brown & Rainbow Trout | April 1- Sept 30 | 9" | 3 | |
| Connetquot and Caleb Smith State Parks | Trout | Park Regulations apply, permit required. Call (631) 581-1005 Connetquot, (631) 265-1054 Nissequogue. | |||