Special Fishing Regulations for Washington 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 Washington County
Water	Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Method
All Waters	Use or possession of alewife or blueback herring as baitfish is prohibited
All waters	Pickerel	1st Sat. in May-March 15	Any size	5
All waters except those listed below	Trout	April 1-Oct 15	Any size	5 plus 5 brook trout under 8"
Battenkill from Vermont state line downstream to covered bridge at Eagleville	Trout	All year	catch and release only		Artificial lures only
Hoosic River	Trout	April 1-Oct 15	9"	5
Lake Champlain and tributaries to first barrier	All species	See Lake Champlain regulations
Lake George and tributaries upstream to first barrier impassable by fish	Lake trout, trout, landlocked salmon	See Lake George under Warren County
Hudson River from Troy dam upstream to Ft. Edward and tributaries in this section to first barrier impassable by fish, Mohawk River below Route 32 Bridge		For all species, allyear: Catch and Release Fishing Only. All fish shall be returned to the water immediately. Bait fish listed under "Additional General Rules, Regulations and Information" may be possessed for use as fish bait. Use of tip-ups is permitted.

In addition, the use or possession of baitfish is prohibited in the following waters:

Town of Dresden-Black Mountain Ponds (2), Bumps Pond, Fishbrook Pond, Greenland Pond, Lapland Pond
Town of Fort Ann-Inman Pond
Town of Jackson-Dead Lake
Town of Whitehall-Sawmill Pond, Spruce Pond.