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Region 2 Special Fishing Regulations

Select a county to view waters with special regulations:
Brooklyn || Bronx || Manhattan || Queens || Staten Island

Review additional special regulations when fishing within:
Tidal Hudson River and Tributaries

Statewide seasons and limits apply only if the water you're fishing or the species you're fishing for is not identified within any of the following:
- county special regulations listed below, or
- additional special regulated waters in the link(s) above

Brooklyn / Kings County

Water Special Regulations
Prospect Park Lake All fish, All year, catch and release only

Bronx County

Water Special Regulations
Indian Lake
(Crotona Park)
All fish, All year, catch and release only
Van Cortlandt Lake

Manhattan / New York County

Water Special Regulations
Central Park
- all waters
All fish, All year, catch and release only

Queens County

Water Special Regulations
Baisley Pond All fish, All year, catch and release only
Kissena Lake
Meadow Lake
Oakland Lake
Willow Lake

Staten Island / Richmond County

Water Special Regulations
Brooks Lake All fish, All year, catch and release only
Clove Lake
Silver Lake
Willowbrook Lake