Hudson Valley Region Fish Advisories
Advice by Waterbody:
This information is provided by New York State Health Department.
For more information visit their Fish Advisory page on Health.NY.gov.
Click here for an alphabetical list of advisories by water-body.
 Waterbody 1,2 (County) |
 Fish |
 Men Over 15 & Women Over 50 |
 Women Under 50 & Children Under 15 |
 Chemicals of Concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All waters NOT listed (Hudson Valley/Capital District Region) |
All fish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | |
| Amawalk Reservoir (Westchester) |
Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass | Greater than 16", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 16", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Bog Brook Reservoir (Putnam) |
Walleye | Greater than 21", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 21", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Boyd Corners Reservoir (Putnam) |
Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Largemouth bass | Greater than 16", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 16", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Breakneck Pond (Rockland) |
Largemouth bass | Greater than 15", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 15", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Cross River Reservoir (Westchester) |
Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass | Greater than 16", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 16", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Diverting Reservoir (Putnam) |
Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Dunham Reservoir (Rensselaer) |
Walleye | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| Smallmouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Dyken Pond (Rensselaer) |
Largemouth bass | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| East Branch Reservoir (Putnam) |
Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Hoosic River (Rensselaer, Washington) |
Brown trout | Greater than 14", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 14", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| Hudson River | See Hudson River & Tributaries | |||
| Kinderhook Lake (Columbia) |
American eel | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| Nassau Lake (Rensselaer) |
All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| Rio Reservoir (Sullivan, Orange) |
Smallmouth bass | Greater than 15", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 15", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Rondout Creek - downstream of Eddyville Dam, tidal waters (Ulster) | See Hudson River & Tributaries | |||
| Saw Mill River (Westchester) |
American eel | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane | |
| Sheldrake River (Westchester) |
Goldfish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane |
| American eel | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Dieldrin | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Chlordane, Dieldrin | |
| Titicus Reservoir (Westchester) |
White perch | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
| Valatie Kill, between County Rt. 18 and Nassau Lake (Rensselaer) |
All fish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| Valatie Kill, between Nassau Lake and Kinderhook Lake (Rensselaer) |
American eel, Bluegill sunfish, Redbreast sunfish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| West Branch Reservoir (Putnam) |
Walleye | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | Mercury | |
1 The specific health advisories for the waters listed above also apply to tributaries and connected waters if there are no dams, falls or barriers to stop the fish from moving upstream.
2 See the Catskill Region, for waters with advice in Green and Ulster counties.
Last updated July 31, 2018