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New York Saltwater Fishing Regulations

Complete guide to New York State saltwater fishing regulations. Find season dates, size limits, and bag limits for striped bass, fluke, sea bass, bluefish, and all marine species in Long Island Sound, Atlantic Ocean, and NY coastal waters.

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Demographics

Currently In Season - Saltwater

11 species available in April

Atlantic Menhaden

OPEN

Season

All year - All year

Size Limit

No minimum

Bag Limit

100

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

OPEN

Season

All year - All year

Size Limit

No minimum

Bag Limit

3 per day

Cobia

OPEN

Season

All year - All year

Size Limit

Bag Limit

1 per day

Haddock

OPEN

Season

All year - All year

Size Limit

Bag Limit

No limit

Hickory Shad

OPEN

Season

All year - All year

Size Limit

No minimum

Bag Limit

King Mackerel

OPEN

Season

All year - All year

Size Limit

Bag Limit

3 per day

Monkfish

OPEN

Season

All year - All year

Size Limit

Bag Limit

No limit

Pollock

OPEN

Season

All year - All year

Size Limit

19 inches

Bag Limit

No limit

Striped Bass (Marine Waters)

Morone saxatilis

UPCOMING

Season

April 15 - December 15

Size Limit

28 to 31 inches slot limit

Bag Limit

1 per day

Season opens in

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Tautog (Blackfish)

Tautoga onitis

OPEN

Season

April 1 - May 31

Size Limit

16 inches minimum

Bag Limit

2-4 fish (varies by season and region)

Season closes in

54d18h38m44s

Winter Flounder

Pseudopleuronectes americanus

OPEN

Season

April 1 - May 31

Size Limit

12 inches minimum

Bag Limit

2 per day

Season closes in

54d18h38m44s