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