NY DEC is seeking participants to join the Striped Bass Cooperative Anglers Program to help biologists understand and maintain a healthy striped bass population.

New state records for Atlantic bonito and sheepshead have been confirmed by the NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation.

Share your fishing trip information and help biologists understand and manage our striped bass fishery.

Over the past two weeks, DEC Fisheries staff have been working to collect brook trout, landlocked Atlantic salmon, and lake trout eggs to rear in hatcheries across the region.

Jordan Tontarski of Watertown, ties the New York pumpkinseed state record, with a 1-pound, 9-ounce fish.

A total of 7,850 brown trout were released in late October and early November to provide additional fishing opportunities for Long Island anglers.

On May 7, a retired New York State Trooper fishing on the Hudson River near the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge observed a gill net with several striped bass being hauled into a small vessel.

New York DEC has adopted new regulations for recreational and commercial fishing for Atlantic striped bass to reduce state harvests by 18 percent as required by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.

Even during the current COVID-19 public health crisis, getting outdoors and connecting with nature while angling in New York’s waters is a great way to help maintain mental and physical health.

Exceptional opportunities to catch many different species, both wild and stocked, await anglers.