Members of the Bucks County Aquarium Society in PA will be collecting marine fish near Riverhead, NY on Sept. 16th. Some of us are also interested in freshwater and are looking for suggestions of places to go and species we might find in that area.
Thanks,
Mark

Unfortunately collecting NY natives is not allowed in NY, can sample and see what's there but can't keep them.

If you still want to look at them ask Jan. Jan is a NANFA member from Long Island he may know where you can sample to see them like Mike said.

I didn't read the regulations that way. Regs are:


Any person who has a fishing license or is entitled to fish without a license may collect* minnows (except carp and goldfish), killifish, mudminnows, darters, sticklebacks, stonecats, smelt, alewives, suckers and blueback herring for personal use (sale prohibited) as follows:

Baitfish Collection Table


Gear

Time

Waters


Seine or scap net:maximum size - 36 square feet

Sunrise to sunset

All non-trout waters


Minnow trap:maximum length - 20 inches, maximum entrance diameter 1 inch, must be marked with owner's name and address

Anytime

Waters open to baitfish use


Seine: maximum size - 36 square feet

Anytime

Lake Erie & Ontario excluding their inlets, outlets, bays
Niagara River
Hudson River below Troy Dam


Cast net: maximum 10 feet in diameter

Anytime

Hudson River below Troy Dam including tributaries to first barrier


In addition, alewives are the only fish that may be taken as follows:


Gill nets:maximum length - 25 feet,maximum size - 1 inch bar

Anytime

Canadice, Canandaigua, Cayuga, Hemlock, Keuka, Owasco, Otisco and Seneca lakes.

Hi,

I'm a Long Island Nanfa member, and would be willing to discuss some options with regards to sites where interesting local fish can be observed. I'm afraid the rules and regulations are somewhat confusing to me, and I would not want to
be responsible for anyone having issues with the DEC, but perhaps we can find spots that meet the legal criteria. Of course, some of the more interesting species cohabit with trout. Pirate perch being one of them. We have banded sunfish, but they are protected. Likewise with Sand Darters, and Bridle Shiners, which are in the Peconic. We have good spots for tesselated's, and sticklebacks. Catfish wise it's all black bullheads. There are some good spots I know for red fin pickerel, which are kinda cool.

Let me know if I can be of any assistance. I'd like to meet up with your group on the 16th.

- Jan

I didn't read the regulations that way. Regs are:


Any person who has a fishing license or is entitled to fish without a license may collect* minnows (except carp and goldfish), killifish, mudminnows, darters, sticklebacks, stonecats, smelt, alewives, suckers and blueback herring for personal use (sale prohibited) as follows:

Baitfish Collection Table

The interpretation or way the Econ Officer read it is may collect........ for personnel use as bait. There is also an evironmental law prohibiting keeping any animal including fish, native to NY. I did not read it that way either which unfortunately did not keep me from being ticketed and fined.

From what I've heard about NY collecting laws if a teacher takes her class on a field trip and they take a caterpillar back to the classroom the teacher can be ticketed. They are really strict about any collecting. I'm just glad NJ hasn't figured out they could make money by charging for a separate collecting license