Meridia

Neversink River Fishing Regulations & Rules

CategoryReachSummarySeasonsRestrictionsSource
stocked extendedFrom 1.0 miles downstream of Bridgeville Road upstream to Wynkoop BrookThree trout per day Apr 1 – Oct 15 with no more than one over 12"; catch-and-release with artificial lures only Oct 16 – Mar 31.
  • 4/1 – 10/15 · limit 3 · ≤1 over 12"
  • 10/16 – 3/31 · C&R · artificial only
DEC
stocked extendedFrom the Guymard Tpke crossing upstream to the Sullivan/Orange County LineThree trout per day Apr 1 – Oct 15 with no more than one over 12"; catch-and-release with artificial lures only Oct 16 – Mar 31.
  • 4/1 – 10/15 · limit 3 · ≤1 over 12"
  • 10/16 – 3/31 · C&R · artificial only
DEC
catch and releaseNeversink River and tributaries within the Neversink River Unique Area and owned by the people of the State of New York situated in the Towns of Thompson and Forestburgh and abutting that reach of the Neversink River from the Sullivan/Orange County line upstream to its confluence with Mercer Brook, except any portion thereof where the right to fish is privately ownedYear-round catch-and-release with artificial lures only in the Neversink River and its tributaries within the Neversink River Unique Area, from the Sullivan/Orange County line upstream to Mercer Brook, excluding areas with private fishing rights.
  • year-round · C&R · artificial only · All year
DEC

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