CONNETQUOT RIVER DISTRIBUTARY NEAR OAKDALE NY
CONNETQUOT RIVER NY USGS
CONNETQUOT RIVER DISTRIBUTARY NEAR OAKDALE NY (01306495) is a real-time river monitoring station on the CONNETQUOT RIVER in NY, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 63 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01306495
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NY
- Coordinates
- 40.7476, -73.1504
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Fishing regulations
NY state-wide default defaultSpecies regulated in this area
These are species and groups covered by the applicable area rules, not a claim that they occur at this station.
Default rules for this area. A grey row means the current season status is not confirmed by this release.
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American Eel Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 25
- Size rule
- 9"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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American Shad Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 2
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Atlantic Salmon (Landlocked) Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 3
- Size rule
- 15"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Black Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth) Open · Harvest allowed within limits Dec 1 – Jun 14; Jun 15 – Nov 30 Details
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Jun 15 – Nov 30
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 12"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Splake (lakes and ponds) Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 5 with only 2 longer than 12"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Crappie (Black and White) Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 25
- Size rule
- 10"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Hickory Shad Open · Harvest allowed within limits Aug 1 – Nov 30 Details
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Aug 1 – Nov 30
- Daily limit
- 5
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Lake Whitefish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 5
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Muskellunge Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 1 – Nov 30 Details
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Jun 1 – Nov 30
- Daily limit
- 1
- Size rule
- 40"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 1 – Mar 15 Details
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May 1 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 18"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Pickerel Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 1 – Mar 15 Details
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May 1 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 15"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Striped Bass (north of George Washington Bridge) Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 1 – Nov 30 Details
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Apr 1 – Nov 30
- Daily limit
- 1
- Size rule
- Slot 23"-28"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Sunfish (Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redbreast) Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 25
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Tiger Muskellunge Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 1 – Mar 15 Details
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May 1 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- 1
- Size rule
- 30"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Trout (Inland Trout Streams) Open · Catch & release only Oct 16 – Mar 31; Apr 1 – Oct 15 Details
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Oct 16 – Mar 31
- Daily limit
- 5 with only 2 longer than 12"
- Gear
- Artificial lures only
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 1 – Mar 15 Details
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May 1 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 15"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 50
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Brook Trout (lakes and ponds) Closed Apr 1 – Oct 15 Details
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Apr 1 – Oct 15
- Daily limit
- 5
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Lake Sturgeon, Atlantic Sturgeon, Shortnose Sturgeon Closed Closed all year Details
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Closed all year
- Notes
- Closed all year (statewide)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Lake Trout Closed Apr 1 – Oct 15 Details
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Apr 1 – Oct 15
- Daily limit
- 3
- Size rule
- 21"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Paddlefish, Sauger Closed Closed all year Details
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Closed all year
- Notes
- Closed all year (statewide)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Trout Closed Apr 1 – Oct 15 Details
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Apr 1 – Oct 15
- Daily limit
- 5
- Notes
- Trout stream category: Wild and Stocked (Note: these categorized streams are applicable statewide and are not reflected in the regulations per trout stream reaches listed within the tables below)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-10-26 in America/New_York
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the New York Freshwater Fishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyConnetquot River Distributary Near Oakdale Ny has 63 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), Fourspine Stickleback (Apeltes quadracus), Yellowbelly Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus sayanus), Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus), Atlantic Crevalle Jack (Caranx hippos), and 58 others.
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- Fourspine Stickleback Apeltes quadracus
- Yellowbelly Pirate Perch Aphredoderus sayanus
- Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus
- Atlantic Crevalle Jack Caranx hippos
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Striped Blenny Chasmodes bosquianus
- Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfii
- American Conger Conger oceanicus
- Weakfish Cynoscion regalis
- Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- American Pickerel Esox americanus
- Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus americanus
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Smallmouth Flounder Etropus microstomus
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
- Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus
- Northern Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus
- Striped Killifish Fundulus majalis
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
- Skilletfish Gobiesox strumosus
- Naked Goby Gobiosoma bosc
- Seaboard Goby Gobiosoma ginsburgi
- Northern Seahorse Hippocampus erectus
- Crested Blenny Hypleurochilus geminatus
- Snowy Grouper Hyporthodus niveatus
- Feather Blenny Hypsoblennius hentz
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Atlantic White Marlin Kajikia albida
- Buffalo Trunkfish Lactophrys trigonus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Rainwater Killifish Lucania parva
- Rough Silverside Membras martinica
- Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidia
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Oriental Weatherfish Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
- White Perch Morone americana
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tau
- Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinus
- Striped Searobin Prionotus evolans
- Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
- Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatus
- Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marina
- Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusa
- Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscus
- Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetens
- Tautog Tautoga onitis
- Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus
- Houndfish Tylosurus crocodilus
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, European Carp). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 63 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 5, 2024 – Aug 17, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records
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