MOHAWK RIVER AT LOCK 9 AT ROTTERDAM JUNCTION NY
MOHAWK RIVER NY USGS
MOHAWK RIVER AT LOCK 9 AT ROTTERDAM JUNCTION NY (01354230) is a real-time river monitoring station on the MOHAWK 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. 10 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01354230
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NY
- Coordinates
- 42.8783, -74.0408
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Fishing regulations
NY state-wide default defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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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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Brook Trout (lakes and ponds) Open · Harvest allowed within limits 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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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 Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits 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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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 Open · Catch & release only 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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Trout (Inland Trout Streams) Open · Harvest allowed within limits Oct 16 – Mar 31; Apr 1 – Oct 15 Details
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Apr 1 – Oct 15
- 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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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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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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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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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-11 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 nearbyMohawk River At Lock 9 At Rotterdam Junction Ny has 10 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Blood Parrot Cichlid (Amphilophus citrinellus × Vieja melanurus), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Amur Carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus), and 5 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Blood Parrot Cichlid Amphilophus citrinellus × Vieja melanurus
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp, Round Goby). 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
- 10 species
- from 13 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 22, 2020 – Jul 25, 2026
- 13 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 13 records