Delaware River at Montague NJ
DELAWARE RIVER PA USGS
Delaware River at Montague NJ (01438500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the DELAWARE RIVER in PA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and water temperature and publishes a 7-day flow forecast so anglers know when conditions line up. 30 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01438500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- PA
- Coordinates
- 41.3092, -74.7953
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Fishing regulations
PA 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 inches
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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American Shad Open · Catch & release only Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Size rule
- NO HARVEST - Catch and immediate release only
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 3
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Allegheny Pearl Dace No season data
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American Pickerel No season data
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Black Crappie No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Brook Trout No season data
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Brown Bullhead No season data
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Chain Pickerel No season data
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Common Shiner No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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Cutlip Minnow No season data
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Eastern Blacknose Dace No season data
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Eastern Creek Chubsucker No season data
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Eyetail Bowfin No season data
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Fallfish No season data
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Golden Shiner No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Longnose Dace No season data
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Margined Madtom No season data
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Northern Tessellated Darter No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Pumpkinseed × Bluegill No season data
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Redbreast Sunfish No season data
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Redfin Pickerel No season data
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Slimy Sculpin No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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White Sucker No season data
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Yellow Bullhead No season data
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Yellow Perch No season data
General area restrictions
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 5
- Limit details
- 7 inches
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 3
- Limit details
- 7 inches
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Limit details
- NO HARVEST
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 Pennsylvania Fishing Summary before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyDelaware River at Montague NJ has 30 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: American Shad (Alosa sapidissima), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), and 25 others.
- American Shad Alosa sapidissima
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus
- Eastern Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus
- American Pickerel Esox americanus
- Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus americanus
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Allegheny Pearl Dace Margariscus margarita
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Margined Madtom Noturus insignis
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 30 species
- from 118 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 5, 2009 – Jun 26, 2026
- 118 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 118 records