Where can I find salt water fish size restrictions for New York State, specifically fluke and striped bass?

Question

I want to fish for striped bass and fluke off the beach on the south shore of Long Island but I can't find where the size restrictions are listed. NYDEC site is just too confusing.

Answer 1

striped bass- 36 inches 1 per day
fluke- 18 inches 2 per day

change may be in effect since last year, no salt water licence needed for l.i.

Answer 2

Fluke is 19.5" minimum
Striped Bass is 28" for the first keeper, 40" plus for the second keeper.

Best Places to fish on the south shore are Jones Beach, Robert Moses, and if you live in Long Beach, Long Beach.

The DEC's site does get confusing to navigate, here's the link

Answer 3

Check you'r local bait shop they should have a little booklet that lists all the regulations, and they may even have a law stick which is a measuring stick that tells the minimum and maxium lengths and the bag limits for all the fish in you'r area. Or maybe you'r local WalMart, KMart, and Target's Sports Authority will have these things. Good luck with finding the information you are looking for and thanks for following the laws instead of just keeping anything.

Answer 4

relies upon on what form of fish. Salmon stay in the sea yet spawn in freshwater. Their hatchlings commence life in sparkling water then swim lower back to the sea. i'm undecided what organ enables them to try this (maximum probable the kidneys) yet numerous species of saltwater fish can try this. i've got not heard of a freshwater fish that spawns in saltwater yet there additionally are fish that stay in estuaries the place salt and sparkling water mixture. in case you have been to take a freshy and throw him in salt or vice versa they might in all probability die from kidney failure interior 10 minutes.