Region 4 (East Central New York) Fisheries Management and Research
The Capital District and Northern Catskills offer a great diversity of fisheries within the Mohawk, Hudson, and Susquehanna Rivers, along with numerous trout streams and warm water lakes and rivers. DEC's Region 4 Fisheries Unit conducts various fisheries surveys to help manage these abundant resources. The documents on this page provide a greater in depth look at how DEC manages the vast fisheries resources within this region.
Fisheries Dictionary
Download the Fisheries Management Dictionary (PDF) for definitions of commonly used technical terms in DEC Bureau of Fisheries reports.
Management/Study Plans
Big Panfish Initiative Study Plan (Canadarago Lake | Goodyear Lake)
Inland Trout Stream Management Plan
Delaware Tailwaters Management Plan
Survey/Research Reports
Warmwater Surveys
Canadarago Lake Annual Fall Bass/Walleye Survey (2017) (PDF)
Canadarago Lake Big Panfish Initiative Survey (2022) (PDF)
Crescent Lake Bass Survey (2018) (PDF)
Goodyear Lake Big Panfish Initiative Survey (2022) (PDF)
Otsego Lake Walleye and Perch Survey (2018) (PDF)
Susquehanna River Fish Community Surveys (2019) (PDF)
Coldwater Surveys
Basswood Pond Trout Netting Survey (2017) (PDF)
Fall Clove Brook Trout Special Regulations Evaluation (2017) (PDF)
Mallet Pond Trout Netting Survey (2017) (PDF)
Mill Brook Trout Special Regulations Evaluation (2017) (PDF)
Ore Pit Pond Trout Netting Survey (2017) (PDF)
Otsego Lake Trout and Salmon Survey (2018) (PDF)
Terry Clove Brook Trout Special Regulations Evaluation (2017) (PDF)
Tremper Kill Trout Special Regulations Evaluation (2017) (PDF)
Weed Mines Pond Trout Netting Survey (2017) (PDF)
Invasive Species Surveys
Hudson River Estuary Northern Snakehead Survey (2019) (PDF)
DFW, Bureau of Fisheries, Region 4
65561 State Highway 10, Suite 1
Stamford, NY 12167
