N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25-6.19

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024
Section 7:25-6.19 - Greenwood Lake
(a) In cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Fish and Wildlife, the following regulations for Greenwood Lake, which lies partly in Passaic County, New Jersey, and partly in Orange County, New York, are made a part of the New Jersey State Fish and Game Code and will be enforced on the whole lake by the conservation authorities of both states.

1.SpeciesSeasonSize LimitDaily Bag Limit
TroutNo closed seasonNo minimum3
Largemouth bass and smallmouth bassthird Saturday in June until Dec. 112 inch minimum5 in total Catch and release only
Dec. 1 until third Saturday in June
Chain pickerelNo closed season15 inch minimum5
Muskellunge and any hybrid thereof taken before April 1, 2019No closed season36 inch minimum1
Muskellunge and any hybrid thereof taken on or after April 1, 2019No closed season44 inch minimum1
hybrid thereofseasonminimum
WalleyeJan. 1-last day of February and May 1-December 3118 inches3
Channel catfishNo closed season12 inches5
Black crappie and white crappieNo closed season8 inches10 in total
Yellow perchNo closed seasonNo minimum50
SunfishNo closed seasonNo minimum50
All other speciesNo closed seasonNo minimumNo limit
American EelNo closed season9 inches25

2. On Greenwood Lake, it shall be legal for any ice fisherman to use up to five tip-ups and two hand-held devices for the taking of fish. All devices that are not hand-held must be plainly marked with the name and address of the angler. The ice fishing season is from ice-in to ice-out (when ice is present in a sufficient quantity to support fishing activities).
3. On Greenwood Lake, fishing will be permitted 24 hours a day.
4. Either New York or New Jersey fishing licenses will be honored on all of Greenwood Lake.
5. Bow and arrow fishing for carp, suckers, herring, catfish and eels by properly licensed fishermen, will be permitted on Greenwood Lake.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25-6.19

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 801(b), effective 2/5/2018