New York State Fishing Rivers and Streams with Public Access Locations

Access locations for fishing rivers and streams in New York State, as determined by fisheries biologists for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The dataset includes columns for Waterbody Name, Fish Species Present, Public Access Owner, and geospatial coordinates. Data is provided by data.ny.gov and was last updated on 2026-04-22.

Use Cases

• Map public fishing access points using Latitude, Longitude, and Georeference columns.
• Analyze fish species distribution by waterbody using Fish Species Present at Waterbody and Waterbody Name columns.
• Identify ownership and access types for site planning using Public Fishing Access Owner and Types of Public Access columns.
• Filter fishing locations by county or municipality using Counties, NYS Municipal Boundaries, and County columns.

Strengths

• Includes multiple geospatial reference columns (Latitude, Longitude, Georeference) for precise mapping.
• Contains detailed attributes like Fish Species Present at Waterbody and Special Regulations on Waterbody for ecological analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative New York State Department of Environmental Conservation via data.ny.gov.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata notes that errors may be present in the data, requiring user verification.
• Last updated 2026-04-22 18:17:18; freshness should be verified for current regulations.

Provenance

Source

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, via data.ny.gov.

Collection Method

Determined by fisheries biologists; collection methodology details are not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 18:17:18.

Geography

New York State, United States.