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Fishing regulations at Great South Bay, NY
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Fishing regulations in New York can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Summer flounder as of May 11th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Seasons
Bag limit
Min size
Measurement
May 4 - Aug 1: minimum size = 19-inches
Aug 2 - Oct 15: minimum size = 19.5-inches
Federal regulations are waived for Summer Flounder, and recreational anglers shall follow regulations for the state in which their catch is landed.
Summer flounder may not have heads or tails removed or be otherwise cleaned, cut, filleted or skinned until brought to shore, with the following exception: the white side fillet or white skin only of a legal size fluke may be removed to use as bait. The carcass of the fluke with dark side completely intact must be retained for inspection of size limit and counts against the possession limit.
For more information, see NY Recreational saltwater regulations
Fluke, Paralichthys dentatus
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- Summer flounder - 943 members reported to have caught this fish
- Bluefish - 693 members reported to have caught this fish
- Striped bass - 451 members reported to have caught this fish
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- @JoshuaDuk reported a nice Starry ray.
- @konstantinelkov reported a nice Dusky smooth-hound.
- @konstantinelkov reported a nice Dusky smooth-hound.
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