East Coast DIY ( NYC)

[wittich]

I will be moving to New York City in July for a 2 year residency. I will be living off studenty loans, so I am looking for do it yourself advice ( No boat, No guides). I have read about great bluefish, striped bass fishing in summer to fall along New Jersey- Mass-Rhode Island. any advice? Thanks. wittich.

[StriperSniper]

Wittich,
There's plenty of opportunity for DIY in the NYC area . If you have access to a car you can head over to Sandy Hook NJ and check out North Beach or the Rip. You can also Check out Great Kills Park in Staten Island or Breezy Point in Brooklyn

As for other areas...in Mass. on Cape Cod you should try to make it at least once to Chatham and try the flats around Monomoy Island (Watch out for the seals).

There are plenty of books out there like "Striper Hot Spots" by Frank Daignault which would give a good stepping off point.

:-%

StriperSniper

[dlangan]

I would add that if you have a car, at some point consider purchasing a kayak. Used and discontinued models can be found for a song. That will open up a lot of additional opportunity.

[itsmoderating]

Welcome to NY. There are plenty of places for a shore bound angler to fish in the city. Rockaway jetty is great spot for Bass Blues & Albies but a long haul on public transportation & longer walk out to the Jetty. The Sea wall along Vezz bridge & 69 street pier also a good spot for bass blues & Fluke
(This past summer albies were right at the seawall in 7' feet of water )

In the city itself try fishing the East River 23th street up to 34th street or around 96th street these location have alway produce fish (school size blues or bass ) out going tides seem to be the trick on the river.

Good Luck & Good Fishing

[wittich]

thanks for the info guys. i have read some great reports about kayak fishing around jamaica bay. I have an SUV and a kayak, but i don't think I will be able to bring either of them to NYC. i will probably have to move into an apartment the size of my closet.

[Iwan]

Hey Wittich,

Drop me an PM when you are settled in NYC.

I can take you out to J-Bay and Breezy and show you some spots where you can wade.

:-%

[wittich]

Thank you Iwan for the fishing invite. thanks to all for the info.

I just bought the feb/march issue of Saltwater Fly Fishing and there is a great article on wading spots around NYC.

JW

[dlahiff]

Go to www.coastalflyrodders.com and order their second edition of their "where to guide to saltwater flyfishing in ther Northeast" It's got a ton of great spots and information for wading from the Jersey shore to Cape Cod.

It's worth every cent of the $15 cost.

[SliderSlider]

When I lived carless in Manhattan, I would take the train out to Conn. and snoop around Fairfield county looking for spots. With a pair of rollerblades, I found this one beautiful tidal creek that could be fished from a state park. Beautiful place.

I made two subway trips out to Rockaway beach, and it took over an hour but the first time I went was fun. Lots of empty beach to walk along.

You can also take the subway to a stop in Queens, board a bus, and get off near Floyd Bennett field and fish the beach by the bridge over Jamaica bay there. You can walk from here over to Rockaway beach, as well.

Underneath the Brooklyn bridge is a tiny beach, fishable with a good pair of construction boots (glass shards, needles, etc.).

The treasure I never got around to finding out about is the striper fishing on the Hudson, accesible by train and bike. I fished the Croton River for trout below the last dam but I have since heard a lot about the striper fishing on the Hudson from shore. I think the archives of this site have recent, detailed info. on the Hudson.

If it's feasible, I'd leave my car in Long Island during the work week and commute to the fishing zones by train. You can waste a lot of time walking. Of course, walking would be no problem if you knew the fish were where you were going. I caught one striper in twenty trips--which made them all worth it--and, on my first trip, I once got off the train and walked down to the river to find, on the other side accessible, perhaps, by the other train stop which I wouldn't be able to access for 1.5hrs my first blitz.