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Long Island has fantastic fishing year around. Long Island anglers can choose from a multitude of species including weakfish, striped bass, fluke, flounder, sea bass, blackfish, porgies, mackerel, cod, pollock, hake, haddock, bluefish, sharks, tuna
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the date was October 20, 2008 when Craig Belesi caught this awesome Largemouth Bass from Oakland Lake in Bayside Queens

What makes this fish so special is it was his first fishing trip after having a pace maker implanted ten weeks earlier. Craig and his brother James went to the local lake just to wet the line. Luck was with Craig this day, because his daughter Rachel and her friend Erika were taking pictures near by and Rachel snapped this one. They did not weigh it, but it is definitely in the 6 pound class. According to Craig he did not need the pace maker when he reeled this one in, because it really got his heart pumping.

Bass Fishing on Oakland Lake

Oakland Lake is a leftover reminder of the glaciers that once covered this area. When the glaciers receded they left a 15 to 20 foot deep lake around 15 acres in size that is entirely spring fed. At one time the lake did support a population of trout, but now only supports largemouth bass, crappie, white perch, pickerel, catfish, sunfish, and carp.

Fishing in all freshwater ponds and lakes in New York City Parks is catch and release only. If you fish in and around the five boroughs of NYC, the DEC is looking for volunteers to join the Angler Diary Program. The data from these diaries are used monitor fish populations and are an important tool in managing our fishery.


   The following links break down the best fishing options according to the month of the year. Certain times of the year present excellent fishing opportunities for differnt species and can help make the best of your limited free time.

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Finger Lakes fishing trip may result with an encounter of the following species brown trout,coho salmon,lake trout,rainbow trout,king salmon,landlocked salmon,walleye,bass,and perch
Conesus Lake   Hemlock Lake   Canadice Lake   Honeoye Lake   Canandaigua Lake   Keuka Lake   Seneca Lake   Cayuga lake   Owasco Lake   Skaneateles   Otisco Lake   Lamoka Lake   Waneta Lake   Finger Lakes Streams  


Long Island has fantastic fishing year around. Long Island anglers can choose from a multitude of species including weakfish,striped bass,fluke,flounder,sea bass,blackfish,porgies,mackerel,cod,pollock, hake,haddock,bluefish,sharks,tuna
Staten Island   City Island   New Rochelle   Port Chester   Mamaroneck   Sheepshead Bay   Jamaica Bay   Port Washington   Captree   Moriches   Port Jefferson   Stony Brook   Shinnecock   Freeport   North Fork   Hampton Bays   East Hampton   Montauk   Clinton Connecticut   Norwalk Connecticut  


Lake Ontario fishing Charters
Lewiston    Youngstown    Wilson   Olcott   Oak Orchard   Sandy Creek   Genesee River   Irondequoit Bay   Port Bay   Pultneyville   Sodus Bay   Fairhaven   Oswego   Port Ontario   Mexico Bay  
Henderson Harbor   1,000 Islands


Lake Ontario Charters

Oneida Lake Charters

Otsego Lake Charters

Black Lake Charters

Salmon River Guides

Oswego River Guides

Niagara River Guides

Hudson River Guide

Delaware River Guides

Finger Lakes Charters
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NY Ice Fishing Guides
 Long Island Charters

Susquehanna River Guides

Chautauqua Lake

Adirondack Guides

Lake George Charters

Lake Erie Charters

Lake Champlain

Great Sacandaga Lake

St. Lawrence River


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