Meadow and Willow Lakes 5Q/6Q Fish Species Amenities Common Freshwater Fish Species Common Marine Fish Species Fishing Regulations in New York City in New York City Freshwater Fishing Striped Bass Both New York City and New York State regulate FRESHWATER FRESHWATERAll freshwater fishing in NYC is from the shore, only. fishing in NYC. Below are the combined rules and regulations: Black Crappie Up to 4.5 ft., 70 lbs. Found in rocky areas, 1. Fishing is permitted from locations under the jurisdiction FRESHWATER jetties, drop-offs and current boundaries. Striped bass travel the Hudson of NYC Parks, except in open swimming areas or where Oakland Lake 3Q Harlern Meer Average 10”. Often in large schools. Fish and East Rivers in the spring and fall. Use clams and bunker chunks or 10M in weedy areas. Use live minnows, small large plugs, spoons or jigs. specifically prohibited. SITE 2. Weights and sinkers ½ ounce or less must be and The Pool 11M Map # Borough Acres Bass Largemouth Chain Pickerel Sunfish Black Crappie Perch Yellow White Perch Carp Catfish Restrooms Playground Picnic Area Nature Trail Paths Walking jigs, spinners, and plugs. Set hook lightly to FISHING MAP avoid tearing the soft mouth. Bluefish lead-free. NYC 1BX BX Van Cortlandt Lake 18 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to 3.5 ft., 25 lbs. Schools of young 3. Littering is prohibited. 2BX BX Indian Lake 3.3 ● ● ● ● ● ● Chain Pickerel bluefish (“snappers”) may be under piers in 4. All fish caught in freshwater lakes and ponds, except late summer/early fall. Use live bait, swimshads, tins and plugs, with wire snakeheads*, must be returned to the water immediately. Do 3Q QN Oakland Lake 10.5 ● ● ● ● ● ● Average 15-18”. Found in Ohrbach and Oakland lakes. Use weedless spoons, leaders. For snappers, use spearing, squid strips, or small shiny lures not use barbed hooks in these areas. 4Q QN Kissena Lake 8.5 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● spinner baits, and soft plastics rigged weedless. and a popper. 5. The use of traps to catch fish and/or crustaceans in Be careful of sharp teeth. 5Q QN Meadow Lake 95 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Fluke (Summer Flounder) freshwater lakes and ponds is prohibited. 6Q QN Willow Lake 45 ● ● ● ● ● ● White Perch Up to 37” (18” average). Fish over flat, sandy or muddy bottoms. Drift or bounce Saltwater Fishing 7Q QN Golden Pond 1.7 ● ● ● ● Average 5-9” in lakes and ponds, 12” or more a spearing bait or bucktail along the bottom. New York State regulates SALTWATER fishing. Certain fish in tidal waters. Found in murky ponds and 8Q QN Bowne Pond 1.4 ● ● ● ● ● may be kept depending on the species, size of fish and time lakes; tidal streams in late winter and spring. Black Sea Bass of year. Saltwater regulations are updated at least once a year Central Park Lake 12M 9Q QN Baisley Pond 28 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Use worms, grubs, small lures or flies. Van Cortlandt Lake 1BX Up to 10 lbs. Found in rocky or other and sometimes more often. It is your responsibility to check 10M MN Harlem Meer 10 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● structured environments. Try bottom saltwater fishing regulations at http://bit.ly/saltwaterfishregs. Yellow Perch fishing with clam or squid around rocks. 11M MN 100th Street Pool 1.7 ● ● ● ● ● ● Baisley Pond 9Q Prospect Park Lake 13BK Average 6-10”. Range from shallow, weedy Fishing Licenses 12M MN Central Park Lake 18 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ponds to deeper lakes. Use small tubes or Blackfish (Tautog) Anglers 16 years of age and older must have a New York State curly tail jigs, live minnows, and worms. Be In spring, fish in shallow local waters, and Freshwater Fishing License to fish in NYC lakes and ponds. 13BK BK Prospect Park Lake 55 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● careful of sharp fin rays and gill covers. rocky, sheltered areas near structure If you are fishing in saltwater, including the Hudson River, you 14SI SI Brooks Pond 2.6 ● ● ● ● ● ● (i.e., pilings, jetties). Use bottom rigs with must enroll in the (free) Recreational Marine Fishing Registry. Largemouth Bass crabs or clams. 15SI SI Martling Pond 5.3 ● ● ● ● ● ● You can purchase a freshwater fishing license online and/or Average 12-16”. Find near weeds, logs, or Porgy (Scup) enroll in the marine registry at 16SI SI Clove Lake 10 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● docks in shallow water. In heavy cover, use In spring, fish inshore and around jetties, piers, www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6101.html, or weedless spoons, plastic frogs, or plastic 17SI SI Willowbrook Lake 5 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● artificial reefs and offshore ledges. Bottom fish call 1-866-933-2257. Indian Lake 2BX worms and tubes rigged weedless. In open with small hooks baited with clam or squid in a 18SI SI Ohrbach Lake 11 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● water, use top-water baits, spinnerbaits and Hi-Lo rig. Report Poachers or Polluters 19SI SI Acme Pond 5 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● diving plugs. Oyster Toadfish To report an environmental violation call 1-844-DEC-ECOS Brown Bullhead (1-844-332-3267) 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Or call an *Snakehead Alert: Found throughout NYC on sand, mud, Environmental Conservation Officer in NYC: www.dec.ny.gov/ rocks, and vegetation. Use bottom rigs Northern snakehead and other snakehead species are listed as species dangerous to native fish populations in New York.Their Average 8-14”. Nocturnal. Found at By courtesy of Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., about/704.html and a variety of baits, especially clam. possession is strictly prohibited. Any snakehead caught while angling cannot be released back into the water. It must be immediately bottom of lakes, ponds and rivers. Use copyright 2009; used with permission worms and other live bait fished on the killed, frozen, and reported to a local DEC office. Don’t confuse the northern snakehead with burbot and bowfin, two native species. American Eel Eating Legally Caught Fish Please review these distinguishing characteristics: bottom. Up to 3 ft. Found in all of NYC’s marine The NYS Department of Health recommends Ohrbach Lake children up to age 15 and women up to Clove Lake 16SI Kissena Lake 4Q 18SI Willowbrook Lake 17SI Common Carp waters and many freshwater ponds. Invasive Native Native Bottom fish with bait, particularly off piers. age 50 do not eat any fish from most NYC Map information includes: Average 18-28”. Find in most lakes and waters. See more details at Northern Snakehead Bowfin Burbot ponds and many tidal streams; prefer www.health.ny.gov/environmental/outdoors/ • Public transportation routes to shoreline fishing sites warmer water with a soft bottom. Use Sea Robin Continuous dorsal fin “Eyespot” (male or juvenile) Split Dorsal Fin worms, corn or bread dough on bottom. fish/health_advisories/regional/new_york_city.html • Information and fishing tips for popular fish species Up to 18”. Fish over sandy-bottom areas. Try any bait or small lure over sand. Sharp spines • Links to information on fishing licenses, regulations, Sunfish (Bluegill and Pumpkinseed) on the rear portion of the head. and health advisories. Bluegill Average 6-8”. Easy to catch. Fish under docks, Little Skate DEC Fisheries in NYC: DEC Marine Resources: Round tail near weeds, and logs in lakes, ponds, and rivers. phone: 718-482-4922 phone: 631-444-0430 Barbel Up to 20” excluding tail. Find on sandy or Pectoral fin Short anal fin Use worms, grubs, crickets, or small jigs. Great email: [email protected] email: [email protected] above pelvic fin Long anal fin Pectoral fin forward for beginner fly anglers with small poppers. gravelly bottoms. Bait, bucktails, or small of pelvic fin lures intended for fluke will catch skates. Pumpkinseed

Pier 64 71M Randall’s Island 67M Legend: Access Type SALTWATER B: beach J: jetty Pi: pier Pr: promenade R: rocky V: vegetation SALTWATER SALTWATER Map # Borough Map # Borough Map # Borough Location Public Transportation Location Public Transportation Location Public Transportation Access type Bathroom Playground Picnic area Nature trail Path Walking Lights Boat Launch Access type Bathroom Playground Picnic area Nature trail Path Walking Lights Boat Launch SALTWATER SITE Access type Bathroom Playground Picnic area Nature trail Path Walking Lights Boat Launch SITE SITE Riverdale Waterfront Access through southbound platform, Riverdale Riverside Park at 145th Hudson River shoreline north of 145th St., access D/N/F/Q subway to Coney Island/ 30BX BX Pr Metro North to Riverdale Station 63M MH R ● ● ● ● ● 1 Subway/M11 bus to 145th St. 95BK BK Steeplechase Pier Pi ● ● ● Coney Island Boardwalk near MCU Park Promenade Station, Metro North Hudson Line Street over pedestrian bridge at 151st St. Stillwell Ave. Pelham Bay Park 31BX/33BX Crooke’s Point 120SI Bx 29 Bus to City Island Rd/Orchard 1 Subway to 125th St./Bx 15 Bus to 125th Shore Blvd at 31BX BX Pelham Bay Park North V ● ● ● ● ● H Park Drive off City Island Road 64M MH West Harlem Piers Park Pi ● ● 125th Street at Hudson River 96BK BK Pr ● Shore Blvd. at West End Ave. B/Q subway to Sheepshead Bay Beach Circle St./12th Ave. Sheepshead Bay Bx 29 Bus to City Island Rd/Orchard Harlem River Floyd Bennett Field 32BX BX City Island Bridge B Mainland side of City Island Bridge 65M MH Pr/R ● ● FDR Dr. bet. 125th and 145th Sts. M1 Bus but walking required 97BK BK B/R ● ● ● ● Flatbush Ave. before Marine Parkway Bridge None Beach Circle Greenway South Dyckman Street Pier 60M Pier at 107th Street and Floyd Bennett Field 33BX BX Pelham Bay Park South V ● ● ● ● ● Best access on Bay Shore Ave. by Watt Ave. 6 Subway to Pelham Bay Park 66M MH Pi ● ● FDR Dr. near 107th St. M106 Bus to 105st/FDR Dr. 98BK BK B/R ● ● ● ● Flatbush Ave. before Marine Parkway Bridge Q35 to Flatbush Av.Gateway Sports Gantry Plaza 57Q/58Q East River North SW Tip of Randall’s/Ward’s Island, access over 34BX BX Concrete Plant Park Pr ● H Bx. River bet. Bruckner Blvd and Westchester Ave. 6 Subway to Whitlock Ave. 67M MH Randall’s/Ward’s Island R ● ● ● ● M15 Bus goes N/S on 1st and 2nd Aves 99BK BK Canarsie Pier Pi ● ● ● H South End Rockaway Pkwy./Exit 13 of Belt Pkwy. B42 to Rockaway Pkwy/Shore Pkwy pedestrian bridge at 106th St. Hunt’s Point Riverside Bx 6 Bus to Hunt’s Point Ave./Lafayette Joseph P. Addabbo 35BX BX Pr/B ● H End of Lafayette Ave (past Edgewater Rd.) nd nd 100Q QN B ● Walkway on bridge, Cross Bay Boulevard Q21/Q41 bus to 164 Av/92st Park Ave. 68M MH East River Shoreline Pr ● ● FDR Dr. between RFK Bridge and 42 St. M15 Bus goes N/S on 2 Ave. Bridge Bx 5 Bus to Story Ave./Morrison Ave./Bx Lighthouse Park F Subway/ Roosevelt Island tram to Broad Channel 36BX BX Soundview Park R ● ● ● ● ● H Bronx River Ave.bet. Lafayette Ave., Surf Dr. 69M MH Pr/R ● ● ● ● N. tip of Roosevelt Island 101Q QN B ● Parking is accessed at end of W. 22nd Rd. Q52 bus to Cross Bay Blvd/E 20 St 27 Bus to Randall/Commonwealth Roosevelt Island Roosevent Island-Q102 bus American Park Bx 27/Bx 39 Bus to Soundview Ave/ 70th Street Pier @ Marine Parkway Bridge Bulkhead along Beach Channel Drive West of Vets Q22/Q35 bus to beach 169 st/Rockaway 37BX BX Clason Point Park R ● H End of Soundview Ave. 70M MH Pi ● ● ● Hudson River at 68-70th Sts. M72 Bus to W.69th St. & Riverside Dr. 102Q QN B Cornell Ave. Riverside Park South bulkhead Memorial Bridge Pt. Blvd th Bx 22 Bus to Castle Hill Ave./Norton th th th Beach Channel Drive from Beach 146 St. to Beach Q35 Bus to Newport Ave. /Beach 145 38BX BX Castle Hill Park V ● End of Howe Ave. and west of Barrett Ave. 71M MH Pier 64 Pi ● ● ● 24 to 26 Streets @ Hudson River M23 Bus to 23rd St. and 12 Ave. 103Q QN Jacob Riis Park B ● ● ● ● Ave. 169 St. St. Hutchinson River Parkway by the Whitestone Hudson River Park runs from Battery Place to W. M20 and M12 Buses make many stops 39BX BX Ferry Point Park R ● ● Bx 42 Bus to Harding Ave./Hosmer Ave. 72M MH Hudson River Park Pr ● ● ● ● H th Governor’s Island 82M Bridge 59th St. near the park. 104Q QN Fort Tilden B ● ● ● ● Rockaway Blvd. at Beach 169 St. Q35 Bus to Marine Pkwy/Rockaway Pt. Barretto Pt. Park/ th th Park at Fort Tilden and walk west along beach to Louis Valentino Park Bayside Marina 47Q 40BX BX Pi ● ● ● ● H End of Tiffany St., Hunt’s Point Bx 46 Bus to Viele Ave./Casanova St. 73M MH E. River Esplanade Pr ● FDR Dr. E 36 -38 Sts. M34A-SBS Bus to Ferry Terminal 105Q QN Breezy Point Tip B none Steeplechase Pier 95BK Tiffany St. Pier reach the point and Pier Battery Park City 78M Bx 6 or Bx 46 Bus to Food Center Dr./ 74M MH Stuyvesant Cove Park Pr ● ● ● FDR Dr. E 18th-25th Sts. M23/M9 Bus to Ave. C/23rd st Beach Channel Drive bet. Beach 116th St. and Subway A/A Shuttle to Rockaway Park/ 87BK 41BX BX Hunt’s Point Landing Pi H End of Farragut St. Hunt’s Point 106Q QN Beach Channel Park V Farragut St. Beach 124th St. Beach 116th St. 75M MH Christopher Street Pier Pi ● ● ● ● Christopher St. @ Hudson River 1 Subway to Christoper St./Sheridan Sq. nd th th Brant Point Wildlife Beach 72 St. between Bayfield Ave. and Q22 bus to Beach Channel Dr/Beach 42Q QN MacNeil Park R ● ● ● ● H Poppenhusen Ave. bet. 115 St. and College Pl. Q25 Bus to Poppenhusen Ave./119 St. 107Q QN B/R th 76M MH Pier 25/26 Pi ● ● ● ● N. Moore St. @ Hudson River 1 Subway to Franklin St. Sanctuary Hillmeyer Ave. 69 St th th th th th Almeda Ave., Norton Ave. between Beach 58th 43Q QN Powell’s Cove Park R/B ● 11 Ave. bet 130 St. and 9 Ave. Q20B Bus to 14 Ave./135 St. Rockaway Community Q22 bus to Beach Channel Dr/Beach 77M MH Rockefeller Park Pr ● ● ● ● Chambers St. @ Hudson River 1/2/3 Subway to Chambers St. 108Q QN Pr/B ● ● St., Sommerville Basin and Beach 49th St., Conch 44Q QN Malba Drive Pr ● End of Malba Drive none Park 49th St Battery Park City Basin 78M MH Pr ● ● Hudson River bet. Liberty St. and Pier A 1/N/R Subway to Rector St. Bayswater Point State 45Q QN Francis Lewis Park R/B ● ● H 3rd Ave. bet. Whitestone Bridge and 147th St. none Esplanade 109Q QN B/V ● 1479 Point Breeze Pl., Far Rockaway none Park Near Throgs Neck Bridge at end of Utopia 1/4/5/N/R Subway to South Ferry/ 46Q QN Little Bay Park R/J ● H 7 Subway to Q15/Q15A/Q16 or QM2 Bus 79M MH Battery Park Pr ● ● ● ● South Ferry Norton Basin Natural Parkway Bowling Green/Whitehall St. 110Q QN R ● H End of Healy Ave. (off Beach 32nd St.) A subway to Beach 25 St. long walk th Resource Area 47Q QN Bayside Marina Pi ● S N side of Cross Island Pkwy at 28th Ave. Q13 Bus to Bell Blvd./28th Ave. 80M MH East River Park Pr ● ● ● ● ● FDR bet. Jackson St. and 13 St. M14a/M2/M22/M14d Bus to FDR Drive Dwight Ave., Seagirt Blvd. bet. Beach 38th St. and Q22 bus to Beach Channel Dr/Beach 111Q QN Bayswater Park B ● ● ● H 2/3 Subway to Fulton St. Downtown Bay 32nd St. 35th St. /A subway to Beach 36th N side of Cross Island Pkwy by Crocheron Park th 81M MH Dover Street Pier Pi ● ● Dover St. @ South St. Breezy Point 105Q 48Q QN Crocheron Park Pr ● ● ● th Q13/Q31 Bus to Bell Blvd./35 Ave. shuttle also. Access streets off (35 avenue) 112Q QN B End of Beach 5th, 6th and 8th Streets Q114 bus to Seagirt Av/ Beach 9th Concrete Plant Park Ocean Breeze Pier 116SI Flushing Bay Flushing Bay Promenade bet. World’s Fair Marina Q19/Q48 Bus to 108th St./Astoria Blvd. 1/N/R Subway to South Ferry/Whitehall Seagirt ave. 34BX AmVets Memorial Pier 49Q QN Pr ● ● ● ● 82M MH Governors Island Pr/R ● ● ● ● ● H Governors Island 90BK Promenade West and Laguardia Airport walk over footbridge St., catch ferry. 113SI SI Faber Park and Pool R ● ● ● Richmond Terrace and Faber St. S40/s90 to Richmond Terr/Sharpe ave Q19/Q48 Bus to 108th St./Astoria Blvd. 83BK BK WNYC Transmitter Park Pi ● ● ● West St. between Kent St. and Greenpoint Ave. G Subway/B32 Bus 50Q QN World’s Fair Marina Pr ● ● Flushing Bay Promenade near Citi Field walk over footbridge 114SI SI Pier 1 Pi ● Bay Street Landing just south of the ferry terminal SIRR/Ferry to St. George Ferry Terminal Flushing Bay Flushing Bay Promenade east of Flushing Bay 84BK BK East River State Park PR ● ● ● 90 Kent Ave., Williamsburg, Brooklyn G Subway/B32 Bus Fort Wadsworth 51Q QN Pr ● ● Q66 Bus to Northern Blvd./126th St. 115SI SI B ● ● ● ● 237 New York Ave., Staten Island S51 Bus to Bay Street Promenade East Marina L Subway to Bedford Ave/ E.River Ferry Beaches 85BK BK North 5th St. Pier Park Pi ● ● N 5th St. @ Kent Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn th st st to N. Williamsburg Father Capodanno Blvd. just north of Seaview S51/S52 bus to Father Capodano Blvd/ 52Q QN Ralph DeMarco Park R Shore Blvd. between Ditmars Blvd. and 20 Ave. Q100 Bus to 21 Ave./21 St. 116SI SI Ocean Breeze Pier Pi ● ● ● ● Brooklyn Bridge Park Ave. Cromwell Ave. Many options to Seaview 86BK BK Pi ● ● ● Pier 5, Joralemon St @ Furman St., Brooklyn Hts 4/5 Subway to Borough Hall Astoria Houses Behind Goodwill Park, next to Astoria Houses/ th Pier 5 FDR Boardwalk and Parallel to Father Capodano Blvd bet. Miller Field S51 bus makes numerous stops along 53Q QN Pr ● th Q103 to Vernon Blvd./30 Ave. 117SI SI B ● ● ● ● ● H Promenade Vernon Blvd. bet. 30 Rd. and Welling Ct. Beach and Ft. Wadsworth Father Capodano Vernon Blvd bet. 10th St. and Broadway. Fish on Q103/Q104 Bus to Vernon Blvd/ 87BK BK Louis Valentino, Jr Park Pi H Coffey & VanDyke Sts, Red Hook B61 Bus to Van Dyke/Van Brunt St. 54Q QN Costco Pr/R ● S76/S86 bus to Cedar Grove Ave/ New promenade in parking lot. Broadway 118SI SI Miller Field B ● ● ● ● Enter at New Dorp Ln. and Cedar Grove Ave. Pr/ B61 or B57 Bus to Beard St./Otsego St. Dorp Ave Q103/Q104 Bus to Vernon Blvd./ 34th 88BK BK Erie Basin Park ● ● Beard St. behind Ikea, Red Hook 55Q QN Rainey Park Pr ● ● ● Vernon Blvd. bet. 33rd Rd. and 34th Ave. Pi (Ikea Plaza) Great Kills- Bulkhead Ave. 119SI SI B/R ● ● Bulkead Rd. within Great Kills Park S78 from SI Ferry or S79 from Brooklyn Columbia St. B61 or B57 Bus to Beard St./Otsego St. Rd. 56Q QN Queensbridge Park R ● ● ● ● 40th-41st Road at Vernon Blvd. F Subway to Queensbridge 89BK BK Pr ● ● End of Columbia St. Red Hook Great Kills- Crooke’s Esplanade (Ikea Plaza) 120SI SI B ● ● R Access via Crooke’s Point Rd. w/in Great Kills Park S78 from SI Ferry or S79 from Brooklyn D.Fitzpatrick Pier 123SI th th th Point 70th St.Pier 70M Christopher Gantry Plaza State Park 47 Road north to the end of 5 street, 11 St. Am Vets. Memorial Roosevelt Island 69M Canarsie Pier 99BK 57Q QN Pr ● ● ● ● ● 90BK BK Pi ● Bay Ridge Ave (69th St.) @ Shore Rd, Bay Ridge B9/B64 Bus to Bay Ridge Ave./Shore Rd. S59/S78/S55/S56 bus to Hylan Blvd/ (Promenade) Basin Pier/69th St. Pier 121SI SI Wolfe’s Pond Park B ● ● ● ● Cornelia Ave. off Hylan Blvd. Street Pier 75M Gantry Plaza State Park Cornelia Rd 58Q QN Pi ● ● ● ● ● 47th Road and Center Blvd, LIC, NY, Pier #4 7 Subway to Vernon Blvd./Jackson Ave. Shore Parkway (Piers) 91BK BK Pr ● ● ● Shore Rd. Bay Pkwy- Bay 50th St. B82/X28/X38 to Cropsey Av/Bay 49th St 122SI SI Lemon Creek Park B R End of Seguine Ave./Boat Launch is at marina None Greenway 59M MH Inwood Hill Park R ● ● ● ● ● West 218th Street 1 Subway to 215th St. Dorothy Fitzpatrick th 123SI SI Pi H End of Sharrott’s Ave. at Hylan Blvd. S59/S78 bus to Hylan Blvd/Sharrott Ave 92BK BK Calvert Vaux Park Pr ● Shore Rd-Bay 46 St. Bensonhurst B82 to Cropsey Ave./Bay 46th St. Fishing Pier 60M MH Dyckman Street Pier Pi Dyckman Street @ Hudson River A Subway to Dyckman St. Coney Island Creek Mt. Loretto Unique S59/S78 bus to Hylan Blvd/Cunningham 93BK BK B Bay View Ave. @ W 37th St. B36/B74 to Bayview Ave./W. 36th St. 124SI SI B ● ● ● H Hylan Blvd at Kenny Rd. 61M MH Swindler Cove Park Pi ● H Dyckman Street & 10th Ave. @ Harlem River 1 Subway to Dyckman St. Park Area Rd Conference House S59/S78/X17/X22/X22A bus to Hylan 145th Street North to Inwood Hill along Hudson No good options, but can take A to 175th 94BK BK Kaiser Park B ● ● H Neptune Ave. @Bay View Ave., Coney Island B74 to Neptune Av/ w 24th St. 125SI SI B ● ● ● H Southern end of Hylan Blvd. 62M MH Ft. Washington Park R ● ● ● ● Park Blvd/Craig Ave River St., bicycle recommended Red = Saltwater Blue = Freshwater *See reverse for site tables

Fishing pier Parking

Fishing area Restroom

Kayak/Hand boat launch Park Land

Hospital Open Space

Thank you to the New York City Department of Transportation for providing base map files

Photo credits: K. Lee, Brooklyn Fishing Club

Learn to Fish!

For Teachers, Educators, and Parents: DEC’s I FISH NY program brings fishing education to NYC school students in grades 3 and up. Classroom lessons cover fish anatomy and diversity while addressing key ideas from NYS Science Learning Standards. Students participate in fishing trips to a fresh- or saltwater location. Free programs are also available for groups in after-school programs, summer youth camps, senior centers, and through other social services. Train-the-trainer Other Free Fishing Opportunities: programs are also conducted by DEC’s I Public Fishing Clinics: Fishing at National Park Service Sites FISH NY staff. Battery Park City Parks Conservancy: NYS Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation: www.bpcparks.org www.parks.ny.gov/parks/149/details.aspx The I FISH NY program also hosts free public Fishing at National Park Service locations such I FISH NY educators bring all the fishing clinics. These are designated “free Central Park Conservancy: Prospect Park Audubon Center: as Crooke’s Point, Floyd Bennett Field, Fort necessary fishing gear and bait, but fishing events” so participants do not need to www.centralparknyc.org www.prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/things-to-do/fishing/ Tilden and Breezy Point may require special the group must provide their own possess a NYS fishing license or be enrolled in Hudson River Park Trust: Randall’s Island Park Alliance: parking permits. Check with Gateway National transportation to the fishing spot. Those the Marine Recreational Fishing Registry. www.hudsonriverpark.org www.randallsisland.org Recreation Area for details: interested in a fishing program can contact Find fishing events throughout NYS: Lower East Side Ecology Center: The River Project: www.nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit/fees.html I FISH NY by emailing [email protected] www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/27123.html www.lesecologycenter.org www.riverprojectnyc.org or calling (718) 482-4922. NYC Department of Parks and Recreation: Rockaway Waterfront Alliance: www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/fishing www.rwalliance.org