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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.