Posted by boatman on 2002 PM:

looking for new water to fish

ive been fishing greenwood,beaverdam,orange,whasington,hudson river,wallkill river,maybrook res.,chadwhick,o&r. bashakill,swinging brigde. would like to know about some more bodies of water to fish. any help would be nice

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Posted by Dominic on 2002 PM:

Mahopac- NY
Candlewood- CT
E. Twin- CT
Highland- CT
Oscawanna-NY
Hopatcong- NJ
Lillinonah- CT

All within 3 hrs of Long Island, so considerably closer for you. If you need info, let me know. Dom

Posted by Bass Rat on 2002 AM:

Bantam, CT
Highland, CT
Zoar, CT
Lake Ronkonkoma, LI
Blydenberg Lake, LI
Artist Lake, LI

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Posted by Cast-a-way on 2002 AM:

Let's see Maybrook res., Beaverdam, Orange lake and Washington lake....all good lakes. Sounds like you should have your hands filled w/ those lakes..Try the Harriman lakes. They are a little different than the others because of the clarity. They offer some good fishing, bass and panfish. You need a permit that goes on sale TOMORROW at the Tiorati circle or Lake Welch camp site. Don't forget your registration and life vests....good luck

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Posted by John/NH on 2002 AM:

How about Glennmere (Florida) and Swan (up by Monticello).

Wappingers Lake (Wappingers Falls), Sylvan Lake ( Hopewell Jct)


John/NH

Posted by Andrew Bornn on 2002 AM:

Thumbs upNew places to fish

As already mentioned, you can try the Harriman lakes: Tiorati, Sebago, Stahahe, Island Pond, offer excellent Large Mouth and Pickeral fishing, also Welsh for Smallies, Rockland for Largies, Smallies and a chance for a Tiger.
In Monroe you can try Round Pond.
For NJ waters you can try Shepherds Pond and Monksville, they are not too far from Greenwood.
All of these places can be tough, but when you put in the "time" to figure them out, they can offer excellent fishing IMHO.
Andrew.

Posted by JOHN G on 2002 PM:

Andrew!! you crankbaiting nut you! It's about time you stopped lurking and reregistered again.....good to see you back on buddy, sure look forward to some little get togethers at Harriman again this year... JOHN G

Posted by Jared C. on 2002 PM:

Oscawanna - Putnam Valley, N.Y.
Whaley Lake - Pawling, N.Y.
Wappinger Lake - Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
Glenmere - Florida, N.Y.
Highland Lake - Eldred (Barryville area - a bit further of a drive)
Long Pond Lake - Clinton/Rhinebeck, N.Y. (I want to try this myself)
Harriman - a popular choice of lakes
Arrow Point Park and Lake - Monroe, N.Y. (I don't know much about this one)

Let me know if you need any info or phone #'s of these places.

P.S. - Is there someone I can rent a rowboat from on Beaverdam Lake

Jared

Posted by Scott E. on 2002 AM:

Jared,

No rentals on Beaver Dam, it is a private lake.

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Posted by BigAl75 on 2002 AM:

QuestionEver get up to central NY???

If ya do, let me know. I know of a couple of great bass ponds up here, as well as a great place to go for trout once Memorial Day gets here.

Al

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Posted by mikeD in NYC on 2002 AM:

how about fahnstock state park in putnam county?... there are several lakes you can fish there

Posted by commuter on 2002 AM:

Hey Jared c. if your talking about the long pond I think your talking about it's just a small drive from my home in Staatsburg!
I have checked it out but not fished it yet. There is public acces and parking but no ramp. I was thinking of tossing my brothers canoe in there this year, it looks like it should hold some nice bass!
Email me at billarmeno@hotmail.com and maybe we can fish it this year.

Maybe we can try for some early season panfish.
If it's the same one it's definately for cartopperes only!

Bill

Posted by Vlad B. on 2002 PM:

Jared C. : Arrow Point Park and Lake - Monroe, N.Y. (I don't know much about this one)


If this is Arrow Lake just north of Sloatsburg off of Route 17 then I can provide some info. It is a privately owned lake that charges an admission fee. From what I can remember it is something like $7. You can rent a row boat for $20-$25 for the day. No gas motors allowed but I've seen some guy mount a trolling motor to the boat. As far as I've seen, there is no boat launch but then again I've never asked. The lake is not very large or deep but holds some good fish. 1-2lb largemouths common - personal best is a 5 1/2 lb. A lot of Northern Pike around usually around 18" average size - personal best was 36". Panfish gallore for the kiddies - mostly sunnies but I've caught a couple of nice crappie slabs on a spinnerbait. Yellow Perch hang around as well but I haven't caught any bigger than about 8".

I go fish here 95% of the time. It is the only place I know of that can rent you a boat. I would appreciate people posting other places that are non-boat-owner friendly. I get my mirrors stolen off my Town Car. I can just imagine what they'd do to my boat if I owned one.

-Vladdestructio

Posted by JOHN G on 2002 PM:

Vlad, welcome to the board...they rent boats at Mohansic lake in FDR park in Yorktown Heights, and at Wampus Pond in ARmonk....there are others too..... JOHN G

Posted by SRDFISH on 2002 PM:

My favorite lake around newburgh area is in new paltz it's called chodikee lake. Washington lake and Brown's pond will be closed this year. Chadwick lake i caught my biggest bass on , but i like chodikee best lake 2nd biggest bass. I have fished wappingers lake it's ok, I have fished sturgon pool, caught my first walleye by mistake. Fourth binnewater i fish with no luck but it's suppose to have bass & pike . Saturday went to kingston found Onteora lake it has bass, pickerel, and tiger muskie in it. I have fished a few more around here, but i like chodikee the best, orange lake i only fished once but it was really good.
scott