Wolfe's Pond returns

Wolfe's Pond is back after being washed away by storm Sandy, years ago. You may be aware that this is another of the kettle ponds on Staten Island. The storm washed everything out to sea, leaving a "parking lot".  The pond has been restored and people can fish here again. Even if you do not want to fish here, come and ejoy swimming in the Atlantic ocean.  All that separates the pond from the ocean is a fifty foot barrier!

In the past, I would catch crappie and bass here. Today it was very windy and I didn't see anything in

the water.  But it is good to see the return of Wolfe's Pond.

Park visitors playing, with the beach and ocean in the back ground.

The ATP 37 aluminum semi automatic fly reel, loaded with the Orvis "Hydros Bank Shot Float"fly line.

 

A fly I picked up on ebay known as the strp tease. I've only had success catching blue gills with it.

They like to attack it on the surface before it sinks.

My Orvis fiberglass, slow flex, 8 foot fly rod

Wolfes Pond Park is a large public park located on Staten Island's South Shore. It is bounded on the south by Holton Avenue, on the east by Raritan Bay, on the west by the Staten Island Railway, and on the north by Chisholm Street, Luten Avenue, and Cornelia Avenue, which is also the main entry into the park's public areas.^[1] Hylan Boulevard bisects the park, and most visitors only visit the eastern half of the park, where Wolfes Pond (for which the park is named), two playgrounds, and basketball and tennis courts are located, as well as numerous walking and biking paths, open fields, and a small beach on Raritan Bay. The western, inland half consists mostly of ponds and woodlands, and the northwestern corner hugs Tottenville High School.

In 1991 and again in 2011 the dam between the beach and the pond broke, draining the pond of freshwater and flooding it with saltwater. In both cases, this killed the freshwater fish and many of the red-eared slider turtles.^[2] Repairs to the dam were completed in November, 2019.^[3]