The Great Lakes of NYC

The Blog of Fly Fishing in New York City's Parks. Currently there are more than two dozen fresh water lakes and ponds open to the public.

Monday, January 5, 2026

New book cover for: 101 LAKES AND PONDS OF THE GREATER NEW YORK AREA

This is a new cover for my book about more than one hundred and one lakes and ponds in and near NYC The book covers many of the places lis...

New book cover for THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SEMI AUTOMATIC FLY REELS

I updated the cover of my book. It is the same book but it now shows the OCR Bighorn fly reel and the Big Chub fly reel offered by Amazo...

Sunday, December 7, 2025

This book is the definitive guide to one of the most exciting advancements in modern fly fishing: the rise of the semi-automatic fly reel....

Thursday, June 19, 2025

My latest book available on Amazon

Newest books available on Amazon now!

Thursday, February 27, 2025

How To PROPERLY Seat Fly Rod Ferrules & Thoughts on Ferrule Wax

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Mirror carp caught on my Maxcatch fiberglass 6wt fly rod, Loab Lake

After several years of not catching any mirror carp, I landed two in less than a week! The smaller one, on my last outing and the larger, a ...

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The Great Lakes of NYC: I am an urban fly fisher. I like to catch carp and panfish. I fish the rivers, lakes and ponds surrounding NYC including New Jersey.

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