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.

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Mirror carp on a 3/4 weight fly rod

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After being "skunked" at Clove Lake Park on Staten Island, I decided to take my act to  Loeb Lake in Central Park, the next day.  ...
Saturday, June 10, 2023

King Fisher Pond

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I've  been anxious to fish King Fisher Pond for some time because it is one of the cities kettle ponds Kettle Ponds were formed more tha...
Sunday, June 4, 2023

Hughes Lake

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One of my favorite places to fish is Hughes Lake. It was the best carp lake in the greater  New York area. In an effort to improve the quali...

Kissena

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I traveled back to the place where I caught my biggest carp ever, Kissena park lake. In April 2013, at the end of the day my buddy, Dennis a...
Thursday, May 25, 2023

Elkhorn fly rod

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A few pumpkin seeds with the 2 wt, 8 foot, four piece rod and the  Maxcatch Automatic fly reel.  However , in spite of the name, it is a sem...
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Loeb Lake

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It rained all day,  so I decided to ignore the wetness.  I can endure any weather to catch carp, except temperatures below 50 F. I figured I...

Columbus Park

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I caught a Green Sunfish in Columbus Park, in Dunnellon, New Jersey.   I fished my favorite fly, the tarantula.  I need to order some more o...
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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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