Baisley Pond

Baisley pond was very windy today.  The wind was gusting ( 30 kph +) so much that I did not bother
to set up my fly rod to fish.

Look at the waves here.  It almost looks like the ocean at the beach.

Baisley pond always makes me think of my older brother who brought me here when I was
about twelve years old.  We also would go saltwater fishing near the Rockaways to
catch porgies and black fish in the winter.

Looking south. All the growth here is a weed that has invaded the shore line and limits the area open to fishing from shore.

The problem with this pond is the invasive weeds that cover a large portion of the shore line.

 A close up of an egret fishing next to the weed line.
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Same bird but without the benefit of the zoom lens being used.

Spring flowers

The pond itself hosts a diverse fauna and flora. It is known for its lily pads which shelter American bullfrogs. The Parks Department lists three turtle species (red-eared slider, snapping turtle, and musk turtle).^[1] Fish species include several of interest to anglers, including largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, brown bullhead, and common carp.^[5] Many species of water birds favor the pond. Summer species include great egret, snowy egret, great blue heron, and double-crested cormorant. In winter the waterfowl population is especially large and diverse, with several species that are less common in the area, such as American wigeon, redhead, and grebes mixing with more common species like mallard and Canada goose.