Fishing spots?

[isnyc300]

Does anyone know of any onshore fishing spots that are good and not over crowded?

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

CrOssbay bridge in Howard beach queens , the beach on the Brooklyn side of marine parkway bridge, both produce good bluefishing and striped bass and weakfish as well , I go to cross bay for night fishing , also a good spot for night feeders is the rear wall of Floyd Bennett field

 

[skene]

Magnolia pier in long beach.

 

[e.muehlbauer]

There is a jetty at Ft. Totten in Bayside, near the Throg's Neck Bridge. I haven't been there in years, and while I haven't caught anything bigger than 12" striped bass and 4" bergalls, people do get big bass and blues there at times. Once saw a guy fighting something huge for a long time before it let go. Beautiful view, not normally very crowded...but there are rats.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

Let's bump this up I'm going to be doing some fishing this week myself and crabbing too. I think if you are planning on eating the fish and stuff you catch the fort totten spot is probably not that good lol. I think long island waters are cleaner.

 

[brunoboarder2444]

Fort totten fish are fine....the fish do not live in any single spot, they just pass through areas so the fort totten fish are the same as the long island ones...crabs are another story though but I wouldn't worry about crabs from there....i live literally at the foot of the bridge on the bronx side and have never had problems with any fish/crabs etc....some people even eat the clams/mussels from here as well.....

As for onshore spots, I haven't gotten out there much this season but normally I fish alot but mostly from boats.....but for land I've had good success I've gone from ferry point park on the bronx side near the whitestone bridge but its pretty rocky over there if you don't know the right spots, then theres the foot of the throgsneck bridge on the bronx side I've gotten some nice stripers there.....then there is a jetty right near the throgs neck bridge accessable at low tide (this is directly behind my house) my dad and little brother have been pulling in a lot of little baby blues (snapper) and baby stripers but I have seen a ton of blitzes a couple hundred yards off the shore line this year.....then theres one more I haven't gotten around to check out for myself yet but if you can get to it theres is the hot water outlet from a powerplant in queens where monster stripers supposedly hang out, the outlet is not contaminated in any way, it doesn't touch any fuel or anything.....they just use the seawater to cool the piping on the steam systems condenser....basically the sea water only runs over the freshwater steam system lines to condense the steam back to freshwater....if you'd like me to explain any of the areas better then message me

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[e.muehlbauer]

While I wouldn't object to eating fish caught off Ft. Totten, I have found that bluefish caught in the NYC area have a very different flavor from the bluefish caught off the east end of LI. NYC blues have a much stronger taste, even in the small cocktails. Out east, I've caught blues up to 14 lbs, and even in the fall, when they are supposed to taste strongest, the flavor is mild and sweet. I don't think its a pollution issue, but a feed issue- NYC blues feed primarily on bunker (menhaden). Out east, they feed on bunker as well, but also butterfish, sand eels, squid, mantis shrimp....a huge variety of things. At times I'd keep several blues, and every one had something different in its belly. Since much of their food is mild flavored, like squid, the fish itself gets a better flavor. On the other hand, I've caught stripers off NYC that tasted as good as LI bass, which may have something to do with diet, but it may also have to do with their having less oil.

 

[brunoboarder2444]

While I wouldn't object to eating fish caught off Ft. Totten, I have found that bluefish caught in the NYC area have a very different flavor from the bluefish caught off the east end of LI. NYC blues have a much stronger taste, even in the small cocktails. Out east, I've caught blues up to 14 lbs, and even in the fall, when they are supposed to taste strongest, the flavor is mild and sweet. I don't think its a pollution issue, but a feed issue- NYC blues feed primarily on bunker (menhaden). Out east, they feed on bunker as well, but also butterfish, sand eels, squid, mantis shrimp....a huge variety of things. At times I'd keep several blues, and every one had something different in its belly. Since much of their food is mild flavored, like squid, the fish itself gets a better flavor. On the other hand, I've caught stripers off NYC that tasted as good as LI bass, which may have something to do with diet, but it may also have to do with their having less oil.

Couldn't have put that better, could also be influenced by different swimming patterns as well

However I've heard of a few different ways to prepare blues ranging from soaking the meat in milk or 7 up and even sea water....also you reduce the oily taste if you gut and filet them right away

 

[CHEMCHEF]

Try smoking bluefish. I have had good luck with it.

 

[brunoboarder2444]

Try smoking bluefish. I have had good luck with it.

Sounds like it would work

 

[e.muehlbauer]

Smoked bluefish is one of the best smoked fish out there. I always fillet my fish as soon after catching as I can. (However, when I'm at my LI place, I sometimes go out at dawn, fish a bit, then go back to bed when I get home. If I have fish, they go straight into the fridge and get filleted later. When I do this, all the blood ends up in the viscera, and fillets taste just as good as if they were filleted immediately.)Basically though, I like my bluefish done simply..grilled for small, oreganata for large, and I never eat the dark meat. I like a strong tasting fish, but some of the Jamaica Bay and Sheepshead Bay blues just taste like straight dark meat. Since blues do move around, I've caught some near NYC that tasted very good, but my LI fish always taste really good.