Can anyone give me a few place to fresh water fish in the Queens area .I have'nt got a boat so be fishing of the shore or bank i can travel so thats not a problem also iam new to fishing in the USA its mainly course fishing iam use to in UK.Iwould like to surf fish too but only in places where i can eat the fish as i have been told Hudson fishing is for catch and release as the fish contain pcb's.Many thanks love living here.

I believe there is a park in valley stream just into Nassau co. off of the southern state parkway. Doxie brook in Inwood, lake ronkonkama (spelling)?

See article in this forum for Southern NY Fishing Directory!!!!

Hi...There are many places to fish in Queens and in and around NYC. I live in Queens, and we have probably the best fishery in all of NY and the Tri-State area...Jamaica Bay. Jamaica Bay has plenty of different spieces to fish for when they are in season....Striped Bass, Blue Fish, Weak Fish, Flounder, Fluke, Porgy, Black Fish, Sea Bass. Granted, these are all saltwater fish, but the fishing is amazing. You will need a saltwater license which can be purchased at Sports Authority or almost any Tackle Shop...Or the NYS DEC website. Theres also acouple of lakes in Queens for freshwater fishing....you'll need a license for that too...
I own a Parker 17 CC which I fish out of Jamaica Bay....and It's the best! Good luck!

prospect park lake in brooklyn has the most bass in the state and there is good surf fishing by manhaten beach and sheapshead bay