White Water Blog
NYS DEC Long Island Trout Stocking List 2022
Trout season is upon us on Long Island! See the 2022 Trout Stocking Schedule from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation below.- Bryce Poyer
FOUR SIMPLE STEPS TO UP YOUR GAME
There’s nothing like a fresh start and the arrival of a brand-new fishing season affords an opportunity to review last year’s progress and resolve to improve hook-up ratios in the months ahead. With just such ideas in mind, following are a few thoughts on fishing resolutions for the year ahead.- Bryce Poyer
EARLY SPRING OFFERS INTERESTING POSSIBILITIES
No doubt striper fans are already on patrol. The season for marine waters officially kicks off on April 15. By then, resident fish in South Shore and East End tidal creeks, plus the back-harbor waters on the North Shore, should be making their presence known.- Bryce Poyer
TESTING "THE CONNY"
We’re occasionally surprised by customers stopping in to tell us they’d like to try fly-fishing for trout at Connetquot River State Park Preserve in Oakdale. That inquiring anglers want to sample these waters isn’t what catches us off guard as much as that they’ve yet to give it a shot already.- Bryce Poyer
FISH SLOW, LOOK DEEP FOR WINTER’S SWEET WATER BASS
Did you know you can catch Long Island largemouths and smallmouths right through the winter months on many lakes and ponds? It’s a fact. Given a few consecutive days of warming temperatures, black bass can bite reasonably well despite the chilly weather and remain fair game during the December 1 through March 15 catch and release only bass season.- Bryce Poyer
KEEP IT SIMPLE TO CATCH MORE COD
Let’s face it, with blackfish and sea bass off the table following the holidays, cod are really the only game in town from a saltwater day trip perspective come January and February. Of course, the problem with cod is that some years see solid catches while others, well, not so much. Still, there was a noticeable sprinkling of baccala being caught prior to the holidays, so here’s hoping 2022 gets off to a good start and includes a few fat white hake and feisty pollack as well.- Bryce Poyer
