New York City Fishing - FLUSHING MEADOWS LAKE - Queens Park The WORLDS FAIR NYC NY
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- DEEP INNER New York City Fishing - FLUSHING MEADOWS LAKE - Queens Park The WORLDS FAIR NYC NY. I could tell you 101 fishing stories I have had at Flushing Meadow Lake right in Corona Queens New York City, NY. Just a few blocks from the Corona Ice King. BUT, I am only going to tell you number 101 and here it is.
It was a hot day and I took a nice little walk to one of my old honey holes. I saw some catfish on top. I started with a #4 hook and a tiny fully subjective float. Perfect, what would bite my night crawler? It was a turtle! Took me by surprise thought I had a bullhead on the worm. Got the hook out nicely and the hearty guy ran faster then any turtle I ever seen a turtle run. Always put your money on the tortoise. Set out again and soon again a bouncing bobber. MISS. Worm gone. Next cast sure enough a white perch. I missed a few more hits and knowing the perch were on the feed I tied on a #10 scud hook. Strategically double ended the nightcrawler and caught about a half dozen white perch on the UL setup. Before I left I did the old worm glob just to see what would hit. AGAIN! Turtle! Two surprises one day. At least they were not like the big old mean snapping turtle I caught many years back. That was a story!
I must say with the wetland restoration Flushing Meadows Lake at the Worlds Fair has changed for the better. Flushing meadow right in NYC is teaming with life. It always was. Find some weeds with cuts near reeds and if your lucky some shade. And I assure... If your using worms you will catch something interesting. Turtles & white perch in high heat summer skinny water. Where else?
Flushing Meadow Lake and Corona Park seem extra nice now. I do warn you. If you go to the park during the weekend the lake will be teaming with life. Human life and won't be so quiet in the summer. Trust me. May have to go back and see what happen next some day soon. Have fun out there and we are always happy to share our experiences with all those around the world and hope you enjoyed the video as much as we did making it and remember always - Fish Your Way!
Great video..I still call it Shea Stadium!! LOL!!
You and me both! Always will be just engraved in my mind like a mispelled word that works! Thanks rmp!
Wow, nice memories!! I used to fishing there when I was a little kid. The water near those little bridges were very productive. I caught a few big carps there. Thanks Jerry, Good memories!!!
Hi Alan thanks and thanks for sharing! The lake is teaming with life it really is amazing wish I had more time to fish it same as you i would sneak down any chance i had to dunk some worms and some spinners too! best way to fish it!
Cool video. I was there today for a few hrs. Nothing. I was bye the boat docks next to the parking lot. Where did u fish if you don't mind me asking? Alot of birds in the area
Thanks for watching Mike, its a weird place to fish on and off I was on the far end by the van wyk south
The water is disgusting brown and slimy only desperation fishes here
Lots of fishes
I fished there too as a kid! Used to take the subway from L.I.C. Fished the creek under the Van Wyck. Caught Bluegills. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Hi Bob! Yea I jotted under there a little I remember a 2lb bluegill from that spot right next to the pillar! There are lots of perch in there seem to be the staple even after all these years, thanks for sharing Bob!
Thanks for the video bud! Super tiny fish. Have you caught any big ones out there? I’m looking for good places to fish in NYC while visiting for a week. Can you suggest any for large or smallmouth bass? Thanks
Thanks Bass Kicking! Yea there some bigger ones I seen but but most are small, prospect park, kiseena park and oakland lake are great places to try for largemouth. I hear one of the lakes in central park has smllmouth
@@FishYourWay appreciate that. I’m sure we will run into each other one day. 👍🏼
Be great and thank you!
Always wondered about that lake driving by it! I remember reading about the snake heads and tilapia being in there to "farm" them by guys in China town lol also really enjoyed the wind hissing thru the greenery.. Nice touch 🍃 you keep it interesting Jerry! Always curious to see where you'll be next! P. S. Sea Robin tail and skate wing supreme
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Looks great chef Joseph! I may have to keep some myself soon! hungry now! there's no other way they got in there cept someone put em in and they are in there. Have to give it a college try one of the years. I did find the greenery blowing quite captivating myself, thanks as always Joseph!
Is it catch and keep or catch and release?
Catch release only in the nyc freshwater system
Jerry, great video, it will always be Shea Stadium to me too.
No doubt! Thanks FierceFlyer! some reason I cant call it anything else even if I tried glad it aint just me!
Man turtles are the worst when bait fishing at park ponds. Had turtles swarm my bait for carp and catfish.
Yea, they were snapping today! hate to catch them but what can we do, luckily hooks came out and they on there way thanks Joseph
Hi Jerry. I’m surprised you caught anything in that lake. I recall reading not too long ago it was declared a dead lake.
I remember as a kid my brother and I pulling Carp up to 10 pounds out of that lake, especially in the canal connecting the big lake to the back one , just under the Jewel Ave overpass.
That was over 5O years ago.
You videos bring back so many memories of good times.
Thanks Jerry
Hi Mike thanks as always makes the day knowing I can help connect old memories we all have. I checked the canal out a little and went back this way perhaps another day if I get the time. Thanks again so much as always Mike!
I remember there's a warning sign of snakehead by the ramp getting off LIE there.
Oh yea there are still signs around I am sure some swimming around!
URBAN Fishing.......Cool. White perch old memories of bikes to brackish water.
At it finest! Thanks Paul as always Hope you are well with the hurricane passing by always the best to you and family and thanks as always!
Turtle ran off like he was missing his favorite tv program and hoped it was still on commercial. Lmao.
Ha! Most certainly seemed so!
A bobber and a worm and you’re set anywhere!
Hi Ron thanks! Hope to use the old bobber more and worms to! just fun just fun and so effective!
Hey Jerry, How many "one last casts" did you make after your last "one last cast"? I do that too! It's interesting to go back to your boyhood fishing holes. After 45 years of living far from my hometown in NJ, I went back in 2007. I had an excellent time trout fishing, but the creeks I used to ride to on my bicycle were silted in. Time changes much, both for bad and good. Please keep these fun and informative videos coming. I know they are a huge amount of work.
Thanks David! Hopefully try it out there again it was really interesting out there. So true about time thanks again David
I started off with worms and a bobber 65 years ago and it's still one of my favorite ways to fish.
Same here! Was using worms today azzir!
Hi Jerry, This video reminds me of fishing in the lake behind my house, when I was a kid in South Jersey. We always used worms and a bobber. We didn't have lures or plastic worms back then, in the 50's. The lures were for adults and they cost too much. We had a lot of fun and things were simple then. Thanks for the trip down "memory lane." "Hi" to Danielle. Have fun and good luck, Mickey
Hi Mickey thanks and much welcome. I say you cant beat worms if you have them just plain effective. Catch about anything that swims to. Always a trip down memory lane when using them will have to use em again soon cant wait!
Hi Jerry, I bought some Catfish bait and I'll try to catch one in the pond. I'm not sure if we have Catfish but I never really tried to catch them. We do have Large Mouth Bass, Crappie and Sun Fish. ( and snakes ) Take care and good luck, Mickey
Let me know how you do with the catfish bait! Sounds interesting! If I get to do it again I am going to bring corn to! Thanks mickey!
Hi Jerry, corn should work well on Catfish and it's a great bait for Carp. Good luck, Mickey
Thanks Mickey!
I've passed that body of water a number of times and assumed it was salt. Ever fish Prospect Park?
Hi Thomas thanks for watching and commenting, it is brackish on the other end sometimes salt, I have never fished prospect park one day!
Another wonderful video Jerry
Funny to see how that soft shell turtle head right back to the water once released
I used to fish at Alley pond one time and people are catching all kind of pet fish including my friend caught an oscar fish and koi look alike to keep that in her fresh water aquarium
Can never guess what you were able to catch not to mention pet turtle :)
Hi Kong! they were fast! those oscars are interesting i used to have some. There is no telling what lives in that lake. I do know there are striped bass too! Thanks for sharing Kong hope to see you soon!
Man, this brings back some good memories. I caught many fish in that lake. Thanks again Jerry!
Hi Len thanks as always wonder if we even ran past each other out there? Used to sneak down there and fish whenever I could when I was a kid!
@@FishYourWay
Hey Jerry, there’s a good chance that our paths did cross. I was there like 3 days a week. I even had a job there.
Thats so cool!
Man I was probably fishing there the same day as you didn't catch anything I'll be there again this weekend
Thats so cool cant wait to try again! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great video Jerry! Welcome back to the neighborhood……. I’ve caught some eels at the north end of the lake.
Hi Joe thanks! I second you on the eels on the N end saw the biggest eel I ever heard about there of epic proportion unbelievable story it was! Another, striped bass!!!
man this isnt far from me in Brooklyn, Please Sir where do i park my card in this Lake area and which part of the lake do you suggest i try fishing at?
You can park along the grand central or down by jewel ave and walk over one of the bridges. Find some good weeds there will be fish in them! Lots of weeds!
Go to 64th Ave & 110th St. Park in the vicinity and walk down the street to the footbridge at the Grand Central.
@@Gypsyboy932 thanks guys, now where do i fish for trout in NYC or Long Island?
As Bob Murphy would say " The big blue beautiful ballpark in Queens" Good stuff as usual.
It will always be that big old wonder bread looking stadium that somehow reminded me of a cheese doodle bag when i was a kid! Thanks for the memory Liberty Willy great comment!
I used to live corona. That is a big park . Catch release only ..
It is pretty big nice sized city lake always best to catch and release there thanks guo!
Hey Jerry in related. I'm looking for replacement parts for a 160 Beachmaster and 500 Jigmaster. Any recommends? Thanks
eBay would be your best bet should find what you need maybe night right away sometimes but they should pop up soon enough
@@FishYourWay Thanks I will check there
Again Jerry takes us out. Fish your way man! Greets from germany
Thanks Robert love the greetings from Germany specially from you many thanks as always was a fun one!
To fish 🐟 in the New-York city do you need a fishing 🎣 license?
Yes you will need one to fish freshwater good question
@@FishYourWay And how to get it?
check out the NY DEC website you can get it online hope I been of help
@@FishYourWay I live in Roxboro in Roxboro Quebec or Roxboro PQ.
You can get day ones or 3 day I think if yur on vacation
Flushing Meadow Park was never on my radar for fishing when I lived in Queens. I knew there was a body of water there, but I never even considered fishing it, the thought just never occurred to me. Thanks for the tag along. Tight lines.
Hi Eddie thanks for watching and commenting certainly worth a try if your nearby during the week and you have a few hours to kill its certainly an interesting fish
I live a walk away from there and honestly haven't caught anything there since 2008 where I got 2 15 pound crap and alot of eels. Now days if I want to go fresh water fishing usually go upstate around the bear mountain area.
Oh ye it can be tough days for sure but certainly full of life those get aways are great fishing always thanks for sharing Mubashshir!
Where do you go to fish? I’m new to fishing and live 5 mins away from the park. I was thinking Kissena or Alley to start…
Nice Perch man! I’m siked you went out there and made a video. I made a few snakehead trips recently but no luck. They seem to be super elusive.
Hi Bob, they are in there. I seen a few 4ft specimens in the past washed up by the boathouse. The rain were having the next few days may put them on the feed at dusk into the night or am, they are there! Bet you cant go wrong live lining one of those perch under a bobber!
@@FishYourWay You are totally right about the rain pushing in there might get them moving. It would be super cool to catch one.
When the flow moves the other way and not many people talk about striped bass are in there as well
@@FishYourWay It is the most mysterious lake to me in NYC. I feel like any kind of tiny fry could swim in and maintain life in there. That is really cool to hear you grew up fishing there.
It is really teaming with life we used to sneak down and fish any chance we got years back, thanks as always Bob!
Another great video~~:)
Hi Wei K! Thanks so much as always great to hear from you!
I was hoping for a snakehead!
Me to TNB! had my eyes out, lots of caties mulling though those snakeheads must feed on them perch big time!
Pleasa take me fishing
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Sea video please
Will do soon thanks much!
Have you ever fished Willow Lake?
Hi Bob yea I have much the same but more isolated. some say there are largemouth in there but I have never seen one perhaps one day!
@@FishYourWay Thanks Jerry!
Much welcome Bob and thank you! The carp go way in the back of willow lake in early spring back by the boards there are canals and they pile up, I have a hunch there would be more snakeheads in there too! If I get the time I will have to do but been some years I did an adventure back there
Are you allowed to? I was looking it up and I think willow Lake is restricted from fishing for conservation reasons
@@Nowrongdoer Interesting I have not heard that could you give the point of reference sounds curious thanks
Can you eat the fish ?
I would not suggest it at all
@JIMMY_JAZZ137 wow, when I was a kid i would always see guys keeping their catch always wonder about the dinning experience, That I will never know