Fishing in Wyandanch, New York, United States

fisheagle555

This review includes the entire stretch of the lower lake, the reservoir and the creek. All are fantastic places to catch fish. In the winter time, focus on the deeper pools and spillways. Sometimes fish will come to very sunny areas to warm up. The creek is also fantastic. All of my catches from these bodies of water have happened with very short casts. There are huge carp present but be very quiet if you wish to catch one. The summer time, I hear many complaints about the weeds and pads. As an angler I see this as a MAJOR opportunity to find the bass. Work weedless frogs over the pads and weeds, and drop weedless senkos around the thick cover. If you see clear pathways, use small crankbaits or jerk baits. During the winter, in-line spinnerbaits, small swim shads and suspending jerkbaits work very well, if you work them slow and steady. But when in doubt, worms work. Nonetheless, this place is beautiful and hard to imagine it’s just a skipping stone away from sunrise highway and the railroad tracks. Enjoy the views and fish!

FISHING_lfs

Cedar Beach is a great spot to take kids fishing or even try to put dinner on the table for yourself. There are multiple species to catch year round from stripers in the early part of the year, to blackfish off of the jetty later in the year. I’ve fished more in the summer during the “dog days” and had a great day. Not necessarily with size, but with quantity and species. I have caught about 10 different species of fish from this spot. Blowfish and kingfish are prevalent during August along with sea robins and still some porgies. Stripers and small blues can be found in the back part of the harbor year round but more in the mornings during the summer months. Fluke fishing is always kind of tough in the sound in the recent years however there are always a few keepers that come up so it can’t hurt to try and catch a keeper. I have also caught bergalls, sea bass, and mackerel here before as well. All you have to do is use a small hook with a piece of clam during high tide to catch fish.