Long Island Bass Lakes
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Long Island is fortuitously positioned between the Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. These aquatic environments collectively support one of the finest saltwater sport fisheries in the world, but the Island’s fishing potential goes well beyond its saltwater boundaries.
If you examine a map of Long Island, you will notice that quite a number of freshwater lakes and ponds dot the landscape. Most are relatively small bodies of water that range in size from less than an acre to more than 240 acres. Many contain bass; Others do not. Some have big bass reputations while others harbor numerous small bass populations. A surprising number of Long Island waters are “sleepers,” known to have just a few, waiting for an angler’s lure to wake up a lunker largemouth and disprove the often-believed misconception that “This old pond is fished out.” And, there are those hidden, out-of-the-way gems that beckon the adventurous bass angler to come forth and enjoy the bounty, and perhaps even see a piece of Long Island the way it used to be.
NASSAU COUNTY
Location: Hempstead Lake State Park
Size: 167 acres
Location: Hempstead Lake State Park
Size: 19 acres
Location: Rockville Center
Size: 19 acres
Location: Freeport/Merrick
Size: 18 acres
Location: Wantagh
Size: 15 acres
Location: Wantagh
Size: 10 acres
Location: Wantagh
Size: 20 acres
Location: Nassau County Preserve, Massapequa
Size: 20 acres
Location: Massapequa Preserve
Size: 40 acres
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Location: Belmont Lake State Park, Babylon
Size: 19 Acres
Location: Babylon
Size: 19 acres
Location: Babylon
Size: 25 acres
Location: Islip
Size: 30 acres
Location: Smithtown
Size: 100 acres
Location: Smithtown
Size: 21 acres
Location: Ronkonkoma
Size: 243 Acres
Location: Patchogue
Size: 20 acres
Location: North Patchogue
Size: 26 acres
Location: Patchogue
Size: 40 acres
Location: Patchogue
Size: 30 acres
Location: Middle Island
Size: 30 acres
Location: Yaphank
Size: 19 acres
Location: Yaphank
Size: 25 acres
Location: Shirley
Size: 30 acres
Location: Ridge
Size: 4 acres
Location: East Moriches
Size: 13 acres
Location: Calverton/Riverhead
Size: 3 to 14 acres
Location: Calverton
Size: 57 acres
Location: Riverhead/Calverton
Size: 120 acres
Location: Riverhead
Size: 60 acres
Location: Riverhead
Size: Approximately 12 miles from headwaters in Ridge to terminal flow into Flanders Bay
Location: Northampton
Size: 64 acres
Location: Laurel
Size: 30 acres
Location: Southold
Size: 26 acres
Location: Southold
Size: 50 acres
Location: Hampton Bays
Size: 15 acres
Location: Hampton Bays
Size: 15 acres
Location: Hampton Bays
Size: 13 acres
Location: Southampton
Size: 64 acres
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Location: Southampton
Size: 19 acres
Location: Southampton
Size: 40 acres
Location: Watermill
Size: 120 acres
Location: Shelter Island
Size: 15 acres
Location: Southampton
Size: 5 acres
Location: Southampton
Size: 58 acres
Location: North Sagaponack
Size: 44 acres
Location: Easthampton
Size: 64 Acres
Location: Montauk
Size: 35 acres
Location: Montauk
Size: 192 acres
Location: Montauk
Size: 45 acres
For more information and specific requirements for any of these lakes, contact:
DEC Region 1
Stony Brook SUNY,
Building 40
Stony Brook NY 11790-2356
(631) 444-0273
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