Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

IMPORTANT NOTES

PART I: INTRODUCTION
2. Sweet Action and Super Fish

PART II: WEST END LAKES AND PONDSDIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH
8. Prospect Park Lake, Brooklyn
11. Kissena and Oakland Lakes, Queens
15. Grant Park Pond, Hewlett
18. Smith Pond, Rockville Centre
20. The Wantagh Twin Lakes
24. Massapequa Reservoir
28. Argyle Lake, Babylon
31. West End Wild Cards: Baisley’s Pond, McDonald Pond, South Pond (Rockville Centre,) Freeport Reservoir, Hempstead Lake, Oyster Bay Mill Pond, Centerport Twin Ponds, Wantagh Mill Pond, Avon Manor Pond, Caroons Pond, Belmont Lake, Carlls Creek
and Southards Pond

PART III: THE HEART OF LONG ISLAND BIG FISH IN TIGHT PLACES
36. Connetquot River State Park Preserve, Oakdale
41. Bubbles Falls, Rattlesnake Creek and the
Tidal Waters of Connetquot River, Oakdale
45. Blydenburgh Lake, Smithtown
48. Caleb Smith State Park, Whites Pool and the Tidal Waters of Nissequogue River, Smithtown
53. Lake Ronkonkoma, Islip, Brookhaven and Smithtown
58. Artist Lake, Middle Island
62. Deep Pond, Wading River
65. West Lake, Patchogue
69. Great Patchogue Lake
73. Upper Yaphank Lake
77. Lower Yaphank Lake
81. Southaven Park’s Hards Lake and Carmans River
85. Central Side Bets: West Brook, Sayville Mill Pond, Lotus Lake, Swan Lake,
Upper Swan River, Canaan Lake, The Tidal Carmans River, Randall Pond

PART IV: “OUT EAST” TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL AND PLENTY OF ROOM
90. Kahlers Pond, East Moriches
94. Swan Pond, Calverton
97. Peconic River and Forge Pond, Riverhead
104. Wildwood Lake, Riverside
109. Laurel Lake, Mattituck
114. Maratooka Pond, Mattituck
118. Fresh Pond, Shelter Island
122. Fresh Pond, East Hampton (Hither Hills State Park)
126. Fort Pond, Montauk
130. East End Extras: Great Pond, Trout Pond, Kellis Pond, Big Fresh Pond, Big Reed Pond

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Southold, NY 11971
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