While our region is famed for its salt water opportunities, Long Island also boasts some decent freshwater fisheries. Most people fishing in New York need a New York State fishing license. There are ...

Long Island may be surrounded by saltwater filled with tasty stripers, fluke, tuna and more, but it’s also dotted with freshwater lakes and ponds that harbor America’s favorite game fish — largemouth ...

Pack up a fishing rod and bait and be prepared to reel in a catch when freshwater fishing on Long Island. Here are places where you might try dropping a line — and an idea of what might be biting.