Off Roading Nyc (sort Of!)

[FJBKLYN]

If you feel like taking your FJ on the beach right up to the water,
you can obtain a fishing permit starting today... 2/1/08

You can obtain the permit at Gateway National Park. Either Sandy Hook
or Fort Tilden/Breezy Point. The permit gives you 24 hour access to the beaches for fishing.

The annual cost is $50. But given the limeted off road/ Beach Access around NYC, this is good....

In order to obtain the permit, you need to have the following items on your FJ...
1) 7 foot Fishing pole..
2) Reel and tackle
3) Shovel
4) Tow Rope
5) Jack
6) Jack Support board (plank of wood)
7) Tire Pressue Gauge
8) Spare Tire
9) Trash Bag

Have Fun!

Brooklyn Matt

[FJ Grover]

I did a little exploring at Tilden earlier this past fall. It's a great place, especially off season during the week. Very few people and 4x4s there. What's it like during the summer and spring?

[toyotaoffroadFJ]

i love that jetty..... good fish to be had there in early spring late fall

[FJ Grover]

toyotaoffroadFJ previously said:

i love that jetty..... good fish to be had there in early spring late fall

Yup! That's exactly what a couple of crusty old fishermen told me when I was there. I haven't gotten into the surf casting/fishing routine yet. I have the offroad equipment (tow belt, air pump etc.) but not the type of fishing gear you've described and I'm sure I could use a few lessons about surf fishing.

Any suggestions to where to go for that would be helpful.

It's all new to me but I am considering trying it out.

[Mikey D.]

FJ Grover previously said:

Yup! That's exactly what a couple of crusty old fishermen told me when I was there. I haven't gotten into the surf casting/fishing routine yet. I have the offroad equipment (tow belt, air pump etc.) but not the type of fishing gear you've described and I'm sure I could use a few lessons about surf fishing.

Any suggestions to where to go for that would be helpful.

It's all new to me but I am considering trying it out.

Some words of advice: mind the weather, the tides and your step when on that jetty (or any other for that matter)! They've lost a few souls over the years there due to carelessness with regard to the things that I mentioned. I know of 4 myself!

Mike

[toyotaoffroadFJ]

grover the sport is very fustrating at first...you gotta put some time in the area to learn to fish them...there are tons of fishing seminars/shows over the winter. some sites to lurk on are noreast.com or surfrats.com......ps on jettys buy a set of korkers (spiked shoes) and try to avoid whereing waders....or at least have a wading belt on......also go buy the book..."the art of surfcasting with lures" by Zeno hromin...available at most B&T shops...

[FJ Grover]

toyotaoffroadFJ previously said:

grover the sport is very fustrating at first...you gotta put some time in the area to learn to fish them...there are tons of fishing seminars/shows over the winter. some sites to lurk on are noreast.com or surfrats.com......ps on jettys buy a set of korkers (spiked shoes) and try to avoid whereing waders....or at least have a wading belt on......also go buy the book..."the art of surfcasting with lures" by Zeno hromin...available at most B&T shops...

Great advice and greatly appreciated. I'm not sure I will get into fishing at a beach. I'm going to go slowly which, from your advice, seems the best way.

Thanks for all the info.

Alan