This is a thread to benefit handicapped fishermen -- Veterans, and anyone else who may be handicapped. Any known info about handicapped fishing access, or changes in the status of different spots, can be posted here.
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This is a thread to benefit handicapped fishermen -- Veterans, and anyone else who may be handicapped. Any known info about handicapped fishing access, or changes in the status of different spots, can be posted here.
Lewiston, NY - Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant
LEWISTON—The New York Power Authority fishing pier at the base of the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant will be open for public use from dawn to dusk each day.
The pier, which provides access to an outstanding fishing area on the Niagara River, can be reached from Hyde Park Boulevard. Parking is available at a lot near the top of the Gorge. The pier is fully accessible to the handicapped and limited handicapped parking is available near the entrance to the pier.
Fishing in the upper reservoir, limited only to the shoreline, continues to be available daily from dawn to dusk.
Suffolk county NY Handicapped Fishing Access:
Services For The Disabled:All Suffolk County residents who have a valid Green Key Card with handicapped status are entitled to a free weekday admission to most County Parks and reduced fees for some activities. To obtain the Green Key Card, a green key application must be filled out on site any any of the County Golf Courses, Campgrounds, Major Parks or the Parks Administration Office in West Sayville. You will need to show your NY State Access Pass or the Suffolk County Identification Card issued by the Suffolk County Office of Handicapped Services. The fee for the card is $9.00 and is valid for three years.
The Suffolk County Parks Department is committed to improving the accessibility at all County Parks. Below is a list of accessible Parks. Not all facilities listed are accessible. Please check with park personnel.
1. West Hills County Park - Huntington (631) 854-4423
Facilities include: Youth and group areas, horseback riding, meeting hall, picnicking, nature trails and restrooms.
2. Gardiner County Park - Bay Shore (631) 854-4949 or (631) 854-0935 (seasonal)
Facilities include: Nature trails and restrooms.
3. Blydenburgh County Park - Smithtown (631) 854-3713
Facilities include: camping, youth and group areas, fishing, picnicking, boating, nature trails and restrooms.
4. Lakeland County Park - Islandia (631) 853-2727 (Seasonal) or (631) 854-4949
Facilities include: playground, a picnic area with gazebo, restrooms, basketball and shuffleboard courts, self guided interpretive sensory trails, tactile maps for the visually impaired and nature trails, of which 3500 feet are boardwalks or a surfaced area.
5. Lake Ronkonkoma County Park - Lake Ronkonkoma (631) 854-9699
Facilities include: accessible fishing pier, picnicking, handball, basketball, ball fields, restrooms.
6. Southaven County Park - Brookhaven (631) 854-1414
Facilities include: camping, horseback riding, youth and group areas, canoeing, fishing, hunting, picnicking, boating, Trap & Skeet, nature trails, restrooms.
7. Smith Point County Park - Shirley (631) 852-1313
Facilities include: camping, fishing picnicking, shuffleboard, outer beach area, restrooms, swimming, (SURF CHAIR AVAILABLE), and hunting.
8. Indian Island County Park - Riverhead (631) 852-3232
Facilities include: camping, youth and group areas, fishing, picnicking, restrooms.
9. Sears Bellows County Park - Hampton Bays (631) 852-8290
Facilities include: camping, fishing, horseback riding, picnicking, boating, swimming, nature trails, restrooms.
10. Cedar Point County Park - East Hampton (631) 852-7620
Facilities include: camping, boating, youth and group areas, fishing, restrooms, outer beach area.
11. Meschutt Beach County Park - Hampton Bays (631) 852-8205
Facilities include: Lifeguard supervised swimming, (SURF CHAIR AVAILABLE), playground, picnicking, camping, restrooms, food concessions.
12. Pine Barrens Trails Information Center - http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/publicimages/eltrail14.JPGManorville (631) 369-9768. Facilities include: a newly opened handicapped accessible nature trail.
NY DEC Handicapped Fishing Access:
Opening the Outdoors to People with Disabilities
New York campgrounds, educational centers and other facilities offer many recreational opportunities for people with disabilities, including camping, picnicking, fishing and nature viewing.
DEC's regional offices and education centers have been renovated to facilitate wheelchair travel from parking lots into buildings. Parking lots and walkways are paved, and ramps and wider doorways help accommodate wheelchair traffic. In addition, DEC has remodeled restrooms for use by people with disabilities. Toilets, sinks, mirrors, water fountains, towel and soap dispensers, and grab bars are installed at wheelchair level.
DEC strongly recommends that prospective visitors call the area for further information before making the trip. All access points are marked by signs.
Access Features
Picnic pads: 20' x 20' hard surface areas, usually concrete, with picnic tables, barbecue grills and water spigots at wheelchair level.
Camping pads: 20' x 20' hard surface areas, usually macadam, with all picnic accessories - some pads have dirt centers for easier tent staking.
Fishing areas: accessible platforms or piers with safety rails.
Nature viewing: wood or hard surface walkways, ramps and observation platforms, all equipped with safety rails.
Showers: lowered shower heads and controls, fold-down seats, hand-held showers and grab bars.
Water access: wood or hard surface walkways to water's edge.
Linked counties have recreational areas with access features for people with disabilities
Delaware County
Dutchess County
- Little Pond Campground (914) 439-5480
Off Rte. 17, 14 miles northwest of Livingston Manor
day use, camping, picnic pads, grills, picnic tables, camping pads, showers, fishing access, water access, rest rooms, nature walk, pavilion- Bear Spring Mountain Campground (607) 865-6989
Off Rte. 206, 5 miles southeast of Walton
day use, camping, picnic pads, grills, picnic tables, camping pads, fishing access, rest rooms, pavilion
Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center (845) 831-8780
Rte. 9D, 2 miles north of Interstate 84
day use, picnic tables, fishing access, rest rooms
Lewis County
LimeQuarry Accessible Fishing Pier - no telephone
Lime Quarry Road, Town of Diana
accessible fishing pier
Otsego County
Putnam County
- Basswood Pond - no telephone
Off Rte. 80, 1 mile north of Burlington
day use, picnic pads, grills, picnic tables, fishing access, rest rooms
St. Lawrence County
- White Pond Multiple Use Area - no telephone
Off Rte. 42, NW of Lake Carmel
fishing access
Cranberry Lake Campground (315) 848-2315
Off Rte. 3, 1.5 miles south of Cranberry Lake Village
day use, camping, picnic pads, grills, picnic tables, camping pads, showers, fishing access, rest rooms, pavilion
Suffolk County
Ponquoque Fishing Pier (631) 444-0439
Lighthouse Road, Hampton Bay
fishing access
Sullivan County
- Mongaup Pond Campground (914) 493-4233
Off Rte. 17, 3 miles north of DeBruce
showers, fishing access, rest rooms, pavilion
Tides:
http://www.tidesonline.com/state.php?state=New+York
Maps:
NOAA Online viewer -- very comprehensive list of all NY and Eastern Seaboard waterways
http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/ChartViewer.htm
Topozone - detailed topographic, aerial, and street maps
http://www.topozone.com/
NOAA Atlantic Coast nautical maps -- very fine detail
http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/OnLineVi...iewerTable.htm
NY/NJ Baykeeper Maps:
http://www.nynjbaykeeper.org/geograp...raphy_emap.php
LI Detailed Maps:
http://www.longislandexchange.com/maps.html
Water Temps: Real time water temp Raritan Bay/Great Kills
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nj/nwis/uv...te_no=01407081
USGS Real time streamflow chart builder for all NY water temps
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/rt
Fishermens Sea temps coastal charts NY/LI
http://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/show/...1.0205.n17.jpg
Weather:
NOAA Radar NE sector
http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/northeast.php
7 Day local Long Beach forecast
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...d2=-73.659&e=0
7 Day local Montauk forecast
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...2=-71.9452&e=1
7 Day local Poughkeepsie forecast (Hudson River)
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...2=-73.9225&e=0
New York beachcams --
Gilgo beach
http://www.bungersurf.com/Bunger_Surfcam/
Long Beach
http://www.surferjims.com/surfcam.htm
Shinnecock Inlet
http://www.lishore.org/shinnecock/latest.htm
Poaching Hotlines and Resources--
Hudson River--
Striped bass; north of George Washington Bridge Mar 16 - Nov 30
Violations hotline: 877-457-5680
New York State & Long Island--
http://www.dec.ny.gov/about/687.html
www.stripersandanglers.com
New York State ECO Roster for Region 1
Captain Timothy Huss
SUNY at Stony Brook 50 Circle Road
Stony Brook, NY 11790-3409
Phone: (631) 444-0250, Fax: (631) 444-0251
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Attachment 6269
Attachment 6270
http://www.dec.ny.gov/about/704.html
Hotlines for Manhattan and the Boroughs of NYC:
New York State ECO Roster for Region 2
www.stripersandanglers.com
Captain Ronald Stabak
1 Hunters Point Plaza
47-40 21st Street
Long Island City, NY 11101-5407
Phone: (718) 482-4885, Fax: (718) 482-4984
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Attachment 6272
Attachment 6273
Staten Island:
Dispatch 1-877-457-5680
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Here are some more numbers. I see that some of these are above already, but it is good to have as many as possible to catch these jerk poachers!
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DEC Police
Nassau and Suffolk County Marine Waters (North and South Shore from NYC line to east of Montauk and Federal Waters)
Lt. Joseph Billotto
516-204-6237
ECO Sean Reilly
516-779-9358
ECO Brian Farrish
516-351-8601
ECO Richard Maggio
516-779-9361
but can also call the main number, 24-Hour Dispatch at 1-877-457-5680. Specify to the dispatcher that it is a MARINE related issue. Provide the geographic area of your concern, including the county and specific location