For boat owners, there is a large selection of marinas and launching sites conveniently located on both shores. If you prefer to leave the driving to someone else there is a wide selection of party boats you can hop on which provide poles and bait.
Long Island has many well-positioned jetties and fishing piers.
Fluke, flounder and yellow fin tuna are just a few of the wide assortment of species that can be caught in Long Island's innumerable inlets, bays, harbors, lakes and rivers as well as the incomparable grand expanse of the Long Island Sound and the majestic Atlantic Ocean. Long Island's reputation as a first-rate, bountiful destination for great catches is no fish tale.