Manhattan Pier Fishing

Hi Everyone,

I am looking for anyone who fishes from the Manhattan piers who might
be willing to offer me some information about the environment and
answer a few questions. I am mainly interested in Pier 34: what it's
like, what you fish for, pedestrian and handicap access, water quality
and salinity, ambient noise, etc...

I am an architecture student in Bozeman, MT. In my summer courses, we
have a project centered around Tribeca and the Hudson River Park
system. I am considering proposing a project of improvements on the
fishing side of Pier 34 out to the Holland Tunnel ventilation
building.

Any information, experiences and suggestions would be much
appreciated. In return, I can field questions about Montana river
fishing. I have not been out (fishing) much, due to school, but have
flyfished the rivers around the region quite extensively in the past.
Anyone considering fishing here soon should know we have had a very
wet spring, so most of the rivers will be blown out and muddy for a
while; but the salmonfly hatch should be on now or soon. Fish still
eat in muddy water.

Thanks in advance,

Sean

ps. I also posted this message in re.outdoors.fishing. Sorry for the
spammish nature. I call it trolling.

On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:20:42 -0000, johnny peso
wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I am looking for anyone who fishes from the Manhattan piers who might
be willing to offer me some information about the environment and
answer a few questions. I am mainly interested in Pier 34: what it's
like, what you fish for, pedestrian and handicap access, water quality
and salinity, ambient noise, etc...

I am an architecture student in Bozeman, MT. In my summer courses, we
have a project centered around Tribeca and the Hudson River Park
system. I am considering proposing a project of improvements on the
fishing side of Pier 34 out to the Holland Tunnel ventilation
building.

Any information, experiences and suggestions would be much
appreciated. In return, I can field questions about Montana river
fishing. I have not been out (fishing) much, due to school, but have
flyfished the rivers around the region quite extensively in the past.
Anyone considering fishing here soon should know we have had a very
wet spring, so most of the rivers will be blown out and muddy for a
while; but the salmonfly hatch should be on now or soon. Fish still
eat in muddy water.

Thanks in advance,

Sean

ps. I also posted this message in re.outdoors.fishing. Sorry for the
spammish nature. I call it trolling.
You can hook some big turds there..............just ask Steve. They`re
ENORMOUS!

"The Great Gazooka" wrote in message
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On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:20:42 -0000, johnny peso
wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I am looking for anyone who fishes from the Manhattan piers who might
be willing to offer me some information about the environment and
answer a few questions. I am mainly interested in Pier 34: what it's
like, what you fish for, pedestrian and handicap access, water quality
and salinity, ambient noise, etc...

I am an architecture student in Bozeman, MT. In my summer courses, we
have a project centered around Tribeca and the Hudson River Park
system. I am considering proposing a project of improvements on the
fishing side of Pier 34 out to the Holland Tunnel ventilation
building.

Any information, experiences and suggestions would be much
appreciated. In return, I can field questions about Montana river
fishing. I have not been out (fishing) much, due to school, but have
flyfished the rivers around the region quite extensively in the past.
Anyone considering fishing here soon should know we have had a very
wet spring, so most of the rivers will be blown out and muddy for a
while; but the salmonfly hatch should be on now or soon. Fish still
eat in muddy water.

Thanks in advance,

Sean

ps. I also posted this message in re.outdoors.fishing. Sorry for the
spammish nature. I call it trolling.
You can hook some big turds there..............just ask Steve. They`re
ENORMOUS!

Did he hook you?

On Jun 7, 1:20 pm, johnny peso wrote:
Hi Everyone,

I am looking for anyone who fishes from the Manhattan piers who might
be willing to offer me some information about the environment and
answer a few questions. I am mainly interested in Pier 34: what it's
like, what you fish for, pedestrian and handicap access, water quality
and salinity, ambient noise, etc...

I am an architecture student in Bozeman, MT. In my summer courses, we
have a project centered around Tribeca and the Hudson River Park
system. I am considering proposing a project of improvements on the
fishing side of Pier 34 out to the Holland Tunnel ventilation
building.

Any information, experiences and suggestions would be much
appreciated. In return, I can field questions about Montana river
fishing. I have not been out (fishing) much, due to school, but have
flyfished the rivers around the region quite extensively in the past.
Anyone considering fishing here soon should know we have had a very
wet spring, so most of the rivers will be blown out and muddy for a
while; but the salmonfly hatch should be on now or soon. Fish still
eat in muddy water.

Thanks in advance,

Sean

ps. I also posted this message in re.outdoors.fishing. Sorry for the
spammish nature. I call it trolling.

I don't fish that area. But I pass by that area occasionally. I
don't recall seeing people fishing from that side of the Manhattan
island. On the other hand, there are quite a number of people fishing
from the east side of the island though. I don't understand why.
Accessibility doesn't seem to be a factor because both sides are
accessible considering the large number of people walking, jogging,
biking around the waterfront. Hopefully someone knows more can share
some info about this.

Jay Chan

I don't fish that area. But I pass by that area occasionally. I
don't recall seeing people fishing from that side of the Manhattan
island. On the other hand, there are quite a number of people fishing
from the east side of the island though. I don't understand why.
Accessibility doesn't seem to be a factor because both sides are
accessible considering the large number of people walking, jogging,
biking around the waterfront. Hopefully someone knows more can share
some info about this.

Jay Chan

Thanks Jay,

I guess I shouldn't assume people fish it now... but proposals for
future development call for a "fishing pier" along that southern
walkway, along with some sort of ecological pier where Pier 32 once
was.

http://www.hudsonriverpark.com/pdfs/...t/Seg3PLAN.pdf

sean

Not too sure about the city side but there are always people fishing on the
Jersey side at Liberty state park, you can catch stripers, bluefish and from
what i hear the occasional fluke. Might want to talk more with people over
there

"johnny peso" wrote in message
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I don't fish that area. But I pass by that area occasionally. I
don't recall seeing people fishing from that side of the Manhattan
island. On the other hand, there are quite a number of people fishing
from the east side of the island though. I don't understand why.
Accessibility doesn't seem to be a factor because both sides are
accessible considering the large number of people walking, jogging,
biking around the waterfront. Hopefully someone knows more can share
some info about this.

Jay Chan

Thanks Jay,

I guess I shouldn't assume people fish it now... but proposals for
future development call for a "fishing pier" along that southern
walkway, along with some sort of ecological pier where Pier 32 once
was.

http://www.hudsonriverpark.com/pdfs/...t/Seg3PLAN.pdf

sean