Anyone out there from or around New Rochelle NY? How's the bass fishing out that way? What type of community is it? Concidering a job offer.

Thanks,

Paul

New Rochelle is a very upscale suburb of NYC.  NYC is what it is. Not bad people but we're not talking down home folks here.  I always thought New Rochelle was a nice looking town.  But it moves at a NYC pace.  

If you include striped bass in your bass targets we are talking world class fishing.  Due to protection the stripers are back in huge numbers.  

The Hudson R north of Newburgh and all the way up to Albany is a terrific fishery.  More water than you can cover in a lifetime.  But what interests me is all the little resevoirs and lakes in that area.  I think the biggest bass in the state may well reside in those lakes.  And I think they are very underfished.

Roland Martin was on Versus this morning fishing NYC resivoirs.  They'll rerun it.  You can get some info on what bass fishing is like in New Rochelle by watching it.

Aside from small ponds in NewRo, the best Bassin is in the Croton Watershed. It's a series of reservoirs that supply drinking water for NYC and surrounding areas. I do most of my fishing in the Kensico Reservoir, about 10 minutes from the New Rochelle exit. Fishing is tough as you need a state permit to access the land, even if fishing from shore. You can keep an aluminum rowboat at the reservoir but can't remove the boats due to the threat of water pollution. I also believe they are not allowing new boats but you can share/ get access if you make nice with people. NYbass.com is a good spot to go to talk about sharing/gaining access to someones rowboat. Once in a boat on all NYC reservoirs you'll row a TON to catch fish. But like any body of water, once you get spots you're in good shape. Better Small mouth than large mouth fishing for the most part in the Croton watershed reservoirs.

You will also be close to HARRIMAN STATE PARK, the Seven Lakes Parkway, some pressured but productive waters Check Your PM's