Small mountain streams
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
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Long Island: the Connetquot & the Carmans
Oakdale sits on Long Island's South Shore beside Connetquot River State Park Preserve, where the Connetquot runs to the Great South Bay.
- New York · East
- 5 waters
- 122 guides nearby
- 13 shops nearby
- ISP airport · 4 mi
Photo credit
The Carmans River near its headwaters, Long Island, New York. Photo: Eric.Ray from Yaphank, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
More about Long Island: the Connetquot & the Carmans
Oakdale sits on Long Island's South Shore beside Connetquot River State Park Preserve, where the Connetquot runs to the Great South Bay; the Carmans, Swan and Patchogue rivers reach the bays to the east, and the Nissequogue flows north to Long Island Sound through Caleb Smith State Park Preserve near Smithtown.
Waters around Oakdale
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Tap a water for its live flow, access map, regulations and hatches.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Connetquot RiverPhoto credit
The Neversink River at Oakland Valley, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Connetquot River.
Connetquot River
New York · 1 mi from Oakdale
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Carmans RiverPhoto credit
Esopus Creek at Big Indian, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Carmans River.
Carmans River
New York · 13 mi from Oakdale
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Nissequogue RiverPhoto credit
Willowemoc Creek east of Livingston Manor, New York. Photo: Donald B. Siano, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Nissequogue River.
Nissequogue River
New York · 7 mi from Oakdale
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Swan RiverPhoto credit
The Beaverkill in autumn rain. Photo: Jack Enright, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Swan River.
Swan River
New York · 7 mi from Oakdale
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Patchogue RiverPhoto credit
The East Branch Delaware River at its confluence with the Beaverkill, East Branch, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Patchogue River.
Patchogue River
New York · 6 mi from Oakdale
Distances and official pages
The rivers, lakes or flats this hub is organised around, each with its straight-line distance from Oakdale. Within 40 miles a water's own page names this hub as near; a farther one shows its distance instead. Where a nearby guide names a water on its own website, we say how many do. Access, seasons and special regulations differ by reach: check the agency pages under license and rules.
- Connetquot River1 mi from Oakdale in a straight line
- Carmans River13 mi from Oakdale in a straight line
- Nissequogue River7 mi from Oakdale in a straight line
- Swan River7 mi from Oakdale in a straight line
- Patchogue River6 mi from Oakdale in a straight line
All gauge readings
The first USGS gauge on each water: the latest reading, how it compares with that gauge's record for today's date, the 24-hour trend and the NWS flood stage. Open a water for what the level means.
Reading the gauges around Oakdale…
Meet local guides
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122 guide listings within 60 miles (5 fly-focused), fly-focused first. Unclaimed listings say so on their page: confirm licensing, rates and dates with the outfitter.
Ron Merlys Fishing Guide Service
Bridgeport, CT · 31 mi
Beginners & lessons · Housatonic & Farmington
- Unclaimed
Fly shops nearby
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13 shop listings in the towns around Oakdale, fly shops first. Confirm hours with the shop before you go.
Fish around Oakdale
Species guides mention (94)
Counted from the species each guide lists on its own site. This is what guides advertise, not an agency species list or a promise of what you will catch. We hold no agency species page for this hub yet.
- Striped bass86
- Tuna47
- Rockfish & lingcod8
- Brown trout3
- Largemouth bass3
- Northern pike3
- Brook trout2
- Crappie2
Things to know
Fishing license: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Fees on the agency page.
Inside Connetquot River and Caleb Smith state park preserves, DEC's Region 1 page says the park's own regulations apply: see the park pages under Beyond fishing.
Getting there
ISP Long Island MacArthur Airport · 4 mi
Regulations and access
Seasons, limits and access: agency pages.
Official license and rules pages
Buy the license from the agency and read its current regulations before you go. These links are the authoritative pages; nothing on this page grants or implies access to any water, and fees are only shown when read from the agency page on a stated date.
Nothing here grants or implies access to any water.
Veteran-owned and veteran programs
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Near Long Island: the Connetquot & the Carmans. Each fact comes from the business's own website, an official register or an approved claim; the listing page links the source.
- Capt. Eddie B IIIGuide · Islip · 9 miVeteran trips or programmes · from their website
- Fishfinder IIGuide · Islip · 9 miAccessible or adaptive · from their website
- Charter LegaseaGuide · Freeport · 24 miMilitary discount · from their website
- Saltwater Cowboy Fishing CharterGuide · Southampton · 40 miMilitary discount · from their website
- Sea Queen VIIGuide · Brooklyn · 44 miAccessible or adaptive · from their website
- Tide HustleGuide · Southold · 46 miVeterans on the team · from their website
The Long Island: the Connetquot & the Carmans area
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The circle is the 60-mile area this page covers, around Oakdale. Tap a water for its page. Shops and guides appear where they publish a street address on their own website; all of them are listed above.
Map of the Long Island: the Connetquot & the Carmans area: its waters, shops and guides
Map of Long Island: the Connetquot & the Carmans: the 60-mile area this page covers, its waters, and shops and guides with an exact address.
Guide season: May to November
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Read from the websites of 13 guides within 60 miles that state a season. It is when they run trips, not a hatch chart or a conditions report; closures and seasons are set by the agency pages.
- Jan0
- Feb0
- Mar0
- Apr6
- May11
- Jun11
- Jul12
- Aug12
- Sep12
- Oct12
- Nov11
- Dec4
Restrooms near Long Island: the Connetquot & the Carmans
Restrooms near Long Island: the Connetquot & the Carmans
Restrooms within 5 miles of the centre of Long Island: the Connetquot & the Carmans in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of 8 restrooms near Long Island: the Connetquot & the Carmans
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 8 restrooms near Long Island: the Connetquot & the Carmans, numbered as in the list, with the town centre marked.
Restroom
0.9 mi away in a straight lineRun by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (as mapped)
- Flush toilet (mapped)
- Public (mapped)
- Free (mapped)
- Wheelchair accessible (mapped)
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
2.0 mi away in a straight lineNot rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Heckscher State Park Campground
2.0 mi away in a straight lineAt a campground
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
2.4 mi away in a straight lineNot rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
2.6 mi away in a straight lineNot rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
2.7 mi away in a straight line- Flush toilet (mapped)
- Public (mapped)
- Wheelchair accessible (mapped)
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
2.8 mi away in a straight lineNot rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
2.9 mi away in a straight lineNot rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Base yourself nearby
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Oakdale, Sayville and Patchogue are the South Shore towns nearest the Connetquot and the Carmans; Smithtown is the town on the Nissequogue. We do not list or price properties. The search opens an outside site.
Nearest airports
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Distances are straight-line from the town centre, computed from OurAirports open data; distances by road are longer. Fares are never estimated here.
- ISP Long Island MacArthur AirportIslip, NY · 4 mi · regionalSearch flights
- JFK John F. Kennedy International AirportNew York, NY · 34 mi · major hubSearch flights
- HPN Westchester County AirportWhite Plains, NY · 37 mi · regionalSearch flights
Rough out the trip
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Set nights, anglers and guided days. Each line says where its figure comes from, and anything we cannot source honestly (guide rates, fares, license fees not read from the agency page) stays a link rather than a number.
Estimates, not quotes
- Fishing licenseSee sourceAgency page
Source
One per angler (2 anglers). Fees are set by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; see the agency page.
Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Guided days61 rates pagesLong Island Fly FishingAngler AdventuresLarry's Fishing ChartersSouthStar Charters NJ / NY
Source
1 guided day for 2 anglers. We do not copy guide rates: 61 guides near here publish a rates page on their own website.
Source: Guide websites (rates pages linked, never copied) - Find lodgingSee sourceSearch lodging
Source
Search places to stay near the destination. We do not list or price properties.
Source: Lodging search link - FlightsSee sourceSearch flights
Source
Fares are not estimated here. Search flights to ISP (Long Island MacArthur Airport).
Source: Flight search link (no fares quoted)
No priced itemsUse the links for real figures.
How we estimate
Estimates, not quotes. Nothing here is a price from a guide, a property or an airline; confirm every cost with the provider before you book. No placeholder lodging range is configured for this region, and licenses, guided days and flights are never priced here.
Parks, forests and visitor offices
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For the non-fishing days, or the people traveling with you. Official sources only; what to do there is for their pages to say.
Gear checklist
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A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
Watch: fishing small mountain streams
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Short rods, short casts and brushy water.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
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Stories from New York
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly, tagged with a water in New York.
No New York stories yet.
Sources for this page
All 9 sources
Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories (open map records checked against each business’s own website). Everything else links to the publisher below; this page copies none of their text. A destination hub organises discovery; it does not assert public access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: fishing licensesNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- New York freshwater fishing regulationsNew York State DEC
- DEC Region 1 (Long Island) special fishing regulationsNew York State DEC
- Connetquot River State Park PreserveNew York State Parks
- Caleb Smith State Park PreserveNew York State Parks
- Fire Island National SeashoreNational Park Service
- Discover Long IslandDiscover Long Island (official tourism office)
- OurAirports open data (airport locations)OurAirports, public domain
- Overture Maps places (guide and shop map records)Overture Maps Foundation, CDLA-Permissive 2.0
Links checked 22 Oct 2026. Not a claim of access or conditions.