Old Inlet/Bellport Beach
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Davey, the area you mentioned is FINS right now access is only by boat. FINS will again open to Sportsman with 4X4 permits on Sept 15th. Permits are for hunting and fishing only! No day trippers, BBQ's, tents. Permit fee is or was $40 with access restrictions on Sat, Sun and holidays till Nov 1st. Permits can be obtained at the headquarters at the end of Wm Floyd Pky right next to Smith's Point. Some years it's hot and most years it's not! Prospector
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Old Inlet
Does anyone know who maintains the boat slips at old inlet? Are you suposed to pay a fee to dock there?
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Treypescatorie
Does anyone know who maintains the boat slips at old inlet? Are you suposed to pay a fee to dock there?
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Treypescatorie
Trey
Dont know who maintains the docks, but there is no charge. There is also no facilities. No running water, electricy, or bathrooms. Sort of a trade off I guess. There is a wooded walkway to the ocean side. Bay is very low at low tide, so be careful, and follow the bouys.
Dont know who maintains the docks, but there is no charge. There is also no facilities. No running water, electricy, or bathrooms. Sort of a trade off I guess. There is a wooded walkway to the ocean side. Bay is very low at low tide, so be careful, and follow the bouys.
I go over by boat and fish both Bellport and Old Inlet. Mostly slow, but can very occasionally explode with action. I was over at Bellport last Tuesday with my nephews. Rod was a half mile away in the boat. A school of blues came down the beach with a hurricane of birds over them. I ran to the boat, ran back, and managed a few 3lb blues while trying to catch my breath. No one else was fishing. That was a rare event, seeing the blues in the surf there in July. A few years ago during the fall season that area was great for weeks for both stripers and blues. Mostly its quiet though.
The dock at Old Inlet is maintained by the National Park Service, which administers the National Seashore. The stretch of Fire Island from Smith Point to Watch Hill is, I believe, the only federally-designated Wilderness Area in New York. Its full of wildlife, and there are also numerous freshwater springs. And ticks. Lots of ticks. Offices of the National Park Service are on River Avenue in Patchogue. There is no fee for tie up. As the previous post said, be careful going in at low tide.
The dock at Old Inlet is maintained by the National Park Service, which administers the National Seashore. The stretch of Fire Island from Smith Point to Watch Hill is, I believe, the only federally-designated Wilderness Area in New York. Its full of wildlife, and there are also numerous freshwater springs. And ticks. Lots of ticks. Offices of the National Park Service are on River Avenue in Patchogue. There is no fee for tie up. As the previous post said, be careful going in at low tide.
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