Spring Creek in Kings County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Kings County, New York, is where Spring Creek sits. The land about it is rolling hill. It covers about 16 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is low-lying compared with other New York water we list. The closest town, East New York, is 1.3 miles distant. Howard Beach is 1.4 miles and Ozone Park 1.7 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Spring Creek

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Flow decides everything here: read the seams before you cast. The head and tail of a pool beat the body of it. Across Kings County, recorded fish include bluegill, pumpkinseed, common carp, American eel and black crappie. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Treat Spring Creek as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 76°F on average, January about 32°F. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. The season on Spring Creek follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Shirley Chisholm State Park covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. East Pond, 3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Spring Creek.