“The Same Fish You’re Catching Off Jersey” Makes It Sound Appealing, But I’m Still Skeptical

Yes, you can fish in New York City:

You can pull in huge striped bass, bluefish, weakfish and fluke — the “Big Four” of the Northeast — everywhere from Great Kills on Staten Island to Jamaica Bay in Queens to just off the FDR in Manhattan. “A lot of people don’t know how good the fishing is,” says Gerry Bethge, executive editor at Salt Water Sportsman. “Some of them might be turned off by the idea of fishing in the East River, but it’s the same fish you’re catching off Jersey.”

Gone unaddressed in the piece is whether you can actually eat any of the fish . . .