Urban Park Rangers: Catch-and-Release Fishing and Seining
Want to go fishing but don’t know how or where to start? Join our Urban Park Rangers for free lessons! Learn how to properly use a fishing rod or cast a net. Our experienced Rangers teach the ethics of fishing and the ecology of our waterways. All equipment will be provided. Recommended for ages 8 and older.
Urban Park Rangers: Catch-and-Release Fishing and Seining Events
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Seining
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn 

10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Our experienced Urban Park Rangers teach the ecology of our waterways on every seining program. All equipment is provided; this program is recommended for ages 8 years and older.
Free!
Event
Beginner Fishing
at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx 

1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Our experienced Rangers teach the ethics of fishing and the ecology of our waterways. All equipment will be provided. Recommended for ages 8 and older.
Free!
Saturday, July 12, 2025
City of Water Day: Saltwater Fishing
at Entrance-West Street and Greenpoint Avenue (in WNYC Transmitter Park), Brooklyn
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Rangers will guide participants in basic angling skills as well as introduce some of the inhabitants of Brooklyn’s estuaries
Free!
City of Water Day: Waterfalls of Prospect Park
at Picnic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn 

1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Take a (figurative) deep dive into Prospect Park’s wet wonders. Follow the Urban Park Rangers on a walking tour of the park's famous waterfalls and their accompanying infrastructure!
Free!
Sunday, July 13, 2025
City of Water Day: Seining and Shore Exploration
at Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary, Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Explore the shore and get ready to get your hands wet; seining program participants don waders and use large nets to catch fish and other marine life.
Free!
Event
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Seining
at Bayview Avenue and Johnston Terrace (in Lemon Creek Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Our experienced Urban Park Rangers teach the ecology of our waterways on every seining program. All equipment is provided; this program is recommended for ages 8 years and older.
Free!
Seining
at Entrance - East 88th Street and Seaview Avenue (in Canarsie Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Our experienced Urban Park Rangers teach the ecology of our waterways on every seining program. All equipment is provided; this program is recommended for ages 8 years and older.
Free!