Illustration Life jackets
The life jacket rule for every paddler
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rulesWe know of one fishing pier in and around Paterson. Each pier on this page is mapped as a place to fish. Hours, fees and license rules are set by the city, park or state that runs it. 11 more are within 50 miles.
Illustration Life jackets
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rules
Illustration Ramp etiquette
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteIn and around Paterson we know of Public Dock in Little Ferry in Little Ferry.
Within 50 miles: Silver Pond (Morristown, 16 miles), 16th Street Park Dock (Bayonne, 18 miles), Midland Beach Fishing Pier (Staten Island, 24 miles), Kaiser Park Fishing Pier (Brooklyn, 25 miles) and Raptor Point (Brooklyn, 26 miles).
Read Fishing from a pier: what to know first, then compare options on the map.