New York City Hudson River Fishing Report Today

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Hudson River NYC fishing report.

We’re on a mild late‑December pattern. National Weather Service shows temps around the low 40s at daybreak, pushing upper 40s by afternoon with light northwest wind and a mix of sun and high clouds. That’s a decent setup for bank and pier fishing – cool but not brutal, and the west/northwest breeze lays the river down a bit on the Manhattan side.

According to NOAA tide predictions for the Hudson around Chelsea and Riverdale, the morning high is right in that mid‑morning window, with a solid incoming pushing up around 8–9 a.m., then easing toward low early afternoon. That first two hours of the flood and first hour of the ebb are your money tides today. Night tides are weaker but fine if you’re soaking bait for stripers and cats.

Sunrise for the city comes just after 7:15 a.m., sunset a little before 4:35 p.m., so it’s a short day. First light through about 9:30 a.m. and then the last hour of light should see the best action.

Winter pattern means we’re mostly talking **schoolie striped bass**, **white perch**, **channel cats**, and the odd **holdover carp** in the quieter pockets. Local reports the last week have had guys picking a half‑dozen schoolies a tide with a few pushing mid‑20 inches, plus steady perch around structure. No big blitzes, but a slow pick if you grind.

Best **lures** right now:

- Small 3–4" soft‑plastic paddletails in chartreuse, white, and bunker on 3/8–½ oz jig heads.

- Slim metal like Kastmasters or Hopkins spoons for working the current seams.

- Bucktail jigs ½–1 oz tipped with a thin strip of pork rind or soft plastic.

Best **bait**:

- Fresh or salted bunker chunks, bloodworms, sandworms for stripers and perch.

- Nightcrawlers and cut bunker for cats and carp in the marinas and back basins.

A couple of hot spots:

- **Pier 40 / Hudson River Park (West Village)**: Fish the outer corners on the flood tide. Cast uptide, let it swing through the seam. Schoolie bass and perch have been coming on small paddletails and bloodworms on hi‑low rigs.

- **George Washington Bridge / Fort Washington Park area**: Work the rocky edges and eddies just south of the bridge. Bucktails and metals on the moving tide; bunker chunks on bottom for a shot at a better bass or steady catfish.

If you want a quieter scene, slide upriver to **Riverdale / Spuyten Duyvil** shoreline and work the calmer water with worms for perch and cats. Keep your leaders a bit heavier – the Hudson’s still got plenty of debris, and those rocks eat light mono.

Travel light, dress in layers, mind that slick concrete and those fast currents. Stay legal with your NYS license and check the latest DEC regs on size and season before you keep anything.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Hudson River NYC fishing report.

We’re locked into winter mode on the lower Hudson now. Water temps in the harbor and rivers have been sitting in the upper 40s to around 50, and that’s pushed most of the life into the deeper channels, bridge abutments, and any structure that breaks current. Captain Tony’s recent New York Harbor report notes plenty of striped bass still around for catch‑and‑release, from schoolies up into the 20‑pound class, holding tight to deep structure and responding to slow presentations.

Tides today on the lower Hudson around Manhattan are running moderate, with classic winter swings: softer water in the last of the flood and first of the ebb has been best. Think that one‑to‑two‑hour window around slack and just as it starts moving again. Sunrise is right around 7:15 a.m., sunset close to 4:30 p.m., so your prime light windows are short—dawn and last light have been the money tides when they line up.

Weather is typical cold‑harbor stuff: chilly air, northwest breeze, decent visibility. That wind can stack the water on one side of the river, so don’t be surprised if the current feels heavier or lighter than the chart says. Dress for spray and wind; it’s raw out there on the piers.

Fish activity has definitely shifted, but it’s far from dead. The stripers that remain are glued to the bottom. According to that same harbor report, the key is “low and slow”:

- 1–1.5 oz **bucktails** with a small pork rind or 4" curly tail, crawled along bottom.

- 3–4" **soft plastics** on 3/4–1 oz jigheads, dragged and hopped, not burned.

- Slim **swimbaits** in bunker or white, barely ticking bottom.

Herring have started to trickle in, especially near the harbor mouth and around lit structure at night. Sabiki rigs tipped with a tiny bit of clam or fish skin, fished mid‑water, are producing. Fresh herring strips are dynamite cut bait when you can legally use and retain them; otherwise they’re your clue that bass aren’t far behind.

Closer to true brackish stretches, white perch are a sleeper target now. The harbor report points out they’re stacking in deeper holes near creek mouths. A simple hi‑lo with bits of worm or grass shrimp, or a 1/16 oz jig with a tiny grub, will keep the rod bent when the bass play shy.

Recent catch chatter on local docks and forums lines up like this:

- Schoolie stripers to the mid‑20" class from shore, with an occasional bigger fish to 30"+ for patient anglers.

- Steady herring action at night under lights.

- Good perch poking around the back bays and marsh edges on small baits.

Best baits and lures right now:

- For stripers: small bucktails, 3–4" paddle tails, slim metal like Ava or Kastmaster worked very slowly, and if you’re soaking bait, fresh bunker or legal chunks of herring.

- For herring: sabiki rigs, size 6–10, bare or barely tipped.

- For white perch: grass shrimp, sandworms, bloodworms, or 1–2" soft‑plastic grubs.

Couple of local hot spots to consid

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in from the Hudson right here in the city.

We’re in classic late‑December mode: cold, clear, and a little bitey on the fingers, but the river’s got some life in it. Air temps are hovering in the 30s and low 40s with a light northwest breeze, mostly clear skies, and just enough wind to put a ripple on the water. The chill’s keeping casual traffic down, which is great if you’re willing to layer up.

Sunrise is around 7:15 a.m., sunset just after 4:30 p.m., so your real window is that late‑morning to mid‑afternoon stretch when the sun’s had a chance to warm the surface a touch. That’s when the bite’s been the most consistent.

According to NOAA’s Hudson River tide tables for the city reach, we’ve got modest winter swings today. Think of it as a medium morning high, dropping out late morning into early afternoon. On the piers from Battery Park up through Midtown, the best action has been on the last two hours of the outgoing and the first push of the incoming, when that current really starts sliding and consolidating bait.

Species‑wise, the main striper run is basically wrapped; The Fisherman’s Metro NY report yesterday noted the bulk of the bass already sliding out of the river, with just a few stragglers still moving through.[The Fisherman] If you’re hunting a unicorn December linesider, you’re fishing slow and deep near structure with small soft plastics or bucktails and you’re grinding for one or two bites at most.

More realistic targets now are **schoolie stripers, white perch, and resident panfish** in the brackish pockets. White perch have been getting a lot of attention since DEC highlighted that new state record from Westchester and reminded everyone how common they are in the Hudson system, including down here in the estuary.[DEC, New York Almanack] Folks soaking bait around the creeks and back basins have picked a mix of perch and small bass over the last week—no crazy numbers, but enough to keep you honest.

Best offerings:

- **Lures:**

• 3–4" soft‑plastic paddletails on 1/4–3/8 oz jigheads in white, alewife, or bunker.

• 3/4–1 oz bucktail jigs tipped with a small strip of soft plastic, crawled right along bottom.

• For perch and smaller schoolies: tiny metal spoons and 1/16–1/8 oz marabou jigs under a float.

- **Bait:**

• Bloodworms and sandworms on hi‑lo rigs for perch and schoolie bass.

• Fresh or salted clam and cut bunker on smaller hooks near bottom structure.

• Grass shrimp, if you can get them, are money around the quieter slips.

Hot spots to think about:

- **Pier 25–40 stretch in Lower Manhattan:** Good deep water close to shore, solid current edges on the tide changes, and just enough structure to hold late‑season schoolies and perch.

- **East side of Hoboken and Jersey City across the way:** Those waterfront parks and piers sit right on the channel edge; winter fish tuck tight to the rocks and pilings on the slower parts of the tide.

Tactics: travel light, fish

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This is Artificial Lure with your Hudson River NYC fishing report.

We’re locked into a true early‑winter pattern on the lower Hudson now. Overnight temps have been dropping into the low 30s with daytime highs in the low‑40s under mostly cloudy skies, light northwest wind around 5–10 knots. Local marine forecasts out of Sandy Hook and New York Harbor are calling for manageable chop on the open river but it’ll feel raw on the piers, so layer up and bring a wind shell.

Sunrise over the skyline is right around 7:10 AM, with sunset just after 4:30 PM. The productive window has been the late morning to early afternoon when the water’s had a chance to warm a degree or two and the wind lays down a bit.

According to NOAA tide tables for the Battery and Hudson River at West 145th Street, we’ve got a moderate morning incoming, topping out mid‑day, then a decent outgoing through late afternoon. The last two hours of the flood and the first hour of the ebb have been the money times along current breaks, pier pilings, and eddies.

Striped bass are mostly schoolies now, with a few keeper‑class fish still hanging around the deeper channel edges and warm‑water outflows. Local pier regulars from Pier 40 up through Riverside Park South have reported mixed bags of 16–24 inch bass this past week, with occasional fish pushing into the low 30‑inch range. White perch are starting to show in better numbers in the quieter pockets and back basins, and there’s been a light pick of channel cats and the odd wintering carp for guys soaking bait on bottom.

Best artificial options:

- **Small soft plastics** on 3/8–1/2 oz jigheads, 3–5 inches, in albino, bunker, and pearl. Work them slow and low, just ticking bottom.

- **Slim profile metal** like Kastmasters and Deadly Dicks for the deeper edges when the current is moving.

- **Bucktails** 3/4–1 oz tipped with a small strip of soft plastic are still putting fish in the net if you crawl them along the bottom.

For bait, you can’t beat:

- Fresh or salted **bunker chunks** on a fish‑finder rig for the remaining stripers.

- **Bloodworms** or sandworms on hi‑lo rigs for schoolie bass and white perch.

- Small **shrimp pieces or nightcrawlers** near the bottom around structure if you’re targeting perch and cats.

A couple of local hot spots to focus on:

- **West Side Piers, Manhattan**: Piers 25, 40, and up around 57th to 72nd have been steady for schoolie stripers on the moving tide. Set up just off the main sweep of current and cast uptide, letting your jig swing down and across the seam.

- **Liberty State Park, Jersey side**: The Fisherman magazine has highlighted this area for big weakfish and fluke in season, and the same structure—rocky points, deep edges, and rip lines—now holds wintering stripers along the channel. Work bucktails and soft plastics along those edges on the last of the flood.

Water’s cold and clear enough that downsizing and slowing down your presentation really matters. Lighter fluorocarbon lead

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Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to guy for Hudson River fishin' around NYC. It's Sunday, December 14th, 8:36 AM, and we're lookin' at a chilly bite today. Weather's callin' for cold temps in the mid-20s to low 30s, possible snow flurries mixin' with southerly winds calmin' by afternoon—bundle up, it's winter fishin' time. Sunrise at 7:15 AM, sunset 'round 4:30 PM, givin' ya about 9 hours of light.

Tides at Alpine on the Hudson show high at 5:02 AM hittin' 3.62 feet, then droppin'—fish the outgoing for best action, as currents stir up the bottom. NOAA Tides predicts similar swings near Tarrytown, with lows around noon.

Fish activity's been steady but slow in these parts lately, echoin' reports from upriver spots like Douglaston Salmon Run. Steelhead are the stars, with anglers landin' 1-5 per day in upper and middle sections, plus a few brown trout mixed in. Some days hit double digits, but ice shelves and slush are messin' with lines—mostly bright chrome steelies pushin' through. Down here in NYC waters, expect stripers holdin' deep, white perch schoolin' shallows, and maybe hybrid bass if you're lucky. Catches are modest, 1-3 fish common, but quality over quantity.

For lures, go finesse in this cold—Rapala Jigging Rap or Northland Puppet Minnow for dartin' action over structure, 3/8-oz jigheads with small minnows or micro soft plastics. Blade baits like Damiki Vault shine in 1/4-3/8 oz for bassy vibes. Live bait? Small shiners or worms on bottom rigs for perch and stripers—match the hatch small.

Hot spots: Hit the outgoing tide under George Washington Bridge for stripers, or try the piers near Inwood for perch and steelhead drop-ins. Walk the banks, stay mobile.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Hudson River NYC fishing report.

We’re sitting on a classic early-winter pattern. National Weather Service has the city around the low 40s at daybreak, climbing into the upper 40s with a light northwest breeze, clear to partly cloudy skies, and wind staying under 15 knots. Sunrise came just after 7 AM, sunset will be a little before 4:30 PM, so you’ve got a tight daylight window and long, cold nights to cool the river.

NOAA tide tables for the Battery show a morning high, midday fall, and an afternoon low, so the best shots from shore are that **last of the flood and first of the ebb**—moving water but not ripping. Down around Pier 25–40 and the GW Bridge pylons, that’s when the current lines clean up and the bait stacks.

Fish activity’s typical for mid‑December. Most of the migratory stripers have slid south, but a **schoolie class** of resident bass is still hanging around the deeper edges, bridge structure, and warm-water pockets by outflows. Local guys this week have been picking a handful of fish per tide, mostly 18–26 inches, with the odd keeper‑sized linesider. Bycatch has been **white perch** and the occasional **schoolie bluefish** right in the lower estuary; DEC recently highlighted how strong white perch are in the system with a new state record from a NYC angler, and that tracks with what we’re seeing.

Best lures right now are **small and subtle**:

- 3–5" soft plastics on 3/8–1/2 oz jig heads in bunker, albino, or olive.

- Slim profile metals like Kastmasters and Deadly Dicks for when the wind’s up.

- Small bucktail jigs tipped with a bit of Gulp or pork rind.

For bait, **bloodworms**, sandworms, and fresh or lightly salted bunker chunks are doing the job. If you’re soaking bait, use just enough weight to hold bottom and keep rigs simple: hi‑low for perch and mixed bag, fish‑finder rig for bass.

Couple of hot spots to work:

- **Hudson River Park Piers 25–40**: solid access, decent current breaks, and lights that pull in bait after dark. Fish the up‑tide side of pilings and edges during the turn of the tide.

- **Riverside Park / 79th Street Boat Basin up to the GW Bridge**: deeper channel swings in tight to shore, good for schoolie bass and perch. Work jigs slow and close to bottom; bites are soft this time of year.

Think **slow and low**. Water’s cold, so drag those jigs just off the mud, pause often, and let the fish find you. Downsizing line to 15–20 lb braid with a 15–25 lb fluoro leader will get more bites, especially on calm, sunny days when the river’s clear.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Hudson River NYC fishing report.

We’re sliding into that late‑fall, early‑winter pattern now. According to NOAA tide predictions for The Battery, the Hudson’s running a solid set of highs and lows today, with a mid‑morning falling tide and an afternoon flood, both giving you nice current edges along the Manhattan and Jersey shorelines. Those moving‑water windows are your shots; slack is pretty dead this time of year.

Weather out of the National Weather Service shows seasonable cold: temps hovering in the upper 30s to low 40s, light northwest breeze early, building a bit mid‑day, then laying down toward evening. Skies are mostly cloudy. Sunrise around 7:10 a.m., sunset just after 4:30 p.m., so you’ve got short light and long dark—prime low‑light bites at both ends.

On the fish front, On The Water’s New York and Long Island report from December 11 says the striped bass bite is winding down but there are still fish hanging in the western Sound and metro area, with more shorts and schoolies than keepers, plus some tog action lingering on structure. That lines up with what locals are seeing from piers and bulkheads: small bass chewing right at first light and again around dusk, especially on the dropping tide.

Recent catches in and around the lower Hudson and NY Harbor have been mostly:

- Schoolie striped bass in the 18–26 inch range, with an occasional mid‑slot fish.

- A few late blackfish (tautog) off rock piles and wrecky corners where boats can tuck in.

- Bycatch mix of white perch and the odd late bluefish or hickory shad closer to the Kill van Kull and Arthur Kill.

Best lures right now:

- Small **soft plastic paddletails** (3–5") on 3/8 to 3/4 oz jig heads in white, chartreuse, or bunker patterns, slow‑rolled near bottom along the current seams.

- Slim **metal jigs** and diamond jigs, Ava‑style, lightly tipped with a strip of pork or Gulp—On The Water has been talking up those diamond jigs as a winter standby all over the region.

- For toggers, traditional **green crab or Asian crab** on a simple bottom rig or tog jig right tight to structure.

Best baits:

- Bloodworms or sandworms on hi‑lo rigs for schoolies and perch where access is limited.

- Fresh bunker chunks if you can get ‘em, fished on the bottom along deeper edges during the slower parts of the tide.

Couple of local hot spots to focus on:

- **Hudson River Park Piers (Pier 25 to Pier 40)**: These Manhattan piers give you quick access to decent depth and moving water. Fish the up‑current corners on the outgoing, casting soft plastics diagonally across the flow and letting them swing.

- **Jersey City waterfront / Exchange Place down to Liberty State Park**: That wall and adjacent flats hold wintering schoolies, especially around the deeper pockets. Work metals and small paddletails along the drops on the last two hours of the fall and the first of the flood.

If you’re running a boat, the channel edges off the Statue and into the Kills

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Hudson River NYC report.

We’re sliding into full winter mode now. National Weather Service has us cool and seasonable today along the lower Hudson, light northwest breeze early, picking up a bit by afternoon, mostly clear skies and that dry, crisp air that makes your guides ice up if you’re not watching them. Sunrise came right around 7:10 a.m., sunset will be roughly 4:28 p.m., so the prime window is tight: early‑morning and last light are your best shots.

According to NOAA tide stations downriver, the Hudson’s running a classic winter set today: an early pre‑dawn high, dropping to a mid‑morning low, then filling back in mid‑afternoon. Up in the Alpine, NJ section of the river, Tide-Forecast shows a high just after 1 a.m. and a low late morning, with another push toward evening. That pattern carries down into the city with a little time lag. Practically speaking:

- Fish the **last two hours of outgoing** for current seams.

- Hit the **first two hours of incoming** for that reset when bait and winter bass slide up on edges.

Fish activity has settled into a true cold‑water pattern. New York State DEC’s Hudson River Almanac notes that migratory American shad are still essentially absent; that run’s a memory now, so don’t plan on them. Resident stripers, schoolies mostly, plus the usual mix of white perch and occasional holdover largemouth back in the quieter marinas, are what you’re looking at.

Recent dockside chatter along Hudson River Park piers and the kayak guys out of Inwood and Hoboken report light but steady schoolie action on the better tide stages. Think **18–26 inch striped bass**, with a few bigger holdovers in the mix if you put in the time. No crazy blitzes lately, just picky fish that want the right presentation at the right speed.

Best offerings right now:

- **Lures**

- Small bucktail jigs, 3/8–3/4 oz, white or chartreuse, tipped with a slim soft plastic.

- 4–5 inch soft plastic paddletails on 1/2 oz heads, bunker or dark back/pearl belly.

- Slim metal like Ava or Kastmaster style for deeper edges when the tide’s pushing.

- **Bait**

- Fresh or salted bunker strips if you can get them.

- Bloodworms or sandworms for perch and finicky bass, especially off the piers.

- Grass shrimp around the back bays and marinas if you’re really dialing in perch.

Keep everything **slow and low**. Let that jig tick bottom, lift just enough to stay out of the snags, and don’t be afraid to dead‑stick baits in the heaviest part of the tide swing.

Couple of local hot spots:

- **Hudson River Park Piers 25–40, Manhattan**: Good public access, plenty of structure, and enough current breaks that winter schoolies can stack up. Work the corners of the piers on the turn of the tide with small bucktails.

- **Dyckman / Inwood shoreline up to Spuyten Duyvil**: Slightly softer current, some rocky edges and deeper pockets. Kayak guys quietly pick at holdover stripers here all winter o

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This is Artificial Lure with your Hudson River, New York City fishing report.

We’re in that hard late‑fall slide now, and the river’s got that steel‑gray, almost glassy look on the slack. According to Weather Underground’s NYC waterfront forecast, we’re looking at cold air in the mid‑30s to low‑40s, light northwest breeze early, picking up a bit by afternoon. Sunrise was right around 7:05 a.m., sunset will be just after 4:28 p.m., so your window is short and low‑light matters.

NOAA’s Battery tide table shows a predawn low followed by a mid‑morning flood, topping out late morning, then ebbing into the evening. That first push of incoming around the piers and creek mouths is the prime bite; once the current really cranks on the ebb, it’s mostly a hold‑tight game along structure.

Fish activity’s classic early‑December pattern:

- **Striped bass**: Mostly schoolies with a few slot fish. Local pier regulars from Pier 25 and Pier 84 report bass picking during the last of the flood and first of the ebb, not big numbers, but steady ones if you grind.

- **Schoolie action**: Light tackle guys on the Jersey side around Hoboken and Exchange Place have been sliding a handful of fish a tide, mostly after dark.

- **By‑catch**: A few white perch and the odd channel cat coming from the back of small marinas and the creeks feeding the river.

Best offerings right now:

- **Artificial lures**:

- 4–5" soft plastic paddletails on 3/8–1 oz jigheads in chartreuse/white or olive over white.

- Slim metal (AVAs, Kastmasters) for when the current’s ripping; vertical jigging tight to pilings is working.

- Small swimmers like SP Minnows or X‑Rap style plugs for the nighttime crew along the bulkheads.

- **Bait**:

- Fresh bunker chunks if you can get them, otherwise frozen will still pull a bite on the edges of the channel.

- Bloodworms and sandworms on hi‑lo rigs for perch and small bass around the shallower piers.

A couple of hot spots to hit:

- **Pier 25 / Pier 26, Lower Manhattan** – Good current seams on the flood, plenty of structure, and consistent schoolie reports after dark on small paddletails bounced slow along bottom.

- **Hoboken waterfront / Maxwell Place to the W Hoboken** – Classic late‑fall striper run‑through zone. Fish the edges of the ferry wash and the points that stick into the river; metal and soft plastics on the drop have been the ticket.

Tactics for today:

- Focus on the **last two hours of the incoming and first hour of the ebb**.

- Downsize and slow down: long pauses on the plug, slow roll on the paddletail just ticking bottom.

- At night, keep it simple: black or dark‑back plugs pulled painfully slow along the shadow lines.

Bundle up, watch that wet decking, and give the boats and ferries plenty of room. The fish are still here if you are willing to grind in the cold.

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Alright, listen up. Sunday morning on the Hudson, and it’s that quiet, cold time of year where the big stripers are either long gone or hunkered down deep. Tide-wise, we’re coming off a low around 3:40 a.m., and the next high is pushing in around 9:45 a.m. That means right now, the water’s still moving in, and that’s your best shot for any late-season action. After that, it’ll be a slow ebb through the afternoon, so if you’re heading out, get on the water early and fish that incoming push.

Weather’s crisp, air temp in the low 30s, but it’s supposed to climb into the mid-40s today. Wind’s light out of the north, maybe 5–10 mph, so it’s not brutal. Sunrise was just after 7 a.m., and sunset’s around 4:20 p.m., so you’ve got a short window. Dress warm, and don’t expect all day bites.

Striped bass are still around, but they’re not blitzing the beaches like they did in November. The fall run’s mostly over, according to guys fishing from Sandy Hook up through the city. Most of the big migrators have either cleared the area or are staging deep in the lower river and harbor. What’s left are some holdovers and smaller fish, mixed in with a few keepers. You’re not going to see the peanut bunker blitzes like you do in spring, but there are still bass chasing small bait.

If you’re after them, focus on structure: channel edges, bridge pilings, and deep holes near current breaks. The stretch around the George Washington Bridge and the deep hole below it is always solid this time of year. Another good spot is around the Tappan Zee area, where the river narrows and the current funnels fish into predictable lanes. For lures, go small and slow. A 3- to 4-inch soft plastic on a 1/4- to 3/8-ounce jig head, worked slow along the bottom, will catch bass, especially in that 18- to 24-inch range. Daiwa SP Minnow-style floating swimbaits in natural colors like bunker or shad are also solid if you’re working near surface structure.

For bait, fresh bunker chunks or eels are still the go-to for bigger fish, especially if you’re fishing deep off a pier or from a boat. If you’re targeting smaller bass or mixed species, live or frozen sand eels or spearing can work well, especially on the incoming tide.

Besides stripers, there’s still some winter flounder around in the brackish sections, and a few holdover weakfish in the lower river. For flounder, small bucktails or Gulp! baits on a jig head near sandy flats will get bites. Weakfish like small jigs and soft plastics, especially in the slack periods around tide changes.

A couple of hot spots to try: the piers near 79th Street Boat Basin and the deep water around the Intrepid Museum. Both see consistent winter fishing, and on a day like today, with a decent tide and light wind, they’re worth a shot. If you’ve got a boat, the stretch between the GWB and the Tappan Zee, especially near channel markers and deep holes, is where the serious winter bass guys are focused.

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