New York City Hudson River Fishing Report Today

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  • NYC Harbor Rundown: Stripers, Blues, and Tog Biting on the Hudson
    It’s Sunday, October 5th, and you’re tuned in with Artificial Lure, your local line in the water for what’s biting in and around the Hudson River here in New York City. We’re off to a crisp start: sunrise clocked in at 7:05 am, with sunset at 6:40 pm. Temps are looking seasonable, topping out around 63°F by day’s peak, and skies bright and mostly clear—classic early autumn in the Five Boroughs.
    The tides today set up just right for anglers working both banks and piers. The fall run has fully arrived, with big bait balls pushing into the Hudson and the famous New York City harbors. Those river mouth tides are moving strong—perfect setups for ambush feeders and classic fall fishing action. Early morning ebb and evening flood coincide nearly with the best bite windows, so plan to work that dawn and dusk sweet spot.
    Striped bass are flowing in with the bait, and you’ll find they’re set up along current seams, outflows, and any spot with swirling water near structure. The word among regulars is that both schoolies and some decent 30-inch fish have been landed this week on soft plastics—white or bunker-pattern, and swimming plugs like SP Minnows or big paddle tails. At night, when things quiet down city-side, piers and bridge shadows are hot zones. Drop bunker chunks for the best odds on those bigger bass.
    Bluefish schools are still blitzing through, especially where you see birds working bait near the surface out by the Battery and West Side piers. Metals and epoxy jigs—think silver, green, or classic ‘Diamond Jig’—on a fast retrieve have been putting blues in the bag throughout the week. An occasional false albacore has surprised a few anglers working the main channel north of Hoboken with epoxy jigs. Always keep a small metal or jig handy—you never know when a blitz explodes within casting range, and that fast-changing bite is a hallmark of NYC’s October run.
    With water temps rolling down into the low 60s, tautog, or blackfish, are alive on the structure—wrecks, pilings, and rocky clusters along the Lower Hudson and outflows. Green crab on short leaders is the go-to bait. For more relaxed bottom action, scup (porgy) and black sea bass are chewing on squid strips along deeper edges and piers—hi-lo rigs do the trick when the tide’s running. Windy days have colored up the water, so fish darker profile plastics or scented baits if it’s muddy, and switch back to shiny metals right after a decent northwest blow.
    Best bets for action? Check out Pier 40’s southern end at the right tide for a multi-species morning, or the rocky pilings near Riverbank State Park for a shot at tog and bass. For adventurous boaters, the channel edges north of the GW Bridge and the warm water outflows near 125th have both produced mixed bags recently.
    Reminder: Artificial lures are crushing it for blues and stripers, but if you’re going for tog or porgy, fresh green crab and squid strips are essential. Standard 1–2 ounce jigheads or hi-lo rigs will put you in the zone—go l
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    4 min
  • Autumn Angling on the Hudson: Stripers, Blues, and More Await Anglers
    Hudson River anglers are waking up to mostly clear skies and crisp autumn air—just how locals like it for a day on the water. Sunrise is at 7:01am and sunset’s coming at 6:47pm, so there’s plenty of time between first light and last cast. The tide is coming in early this morning and will peak just after sunrise, with a slow outgoing through midday—classic Hudson rhythm.
    The weather is a beauty—high today around 63°F, winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph, and no clouds in sight. You can expect steady conditions, which should keep bait moving and hold fish closer to shoreline structure until the light fades.
    Striped bass are moving through the river now: recent catches from Keyport Bait and Tackle show resident stripers hitting bunker and live eels, especially around South Amboy and the bridges. Good numbers of bass are feeding at dawn and dusk, with some hefty fish showing up in the mix. Live bunker, especially peanut bunker, is hands-down your top bait, with soft plastics in sand eel or mullet patterns a reliable backup. Early birds are sticking live eels under piers and around pilings with solid hookups.
    Bluefish are prowling the river mouth and piers—most are cocktail size but there’ve been some larger choppers smashing surface plugs and poppers just outside the Battery and up toward Spuyten Duyvil, especially if you’re tossing topwater during the rising tide. Mullet-pattern soft plastics are hot, and anything that moves fast and erratic will draw strikes.
    Downriver, blackfish are biting well at docks and rocky spots in Brooklyn and Jersey City. Fresh green crab on a simple jighead is hard to beat if you want tautog for the cooler. The Point Pleasant Canal and the piers around Hoboken are giving up legal fish, but there’s plenty of shorts to sort through. Folks drifting sandworms in the channel are finding some weakfish, and that bite ranks as a sleeper option if you want something different.
    Smallmouth bass have also shown up in the northern stretches—above Yonkers and into Orange County. Reports from recent youth derbies highlight catches of smallies and an occasional largemouth. Rock bass, bluegill, and the odd walleye have been landed further upstate, mostly around submerged timber and rocky drop-offs.
    Best lures for today? For stripers, soft plastics in pearl or chartreuse, Storm shads, and bucktail jigs tipped with pork rind or Gulp. Swimbaits fished on the swing near the bridge pilings will draw reaction bites in the current. For bluefish, go with metal spoons, poppers, or jointed swimbaits. Blackfish like a simple crab jig, fished tight to structure on the bottom.
    Top spots for your Friday adventure:
    - The area around the Brooklyn Bridge pilings—especially just after sunrise during the incoming tide.
    - Spuyten Duyvil and the Harlem River mouth, where structure and current meet.
    - Jersey City piers for blackfish and the occasional striper at dusk.
    - The Battery for a mix of schoolie stripers and bluefish during mid-morning tide changes.
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  • Fishing the Hudson: Ideal Conditions, Bountiful Catches, and Hotspots to Explore on October 1st, 2025
    Hello there, folks I'm Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for all things fishing around the Hudson River in New York City. Today, October 1st, 2025, looks like a great day to hit the water. The weather forecast calls for abundant sunshine with highs in the mid-70s and winds from the north/northwest at about 10-15 mph.
    As for tidal conditions, I couldn't find specific Hudson River tidal reports for today, but generally, fishing around the peak of high or low tide can be quite productive. Sunrise is at 6:59 AM, and sunset will be around 6:49 PM.
    Recently, anglers have been catching a mix of species like striped bass, bluefish, and even some catfish. The best lures to use are typically shiny spoons for bass and bluefish, while live bait like nightcrawlers work well for catfish.
    Hot spots include the George Washington Bridge area, known for its structure that attracts larger fish, and the Hudson River Greenway, which offers a variety of access points for both shore and boat fishing.
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  • Hudson River Fishing Report - September 28, 2025
    Artificial Lure here with your Hudson River fishing report for Sunday, September 28th, 2025. New York City woke up under patchy morning fog, which cleared into cloudy skies by midday. You’re looking at a sunrise at 6:57am and sunset tonight at 6:53pm. Temperatures are hanging in the mid-70s. Winds are light and variable—ideal for casting without fighting the breeze.
    Today’s tide in the Lower Hudson around Battery Park shows high water mid-morning, with ebbing tide through most of the afternoon. That means prime time for stripers and blues is right after the tide flip, especially on those slacker waters just before the current starts to rip.
    Striped bass action has picked up as the water cools into fall. Reports from local regulars put most catches on the outgoing tide tight to structure—think piers, bridge pilings, and rock edges in Riverside Park or off the piers near West 79th Street. Liveline bunker are working best, but fresh-cut menhaden or live eels always score. Folks tossing 3D bionic swim shads or blue-white bucktail jigs have landed keeper-size bass throughout the early morning hours, with artificials especially reliable when working moving water near embankments.
    Bluefish have been schooling with the stripers. Anglers drifting chunked bunker off the South Street Seaport and the Brooklyn waterfront have found packs of blues blitzing bait at first light. For blues, swap to metal spoons like the classic Kastmaster or heavy-duty diamond jigs. If you’re casting plastics, stick to darker colors—black/blue flake or green pumpkin/chartreuse combos have reliably triggered strikes. There’s still a shot at bigger blues nosing into the Hudson from the salt, especially if you’re fishing deep structure in the shipping channels.
    Reports from up north near the George Washington Bridge show scattered catches of white perch and the occasional catfish, mostly on bloodworms or nightcrawlers rigged below slip floats. Fluke bites are fading as water temps dip, but you might still connect with keeper fluke dragging Gulp! swimming mullet around muddy drop-offs just south of Pier 40.
    For bait, nothing beats fresh bunker or bloodworms for stripers and perch—plus, shrimp or cut squid for bottom dwellers near the Harlem River confluence. For artificials, anglers are slinging multi-hook bionic baits and 3D swimbaits with decent success, particularly on cloudier mornings when fish are less wary. Quick-strike fly rigs are picking up smaller schoolies along weed beds—try a Baby Bluegill pattern if you’re fishing ultralight near the shoreline.
    Two hot spots to try today:
    - Pier 25: There’s been good flow and recent catches of stripers and blues, especially around mid-tide.
    - West 79th Street Boat Basin: Known for reliable fall surface action as bass chase baitfish on the outgoing tide.
    Overall, expect moderate fish activity through most zones, with best results around tide changes and shaded structure. If you get there early or visit toward dusk, you’ll likely
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  • Crisp Fall Mornings on the Hudson: Striper Fishing Report for NYC Anglers
    Hey anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your local Hudson River report for Saturday, September 27th, 2025, right here in New York City.
    We’re coming off a crisp early fall morning, with sunrise at 6:56, sunset at 6:55, and a picture-perfect forecast—mostly sunny, highs pushing up toward the mid-70s, and light winds. If you’re heading out now, pack a light jacket for those dawn hours; expect patchy fog in spots, burning off quick once the sun’s up.
    Tide-wise, you’re looking at a moderately strong incoming cycle through mid-morning, tapering late morning before heading back out. That’s prime time for stripers to push up river, especially near structure around the piers. Water temps are still hovering around the low-60s, keeping bass lively.
    Recent activity: According to anglers at Silver Lake Nature Center’s public hearings and The Fisherman Magazine, early fall means big stripe bass migrating into the Hudson, gathering near Raritan Bay and lower Hudson before the big push upriver. Stripers in the 28-31 inch slot are showing up, with a sporadic presence of some over-slot trophies. Circle hooks and cut bunker are still legal and recommended for live bait setups—keep it fresh and on the bottom where these fish cruise. Bloodworms remain a solid backup if bunker is hard to find.
    Last few days saw solid numbers of schoolie stripers, with some double-digit catches per boat right off Riverbank State Park and the Battery. A handful of bluefish up to 7 pounds made appearances, with the classic poppers and spoons getting it done at first light. White bass are thinning out, but can still be found mid-river near pier clusters if you work a small jig deep.
    Locals report best artificial results with 5-inch soft shads on 1-ounce jig heads, white or chartreuse. If you’re soaking bait, chunked bunker or fresh mackerel will get the most attention. Nighttime chunkers are pulling the larger cows between the Manhattan and Jersey waterfront—if you can sneak in a late-evening drift, tides will line up for a good shot.
    Hotspots for today:
    - **Pier 25 (Hudson River Park):** Can’t beat the classic spot for stripers and blues during the incoming tide. Access is easy, and you’ll find a crew of regulars swapping tips.
    - **Riverbank State Park:** Good for mixed bag; stripers hang near the pilings and warm water outflow, blues blitzing bait balls from time to time.
    - **Battery Park:** Reliable for early season stripers and always a shot at a bruiser during the first couple hours after sunrise.
    Remember, local regulations still demand circle hooks for anything with natural bait, and the slot limits stick at 28-31 inches for stripers. If you’re new to the area, ask around—locals are usually more than happy to share a lure or tip.
    That’s today’s Hudson River update; gear up, watch those tides, and keep an eye out for bait schools moving upriver. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for more reports.
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  • Hudson River Fishing Report: Fluke, Stripers & Blues in NYC
    Artificial Lure coming to you with today’s Hudson River fishing report from right here in New York City, Friday, September 26th, 2025.
    The day got kicking with a stunning sunrise at 6:50 AM, and we’ll see the sun set on Manhattan at 6:52 PM. Weather rolled in mild by city standards: highs pushing 73°F, mostly cloudy and a light westerly breeze—prime conditions for fall fishing along the Hudson. The overnight and morning low tides stacked up just after sunrise at 6:12 AM, with the afternoon high tide rolling in at 12:37 PM, so anglers had solid early access to the banks, piers and rock edges before water started moving in again.
    Fish activity on the Lower Hudson is picking up. According to On The Water's Long Island & NYC Fishing Report yesterday, big **keeper fluke** are still turning up from Battery Park up to the George Washington Bridge—plenty of action near the inlets and the surf. Fluke have been hitting steady for shore anglers and boaters drifting bucktail jigs tipped with Gulp Alive! in chartreuse or white, or classic spearing and squid combos. A couple of locals landed fluke this week in the 21–23 inch range; that’s dinner in any river town.
    **Striped bass** reports are improving steadily with cooler nights. Early risers are sticking fish up to 30 inches near Pier 25 and the Harlem River mouth, mostly just after dawn on the outgoing tides. Best lures right now: 5-inch soft plastics in bunker pattern, swim shads rigged on ½ oz jigs, and topwater spooks if you see surface activity. Live eels and chunked bunker draw strikes once the river gets that afternoon chop. Several regulars notched a handful of schoolies and one keeper on chunked bunker yesterday near the 79th Street Boat Basin.
    **Bluefish** are still blitzing up from the lower river, especially around dusk, heavier action near Chelsea Piers and over at Riverbank State Park. Metal casting lures—like 2 oz Kastmasters or Hopkins Shortys—have been arriving back at the dock with tooth marks. Stripers and blues are both absolutely hammering anything that has some flash as the bait starts to school up for fall.
    **Weakfish and porgies** are showing best for folks working the pilings in Hoboken and Jersey City, fish taking clam strips and sandworms fished close to the bottom. Numbers are fair, not epic, but enough for fun and a couple of keepers for the cooler.
    **Hot spots today:**
    - Pier 84 (West 44th Street): Productive for bass and blues, especially on outgoing tide. The structure holds piles of bait, and you’ll get bites from sunrise up until early afternoon, especially if you work the pilings and cast out toward the deeper channel.
    - Hoboken Waterfront (Sinatra Park and Pier C): Always reliable for stripers, fluke and porgies—fish tight to the pilings early, then move out on the flats and deeper drop-offs as the day goes on.
    - Battery Park: Fluke, blues and the occasional surprise weakfish, especially on the tide swings.
    Best lures for the Hudson today: Bucktail jigs with chartre
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  • Reel in the Fall Bite: Hudson River Fishing Report 09/24/2025
    Good morning from the banks of the Hudson—this is Artificial Lure with your September 24th, 2025, fishing report straight from the heart of New York City and the mighty river that cuts right through it.
    Let’s start with the barely-day conditions: sunrise was at 6:49am and you can expect sunset at 7:06pm tonight. We’re waking up to cloudy skies, mid-to-upper 60s, and humidity hanging in the air. It feels like fall is coming, but the water temps are still comfortable for the season—fishing can turn on quick when things start to cool.
    If you're slinging lines along the lower Hudson this morning, expect a typical moderate morning tidal swing. Around these hours, that means the bite should pick up through the last part of the incoming and just after slack-before-ebbing tide, especially near piers and bulkheads. You get a distinct push of bait as those tides turn, and the predators know it. The New York State DEC has been busy this week with access improvements, which means more and better spots to drop a line along the urban shorelines.
    Now, on to what’s being caught: over the past week, reports from local bait shops and anglers in Manhattan and Jersey City say striped bass are back on the chew. There are more schoolies than cows, but a few over-slot fish have been landed deep in the early mornings. Bulkheads near Battery Park and around Pier 45 are yielding action—especially when you match the hatch with live bunker, or throw a flutter spoon in the deeper seams. Topwater gets explosive at first light if you find the birds on the bait.
    Bluefish have also been slamming metal spoons and poppers—if you like a fight, get out on the outgoing tide and rip something shiny through the eddies, especially near the mouth of the Harlem River and north of the GW Bridge. On the Jersey side, Raritan Bay has been a hotbed for bluefish and big fluke—local shops like Julian’s Bait & Tackle are moving loads of ice for those cooler-filling catches.
    If you’re targeting summer flounder (fluke), the deeper holes around the piers and channel edges are best. Bucktail jigs tipped with Gulp! are the ticket, and even shore casters have been scoring keeper fluke up to 5 pounds. Early risers are doing best; once the sun’s high the bite gets finicky. Weakfish have made sporadic appearances—look for them just off the beach near Pier 40 or between Liberty Island and the Jersey flats, fishing soft plastics on light jig heads.
    Other action? White perch and small croakers are mixed in at the mouths of the city’s creeks. A few reports of small black drum and the odd snapper blue have come in from shore anglers at Riverbank State Park and Hudson River Park piers. For bait, nothing beats fresh-cut bunker, but clam strips and bloodworms are pulling their weight for perch and croaker.
    Hot spots today:
    - Pier 45 (Christopher St. Pier): Reliable for schoolie stripers, fluke, and blues at sunrise or sunset.
    - North Cove/Tribeca Seawall: Productive edges, especially on the tide change; go
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  • NYC Harbor Fishing Report: Hot Bite for Stripers, Blues, and Fluke - Quiet Please Podcast
    Artificial Lure here, bringing you your September 20th, 2025 Hudson River and NYC Harbor fishing report.
    Sunrise came at 6:39 AM with sunset lined up for 6:58 PM, giving us about 12 hours of daylight to chase a bite. Weather’s shaping up to be prime for autumn anglers—clouds breaking for some sun, high around 76°F, with SSE winds at 5–10 mph. Tides today start with a low around dawn, flooding mid-morning and peaking by late afternoon, which should set the fish up for a solid feeding window.
    Here’s what’s hot on the water: Lower Harbor—from Battery Park down to the Verrazano—the bite is on fire. Jamaica Bay’s alive with bait, especially **massive schools of peanut bunker**, attracting everything from striped bass to bluefish and weakfish. Nighttime has produced the biggest stripers, particularly for those launching live eels. Brooklyn’s shorelines and the Coney Island piers have joined the party—big bluefish, quality fluke, and linesiders are stacking up. If you’re fishing after dark, expect the action to peak.
    Upstream in the Upper Harbor, East River rips are loaded—you’ll find **ten-pound “gator” blues** and stripers in the 20-pound class, but you have to work the deeper water during tidal swings. North of the George Washington Bridge, Hudson’s bite is more scattered. The Bronx shore is your best bet, especially around Pelham Bay and Hunts Point, where structure is king—recent catches include keeper bass and flounder for those grinding it out.
    Recent catches across the region:
    - **Striped bass:** mostly schoolies, but some trophy twenty-pounders landed at night on live eels.
    - **Bluefish:** consistent gators, especially in the harbor and East River, mainly on topwater plugs and bucktail jigs.
    - **Weakfish:** mixed in with the blues and stripers, especially where bait is thick in Jamaica Bay.
    - **Fluke:** still a few quality fish being caught on the Brooklyn side but winding down.
    - **Flounder:** showing up around boulder fields and jetties uptown and in the Bronx.
    The arsenal that’s producing:
    - **Peanut bunker**—if you can snag them, chunk or live line for bass, blues, and weakfish.
    - **Live eels**—essential for big stripers at night.
    - **Topwater plugs and bucktail jigs**—best for bluefish, go with white or chartreuse.
    - **White Deceiver flies**—effective for fly-rodders targeting both stripers and blues.
    - For bottom action, classic clam or bloodworm baits pull in flounder and drum.
    Hot spots right now:
    - **Jamaica Bay:** Bait-rich, all species present, night sessions for big striped bass.
    - **East River rip lines:** For blues and heavy bass during tidal swings.
    - **Pelham Bay Park shoreline:** Reliable structure for stripers and flounder, especially as the tide floods.
    - **Coney Island piers:** Producing after sunset, especially for blues and the season’s last fluke.
    As Captain Tony notes, stable weather and cooling water should keep the bait condensed and the fish aggressive. Expect the bite to ramp up even further in the coming week
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  • "Hudson River Fishing Report: Big Stripers, Bluefish Blitzes, and More!"
    Artificial Lure here with your Hudson River, NYC fishing report for Friday, September 19, 2025.
    Day’s breaking with partly cloudy skies, mild temps—expect highs around 76°F and a hint of south-southeast wind at 5–10 mph. Official NYC sunrise is 6:39 a.m., sunset at 7:00 p.m. Tides today show a mid-morning incoming tide, with the peak around 9:30 a.m., which always turns up the bite through those city piers and bulkheads.
    Let’s talk recent catches—this past week, the bite’s had some real variety. Big stripers are cruising the lower river, especially from Battery Park up to the GW Bridge. Topwater bluefish blitzes have hit the east side in the predawn hours. A few keeper fluke surprised anglers near Pier 84 and off Randall’s Island; lotta shorts but some 20–28” slabs coming in. Weakfish are making those classic late-season appearances—small paddletails and light gear have teased out healthy ones. And yes, albies made a flash appearance in the inlets; several reports from folks tossing epoxy jigs right off the rocks by Riverside Park[On The Water reports].
    Best lures this week: For stripers, you can't beat a bucktail jig tipped with Gulp, especially on that incoming tide. Bluefish have been smashing big poppers and 6” pencil plugs right at first light. Fluke respond well to white jerk shads on 1-oz jig heads, especially when bounced along channel edges. For weakfish, try small Saltwater Assassin paddletails—pink or chartreuse. Albies and bonito are hammering epoxy jigs or fast metals from shorelines and jetties.
    Live baits? If you can score peanut bunker or live mullet, you’re golden for stripers and blues. For fluke, a killifish or spearing on a hi-lo rig does wonders, especially around midday when the artificial bite slows.
    Hot spots today:
    - **Pier 66 (Chelsea):** Dawn incoming tide brings stripers and blues into casting range.
    - **Under the GW Bridge:** Sunrise and sunset bite for larger stripers, especially if you drift live bait from the walkway.
    - **Randall’s Island channel:** Fluke and weakfish stacking the deeper runs where tide rips by the rocks.
    Tonight expect the bite to heat up near sunset. When that sun dips, stripers start moving tight against structure—work those darters and swim shads right against pilings.
    Fish counts have been steady—most local reports show two to four keeper stripers per angler per outing, with bluefish catches in the dozens if you’re dialed in to the surface bite. Fluke are mostly shorts but each tide seems to deliver a couple of true keepers. Weakfish are fewer but quality is up—15–20” best seen in recent days.
    If you’re headed out, bring a mix of bucktails, poppers, and jigging metals. Cash in on the tidal movement, focus your effort that last hour before high and low tide, and be ready for a wild run—the fall migration’s got these fish hungry and moving.
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  • Late Summer Fishing on the Hudson: NYC Anglers Report
    Artificial Lure here with your Hudson River, New York City fishing report for September 17, 2025! Let’s get to it—conditions, hot bites, and today’s best spots.
    First off, we’ve got a gorgeous late summer day on tap. Official sunrise hit at 6:44 AM, and we’ll see sunset at 7:15 PM. Skies are clear and temperatures began in the upper 60s, heading for a high stretching near 72. Winds are calm—perfect for casting or drifting. Water on the Hudson around NYC has been running steady, and tides this week are classic September: morning lows with rising water through midday and a strong evening push, always prime time for predatory fish to feed. Your best bite windows are going to cluster around those tidal swing periods—especially the two hours before and after peak changes.
    Now, on to fish activity. According to recent word from local New York City tackle shops and chatter along the West Side piers, anglers have been reporting fair to moderate action on **striped bass** early and late, with fish mostly in the 20-28 inch range. While the striped bass population is under some pressure up and down the coast—a recent report from Seacoastonline noted this year’s Hudson spawning numbers were below average—the Hudson’s urban stretch is still giving up keepers, plus lots of schoolies if you put in the hours. There’s also been a pickup in **bluefish** action, especially when schools of bunker and peanut bunker show up with those evening tides. Scattered **weakfish** and some good-size **white perch** continue in the brackish stretches between Battery Park and Yonkers. Fluking is quieting down as water cools, but the occasional doormat still comes from the deeper holes near the George Washington Bridge.
    Best bets for lures—if you’re chasing stripers or bluefish, stick with bunker-pattern swim shads (think 5- to 7-inch paddletails in white or chartreuse), fresh cut bunker or mackerel, and topwater pencils during low light. As September wears on, don’t overlook metal—midweight epoxy or tin jigs are dynamite for both bass and blues, especially when they’re dialed into smaller bait profiles. Classic bucktails tipped with Gulp! swimming mullet are taking weakfish and the stray fluke.
    Those after panfish and perch can keep it simple: small live nightcrawlers, bloodworms, or even soft-plastic grubs bounced near pilings and drop-offs do the job.
    A couple of today’s hot spots:
    - **Pier 96 (Clinton Cove):** Always popular for its access and deep water. Dawn and dusk this week saw multiple stripers landed on shads and plugs.
    - **Inwood’s Spuyten Duyvil Creek mouth:** Known for tidal mixing and gamefish ambushes—try casting around the outgoing edges and bridge shadows, particularly for blues and perch.
    - **Harlem River confluence:** The stretch around the 145th Street Bridge gives up keeper bass with live eels or bunker chunks late at night.
    A quick tip—On The Water magazine reminds us that end-of-summer fish can be fickle; if the bite slows in clear water, downsize yo
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