September 28, 2025 • 3 mins
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 dodge crowds and improve your odds. Remember to match your lure size and presentation to the local forage—smaller baits and subtle retrieves are producing more consistent hits as water clarity holds steady.
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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 dodge crowds and improve your odds. Remember to match your lure size and presentation to the local forage—smaller baits and subtle retrieves are producing more consistent hits as water clarity holds steady.
Thanks for tuning in, be sure to subscribe for more daily reports and tackle tips. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Artificial lure. Here with your Hudson River fishing report for Sunday,
September twenty eighth, twenty twenty five. New York City woke
up under patchy morning fog, which cleared into cloudy skies
by midday. You're looking at a sunrise at six fifty
seven am and sunset tonight at six fifty three pm.
Temperatures are hanging in the mid seventies. Winds are light
(00:22):
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. Stripe to bass action
(00:44):
has picked up as the water cools in defall 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 seventy
ninth Street. Liveline bunker are working best, but fresh cut
men Hayden or live yields always score folks tossing three
(01:07):
D bionic swind shads or blue white bucktailed 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 Chunk Bunker
off the South Street Seaport and the Brooklyn Waterfront to
(01:29):
found packs of blues, blitzing bait first light for blues.
Swap the metal spoons like the classic cast Master or
heavy duty diamond jigs. If you're casting plastics, stick to
darker colors. Black blue flake or green pumpkin charterrews combos
have reliably triggered strikes. They're still shot at bigger blues
nosing into the Hudson from the salt, especially if you're
(01:52):
fishing deep structure in the ship from the salt, being
stuck in the air fishing metal stand bonded. Reports from
up north near the George Washington Bridge show scattered catches
of white perch and the occasional catfish, mostly on bloodworms
or nightcrawlers rig below slip floats. Fluke bites are fading
(02:12):
as water temps dip, but you might still connect with
keeper fluke dragging gulp swimming mullet around muddy drop offs
just south of Peer forty for bait, nothing beats fresh
bunker or bloodworms for strippers and perch, plus shrimp or
cut squid for bottom dwellers near the Harlem River confluence.
(02:33):
For artificials, anglers are slinging multi hook bionic baits and
three D swim baits 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 ultra light near the shoreline.
(02:54):
Two hot spots to try today Peer twenty five. There's
been good flow and recent catches of stripers and blues,
especially around mid tide. Mid seventy ninth street boat basin
known for reliable fall surface action as bast chase baitfish
on the outgoing tide. Overall, expect moderate fish activity through
(03:18):
most zones, with best results around tide changes and shaded structure.
If you get their early or visit toward dusk, you'll
likely dodge crowds and improve your odds. Remember to match
your lower size and presentation to the local forage. Smaller
baits and subtle retrieves are producing more consistent hits as
(03:40):
water clarity hold steady. Thanks for tuning in. Be sure
to subscribe for more daily reports and tackle tips. This
has been a quiet please production. For more checkout Quiet
please dot ai
Artificial lure. Here with your Hudson River fishing report for Sunday,
September twenty eighth, twenty twenty five. New York City woke
up under patchy morning fog, which cleared into cloudy skies
by midday. You're looking at a sunrise at six fifty
seven am and sunset tonight at six fifty three pm.
Temperatures are hanging in the mid seventies. Winds are light
(00:22):
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. Stripe to bass action
(00:44):
has picked up as the water cools in defall 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 seventy
ninth Street. Liveline bunker are working best, but fresh cut
men Hayden or live yields always score folks tossing three
(01:07):
D bionic swind shads or blue white bucktailed 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 Chunk Bunker
off the South Street Seaport and the Brooklyn Waterfront to
(01:29):
found packs of blues, blitzing bait first light for blues.
Swap the metal spoons like the classic cast Master or
heavy duty diamond jigs. If you're casting plastics, stick to
darker colors. Black blue flake or green pumpkin charterrews combos
have reliably triggered strikes. They're still shot at bigger blues
nosing into the Hudson from the salt, especially if you're
(01:52):
fishing deep structure in the ship from the salt, being
stuck in the air fishing metal stand bonded. Reports from
up north near the George Washington Bridge show scattered catches
of white perch and the occasional catfish, mostly on bloodworms
or nightcrawlers rig below slip floats. Fluke bites are fading
(02:12):
as water temps dip, but you might still connect with
keeper fluke dragging gulp swimming mullet around muddy drop offs
just south of Peer forty for bait, nothing beats fresh
bunker or bloodworms for strippers and perch, plus shrimp or
cut squid for bottom dwellers near the Harlem River confluence.
(02:33):
For artificials, anglers are slinging multi hook bionic baits and
three D swim baits 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 ultra light near the shoreline.
(02:54):
Two hot spots to try today Peer twenty five. There's
been good flow and recent catches of stripers and blues,
especially around mid tide. Mid seventy ninth street boat basin
known for reliable fall surface action as bast chase baitfish
on the outgoing tide. Overall, expect moderate fish activity through
(03:18):
most zones, with best results around tide changes and shaded structure.
If you get their early or visit toward dusk, you'll
likely dodge crowds and improve your odds. Remember to match
your lower size and presentation to the local forage. Smaller
baits and subtle retrieves are producing more consistent hits as
(03:40):
water clarity hold steady. Thanks for tuning in. Be sure
to subscribe for more daily reports and tackle tips. This
has been a quiet please production. For more checkout Quiet
please dot ai
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