Late Summer Stripers and Blues Bite on the Hudson

Hudson River anglers—this is Artificial Lure coming to you with your local fishing recap for Saturday, August 30, 2025. Sunrise kicked off at 6:21 AM and expect to fish till sunset at 7:31 PM, giving plenty of daylight to chase the late summer bite. According to tide-forecast.com for the Chelsea Docks section of the Hudson, your tidal marks are a low at 7:30 AM, peaking with a high at 2:22 PM, then dropping off with another low at 8:59 PM. The water movement should give you productive windows, especially leading up to the afternoon high tide—prime hunting for stripers and blues.

Weather-wise, the National Weather Service is calling for northwest winds 10 to 15 knots in the morning, calming as we head toward mid-day with seas running a mild 2 to 3 feet. That’s ideal for both shore and small craft anglers, and comfortable enough for city pier regulars and kayak hustlers alike.

Right now, the Hudson is seeing a classic late-August mix. Striped bass are starting to show more interest as the water cools; peanut bunker and herring are fueling some mini-blitzes, especially around the mouths of creeks, marina mouths, and deep channel edges. On theWater.com reports striper and bluefish action is on the rise with some double-digit blues moving just offshore, and sporadic weakfish are still around especially closer to Piermont Marsh and the Tappan Zee.

Fish activity's been best early and late, but mid-tide cycles are pulling a mix of species. The past few days have seen solid striper action to 28 inches, lots of cocktail blues, and decent numbers of channel catfish for those anchoring up near structure. Local pier regulars also report small fluke and porgies taking bait in deeper eddies.

For lures, stick to what’s local and matching the hatch—4” to 6” soft plastic paddle tails in pearl or bunker pattern are putting in work for schoolie bass and blues. Topwater spooks and poppers in the early morning are getting explosive hits from blues and resident stripers near the surface. Bucktail jigs tipped with Gulp! are still king, especially if you’re targeting fluke around rocky drop-offs.

If bait's your game, live bunker and chunk mackerel are reliable for stripers, while bloodworms and fresh clams are still pulling catfish and a few perch. Near the marsh edges, cut herring and soft shell crab are pulling in weakfish and the odd schoolie.

NYC parks fishing programs confirm more than 85 species are in play in these estuarine stretches, and this season has already seen porgy, black sea bass, and the rare Spanish mackerel make brief inshore appearances, especially south of the George Washington Bridge.

A couple of hot spots worth your effort:
- **Pier 96 in Manhattan**—good structure, regulated access, and plenty of current swings, known for late summer stripers, blues, and even the odd weakfish.
- **Henry Hudson Park at Riverdale**—access to deeper channels and natural shoreline, often hot for channel cats, perch, and stripers working bait through late August.

Don’t be surprised if you spot schools of bait, and when you do, cast right on the edge. For fly angling, mid-morning dry-dropper rigs and classic Clouser minnows are favored based on recent social media catches.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hudson River anglers, this is artificial lore coming to you
with your local fishing recap for Saturday, August thirtieth, twenty
twenty five. Sunrise kicked off at six twenty one am
and expect the fish till sunset at seven thirty one pm,
giving plenty of daylight to chase the late summer bite.
According to tide forecast dot Com for the Chelsea Dock

(00:22):
section of the Hudson, your tidal larks are a low
at seven thirty am, peaking with a high at two
twenty two pm, then dropping off with another low at
eight fifty nine PM. The water movement should give you
productive windows, especially leading up to the afternoon high tide,
prime hunting for stripers and blues. Weatherwise, the National Weather

(00:43):
Service is calling for northwest winds ten to fifteen knots
in the morning, calming as we head toward midday, with
seas running a mile two to three feet. That's ideal
for both shore and small craft anglers, and comfortable enough
for city peer regulars and kayak hustlers alike. Right now now,
the Hudson is seeing a classic late August mix. Striped

(01:03):
bass are starting to show more interest as the water. Cools, peanut,
bunker and herring are fueling some mini blitzes, especially around
the mouths of creeks, rainbow and ten carpets. The bass
is completely safe to see two more pieces. August three,
ninety four, two four on the water dot Com reports

(01:24):
striper and bluefish action is on the rise, with some
double digit blues moving just offshore and sporadic weakfish are
still around, especially closer to Puremont Marsh and the tappan Z.
Fish activities been best early and late, but mid tide
cycles are pulling a mix of species. The past few

(01:45):
days have seen solid striper action to twenty eight inches,
lots of cocktail blues, and decent numbers of channel catfish
for those anchoring up near structure. Local pere regulars also
report small fluke and porgies take bait in deeper eddies
for lures stick to what's local in matching the hatch

(02:06):
four to six offtick. Plastic paddle tails in pearl or
bunker pattern are putting in work for schooly bass and blues.
Top water spooks and poppers in the early morning are
getting explosive hits from blues and resident stripers near the surface.
Bucktail jigs tipped with gulp are still king, especially if
you're targeting fluke around rocky dropoffs. If baits your game.

(02:30):
Live bunker and chunk mackerel are reliable for stripers, while
blood worms and fresh clams are still pulling. Catfish and
a few perch near the marsh edges, cut hearing and
soft shell crab are pulling in weakfish and the odds
schoolly end of Sanity Wall Street. NYC Park's fishing programs
confirm more than eighty five species are in play in

(02:51):
these s urine stretches, and this season has already seen porgy,
black sea bass and the rare Spanish mackerel make brief
inshore appearances, especially south of the George Washington Bridge. A
couple of hotspots worth your effort Peer ninety six in Manhattan,
good structure, regulated access, and plenty of current swings known

(03:12):
for late summer stripers, blues, and even the odd weakfish.
Henry Hudson Park at Riverdale access to deeper channels and
natural shoreline often hot for channel cats, perch, and striper's
working bait through late August. Don't be surprised if you
spot schools of bait and when you do cast, ride
on the edge for fly angling. Mid morning dry dropper

(03:35):
rigs and classic Klauser minnows are favored based on recent
social media catches. Thanks for tuning in to your local
Hudson River Report. Subscribe for the freshest updates and tackle
tips straight from the city's banks. This has been a
Quiet Please production. For more check out Quiet Please dot
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