September 20, 2025 • 3 mins
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 as fall patterns set in. If you’re heading out, safety first—watch the tide, pack headlamps for the night shift, and always give oyster beds and rocky structure some extra attention.
Thanks for tuning in—subscribe for more real-time fishing wisdom and don’t forget, the stripers won’t wait! This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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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 as fall patterns set in. If you’re heading out, safety first—watch the tide, pack headlamps for the night shift, and always give oyster beds and rocky structure some extra attention.
Thanks for tuning in—subscribe for more real-time fishing wisdom and don’t forget, the stripers won’t wait! 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 war here bringing you your September twentieth, twenty twenty
five Hudson River and NYC Harbor fishing report. Sunrise came
at six thirty nine am, with sunset lined up for
six fifty eight pm, giving us about twelve hours of
daylight to chase a bite. Weather shaping up to be
primed for autumn anglers. Clouds breaking for some sun high
(00:24):
around seventy six degrees fahrenheit with SSE winds at five
to ten miles per hour. Tides today start with a
low round 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 Arizona. The bite is on fire.
(00:46):
Jamaica Bays alive with bait, especially massive schools of peanut
bunker attracting everything from strike bass to bluefish and weakfish.
Night time has produced the biggest stripers, particularly for those
launching live eels. Brooklyn shorelines in the Coney Island piers
have joined the party. Big bluefish, quality fluke and lionsiders
(01:07):
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 gater, blues and
stripers in the twenty pound class, but you have to
work the deeper water during tidal swins. North of the
George Washington Bridge, Hudson's bite is more scattered. The Bronx
shore is your best bet, especially around Pelham Bay and
(01:30):
Hunt's 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 top
(01:52):
water plugs and bucktail jigs. Weakfish mixed in with the
blues and stripers, especially where bait is thick in jam
make a bay fluke. Still a few quality fish being
caught on the Brooklyn side, but winding down. Founder showing
up around boulder fields and jetties uptown and in the Bronx.
The arsenal that's producing peanut bunker if you can snag them.
(02:16):
Chunk or liveline 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 rotters targeting both stripers and blues.
(02:38):
For bottom action, classic clam or bloodworm baits pull in
flounder and drum hotspots right now. Jamaica Bay bait rich
all species, present night sessions for big striped bass. East
River whiplines for blues and heavy bass during tidal swings.
Pelham Bay Park shoreline reliable structure for stripers and flounder,
(03:03):
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 bike to
ramp up even further in the coming week as fall
patterns set in. If you're heading out, safety first, watch
(03:26):
the tide pack head lamps for the night shet and
always give oyster beds in rocky structure some extra attention.
Thanks for tuning in. Subscribe for more real time fishing wisdom,
and don't forget the stripers. Won't wait. This has been
a quiet please production. For more check out Quiet please
dot ai
Artificial war here bringing you your September twentieth, twenty twenty
five Hudson River and NYC Harbor fishing report. Sunrise came
at six thirty nine am, with sunset lined up for
six fifty eight pm, giving us about twelve hours of
daylight to chase a bite. Weather shaping up to be
primed for autumn anglers. Clouds breaking for some sun high
(00:24):
around seventy six degrees fahrenheit with SSE winds at five
to ten miles per hour. Tides today start with a
low round 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 Arizona. The bite is on fire.
(00:46):
Jamaica Bays alive with bait, especially massive schools of peanut
bunker attracting everything from strike bass to bluefish and weakfish.
Night time has produced the biggest stripers, particularly for those
launching live eels. Brooklyn shorelines in the Coney Island piers
have joined the party. Big bluefish, quality fluke and lionsiders
(01:07):
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 gater, blues and
stripers in the twenty pound class, but you have to
work the deeper water during tidal swins. North of the
George Washington Bridge, Hudson's bite is more scattered. The Bronx
shore is your best bet, especially around Pelham Bay and
(01:30):
Hunt's 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 top
(01:52):
water plugs and bucktail jigs. Weakfish mixed in with the
blues and stripers, especially where bait is thick in jam
make a bay fluke. Still a few quality fish being
caught on the Brooklyn side, but winding down. Founder showing
up around boulder fields and jetties uptown and in the Bronx.
The arsenal that's producing peanut bunker if you can snag them.
(02:16):
Chunk or liveline 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 rotters targeting both stripers and blues.
(02:38):
For bottom action, classic clam or bloodworm baits pull in
flounder and drum hotspots right now. Jamaica Bay bait rich
all species, present night sessions for big striped bass. East
River whiplines for blues and heavy bass during tidal swings.
Pelham Bay Park shoreline reliable structure for stripers and flounder,
(03:03):
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 bike to
ramp up even further in the coming week as fall
patterns set in. If you're heading out, safety first, watch
(03:26):
the tide pack head lamps for the night shet and
always give oyster beds in rocky structure some extra attention.
Thanks for tuning in. Subscribe for more real time fishing wisdom,
and don't forget the stripers. Won't wait. This has been
a quiet please production. For more check out Quiet please
dot ai
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