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Hudson River NYC Fishing Report: Fall Run Delivers Stripers, Blues and More
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Artificial Lure here with your Hudson River NYC fishing report for Saturday, November 8th, 2025. Here’s what you need to know if you’re loading up the tackle bag, heading out, or just planning your next session along our city’s mighty waterfront.
First up—sunrise was at 6:32 am, with sunset on tap at 4:47 pm. Tides are everything on the Hudson: today’s morning low tide hit just after 8:20 am according to NOAA data, and the next high tide will be around 2:40 pm, peaking a hair under five feet near Battery Park. Expect that ebbing current to slow midday before the incoming brings new life to the bite. The solunar forecast lines up with prime fishing windows just before and through the afternoon high.
Weather’s cool but stable—mid-50s all day, just a whisper of NW wind on the city stretch. Water temps hover in the low 60s, which translates to some crisp fall action without getting too chilly for the bait schools. A partly cloudy sky should keep fish comfortable in shallower water, and any chop kicked up from last night will have likely settled down by late morning.
The fall run’s still firing across the lower Hudson. City anglers from Inwood to Battery Park were bending rods this week with schoolie striped bass showing up in good numbers, plus a respectable class of keeper bass on large bunker chunks during dusk and dawn. According to Fishingreminder, both stripers and bluefish are on the prowl around bridge shadows and rocky points, especially from Riverside Park down to Pier 40. Reports from multiple guides (and chatter at the tackle shop) say the night bite for stripers has held up strong, peaking on the outgoing tide around city piers.
Bluefish are mixing in, mainly smaller cocktails but with the occasional bruiser blitzing on peanut bunker from Hoboken over to the Chelsea piers. Keep your eyes peeled for bird activity—quick blitzes mean fast casting with metals or epoxy jigs in silver, green, or blue. The bonus false albacore has been an outside shot lately, but if you see working birds offshore, false albie fever is still possible with a quick epoxied jig.
If you’re dropping lines down deep, black sea bass and scup are still chewing on squid strips and hi-lo rigs near structure when that current’s moving. Tautog (blackfish) season is picking up at the downtown wrecks and cribs—Brooklyn’s green crabs on short leaders are pulling quality “white chins” from pilings just upriver from the Battery.
Top lures:
- For stripers, throw soft plastics (white or bunker colors), 5-7” paddle tails, or swimmer plugs early and late.
- Blues and false albacore want metals and epoxy jigs fast-retrieved. For porgy and sea bass, stick with squid on a hi-lo.
- Blackfish are all about the green crab—anchored up and waited out on rocky bottom.
Live bunker or fresh cut bunker are your premier baits if casting for quality stripers off the piers or jetty tips. If the river muddies up from wind, dark soft plastics and scented baits are grabbing more bites after sundown.
Hot spots to consider:
- Pier 96 down to Pier 40 has seen a brisk striper/bluefish mix on the flood tide. Nighttime, target bridge shadows near the George Washington Bridge (on the Manhattan side or from the Jersey Palisades).
- Downtown at Battery Park, especially on that close-to-3 pm flood, chunk bunker off the rocks—quiet, patient waiting has rewarded with keepers.
- For bottom dwellers, head to the wrecks just west of Governors Island or anchor up uptown off Dyckman for a tautog session.
Friendly reminder from Governor Hochul—the last NY Free Fishing Day of the year is coming up for Veterans Day, Nov 11th, so mark your calendar, invite a vet, and get out for a license-free session on the Hudson.
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First up—sunrise was at 6:32 am, with sunset on tap at 4:47 pm. Tides are everything on the Hudson: today’s morning low tide hit just after 8:20 am according to NOAA data, and the next high tide will be around 2:40 pm, peaking a hair under five feet near Battery Park. Expect that ebbing current to slow midday before the incoming brings new life to the bite. The solunar forecast lines up with prime fishing windows just before and through the afternoon high.
Weather’s cool but stable—mid-50s all day, just a whisper of NW wind on the city stretch. Water temps hover in the low 60s, which translates to some crisp fall action without getting too chilly for the bait schools. A partly cloudy sky should keep fish comfortable in shallower water, and any chop kicked up from last night will have likely settled down by late morning.
The fall run’s still firing across the lower Hudson. City anglers from Inwood to Battery Park were bending rods this week with schoolie striped bass showing up in good numbers, plus a respectable class of keeper bass on large bunker chunks during dusk and dawn. According to Fishingreminder, both stripers and bluefish are on the prowl around bridge shadows and rocky points, especially from Riverside Park down to Pier 40. Reports from multiple guides (and chatter at the tackle shop) say the night bite for stripers has held up strong, peaking on the outgoing tide around city piers.
Bluefish are mixing in, mainly smaller cocktails but with the occasional bruiser blitzing on peanut bunker from Hoboken over to the Chelsea piers. Keep your eyes peeled for bird activity—quick blitzes mean fast casting with metals or epoxy jigs in silver, green, or blue. The bonus false albacore has been an outside shot lately, but if you see working birds offshore, false albie fever is still possible with a quick epoxied jig.
If you’re dropping lines down deep, black sea bass and scup are still chewing on squid strips and hi-lo rigs near structure when that current’s moving. Tautog (blackfish) season is picking up at the downtown wrecks and cribs—Brooklyn’s green crabs on short leaders are pulling quality “white chins” from pilings just upriver from the Battery.
Top lures:
- For stripers, throw soft plastics (white or bunker colors), 5-7” paddle tails, or swimmer plugs early and late.
- Blues and false albacore want metals and epoxy jigs fast-retrieved. For porgy and sea bass, stick with squid on a hi-lo.
- Blackfish are all about the green crab—anchored up and waited out on rocky bottom.
Live bunker or fresh cut bunker are your premier baits if casting for quality stripers off the piers or jetty tips. If the river muddies up from wind, dark soft plastics and scented baits are grabbing more bites after sundown.
Hot spots to consider:
- Pier 96 down to Pier 40 has seen a brisk striper/bluefish mix on the flood tide. Nighttime, target bridge shadows near the George Washington Bridge (on the Manhattan side or from the Jersey Palisades).
- Downtown at Battery Park, especially on that close-to-3 pm flood, chunk bunker off the rocks—quiet, patient waiting has rewarded with keepers.
- For bottom dwellers, head to the wrecks just west of Governors Island or anchor up uptown off Dyckman for a tautog session.
Friendly reminder from Governor Hochul—the last NY Free Fishing Day of the year is coming up for Veterans Day, Nov 11th, so mark your calendar, invite a vet, and get out for a license-free session on the Hudson.
Thanks for tuning in to your Hudson River fishing report with Artificial Lure. Hit subscribe for the latest lure picks, tide talk, and river rumors e