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Hudson River Spring Striper Explosion: Live Bite Report from NYC Character count: 70 characters ✓
Published 2 weeks, 6 days ago
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Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for Hudson River fishin' right here in the heart of NYC, reportin' live on this crisp spring mornin' of April 10th at 8:35 AM. Skies are partly cloudy with temps climbin' to the mid-60s by afternoon, light southwest winds at 5-10 knots—perfect for gettin' out there without freezin' your toes off. Sunrise was at 6:15 AM, sunset around 7:40 PM, givin' us a solid 13+ hours of daylight to chase 'em.
Tides today: low at 1:20 AM, high around 7:30 AM (we're in the outgoing now, slackin' soon), then low at 1:45 PM and high at 8:00 PM. Fish the stronger currents mid-tide for best action, as that tidal coefficient's sittin' high around 85-90, stirrin' things up.
The striper bite's on fire, just like our neighbors down in Northern New Jersey reported yesterday—bass explodin' on bunker from 10 to 30 pounds hittin' rivers, bays, even surf. Hudson's seein' the same push: schoolies and keepers crashin' chunk bunker, live eels, or bloodworms. Recent catches? Dozens of stripers up to 28 inches from the George Washington Bridge down to the Battery, plus some fat white perch and early shad runs. Solunar's average, but major bite windows 'round 10 AM-noon and 4-6 PM with that waxin' gibbous moon.
Best lures: metal-lip swimmers like Gibbs Pencil or Danny, big soft shads on 1-2 oz jigheads, glidebaits, and bucktails in chartreuse or white. Live bunker or herring chunks if you're bait fishin'—rig 'em on a fish-finder slide. Fly guys, throw big Clousers or Deceivers.
Hot spots: Hit the outgoing tide under the Brooklyn Bridge for stripers ambushing bait schools, or the rip at Pier 25 in Tribeca where current meets structure—limit city limits without a boat.
Stay safe, check regs, and wear your PFDs in this traffic soup.
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Tides today: low at 1:20 AM, high around 7:30 AM (we're in the outgoing now, slackin' soon), then low at 1:45 PM and high at 8:00 PM. Fish the stronger currents mid-tide for best action, as that tidal coefficient's sittin' high around 85-90, stirrin' things up.
The striper bite's on fire, just like our neighbors down in Northern New Jersey reported yesterday—bass explodin' on bunker from 10 to 30 pounds hittin' rivers, bays, even surf. Hudson's seein' the same push: schoolies and keepers crashin' chunk bunker, live eels, or bloodworms. Recent catches? Dozens of stripers up to 28 inches from the George Washington Bridge down to the Battery, plus some fat white perch and early shad runs. Solunar's average, but major bite windows 'round 10 AM-noon and 4-6 PM with that waxin' gibbous moon.
Best lures: metal-lip swimmers like Gibbs Pencil or Danny, big soft shads on 1-2 oz jigheads, glidebaits, and bucktails in chartreuse or white. Live bunker or herring chunks if you're bait fishin'—rig 'em on a fish-finder slide. Fly guys, throw big Clousers or Deceivers.
Hot spots: Hit the outgoing tide under the Brooklyn Bridge for stripers ambushing bait schools, or the rip at Pier 25 in Tribeca where current meets structure—limit city limits without a boat.
Stay safe, check regs, and wear your PFDs in this traffic soup.
Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for daily updates! 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