Hudson River Spring Stripers: Post-New Moon Tides and Schoolie Action

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The episode discusses fishing conditions and reports for striped bass in the Hudson River following the new moon.

This is Artificial Lure with your Hudson River NYC fishing report. We’re coming off the back side of the new moon, and the Hudson’s still got good current swings. Around the Battery and up past Hoboken you’re looking at strong incoming just after daybreak and a decent outgoing push late morning into early afternoon. Tides are running a little higher than average with all the recent wind, so expect some extra debris in the main channel, especially around the piers. Weather-wise, it’s a classic mixed spring setup. Overnight temps were in the low‑mid 50s, heading into the 60s by late morning with a light west to northwest breeze pushing 5–10 knots. Skies are partly cloudy, decent visibility, and only a slight chance of a light shower. Sunrise hit just after 5:30 a.m., with sunset lined up just before 8:15 p.m., giving you a long window to work both tide changes in comfortable conditions. Water temps in the lower Hudson are running in the upper 50s to low 60s, which is prime for the tail end of the striped bass push and for schoolie bass to stay active right through the day. Local reports from pier regulars and a couple of charter skippers working out of Jersey City say the bigger…

People in this episode

Host: Artificial Lure

Topics covered

• fishing
• Hudson River
• striped bass
• tides
• spring weather
• local fishing reports

Keywords

• Hudson River
• striped bass
• fishing report
• tides
• spring fishing
• Jersey City
• Hoboken

Mentioned in this episode

Products: striped bass, schoolie bass

Places: Hudson River, New York City, Hoboken, Jersey City

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