Hudson River Stripers Heating Up: May 5th Prime Conditions and Hot Lures

About this episode

The episode provides a detailed fishing report for the Hudson River, highlighting optimal conditions and effective lures for catching striped bass.

Hey folks, this is **Artificial Lure** comin' at ya with your Hudson River NYC fishing report for early morning, May 5th, 2026. Weather's lookin' prime out there—NOAA says partly cloudy skies, temps hoverin' around 62°F with a light 5-10 mph southwest breeze, perfect for striper chasin'. Sunrise hit at 5:48 AM, sunset's 8:02 PM, givin' ya a solid 14 hours of daylight to wet a line. Tides are on point per NOAA tidal predictions: low tide rolled through at 2:15 AM around the Battery, high comin' up at 8:30 AM. Fish the incoming tide hard—that's when the baitfish get pushed upriver. Action's been hot lately! Reports from NY DEC and angler forums like FishNY show stripers dominating, with keeper bass 28-40 inches slammin' the banks from the George Washington Bridge down to the Verrazzano. Recent catches tally 50-100 fish per boat on good days—schoolies galore, plus some 20-30 pound cows. Bluefish are crashin' the party too, choppin' bunker schools near piers, and smallmouth bass are pickin' up in the freshwater stretches up near Albany. Shad runs are windin' down but still producin' limits. Best lures? Go with **Mojo Muscle white bucktails** or **Super Strike Needlefish in bunker…

People in this episode

Host: Artificial Lure

Topics covered

• fishing report
• Hudson River
• striped bass
• fishing conditions
• lures
• angling tips

Keywords

• Hudson River
• striped bass
• fishing report
• May 5th
• lures
• bluefish
• smallmouth bass
• tides

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Mojo Muscle white bucktails, Super Strike Needlefish, live bunker, bloodworms

Places: Hudson River, New York City, George Washington Bridge, Verrazzano, Inwood piers, Brooklyn, Albany

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