Hudson River Fishing Report: Big Stripers, Tautog Bites in NYC's Heart

It’s Artificial Lure here with your October 24th Hudson River fishing report, right in the heart of New York City. We kicked off the day with **sunrise at 7:16 AM and will wrap up with sunset at 6:24 PM**. Weather’s been classic New York fall: **steady rain all morning, tapering off to showers later**. Winds blowing WSW at 10 to 15 mph, temps hovering in the low 50s. With this overcast sky and decent chop from the wind, it's prime for big stripers to get active. **Tides are running moderate today**. At Piermont, not far upriver, high tide rolled in early, with ebbing water right through midday. The bite windows are best on the outgoing, especially as the fresh rain brings nutrients down and gets bait moving. Reports from Keyport Bait & Tackle and Julian’s Bait and Tackle in Atlantic Highlands say **striped bass are right in the rivers and along the shorelines**, feeding hard on sand eels, bunker, and bloodworms. Diamond jigs, Ava jigs, and shads are scoring bigger fish. Some crews hauled in stripers tipping the tape at 40 inches and up this week. Plug anglers are also getting their share—SP Minnows and swimming plugs have been the ticket in the early morning and evenings. Bottom fishing’s holding steady for blackfish (tautog) under the bridges and along rocky structure. Green crabs are outfishing pretty much everything for tog, with several keepers and bigger blackfish coming up from the Point Pleasant Canal and similar deep rock piles. As for bait, **fresh bunker, live eels, and bloodworms are all pulling solid bites**. If you’re swinging lures, diamond jigs or shad style soft plastics work best where the current draws schools of bait. For early and late sessions, swimming plugs and SP Minnows in chartreuse and bone make a difference. Recent catches? Stripers are leading the pack—boats along the Battery and up to Spuyten Duyvil are reporting decent numbers, a mix of keeper and just-shy schoolies. Tog and porgies show up consistently at the bases of bridges and deeper bulkheads. There's still a handful of bluefish mixed in, mostly in the deeper holes or shadow lines. **Hot spots to check out:** - **Battery Park bulkheads**: Great structure, good flow, and staging bait for stripers and blues. - **Spuyten Duyvil Creek entrance**: Holds big stripers on the tide swings, and tautog on the rocks all day. - **Piermont Pier**: Excellent tide flow, productive for both stripers and bottom dwellers around the pilings. If you’re fishing from shore, don’t be afraid to throw chunked bunker or clam right into the deeper current seams. Boat anglers—work your jigs tight to the edges near bridges and anchor up for tautog with green crabs. With all the rain, expect stained water by afternoon, so high-contrast lures—think bright shads or chartreuse jigs—help get their attention. That’s the rundown for October 24th on the Hudson—fresh weather, moving tides, and some big fish still cruising the urban river. Whether you’re after a trophy striper or content wit This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.