Hudson River Fishing Report: Stripers, Blues, and Tides Collide

Artificial Lure here with your Hudson River fishing report for Sunday, June 1, 2025. We woke up to a classic late-spring morning in New York City, with the sun breaking the horizon at 5:26 AM and expected to set at 8:20 PM. Weather’s shaping up nicely—partly cloudy, temps rising into the upper 60s with a gentle southwest breeze, making for prime casting conditions all day. Tidal movements today in these lower river stretches are crucial—low tide hit early, just around sunrise, with the afternoon high building around 4:30 PM. If you’re planning on fishing the rips and flats, that incoming tide this afternoon should really fire up the bite. Let’s talk fish. The Hudson’s epic striper migration continues strong, with bruisers in the 30- to 40-inch class cruising through our waters. According to New York City Hudson River Daily Fishing Report, several trophy stripers over 40 inches have been caught right around the George Washington Bridge and up to Croton Point in the past week. Expect steady action, especially during moving tides, as herring and bunker fuel the feeding frenzy. Bluefish are also showing up in numbers, with Croton Point standing out as a current hot spot. These aggressive fish bring plenty of action and have been spotted all the way to the Tappan Zee. They’re most active now through the end of summer, and Fishing Booker notes bluefish up to 19 pounds are being caught—so bring heavy leaders and mind your fingers. Bait and lure selection this week skews classic. For stripers, you can’t go wrong with live or fresh-cut herring on fish-finder rigs, or chunked bunker if you can get it. Artificials producing well right now include soft plastics and jigs in white and chartreuse—try a 6-inch Slug-Go or similar minnow imitations, worked slow and low near structure. Trollers are scoring with deep-diving crankbaits in natural baitfish colors. For bluefish, topwater plugs and flashy spoons or metals are the ticket—get ready for savage hits as blues chase bait up onto the flats. Recent seine hauls downriver in Yonkers by the Sarah Lawrence Center for the Urban River at Beczak report good numbers of young-of-year baitfish—bay anchovy, menhaden, and tomcod—so the forage base is looking healthy and should keep predators in the area hungry and active. Local hot spots to check: - The flats and drop-offs around Haverstraw Bay on the incoming tide are delivering keeper stripers. - The mouth of the Croton River and Croton Point is a can’t-miss for bluefish and schoolie bass, and it’s a reliable spot for both shore and boat anglers. - Riverfront Park in Beacon gives shore-bound casters reliable access and occasional big bites. Don’t forget your striper tag, and check up on regulations before heading out. Thanks for tuning in to your Hudson River report, and be sure to subscribe for the latest updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.