Hudson River NYC Fishing Report Jan 16: Stripers, Perch, and More in the Chilly Winter Bite

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your Hudson River NYC fishing report for Friday, January 16th, 8:33 AM. Winter's grip is on, but the river's still givin' up fish if ya time it right. Weather's chilly—expect highs around 35°F, lows in the 20s, mostly cloudy with light north winds at 5-10 mph. Sunrise at 7:22 AM, sunset 4:58 PM, so fish the incoming tides hard. NOAA Tides & Currents shows a low tide at 2:37 AM (0.37 ft), high at 8:37 AM (2.62 ft), low again 3:27 PM, and high 9:06 PM. Fish the slack before incoming highs when stripers stage up. Fish activity's steady in the cold—striped bass are key, with reports of schoolies 18-28 inches and some linesiders to 35 from last week's Douglas Salmon Run update on Spreaker's NYC Hudson podcast. White perch and herring are schooling deep, drawing stripers; a few keeper stripers mixed in. Smallmouth bass fair on points, catfish slow but picking up on cut bait. OnTheWater's Long Island/NYC report notes tautog stalled with plummeting temps, but stripers holding. Best lures: Bucktail jigs (1/2-1 oz white or chartreuse) tipped with Gulp! Swimming Mullet for stripers. Soft plastics like Z-Man Fuzzy BugZ on jigheads for perch and smallies in 10-20 ft. Spinnerbaits or jerkbaits if bass push shallow. Live bait: herring chunks or bloodworms on high tide for stripers; clams or cut shad for cats. Hot spots: George Washington Bridge rips on the incoming—stripers smash jigs there. Inwood Park or Dyckman Marina for perch and smallies off the walls. Hit the outgoing slack at the Battery for drifting eels. Bundle up, check regs—striped bass season's open till March. Safety first on the ice-cold water. Thanks for tuning in, folks—subscribe for more reports! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.