Greetings All!
The New Jersey Angler April issue has part two of their Hudson River stripers guide, but almost all the information is geared towards the boating crowd (the article was written by Phil Kozak, who captains the Pocket Rocket in the Kingston Area.) Otherwise the data is the same: bloodworms early in the year, switching over to live herring if available, or cut fresh herring, then plugs or even live eels when the waters warm and the fish move north. Locations he does mention are (from south to north) the Piermont Pier, Tappanzee Bridge Area, Havastraw Bay, Newburg Bay/Bridge, Kingston area, Kingston Lighthouse, Rhine Cliff Bridge, South Bay, Turkey Point, and the Esopus River outflow. You might get some bank fishing info by emailing Phil at
[email protected] I'm very interested in the Hudson River fishery, which seems to be on a par with the Chesapeake for giving up quality fish. Maybe we can get a charter together next spring.... unless you guys stumble across a honeyhole, then we'll do an IRI type thing! Finder's fee is a cold case of beer....