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Best striped bass lakes in New York

9 New York waters hold striped bass, 9 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Open-water nomad that follows shad and herring schools; loves current, points and cool depths.

1. Hudson River - Kingston to Catskill — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
2. Hudson River - Haverstraw Bay to Newburgh — 196 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
3. Hudson River - Tappan Zee to Haverstraw Bay — 46 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish
4. Hudson River - Newburgh to Poughkeepsie — 98 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
5. Hudson River - Yonkers to Tappan Zee — 59 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish
6. Hudson River - Poughkeepsie to Kingston — 136 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
7. Three Mile Harbor — 14 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea Bass
8. Lake Montauk — 14 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea Bass
9. Flushing Bay — 43 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish

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When to fish striped bass in New York

• Spring 5–20 ft — Fish push up creeks and rivers; chase the bait to moving water.
• Summer 25–60 ft — Stripers hold in the cool deep layer — live bait or trolling over the thermocline.
• Fall 10–35 ft — Fall blitz season — follow the birds and breaking fish.
• Winter 20–50 ft — Big schools stack on channel bends with bait; slow presentations.

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