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145-acre Port Chester Harbor fishing map with NOAA BlueTopo survey contours (99.51% measured, 99.51% assessed), charted rock and wreck structure, regional fish-survey occurrence, sourced forage timing and verified public access. The water tops out around 20 ft. The depth chart is built from real agency bathymetry referenced to NAVD88; directly measured coverage remains distinguished from source interpolation. The channels, holes and drop-offs come from the source data, not a distance-from-shore model. Below is the species-by-species picture, pulled from the same data the map uses.
Drawn out, this is 145 acres of water rimmed by 3.2 miles of bank, broken up by 2 islands. Index 1.9 on the shoreline: a few honest points and pockets, nothing labyrinthine. Littoral water — the productive band under ~15 ft — makes up 97% of this chart. Tip to tip the water measures near 1 mi with a 0.4-mi widest point. For a second option, Byram Harbor lies 2 mi northeast.
Spring striped bass on Port Chester Harbor hold shallow, usually 5 to 20 ft. Depth-wise the year is flat: 6 to 20 ft in summer, 6 to 20 ft once it turns cold. Put Surveyed channel edge first on the milk run — a drop-off near 9 ft that grades good for summer. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with a topwater walker at low light or a paddletail on a light jig.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | 3-6 inch paddletail, Suspending minnow plug |
| Summer | 6 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 25 to 60 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Topwater walker at low light, Paddletail on a light jig |
| Fall | 6 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 10 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Pencil popper, Baitfish swimbait |
| Winter | 6 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 20 to 50 ft | midday | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Slow paddletail, Bucktail near bottom |
Spring puts bluefish in skinny water — 3 to 20 ft is the zone. Summer fish stay in 3 to 20 ft, and winter fish hold in 6 to 20 ft. Summer bluefish concentrate at Surveyed channel edge, a good-rated drop-off around 9 ft. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning and the evening. A popper (early/late) or a metal jigs in the rips covers the summer program.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Metal (Hopkins/Kastmaster), Pencil popper |
| Summer | 3 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 5 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Popper (early/late), Metal jigs in the rips |
| Fall | 2 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 3 to 25 ft | dawn & midday | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Pencil popper, Big metal |
| Winter | 6 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 15 to 40 ft | midday | open water | Metal jig worked slow (southern waters) |
Early season summer flounder (fluke) use the shallows, holding in 4 to 20 ft. Even in summer they hold at 5 to 20 ft; winter keeps them in 6 to 20 ft. Put Surveyed channel edge first on the milk run — a drop-off near 9 ft that grades prime for summer. In summer the feeding windows fall in midday and early morning. Tie on a bucktail (1-3 oz by drift speed) or a gulp grub on jighead and you're in the game.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 4 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 5 to 25 ft | midday & dawn | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Bucktail + Gulp swimming mullet, Hi-lo rig + squid strip |
| Summer | 5 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 8 to 35 ft | midday & dawn | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Bucktail (1-3 oz by drift speed), Gulp grub on jighead |
| Fall | 5 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 12 to 45 ft | midday | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Heavier bucktail on the lumps, Big Gulp 6" grub |
| Winter | 6 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 20 to 60 ft | midday | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Slow bottom rig + strip |
Spring black sea bass on Port Chester Harbor hold shallow, usually 5 to 20 ft. Depth-wise the year is flat: 5 to 20 ft in summer, 6 to 20 ft once it turns cold. Put NOAA charted underwater rock first on the milk run — a rock pile near 8 ft that grades prime for spring. The feeding windows run midday and early morning. The summer box starts with a bucktail + grub or a diamond jig + squid teaser.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 10 to 40 ft | midday & dawn | NOAA charted underwater rock (8 ft) | Hi-lo rig + squid, 1-2 oz bucktail + Gulp |
| Summer | 5 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 15 to 60 ft | midday & dawn | NOAA charted underwater rock (8 ft) | Bucktail + grub, Diamond jig + squid teaser |
| Fall | 5 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 20 to 80 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (8 ft) | 3-4 oz vertical jig (deep), Double-teaser rig |
| Winter | 6 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 40 to 100 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (8 ft) | Heavy hi-lo rig on deep wrecks |
The spring pattern is a shallow one: tautog (blackfish) in 4 to 20 ft. The depth story barely changes: 6 to 20 ft through summer, 6 to 20 ft in winter. The spot to know is NOAA charted underwater rock, a rock pile in about 8 ft of water that rates prime for tautog (blackfish) in spring. Plan around early morning in the warm months. Summer baits: a 1/2-1 oz tog jig + crab gets it done.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 4 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 5 to 25 ft | midday & dawn | NOAA charted underwater rock (8 ft) | Tog jig + green crab half, Bare jig + clam (early) |
| Summer | 6 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 10 to 35 ft | dawn | NOAA charted underwater rock (8 ft) | 1/2-1 oz tog jig + crab |
| Fall | 4 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 10 to 50 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (8 ft) | Tog jig + whole green crab, Old-school rig + double crab (deep) |
| Winter | 6 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 30 to 70 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (8 ft) | Heavy jig + crab on deep structure |
Early season scup (porgy) use the shallows, holding in 4 to 20 ft. Even in summer they hold at 3 to 20 ft; winter keeps them in 5 to 20 ft. The chart's best answer is NOAA charted underwater rock — rock pile, 8 ft, prime for spring. Best bite is midday and early morning. Tie on a hi-lo porgy rig or a micro metal jig and you're in the game.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 4 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 5 to 25 ft | dawn | NOAA charted underwater rock (8 ft) | Small hi-lo rig, Micro jig tipped with bait |
| Summer | 3 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 6 to 35 ft | midday & dawn | NOAA charted underwater rock (8 ft) | Hi-lo porgy rig, Micro metal jig |
| Fall | 4 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 8 to 40 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (8 ft) | Compact vertical jig, Hi-lo rig |
| Winter | 5 to 20 ft chart-limited; documented 12 to 50 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (8 ft) | Small slow vertical jig |
Port Chester Harbor also holds winter flounder (5 to 20 ft in summer). Pick any of them on the map above for rated spots and bait picks.
Structure-wise the chart holds 6 features, led in depth by NOAA charted underwater rock at roughly 9 ft.
Access data: Town of Greenwich — Byram Park. Confirm conditions and fees locally before you launch.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for New York waters are set by the New York DEC (saltwater fishing) — and special regulations can apply to Port Chester Harbor specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official New York fishing regulations →
Port Chester Harbor is about 20 ft (6 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart is built from real agency bathymetry referenced to NAVD88; directly measured coverage remains distinguished from source interpolation. The contours reflect measured and quality-assessed source depths.
Anglers target striped bass, bluefish, summer flounder (fluke), black sea bass, tautog (blackfish), scup (porgy), winter flounder on Port Chester Harbor. The list combines the water's survey records with habitat-filtered species from broader official evidence; those additions are plausible occurrences, not exact-water abundance or guaranteed catches.
NOAA charted underwater rock is the top-rated area: a rock pile in about 8 ft of water that rates prime for black sea bass in spring. Scroll up to the map for the complete spot list by species and season.
For striped bass, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Port Chester Harbor is regulated by the New York DEC (saltwater fishing). Check the official New York regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
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