Seasonality
Bluefish fishing in New York City varies moderately throughout the year. High season is July to October. Low season is January to April. There is no closed season.
New York City Bluefish Fishing Charters
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New York City
3/4 Day Trip
+2
Spending 6 hours on the water will give you plenty of time to fill the boat with delicious fish. You'll explore the bays and shallow waters out of New York, barely out of downtown. Yes, these waters – so close to the city – are home to some incredible species. Come and explore them as you bottom fish in the hope of hooking a Striper, Bluefish, Seabass, Weakfish, Scup, and many more to fill the fridge with some tasty fish.
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Price for up to 3 people
US $750
Middletown Township
Full Day Bottom Fishing
+6
We will be checking out some near shore reef and wrecks looking for whatever is in season!!
You could expect to catch Black Seabass, Porgy, Bluefish, Fluke, Etc.
Never know what we can find depending on the time of year!
This trip is for 4 people
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Price for up to 4 people
US $920
Middletown Township
6 Hour Trip – Striped Bass Mar-Dec
The crew is prepared to jig chunk troll or cast at Striped Bass. A lot of times it's able to get the live bait and always has it on the ready as well. The main body of water you'll be fishing is the Raritan Bay, a place of some of the best Striped Bass fishing in the world. What the crew thrives on is the possibility of being able to target the same species of fish but in multiple different ways. Your crew will give you the best experience it can!
Price for up to 5 people
US $900
New York City
3/4 day trip (6 hrs.)
3/4 day fishing targeting striped bass, bluefish, weakfish, and false albacore.
All gear provided. Mostly run and gun style casting artificial lures on light spinning tackle to schools of blitzing fish under diving birds.
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Price for up to 4 people
US $650
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What anglers said about Bluefish Fishing in New York City
Jiazhong W.
Reviewed 4 Hour Trip – Captain's Choice (AM)
Captain went above & beyond
5/5
Would like to thank the crew for going above and beyond to make sure we’ve caught fish - relentless effort, total professionalism, and it paid off. We caught a very large bluefish, amongst 3 other decent sized fish given tough weather conditions. Would not have happened without the crew going out of the way, thank you!
Gus M.
Reviewed Half Day Trip (AM)
Morning Session
5/5
Scott & Jimmy were excellent - they took us straight out few of their spots and had us pulling in fluke and bluefish from the start. Great morning all around!
Matthew H.
Reviewed Half Day Trip – Striper Early
Great Trip
5/5
Had a great trip, captain was great to fish with and made sure I got into some good fish and was happy with our trip before we headed in for the day. We caught quite a few stripers and a big bluefish. I enjoyed the trip, I'll be back again for sure.
Joseph C.
Reviewed Half Day Trip – Bottom Fishing
Half day trip with Captain Timothy Mueller
5/5
Absolutely fantastic! Just myself and two kids, caught loads of black sea bass, fluke and a small bluefish. Watched wales and bluefish feeding on schools of bait fish at the surface, and the crew kept an eye on my kids for sea sickness and knew exactly how and when to distract them so it never set in. Came home with fresh fillets on ice and had a giant fish fry. Best four hours I can remember, zero problems and my kids had a blast. Highly recommended!
JR M.
Reviewed 5 Hour Trip
Fun day of fishing.
5/5
Captain Karl was a very nice and professional guide. Unfortunately we did not land the flounder we were hoping for (we caught some, but were undersized and had to put them back). However, we were fortunate to land bluefish, porgie and tons of black sea bass. Highlands is a very nice town (I prefer it over Long Island). Has a lovely beach, church and various seafood options (although they can be expensive). Definitely recommend for a weekend get away for anyone in the New York metropolitan area.