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Hudson River Valley
Fishing
By Claire Pamplin
The Hudson is a river rich with fish. Fishermen go to the mid-Hudson region, between Newburgh and Albany, to find largemouth and smallmouth bass, striped bass, and shad. Less common or rare species include pickerel, northern pike, tiger muskies, and walleye.
The fish population of the Hudson is aided by the Tivoli South Bay’s Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve, which conducts scientific studies of the river. One of its components, Stockport Flats, provides spawning and nursery ground for anadromous and freshwater fish species including alewife, blueback herring, American shad, rainbow smelt, striped bass, and smallmouth bass. Stockport Flats' 1,543 acres are owned by the state and under the jurisdiction of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, and the New York State Office of General Services.
Fishing for the two species of black bass includes the lower portions of all of the Hudson's tributaries: Fishkill Creek, Wappinger Creek, Rondout Creek, Esopus Creek, Roeliff Jansen Kill, and Catskill Creek. The Hudson's tributaries also make fine trout fishing destinations, especially Esopus Creek. This clean, cold river whose source is in the Catskill Mountains contains brook and brown and rainbow trout. Catskill Creek is also a major trout stream. It flows through Schoharie, Albany, and Greene Counties before joining the Hudson at Saugerties, New York. Its many drops and cascades give it charm, beauty, and a number of deep pools harboring a strong population of native rainbow trout. At lower altitudes, warm-water species make their appearance and brown trout outnumber the rainbows.
Bash Bish Brook at Taconic State Park's Copake Falls Area is another great place for trout fishing.
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