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City Island & Pelham Bay, NY

Bay in Bronx County, New York. The Bronx's fishing village. Party boats depart from City Island for Long Island Sound fishing. Shore fishing at Orchard Beach and Pelham Bay Park for blackfish, porgy, and flounder.

51

Overall bite score

Scored 16 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempStation reading27
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
Tide phaseNOAA70
SolunarComputedmoon 48% lit42
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed100
WindNOAA40
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for tidal water. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

5 tracked species in City Island & Pelham Bay, with the months each fishes best.

Blackfish (Tautog)common · best Apr, Oct-Dec
Blue Crabcommon · best Jul-Oct
Porgy (Scup)common · best Jun-Sep
Striped Basspresent · best May-Jun, Oct-Nov
Winter Flounderpresent · best Mar-May

Water facts

TypeBay
CountyBronx
StateNew York
WaterSaltwater, tidal
NOAA station8516945

Shore fishing at Orchard Beach, Turtle Cove, and City Island bridge. Party boats from City Island (multiple operators). Bx29 bus from Pelham Bay Park station (6 train).

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