15 Bank Fishing Hot Spots for Striped Bass on the Delaware River

If you have been following my articles about "How to Catch Striped Bass on the Delaware River" this will fill in some gaps for the bank fishermen that I have neglected. Below is brief overview of where to fish from land on the Delaware River, covering Philadelphia to Bucks County with google maps and pin drops. I just want to advise people that some areas are not the best place to fish alone or bring kids. Some locations are in rough areas and even in Bristol I have heard of people getting robbed and pistol whipped.

#1 Betsy Ross Bridge:

Type of Fishing- Cut Bait

Nice deep water hole with a back eddy.

#2 Tacony Flats:

Type of Fishing- Cut Bait

Great spot and can handle a crowd, shallow water flats. Many 30 lb bass have been caught here

#3 Frankford Arsenal

Type of Fishing- Cut Bait

Deep water bank

#4 Dredge Harbor both PA and NJ

Type of Fishing- Cut Bait

Ranges from deep water ledges to shallow water

#5 Rancocous Creek, NJ and North Delaware Ave, PA

Type of Fishing- Cut Bait

Deep water on the PA side, Shallow water on NJ side with a deep water ledge.

#6 Glenford and Poquessing Creek

Type of Fishing- Cut Bait

Mid range water, Sand/Mud flat with a ledge

#7 Station Ave

Type of Fishing- Cut Bait

Mud flat with rocks mixed in, a long cast gets you in deep water

#8 Camer Avenue

Type of Fishing- Cut Bait

Deep water drop off in to a pile of rocks

#9 Neshimany State Park

Type of Fishing- Cut Bait

Sloping flats in to deep water with a long cast

#10 Burlington Bridge

Type of Fishing- Cut Bait

Shallow water slopping in to deeper water with a long cast

#11 Bristol Park

Type of Fishing- Cut Bait

Shallow water in close with a quick drop of in to deeper water

#12 Florence NJ

Type of Fishing- Cut Bait

Shallow water sloping in to deep water with a long cast

#13 The Soap Factory

Type of Fishing- Cut Bait

Deep water hole, deep!

#14 Trenton Power Plant Jetty

Type of Fishing- Cut Bait

Shallow water inside the cove and drops off deep in the main river

#15 Trenton Marine

Type of Fishing- Cut Bait

Deep water hole

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