Boating, Fishing, and Travel Information for Edgewater, NJ

Small-craft facilities at Edgewater can provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, limited marine supplies, storage, and hull and engine repairs. The largest mobile hoist can handle craft up to 25 tons. Commuter ferries operate between Edgewater and Pier 79 in Manhattan.

The Hudson River averages about 0.6 mile in width along this 5-mile stretch above The Battery. This section of the Hudson River is used by commercial shipping, tugs and barges, sightseeing vessels, dinner boats, commuter ferries and recreational vessels including hand-powered vessels.

SEE MORE

Suggest an Edit

Fishing in Edgewater, NJ Map View

For the latest fishing news for New York, click here.

Coastal News Updates See All

Laura Käse and Jana K. Geuer, via Wikimedia Commons

Updated "State of the Oceans" Report Now Available

3/26/2023

By Statista.com. A Statista DossierPlus on the impact of climate change on the resilience and sustainability of the world’s oceans. State of the oceansOceans are an essential component of the Earth’s ecosystem – for oxygen, food, and water – it is impossible to sustain life on Earth without them. Oceans… SEE MORE

Adamakafade, via Wikimedia Commons

How Long Can You Keep Fish on Ice?

3/25/2023

By Teresa Taylor. The short answer is fish will last up to five days on ice – but if you don’t gut and bleed the fish first, it will only last a day or two before the flavor and quality of the fish suffer. But that’s not always practical, as… SEE MORE

Paata vardanashvili, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Ice on lakes via Wikimedia Commons

Low Ice on the Great Lakes this Winter

3/24/2023

By noaa.gov. Ice coverage has reached a record low in the Great Lakes for this time of year. As of February 13, 2023, only 7 percent of these five freshwater lakes were covered in ice, which is significantly below the 35-40 percent ice cover that is expected for this time of… SEE MORE

Photo Credits

Image Courtesy of Lorraine Baldwin.