Two more months...

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by bgreene

Two and a half.....:)

I usually don't start fishing till May but by April, others are ...

I used to start fishing in late March/early April in the Shrewsbury river for flounder, but with the 2 fish limit it just didn't make sense anymore. I can buy them already filleted in the store for a tenth of what the trip would cost, and these old bones are a lot more comfortable in a warm house instead of freezing in a boat that early in the year. Now I usually start when the snapper Bluefish show up.

Back in the 70's when I lived in Tom's River we would fish all winter long in the Jake's branch of the river for white perch, but I don't even know if they are still around. There was a hole off treasure island that they would school in. Sandworms on a dropper float going down about 15' would put 1-2 dozen in the boat each trip. Cold as heII, but fun fishing. White Perch fillets taste really good, kinda like a fishstick but without the mealy flavor you get from sticks.