Fishing Forecast
Our mild winter has opened up some special fishing opportunities, rare for this time of year. Would you believe New Jersey anglers are actually catching stripers in the surf? Bigger cod are biting on the Block Island grounds, and bass, trout and panfish are hitting in open water across Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. If you’re a die-hard ice fan, head north, where some big lake trout have been bested this week.
For a full fishing report, select a region from the map or select from the list below.
Cape Cod and Buzzards Bay
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire and Maine
New Jersey
New York
Offshore
Rhode Island
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Recent Forecasts
February 16, 2012
If the claw marks on your walls are starting to talk to you, may I suggest a road trip - to Maine! The numbers really add up: 20-pound plus pike and ice depths averaging between 1-foot and 2-feet. And then there’s that little old matter of scant snow cover to trudge through. And if you’re still not sold, how about free fishing? ... Read More
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February 16, 2012
With very little fresh information on the fishing front, I took a look at the reports from this week last year. In late Feb, 2011, ice fishing was just wrapping up on the Cape. The OTW crew finished their ice season with an unsuccessful nighttime crappie mission. Many lakes were in limbo with not enough ice to stand on but enough ice to hinder casting from shore.... Read More