Went down to Camp Ellis to look around. Always keep a rod in the buggy so tried a couple casts. 4th cast an got a schoolie about 16 in long.Cold as H out too. Stayed for 1/2 hr an got 1 more. Nice thing for November with it bein 38 out LOL:fishin:

Nice Ron I braved the cold this AM myself not as successful
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I think with all the rains an such we have more winter over fish than we used to.

We have always had over-wintering fish.
It's that we just don't get out to fish for them when it's below freezing out.
Remember that there are fish caught in the Thames in RI, so it's not that far fetched to presume they aren't holding over elsewhere.

Heck, they've found spawning bass in local rivers over the past 5-10 years, so holding over isn't impossible to consider.


NOW catching a holdover KEEPER is another thing......

There was a 20lb+ fish caught last winter on the cape in February.

Nice to know I'm not the only one not givin it up LOLTried for a repeat and got nothing but did see a school of bait that looked like smelt.

I would think that Hudson fish would be slow to migrate, so long as there is bait around.

The Canal gave up a few keepers last wed. a few shorts also, they should still be a few till Thanksgiving I am sure.

There was a 20lb+ fish caught last winter on the cape in February.

More than a few actually. One of the guys was keeping them though... Why I have no idea probly tasted like mud

There is always a few good ones that stick around. I landed one above 35# on a popper in April a few years ago. Some of my buddies said it was a fresh one but I got it in a well known hold over spot. I think it was a holdover????

I landed 2 high teen lb fish yesterday :)
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think there will still be some fish around this weekend?

think there will still be some fish around this weekend?

No. Because the fed printed so much money, the economic index for striped-bass this weekend is poor. :smash:

There was a 20lb+ fish caught last winter on the cape in February.

Nebe caught a 30# fish years ago in January. Tony Palliotti caught a 38# bass one Feb in Potters Pond. Now those fish were definite holder overs.