I agree - RI this year had the first fresh run school bass (under 4 pounds but typically under 2#s) at the end of March beginning of April. Trayder & I got our first larger keeper bass at 22-24 pounds on live herring the first week of May which was a little early.
By boat, you can still get good keeper bass and have a shot at a cow (over 40 pounds) within a 12 mile run of the shoreline to Islands like Block/Fishers/Cutty (that's a hard 12 miles
) or over to the north end of LI - Montauk
Of course, now you have good codfishing from Plymouth to Cape Ann and north right now
