Water temps play a role, although I’ve never paid them much heed. The timetable plays out roughly the same every year.
From now until late April you'll begin to see micro bass spread from our south to north. Inland waterways (like the ct river) you'll see some larger fish taken from now up until mid may. Holdovers will be caught just about every place that supports them with some good sized ones in the mix. Matunuck will yield a 50 any day now as it does every year.
Early May will bring a sniff of larger fish and mid/late May will bring the ones that we all dream of during those REM moments of our sleep. It plays out just about the same every year. If you are looking for large fish, it’s really 5-6 more weeks before the large schools make it up here to Mass/RI.
Until then get your
Its a marathon.