I wait till it warms up quite a bit, I like the water temps in the 50's before I start fishing. Most of the fish real early are small. I would rather catch flounders. As of today, the bottom temp 1 mile offshore is 32.6 degrees....that is cold man!
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Unless a heat wave shows up in march, it is going to be a late spring.