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Patrick, there are fish out there. Whether they are in your backyard or not is anyone's guess but there are some fish out there. The vast majority of the fish we are seeing north east of you are holdover fish that have moved out of their wintering spots and hitting some traditional, early season spots. These spots, which normally would have been red-hot by now have been weak at best. I had better success in early March than I've had in late April.
An occasional heavy day with the little rats but for the most part, pretty weak. A guy up the road from you has been getting them in the Housy plus they have been getting (or at least were) schoolies at the power plants and various spots in your area. I don't know exactly where you fish but if all you're fishing is the sound, you might have a problem. If you truly have 50 degree temps and you see baitfish, you're close to some fish but you may wish to work some of the local inlets, especially in if there are bays or coves that are running warmer than the front of your reef.
Now I don't know how the fish fill the western part of the sound but they are getting them slowly out front of LI and we are getting some up in Rhody and Mass. Nothing like what we normally have going at the beginning of May and it has been a bit of a hunt to find fish and that's probably what you are going to need to do. Hunt fish. Don't tie yourself to one location or method within that location. Go to small soft plastics with small jig heads. Stay 1/2 ounce and under and go with your light rod. But don't give up or get frustrated...
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