New England - Cape Cod and the Islands Fishing Reports

Sheets of crusted rime ice were being pushed by a strong outgoing tide and breaking up against the granite rip-rap of the bridge. We have had snow and ice on the river on and off over the past two weeks, particularly when the wind chill got down into the low single digits, but the incessant north wind kept the brackish water moving too fast to freeze solid. We have a big loon working bait in the channel and he must be feeding on grass shrimp and paddling the mud to loosen them up from the bottom. On the next low tide I am going to scratch up some grass shrimp in the muddy cove east of my beach, and if early March brings a warm day I’ll be heading to the Palmer river and see if I can catch at least two legal perch for dinner. I would consider that a great way to begin the season!