Fisherman's World

Over at Fisherman’s World Max told me that herring fishing in the harbors has been spotty, at best. There are a few around though, some in Norwalk Harbor, some in Bridgeport and Stamford as well, but it’s been mostly two here, three there. The good news is that the herring were late to show last year, so maybe they’re just running a bit behind schedule again. On the freshwater front, trout fishing has been holding its own; the Farmington has been productive and the local rivers, like the Norwalk and the Mianus, have been putting out fish as well. Perhaps the most exciting news is that local ice has arrived and many anglers were able to get on local ponds over the weekend, bass, panfish and pickerel were the main targets there and the shop has seen a sharp increase in the sale of ice fishing gear. The Housy has slowed down a bit thanks to all the cold weather, but the hardcore guys are still grinding it out and catching fish, nighttime guys report that most of the fish they catch are 35 inches or larger.

Over at Fisherman’s World Tyler told me that all the hardcore Housy fishermen are trying to get in as many casts as they can with another cold snap on the way. With daytime temps forecast to barely eclipse the freezing mark and nights dipping into the teens and twenties, at best if will be cold and uncomfortable, at worst, ice could become a problem. Catches have been steady this week, with good numbers of fish from just under the slot up to 40 inches. There have been reports of some shore anglers catching fish on swimming plugs like Mag Darters and SP’s around O’Sullivan’s Island, but most of the fish are being caught on soft plastic jigs. The trend has been to fish bigger baits at night and go smaller during the day; basically, you want to pack baits ranging in size from 5 to 14 inches. Local trout action has remained solid in the local rivers. And there’s a lot of buzz around the shop about ice fishing, which should kick into gear within the week.