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Big bass chase bunker schools in central Long Island Sound, bluefish dominate the south shore surf, and weakfish make a showing with keeper fluke in the back bay channels.

Bluefish hit the south shore surf, stripers feed actively in the back bays and the inlets, and shops prepare for fluke season as spring tautog season comes to a close.

Brook and rainbow trout take streamers in the rivers, white perch and carp bite in the tidal creeks, and holdover stripers are active in the East River and western bays of the Sound.

Pickerel, perch and bass are biting in the ponds, holdover stripers are active but picky, and herring fishing is hit or miss in the harbors.

Big blackfish are caught off the North Fork and the west end, stripers continue to feed on bunker and sand eels out front, and freshwater fishing picks up in the creeks and ponds.