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More and bigger bluefish show up in the bays and inlets, the North Shore comes to life with bass and blues, and there is great bottom fishing in the Peconics.

Chopper bluefish reach the East end bays in numbers, there are early reports of weakfish, and the surf bite has been good for stripers in the 20-pound class.

The ponds are giving up largemouth bass and stocked trout, holdover stripers feed in the back bays, and bottom fishermen gear up for tautog season on April 1.

It's been a while! How goes it Long Islanders? Winter is always a tough time to find reliable fishing, but there are still plenty of anglers out there prying the ponds between the East and West ends to keep things interesting, and if nothing else, remain active. Winter fishing isn't really about finding trophy fish

Freshwater ponds are giving up brown trout, walleye, pickerel and carp, while brookies and white perch keep anglers occupied in the rivers.