[Broad Bill]

Winter flounder are coming out of the mud, dropping their eggs and should start feeding aggressively soon before pushing offshore. Ling are moving inshore to spawn in big numbers. Spring mackerel run is in full swing with loads of whiting and cod underneath the schools along with all the herring you want. Front runner bluefish are starting to arrive in the rivers chasing bunker and blackfish season as indicated opens within a week. And in two months, makos will be here in numbers as will weakfish shortly. Problem is, all those fisheries are either gone or a fraction of what they were not long ago.

So it's going to come down to bass, fluke, porgies and sea bass with two of those stocks already facing draconian restrictions. Sad to see what's happened to the most important recreational resources up and down the coast.