Winter trout in the snow

[nate01]

Hit the beach Sunday morning and caught a couple small stripers; only small ones 14-20 inches are left and the bite is 45 minutes before sunrise. On my way home I stopped at a Monmouth County winter stocked lake for a little freshwater action and managed a decent rainbow. I threw out a nightcrawler while I cast a plug for an hour...this one came on the worm. It's cold, but the fish didn't seem to mind.