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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.
Carp, white perch and holdover schoolie stripers take flies and jigs in tidal ponds and creeks, while largemouth bass and panfish provide spotty action in freshwater ponds.
More and bigger cobia are caught around bunker schools, ocean fluking is great around the reefs and wrecks, and offshore anglers find quality yellowfin and mahi.
Anglers catch rays, sharks and cobia in the surf, quality fluke bite around ocean reefs and wrecks, and the back bays are loaded with triggerfish and puffers.