Herring have holdover stripers active in and around the rivers, tautog bite well in 30-foot depths, and freshwater bass anglers enjoy an early topwater bite.
Holdover stripers feed on herring in the rivers, shallow-water tautog fishing is productive, and freshwater anglers chase trout, smallmouth bass and walleye.
Trout season opened as Western Sound blackfishing improved with warmer weather, while stripers bite soft plastics and worms on the mud flats around the rivers.