Fishing 🎣 in NJ before the second freeze 🥶 up of this season

[NJ219bands]

Went ultralight jigging in a 40 degree Central Jersey lake this afternoon on a cloudy, cold day with a strong west wind before a powerful cold front. Snow was still on the ground in the shady areas. Saw 8 fishermen catch a few fish. I caught and released 19 white perch and 9 yellow perch with Walmart red worm halves on two gold hooks and a 1/32 oz unpainted leadhead jig on 4 lb test line. Landed 779 fish in the same spot this year in 26 trips. Used up three containers of worms. Won’t go fishing for the next two days.

[Mark B.]

You have already missed a couple of days. This is really going to mess up your dinkage count & amount. The plan is to keep increasing the Ukranians' tissue toxics burden by regularly feeding them contaminated fish. Putin is going to be mad, Comrade.

[FASTEDDIE29]

And the mild winter fishing continues. Today and tomorrow don’t look too pleasant. See what happens this weekend. Panfish for all.