Its the deep cold of January and cabin fever is setting in.  Now is the time to be planning a trip to the Dry Tortugas and searching Ebay for deals on Lures and Hardware.  Of course setting aside $5 a day for fueling up the boat this summer isn't a bad idea either.   Nothing beats being prepared when fishing - all salt water sport fish in the North East are migratory so the time of year is the first important factor.

Sometimes Bass and Blues come into the Peconic Bay in April.  2007 had a bit of a cold spring that kept the bay empty.  Easter was the coldest Egg Hunt on Record (according to oral history - spread by those thinking that hot air would somehow thaw the chill). 

Itching to engage the water at some level I donned my waiters and grabbed my clam rake and spent about 30 minutes lowering my core body temperature in pursuit of hard shells.  The chill of the water and the long winter without shellfish made those clams the sweetest of the season.  Check out the pictures of me chilled to bone in my April 2007 Gallery.