He used jerk baits. Most stripers are being found around Dike 3 and Contrary Creek. Chris Hicks at Hicks Landing said the water temperature is a chilly 38 and only a few small catfish were reported. The expected yellow perch run has not reached his area as yet. The river is high and muddy, but fish are being caught, reports Charlie Taylor.
White perch are on their way.
At Fletcher's, the water is too high to fish, but as the waterfalls, smallmouth and largemouth bass will be showing up in the creels of fishermen using live minnows. Channel catfish are taking cut winter shad, fished on the bottom. Small yellow perch may be found on the flat behind Roosevelt Island, taking small plastic grubs and live minnows. Bass are feeding heavily on slow moving, minnow-imitating lures, throughout the city. These baits should be fished on shallow flats, adjacent to dropoffs.