In spite of the un-February-like weather we’ve seen for most of this month, safe ice is hanging on from western Mass north into the mountains. The pike fishing has been really good with many fat fish landed and a few personal bests as well, like the 16-pounder pictured above, iced by Gus Khang. Closer to the coast, skim ice has been a hindrance to open water fishing, but the bigger lakes are open, and trout and bass fishing has been productive for most anglers who have been out trying. Schools of herring entering the Housatonic River are adding a little shot of espresso to the striper bite, and with a warmup coming next week, we should see many fisheries transitioning into a more spring-like bite. 06:44 Freshwater 00:00 Intro 01:03 Fisherman's Jenni Ackerman Open Boat 04:47 Fishing News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q72I9gR2rB0 09:08 Massachusetts 10:21 Roy Leyve Mass @offthehookfishing 13:52 Rhode Island 13:59 TJ Kopecky 20:14 Jeff Sullivan 23:51 Connecticut 25:18 Rowan Lytle @ct.fly.fisher @ichthyomaniacal 26:25 Capt. Mike Roy Old Sadbrook, CT null 27:53 Black Hall Outfitters @sunrisekayakfishing 30:51 Costa Rica Benn Gilmour Captain Benn Gilmour https://www.marinapezvelavillas.com/ http://www.jackpotsportfishingcostarica.com/ Website https://www.thefisherman.com/ Subscribe https://www.thefisherman.com/subscribe/ Enewsletter https://www.thefisherman.com/e-news-signup/ Fisherman Store https://www.thefisherman.com/shop/ Event Calendar https://www.thefisherman.com/events/