It’s February — we made it out of January mostly unscathed and definitely not frozen as usual. With the mild weather, it’s been nice for enjoying the outdoors, then it gets brutally cold and no one is used to it so we all do a quick mini hibernation. I imagine the tick, skeeter, gnat, no-see-ums and chigger numbers will be up big time this summer, so we have that to look forward to. The beauty of a warmer winter is an earlier spring of fishing and catching. Despite the warmer weather we are also dealing with a lot of storms, wind and minor tidal flooding. It has been difficult to get a decent day on the water.
Fishing is winter mode with some nice warm days to enjoy the outdoors. White perch are the main catch around Delaware waterways. This is the time of year most of us tune up our gear, make rigs, and prep for spring. Winter fishng is easy and doesn’t require a lot of fancy gear. You’re catching small fish. I use my older setups with monofilament instead of braid. Frozen braid is annoying and that gets expensive. Yellow perch are on the menu soon enough. It’s hard to predict anything when we have warm winters. The best advice is to just go fishing and enjoy the day. The bass are hitting with that slow retrieve.