Small Fish Continue to Dominate

Schoolies in the 8-14 inch range continue to dominate the
spring fishing. We might be a couple of weeks away
until the real large fish arrive.

There are a lot of small ones, I mean tons of small ones. Schoolies in the 8-14 inch range continue to dominate the fishing along both the oceanfront and the Bay. Occasionally, you will see a fish of 24-28 inches but I'm guessing you will get fifty small ones to one in that size range.
So, a lot of fishermen are turning to light tackle to catch these fish. Hey, it's either go after small ones or stay home and watch TV. These fish continue to hit jigs, the hottest lures right now.  Cocahoes are your best bet along the oceanfront while a Zoom fluke on a small jighead is getting the job done in the Bay.
One other note here.  I have been seeing BIG numbers of large menhaden nightly in the Bay.  There have been evenings where I am just standing in a mass of them.  On other evenings I was snagging one pogy after another menhaden on my jigs.  So, the big bait is in place.  It is simply a matter of time until the real large fish (over 36 inches) arrive and finds them.  And then, all hell will break loose.  It's coming.