Got out yesterday for three hours yesterday afternoon.  The earliest I've hit the freshwater.  Water temps from 41 - 44 degrees.  Not bad since the last of the ice went away only a couple of weeks ago.  Last week was cold all week, with show showers every day.

I had high expectations that I'd catch something, and was not disappointed.

The first hour I got only one hit.  The next hour, I caught two, and the final hour I caught five.

All were caught on a half ounce Booyah football head jig, river craw color, with a Flappin Hog watermelon red/black flake trailer.

All were fat roe laden females weighing from two to three pounds.  Heading out with a buddy mid-morning today, hoping or similar results, and a few larger fish.

About the same average size as last years early spring fish.  Kinda sluggish, with no inclination to jump.  That will change over the next four to six weeks.

Looks like a quality day of bass fishing to me

Definately a great way to start off the fishing season.

Great trip. I can't beleive you have been ice free for two weeks. We are still iced in for another couple of weeks.

Sounds like a great trip, we still have ice in northeast Mass but sunday I was able to fish in about 20 ft of open water and managed one fish on a jig. Get excited soon enough they will be feeding up. 

I was just north of Boston on I-93, and south of I=95 last friday.  All the ponds along 93 still had an ice cover.  Didn't notice any open water on any of them.

Went out again yesterday and caught five more, all around two pounds.  I'm going to wait a week or so before going again. 

The fish were very sluggish, just weight on the line.  No fight at all, other than a bit of head shaking.  They should be getting more aggressive and feisty as the water warms.  When it got to about 50 last year they got more spunky.

Morning surface temps 41 - 42.  The warmest temps were close to 46.  Those temps were found along the west side at noontime where those areas were protected from the breeze.

Great day.  Air temps reached 60+.  Got quite breezy in the afternoon.