The deep freeze has iced up many of the lakes in New Jersey and fishermen are digging holes and catching perch and pickerel ...
The winter has been cold enough so far for Lake Hopatcong to freeze, which means the traditional ice fishing contest is on.
A record bowfin was caught on a NJ creek on a warm day last month. Bowfin are living fossils as they're last survivor of a primitive family of fish.
More:What's biting: get the latest fishing reports here ... which runs the New Jersey State Record Fish Program. The Jamaica has an offshore porgy trip set to leave the dock late Friday night ...