Freshly Hatched Fry in late Dec

[Todd2]

I got away from the Christmas leftovers and got out walking and hit some ponds. In two ponds, I saw small bass (10-12 inches) chasing small fry. We've had some unseasonably warm weather but the water is still cold. What fish spawn in early Winter? I've just never seen this before that I can remember.

[Deleted account]

13 minutes ago, Todd2 said:

I got away from the Christmas leftovers and got out walking and hit some ponds. In two ponds, I saw small bass (10-12 inches) chasing small fry. We've had some unseasonably warm weather but the water is still cold. What fish spawn in early Winter? I've just never seen this before that I can remember.

Those are probably mosquito fish. In a normal winter, they wouldn't be active near shore this time of year.

[Mr. Aquarium]

I’ve been seeing schools of bait shallow in water in the low 40s. Different ponds to. Probably banded killifish or small perch.  I’m in MA

[Bluebasser86]

4 hours ago, Deleted account said:

Those are probably mosquito fish. In a normal winter, they wouldn't be active near shore this time of year.

I saw a bunch of mosquito fish on the shore this weekend. I've never seen them this time of year. 

[Mr. Aquarium]

Trout and salmon spawn in the fall. But I’m not sure when they hatch and they spawn in the rivers