Probably going to get worse before better as far as gates being open. Fished the back water this morning and its as high as its been all winter. Last weekend it was almost 2 ft lower than it is now and with the call for 80 to 100 percent rain over the next 2 days ,Id say the gates open are here to stay for most of this month. Sorry you didnt catch any Sauger as this use to be prime time for them when we had a fishery for them .