i was there in middle of april. not much was going on. the fish we did catch had great size. they was also full of eggs. we were fishing north end of lake and called blood river area as we were going to trailer boat and head down there. we were told blacks were done and 3/4 of white were done with spawn. i also agree with dux. there i no date that all of the fish just suddenly show up on the bank spawning, they all have their own agendas. thats why they call it fishing and not catching!