Black River / Long Lake

[friedfish]

Well it was tough... Tried fishing the regular coves, but the 20 knot wind blowing straight down them made it impossible. And the river was high 3 or 4 feet. Real high. Made my way up to Long Lake and at the very back there was a lee spot that stretched out about 100 feet from the back of the cove
That was my fishing area. Caught probably a dozen throwbacks and wound up with 9 keepers, including a 14" , a 15" , and a personal best 16" it was freshly spawned out and didn't feel like 2 lbs. All tightlining minnows 6-8' down in 8-10 fow. Fished shallow, didn't have a bite. So I guess its safe to say they're about done spawning here. Temperature readout on depth finder is whacked out, but the water felt noticeably warmer. I would guess 62 - 65 degrees. Here's some pics of the big ones.

Edit... Worth adding that when I cleaned them all but one female was spawned out, and she only had a few eggs. And there was only one male with spawning colors on.