Ice out will be soon...remember that Gators will Spawn around 45 degrees surface temp, they will be shallow feeding until then. Remember where the Walleye nets were placed and other shallow feeding flats. The shad will head for any extra warmth...rocks, etc, will heat up and hold warmth. I know it's hard but the best times are when most of us want to stay in...dark, damp, ugly days, are perfect times to bag you a Gator. Bluebird skys will have them feeding as the sun goes down, or in deeper or shady water...After the spawn the females will take a few weeks off to heal from the beating they just took...but when they have recouped their strength, the BIG MOMMAS will be pissed off and HUNGRY! I like this time cause a Gator will hit like a Freight train and fight all the way in...no "wet rags" at this time!

Crappie will be out on drop-offs, cover, etc, until the water temps hit 50 degrees at the surface, then the males will move in looking for nesting areas...Big Males will be deeper and away from the rocks. If you are catching smaller males continue to move, because BIG fish won't be around small fish! Females will move in when temps are around 60 degrees at depth...but it must remain stable...any front, storm, cold rain, etc, can throw the whole thing off by days or weeks. Last year the spawn was screwed up when water temps went from 55 to 75 in 2 weeks....they will hit anything at this time...I'm going to go with my ZMan stuff and some Smoke and SUPER SILVER GLITTER curley tails of EBay to save my Keitechs...last year I went through a lot of Keitechs needlessly. This is also "no doubter" time, if your fishing with lures, they will be smashed!
At 70 degrees the Males move off the nests and head back out to the drop-offs, they will start feeding heavy from dusk til dawn, but they will be opportunistic, and take a easy meal during the day!

Hope Everyone has a Great time!
If you need any help just holler!
Remember to keep an eye on temps...that is what this whole time revolves around!
Good Fishing!