Here in Mississippi they have certainly started on the beds. We have a new state lake that opened this spring that is about 500 acres. Multiple areas of the lake had dump trucks of pea gravel spread over the bottom before flooding. I caught 16 in about 30 minutes last week in one of the beds in about 7 feet of water. Average size of all bluegill caught was 0.75 pounds. Sure was lots of fun. I expect it to get even better in May/June.