Spawn ( D-10 feel free to add to this )
Been hearing folks saying spawn is on for over a month . D-10 might want to add his :twocents. We have seen on some lakes males checking out shallows and some even turned dark on some lakes . But this cold snap should push most out deep . I never fish shallow much even during the actual spawn . Some never move in at all but spawn in water deep as 8' or more . There are usually several false runs I call them when males move up on warm days then leave . Everyone I see comment on eggs in females ready to spawn but when they are ready you can tell. Cut the egg sacks and they will be loose and runny . I have people telling they were spawning for awhile now but all the ones I have caught are still solid egg sacks and even a few males not even turned dark yet . Every lake is different on how fast it warms .
Surface temps have hit mid 60's in several lakes around my area but cooled back down . Some were that warm a month ago and I saw it again this week . Muddy water warms faster but surface temps are just that . It must warm deep enough to keep fish in shallow bays . Most lakes it happens close to same time each year . But can be big span of time from south to north of our state . Mid April is about right most years for my area .