Don't feel like the lone ranger. I have been fishing the Hill consistently for 25 years and this has been my toughest year without question. I had a good early start to the season while longlining, particularly Feb and the early part of Mar. Once we got the crazy up and down weather patterns, I struggled to find and pattern the fish. Like you, the brush piles and trees that typically produce for me this time of year have been spotty at best, and the fish are smaller than normal. I fished for 8 hours yesterday and finally lmanaged a decent box of fish, but I fished 20+ spots and caught fish from 20' to 3'. My best spot was a small blowdown in 3-4' of water! My theory is that the fish are running a bit late getting established on their late spring/early summer homes. I think it will get more predictable in a few weeks.