A great day on the NWR. Had to fight the wind but it was worth it. Caught just under 50 and saved 16 for dinner. Two were just over 12" and the other keepers were about 10-11". Plenty of 9 inches to keep it exciting. The water temp was 62.5 degrees and they hit pretty much everything to include minnows. Quite a few tight liners out there so hope they did as well as we did.
Some were looking for white perch with only a few in the boat.
Overall, a good day to fish on the NWR.