Just a quick report (since there are hardly any given here anymore, it seems) about what I saw .... the water has warmed a lot since my last trip about 3 weeks ago .... up to 60º in the A.M. and warming to mid 60's in the afternoon .... the fish are spawning in about 5' of water .... saw many empty beds, several with males on guard, and some where the male and female were getting down to business ..... obviously, they are catchable -- just get them back in quickly and they'll return to their guard duty ..... good luck !! .... oh, there are biting fish just off the bank in 10 or so feet, too ....