It seems like just a few weeks ago, the water was 51 degrees. Today, I saw 82.5 degrees on the river. WTF? Did they kick the power plant into overdrive? I completely missed the spawn again! These northern fish don't mess around. They go from winter to post-spawn in 2 weeks. That's just crazy. I'm used to southern fish, that spawn for 2 months.
At least the fish were biting today. My 5 biggest went about 9-10 lbs. They were choking down crankbaits, and anything else that got in the way.