Females have been there, but dug in as I expected with cold water. Avg. water temp (surface) on 3/16 = 54.5, Avg water temp 3/31 = 57.5 to 58 degrees. Males will arrive in numbers soon and the spawn will begin. John, coverage obviously was a big factor - you have to just about hit them on the head to make them give up all that energy used in covering themselves to feed. Just surprising, amazing size in this tournament. I took second in Sm Bay Hal Derby in '92 with a 29# fish, and won the MDR Anglers tourney team title in '93 anchored by a 27#, the 3rd place overall fish. In '94, my last tourney entered, I took 7th in MDR Anglers with a 11#! Those fish would be a joke this weekend.
Fish the Tides - Freddie