ROB: haven't heard a thing about walleye yet. a fish warden told me that a bass tourney a couple of weeks ago was slow.

but the water continues to gradually warm. about 10 days ago the surface temp over deep water was in the mid to upper 40's, and a few degrees cooler at 30 feet deep. no doubt the shallow bays like osborne and jones are warmer.

while trolling for rainbow, i've picked up a few. one was a 20-incher, but the others were in the 14 to 15 range, definitely smaller than the typical rainbow last year. the biting trout have all hit in different locations compared to last year; perhaps this year-class prefers different places or has not yet found the locations that the larger trout preferred last year.

good luck, and let us all know how you do.

john