Weather
10° morning, lake steaming, north wind — dock/boat fishing unlikely except Jerry Croft types. Warming toward the 40s should put boats back out. Guides with enclosures still snagging for out-of-town clients.
Fish Lucke
Moving into second full year in April. Jimmy Houston and Roland Martin coming on; Roland promoting Scrounger and new Salty Sink (salty Cinco-style). Jimmy Houston Redman spinnerbait hit #8 on Amazon fishing tackle. Miss Toby every day — his vision coming true.
Rivers
Twin Bridges will pack when ice melts — need state park parking pass (yearly if you fish a lot). Haydn weekend Spoonbill: mostly Patricia Island–Sailboat Bridge; one day Shangri-La, next Sailboat — they move with wind/sun/zooplankton.
Crappie / cats
Dock bite should improve after cold; cold may reinforce shad kill briefly. Cats quiet in reports for now.
Sponsors
fishlucke.com; VIP Day Spa / vipgrandlake.com (lunch at Chicken Elise); area dealers for Redman, Scrounger, swimming minnows, Lucky Bugs.