I had concerns early regarding the spawn, but then i never saw fish show up to the high water spawning locations; at all. They all stayed near the main channel in plenty of current and spawned on nearby current seams and such. So at the end of the day, i am highly confident the spawn will be a great success. Water conditions have remained stable leading up to and post spawn. This is all good IMO.
But, pre-spawn the fish were able to be spread out more than high water conditions so i think some’s spring bite struggled due to not adapting and not looking for fish on sonar. I spot checked high water spots religiously this spring and never fished them, but i mostly fished pre-high water areas and those continued to hold fish up to spawn.
7 years from now, we’ll continue to have some pigs to chase. My 2c.