I was out once earlier this week around Mankato. Only fished panfish for the first 15 minutes in my usual summer spot(10ft weed line). Caught 4 decent gills in that time, but with the water temp at 74 degrees and not marking as many upon arrival decided to move on. I think in a week gills should start to show up in better numbers in their classic summer spot, but time will tell.
After the semi-fail on the panfish mission, we got out the bass rods and started beating the bank up. Found out shortly that the bass are on the chomp and you can catch them almost any way you want. Senkos, swimbaits, spinnerbaits, and frogs it didn’t matter. Average size wasn’t the best, but when they are hitting the toad I’m not going to complain.