[Grant]

From past experience, I'd say it's still a little early & cold for them to be on the beds yet. Then again, I've seen them on them as early as the first week in May, just a few weeks after ice-out. One old sage I know once noted that they really hit the beds when the water approaches 60F. Who knows. Just make sure not to hit 'em too hard while they're on the beds, as the scavengers move in and gobble up the eggs/fry pretty quickly, and an injured fish is no good at minding the nest. Better off waiting 'til they move off the beds and resume normal feeding patterns -- not when they're simply attacking anything that approaches the bed out of instinct.