Fished with my son from shore at the park on the north end of the lake on Saturday 3/16.  In two hours from 3:30-5:30.  Caught about 25 gills ranging from 5.5 to 8.75 inches.  We had to brave some wind, but once skies cleared it was relatively comfortable.

My son and I have been doing this for the 10 years he has lived in LaCrosse, but this is the earliest we have gone by some 5 weeks