Anyone in the water in May yet?

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Lac Lavon, bottom temps mid 40s, viz was 3-4' earlier in the month.  Was last there on 5/12 and the viz had improved to about 10' and there were more fish, many sunfish, some crappies and a couple of largemouth bass with the largest numbers near the bar that separates the bay we dive in from the main part of the lake.  Temps high 50s above the thermocline.  I have so far recovered a youth sized mask, a fishing reel, a large patio lounger cushion.  Also a knife and a bicycle at the request of kids at the fishing pier who they belonged to.  Saw a painted turtle on the bottom near shore on one dive.

Lake of the Woods, did one dive in the sioux narrows area while with some friends fishing for lake trout.  40', 46 degrees, lots of rocks and crayfish, viz 10', no fish to see on the dive except a couple of fingerlings of uncertain species.  Not strictly a local dive I guess

Cannon River in Faribault near the fairgrounds and ball fields, poked around under the railroad bridge, saw some pilings for an even older bridge that must date back to the 1800s, a couple of rusty bicycles, some cast-iron water valve covers (you know, the kind they put flush with the concrete or asphalt in the sidewalk or street), and other lesser cultural artifacts.  No fish except for some very recent hatchlings in the shallows that were barely large enough to be free swimming, less than the size of a pencil eraser.  Tried to swim downstream to the dam but the water was only 3' deep most of the way in between the bridge and the dam, so I decided to come back and do that some other time.  8' deep in the channel by the RR bridge, temps 40s, viz 2-3'.

Union Lake in Rice County, shallow, weedy, nothing to see except a half dead catfish, 3' viz, nosy neighbors came over to see what I was doing, maybe 8' max depth, not good for anything but a weight check.  Rumor has it that they used to put a junk car on the ice every year and have a betting pool on the day it would fall in.  The cars must be somewhere but I didn't see any