What Leanin post said.
To catch any numbers, you had to move around.
They are scattered all over the rivers and creeks.
But at least some males are in shallow now, but not in the regular places from years past.
We found them cause my wife saw a shaded area and said she wanted to try it.
Low and behold the males were there.
Should have figured cause there were females all over the place out in around 7'
The males had to be close by.
Yes a few of the females eggs were mushy and some were not.
They all still had eggs

im thinking when the water was low, all that new green vegetation grew along the banks, and now that the water is covering it, that is a prime piece of structure to drop eggs on. That might be why they arent in the usual spots., they got something a little better than an old stump this year.

was there green vegetation where yall found them?

woman have some kind of special gift, that they seem to be able to instinctively know where the fish are. you must have learned early on to listen . ha

we caught a few today, mostly males today and one female with eggs, not very ripe. we found a few but they are on the move. fish we caught were sitting on the bottom. Had to shake the jig in thier face. Todays pattern, move often and try everything. ha