wv guy I WAIT TILL LAST WEEK OF MAY TO START FISHING CONNEAUT/ASHTABULA/GENEVA .I WOULD START WEST AS IN PORT CLINTON IN ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS WHEN THE JIG BITE PICKS UP AND THE WEATHER GETS A LITTLE BETTER THEN I WORK MY WAY EAST AND TRY TO FOLLOW THE WALLEYE PACK OVER THE MONTH OF MAY . HOPE THIS HELPS