Here they are still in hibernate mode. Month or so they will start spawning again. A few 3 lbs last year hopefully bigger this year. Minnows always gone in the spring. They get eaten over the winter I guess.
Here in the south females are patrolling the shallow to feed and locate there bed area in shallow ponds, where I will be. Yes, they need food this time of year, ever thought about dumping crowded in it also ?