I'm more southerly IN, but my water is 45 F deep and up to mid50s on a warm sunny day at the surface, back to mid40s at night. The fish are already taking a small amount of pellets. I started the feeder on short times, just to get them back in the habit. I fed by hand a few times to judge their response. They kept cleaning up what I put out, so I took that to mean they were ready to chow regularly.
