We seen a few boated today but nothing hot. Only 12" bait for us but like said , shakedown cruise for the islander. Bigger and better plans ahead

Used sand worms drifted under a float  for a long time night fishing Stripers  in the Thames-killer bait- Lawn crawlers were free but didn't last too long in the brackish water. Might think they would last long enough up the Hudson. We fished them W/o weight 3 to 4 ft below the bobber and hooked up high in the head so they dangled  and worked a bit in the current..

What's I'd really like to do is head to Florida  for Tarpon season.....Think I'll make some calls to some captains to see if there's a charter looking for an extra to defray costs...If any of you guys know of a south Fla captain specializing in tarpon, let me know.....

ok guys were are going test our luck and go the 5-6.  Were staying at Double Eagle so we will fish behind there in the am and adjust according throughout the day.  Last question are there any tips on what I should be fishing with as far a hook size?  Do I just tie a hook onto a leader with a salmon egg?  I mostly use spoon for trout but it looks like I can't do that here so I was just looking for what to have in my tackle box.

I mainly fish flies.
For salmon its most often streams on 5 or 6x long shanks but am usually lower on the river than you are talking.
Big and bright.
The longer they have been in the river the more shellshocked they become.
Farther up I fish mostly 4 or 6s 2 or 3x long.
On the other hand I took a number of kings in the lfz on 5-6 inch long intruder flies tied on 7x  long streamer hooks with the hook cut off and a #2 trailer hook.
 
Good luck to you as that early can be totally hit or miss.
Rarely a full on run going on at that time but pods of fish can be anywhere.
 
 

I have caught salmon early on spoons, I just change the hook out to a #1 (largest allowed). I just re read the regs and it seems it would be legal.    

Spoons , spinners, any lure that does not float has to have a single point hook, so as Clint says, you will need to swap out the treble for a single point, best (I think) is a Siwash style with a ring eye, no more than 1/2" gap (size can vary, the wardens will check with a ruler if you are the lucky one picked for a check).  Spoons work well in slow deep holes, but a lot of the river is like a big trout stream, and you might find egg flies or streamers easier to fish in the shallower flows.  If you have a room at the double eagle, they'll tell you what you need, and probably sell it to you, or send you to Whitaker's.
 
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If spin fishing size 4 or 6 Blackbirds with Boraxed Skein using an egg loop or bomber bags in a natural cure(will even go up to golf ball size bags if I can make them).  Now if you are buying versus tying then you will probably be limited to what size bags you can purchase.  One thing is get the 2x hooks if you are going with a mustad.  I've had size snap owners and gammy's.
 
Not a lot of single egg fishing on Ontario to my knowledge or at least on the eastern streams.
Other option is  8 or 10 mm beads or even egg flies/estaz but earlier in the season like that matching the hatch might be tough hence bunny flies/wolly buggers i.e. not a lot of eggs in the water shed if any hence why I go later in the run much later.  Not as many fresh fish per se but I don't keep them and prefer to fish Steel so the later you go the better you odds of getting a brown, chrome, and salmon.