Clint hope you feel better man, Jack Im pretty easy to fool I believe everyone is telling the truth. Still thinking about the worm thing and Im gonna try it next good rain when the creeks come up gonna pull some worm harness rigs around the stained water.

I don't know how the worms would work on the lake for trout but I bet there are other fish that would hit them.Now I know for sure the Steel will eat them in the river, used them years past with a lot of success.Of course once they start dropping back they'll eat anything they can get in their mouth.
 

Know for sure steel will eat them used them myself many years ago, problem was they would freeze up unless I kept them inside my neopreens. Fished them under floats long before floats became the rage.

Used garden hackle for years up there bottom drifting  for Steel. Seemed to me that they fished  pools better than swinging fast waters. Slower delivery was always my guess.
   That said working them behind rocks and jams in faster waters did very well too. Still use them often.
Never had all that much luck using them under a float but some guys do well that way.
 Bottom drifting  a pool a year or so ago with them and got nothing-moved out so the guy behind me could get a chance -he  hit a dropback  first cast drifting  a bobber with a crawler lol.

Plug bite was not there, beads in green were hot but I forgot all my floats at home. Managed one fish had another hit but missed. Talked to a guide he hit 21 all on beads, oh well weather looks good all week for good fishing on Friday, rain and cold!


 

Jerry nice fish!!!

John, I've been dying to pull some rapalas with this water but as usual no time. Great to see you're having some action. Would love to hook up with tuna and yourself this summer. I'm in dying need for a slow down and something tells me end of June is my time. Small mouth opener is on my birthday weekend... also looking to hit some droppies before they're gone. I also have a trip planned out on oneida the weekend after walleye opener...

Again, great fish guys ..
My birthday is weds.. I may just get sick and go fishing for a new state record striped bass .

Next year boys , the browns are on me !!! And to rub rails with 3's boat would be sweet

DB2,
 
Might be worth trying up on Fish Creek, or impassable barriers on some of the other Oneida tribs on Saturday as well as out on the lake around the stream  mouths.  The spawn is late this year.
 
Happy Birthday Tuna!
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hot tuna
Again, great fish guys ..
My birthday is weds.. I may just get sick and go fishing for a new state record striped bass .

Next year boys , the browns are on me !!! And to rub rails with 3's boat would be sweet
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Happy Birthday to you Rich!!........a day late but better than never.

Thanks jack. Yesterday was nothing special as I had to work afternoons. Come on sat .. SPLASH down time on the mighty Hudson . She handled the rain well