i have had very good luck jigging blade baits along the wall and in the current seems. Ive got fish below other dams as early as early-mid november. if there is alot of generation i have found it better to fish the slack water area's and keep your bait of choice close to bottom, when there isnt much generation going on, you can experiment with other tactics. Ive done good on trolling thin-fins, F-5 Flat Fish and smaller body baits. find ya a good chunk of structure on bottom and work it over and over. Ive seen numerous walleyes and saugers around the mouth of the caney with my aquaview all tucked tight into a large root ball/log pile at the bottom of the river all the while 4-5 jiggers not touching a fish. They are there but i personally think they get seasoned with the same 1-1 1/2 oz bucktail jig tipped with a minnow thumped on bottom.
Being a Detroit River jigger, ive learned to go as small as you can possibly get away with and still maintain vertical. those fish know a dying baitfish 3" long doesnt smash into the bottom with the same cadence as it flows down the river. If ya have any Buckeye Shad's, those can be a killer tool for vertical jigging, it matches the size and shape of the baitfish almost perfectly and has a killer vibration when jigged.
Hope that helps!
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