Hey Tim, I find the crawler is the best too when it gets to the point that they want nothing else due to warm temps and near death. I put a weight a bit up from the hook, just enough to get it out into the deep water and let it set on the bottom. Eventually the trout will pick it up and move about with it, but I have to let them set the hook, otherwise its always a miss. COMPLETELY different than when the water is cold. And yes, they won't survive. This has been a cooler summer, so trout will do better than normal if they have any chance to make it year round.


Troutwhisperer- to get rid of the muck, you need air mixed in with it. Catch 22 with that- mixing air with it might warm up the bottom so much the trout won't make. You might have to experiment to find the way that will work best you.