Fishing the St. Lawrence - a request for advice

[Phil Slater]

Hey all, 

I will be fishing the St. Lawrence river between Cape Vincent and Clayton Oct 12-14. I've been doing research to figure out how to best use my limited time on the water... Can anyone with experience fishing up there offer some advice or tips to me? I will have three ~6hr days on the water to make it happen.

I have a decent trolling setup with two rods and casting/jigging gear as well. And tons of baits. For mapping I have Navionics on my phone and a good Humminbird unit on my boat. I guess my questions are: what kind of structure should I look for? Weedbeds if they are still around? Rocky shoals? Should I be looking at a specific depth range or for dropoffs to deeper water? And last, any specific styles of baits that are common to use up there - for trolling or casting.

I can't make the October NMA meeting or I would have loved to come and pick everyone's brains in person. I appreciate anyone who takes the time to give me a lead - this group is a wealth of of knowledge and I'm glad to be a part of it. Looking forward to the weather cooling down and big fat muskies hitting the bump board!

Cheers,

Phil