Trout putty orange green or yellow, out fishes and stays on the hook better than corn. Have been told trout cant digest corn, it will kill them, dont know if thats true. Use light tackle, longshank bream hook, two pieces small splitshot about 18 inches up the line. Forget about the float, leave them at home. Call and see if the waters on, if it is, stay home, there will be no fishing((800)525-3711). Turn at the bridge on 69, fish from there up. For the kids, find some deep holes to fish in, thats where the fish will be. Again I say, fish the deep water. The river above the pumping station is set up for fly fishing. You will park at the pumping station and walk toward the dam. The kids can fish the deep holes up there if you want to keep them close to you. The earlier the better is what I have found to be true. Good luck.