One lake is pretty productive with micro craws or frogs and tiny 1" curly tail grubs in chart. The other lake we fish for gills seems to do best with live bait on a small hook, but we catch our share on ice jigs tipped with waxies or black foam body ants that I tie.
Yesterday, we took some June bugs I had picked up off the patio Sunday night and nothing would touch them, much to my disappointment. The water was clear enough to see several fish swim up to the bug, peck at it and swim off. Must smell bad. - Roberta