Little Seneca Lake Fishing Report
Stick with the bladed jig for the first 30 minutes; it covers vibration and silhouette in unknown clarity better than either topwater or finesse.
YES, both work for the current conditions.
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Whopper Plopper (bone or black, 90 or 110 size): Best for the 7:30–8:30 PM low-light window. The calm 1.7 mph wind lets you work it with a slow walk-the-dog cadence without drowning it. Throw it to the nearest visible bank edge or shade line you can verify on-site. If nothing blows up in the first 15 minutes, ditch it.
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Senko (green pumpkin or watermelon, wacky rigged on a 1/0 hook): Good backup if the Whopper Plopper draws short strikes or no blow-ups. Finesse option for spooky or pressured fish in low light. Cast to the same shade line, let it fall on slack line, twitch it once every 30 seconds. Works fine in unknown clarity — the fall-and-settle triggers a reaction even when visibility is murky.
Ranking: Bladed jig (primary) → Whopper Plopper (first switch if surface action is absent) → Senko (fallback if both fail). Stick with the bladed jig for the first 30 minutes; it covers vibration and silhouette in unknown clarity better than either topwater or finesse.