Living right next to Beaver I can definitely understand why it is called the Dead Sea, but they are definitely out there. Helps I know it front and back, but man it can be a tough chess game to figure out. You were definitely on the right track though. Drop shot and ned rig are my go tos when it is tough and those swim baits are lethal a good portion of the time. South end where it gets dirtier and rivery fish it like a normal river. Spinnerbaits, etc. But a lot of the time, especially after storms, you are just going to get skunked a lot.
Living right next to Beaver I can definitely understand why it is called the Dead Sea, but they are definitely out there. Helps I know it front and back, but man it can be a tough chess game to figure out. You were definitely on the right track though. Drop shot and ned rig are my go tos when it is tough and those swim baits are lethal a good portion of the time. South end where it gets dirtier and rivery fish it like a normal river. Spinnerbaits, etc. But a lot of the time, especially after storms, you are just going to get skunked a lot.