Thanks Snapper, but I have quit using Mepps, they catch fish for sure, but the line twist they create is more trouble than they are worth, imo. I have tried using swivels, but prefer to keep it simple and less stuff at the end of the line, those little PM's work great around here (Northeast) on the trout.
Come to think of it, I'm going to drive 20 hours and I should be concentrating on the walleye. No walleyes around here worth mentioning and the ones I have caught in Canada, tasted excellent. Our trout are mostly hatchery raised and as ho hum on the dinner plate, again, imho.
My plan is cast a few times into a pool at the bottom of a rapid with a Panter Martin, then if no response, quickly change to a jig and black rubber tail for Pickerel. If that fails, a Red and White for Pike!
If that fails, Ramen noodles have always worked in the past.