i fish the erie canal for spring smallmouths in rochester NY. ive had a ton of success throwing tubes around rocks parallel with the bank, but just this week they raised the water a good 10 feet to its normal level and the water is really stained. what do i do? should i wait for the bass to get use to all this new structure they now have? or should i keep doing what ive been doing?

If things get stirred up really good the PH changes which can shut them down. I'm talking about the current as the water rises can stirr up the bottom. If you have a way to check the PH it would be good. I would stay on the pattern your on but beready to switch to something different if there finiky as the water gets higher and the Ph can change.

I've seen the river here get violent when they open the flood gates to lower the water level above the dam. Many fly fisherman have died by getting caught in the faster moving current in the deeper holes.