Besides the hoochies, try the smallest fresh herring you can find and troll slowly - very slowly.

If you find a school of fish jumping near the surface, a float and herring setup can be killer. Float\Jigs and jigs tipped with prawn meat can be effective in this situation as well.

If I ever fish places like hoodsport, I much prefer to use the float\jig\bait method as opposed to the standard drift fishing with green yarn\corkies you'll find there. If the fish are biting, you'll have fast action. If they aren't, you may get frustrated -but at least you won't be snagging fish in the belly all day like the other guys around you...