Cayuga Lake 6/24
Got out on my own for some bass fishing today. I love to bass fish, but with all the lake trout guiding over the past couple years it’s taken a back seat. It’s taken some time to get back into bass fishing mode. Cayuga wasn’t easy today. I started around 6:15 am working N. of Dean’s Cove. Water temps south of Red Jacket Yacht Club dropped considerably – they were around 56 this AM, due to the strong N. winds of the past couple days.
Water temps were in the low 70s near the N. end of the lake. Many bass are still guarding nests. I saw some big fish today – largemouths in the 5lb range, but they were spooky. I dropped a 3lb+ fish on a Superfluke that was cruising a non-descript flat. I landed a 1.5 lber on a spinnerbait along a weed ridge. Many areas seemed devoid of fish. Even the pickerel weren’t very cooperative today, though I did manage a couple. I had a couple nice smallmouths on a tube jig and swimbait today in 3′ to around 12′ of water. There are loads of alewives roaming the northern portions of the lake, so there’s plenty of food for the bass. Quite a few boats were out today – I was surprised, but then again school is out.