Cayuga Lake out of Dean’s Cove 4/12
Got out today for a full-day with Gary (from Thurs) and Todd. Fishing started rather slow around 9 am. The weather was much better than anticipated. We marked plenty of fish from 135′ to 150′, but they weren’t hitting well. We tried a lot of different areas and the wind made fishing difficult. As the wind died down around 1 pm the fish started hitting and the guys landed 3 nice lakers – all big fish from 27″ to 30″. Hits were missed and a fish or two were dropped. All in all a pretty good day. The guys are now jigging converts.
Early season lake trout jigging has a special appeal. We don’t typically get the numbers of fish that we get later in the season when fish move up and baitfish move in. What’s exciting is that the fish are so deep! To catch fish in 130′, 140′ and even upwards of 170′ of water by jigging is a unique experience in the region. The fish run large and are stuffed with bait. The key is to be on the fish when the “bite window” occurs. Subtle weather changes can trigger feeding binges. Some of the biggest lakers we catch are during this early season fishing, and if you can detect bites in 150′ of water – you’ll never think of 50′ as being “deep” again!