Cayuga Lake out of Myers 4/14 PM
Got out with Ed and Linn for a 1/2 day trip starting at 2:30 pm. The lake is still as high as it has been over the past week – it hasn’t dropped noticeably yet. There are large expanses of warmer water along the east shore going way out towards the middle of the lake. This definitely spreads fish out and makes it more of a troller’s game until things subside. That being said, casting and fly-casting can still be productive and should be for another 3 to 4 weeks.
We had a slow go this afternoon, especially when compared to the fishing of the past 4+1/2 months. Ed fly-casted and Linn casted gear. Linn had a hit and around ten minutes later connected with a solid salmon that jumped twice before throwing the hook. It was likely in the 20″ to 21″ range. That was it on the day.
We hopped around a bit today and didn’t work any areas very thoroughly – that may have hurt us, but it’s tough to pinpoint fish when they can be in so many different areas. Salmon action is reportedly picking up further uplake, so our concentrations of winter fish have likely dispersed quite a bit. Time will tell.