Reports

Toughest day I can recall this season for lakers on Cayuga. Guided a half day with Eric and Barb (names changed upon request! And not due to today’s results I might add.) They have a place on the lake and wanted to fish Cayuga. I felt we could do alright on lakers away from Taughannock given the forecast for sun and light winds. The severe cold front put a huge damper on the bite, and the forecast light winds and sun wound up being North winds around 12 to 16 mph and partly to mostly cloudy skies. Barb had a hold of a decent fish for a few seconds and that was about it. No other definite hits or hookups. They fished hard but the mighty skunk finally reared its head. We only had a couple fish at best move for the jigs. The trout were definitely in “lockdown mode” while we were out.

Those of you who follow my reports know that Cayuga has been slow for lakers and I much prefer Owasco and Keuka now – so there’s plenty of good to excellent fishing to be had in the region. Cayuga will still yield good laker action, but picking the right day and area is important. I like easier fishing for my guiding, thus I much prefer driving a few extra miles for better fishing! H2O is around 68 on Cayuga and cooling.

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