Cayuga/Taughannock 8/1 am + Seneca/Sampson 8/1 pm
Started this AM out of Taughannock with Ken and Michelle. I let them know about the good early bite, but they weren’t feeling well enough to get up early. Things still worked out despite starting at 7:30 or later. Michelle caught a nice 20″ brown on a jig about 15′ down over 75′. The fish already was colored up in “spawn shape”. Ken landed a nice 26″ laker then Michelle missed one. We did a little fishing around AES with one or two small bass hooked/landed. Saw a bunch of nice gar as well and had one hit a superfluke.
The PM trip out of Sampson was with David and Rob. Dave lives on Seneca a bit south of Lodi and has been trying the jigging, but without the results he wanted. We changed that luck streak today 😉 Great action that started at 2:40 pm with a bright sun and calm conditions. Rob nailed a couple nice trout in no time flat and the guys did great landing around 18 fish in a couple hours of hard fishing. We took some time out and cruised down towards Lodi (in order to find some good fishing closer to Dave’s place) but didn’t find the action/fish we were looking for. We went back to Sampson and the great fishing resumed. Nice mix of wild/stocked fish – nearly all in good condition! This lake is a lake trout factory! No two ways about it and the bite over the past 6 weeks has been fantastic – the best overall lake trout action in the Finger Lakes (at least the ones I fish.) More consistent day to day and AM to PM than Cayuga, but with smaller fish overall. Fish were down from 60′ to 80′ or more. Fun day!
I do have this weekend open for anyone looking for a trip, so don’t hesitate to call or email!