Keuka Lake out of Branchport 4/12
Did a 1/2 day trip with Bob and his boys Andrew and Chris today. The guys have joined me a few times before and we’d never really hit the lakers well. Today looked good on paper and wound up being a great day. We started just after 9:15 am with a slow go, despite marking a lot of fish from 90′ on out. But action picked up shortly! The fishing in a nutshell was excellent with the guys having a few doubles and even a triple. Most fish ran 20″ to 22″, but we had one at 25 1/2″. They were stuffed with alewives – including some very large ones. The weather was nice and a great time was had by all.
Chartreuse and white plastics did the trick. Best action was from around 85′ to 120′. Reportedly a few landlocked salmon are around. I see next to nobody targeting these fish, or browns and rainbows on Keuka Lake. It wouldn’t surprise me if the fishing for these species is better than people think. It is a LARGE lake! But with Seneca so close, it’s hard to blame folks for not fishing these species on Keuka.