Seneca Lake 5/7 PM
Got over to Seneca Lake this afternoon to check on lake trout, pike and overall conditions on the lake. I probably should have just gone up to Lake Ontario to fish today, but thought Seneca would be a decent call with the light north west winds forecasted. There was a lot of life at the Sampson Marina with loads of bluegills being drawn into the warm marina water along with rudd and alewives. I even saw a small rainbow trout and I’m sure some bass were around.
The high midday sun and cloudless skies made for a tough lake trout bite despite a lot of them being around. The midges were ridiculously thick! With zero wind they were swarming my boat by the hundreds if not thousands. Once the sun got lower I nabbed a couple lakers including a 28″ wild beauty. I lost and missed quite a few fish as well. They weren’t chasing much and were fairly tentative for most of the day. Lots of alewives are around – both deep and shallow and lake trout are widespread. My guess is that some salmon were around too.