The derby weekend was the first I fished Seneca this year so I didn't have a frame of reference to judge whether fishing was good or bad. We caught about 1 fish for 3 hours of fishing (10 fish/30 hours) running 6 rods most of the weekend. e marked plenty of fish and bait, we just could not get them to go. Are fish becoming line shy? Was the weather a factor? Are fish becoming educated to our methods? These are questions I always ask but I don't think we'll ever get the answer. We can only observe and adjust. I did notice an increase in lamprey marks...that's objective. Having only 3 fish for BFF and the biggest around 7 lbs told me fishing was going to be difficult. It seems to cyclical. Some years are great, others not so much. Like Sk8man said,
I'll be back with my family next year to try again!