Reel Doc

I'm sure you will have a great time regardless of how the fishing is. Let us know how you make out

Bad Influence: Nothing better than being on the water both ends of the day. A real treat to put my boys, (they are men in their own right now) on some good fighting fish. Jk1: Normally I would have kept the pickerel but already boxed some fish and at 21 inches he wasn't that big. I didn't feel I would take the time and focus to work out those Y bones and have much left for the fish fry. BStone: Great fishing West side near the launch so I would get clear of Deans and start the kicker. One of these days I may feel adventurous and branch out a little.

Today presented my only fishing opportunity of the long weekend, so made the most of it. Solo am trip started about 6. Shout out to the LOU member who gave me a hoot in the parking lot. Normally I would have stopped to "chew the fat" for a bit, but there was a line waiting for me to clear the dock. For 3 plus hours the lake trout were going crazy for spoons on riggers, 5 color and 100 copper. Several doubles and a triple that included a chain pickerel. Gave Frankie some swim time and in by 10 with hopes that the morning success would carry over to the afternoon. Thankfully it did as my 2 boys and a friend came along for a few hours of late afternoon fishing. The copper setup won the big fish competition 4 times over with solid fish that gave the crew a work out. The lead core provided some variation with a rainbow and a landlocked mixed in with Lakers. Over the past month I noted several fish with lamprey marks but all fish were clean and healthy today. A great day to wrap up the weekend.

Way to stick with it. North/North East winds can make for a bumpy ride in the center portion of Cayuga. Glad to see you were rewarded with some nice fish

Frankie says "Go get them Finn!"

Agreed with Irish Eyes and will add that for me, enjoying the fight of the fish helps keep them hooked up. By keeping the drag on the light side and taking time to let the fish play itself out the % of hook ups getting in the boat is higher. Most of my break offs are fish that are still hot at the back of the boat. When friends are on board and try to rush the fish in or tighten the drag, they lose them. BTW, have always used trebles except for flies which have a single plus a treble trailer

Lets hope the weather cooperates for these treatments.

Agreed, a beauty!! Trolling or fishing live bait?

Was wondering what you have been up to. Glad to see you are back again and look forward to your posts

First time out on Cayuga in a while and with the sunshine and warmer temps it was a great morning to be on the water. Lakers were all over spoons on the riggers and most did not give up without a strong battle. Only 2 hits on the stickbait, both Silvers. Notice the significant difference in size.....At quitting time, the launch had heavy traffic so my first mate decided 55 degree water temps were fine for a swim.

What a great mix of fish, like a box of chocolates!! A bullhead on a stickbait!! You continue to amaze with how you catch all kinds of fish in Owasco. I'm looking forward to a future post with a carp pic!! As always, thanks for the reports and fun photos.

Very nice. What port are you fishing out of? That middle fish has quite the plump belly!!

Even though we are friends, the lack of spoon versatility was going to cost 1 star off your Google rating....Except, every time I suggested a spoon color change, a rod fired, so your 5 star rating was intact.....Until, no rag to wipe hands which was a nuisance as kept wiping on my pant legs so 1/2 star off....Until, I stopped at Country Sweet on the way home to pick up Wings, (best around IMO), and they almost tossed me from the store before giving me some wings as they claimed the potent fish smell on me was bad for Chicken wing sales so another half star off.....Sorry Andy. I'll promise to pack some rags for the next trip

Ditto the beautiful day and good times getting together. Catching fish is icing on the cake. As always, thanks for having me.

Couldn't agree more about battling Lakers in the shallows. A load of fun, though after a few you can start to wear down.....well I do anyway.

The boat next to the dock in the photo is 24 feet and the lake continues to rise so no worries.

Great pics! Fish in the boat is always a great thing!

Very Nice! I bet that 1 took a minute or 2 to bring boatside.

A couple nice looking fish. Sorry to hear about the rigger. Any idea how it fell off?