Reel Doc

Well she definitely deserves an assist for being an early riser! I hope you let her reel some in too.

There you go. I'm thinking that is a nice looking rainbow as hints of pink on the side and freckles on the tail. Perhaps some others will chime in on what it is. See attached photo to compare the 3 Cayuga silvers. Trolling Cayuga right now is like a box of chocolates......couple weeks ago I brought in landlocks, the 3 types of trout and a pickerel in a pear tree! Just a super time to be out on the water.

Good stuff. Enjoy the journey as they grow. The years pass and they will have other priorities, but they will always be up for the occasional fishing trip. My youngest just graduated high school so now all 3 will be spreading their wings but they still are up for an afternoon troll now and then.....sunrise trips don't work with them anymore.

Looks like you have an excited pair of fishing partners. Love to see kids getting involved. Thanks for posting. I've been trying to figure out silvers on Cayuga for a couple years now. Leadcore 5, 7 and 10 have worked recently along with occasional rigger hits. If you are working the Gamblers and cowbells deep, try a sliding cheater and you might get a silver higher in the column

Great looking catch there. If the lampreys get knocked down a few pegs the fish survival and growth rates will pick up markedly

Two beautiful days on the water. Started Saturday launching from Deans before sunrise and ran South to Sheldrake and back. Rainbows and a decent landlocked were the action for the first hour taking spoons on the rigger and 5 color. Lakers slept in but by 7:30 they took over. Just North of Sheldrake was very hectic as the rigger down 60 with a glo frog kept firing. The 7 color had high fish honors with an 8lb 8oz Laker who was in a bad mood. Thanks to my family for the portable scale for Fathers Day. Now we can weigh the catch with ease. Sunday was a new day, new sunrise, still hungry fish. Headed North and found active fish in all varieties. Nothing huge today but steady pick of fun to catch, (and in some cases eat!) Fish. Riggers at 45 and 60 did most of the work while the 7 color sporting Steelie Dan made the landlocked and Rainbow happy. Off the water again at 10:30 with shorter lines at Deans. Had bonus water time both afternoons taking the kids and friends swimming. They wanted to fish a little this afternoon so we set some lines and they managed to land a couple Lakers in short order. The lake seems so healthy right now though a downer today was landing a laker with a lamprey attached. First lamprey I've seen in some time. Was happy to let that fish go after having made it lamprey free!!

That's a long way down!! Jigging or dropping a rigger down that far?

So does bait spend time down there.....probably not so bigger fish don't have much reason to be down there either. We need a poll of Cayuga and Seneca fisherman. What's your best guesstimate of the deepest you had a line that caught a fish? Ive had 600 copper out and a rigger down 110 which with blowback is probably less than 100. Anyone go below 120 and catch fish??

After reading the article it makes me wonder if the 600 plus depths in parts of Seneca Lake never or rarely turnover......

This came out in today's Fingerlakes Times and thought I would share. Always nice to read and learn about LOU Members. Here's to ya Steven!

That's a beauty!!

With this warm weather in the forecast the thermocline may really set up over the next couple weeks

Gotta love those smiles. Way to put the kids on some fish!!

Very nice way to break in the boat upgrades. Great looking Rainbow.

Beautiful fish. It didn't take you long to put together a successful program!!

Great story and super pictures. Glad to see the smiles and the fish. Thanks for sharing.

The smiles in the pictures tell the story! Well done

Good looking rainbow!!

I'm disappointed in you. I expected the answer to be Kansas venison dogs.

Boat launch close?