Sk8man

mr 580 is right... asking for tangles. J plugs go all over the place both horizontally and vertically and that action probably is what attracts the salmon but it can make a mess of other stuff nearby.

What is that supposed to mean? I was referring to fishing for the Kokanee in Colorado in lakes and not rivers by the way. Fly fishing is the best way on the rivers. I wasn't referring to fishing for Kokanees on Lake O if that is what the above comment was directed at.

Welcome to LOU. I think you'll like it here. Great bunch of people. Might want ot get some of the largest size Lake Clear Wablers as attractors and run small 2 inch flutter spoons behind them for the Kokanees

An important consideration is how you store your rods and line. If they are left in a hot boat or garage or out in the sun (UV rays) you may need to change the line very frequently but if you store your rods and line etc. in a cool dry place (e.g. my dry cellar with dehumidifier) you can get by with much longer stretches. I have had Sea Flee on a few of my rods for several years and have just taken off a few feet from the end at the start of the season or if it looks questionable. Never a problem with it. I should also mention that things could be different with lighter pound test (Sea Flee is 30 lb.) because less room for error.

It should also be noted that not all algae blooms are the toxic blue/green algae but can be mistaken for them on casual observation.

For info on algal blooms on Cayuga take a look here: https://www.cayugalake.org/harmful-algal-blooms/ http://www.communityscience.org/volunteer/harmful-algal-bloom-monitoring/cayuga-lake-habs-reporting-page/

That is the right attitude

Keuka has deteriorated dramatically over the past several years. I used to keep DEC diaries until a couple years ago for Seneca, Keuka and Canandaigua and they have all taken a hit for complex reasons but Keuka seems the most extreme at present and the Rainbows, browns and Atlantics have been decimated in comparison with previous years and the catch rates have reflected it . Even the ice fishing sucked this year there for perch and panfish The baitfish population has totally collapsed. The few Cisco they recently put in were probably scarfed up shortly after they arrived because the predatory fish are desperate. They have been sucking down the perch for the past few years and I have seen it with my own eyes while ice fishing for perch and catching lakers one after another in 20 ft of water and having them spit up tiny perch and bass all over the ice. Keuka used to be a stellar lake for trout and salmon and way back when I routinely caught rainbows even while jerking copper. Some of my best catches came from there in the 70's 80's and nineties. At one time the state record brown trout came from the Hammondsport area (22 lbs?). There may be a few of the silver fish left in there but they are very few in comparison with the state of things even 10 years ago and it is sad and this probably won't be corrected any time soon because the problems are several leading to the baitfish collapse and the current state of things. The perch fishing is way off now as well and the lakers are in large part stunted in growth. Keuka is like three lakes in one because of its unique three separate branches each having its own character and currents etc so some of the spots may be affected differently too.