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I fished the same day, just north of Taughannock, trolled up almost to Sheldrake. Only landed 1 one laker around 3 pounds. Had 3 other runoffs, but they got off. Sharpening my hooks this week! I tried in shallow, 20-50 fow the first 3 hours, then went deeper 70-250 fow. Couldn't decide which was better. The fish seem fairly scattered lately. But they're out there!

It'd be nice if they printed more info on mercury levels in trout & salmon comparatively to the other fish mentioned, and comparative info for each finger lake.

Taughannock Falls State Park. I have a small boat though. You just have to make sure you can get out and under the bridge. The ramp itself is good to go.

I got out on Tuesday for just a couple hrs out of T falls. Got one 5 pound laker and had one other fish on, rainbow or salmon, that screamed out some line, took a couple of leaps and got off. There are definitely fish out there. I mostly trolled spoons 15-30ft down in 30-80 fow. I might get out tomorrow if I can. Good luck.

Haven't tried the top 15 feet yet. The last couple of times I've been fishing mostly 20-35 down in 25-70 fow. Seems like it might be time to try though! Surface temp was 50 today.

Nice work. I snuck out for a quick fix, just under 2 hrs late morning today, fished shallow again... 4 lakers and 2 browns. Nothing huge. A bit windy but the sun was out.

Got out today from 1 - 4:30, did 5 lakers and 1 LL, west side from the boy scout camp to about even with power plant. All small fish 2-3 pounds. Fished mostly shallow, 20-70 fow.

Nice to know somebody else was out there today! Definitely will see you some time I'm sure. Cheers brother.

Good luck! I may make it out Sunday. I'm in a 14' Duranautic sea foam green color.

Nice, yeah I was just a bit south of there and decided to try in a little shallower today. Saw the fish jumping and wanted to go even shallower. I was fishing the area you mentioned and doing great there a few weeks ago. Hopefully we'll get some more sunny days without too much wind this November. Nice day to sneak in some fishing.

I was out there this afternoon as well. Landed 3 lakers and an 18" LL. Got the LL today in about 68 fow. Haven't gotten any big LL in a few weeks. Couple of 5-6 pound rainbows 2 weeks ago. Wasn't marking as many fish as usual today. I saw a lot of big fish jumping in shallow though, 30-50 ft from shore.

Really well said, Sk8man.

I thank Great Lakes Lure Maker for letting folks know on fb and here, and for putting a lot of effort into continued tradition of the NLTD along with some improvements (live updates) so less small fish are brought in. Also, I agree with the quote, "Fishing is not a competitive sport, its a contemplative sport". But I think there's nothing wrong with putting all that contemplative time we put in and have a fun friendly little competition once in a while, as long as it stays respectful of the conditions of the lakes. I think most of the guys on here are very respectful and aware of the state of the lakes. Bass tournaments on the other hand, I would guess likely have a bigger toll on the lake because there are a lot more professional bass fisherman than trout/salmon, and they travel from far away sometimes to fish Cayuga as it's been one of the tourney locations for the bass masters for awhile. I think it's probably a good time to give Cayuga a break from large scale bass tournaments.

Sticking with the tradition sounds the best to me... 53 years now, bound to be a few tough fishing seasons here or there.

Thought I’d let folks know I saw a post on facebook on the NLTD group where it’s being discussed the possibility of adding Cayuga to the NLTD in 2018. Thought some experienced anglers might like to get on there and give an opinion before their meeting tonite. Here’s the link to the group where you can see the post. https://m.facebook.com/groups/195327587289339 Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I'd like to join the FLTA for 2018... wanted to this past year, but wasn't sure how many tournaments I could make as I often don't know my work schedule more than a few weeks in advance, and sometimes I'm working weekend nights. But, at this point I figure I should just go for it. Looks too fun to pass up!