I saw a lot of dead sawbellies floating in Seneca during the NLTD. Is it possible that they we're just sawbellies that were hit by trout/salmon? It did seem like there were maybe too many dead for that to be the case, but not sure. Maybe something of greater concern killing them.
Nice. The fish seem very healthy and yes, definitely well fed. 9.75 was my previous biggest laker. I'm psyched to make it into the double digits. I agree there's likely plenty more of them out there. Maybe even a 20+ pounder roaming around? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United
Great day, awesome. Reminds me, I've gotta get my nephew out there again. I caught about half as many, also out there this morning, mostly smaller but managed one personal best, 13 pound laker. Made my day : ) Thanks for sharing.
Cayuga sun morning
Fished Cayuga today north & south of Taughannock, 6am - 10:30am. Picked up 5 lakers and 2 salmon. Most were in the 17"-21" range, but finished up with my personal best laker, 30 inch, 13 lb. Successfully released. So great to be out there. Looks like the water temp is gonna rise pretty quick the next few days.
Thank you. I thought it must've been a brown. Just wasn't sure if there was a small chance it could be a golden trout. I successfully released the fish, so it should be out there still!
Species confirmation
I caught this beautiful 10.5 pound fish last summer in Cayuga Lake. I'm pretty sure it's a brown trout, but I've never seen one so golden looking. Just wanted to confirm with you guys because I've been curious for a long time now. Anybody? Is it a brown trout? Managed to land an 8.5 pounder 2 days after also, which I'm positive was a brown, with slightly darker color. Thanks in advance!
Congrats on the 12 lb. laker! That's amazing it was the first fish weighed in.
I landed 13 fish, but couldn't get any lakers over about 5lbs. A couple of 18-20" salmon & rainbow.
My first time fishing Seneca, really enjoyed it. Mostly fish Cayuga. Happy to take part in such a great event with a long history.