Cayuga Cayuga 8-25-13

[Iron Duke]

  Wow !! Been a while since my last post...  Busy Busy this year....  Had a FLTA tourney on Cayuga .... Launched out of Dean's Cove and ran south just short of Sheldrake and set up shop...  We ran cores coppers riggers wires and rigs....  We get the last rod in and BANG !!  200 copper goes pulling a FLT Death From Above, board going back quick and grab the rod and a great fight all the way to the boat and was a bit surprised that the the fish was a 6 lb Laker ...  Get the rods back in the water and nothing for a long time other than the 20 + 10 inch landlock salmon with all three trebles in there mouth almost every time , very impressive for such a small fish I must say.... We work in to some different water and bang a couple small 18 inch lakers and had to keep them for our box cause we are running out of time....   We were starting to pick up the rods for the run in and we get a hit on the shallow rig and get a nice little bow to the boat and in the box.....   Was very disappointed on our way in knowing we only had maybe 12 pounds of fish in the box and it usually takes at least 25 to 30lbs to be in the top 5 in this tourney and definitely questioning my decision on where to fish out there today ...  We get to weigh in and find out after chatting to everyone there that it was slow for most boats and end up pulling off the win and lunker and taking over the overall  points lead for the season so far.....   Congrats to everyone who fished and to my buddy Joe ( Keepin it Reel ) on his second place finish and a hell of a first season as a member of the club ...  Keep it up Joe !!!   :yes: 

 

Mike     

Edited August 27, 2013 by Iron Duke

[Keep'n it Reel]

Thanks mike and yeah that was a very very tough day to all that can consistently get nice fish on that lake right now I tip my hat to you the lamprays are crazy out their and I'm sure that is having a dramatic cause and effect on the fishing I have a pic of one stuck to the back of my boat tough to see but is white blob right off the back . And their is a lot of good fisherman in that club an for all of us to come in with tinny box something is wrong I mean 3 fish for 12.2lbs that's horrible I can get that in my favorite crappie spot hahahahahahahahaha. But congrats on the win and looking forward to the next turny on another lake lol!'n

[ERABBIT]

WTG you two !!!!     

[rustyrat]

The fishing has been challenging the last 2 years on Cayuga. I'm finding I have to run and gun if the area I'm fishing is slow.

Congrats.

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[Keep'n it Reel]

Thanks Ed.. And rustyrat I am starting to see this my big problem is I have only ever fished the lake 3 times from a boat my first trip was my best had 3 lakers for 18lbs that day and was 3rd in the tournament and I fished that same area again this past weekend and could not get fish over 3lbs, don't get me wrong I had numbers boy did we have number prob 20 salmon under 11" and at least 15 lakers all 2 to 2.5lbs did drop one nice fish on a inline board was prob the best one we had on all day but really can't say for sure came off half way in!

[bandrus1]

im really worried about the fishing on cayuga

[Keep'n it Reel]

I feel a reason to be worried I use to hear of 10+ lbs fish consistently talked to a friend that runs charters over their said he has done over 800 fish this year and not one over 10 a lot if mid 9s but the number of 10" salmon is crazy I'm sure other feel its just fine but I know I feel something is wrong!!!

[rustyrat]

I haven't caught a keeper silver fish since June. If I can put a dozen Lakers between 4 and 6 lbs it was a good trip. Although I did really well 2 weeks ago on Lakers 8 to 10. But that was the first trip this year where I had quality Lakers.

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[Keep'n it Reel]

But is it just a dead time of year for the lake or is the lake just on a downhill this season?? I don't know the lake well enough to make my own assumptions

[Lakertaker187]

I can say for the lakers I've been doing very well. Been consistently getting 6-10 fish every trip. Lots of 8lbs and some 10s this year. One 12lb jigging early in June. I pull copper from 85 to 100 FOW 1.5-2.5 mph and hammer them! 500 feet back. It's been an awesome summer!

[Lakertaker187]

Catch and Release on all fish over 5lbs. 95% go back in water. That's with all species!

[Iron Duke]

Thats a great practice Lakertaker187 but I fear there is a bigger problem than that going on there... The Lampreys are out of control , when you bring up a 5 lb laker and the lamprey attached is almost the same size as the fish thats unreal and almost every fish accept for my last trip there I have had at least one lamprey if not three attached to each fish... I know when Dec lampricided Seneca there was a little bit of worry about the chemical but nothing major happened accept for a huge decline in lamprey eels ... So I really think they need to give it a shot on Cayuga as well....

Mike

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[Lakertaker187]

Yes! These lampreys are nasty! Most fish have scars if not an eel attached. And most of the scars are fresh red still even bloody like lamprey fell off during fight. DEC needs to lampricide them here

[Keep'n it Reel]

I brought 3 up attached to my riggers one moved to the boat now that a problem horrible creatures lol tuff to see but the next pic shows the one on the boat look right at the transom you will see a white blob in the water

[Splitshot115]

Earlier this week all Lake Trout that we caught had no lamprey marks and 75% of them were wild fish. 

[Trouthunter]

THE LAKE NEEDS TO BE TREATED THIS COME ON DEC

[Lakertaker187]

Just caught 5 today in Aurora. 1 wild fish and no lamprey marks on any of the 5

[Keep'n it Reel]

I caught fish their to just all dinks one fish over 5lbs did yours have any size?

[Lakertaker187]

Hey keep'n it reel! No all fish were small. First time I fishe it since Sunday. Sunday was 6 for 6 and smallest was 5 lbs. trying again in the morning. Normally we boat 10 fish or so with 5 lbs the average size. Pulling copper in aurora has been awesome for me this summer

[Keep'n it Reel]

Best of luck to you I did run a 300 copper but that's just off a rod was not dragging it on bottom. I will be looking forward to hear how you did I will be on Seneca fishing with iron duke good luck tight lines!

Joe

[Lakertaker187]

We are out now just caught 2 on first pass. One 15 inches the other 4 lbs. grabbing coffee and headed back to set up

[rshubuck]

I been really bad about posting reports. I too have been struggling on Cayuga but I recently made 2 trips to the south end and had pounded the salmon, browns and bows with the occasional laker. I been running sliders and it was pretty common to have 2 fish on 1 rod. It's a pain to fish with all the boat traffic but very rewarding.

[Lakertaker187]

We are still out pulling copper in Aurora in front of college. We have 11 on the copper and 3 on the downrigger. Pulled up 3 lampreys attached to the ball! 1 lamprey on a fish. And a few scarred fish. 1 native so far about 4 lbs. biggest fish 7 lbs so far. I have a snubber attached to 4lb ball with 20 feet of 30lb test. Silver quickfish with pink dots. Not running a rod too many weeds! 85-105 FOW it's been a killer morning so far!

[Lakertaker187]

Ended up 12 with copper and 3 off downrigger. All lakers. 14 released! Few scars and one attached lamprey to fish and 2 lampreys on the ball. One wild fish biggest was 7lbs

[Keep'n it Reel]

Nice job keep it up. Me and the iron duke played on Seneca this morning and crushed the fish was a absolute blast with some big ones to