Cayuga

[Jonboy Walton]

Haven't been on in a while but I'm finally back fishing and thought I'd post the last trip to Cayuga. Laker action was pretty good. Zero dipseys back 170 over 50 to 80 feet of water on #3 setting was the ticket. We boated 18 lakers 9 over 8lbs and a Boone and Crocket lamprey...we killed him. All the fish went back. My Dad was tired of reeling by the end of the trip. Here are two of the lot. One question to the sagely folks here. In a few weeks when the lakers get deep, if I catch them deeper and as the water warms does it kill them? I've often wondered if I'm returning fish to the water that will die anyway. Any fish biologist out there with a good answer?

[tuffishooker]

IMO if you use a " lipgripper " as in your pictures lake trout will swim away after dragging them for a short period to provide a " piscatorial CPR ". I have not seen any floaters using this method .