Keuka Trolling Spoon Recommendations

[Rusty Smith]

Planning to get back in to trout fishing the finger lakes after a several year hiatus and was hoping to get some recommendations on some good trolling spoons to start with? 

[Reel Doc]

Which lake will you fish and which type of trout are you targeting? 

[Rusty Smith]

Mainly Keuka, but may bounce around to Canandaigua, Cayuga, and potentially Seneca. Lakers, Browns, Landlock, Rainbows would be the target.

Edited August 5, 2020 by Rusty Smith
added info

[twring23]

For Seneca a lighter presentation has been working well for me on the landlocked salmon.  Have not targeted lakers.  Smaller spoons (under 3") fire tiger, mixed veggies kevorkian, chicken wing, etc, 10lb  fluorocarbon leader, 40 to 65 ft down over 350- 500 f.o.w.

[reeltrout]

For Keuka lakers, the laker taker flutter spoons work good. They have a sharp bend at the end for more action. Troll them slow at about 1.8-2.2

[ANGLERSS]

Fished Keuka couple times this summer, seems fish are on bottom. Troll spoons within 10-15ft off bottom worked best for us.

[adesalvo]

Keuka this week has been hitting on frog greens and yellows, also watermelon has been hit. Today however the bite was slow so I swapped out to green and black UV Dots 2 face and things picked up.  Be sure to hit up fishy business to get some good tips!  I have been here on Keuka all week and the bite has been 6am to 8am with a bunch small lakers to show for it.   

[Sk8man]

Great tip to check with Fishy he always knows what is going on there and he has all the right tackle in his shop to get the job done.

[Rusty Smith]

On 8/12/2020 at 4:42 PM, adesalvo said:

Keuka this week has been hitting on frog greens and yellows, also watermelon has been hit. Today however the bite was slow so I swapped out to green and black UV Dots 2 face and things picked up.  Be sure to hit up fishy business to get some good tips!  I have been here on Keuka all week and the bite has been 6am to 8am with a bunch small lakers to show for it.   

Thank you for sharing information! Fishy business has been great! How deep were you fishing?

[adesalvo]

5 hours ago, Rusty Smith said:

Thank you for sharing information! Fishy business has been great! How deep were you fishing?

I had the best luck stacking at 75 with spin doctors and some luhr jenson silver 00

flashers at 65.  

 

[Netbender]

+1 for Fishy - plus you have to get the early bite.......the tourist season is in big time......boat traffic starts before 9am.

 

Edited August 14, 2020 by superhawk18