Cayuga Lake
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Species
TroutSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
41°
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Winter
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Baitfish
Hot bite continues on Cayuga Lake for perch. Search for the schools often following the baitfish - watch for the diving gulls and use your FF to locate the schools. Simple drop shot rig with a weight at the bottom and two small treble or circle hooks stacked up the line with fathead minnows works best.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Baitfish
Located a school using our Humminbird Helix in 12-14 ft of water and set-up a slow drift. We used a simple drop shot rig (weight on the bottom with two single or treble hooks on extended loops tied in-line going up the main line, and fatheads. Pulled a 3-man limit.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Fished near the docks at Beacon. Loaded with small perch, shiners, panfish, and crappie, but very few jumbo perch. Used various jigs tipped with perch eyes, spikes, and plastics without much success. Tried the main lake also with similar results.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Winter
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
50°
Simple drop shot with two hooks and fatheads, or small jigs tipped with a fathead.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Ledges
Love this lake this time of year
Species
Lake TroutSeason
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
38°
I got up at 4:15 for a 2 hour 5 minute road trip south to the Finger Lakes searching for Lake Trout & maybe some smallmouth. Things worked out and we caught both. Our best presentation was casting a Keitech 3.3 Fat Swing Impact on a 1/4 oz Jighead into 20-40 foot. Let it sink to the bottom then begin a slow steady retrieve feeling the jig tap the bottom throughout the retrieve. If you loose that periodic bottom contact, stop reeling let it touch bottom and begin the retrieve again. Bites were light but that near or on the bottom presentation produced the most strikes for us today.
