Owasco Lake
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Humps
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Winter
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Used a simple drop shot rig with a single hook and small slider plastics in chartreuse and glow. 10-30 fow.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Humps
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
73°
Fishing the northern end near buck point on a hump.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
36°
Fun trip out chasing Perch on Owasco Lake. We found the fish roaming rock rubble and sand flats with scattered weed beds in the 15- to 28-foot range. Best bait was a 3/16 oz. Hayabusa FPJ960 Jig Head dressed with, a Keitech 3 or 3.5 Easy Shiner and a Keitech 2.8 Fat Swing Impact, cast it out, let it fall to the bottom on a semi-tight line and begin a slow steady retrieve. Fifty percent of the strikes occurred as you began the retrieve and if that didn’t happen then I’d kill the retrieve, let the bait fall for a 2 or 3 count then start the retrieve again and that’d usually generate the strike. Most of the bites were very light, as the perch would just swim up behind the bait, take it in, and keep swimming toward you. I did have a few that crushed it on the strike, but today that was the exception and not the rule. Super fun times casting these Keitech Swimbaits using a Temple Fork Outfitters Professional Series rod, model PRO S763-1, 7’ 6”, ML power fast action, paired with a Shimano Spinning reel spooled with 4 lb. test line. All said and done, three of us caught over 200 perch in a 4-to 5-hour session casting Keitech swimbaits.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
74°
Popping tubes out of grass in 12 feet and letting it fall down steep drop offs. Okashira head also caught a ton of fish!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
47°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
49°
Throwing spinner bait on lay downs near Creek
