Seneca Lake (NY)
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Seneca Lake (NY) Fishing Reports
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Species
Trout
Season
Summer
Technique
Trolling 10-19'
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
72°
Species
Northern Pike
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Flipping jigs and wacky rigged yum dingers to lay downs and docks produced decent numbers of well fed largemouth. Helps to note that I was fishing the river
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
67°
I fished the Seneca River between Geneva and Waterloo. I was catching smallmouth in 4-6ft of water near deep banks.
Species
Yellow Perch
Season
Winter
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Found several monster schools of perch on the edges of the drop offs on both sides of the lake 30-80 fow. Drop shot rigs with small plastics and 1/2 oz jig heads with small plastics in natural colors worked best. Fish would turn on and off, so don't leave them too early once you find them, sometimes it was a waiting game!
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
65°
Numerous bass were on beds up shallow. Watched this guy chase off carp school after carp school from his bed. Casted to the bed from about 50 feet away (water was pretty clear, needed the distance) and watched him come over an eat the bait. Plenty of aggressive bass with some skittish and sluggish bass. Spawn in full swing!
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
35°
Bass were all over the flats schooling together this weekend in 10-20 fow. 1/4 oz jigs tipped with plastics in green and brown worked well.
Species
Yellow Perch
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Humps
Forage
Crawfish
Perch have been gorging on small crayfish and sculpin, so any plastic to mimic these have done well.
Species
Yellow Perch
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Insects
Perch are schooled up and fairly sluggish. Deeper water seems to be a bit more productive (40+ fow) so larger 3/4 to 1 oz jigs coupled with light braid and a fluorocarbon leader are necessary. Work jigs on the bottom slow to imitate bugs and small minnows. Natural colors have produced best.