Seneca Lake (NY)
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Seneca Lake (NY) Fishing Reports
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
35°
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
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.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
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!
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Bite was very tough and fish were on the move. Most caught were coughing up water fleas and crayfish. Green and brown plastics worked best.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
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
Largemouth BassSeason
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 BassSeason
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
TroutSeason
Summer
Technique
Trolling 0-9'
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
72°
