Skaneateles Lake
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Species
TroutSeason
Ice (Current)
Skaneateles Lake Overview
SLOWWind (mph)FAST
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Top Techniques Reported for Trout + Ice
- Spoons1
Total Fishing Reports
4
Top Species Reported for Ice
- Trout1 Report
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Fishing Reports
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Species
TroutSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Trolling 10-19'
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
I love trolling this lake for trout, both lakers & bows. Best bait is Michigan Stingers, but plenty of other spoons have produced fish for me as well as trolling flies. You definitely have to pay attention to your graph to figure out how deep to run your baits. Typically in the spring & fall I'm getting fish anywhere from 30-100ft of water.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Boulders
Tossing a River2Sea Whopper Plopper is one of my favorite ways to target aggressive smallies. Skaneateles is a fun lake for sheer numbers and they will absolutely smash your topwater baits in the early dawn. I toss the Plopper when there's a bit of chop on the water, but will switch to a standard popper bait if things are more calm. As the day warms up, transition to more finesse type baits in Green Pumpkin variants.
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