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    Seneca Lake Trout Derby

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    The derby weekend was the first I fished Seneca this year so I didn't have a frame of reference to judge whether fishing was good or bad.  We caught about 1 fish for 3 hours of fishing (10 fish/30 hours) running 6 rods most of the weekend.  e marked plenty of fish and bait, we just could not get them to go.  Are fish becoming line shy?  Was the weather a factor?  Are fish becoming educated to our methods?  These are questions I always ask but I don't think we'll ever get the answer.  We can only observe and adjust.  I did notice an increase in lamprey marks...that's objective.  Having only 3 fish for BFF and the biggest around 7 lbs told me fishing was going to be difficult.  It seems to cyclical.  Some years are great, others not so much.  Like Sk8man said,

    8 hours ago, Sk8man said:

    The derby is a wonderful family bonding experience

    I'll be back with my family next year to try again!

    Sampson national lake trout derby 2017

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    Congrats to all who placed! Fished with my dad on his tri-toon all day Fri/Sat/Sun...decided to sleep on Monday with the forecast! I did get my 9 year old daughter out Sun evening but couldn't buy a bite with the wind picking up. We boated 10 fish all weekend. Tough fishin for sure. Fish we caught were high at first light about 55 down over 120 and off the bottom mid day. Like all other years it was a great time fishing with my dad and I look forward to next year.

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