Reel Doc

Which lake will you fish and which type of trout are you targeting?

Looks to be shifting out of the Southwest so still hitting the East side of Seneca. If you are launching at Deans tomorrow you can adjust to conditions but typically even a strong West wind is not much of a problem, similar to Champlain I would suspect.

Cayuga was very fishable out of Deans this morning if willing to troll South to North. Some white caps but would have saved fuel trolling. This is current view from West side 4 miles North of Deans. Wind is already changing here and calls for West wind tomorrow so not a problem if fishing the West side. Might build a little ripple to the East. Tell us how you do.

Either you are short or the rainbow in that last pic is one long fish! Great pics and way to stay after it. You make it look easy with reports and photos but 1 fish per hour tells the story of the efforts you put in. Well done

You had a beautiful day to be out there. Looks like that spoon needs a paint job.

I wasnt thinking kayak fishing... your go to spot mid lake is Sheldrake point. Can launch right there and fish right around the point. Look back a month or 2 in this folder and you will see a post of a beautiful Brown caught around the point from a kayak. Let us know how you make out!

Some beauties. Have you fished mid-lake before? I have only fished the South end in Winter when the lake is down and my boat fits under the bridge at Taughannock. The bottom contour is different as you move North on the lake. Still have shelves/dropoffs but not as abrupt as the South end. Many have told me in the past you have to go South end to consistently catch silvers but not complaining about finding a few around here.

Since mid-May been on the West side most of the time running from the Silos North of Deans to a click South of Sheldrake. Some days 100-160 fow rule, other days out to 250 have been better. Are the rainbows and salmon heating up down the South end? No reports from there this Summer but if memory serves they were cooking down there last July and August

It was short, 18", but super thick at 4&3/4 pounds. The family gave me a portable scale/tape measure for Fathers Day so no more fish stories I guess.

Yes sir.....just applying what you taught me with your Intel from last summer...

Unfortunately yes. Currently having lunch in the office....rather be on the water. I do love the shirt BTW.

What does that shirt say??

You made the comment the fish got going with the recreational boaters hitting the lake. Is the thought that the bait scatters so the predators become more active in pursuit? Ive heard others talk of getting silvers behind the motor due to the turbulence created. Same principle?

One armed reeler looked to be getting it done. Did he let Dad have a turn??

Human nature for too many these days. Just drive on the Thruway and watch the craziness. But we all have to remember, all of us have been on both ends of bad driving by car or boat. Follow the words of Rambo, "Just let it go". Then get back to some relaxation while fishing.

Great morning to be on the water and the fishing was great too. Started off with a rush as the first 45 minutes could hardly keep 1 rigger and 1 dypsey in the water! A nice landlocked and lake trout were the highlights but a group of smaller rainbows provided great entertainment. Kept a steady pick of fish over the next few hours with spoons outfishing flasher/flies by a wide margin. Picked up a nice rainbow later in the morning and completed the Slam with this stout Brown. Tried to get off the water before 11 but gridlock at Deans made it closer to 12. Hoping the great weather and great fishing both continue.

Awesome!! Thanks for the pics!!

Nice fish!

Hit Deans for sunrise but clouds to the East spoiled the show. Slow pick of good sized lake trout this morning mostly hitting green flasher/fly on the dypsey diver. A couple took spoons off the rigger. Couldn't get a sniff off leadcore today. Ran out in the middle for a spell to see if anything setting up but pretty barren out there. Really didnt see bait pods at any depth today compared to the past few weeks. Thinking it's about time for the thermocline to start dictating the action somewhat. Was quitting time and while pulling in the big boards the rigger fires with a nice lake trout and when it was 20 feet behind the boat the dypsey sings with the only silver of the morning but what a beauty. The picture really doesn't do it justice as no backdrop. I really need to teach the dog to take pics for me. Shoutout to GoneFitchin as I had a white shirt on today so fish id was a little easier for me. Didn't get bothered much by the fleas as made a point of checking lines frequently. Weeds were practically nonexistent compared to last weekend and not much boat traffic either. A great morning to be out on the water

Lost one end of the quick connection for my EZ Steer. Guess it didn't owe me anything as had it for over 10 years. Pictures are of the intact setup and the one missing the connector. Can anyone point me in the direction of where I can get a replacement?

Agreed. If the action is steady the flea buildup isnt too bad. The weeds definitely became an issue this week. Sunday I had a dypsey rod fire and drag peeled out 20 feet. After a lengthy battle I managed to boat a personal best 5 pound plus weed pod

Well she definitely deserves an assist for being an early riser! I hope you let her reel some in too.