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    Flasher fly color, water color and the details survey.

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    I'd like to start a thread that discusses the selection of fly colors as it relates to water clarity and water color.

    I have been running https://www.ironduketrollingflies.com/ ( Mike is a great guy that makes a really great product for a great price)

    I run the UV wild child a fly that almost always works for me but it seemed dead the other day so I changed to a game over fly ( green chartreuse and UV) The water color was green and slightly dingy (Cayuga). The change made an instant improvement on the bite. So my first question is how much do you guys look at the water color to determine your fly choice? The sun was bright that day and usually that meant UV but the mix of chartreuse and UV seemed to be the ticket. Also wanted to get an opinion on the leader length and how important it is. I went thru and measured each leader to exactly 22" for my SD and 36" for my paddles making sure each rig had a nice snell and hung straight. Seemed to help..

    Including a pic of my super hot custom paddle that all I did was add a few UV spoon tape to the face, it truly out fished all other paddles 3-1 this weekend. Probably just in the hot zone for depth, lol. Also why do guys only run meat off of the bigger paddles? I love the action it gives a fly.

    Whatcha guys think?

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    Atlantic taken by my buddy on Cayuga Sunday in a 140 ft of water.what a hog

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    Thanks it was in the final hour of our flta tourney this weekend was getting down to wire so we broke out the desperate measures and it paid off! Currently holding big landlock for the year after beating John's  (nautitroller) beautiful fish out by a small margin of 4 oz. Only 3 lakes left to go with only 1 of those containing landlocks. Hopefully that fish will earn us a plaque!

    I'm sure it will! Great catch Bob! Cayuga is producing some epic fish lately!

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    Owasco 7/23

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    Looks like you had fun. I'm probably responsible for a rumor about king salmon in Owasco Lake. I was cleaning some twenty plus Lake Ontario kings on our dock when somebody stopped to admire them. I didn't tell him that those were not Owasco fish.


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    That's how great rumors are spread, kings of Owasco!! Lol
    Think Mike caught a king on Cayuga a couple years back??

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    Owasco 7/23

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    Took my neighbors son out fishing on Owasco. Launched South end at 6:30am and we cruised up the flat calm lake. Water was a bit turbid in color and he wanted to try jigging for a bit so with a few follows and one hit we decided to ditch that and try for bass. First flip of a white paddle tail produced a nice little smallie, total luck, because nothing for an hour after that! Then we trolled (phew, back in my comfort zone) we picked up a couple bows on small colorful scorpions n warriors. (Pink, anti freeze green) but.. the Lakers were tight lipped! Decided to run north and try shallow for walleye or whatever. The North end in 50-60' was loaded with fish and bait. We hit many small Lakers and one decent one. No eyes but one fish we lost acted a lot like one... Ended up jigging in shallow picking up a red eyed rock Bass and a perch. For Owasco the bite was slow! But a fun day IMG_20170723_124439072_HDR.jpgIMG_20170723_083516592_HDR.jpgIMG_20170723_092234451_HDR.jpg

     

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    Seneca The love-hate relationship

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    Great job Mike! Wish we could have fished both days, makes a huge difference in knowing where they are to start. We fished South of Severne to start and the fish were there but tight lipped. Seneca was hot the week before but it changes quickly..

    We picked two bows and five small 16-18" Lakers but I figured it would be foolish to box them, I was wrong! It shut off after 10 and I shoulda checked my rigger and dipsy more cause they were dragging little Lakers... Seneca always teaching me, or schooling me!! Lol

     

    Hope we can make the last box tourney.

     

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    Grand Slam on Cayuga today

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    Well done gentlemen! I Was the rookie rod guy for Bellis n Burt, reeling in a pile of fish, one fish on the seven color I said it's a brown for sure, they all laughed at me. Said no way... Sure enough it was and the rookie old guy gets to teach em how to tell a brown from a salmon. Lol!! Great fishing with y'all!

    Les, nice to fish a lake that produces like that! No?

     

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