Fish Numbers seemed WAY down on cayuga this year. I didn't fish it as much as I used to but got out plenty of times this year. Many of the LARGER lakers seemed to have magically disappeared this year? Plenty of smaller ones around but not a lot of the bigger ones. That's what it was for me anyway.
You guys forget about the huge #'s of cayuga tributary anglers around the last few years. I'm a C&R guy and I fish the Cayuga tribs a few times a year. Not as much as I used to but I still get up there when conditions are right. I've seen some of the worst snagging/ripping (whatever you want to call it) going on in certain tribs. Fouled or fair hooked, those big spawning Rainbows and LL went on the stringers. Made me sick to watch. Called 1-800-TIPPDEC many times with no answer. Left message but I might as well have been talking to the wall as nobody ever showed up.
The worst part was most of these guys just kept snagging fish off beds until the creek was empty. Just unreal.