Great discussion board you have here. Please bare with me, this is my first post as I am from Ohio. My brother-in-law just graduated from Cornell, so I have been up there a couple times and we have stayed around Taughannock State park. This past Memorial Day, I probably caught 50 smallies underneath that first waterfall in the river there. So that really got my interest going. I went to the pier where they said there is a huge dropoff not too far out and was talking to some guys. They said that spot is good for lakers, trout, landlocked salmon, and smallies. I love that kind of fishing how they were fishing with a minnow under a float, and casting another rod as they waited for the float to go under. I even caught a landlocked salmon while I was there.
I would like to come back and try that spot, or fish around there in a kayak to catch those species mentioned since I sort of know the area. I just have no idea when to come back. I've done some reading, and I can't really pinpoint the ideal time to try it. Smallies aren't as necessary, but I'd love to be able to jig for the trout/salmon in my kayak. I just don't know where to go around there or the best time of year. I'm guessing spring/fall, but that's a wide range. I've seen some youtube videos of guys jigging in their yaks around there, and I think even wading. We catch steelhead where I am from, but it would be more fun to do it in a yak and catch multiple species. Any help you can give me is greatly appreciated!
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Great discussion board you have here. Please bare with me, this is my first post as I am from Ohio. My brother-in-law just graduated from Cornell, so I have been up there a couple times and we have stayed around Taughannock State park. This past Memorial Day, I probably caught 50 smallies underneath that first waterfall in the river there. So that really got my interest going. I went to the pier where they said there is a huge dropoff not too far out and was talking to some guys. They said that spot is good for lakers, trout, landlocked salmon, and smallies. I love that kind of fishing how they were fishing with a minnow under a float, and casting another rod as they waited for the float to go under. I even caught a landlocked salmon while I was there.
I would like to come back and try that spot, or fish around there in a kayak to catch those species mentioned since I sort of know the area. I just have no idea when to come back. I've done some reading, and I can't really pinpoint the ideal time to try it. Smallies aren't as necessary, but I'd love to be able to jig for the trout/salmon in my kayak. I just don't know where to go around there or the best time of year. I'm guessing spring/fall, but that's a wide range. I've seen some youtube videos of guys jigging in their yaks around there, and I think even wading. We catch steelhead where I am from, but it would be more fun to do it in a yak and catch multiple species. Any help you can give me is greatly appreciated!