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Launched today 6/25/25 next to Arnies at 5:30am and headed straight out. Set up in 80fow and trolled NW out to 250fow. Picked up a small coho in 100fow on 10 color leadcore. Never had another bite. Lots of bait but few marks. Was running leadcore, 4 rods on riggers and dipsy. Water temp at surface was 61deg and down 70’ was 58deg. Lowest temp I saw was 55deg. something odd happened: while checking my dipsy a large fish, looked like a king, jumped clean out of the water about 75’ behind my boat. I quickly scanned my other rods thinking I might have hooked him, I had not. Not much action at all but always nice to be on the water.

Was on Cayuga today 6/16/25. Launched out of Treman. Channel loaded with debris. South end lots of floating grass and sticks. Running boards was a no go. East side very dirty water. Couldn’t see my Downrigger weight when 2’ underwater. West side not so bad. Green tint to water and not as much debris. Not much of a bite, only two lakers on riggers 70’ down. Water is higher than usual.

Launched at 5:30am, out at 1pm. Mostly blank screen. Down 70’ water temp was 45deg. Seven hours of trolling and we got one dink around 7am and no more hits after that. Dink came on Downrigger down 60’. No hits on 10 color lead core, dipsy out 300’, deep diver flatlines. Saw maybe 5 other boats. Rough water for the first 4 hours but lake calmed right down around 9am. Usually spend time clearing weeds from lines. Weeds not a problem but spent quite a bit of time clearing dead alewife’s from the lines, that’s a first. BUT still a great day to be on the water.

Launched out of Treman at 5:30am, pulled out at 1pm. Lots of boats still dry docked in the parking lot. One ramp still closed. NOTE: On Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays there is a power washer at the Treman Launch area to wash down your trailer. Employees do the washing. Trolled the east side first and picked up 5 LL with one being about 20”. Also picked up several small lakers. All on sticks off boards. Crossed over to west side and never had a hit until we got close to the south end and then we caught 10 midsize lakers in less than 30 minutes. 80fow down 70 orange spoons. While crossing back over to the east side picked up a nice 13lb laker on a deep diver in 40fow. Trolled east/west for an hour and picked up 4 more lakers and two perch, all on deep divers. Absolutely beautiful day on the water. We were the only boat out until about 8:30.

Launched next to Arnie’s at 5:30am, pulled out at 1:30pm. Went straight out to 100fow and set up. 4 on riggers, dipsy rod and 10color lead core. Caught 5 dinks and one king about 5lbs.. Stayed in 150-200fow. Never had a hit on riggers. Dipsy rod took 4 fish lead core took 2 fish. Orange spoons. Beautiful day on the water. Saw maybe 4 other boats. On way back in about 1/2 mile from shore lots of debris and dead alewife’s. Water temp down 60 was 43deg.

Finally got on the water. Have not started this late in the year for a very long time. Launched at 7am next to the Coast Guard Station, pulled out at 11am. Trolled west staying between 10fow and 20fow . Highest water temp we found was 39deg. Picked up 8 nice browns in the 5-8lb class. Had one double. Lost another 3. One that we lost was not a brown but not sure what it was. It hit the rapala and took off, jumped twice and threw the hook. Never got a good look at it. Orange was the color of the day for us. At about 10:30am the ESE wind picked up, got very bumpy and very cold. Had a real tough time getting the boat back on the trailer, the bay was very rough. Saw one other boat. Short day but well worth it.

Thanks.

Anyone been by the launch next to the Coast Guard Station or the one next to Arnie’s Marine on Sodus Bay? Wondering if the ramps are usable and ice free. thanks

Thanks guys for the info, much appreciated.

FYI. Stopped by the Treman State Launch 3/8/25. Entire canal is free of ice, ramps are free of ice. there are 4 ramps at Treman. TWO of them are closed. Looks like they are replacing wood sections on the docks. Anybody been by the SODUS Launch next to the Coast Guard Station?

I am still searching. Must be at least 16’. Must have a livewell. Must be a tiller.

I live near Mansfield PA. However I transport cars for a car dealership and often travel to Syracuse, Rochester, Cleveland, Baltimore, Pittsburgh.

I am searching for a Jon Boat. Must be a tiller (with or without outboard) with a minimum length of 16’, and must have a livewell. Prefer a 1648, no older than 10years, with or without outboard, with or without trailer. thanks

9/10 Launched at 9am, pulled out at 3pm. Never moved a rod. Lots of marks in 100fow. Tried spoons, flies, jplugs, meat, kitchen sink. Riggers, dipsies, lead core. Nothing worked. Water temp was 68deg from top to bottom. Spent an hour or so in 350fow. Not many marks. 9/11. Launched at 6am out at 2pm. Almost carbon copy of 9/10. However, water temp was 68deg all the way down to almost the bottom and The bottom 10’ was 55 deg. Tried everything including some rapalas today. Hooked a brown in 100fow and 85 feet down. That’s it. 9/12. Launched at 6am, out at noon. Lots of marks in 100fow. Water temp down 70 in 100fow was 45deg. Never moved a rod. BUT we had three beautiful days on the Lake, very light boat traffic and fantastic weather. May have to get over to Erie for Walleye next.

“One king after another” is the phrase that comes to my mind concerning the fishing at the Oak from 6am until about 11am this morning. Boated over a dozen kings that were all over 13lbs with the biggest at 21lbs, another 4 or 5 in the 5lb range, a couple cohos and 1 steelhead. We never got deeper than 150fow until around 10am. 100-150 was our best water. Down 60’ was 44.5 deg. Flat water. ALL of our fish were no deeper than 60’ Down. Riggers at 60,50,40,30. Also 10 color leadcore got some hits. Lots of other boats pulling in fish as well. Best day we have had in quite some time. Fleas were a nuisance. The bite died for us by noon. By noon that 44.5 deg water became 54deg water. Pulled out at 1:30.

Launched next to Coast Guard Station at 6:45am, pulled out at 1:30pm. Spent the first hour in close but the gin clear water would not stop. Moved out into 65fow still hoping to find some browns. Began catching Lakers,,, NICE ONES. Picked up about 15 and all but one was over 10lbs with the biggest at 18lbs. Never saw much on the screen. Lakers saved the day for us. Water temp at 46deg. Early in the day we saw 3 other boats. As the day wore on it seemed as if we were the only ones on the lake. Early spring fishing is tops with me,, no fleas, no biting flies, no weeds, and little fishing pressure. Quite a few boats in the bay fishing for perch. Beautiful day on the water.

OK. Here is a Sodus report for you. And happy pie day. Launched next to Coast Guard station at 7:20am on 3/14/24. Turned west out of inlet set up boards about 1 mile west of inlet and trolled west. 9 rods, before we could get rod #2 set we had a small brown. From then on was a fairly steady pick, most were 1-2 pounds. A couple nice antlantics And 3or 4 browns in the 2-4 pounds and 1 maybe 6lbs. Had a few flurries of activity but mostly just steady up until noon when the wind started to shift from the west to the north. We stayed mostly in 15fow. At 1:30,,, water that we had earlier fished in was now gin clear. Between 12:30 and 1:30 we caught just one brown. saw water that was 43deg all rapala bite off boards except 1 on downrigger spoon. Absolutely a beautiful day on the water. Saw maybe 6 other boats 4 boat trailers in parking lot at 2pm