Cayuga lake water temperature and fish migration

[Girocks]

I'm just inquiring your experience on trouts leaving the shallow south end for deeper waters. At what water temperature it seems to happen? Yesterday water was averaging 55 degrees

 

 

 

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[suttontroller94]

We had 48- 49degrees on surface out of t falls and fish were in deeper waters

[Sk8man]

A lot of it relates more  to the positioning of the baitfish as they usually follow the baitfish patterns and it also may vary by species of the fish (e.g. lakers vs. landlocks etc.). Even time of day is a big factor combined with amount of sunshine because of the increased water clarity now and that is especially critical for browns. Water temperature is only one factor (and often important) but not always the main one. This is not just limited to Cayuga either.

Edited May 17, 2017 by Sk8man

[bandrus1]

You can catch salmon on the surface in august

[Sk8man]

It is a good example Ben.The landlocks and rainbows as well have varied diets which highly influence their behavior. You'll find the same thing about rainbows in mid June through much of July as insects hatch they will be out in the middle of the lake skimming the surface for bugs and often they won't touch trolled spoons but can be susceptible to a flyrod and flies. It is way out of their preferred temperature range then but their location is more determined by the availability of bait sources.

Edited May 17, 2017 by Sk8man

[suttontroller94]

Dont wanna give to much info out with the derby there this weekend but yesterday we found the Lakers above the landlocks and that being said the landlocks were big and spunky we lost many more of those than we caught aswell as losing a Laker that was an easy 14lbs at the stern of the boat due to some terrible netting... the fish are in and around bait for sure 

[suttontroller94]

Big thing to be said I was targeting the bigger landlocks we didn't catch one under 18" all day and we lost a pair that jumped and I could get a good look at that were clearly 6- 7lbs as well as losing many between 3- 5 and catching some in that range aswell

[Girocks]

Thank you


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[Girocks]

My question also was in regards of the the rainbow and browns ....in the shallow


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[Skidplate]

There is fish all over I have gotten a lot of LL, lakers and bow this year and haven't finished the South end ones seems like the browns stay down there the longest

[goin hungry]

We pulled in to tremane at 10 (much later than we like but have to drop kids at school then get boat at Seneca then head over the hill to Cayuga) and guys coming in from lake said they got skunked. We headed out and dropped lines a few hundred yards from the drop-off, trolled eat along the drop-off then North to Myers point. Fished from 40 to 150 feet all the way up using spoons in riggers and spoons and stick baits off the boards. Speed was anywhere between 1.8 and 2.8. switched lures up several times, even tried across the lake and fished West side south for a mile, then pulled lines at 2pm - never moved a rod the entire time. Usually we'd have at least 6, closer to a dozen, but this Is the first time in 2 years we got skunked on Cayuga. Very, very few marks and zero bait the entire trip. Normally we'd see bait and marks all around Myers. Discouraging, but it beat working, we have a bunch of really clean lures now, and it was a nice day for a boat ride!

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[Girocks]

I've tried some light fishing last two evening along east side south of Myers. Marked tons of fishes but zero bites....Last weekend it was pretty successful doing lazy fishing( depth from 14 to 20 feet stickbaits only) in that area. Now I should say that last weekend i wasn't fishing in late afternoon or early evening. It was early morning and most fish we caught was between 6-9 am.


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