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Yellow PerchTechniqueVertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLedgesCayuga can be tough this time of year, but there is just so much area to cover. I didn't find much today, but the water is still cold(36 degrees Mid Lake) . I will try all new areas next trip. With the water still cold there is a lot of dead space, but if you keep looking you will run into them eventually.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders- SpeciesYellow PerchTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Perch are putting on the weight getting ready to spawn. Start out deeper and work shallow until you find the large schools. Lots of 10-12" perch with some pushing 14". Drop shot small soft plastics if you don't have live minnows or if you run out. The larger fish were found in 7-10 feet of water.
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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationFinding these yellow perch on an Aqua-vu micro revolution was key. Take a look at the video of all of them around the boat! I then picked off a bunch using the Z-Man micro finesse shroomz jig head and shad fryz in pearl and blue glimmer.
Omnia FishingBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocksCruising around the dock we found cruising spawners. Casted a drop shot to the areas that appeared to be beds. They didn't seem to be locked down. So staying back and making long casts was effective.
Mike cleary- morgan fishingBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureLaydownsI like to use a terminator spinner bait with black or dark colored rubber worm as a tail on the hook of the spinner you don’t want the worm to long so cut it in half i find that the large mouth bass love that trick but also when the water is nice and flat the rubber frogs or jitter bugs are great for large mouth and small mouth bass when reeling you want to keep it low and slow and give a little jig let it sink reel jig sink
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Skip under shallow docks wherever there is shade
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Lake TroutTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonWinterStructureLedgesI got up at 4:15 for a 2 hour 5 minute road trip south to the Finger Lakes searching for Lake Trout & maybe some smallmouth. Things worked out and we caught both. Our best presentation was casting a Keitech 3.3 Fat Swing Impact on a 1/4 oz Jighead into 20-40 foot. Let it sink to the bottom then begin a slow steady retrieve feeling the jig tap the bottom throughout the retrieve. If you loose that periodic bottom contact, stop reeling let it touch bottom and begin the retrieve again. Bites were light but that near or on the bottom presentation produced the most strikes for us today.
