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Cayuga Cast
Cayuga Lake · Mon Sep 21 – Thu Sep 24, 2026 · bank / kayak / boat · times ET
Cayuga clear water — rock SMB and dock/weed LM as nights cool.
Midweek outlook
NWS BGM (pulled Sun Sep 20 evening CT; clock times in ET). Late-September pattern from NWS. Monday: 61°F Mostly Cloudy (wind N 9 mph) · Tuesday: 64°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy (wind NE 2 to 7 mph) · Wednesday: 64°F Mostly Sunny (wind E 3 to 8 mph) · Thursday: 64°F Partly Sunny (wind E 6 mph)
Mon–Thuthrough Thu evening ET
Smallmouth and largemouth (Finger Lakes mixed)
No named trail event pulled for Mon–Thu. Soft weekday recreational pressure.
Monday
- High near 61°FMostly Cloudy · 0% precip
- Wind N 9 mph
- Local ET
Tuesday
- High near 64°FSlight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy · 16% precip
- Wind NE 2 to 7 mph
- Local ET
Wednesday
- High near 64°FMostly Sunny · 6% precip
- Wind E 3 to 8 mph
- Local ET
Thursday
- High near 64°FPartly Sunny · 6% precip
- Wind E 6 mph
- Local ET
Dam & current cheat sheet
Finger Lakes / NYSDEC — natural lake; no dam board.
STATUS: no dam board.
Generator schedule / pool boards change — re-check before launch.
How to fish it — Bank / Kayak / Boat
Bank
Parks/docks/weed edges.
Kayak
Weed lines and points.
Boat
Rock SMB; grass/docks LM.
Ethanol-free fuel near this water
Pure-Gas.org E0 near this hub — thin at gather. Price not listed — verify at pump.
Pure-Gas.org for E0 identity. Prices change — verify at the pump.
Lure box — Top / Mid / Bottom
Top
Walker on weed edges.
Mid
Crank/spinner.
Bottom
Dropshot/tube; Texas-rig LM.
Life stage + What's on the menu
Early fall Finger Lakes.
What's on the menu: Most likely: alewife/shad-class + craw.
Also hot / also in season
Lake trout short note if targeting.