Monthly Archives - June 2023

Owasco Lake 6/28, 29 + Cayuga Lake 6/30

Guided two one-half day trips on Owasco Lake over the past two days and then a 1/2 day on Cayuga Lake today.  In a nutshell, fishing for lake trout for us has been tough!  The thermocline is just starting to set up on the large...

Cayuga Lake Algae Bloom is underway!

It looks like the Grinch has arrived a week to ten-days early this year!  I've heard from a couple sources that a mid-lake algae bloom has just started.  There is a sign at Long Point State Park warning about it.  Friends were on the lake...

Onondaga Lake 6/26 PM

Got out for what wound up being a truncated trip on Onondaga Lake.  I don't think I fished for largemouth bass at all last year, so I decided to head out on my own today starting just after 12:30 pm.  Two guys in a bass...

Owasco Lake 6/24 AM

Guided Derrick and his 13-year-old son Aaron today starting just after 7 am.  They had never fished Owasco Lake before and I suggested that we give it a try.  We had a pretty solid morning out there.  The guys wound up with four solid lake...

Cayuga Lake 6/21 + 22

6/21:  Guided the Mariano clan out of Long Point for what started out as a half-day trip, but was extended to a 6-hour trip.  They wanted a 7:30 am start as opposed to my suggested 7 am start.  We had a decent bite early with...

Skaneateles Lake 6/19

Did a 6-hour trip here starting at 8 am with Mike (from last week's two AM trips on Thursday and Friday) and his friend Russ.  I generally don't offer 6-hour trips but on occasion I get asked to do them.  I have no problem doing...

Cayuga Lake out of Long Point 6/18

Guided Tony and his youngest son Anthony, aka AJ today for a full day starting just after 7 am.  AJ is big for his size but is only 8 years old.  Tony has joined me on quite a few trips over the years.  He's a...

Cayuga Lake out of Long Point 6/15 + 16, AM trips

Did back-to-back morning trips with Mike and his 16-year-old grandson Maxx.  Mike lives in the area and does quite a bit of laker jigging with his friends.  Maxx was up here from California for the week.  Water temperatures remain cool on Cayuga Lake.  Surface temps...

Otisco Lake 6/13

Guided Mark I. here for a full day targeting tiger muskies on the fly.  Mark is still trying to nab his first tiger on the fly-rod.  We stuck with the fly-gear today, although I did have some gear-rods onboard.  We weren't sure if we were...

Cayuga Lake 6/9 – 11, AM trips

We dealt with a lot of smoke in the region, primarily on Tuesday and Wednesday, although some still remained in the air on Thursday.  It was an ominous sight!  It smelled like a roaring campfire was burning maybe 20 feet away and the wood fragrance...