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Cayuga Lake out of Long Point State Park 5/8 – 11

I've nearly completed a 6-day run of trips on Cayuga Lake targeting lake trout - it feels like the early to mid-2000s for me, as I'm usually not quite this busy this time of year.  Lake temperatures remain cold and the water is still very...

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Cayuga Lake out of Long Point State Park 5/7 AM

Good to excellent lake trout jigging continues on Cayuga Lake, and with steady weather upon us, I don't see anything changing anytime soon!  Guided Joe and his friend John for a 1/2-day trip.  It didn't take too long before we were into fish.  The guys...

Owasco Lake 5/4

Guided Tony and his brother-in-law Pete for a full-day trip targeting northern pike.  We got underway at 8 am with strong south winds.  We got out of the wind and worked some post-spawn areas.  Tony fly-fished the entire day and Pete went with my gear. ...

Cayuga Lake out of Myers Park 5/3 AM

Guided Chris and his now fiancé Lyann for a half-day trip starting at just after 9 am.   He booked this trip in late-March hoping for a landlocked salmon.  The best times for salmon casting and fly-casting trips are usually from mid-November through March.  April into...

Cayuga Lake out of Long Point 5/2 AM

Guided Jordan and her father Chuck out of Long Point starting just after 9 am.  As a last minute addition, Jordan's 5-year old son Miles joined us.  I've never taken out somebody that young (he wasn't fishing) but talking to her gave me the sense...

Cayuga Lake out of Myers Park 4/29

Guided Mark I. for a full-day trip starting around 9:15 am.  It was my first time out of Myers Park this season and debris was piled up high alongside the ramps.  A man we talked to said that the park staff had pulled wood out...

Cayuga Lake out of Long Point State Park 4/26 AM + 4/27

Guided a half-day trip on Sunday and then a full-day trip Monday.  Lake trout fishing wasn't easy on either day.  The park facilities remain closed, so there's no entry fee.  I was told that a pipe had burst, so the Parks Department is awaiting repairs. ...

Seneca Lake out of Lodi Point 4/24

Guided Chris for a full-day trip starting at around 9:30 AM.  Seneca Lake remains very high.  Unfortunately, it appears as though we may be in for significant rain tomorrow during the day and evening.  It's exactly what we don't need...  Lake temps ranged from 41...

Cayuga Lake out of Long Point State Park 4/23 AM

4/23:  Guided Jack, his brother Toby and friend Dave for a 1/2-day trip starting at 8:30 am.  Lake levels are still pretty much right at a low flood stage, but it isn't as apparent around Long Point (mid-lake areas.)  There is still a bit of...