Reports

Had a lot of fun fishing with Robert and his 11-year-old son Joe today. After a big mix-up at the parking lot (due to a variety of “Three’s Company” type misunderstandings and coincidences – At first look I didn’t think they were my clients – since they arrived much earlier than planned and appeared to be shorefishing, and they didn’t think I was the guide, since my boat/truck have no markings! ;-), we got underway. They were hoping for some action and Keuka’s lake trout didn’t disappoint. We started around 9:30 am around the bluff area and fish hit pretty good in the morning, but it took a little while to get the technique down. Fish slowed up around 10:30 as the winds calmed down. But as the sun came out and a light southerly started, the fishing went from OK to very good/excellent. The guys were able to fill out their limit and release a few as well. We did a fair amount of casting for pickerel/pike without much luck at all. The high sun and cold front type wind seemed to inactivate them – I don’t know, we just couldn’t find ’em.

Lakers were in 65′ to 110′ both on the bottom and suspended. I did find a smelt in one of their stomachs, which was cool! Talking with Robert was great – he’s a biologist and does chemical analysis in fish tissue, and I learned a lot. Fun trip!