bass

22Oct

Otisco Lake 10/21 + 22

Guided Otisco Lake for a full-day trip yesterday and a half-day today.  Here's how it went: 10/21:  I met Mark I. at the launch just before 8 am and we were soon underway.  Our hopes were running high with the new moon phase along with forecasted...
15Oct

Skaneateles Lake 10/14 PM

Got out on my own today starting just after 1 pm.  There were around 8 or 9 rigs in the parking lot - likely people who took an extra day off after the Columbus Day weekend.  The water level here is low.  Launching is easy...
07Oct

Seneca Lake out of Lodi Point State Park 10/6 midday

I got out here on my own just to check things out.  I brought my usual lake trout tackle as well as some smallmouth bass gear.  The water here is low!  Launching isn't too bad out of Lodi, but some boats - if they draft...
03Oct

Skaneateles Lake 10/2 PM

Got out here on my own for around 4 hours this afternoon.  The lake level is low, but not as low as it was last year at times.  The surface temperature was around 67 degrees.  These cold nights won't cool the lake much with daytime highs...
10Sep

Cayuga Lake out of Myers Park 9/8 (midday) + 9/9

Got out on Monday on a whim and then guided a full-day trip on Tuesday: 9/8 Midday:  After having some fun dropshotting smallmouth bass on Seneca Lake last month, I thought I'd give Cayuga Lake a try since I had a few days off this week. ...
22Aug

Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 8/22

Guided Bruce and his cousin Steve for a full-day trip starting just after 8 am.  Bruce has joined me on a couple of trips this year.  His extended family is renting a place on Keuka Lake for the week, so Seneca Lake seemed like a...
20Aug

Keuka Lake Fishery Updates

I've had a chance to talk with some DEC personnel over the past week or two since both warm and cold water nettings were conducted in the lake back in late-July and early-August.  I get a lot of the same questions from anglers who live...
15Aug

Owasco Lake 8/14, Cayuga Lake 8/15 AM

8/14:  Got out on Owasco Lake with Mark I. for a full-day trip.  We were hoping to get out to Sodus Bay to check on the gar fly-fishing and then maybe give the lake a shot for Kings, but the weather forecast was calling for...
07Aug

Seneca Lake 8/6 + 8/7

I had a few days off so it was time to do some "homework."  I try to keep tabs on the lakes I guide and with gobies being a fairly recent arrival on Seneca, it made sense to give it a good shot.  I went...
25Jul

Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 7/24

Guided a full-day with Leo and Ada.  We fished "banker's hours" again from around 8:15 am until 4:15 pm.  Leo and Ada do not like to get up early when on vacation.   To me, I'd much rather start early on a day featuring heat indexes...