Northern Pike

17Feb

Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 2/16 PM

Checked on Seneca Lake's salmon today.  For what it's worth, I'm pretty much done with this season's ice fishing.  If it had stayed cold, I certainly would have fished Canandaigua Lake again, but with this thaw and rain in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday,...
23Nov

Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 11/22 PM

Got out here on my own from around 11:45 am until dark (around 4:45 pm.)  My goal today was to scout the areas around the park both north and south on both sides of the lake.  I'm trying to see if the abundance of round...
16Nov

Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 11/15 midday

Got out here on what has become more or less an annual scouting trip on Seneca Lake.  Today I wanted to check on salmon fishing and pike habitat.  I also wanted to see if there was any kind of inshore movement of fish feeding on...
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...
23Jul

Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 7/23

Guided Scott for close to a full-day today starting just after 7 am.  I had him bring some bass gear along as well.  The lake trout appeared finicky to start.  Scott managed to land three fish, but he easily had another dozen hits/short hookups.  Friends...
17Jun

Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 6/16 PM

Got out here for 3.5 hours to check on the fishing and conditions.  As a guide, I have to do my homework.  A fun trip for me might be heading to Oneida Lake or Oswego Harbor just to enjoy myself and poke around.  With a...
01Jun

Owasco Lake 5/29, Cayuga Lake 5/30, Owasco Lake 6/1

5/29 PM:  I took a drive over to Emerson Park to get my new season pass and check on the pike and lake trout conditions.  I found some trout and bait but the bite was slow.  I had a few fish chasing but no grabs. ...
31Mar

Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 3/30

Guided a full-day trip with Carl, who's been a fan of this website for awhile.  His family is renting a place on Seneca Lake this July, so he was looking to get out here and see what the lake was like.  He also has a...
21Nov

Seneca Lake 11/20

Got out here at around 11:30 am with fellow Finger Lakes guide Kurt Hoefig.  Originally we were going to target pike on Conesus Lake, but with the days getting so short and water levels there likely quite low, I figured why not check on Seneca...