smelt

14Jul

Cayuga Lake out of Taughannock 7/14 AM

Guided Stu, Todd and Teddy for a 1/2 day trip starting at 8 am which wound up being abbreviated by incoming thunderstorms. We had some good mid-lake fishing with around a half dozen solid fish landed anchored by Todd's fat 28" slob. We actually had...
04Nov

Keuka Lake out of Branchport 11/2 midday

Guided Dave and his son Jeffrey starting at 10 am at Keuka Lake State Park. Conditions featured overcast, threatening skies and light winds. From November onwards through May, I rarely find a need to run far from the park. Plenty of fish are within a...
12Apr

Smelting Report 4/12 early AM

I checked out Taughannock Creek with my smelt net, lantern and waders. Nothing is happening yet. I was hoping to get a couple dozen smelt for a fish fry and some catfish bait. I did see some suckers and remembered that they make good cutbait....
26Apr

Cayuga out of Dean’s Cove 4/26

Guided Mike, Zoe and Trent from "Edible Finger Lakes" magazine. The publication is available throughout the region at wineries and other area locales. They spotlight regional cuisine - as well as local restauranteurs, wineries, farmers and other interesting things of note. We'd been talking for...
21Apr

Cayuga/Taughannock Smelting 4/21

My friend Jeff decided to check on the smelt tonight, so I drove down and watched at least 40 anglers working the creek. That's a good crowd for a weeknight! Fishing was fairly slow - with most anglers dipping a few - from a handful...
19Apr

Cayuga 4/18 + 4/19

I was out on Cayuga quite a bit over the past 48 hours. Here's what happened: 4/18: I did a 1/2 day trip with Ed and John (both from the area) targeting lakers out of Dean's Cove. We got out around 7:30 am and started finding...