Monthly Archives - July 2023

Owasco Lake 7/31 AM

Despite our nice and early 6:15 am start today, we still had a tough day on Owasco Lake.  I guided Tony and Pete, who've both been regulars together over the past 6 or 7 years.  Tony's been coming out with me since at least 2009. ...

Owasco Lake 7/30 AM

Guided Chris here for a half-day getting underway just after 6 am.  Days are clearly getting noticeably shorter now as we head into August.  The dry yet humid cooler air is upon us - if that makes sense.  Days start out cool and dry, but...

Owasco Lake 7/28 AM

Guided Greg here for a 1/2 day starting at 6:15 AM.  Overall we had a good morning - not great, but certainly not bad.  Greg landed 4 nice lakers, including two that were over 28" long.  He also landed a beautiful 18.5" rainbow trout that...

Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 7/26 AM

Guided Jay and his friend Steve for a half-day trip out of Sampson starting at 6:30 am.  Fishing during the first hour was a bit slow for us, but we made a move and it paid off in fairly short order.  Fishing wound up being...

Reports: 7/20 – 7/24, Owasco, Seneca, Keuka Lakes

Guided Owasco Lake last Thursday and Friday, then Seneca Lake on Saturday and Sunday and lastly Keuka Lake today.  Before I go on with the reports, I know that a lot of anglers are wondering what conditions are like on Cayuga Lake.  The lake conditions...

Owasco Lake 7/18

Guided Mark, whom I hadn't seen in a good five or six years.  His son went to Cornell and took one of my classes back when I was teaching "Introduction to Angling" and "Introduction to Fly-fishing" over there.  Mark resides in Michigan but was in...

Owasco Lake 7/13 – 15

Guided three consecutive days on Owasco Lake out of Emerson Park.  Fishing ran the gamut from fair/good to excellent.  By the way, I still have Sunday the 23rd and the 30th open for trips this month.  A handful of dates are still available for August. ...

Cayuga Lake out of Long Point State Park 7/12 AM

Guided Mike and his daughters Cassidy and Caitlyn for a 1/2 day AM trip starting at 6:30 am.  During the duration of the algae bloom, I've moved all of my trips over to Owasco and Seneca Lakes.  I will be on Keuka later this month...

Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 7/10

Today's client Jamie and his son Brody are regulars of mine.  They've jigged Cayuga Lake both with me and on their own with their friends plenty of times.  They've fished Owasco Lake, Canandaigua Lake and Lake George as well, for lakers on the jig.  Today...

Owasco Lake 7/8

Guided Ron and his son Matt today for a full-day trip, getting underway just before 6 am.  Fishing was very good to start and then tapered off fairly sharply by 10 am, after which we landed a few more fish.  We had a good double-digit...