Monthly Archives - April 2025

29Apr

Cayuga Lake 4/28, 29

Guided Steve and Dave for two back-to-back 1/2-day trips.  We targeted lake trout out of Long Point on 4/28 and then salmon/trout out of Myers Park on 4/29.  Here's the report: 4/28:  We got underway around 9:15 am with light winds and sun.  I knew right...
26Apr

Cayuga Lake 4/23 – 25

Got out for two 1/2-days of lake trout jigging on Cayuga Lake out of Long Point and then one full-day of fly-fishing for salmon out of Myers.  In a nutshell, lake trout jigging is showing signs of quick improvement.  I cleaned a couple of fish...
18Apr

Keuka Lake 4/17

Guided Gordon out of Branchport (Keuka Lake State Park) for a full-day trip getting underway around 10:15 am or so.  Lake temperatures remain very cold, averaging 41 degrees in most areas.  We had some warmer water (43) up north on the Branchport Arm.  Water levels...
17Apr

Region 7 and 8 Diary Results are in….

The results and summaries will be posted in a month or two on the DEC website.  In a nutshell, Keuka's fishing has remained the same along with Canandaigua's.  Seneca Lake has shown a lot of improvement in the rainbow, salmon and brown trout catches.  In...
15Apr

Cayuga Lake 4/11 – 14

Over the past four days, I guided a couple of lake trout trips and a couple of casting trips for salmon on Cayuga Lake.  I've long contended that weather conditions are one of the most vital factors in fishing success.  In the spring, gradual warming...
05Apr

Cayuga Lake out of Taughannock State Park 4/4 midday trip

Guided Curt and his daughter Tennessee for a 1/2 day trip getting underway around 11:30 am.  He likes to fly-fish, so he fly-casted and she used gear.  Cayuga Lake has been awful for landlocked salmon over the past year, but oddly, a bunch of them...