Monthly Archives - August 2025

31Aug

Owasco Lake 8/30 + 31

Guided back-to-back 6-hour trips this weekend with Fred, whom I hadn't seen in a good 13 years or so!  It's fun catching up with people I used to guide on a semi-regular basis. 8/30:  (This was written on 8/30.) The cold front blew through yesterday afternoon...
29Aug

Cayuga Lake out of Myers Park 8/29 AM

Had my what has now become my annual U.N. Summit on the water today!  Guided Sergey, Vesi and Ahmed for a 1/2-day trip starting just after 7:40 AM.  Vesi told me about fishing the Danube River and catching pike and perch decades ago.  After that,...
28Aug

Upcoming Openings

Here is what I have moving forward:   September:  2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 13th - 16th, 18th (AM only,) 19th, 21st, 23rd - 30th.   October - December: Most dates are open.      
28Aug

Cayuga Lake out of Myers Park 8/28 AM

Guided Dan today for a 1/2-day trip.  He's been coming out with me for the past 5 years.  Last year when he was up here, the bite was a bit challenging for him and his sister, but today he timed things right.  A couple of...
26Aug

Cayuga Lake out of Myers Park 8/26 AM

Guided Steve and his wife Susan for a half-day trip starting just after 7:30 am.  The mild cold front that came through over the past day or two appeared to have slowed the action down a bit in the morning.  Susan picked up a 24"...
24Aug

Cayuga Lake out of Myers Park 8/23 + 24 AM Trips + Website Update

Guided the past two days on Cayuga Lake.  On both days, we were met with a lot of southerly winds and subsequent current.  Fishing was generally good, but the strong winds made it difficult or unreasonable to fish certain areas. 8/23 AM:  Met Nick and his...
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

Cayuga Lake Rainbow Trout Fin-erosion Update

I had a brief conversation with the Cornell researcher that handles fish-diseases/die-offs state wide.  He believes that the fin-rot (aka "erosion") is probably associated with bacteria that proliferates in hot weather/warm water.  We had a very cold winter and spring, but temperatures rapidly rose in...
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...
19Aug

Cayuga Lake out of Myers Park 8/19 AM

Guided Ed and his friend Don, both of whom were out with me maybe 2 years ago on Owasco Lake when Don landed a hard-fighting chunky brown trout.  Ed I have known for at least 15 years and he's been out with me numerous times. ...