Yearly Archives - 2026

More On Ciscoes…

My experience catching a couple of ciscoes in Lake Ontario raised a lot of questions for me:  Why are they around now?  What was the deal before?  Where are they found in Lake Ontario?  I made a call to the Cape Vincent DEC Field Station...

Open Dates Looking Ahead – Updated Daily!

Book now for best options! June: 9th, 12th, 15th, 17th, 21st, 23rd, 25th -30th. July:  1st - 8th, 10th - 13th, 15th - 19th, 21st, 22nd, 25th - 26th, 28th, 29th, 31st. August and onwards: Most dates are open.  

Cayuga Lake out of Long Point 6/5 AM

6/5 AM:  Guided Denis and his brother Jim for a 1/2-day trip getting underway at 7 am.  I was hoping that our earlier start would help us boat more fish as well as avoid the predicted heat.  We certainly kept cool on the lake.  We...

Cayuga Lake 6/2, 3

Got out on my own for 4 hours on Tuesday out of Myers, then guided a double (half-days) yesterday out of Long Point State Park.  Here's the breakdown:  6/2:  I went to scout the fishing out of Myers Park on Tuesday.  I brought lake trout jigging gear...

Seneca Lake 5/29 – 31

I checked out Seneca Lake on my own on Friday, then guided 1/2-day trips on Saturday and Sunday.  Here's the breakdown: 5/29:  Went over to Sampson State Park to get my annual Sessler (Sampson and Geneva/Seneca Lake State Park) permit.  After picking that up, I went...

Cayuga Lake out of Long Point 5/26 AM

Guided Bernie, his cousin Dave and friend Ed for a half-day trip getting underway just after 7:30 am.  I had a report late last night from a friend/client who did well on lakers in mid-lake areas on Cayuga Lake.  He mentioned a lot of muddy...

Skaneateles Lake 5/19 + Cayuga Lake 5/20

Guided back-to-back full-day trips on Skaneateles and then Cayuga Lake over the past two days. Skaneateles Lake 5/19:  Met Mark I. at the launch around 8 am and we were underway shortly thereafter.  We had tough conditions to start with very little wind, which makes fishing...

Cayuga Lake out of Long Point State Park 5/18 AM

Guided Walt for a 1/2-day trip getting underway just after 8 am.  I picked him up via boat at Dean's Cove, which is something I don't do often these days unless someone is driving from quite a ways way from the west.  Long Point to...

Cayuga Lake out of Long Point State Park 5/12

Guided Drew, Drew and John for a full-day trip today starting at around 8:45 am, so we had two Drews and two Johns on the boat today.  The guys have been doing this type of fishing both with me and with one of the Drews...