Monthly Archives - May 2026

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...

Cayuga Lake out of Long Point State Park 5/8 – 11

I've nearly completed a 6-day run of trips on Cayuga Lake targeting lake trout - it feels like the early to mid-2000s for me, as I'm usually not quite this busy this time of year.  Lake temperatures remain cold and the water is still very...

Cayuga Lake out of Long Point State Park 5/7 AM

Good to excellent lake trout jigging continues on Cayuga Lake, and with steady weather upon us, I don't see anything changing anytime soon!  Guided Joe and his friend John for a 1/2-day trip.  It didn't take too long before we were into fish.  The guys...

Owasco Lake 5/4

Guided Tony and his brother-in-law Pete for a full-day trip targeting northern pike.  We got underway at 8 am with strong south winds.  We got out of the wind and worked some post-spawn areas.  Tony fly-fished the entire day and Pete went with my gear. ...

Cayuga Lake out of Myers Park 5/3 AM

Guided Chris and his now fiancé Lyann for a half-day trip starting at just after 9 am.   He booked this trip in late-March hoping for a landlocked salmon.  The best times for salmon casting and fly-casting trips are usually from mid-November through March.  April into...

Cayuga Lake out of Long Point 5/2 AM

Guided Jordan and her father Chuck out of Long Point starting just after 9 am.  As a last minute addition, Jordan's 5-year old son Miles joined us.  I've never taken out somebody that young (he wasn't fishing) but talking to her gave me the sense...