Monthly Archives - June 2026
30Jun

Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 6/29 + 30 AM Trips

First things first:  Cayuga Lake is showing signs of an oncoming algae bloom around Dean's Cove and north.  Friends report the water up there had a greenish hue over the weekend and that particulates (algae "flakes") had formed.  Mid-lake areas were clear as of Saturday. ...
26Jun

Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 6/26 AM

First things first, NY State has a free fishing weekend tomorrow and Sunday (6/27 + 28).  No licenses required!  It's a great way to get out and experience Finger Lakes fishing while saving a few bucks.  I have both days open.  I also have good...
24Jun

Cayuga Lake out of Myers Park 6/23 + 24(AM)

6/23:  Today I did a full-day trip broken up into two half-day trips.  Tyler and Matt had kids that they wanted to get out fishing today.  The guys are staying at their family's house on the lake in between Myers and Lake Ridge Point, so...
21Jun

Seneca Lake 6/20 AM + Owasco Lake 6/21

This past weekend was basically "A Tale Of Two (or perhaps Three) Lakes."  Here's the breakdown: Seneca Lake out of Geneva 6/20:  Guided Bernie and his niece Lily and nephew Riley for a 1/2-day trip starting at 8:30 am.  They had a 3 hour plus drive...
19Jun

Cayuga Lake out of Myers Park 6/19 AM

Guided Bob, his neighbor Scott and Scott's son Logan for a 1/2-day trip getting underway at 7:30 am.  Bob first came out with me in my third year of guiding - in 2007.  Yesterday's weather featured intense low pressure, storms and tornado warnings in the...
17Jun

Cayuga Lake out of Long Point State Park 6/17 AM

Guided Bob, his brother Mark and brother in-law Larry for a 1/2-day trip starting just after 7 am.  Bob was out with me a long time ago on Seneca Lake.  It's good to see people that I haven't had out fishing in over a decade! ...
16Jun

Waneta Lake 6/16

Guided Mark I. here for a full-day trip targeting muskies on the fly.  We got underway at 5:30 am.  We were the third boat in the parking lot.  By the time we finished up at around 2 pm, the lot was pretty much full. We had...
14Jun

Cayuga Lake out of Long Point State Park 6/13 + 14 AM Trips

Guided back-to-back 1/2-day trips out of Long Point.  Here's the scoop: 6/13:  Today I had Dan and his fiancée Erin onboard.  The trip was a gift from his Grandpa and Grandma - who have been out with me a few times before, so Dan wanted me...
11Jun

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...