Articles and Tips

Articles & Tips

Updates – Moving into February

28 Jan 2024 |

I have done some updates on the “lakes” and “species” parts of this website.  Nothing major, but I added some photos of some of the nice fish clients caught last year and some observations for the fishing outlook going into 2024. The Rochester Boat Show winds up today (Sunday January 28th.)  Foot traffic was noticeably […]

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Heading into the 2024 season

10 Jan 2024 |

I just dropped my Angler-Cooperator Diaries off at the Region 7 Fisheries office and had a chance to catch up with some of the staff over there. Biologists are aware of concerns/complaints about Cayuga Lake’s salmon and brown trout fishing.  Around 60 to 70 salmon showed up at the fish ladder this past fall and […]

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Gift Certificates are available!

1 Dec 2023 |

Usually I forget to mention gift certificates until later in December, but not this time!  I have plenty of them and they can be written up for any amount of money.  No need to set a trip date – the recipient of the Gift Certificate can call me at his/her leisure and we can go […]

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Mustard fried fish?

7 Nov 2023 |

I had my client Gordon onboard with me a month ago, and after catching some nice perch on Skaneateles Lake, he mentioned wanting to fry them in Panko after coating the fillets in mustard.  I’d never heard of that, but Gordon had done a few guided Lake Erie trips for walleyes, as well as some […]

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Lake Trout Recipe

12 Aug 2023 |
One question I get asked an awful lot is, "how do you like to cook lake trout?"   I never have a set answer for this question.  I fry them, grill them, smoke them, make chowder and so on.  There are a lot of ways to prepare them.  First off, I'll say that I probably eat [...]
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Ranger Fiberglass Boat For Sale!

2 Jul 2023 |
My client Tony Cardwell has a fantastic, and I mean fantastic RANGER boat for sale.  He bought it around 5 years ago and as he's been getting older, it's something he just isn't using much.  Here's what he's selling in his own words: 2018 50th Anniversary 2080MS Angler with dual axle Ranger trailer, Keel protector, [...]
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Cayuga Lake Algae Bloom is underway!

26 Jun 2023 |
It looks like the Grinch has arrived a week to ten-days early this year!  I've heard from a couple sources that a mid-lake algae bloom has just started.  There is a sign at Long Point State Park warning about it.  Friends were on the lake today and also noticed it.  The south end remains clear.  [...]
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Cayuga Lake’s Lake Trout Population – How big is it?

17 Apr 2023 |
One thing I've often wondered is, "how large is the population of lake trout on Cayuga or Seneca Lakes?  DEC hasn't done any population estimates on these lakes in decades, but I did come across some older information which may be enlightening.  Dan Bishop's Master Thesis, published in January 1996 gives us a few clues.  [...]
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DEC confirms Round Gobies in Seneca Lake

3 Apr 2023 |

We all knew that they were coming.  It was just a matter of when. I received confirmation from Region 8 DEC that gobies were confirmed in Seneca Lake.  A well-respected angler sent DEC some photos of gobies.  He had caught a perch and it spit two of them up – one which was still alive.  […]

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