Author - FLAZ
18May

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...
13May

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...
11May

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...
07May

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...
05May

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. ...
03May

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...
02May

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...
30Apr

Silver Lake Marine 1950 Sportfish Available + A Few Odds And Ends

I drove over to Silver Lake Marine today to pick up my 2020 Crestliner Fish Hawk which I store there during the winter.  Rt. 390 sure needs some repairs after the last winter - some of the ruts/potholes were nasty heading north.  Rivers and streams...
29Apr

Cayuga Lake out of Myers Park 4/29

Guided Mark I. for a full-day trip starting around 9:15 am.  It was my first time out of Myers Park this season and debris was piled up high alongside the ramps.  A man we talked to said that the park staff had pulled wood out...