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Announcement – Zoom Lecture on Round Gobies in the Finger Lakes

FLAZ2021-04-23T14:06:05+00:00Round Goby Rampage: The Pros and Cons of a New Finger Lakes Invader Tuesday, 4/27 at 7pm with Dr. Susan Cushman Description: The Round Goby, Neogobius melanostomus, an invasive fish species now in some of the Finger Lakes has been known to forage primarily on dreissenid mussels and...

Region 8 Angler Diary Summaries

FLAZ2021-04-16T02:04:49+00:00This afternoon I had a chance to read over my NYS DEC angler diary summaries of Seneca, Keuka and Canandaigua Lakes. As most of you know, I have guided Seneca Lake fairly regularly in the past.  As late as in 2012 I did 29% of...

A few odds and ends…

FLAZ2020-12-22T01:57:11+00:00First off, I want to thank whoever sent me the #JIG mug!  I appreciate it.  There was no note or return address, so I have no idea who sent it to me. I have been updating the website when I have time.  When the new site...

Region 8 Seneca and Keuka Lake Updates

FLAZ2020-11-19T01:42:12+00:00I had a chance to talk with DEC Region 8 personnel.  DEC has been working on updating the Fisheries Management Plans for the Region 8 lakes.  The last time plans were formulated was back in 1980/1981, when Tom Chiotti wrote them up.  I have copies...

Seneca Lake Update

FLAZ2020-08-11T01:29:54+00:00 One of the most frequently asked questions I hear is "What's going on with Seneca Lake?  Why is the fishing so tough over there?"   I've gone over this plenty of times before in my articles and on reports.  I've had a chance to talk to...

Maryland Pike Cakes?

FLAZ2020-02-25T02:24:13+00:00 As somebody who likes to target pike and pickerel as well as eat them on occasion, one of the questions that arises is what to do with those extra scraps and meaty wedges that have those annoying "Y" bones in them.  I don't like to...

A couple observations regarding gobies, lampreys, salmon and Cayuga Lake

FLAZ2025-12-07T01:13:09+00:00 Lake ecosystems are so complex, it can be hard to connect the dots.  I remember talking to DEC Region 7 Biologist Jeff Robins some years ago about lampreys.  He said that historically on Cayuga Lake, the best fishing for brown trout and landlocked salmon took...

Roll with the changes…

FLAZ2025-12-07T01:10:56+00:00 Great REO song and it pretty much sums up how I approach guiding and angling on the Finger Lakes.   The only constant I see in fishing most area waterways is change.  And while I'm talking 70s to 80s rock music, the other lyric/song that...

Lake Ontario 2019 onwards – a new paradigm

FLAZ2025-12-07T00:43:29+00:00 What a wild year on Lake Ontario!  By nearly all accounts, spring King salmon fishing was beyond compare along virtually the entire south shore of the lake, from the Niagara Bar east past Oswego Harbor.   Double digit days were common and some anglers experienced...

Cayuga Lake Levels

FLAZ2025-12-06T18:15:56+00:00 Here's a link to a chart that shows the lake levels that the NYS Canal Authority tries to maintain during the course of the year.  So as I write this on March 15th, 2019 the lake is below target levels. The main factor that determines the...