31Jul
26Jul
Owasco Lake 7/23, Seneca Lake 7/24, Cayuga Lake 7/25 + 26
Jigging for lake trout and occasional bonus fish (rainbows, browns and salmon) is in full-swing now in the Finger Lakes region. Seneca Lake is providing the best lake trout jigging. Cayuga Lake is now in prime shape as well with good water clarity and plenty...
21Jul
Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 7/20 + Cayuga Lake out of Myers Park 7/21
As I drove over to Seneca Lake Monday morning it was pretty clear to me that the Cayuga Lake algae bloom had subsided. A text from Angling Zone friend/client Zach confirmed this. The green flakes appeared around 3 weeks ago. Sunday's wind and the accompanying...
17Jul
Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 7/17 AM
7/17 AM: "I can see clearly now, the smoke is gone!" This is the last song reference by the way...Guided Vicki and her grandson Fin (short for Finley) for a half-day trip starting just after 7 am. The smoke blew out and we had fairly normal...
16Jul
Seneca Lake out of Seneca Lake State Park 7/15 + 16
"We all came down to Seneca, on the City of Geneva Shoreline." The last two days have me thinking about the Deep Purple song "Smoke On The Water." I can still remember a kid in my 4th grade class bringing in that 45 (record) back...
13Jul
Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 7/13 AM
Guided Dan, Spencer and Spencer's son Nick for a 1/2-day trip starting just after 7 am. Fishing here lately has been as close to a no-brainer as you can get, needless to say I like easy fishing for guide trips. Today started out slow -...
09Jul
Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 7/9
Guided Scott for a full-day trip starting just after 7 am. Last year he caught a few lakers out here and a lot of bass. His entire family was impressed at the eating qualities of these Seneca Lake fish, so one of our goals today...
02Jul
Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 7/2
Guided Ron here for a full-day starting at 6:30 am. I wanted an early start to beat the heat, which was forecast to hit close to 100 degrees today. We have a full-moon and over the past couple of days the laker action has been...
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