Reports

Seneca Lake out of Sampson 3/30

Quick report here - man am I tired! Fished with John Sander from 10:45 am or so till around 5 pm. We jigged for lake trout in 120' to 170' of water. Most action was in 125' to 140'. Dropped a few fish including one...

Seneca Lake out of Geneva 3/29

Tried Seneca Lake for some perch today without much luck. Brutal to start with North winds around 20 mph +. Fished with Bass Pro Shops Camping/Marine Manager Jerry Giacondo. He had an Aqua-Vu camera that he'd recently won as a prize. The camera was cool...

Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 3/24

Had a great time today fishing with Bass Pro Shops Promotions director and good friend George Fiorille. We started around 1pm off Sampson in about 120' of water. George picked up a couple fish right off the bat. We ended up getting fish in 140'...

Cayuga Lake 3/22 Report

A slow day today that I'd chalk up to a lack of wind this morning. Very calm and sunny to start. Worked numerous areas with Toby Wood, THE jigging man of the Finger Lakes region. During a little bit of a breeze I managed to...

Cayuga Lake out of Taughannock 3/21

A decent day today. We fished from 11am till just before 6pm. My buddy Shahab and myself landed 4 salmon, 2 of which were keeper-sized 22" and 19". Fish came on streamers fished on sinking flylines and floating lines with sink-tips. Water temps remain very...

Cayuga Lake out of Taughannock 3/18

What a great day to kick off the 2005 guiding season! Spent a full day on the lake with John and Chris, a couple experienced fly-fishermen (not to mention very creative fly-tiers!) from Western NY. The action started early and was fairly steady throughout the...

Cayuga Lake 3/7/05

Checked out the lake today for a little over 3 hours. Landed a beautiful 25" landlocked salmon that was fat - probably over 5.5lbs. No lamprey marks at all. The fish was stuffed with alewives and layered with fat. I caught it on a new fly...

Cayuga Lake February 7 + 8

Spent a couple short days out on Cayuga Lake checking things out. Water temps are obviously still very cold - around 35/36 degrees. Pike are still hitting steamers well in around 12' to 17' of water. I caught a few and they ranged from around...

Cayuga Lake out of Taughannock 1/10/05

Pike, pike and more pike! Started out targeting salmon today but the salmon fishing was slow. Westerly tinged winds tend to push landlockeds away from shore. The wind today was strong out of the WNW/NW. The east shore was a bit too rough to fly-fish...

Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 1/3/05

Got out on my own for some pike and perch fishing. The pike fishing remains excellent on Seneca Lake. Landed around 6 pike and one pickerel on the day. Had follow and hits from another dozen fish or so! The pike were all running from...