Guided Matt, aka "Huck" and his 11-year-old son Eli for a 1/2 day trip starting at 7 am. The fishing today was definitely better than yesterday. This trip was for Eli and the fish gods really rewarded him nicely! He caught a solid lake trout, rainbow and salmon today! He did all of this by himself. No luck on the brown trout for the "Grand Slam" but either way, it was a great day. He has just gotten into fishing and it was maybe his 2nd or 3rd trip ever. Last time, he went out with his dad catching panfish. He did a great job! Matt landed three lakers, but he lost some very nice fish as well; I believe a bigger laker and possibly a few nice browns or rainbows. That's the way it goes sometimes. The rainbow trout that Eli caught had more signs of caudal (tail) fish rot of some sort. I will talk to DEC about this soon and will post what I hear. Other than the fin, the fish looked to be in very good condition.
We fished 80' to 120' today. Best colors were limetreuse, black and white/chartreuse tail. A few dates remain open in August. I'm looking forward to the next two weeks, which are featuring some cooler nights and pleasant days.
