channel catfish

Tags, tags and more tags!

No, this isn't about tagging fish - it's about this website.  Over the past year, you may have noticed green "tags" at the bottom of my reports.  Most of you probably know, that with a WordPress website like this, I can tag articles/reports as reference...

Cayuga Lake out of Myers Park 9/9 – 9/11

Fishing was very good over the past three days.  The lake continues to clear up, with water visibility being excellent right now.   Plenty of fish are available lake-wide. 9/9 AM:  Guided Jack and his friends Sarah and Eric, all of whom were out with me earlier...

Oneida Lake 6/25 PM

My buddy Mike was raving about the carp action he had here last weekend on the fly.  Not just the fly, but dry flies!  And not just any old carp but big tackle busting fish running up to around 20lbs!  If that doesn't get your...

Otisco Lake 8/24 + 25, Skaneateles Lake 8/26

My whirlwind guiding "adventure" keeps going and going. From July through August I only fished 3 days on my own. All in a row on Cayuga and Seneca Lakes with my buddy Mike. That was it. The least amount of fishing I've ever done. I'm...

Otisco Lake 10/16 + 17

Guided "Bobberman" Perry and his buddy Dave for what was scheduled to be three days. We got two in. The guys brought some terrific bait (and they bring their own gear) and we still-fished for muskies. Day 1: The fishing on Thursday was excellent for Tigers....

Otisco Lake 8/20 – 21

Got out for two days (despite the threatening weather) with "Bobberman Perry" (whom I would like to rechristen "Catman Perry" but I don't think that nickname will fly) and his friend Dave. Those of you familiar with my reports know that when they come out...

Otisco Lake 10/16 + Seneca Lake/Watkins Glen 10/17

Guided "Bobberman Perry" and his pal Dave over the past two days. Trips with them always provide a nice break from the usual thing and I really do enjoy watching the bobbers go down. They bring their own gear and bait and I provide the...

Oneida Lake 6/27

Made it back onto Oneida Lake for another full day's worth of fishing. Got a late start - around 9:30 am. Nice breeze to start, but things died rather quickly and the lake became as flat as glass. Fishing wasn't easy. I worked totally different...

Cross Lake/Seneca River 6/25

Got out with my buddy Jarrod for a nice long day on this system. We brought gear for panfish, catfish and bass/pike and figured we'd just see how things played out. According to the homeowners we talked to, the lake had been flooding for most...

Cayuga Lake out of Dean’s Cove 4/29

Got out with my buddy Jarrod for our annual "No-Crappie trip" on Cayuga. This time we added in channel catfish as another fish not to be caught. We fished from around 2 pm till 6:30, spending 2 hours or so crappie fishing and the remainder...