fly-fishing muskies

02Oct

Waneta Lake 10/1 + Otisco Lake 10/2

Guided Mark I. for two-days of targeting muskies on the fly;  we fished pure-strains on Tuesday and hybrids on Wednesday.  Each lake couldn't have fished more differently! 10/1:  Today I met Mark over at Waneta Lake at just before 7 am.  Mark has a couple more...
29Sep

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...
11Jun

Cayuga Lake 6/8 midday, 6/9; Waneta Lake 6/10

My June schedule is very busy.  A couple dates remain open - June 28th and 29th, a Thursday and Friday, then we're onto July.  I might be able to add a few PM trips depending on how the fishing goes.  Seneca Lake remains somewhat slow,...
06Jun

Waneta Lake 6/5

Spent the full-day here guiding Mark I. for muskies, mainly on the fly-rod.  The launch was packed when we met here just before 9 am.  Given that (pure-strain) musky season had just opened on June 1st., I guess we shouldn't have been too surprised, but...
23May

Otisco Lake 5/22

Guided Mark I. for a full day starting just after 8 am.  Mark spent the entire day fly-fishing for muskies using his 10 weight rods.  That's a LOT of casting!  A lot of GREAT casting in Mark's case.  He really is a superb caster and...
18Nov

Waneta Lake 11/17

Got back out here with Mark I. for what will be our final Waneta trip of the year.  One other rig was in the parking lot when I arrived around 8:15 am.  On the day, we saw two boats apart from ours fishing the lake. ...
15Nov

Waneta Lake 11/14

Guided Mark I. for a full day of musky on the fly.  We started at around 9 am with cold air temperatures; it was probably around 39 degrees at best.  Water temperatures on the lake are in the mid-40s.  The lake level is low.  Boats...
14Jun

Otisco Lake 6/13

Guided Mark I. here for a full day targeting tiger muskies on the fly.  Mark is still trying to nab his first tiger on the fly-rod.  We stuck with the fly-gear today, although I did have some gear-rods onboard.  We weren't sure if we were...
11Nov

Skaneateles Lake 11/9 PM, 11/11 AM, Waneta Lake 11/10

11/9 PM Skaneateles Lake:  Fished on my own for three hours today.  I've been busy lately taking care of some odds and ends, so not a lot of fishing as of late.  The docks were still in and the water was low.  I had 54-degree...
09Jun

Otisco Lake 6/8 + Cayuga Lake 6/9

Otisco Lake 6/8:  Guided a full day here with Mark I. getting underway just before 8:30 am.  The target was tiger musky on the fly.  Mark fly-fished hard for a good 5 hours with fair to good conditions without any signs of musky.  A few...