fly-fishing

05Jun

Otisco Lake 6/5 AM

Got out here for a 1/2 day fly-fishing trip for tiger muskies with Fred and his brother Matt.   Both have joined me in the past for laker trips.  If I said we had any semblance of good conditions today, I'd be lying. We had next...
21May

Skaneateles Lake 5/20

Got out here with Mark I. getting underway just before 9:30 am.  He was up for different stuff today, so I brought a laker set-up along with some outfits set up with jerkbaits, tubes and hair jigs.  That was all we needed today.  As is...
26Apr

Cayuga Lake 4/23 – 25

Got out for two 1/2-days of lake trout jigging on Cayuga Lake out of Long Point and then one full-day of fly-fishing for salmon out of Myers.  In a nutshell, lake trout jigging is showing signs of quick improvement.  I cleaned a couple of fish...
15Apr

Cayuga Lake 4/11 – 14

Over the past four days, I guided a couple of lake trout trips and a couple of casting trips for salmon on Cayuga Lake.  I've long contended that weather conditions are one of the most vital factors in fishing success.  In the spring, gradual warming...
05Apr

Cayuga Lake out of Taughannock State Park 4/4 midday trip

Guided Curt and his daughter Tennessee for a 1/2 day trip getting underway around 11:30 am.  He likes to fly-fish, so he fly-casted and she used gear.  Cayuga Lake has been awful for landlocked salmon over the past year, but oddly, a bunch of them...
29Mar

Keuka Lake 3/27 PM, Seneca Lake 3/28

Fished Keuka Lake on my own on Thursday afternoon and then guided a full-day trip out of Watkins Glen on Seneca Lake yesterday.  Keuka Lake remains a terrific option for fly-fishing lake trout and also catching them shallow on gear.  The population is 100% wild and...
11Mar

Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 3/11

Did a 6-hour day with Gordon starting at 9:45 am.  I've had a few people ask me why there haven't been any fishing reports over the past couple of months.  For those of you who do not read all of my posts, I'm pretty sure...
28Dec

Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 12/27 PM

Got out here on my own for just over 3 hours with my fly-gear.  I was originally scheduled to do a lake trout trip today and tomorrow, but they were cancelled.  I was happy to have decent conditions to check on the salmon fly-fishing today. ...
26Nov

Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 11/25 PM

Well, the cold weather appears to be on its way right around Thanksgiving.  Conditions looked good for giving Seneca Lake another shot today.  Last week, when guide friend Kurt joined me, we fished mid-lake areas out of Severne.  Today both of us wound up out...
31Oct

Owasco Lake 10/30

Guided Mark I. today for a full-day trip getting underway around 7:45 am.  As we slowly motored down the outlet at Emerson Park, it was very apparent that the morning southerly thermal was blowing hard!  We had a slow run down the lake with some...