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Cayuga Lake out of Myers Park 6/23 + 24(AM)

6/23:  Today I did a full-day trip broken up into two half-day trips.  Tyler and Matt had kids that they wanted to get out fishing today.  The guys are staying at their family's house on the lake in between Myers and Lake Ridge Point, so...

Seneca Lake 6/20 AM + Owasco Lake 6/21

This past weekend was basically "A Tale Of Two (or perhaps Three) Lakes."  Here's the breakdown: Seneca Lake out of Geneva 6/20:  Guided Bernie and his niece Lily and nephew Riley for a 1/2-day trip starting at 8:30 am.  They had a 3 hour plus drive...

Skaneateles Lake 10/14 PM

Got out on my own today starting just after 1 pm.  There were around 8 or 9 rigs in the parking lot - likely people who took an extra day off after the Columbus Day weekend.  The water level here is low.  Launching is easy...

Keuka Lake Fishery Updates

I've had a chance to talk with some DEC personnel over the past week or two since both warm and cold water nettings were conducted in the lake back in late-July and early-August.  I get a lot of the same questions from anglers who live...

Keuka Lake 5/23

Did a trip out here out of Penn Yan with Bernard and his friend Mark.  Back when I lived in Trumansburg, I used to run upwards of 20 to 25+ trips on this lake a year, usually for lake trout and/or smallmouth bass.  These days...

Skaneateles Lake 10/31 PM

Got out here on my own for around 3.5 hours today.  I wasn't sure if I was going to hit the water today - the winds looked like they could go either way; NWS was calling for gusts of 28 mph out of the south...