25Apr
23Apr
Cayuga Lake 4/21, Seneca Lake 4/22
4/21: Cayuga Lake out of Long Point State Park: BTW: The park here still hasn't officially "opened," so there is no entrance fee and the restrooms remain locked. We just had another day/evening of rain and around .75" to 1" was recorded throughout much of the...
18Apr
Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 4/17 AM
Guided Larry and his wife Jenn today for a half-day trip starting at 9:30 am. We had foggy conditions and a decent north wind to start. For the first hour of the trip, we stayed close to the south end of the lake until the...
31Mar
Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 3/30
Guided Mark I. for a full-day trip starting just after 9 am. Lake levels are great and water temperatures were around 39 degrees on the surface. Mark spent a lot of the day casting spinning gear, but he also worked the fly-rod as well. I...
27Mar
Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 3/26
Guided an abbreviated full-day trip today with Don and Franny. Fellow guide friend Kurt Hoefig had a party of four that wanted to fish, so we each took 2 people out. The lake level remains excellent on Seneca Lake. Water temperature was 39 on the...
22Mar
Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 3/19 – 21
Seneca Lake continues to provide good to excellent fishing for Landlocked Atlantic Salmon along with some bonus fish as well. 3/20 PM: Got out here on my own to do some scouting after last week's rain and blow. I also wanted to field-test some new fly-patterns...
11Mar
Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 3/8 – 3/10
Guided three full-days in a row: Landlocked Salmon fishing remains good to excellent on Seneca Lake. Numerous smaller fish are around, but there are also good numbers of fish in various year-classes that keep things very interesting! I've been casting and fly-casting for salmon on...
28Feb
Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 2/27 + 28 (AM)
2/27: Guided Carl for a full-day today starting just after 9:30 am. Last year he was out with me around this time of year and managed a rainbow trout on bottom in around 40' of water on a bladebait! We also had some salmon action...
17Feb
Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 2/16 PM
Checked on Seneca Lake's salmon today. For what it's worth, I'm pretty much done with this season's ice fishing. If it had stayed cold, I certainly would have fished Canandaigua Lake again, but with this thaw and rain in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday,...
09Jan