Seneca Lake

Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 7/14 AM

Guided John, his wife Jenn and son Odin for a half-day trip starting just after 7 am.  They had a 2.5 hour drive from Central PA, so I figured Sampson would be a good call, rather than go out of Geneva.  Turns out they rented...

Seneca Lake 7/12

Guided my old friend Chris and his son Brian for close to a full-day today getting underway just after 6:30 am.  There is a major Ironman Triathlon taking place here tomorrow (on Sunday 7/13) so keep that in mind if traveling through this area (Geneva)...

Seneca Lake 7/9 AM, Owasco Lake 7/10 AM

Fishing has generally been good to excellent lately on Seneca and Owasco Lakes and fair to good on Cayuga Lake.  I have not had any reports from the other cold water lakes lately.  Cayuga Lake is showing green flecks around the Dean's Cove area and...

Seneca Lake out of Sampson State Park 6/16 PM

Got out here for 3.5 hours to check on the fishing and conditions.  As a guide, I have to do my homework.  A fun trip for me might be heading to Oneida Lake or Oswego Harbor just to enjoy myself and poke around.  With a...

Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 5/1 PM

Guided Dave for a short 1/2 day starting just after 1:15 pm and finishing up around 4:30.   Dave has a dog at home he didn't want to leave for long, plus he just wanted to get out for a few hours.  We had great conditions...

Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 3/30

Guided a full-day trip with Carl, who's been a fan of this website for awhile.  His family is renting a place on Seneca Lake this July, so he was looking to get out here and see what the lake was like.  He also has a...

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...

Seneca Lake 3/22 AM, Cayuga Lake 3/23 PM

Guided back-to-back half-days on Seneca and Cayuga Lakes, here's how things went: 3/22 AM Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen:   Guided Derrick and his step-son Aaron for a half-day starting at around 9:15 am.   The guys have joined me for years, mostly doing lake trout trips. ...

Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 3/18 + 19

Guided half-day trips on Seneca Lake over the past two days targeting landlocked salmon on spinning gear. I was hoping to do a little fishing on my own after the trips, but due to a late start on Wednesday and strong winds (to 30 mph...

Seneca Lake out of Watkins Glen 3/13 + 14

I fished Thursday on my own for the afternoon and on Friday I guided fly-fishing regular Mark I.  Fishing is good to very good for landlocked salmon and a lot is happening on Seneca Lake right now. 3/13 PM:  I was pretty psyched to get a...