14Jul
12Jul
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)...
10Jul
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...
17Jun
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...
01May
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...
31Mar
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...
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...
23Mar
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. ...
19Mar
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...
15Mar