Ice Out Bass on Keitech Swimbaits

Mar 29, 2019

Region 7 waters  were on the menu as I searched for ice out bass fishing opportunities. My bass tournament Teammate Mike Cusano introduced me to this Central NY lake back in 2004 and we’ve been enjoying it ever since. Today we fished in mostly overcast conditions and  slightly stained 39 degree water.  There were a few remnants of weeds from last season still visible in the 3-7 ft. zone and a few groups of offshore baitfish were present.  We started offshore casting to the baitfish pods  with

Catching Ice Out Trout with Mepps Spinners

Mar 20, 2019

My last boat trip was on January 5th, so to say this trip was long overdue is an understatement.  The  good news is a few trout were around and willing to hit the Mepps Aglia Size 2. To present these lures I fished the TFO  Professional Series  7’, 3 power ML rod loaded  with 4 lb. test.  During this cold water period (38.9) the key factor in generating consistent strikes seems to be a slow steady  retrieve.  I’m using a Abu Garcia Silver Max 20,  a 5.1:1  gear ratio reel, which provides the

Light Line for Pickerel & Pike... Are You Ready

Dec 01, 2018

The interesting thing about fishing in the North East this late into the season is that most of the boats have been winterized and stored away with just a handful of duck hunters out and about on any given day.   The good news is the fish are still chewing well as they prepare for the hard water season that’s....  To read more click here December 1, 2018 Fishing Report Lake Ontario (Henderson Harbor).pdf

Deep Crankin Summer LMB on Cayuga Lake

Aug 04, 2018

Before we get into the report let me first explain a bracket tournament format just in case you’ve never heard the term.   This bracket tournament format has participants (boat teams) broken down into groups of four boats and you fish from 6AM until noon with the goal of weighing in the heaviest five fish limit of any boat in your bracket. If you do that then you advance to the afternoon round where all weights are zeroed and you start over fishing from 1-4 PM for your shot at a $2,000 payday.