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Fresh Fishing Reports from Finger Lakes

Oneida lake walleye perch trips

August 27, 2025

Jigging live bait

Walleye, Perch, great weather, oh my!

August 17, 2025

The walleye bite is as good as gets right now

Hot Walleye bite on Oneida!

August 15, 2025

The bite has been as hot as the summer heat for the 6 weeks!

Fishing has been excellent get in on the

June 20, 2025

Despite windy conditions, the crew fished hard and boated some great fish! We kept enough for a meal and let the rest swim on! Message us to get in on the action!!!

Great spring bite on cayuga lake

May 2, 2024

Left the dock at 630 am for this mornings charter. We set up into a troll looking to cover some water and find active fish. Rainbows and lakers were our target species and we found both. Short lead cores, riggers, and divers all contributed to our catch. Our rainbows were quite large, 24-28 inches respectively. Our lakers were average size and plentiful. It wasnt hot and heavy but we had our box by 10am and the guys were ready to head in. Things are still setting up on cayuga for the springtime troll bite. The fish are currently scattered, soon the bait will push up into the shallows and the bite will get very good. The rainbow fishing will continue to improve over the next few weeks as the fish get back into their normal spring pattern after the spawn.

Lake trout bonanza!

June 10, 2023

These guys were new to fishing for lake trout but once they got the technique down it was fish on! They caught some absolutel giants in the mix as well and it ended up being another spectacular day!

What anglers said about fishing in Finger Lakes

Was super nice until the sun got high. It's summer and with a clear sky and no breeze, it's hot.

5.0 / 5

Was super nice until the sun got high. It's summer and with a clear sky and no breeze, it's hot.

Locked With Lorensen - Cayuga & Otisco Lake

Seems like mainly trout in August, if you want Salmon, go earlier in season

5.0 / 5

Seems like mainly trout in August, if you want Salmon, go earlier in season

Whiskey Runner Charters – 33'

August is a tough time to fish and Captain Ryan did a great job putting us on fish

5.0 / 5

August is a tough time to fish and Captain Ryan did a great job putting us on fish

Locked With Lorensen – Oneida Lake

Lake is very long, check where the boats leave from as some boat ramps are 10 mins away, while others are 50 minutes from Ithaca.

5.0 / 5

Lake is very long, check where the boats leave from as some boat ramps are 10 mins away, while others are 50 minutes from Ithaca.

Red Beard's Fishing – Cayuga Lake

Better than expected. Capt. is not only a really great guy. He works hard to make sure you have an awesome experience.

5.0 / 5

Better than expected. Capt. is not only a really great guy. He works hard to make sure you have an awesome experience.

Fish Pimpin Guide Service LLC

Conditions are very weather sensitive. Captain changed our meeting location due to northern winds. It paid in spades. Wind has a big affect on water temperature and fish locations

5.0 / 5

Conditions are very weather sensitive. Captain changed our meeting location due to northern winds. It paid in spades. Wind has a big affect on water temperature and fish locations

Sich's Guide Service – Cayuga Lake

I found the lake a little overwhelming to kayak in, Cayuga, at least the first visit, I think taking a charter and getting a little local knowledge is a nice way to get started.

5.0 / 5

I found the lake a little overwhelming to kayak in, Cayuga, at least the first visit, I think taking a charter and getting a little local knowledge is a nice way to get started.