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‘A big deal’: Union Springs to host 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series

‘A big deal’: Union Springs to host 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series
The Bassmaster Elite Series is returning to Cayuga Lake next summer. The village of Union Springs Mayor Bud Shattuck announced in an interview on Wednesday that the fishing event is coming back to the village for the 2019 competition. “We were hoping they’d come back,” Shattuck said, adding that Bassmaster was inquiring what dates might work for the village. “Whatever... more

Searching for Oneida Lake walleye

Searching for Oneida Lake walleye
If you are jigging for walleye in Oneida Lake, and you are throwing out blades and Rapala Jigging Raps, how many times would you cast during a six-hour trip? That was the conversation midway through my latest fishing adventure aboard charter captain Brian Neal’s 19-foot Nitro Deep V as we searched for the walleye of Oneida. FL Times: Read More more

Bath man lands top prize at National Lake Trout Derby

Bath man lands top prize at National Lake Trout Derby
Sometimes the toughest part of any fishing derby is not actually catching the fish. Andrew Gugliotta knows the hardest part. “It’s catching a large fish on the first day of a contest and then waiting for three days looking at the leaderboard. It’s brutal checking your standings,” Gugliotta said, during the awards ceremony for the 54th National Lake Trout Derby... more

GO FISH: It’s derby time in upstate

GO FISH: It’s derby time in upstate
It’s derby time. If you’re looking for some big-time cash to buy stuff for your boat, you’d better be fishing Lake Ontario waters. The iconic Lake Ontario Counties derby season started Friday and continues through next Sunday. If you want to see what’s swimming in Lake Ontario, check out Brian Ford’s extra-large brown trout accompanying this column. FL Times: Read... more

New York State Kayak Fishing Championships coming to Cayuga Lake

New York State Kayak Fishing Championships coming to Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake is no stranger to Fishing Tournaments, all year long if you look out onto the lake chances are you will see someone out there fishing. The Finger Lakes region has become known for world class fishing at its finest. However, on the 23rd and 24th of September Cayuga Lake will become home to a Fishing Tournament unlike any... more

Penn Yan angler wins Carp Derby with 38 pound lunker

Penn Yan angler wins Carp Derby with 38 pound lunker
He’s back! Anthony Travis of Penn Yan topped the leader board at the Waterloo Rotary Carp Derby annually for years. Once he even took four of the eight top spots. Then he moved to Schroon Lake in the Adirondacks. But this year, Travis returned. And, as the final minutes were counted down, Travis dropped his fish in the weighing basket... more
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