• Summer Time!

Safe. Enjoyable. Successful. Licensed. Insured. Professional.

Serving the Finger Lake, Adirondack, North Country, and Catskill Regions of Upstate New York.

Upstate Guide Service is a licensed full-time guide service that outfits and leads sporting trips throughout the year. 

From the storied trout waters of the Northern Catskills…

To the wild backcountry of the Adirondacks.Fly Fishing In The Adirondacks

From the streams of Central New York…Fly Fishing In Upstate New York

To the clear waters of the Finger Lakes .

Make the most of your valuable vacation time.

With over 20 years of professional experience — Upstate Guide Service provides an expert guide service for anglers of all ages and skill levels!

UGS outfits and guides the following;

UGS offers guided trips in these regions; 

Owner Of UGS — Mike Crawford

Guide service rates vary depending upon location and number of anglers.

Please email or call for more detailed information.

Have a safe and enjoyable Summer season!

Regards,

Mike

315.283.8871

upstateguideservice@gmail.com

 

Ice Fishing Season!

It’s early January in Upstate New York and the ice fishing season is expected to be very good. Extended below-normal cold temperatures will build thick ice on the lakes and bays. We are overdue for a real winter. It will feel nostalgic when, if, I find myself guiding and fishing

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Ice Fishing Guide In New York State

Ice Fishing — The Original Die Hards

One of my earliest memories of ice fishing is traveling down the middle of Oneida Lake in a late 70’s four door Ford sedan doing about 30 miles per hour. The driver was a guy named Sam Pirano. The front passenger — with a bottle of red wine squeezed between

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Fly Fishing Guide In Central New York

The Times — They Are A Changin’

Professional Outdoor Guide In Upstate New York

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Fly Fishing Guide In Central New York

A Trout Stream Epiphany

In 2018, after entertaining several public forums across New York state, the DEC fisheries managers reversed their inland trout stream management policies. After some 75 years of put-and-take, hatchery-fueled stream management, they abandoned their course. In the management, of anything, a drastic 360 degree turn in procedure, an abrupt change

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