Ice Fishing Guide In New York State

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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 his legs — was a fellow named Walter Lorezel. His glasses were thicker than the bottom of a coke bottle and hung precarious on the bridge of his big red nose like scaffolding falling off a building. My Dad’s ice fishing buddies. I was about 12 years old and sat in the middle of theRead More →

Professional Ice Fishing Guide Service

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On occasion, like so many of us, I turn off my brain and surf through reels on Instagram. You know, like when you are in the waiting room at the dentist or waiting for a flight at the airport. The world of hunting and fishing has found a surreal home in this interesting cyber-land of eye candy. All forms of fishing (and self-proclaimed fishing experts) are alive and well on this social media platform. Ice fishing, in particular, is a current popular topic. While surfing reels today waiting in my car at the grocery store, I watched as a red-bearded 20-something ice angling expert declared;Read More →

Professional Ice Fishing Guide Service

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In the Autumn of 2012, a decade ago, I launched myself into the game of guiding ice anglers. While I have guided ice anglers since 2003, and have been an avid ice fisherman my entire life, it was not until the winter of 2012/2013 that ice fishing became a signifigant part of my guide service. In the Autumn of 2012 the USDA closed the doors of the satellite laboratory where I was employed as an arborist. My day-job was lost. But my guide service was growing. I had been keeping it alive, on the weekends, for years while cutting down trees for the government. TheRead More →

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The Black Crappie is more than just a panfish! It is an elusive and handsome member of the bass family… It’s a fish that I get excited about when the ice is on the lakes. In Central New York healthy populations of Black Crappie can be found in many of the lakes and ponds of the region. These tasty fish are quite unique in their habits and often it takes a special approach and fine tuned tactics to be successful at catching them. Shallow, weedy bays and lakes with clean clear water provide the optimum habitat for Black Crappie. They are a slow growing fish that are piscivorous… MeaningRead More →