Fishing The Finger Lakes

An insider's look at the where, when, and how of fishing these fabled waters of central NY state. Covers all eleven of the Finger Lakes, plus their major tributary rivers and streams, along with significant smaller lakes and ponds of the region. The book details where to fish for selected species, gives seasonal tips on when the fishing is best, and covers tackle and technique.

Tactics for Great Lakes steelhead, including new two-handed and switch rod techniques and Spey and tube flies.

"When I dream," begins James Prosek in this wonderful book, "sometimes I can smell the resin on my pillow as if I were in the tent again . . .. I think of first kisses with a freckled girl, of abandoned New England farms, and limestone Civil War Homes on Pennsylvania spring creeks, and bright brook trout."The more than 200,000 readers who have bought Prosek's previous books will find in Early Love and Brook Trout his most poignant and revealing work. His memoir includes images of his first love, a girl named Whitney; his rowing days at Yale; his relationship to an old game warden named Joe Haines; and a night spent trapped in a cabin during a flood at the foot of the Smoky Mountains. Always, as is proper for the superb painter he is, his eye catches everything: the way a tree splits when struck by lightning, the way people interact at a salmon camp, the way wood smoke rises from a cabin on Lac St. Jean, and especially the colors of a spawning brook trout. Brook trout are at the center of his memories: They are his home fish, and he follows their range from Quebec to Georgia, fishing, painting specimens from various localities, documenting the immense diversity of this species.Graced with more than forty stunning watercolors by the author, Early Love and Brook Trout is a book no angler will want to miss. (8 1/4 X 8 1/4, 164 pages, watercolors)

Newly updated for 2016, the Western New York Fishing Map Guide is a thorough, easy-to-use collection of detailed contour lake maps, fish stocking and survey data and the best fishing spots and tips from area experts. Fishing maps, detailed area road maps and exhaustive fishing information for lakes in the western half of the Empire State are provided in this handy eBook. This book contains 71 lakes including the Finger Lakes, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and stream coverage. Whether you’re casting bucktails for muskies on Chautauqua Lake, jigging up some walleyes on Conesus Lake or trolling Lake Erie or Lake Ontario for walleyes, trout and salmon, you'll find all the information you need to enjoy a successful day out on the water on one of the region's many excellent fisheries. Know your waters. Catch more fish with the Western New York Fishing Map Guide.