Summer '25 Guided Fishing on Lake George, NY

Lake George is an amazing fishery. Book a trip this summer and experience it for yourself!

Best Jigging Rod: Douglas Outdoors XMatrix 7'6" ML (DXS 763XF)

Amazing rods. The 7’6”ml xMatrix is probably one of my favorite, but really their entire line up of xMatrix spinning rods are incredible. Book a trip and field test them this year!

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Lake George 2025 Lake Trout: Best Year Ever?

Fishing really has very little to do with luck. It’s finding fish and presenting stuff in front of them that looks similar to what they eat and getting them to eat it. Book a trip and learn more about how all this works!

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Douglas Outdoors XMatrix 6'10" MLF (DXS 6103F)

Douglas Outdoors has been a phenomenal company to work with. Both their products and customer service are out of this world. Here’s a quick reveiw of their XMatrix 6’10” MLF (what I use as a drop shot rod).

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Giants of Lake George

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Fish fish, not spots with Garmin's Livescope

Garmin’s Livescope has transformed the fishing world. I explore this technology’s influence on how I fish.

5 Keys to Success on Lake George

Top 5 keys to catching more fish on Lake George.

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Lake Trout Funk: Keys to catching Lake Trout on Lake George, NY

Fish are fish. The same principles we use to catch walleyes and smallmouth, we apply to big predators like lake trout. Learn more by reading this blog and others I’ve written.