Dirty Oar Adventures is now a fully operational guide service available immediately for drift boat and walking bank trips on the Salmon...

To say the Steelhead fishing has been incredible this Fall would be an understatement. As mediocre as salmon season was on the Salmon...

Einstein defined insanity as the practice of doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. I can't begin to tell...

First let me say that the salmon fishing on Lake Ontario is on fire right now! That, and it will continue to get better for the next 6...

Well, Saturday July 13 2019 got off to a rocky start. Although the lake was flat in the early morning, we encountered some minor battery...

Lake Ontario can be tough place to fish! I was lucky to have some time last week to spend fishing the big lake, and while we caught some...

A sampling of the salmon trolling flies I have created is in the picture above. In order from top to bottom, these three are called: ...

Yup, I know, it has definitely been a while since my last blog post. Sorry constant reader! In the past couple of months I have been...

As the title reads, is there any interest out there in a podcast discussing Great Lakes fishing and possibly hunting in Upstate New York?...

Spring is upon us and that means Lake Ontario and its tributaries are about to reach an incredible crescendo. Steelhead are in the...

These 3 guys. They are the future of Dirty Oar Adventures. The 2 on the left, the captain and I, are pioneering an idea that was...

I don't get it. I really don't. When I go fishing I hope to catch as many fish as possible {and usually do ;-) }, but I also really...

The picture above is of a smattering of the offerings from Tamiron Sporting Goods. If you look closely at the photo, you can see the...

That's the Captain in his office working a bead for Steelhead on a late winter day near Altmar, NY. He had a couple of guys with him,...

The captain and I had a chance to take the Dirty oar for a float down the Salmon River last weekend and the fishing was spectacular! We...

I spent the summer of 1985 working for Ouananiche (pronounced Wah-nah-nee-chee) Charters as the fist mate on one of the three boats owned...

If you, like me, don't live in immediate proximity to Lake Ontario and its tributaries, Old Man Winter can seem interminable. Living in...

What is Dirty Oar Adventures going to be? That is a question I have frequently been asking myself lately. First, I expect it to be a...

Ever caught a fish and had that tremendous feeling of accomplishment? Ever had an unbelievable day of fishing, something you thought you...

Fishing can be a very humbling endeavor. There are several factors that can make catching fish difficult. Weather, water conditions,...