July… you toasty SOB!
Well, if there was one word to sum up July in the North East.....
HOT
We Recorded SIX - 90 degree or hotter days in the greater Buffalo region this July. In good news, we have much cooler temperatures headed to the NE for the first few weeks of August. Alas the heat, we've made the most of this month!
We spent 10 days up in Alaska, with a week at Reel Action's Kanektok River Camp. 50's never felt so good! We enjoyed swinging for Kings on most days, & targeting a mix of Rainbows, Dolly Varden, Chum and Sockeye Salmon on others. What a smorgasbord of excitement!
A fresh King swung up!
Typical, Tom mowing my lawn and picking them up one after another
For the local fisheries, it's been a Bass, Pike & Carp month.
9', 6 & 7 weights for the Bass and Carp. With 9 or 10 weights for the Pike, fly depending!
Topwater poppers, crayfish patterns and single bufort patterns doing the trick.
What's next?
We have our open vise night at Buffalo River Grove, Tomorrow!
Thursday, July 31st. 6:30pm
2299 Clinton St, West Seneca, NY 14224
$10 gets you a hot dog and beverage
There is also a cash bar!
August
With cooler temperatures inbound, it's time to hit the rivers hard! We currently have some open dates for trips
August 15-18th
August 20th,21st
August 25th-29th
All warm water species are on the list, and we might even be able to get some Trout trips in!
Is it too early to start thinking about Steelhead?
Shawn and his father doubling up!
The answer is NO
In 2 months, we will see the beginning of the run trickle in, weather depending. If fishing the greater WNY area for Lake Run fish has been on your radar, or you're looking to get out again...
GET ON THE CALENDAR!
The New England boys in the “valley”
These dates tend to fill up fast. The end of October, and most of November are pretty full, with a few scattered dates available.
We'll go into more details on next month's blog/update on the lake run scene, but it's going to get exciting once the cooler weather hits!
We have launched the first of our Hosted 2026 trips!
Back to Idaho we go!
June 23rd to June 30th
Where's home base?
Island park, Idaho
Fisheries:
Based on the conditions, our rivers will be:
The Henrys fork, The Madison & the South Fork Snake
Lodging
The weeks Chalet
7 bed, 3 bath, cabin minutes away from the Henrys Fork. all rooms are SINGLE OCCUPANCY, which means you won't be sharing a room with anyone! Being close to the Henrys Fork allows us to fish on our " Off" day or evenings after dinner! Sunlight lasts well into 10pm, so you'll have plenty of time to take advantage of evening fishing if you'd like. Located a few miles from "harriman's Ranch". This special stretch of the Henrys has one of the best Brown Drake Hatches we've ever seen, with some of the biggest rainbows in the river taking advantage of them.
Tuesday, June 23rd: Arrive at Chalet. Arrival dinner with meet and greet...time depending get some fishing in!
Wednesday, June 24th: Guided fishing day
Thursday June 25th: Guided fishing day
Friday June 26th: Guided fishing day
Saturday, June 27th: DIY " free" day. This means fishing, traveling or sightseeing the area!
Sunday, June 28th: Guided fishing day
Monday, June 29th: Guided fishing day
Tuesday, June 30th: Departure
We have 4 rods available for this week & it's looking to fill up again!
Please give us a shout if you'd like more information, or click on the link below, which takes you directly to our website where you can find details.
See you guys for the August check in!
