Fishing Lake Owasco, N.Y. ~ ‘Reel Sportsman Fishing Charters’

Many of our local customer base that shop here at Eastern Marine go on fishing excursions abroad. Upon returning they are usually full of excitement, information and pictures. The old expression a picture is worth a thousand words pertains to fishermen to the 10th power. After all “seein is believin”. And when we receive news like this we try to do our best to share our customer’s experiences. Over the past week Wendell Clendening, long time friend and customer of Eastern Marine took a trip to the Finger Lakes. Just as luck would have it, before he left for New York, Wendell hooked up with another long time Eastern customer, Gary Rule. Gary is the proprietor and captain of ‘Reel Sportsman Fishing Charters’ on Lake Owasco, New York.

Gary specializes in catching monster Lake, Brown and Rainbow Trout on Lake Owasco. Owasco is located just south of Auburn in upper New York State about 4-1/2 hours drive from Newark Delaware. Clendenning was vacationing on Lake Seneca, another of the Finger Lakes about 1-1/2 hours west of Owasco, and made the trip over to meet Gary and wife Bonni. The Rules have a beautiful cabin overlooking Owasco, so on arrival everything is conveniently situated. After introductions, it’s onto the day’s business of slaying monster trout. For Gary it’s second nature as he sets up a downrigger spread of Sawbellies and Moon Eyes fit for the King of Lakers. It’s no walk in the park trying to entice these finicky deep dwellers to commit to your offering, especially when you’re operating in deep crystal clear water conditions. Tackle set-ups are light and Berkley Vanish in 8 lb test is essential according to Rule.

Gary wished he and Wendell would have had a north or south wind to drift the lakes center and stay in the deep, keeping them in the strike zone for the entire drift. But even with not so perfect conditions Rules expertise put Clendenning on 6 trout (4 Lakers and 2 Rainbows) ranging from 8-15 lbs. Wendell said he could not have been happier with his results and the manner in which Rule conducts himself and his operation. Anyone interested in taking a trip with Gary can call ‘Reel Sportsman Fishing Charters’ at (610)-996-6663. I would advise looking into one of Gary’s Owasco fishing packages, their affordable, close by, and Gary is a consummate professional. He has my stamp of approval.