Northeast
Cold Steel Sportfishing
Cold Steel Sportfishing. Captains Tom Burke and Andy Bliss Oswego New York (315) 298-2500
Tom Burke and Andy Bliss fish Lake Ontario out of Oswego New York. They fish from Henderson to Niagara and target Salmon, Walleye, Trout and Bass. They have been the Lake Ontario Pro-Am derby winners three times including 2009 with the fish shown in the photo. They are tops in their field.
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Capt. Dave Pragacz
Capt. Dave Pragacz, Cayuga Lake, NY (607) 768-4121
Fish Psychic Charters has been on Cayuga Lake and Lake Ontario for over 15 years. Dave and Chuck know how and where to catch the biggest browns, rainbows, kings and Atlantic landlocks. The FishPsychic II operates on Cayuga Lake and the FishPsychic III operates out of Mexico. They run from early spring to mid fall and they are experts on Pro-Troll gear.
Capt. Ernie Lantiegne
Mexico, NY (315) 963-8403
Ernie is one of the most widely known and well respected charter captains on Lake Ontario. He operates Fish Doctor Charters. He is a former head biologist for the New York State DEC. His advanced technology techniques won first place in the prestigous LOC derby in the fall of 2006 and again in the spring of 2007. His seminars and classes have taught thousands of fishermen how to be successful.
Capt. James Dexter
Jim Dexter, Chasen Fish Charters, Port Hope Ontario (613) 342-3102
Jim Dexter Operates Chasen Fish Charters out of Port Hope Ontario. He charters salmon and trout. In 2005 he had four customers all win in the Great Ontario Salmon Derby. They were all usinf Pro-Troll Prochip8 EChip flashers with flies behind them.
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Pro Jeff Russell
Pro Staff Jeff Russell, Malta NY
Jeff operated Highliner Charters on Lake George for many years. He now spends all his free time tournament fishing for bass. He says, "Using the EChip for bass is like cheating. There is absolutely no comparison between hookups when using the EChip and not using the EChip". Jeff has a special trick for using an EChip on a slider above a worm hook.
Capt. Josh Abel
Sodus Point, NY (303) 917-6475
Josh has chartered trout, salmon and bass all of his adult life out of Sodus Point. His catch totals are one of the best in the area. He says, "I use all the EChip products with great success."
Capt. Mike Waterhouse
Point Breeze NY (585) 682-4925
The fish rich waters off Point Breeze NY has been the home of Mike and his Lure-Um Charters for over 24 years. Fishing out of just one port has allowed him to understand the waters very well and to concentrate on the best lure types and presentations. Mike says, "The Pro-Troll EChip line of products has added a whole new dimension to my arsenal".
Capt. Pete Lahosky
Pulaski, NY (610) 442-4572
Pete runs Prime Time Fishing Charters. His Prime Time Fishing Team is renown on Lake Ontario. Their string of derby winnings in the last five years is unmatched. Pete was one of the early pioneers in developing techniques for taking advantage of EChips in lures and flashers.
Capt. Troy Creasy
Pulaski, NY (315) 298-2410
On the water and off, Troy is one of the fishing leaders on Eastern Lake Ontario. His High Adventure Sportfishing charter business has been one of the top boats on the lake for 22 years. He has served as President of the Oswego County River Guides Assn., he is a member of the NYS Fisheries Congress and he is editor of the popular Lake Ontario Outdoors magazine. His seminar series is tops.
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