On-Water Classes

for Great Lakes Trout,
Steelhead and Salmon...

Fishing Classes - Great Lakes Trout Stealhead and Salmon

Hop aboard the 28’ Floating Classroom with Capt. Ernie Lantiegne for a lesson in Great Lakes trolling for salmon, steelhead, brown trout, and lakers.

I’ll show you my secrets! Take advantage of 27 years of experience fishing Lake Ontario and it’s tributaries, plus 22years as a fishery biologist/manager for the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation. Check out techniques learned guiding on Lake Ontario, Lake Champlain, Lake George, the Finger Lakes, and many other inland waters.


Learn how to use dodgers, flashers, and flies to catch trout and salmon.
Learn about fish behavior and temperature preference, seasonal movements of forage fish, coping with crystal clear water, trolling speed, specialized tactics, hot lures, fishing Dipsey divers, and more.

We provide special classes for spring brown trout, offshore steelhead, summer brown trout, light line lakers, and dodgers and flies for salmon showing some of the secrets of Alaska commercial salmon trollers.

Hands on participation is our modus operandi. Join classes of up to 6 anglers for a 6-hour, on-water session that will save you years of learning.

Tuition: $120/person for 4-6 persons for 6-hour sessions.

Fish Doctor students say,

"Ernie,  another successful story for the dodger/fly program.  We fished yesterday out of Olcott; 11 Kings, 3 Cohos using the same program as my last email. My thumper rod went off 10 times by noon landing 9 fish. All but four fish were caught on flys.  Top King: 18.02 lbs. which was 5th after first day of derby.  

Thank You for teaching me the dodger/fly program !!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Gary House

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