LUKE MOSSEAU
Ziehnert Guide Service is expected to offer fishing boat charters at Dunham’s Bay Marina on Lake George for the upcoming summer fishing season.
The guide service will rent a dock and two parking spaces in Dunham’s Bay, where the charter will pick up four clients at the dock and take them fishing, with a maximum of two trips per day, according to planning documents. A special use permit is required for the proposal.
Ziehnert is an approved Lake George guide by the Lake George Park Commission.
“We will not be fishing in any part of Dunham’s Bay to appease the Dunham’s Bay Association to ensure we do not disturb any of the home owners. Most of our fishing is from the outside of Dunham’s Bay to the beginning of the narrows,” Ziehnert said in the planning documents.
According to the documents, the charter boat tour will start at the dock at Dunham’s Bay Marina and will reach the southern basin of the lake depending on the fishing location for the day.
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Ziehnert Guide Service is headed by Drew Ziehnert of Saratoga Springs. Ziehnert is a published outdoor writer and tournament angler, who now devotes his time as an all-season fishing guide on Lake George, Saratoga Lake, Lake Lonely, and the Hudson River.
“I have fished Lake George and Saratoga Lake for many years and have developed methods and techniques using the latest technology to get you more fish. I look forward to having fun and sharing my fishing knowledge with you!” Drew said on his website.
Using a 2022 Nitro ZV21 equipped with a 300HP Verado XL Pro, Ziehnert guides trips to Lake George fish for several species including Lake Trout, Atlantic Salmon (Winter Only), Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Panfish (Yellow Perch, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed and Rock Bass), Northern Pike, and Pickerel, according to Ziehnert.
The service is also sponsored by over 20 different fishing companies that give their customers the opportunity to use some of the best gear on the market.
Sponsors include VMC, Costa Del Mar, Simms, Rapala, Shimano Fishing, Gambler Lures, Wiggly Worm Bait Supply, Seaguar, Minn Kota, Humminbird Fishing, Vexilar, Yeti, Voss Weights, Engel Coolers, Duckett Rods and St. Croix Rods.
There are three-hour trips for $350, half-day (four hours) for $400 and full-day (eight-hour) trips for $600 on offer. Trip prices are for 3 adults on an Open Water Trip and 2 adults on an Ice Fishing Trip; up to 5 adults. Children under 16 fish for free; Additional anglers are $65 each, according to the company’s website.
“I think Dunham’s Bay is one of the most beautiful places on the lake. I usually put my boat in at 6:00 in the morning and I’m often greeted by two gorgeous loons passing through the marina hunting for fish,” said Ziehnert. The Post-Star.
“The area is quiet, scenic, and an easy drive for customers,” he added.
The fishing charter proposal is expected to go before the Queensbury Planning Board on February 27 to gain approval for a special use permit to operate in Dunham’s Bay.
