ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS

[BillyGoat]

I don't know why they call that Lake Lady O, there are many days she is not a Lady, and tomorrow will be one of them. Just sayin.

Don't forget lady's can be b***hes.

[KingPerch]

Last time I called Mother Oneida a name, she dumped 2’ of snow and the winds were blowing gusts of 40 mph….Freddie might recall that day!😜

The fishing was really good though!!😎

[filetandrelease]

 Yes sir 4.5 miles in a white out 1 way
 And it was nice of the fish to hang out another day 🎣🕳

[filetandrelease]

 Don’t know how it’s on the lake , I live few miles south of Pulaski and it’s a white out with big wind

[kautz88]

I know this is off topics but how is the bullhead fishing in the spring?? any intel would be appreciated

[reeleyz]

Don’t know how it’s on the lake , I live few miles south of Pulaski and it’s a white out with big wind

I came off the ice a little after 8. The whiteout just rolled through here and the wind picked up even more. The snow has stopped for now though.

[XC 600]

It was brutal here at 10:30 complete white out and serious wind. Letting up now hope those guys were honkered down that were out there.

[filetandrelease]

 I’m sure it was nasty

[KingPerch]

Yes sir 4.5 miles in a white out 1 way
 And it was nice of the fish to hang out another day 🎣🕳

👍🏻😁

[fishyfishes]

I’d like some opinions on fishing walleyes and perch. By fishing to close to the bottom are you spooking the fish? I think it does, especially under a foot off of the bottom. I’m just wondering after a recent trip to the lake. I just feel like you’re not allowing them to get out of there comfort zone and if they’re around and fishing on the bottom you’re pushing them away because you’re to close to them. Opinions are much appreciated. Thanks, fishy

[trapper2000]

i see  guys out on chapmens ......doesn't look fun to me

[trapper2000]

Yes sir 4.5 miles in a white out 1 way
 And it was nice of the fish to hang out another day 🎣🕳

always  carry a compass in the shanty and one on my coat

[Yotecatcher]

I’d like some opinions on fishing walleyes and perch. By fishing to close to the bottom are you spooking the fish? I think it does, especially under a foot off of the bottom. I’m just wondering after a recent trip to the lake. I just feel like you’re not allowing them to get out of there comfort zone and if they’re around and fishing on the bottom you’re pushing them away because you’re to close to them. Opinions are much appreciated. Thanks, fishy

I usually go and pound the bottom and get the silt wrkd up and then jig a ft off the bottom seems to work on most lakes I icefish.

[filetandrelease]

always  carry a compass in the shanty and one on my coat

If you don’t just hunker down till it lets up 😉

[trapper2000]

If you don’t just hunker down till it lets up 😉

white out by my house  4 cars  slammed into each other   i don't thnk anyone was hurt

[Greenhornet73]

always  carry a compass in the shanty and one on my coat

That is excellent advice for anyone that ice fishes. I was fishing a small lake years ago that I know very well and a storm came in and since I was about ready to leave shortly I panicked and packed up quick and headed back to shore, not being able to even see my feet in front of me. I ended up at the road completely on the opposite side of the lake from where my car was parked. Had to leave my gear on the ice and walk around the lake to get my car. Could have been a dangerous situation on a bigger lake or during late ice. That day I should have stayed put until it passed. Since then I always have my compass in my jacket pocket when ice fishing.

[Greenhornet73]

I’m planning to hit chaumont tomorrow if the wind settles down a little. If anyone has any recent fishing info please PM me, if the fishing is slow I will choose a closer destination.

[trapper2000]

i carry 2  ...one is  pinned inside my shanty the other  is pinned on my  jacket another trick is  stay quiet listen  for cars  or snow blows...never panick your better of sitting stay warm

[Yotecatcher]

I also carry this along with a compass. Keeps the phone charged all day.

[Greenhornet73]

X2

[reeleyz]

I’d like some opinions on fishing walleyes and perch. By fishing to close to the bottom are you spooking the fish? I think it does, especially under a foot off of the bottom. I’m just wondering after a recent trip to the lake. I just feel like you’re not allowing them to get out of there comfort zone and if they’re around and fishing on the bottom you’re pushing them away because you’re to close to them. Opinions are much appreciated. Thanks, fishy

If I am fishing just for walleyes my lure is normally pretty high. Lately I have been running at least 3’ off bottom and moving it up from there.

For perch I tend to be closer to bottom.

A lot of it has to do with the mood of the fish even the time of day.

[reeleyz]

i carry 2  ...one is  pinned inside my shanty the other  is pinned on my  jacket another trick is  stay quiet listen  for cars  or snow blows...never panick your better of sitting stay warm

I remember listening for the Cleveland church bells in the fog with my dad.

[filetandrelease]

 Even with a compass when the weather is bad ,when I first started ice fishing Oneida a bad storm came up and the older man that I was with said compass or none set up and fish til it lets up your much safer as back then we didn’t have all the  modern clothing we have today to this day if I’m on foot and it gets truly bad I wait it out , just call and say well dear see you when I get there

[trapper2000]

Even with a compass when the weather is bad ,when I first started ice fishing Oneida a bad storm came up and the older man that I was with said compass or none set up and fish til it lets up your much safer as back then we didn’t have all the  modern clothing we have today to this day if I’m on foot and it gets truly bad I wait it out , just call and say well dear see you when I get there

extra propane and coffee your all good

[filetandrelease]

extra propane and coffee your all good

You bet ,

[KingPerch]

always  carry a compass in the shanty and one on my coat

release was showing off that day. He left a few minutes ahead of me. Figured I’d follow his tracks…. Nope, snow covered and couldn’t see his tracks. So I kept on going, no clue where I was going…. Up ahead was a shack and snowmobile I recognized. It was the ol buzzard. He said he came right to the exact holes he fished the day before…. With no compass or GPS!!!😁 crazy ol buzzard!!!😜

[badbrad2186]

Even with a compass when the weather is bad ,when I first started ice fishing Oneida a bad storm came up and the older man that I was with said compass or none set up and fish til it lets up your much safer as back then we didn’t have all the  modern clothing we have today to this day if I’m on foot and it gets truly bad I wait it out , just call and say well dear see you when I get there

Fished til dusk one day with my grandpa because of this. We fished all day when we were going to pack up I stepped out and said nope not happening right now well 6 hour later and 2 feet of snow we pack up and walked off ice. Was a great day fishing was a very long tough walk back to truck

[Fishin-Mission]

Back in the 80's and likely before that, there was a line of Christmas trees that would run from Constantia to Wantry Island that ice fisherman would use to get back to shore on a day like this. Back then you did not have the Electronics you have now and a compass was a must for navigation

[filetandrelease]

 Your right if you were down that way

[Yotecatcher]

Sound advice