ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS

[oneida1]

ice great condtion, ran all over couldnt find em.....

[chummer16]

I understand about the location thing, but this site gives me so much info, wanted to share once. I know it's where you fish also, sorry.

It is nice to share until you get burned.  One year I caught a limit so the next day I shared with a guy I had fished with a couple times.  He brought a buddy and all 3 of us limited out. The next day I was on them again and when I opened my shanty around 10 there were 35 guys within 50 yards of me.  This spot was in the middle of the lake and the two previous days there wasn’t a guy within 3miles of me. Lesson learned.  You didn’t give an exact spot and there have been a few guys in that area all year.

[KingPerch]

That lake has been blown up so bad over the last 5 years, that nothing is sacred anymore. Sit in the same spot for more than 4 hours… you’ve got company coming. I’ve been getting on the ice at 4:30-5:00 most mornings… that doesn’t help either. Anglers will setup right on top of me. The old saying that “it’s a big lake, give the next guy room, lots of lake to fish” is over. I, along with my friends, have been burned in the past. Main reason I don’t post my outings anymore. Not a rant, just posting facts.

[zadvorney]

I'll be honest. I post what I do and don't care if guys fish around me. It's going to happen. It's why I move around alot. This lake has a ton of water to cover and the fish are all over. If I don't like what I see, I move. I also am one of the last holdouts of the gas auger crowd so I make noise. People get all bent about that too. Oh well. If you want real privacy then use a wetsuit and fish from under the water. Lol. There used to be tons of guys fishing in big shanty towns. I am sure a few fists were exchanged back then. But so we're beers and burgers and bait. I guess I'm just old and don't give a damn any more about the spot burning of an entire lake.

[Greenhornet73]

Yep, the term “loose lips sink ships” applies here and everywhere now especially with social media. I have enjoyed a pretty private spot on Oneida the past few years and still had nobody around me within 100 yards in any direction. Today beat my previous outing and the one before which were both my best days out in years. Landed 15 eyes, 10 were short and a few of them not by much. Also landed 17 perch, only 5 were under 11” with few 12”+ tanks and threw back a couple 9’s. Could have left with my limit of eyes at 8 am but glad I stuck around to pick away at the perch and c&r some bonus walleyes.

[KingPerch]

I'll be honest. I post what I do and don't care if guys fish around me. It's going to happen. It's why I move around alot. This lake has a ton of water to cover and the fish are all over. If I don't like what I see, I move. I also am one of the last holdouts of the gas auger crowd so I make noise. People get all bent about that too. Oh well. If you want real privacy then use a wetsuit and fish from under the water. Lol. There used to be tons of guys fishing in big shanty towns. I am sure a few fists were exchanged back then. But so we're beers and burgers and bait. I guess I'm just old and don't give a damn any more about the spot burning of an entire lake.

oh, your the guy with power auger!!!😂😂😂😂😂😁😁 Just kidding!! I now make moves when needed! Best of luck the rest of the season to you!!😎

[KingPerch]

Good work Greenhornet!!😎

[Greenhornet73]

Thanks KP.  I have never broken an ice rod in 18 years while ice fishing and have snapped 3 this season, one on a fish and two on way too excited exits out of the flip over to run down flags 😣.  They’ve all resulted in upgrades though including the one today. 

[KingPerch]

Thanks KP.  I have never broken an ice rod in 18 years while ice fishing and have snapped 3 this season, one on a fish and two on way too excited exits out of the flip over to run down flags 😣.  They’ve all resulted in upgrades though including the one today.

Lol! I have broken 4 rods on hooksets in my life. I haven’t broke one in 4 years since upgrading to 13fishing MH 31” rods. Filetandrelease got me interested in them. My son is pro staff for them with his bass tourney fishing. Great products!

[Greenhornet73]

I haven’t tried those. The one a broke today was a 28” meat stick that I really liked but was just a little long for hooksets in my one man shanty. Three weeks ago was my “green hornet” mackinaw casting grip rod I built myself that I loved. Building a new one will be a late fall project for me this year the day after I put my boat away.

[Greenhornet73]

 Btw how is the tip action on the mh’s? I like to be able to see the tip move if a perch happens to nip but the backbone on those must give a good hook set

[trapper2000]

i use  broken  broom handles  and  just rip them  eyes out of the water .......

[filetandrelease]

 Well done hornet

[Chowdaire]

Couldn’t find ‘em again today. Moved 10 times. Got a handful of keeper eyes and then picked away for 25 good perch.

Probably my last trip but it was a good end with a couple of good trips the last couple of weeks.

Gonna be some more good fishing out there yet to come. Good luck to everyone still getting after it.

[filetandrelease]

Chowdaire,  Sounds like a good day to me

[Chowdaire]

Oh yeah. Good day for sure. Good to end the season with some perch in the freezer.

[Greenhornet73]

Definitely a good day for sure. I was happy with my catch and you got twice as many perch as I did and I’m sure many of them are the quality Oneida size that have been numerous this ice season. Many nice sized fillets there.

[reeleyz]

Oh yeah. Good day for sure. Good to end the season with some perch in the freezer.

End to the season? 

It’s not far off though. I think Rick (APPS) says 10 days after the geese arrive? I saw 2 geese today… 

Great job as usual Chow!

[KingPerch]

Good job, Bob!! 🎣

[greensider]

Large flocks all day today heading north

[KingPerch]

Btw how is the tip action on the mh’s? I like to be able to see the tip move if a perch happens to nip but the backbone on those must give a good hook set

Its the only rod I found, that will let you feel that perch nip in the tip, and, the backbone to make them go cross eyed when I set the hook. 😁

[Chowdaire]

End to the season? 

It’s not far off though. I think Rick (APPS) says 10 days after the geese arrive? I saw 2 geese today… 

Great job as usual Chow!

My bad! I meant end to MY season. Like I said, lots more fish to be caught before ice out.

[BeenPerchin315]

i use  broken  broom handles  and  just rip them  eyes out of the water .......

I hook dynamite to my lure cast it way out away from me to go boom then just go around with a net. ROFL 🤣

[hrdcore]

I fished South Shore this afternoon and was surprised by the amount of snow on the ice. Any areas that I came across that were bare, the ice was hard but saw some air bubbles forming. I hope it gets some more snow on it. The launch was fine coming back in. Good luck to whoever is going out tommorow.

[DeadEyez]

Nice pics and reports guys! Tomorrow is gonna be brutal. 60 mph wind gusts with thunderstorms

[reeleyz]

I snuck out for a couple of hours. There is still a good amount of snow on the ice and little water. Just some sprinkles here and there so far. Hopefully any big rain misses us.

The bite was much slower for me today. 1 keeper eye and 3 shorts.

[Raquettedacker]

Better than working..👍👍

[oneida1]

As of right now looking out from house very little if any rain mild wind to no wind, cloudy with mild temps guessing it will change soon...

[DeadEyez]

Better than working..👍👍

X2

[reeleyz]

Better than working..👍👍

It sure is!!!