ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS

[pimplepounder]

Awesome pic Chow I can't wait to get back to camp

[Reelax]

Slow day for me out of Chapman. Fished 20’ just west of park. Marked fish but tough to get any to bite. One perch and one short eye. Lost 5 at the hole. Frustrating to say the least. All on a chrome/blue rap with minnow head. Forecast on Tuesday not looking good for walkers.

[filetandrelease]

 I had a better day today , fish were sluggish but Managed to coax them
 The eyes were much more aggressive

   

[BeenPerchin315]

Great idea it’s only 79.5 square miles shouldn’t take long 😜

Did you mean acres or something. I mean the lake is like 11mi long and like 4 wide at its widest ain’t it.
If it were 12 Long 4wide it would be 48sq mi
Just saying.

[DeadEyez]

Oneida is around 20.5 miles long. Slow night for me. Good news is the slush froze up in every spot I encountered it. Nice catch Fred!

[oneida1]

22 miles long widest is 5 miles

[reeleyz]

Nice job Fred!

Can you imagine if the lake was only 12 miles long? Good lord it probably would be all holes by now!

[Dsportman]

 Had a good night tonight,hit a few slush pockets but nothing like it was. Tight lines!

[trapper2000]

lookslike you did well freddie

[fishshack]

Nice work on the fish guys. A friend and I got out today and found a few eyes as well. Slush seemed much better where we were. All tightened up.   Nice day!!

[filetandrelease]

Did you mean acres or something. I mean the lake is like 11mi long and like 4 wide at its widest ain’t it.
If it were 12 Long 4wide it would be 48sq mi
Just saying.

http:// Oneida Lake is the largest lake entirely within New York state, with a surface area of 79.8 square miles. The lake is located northeast of Syracuse and near the Great Lakes. It feeds the Oneida River, a tributary of the Oswego River,

[filetandrelease]

Nice job Fred!

Can you imagine if the lake was only 12 miles long? Good lord it probably would be all holes by now!

LOL it would look like Swiss cheese
 Good job everyone ,
 I missed a great sunrise pic 😡

[Crazy Ivan]

A rare for me, all day bite near Lewis. A walleye limit at mid day was a treat. A handful of hog perch and a million shorts. The glow tiger #7 rap has been the star last 2 outs. I caught and released the fish in the image, perhaps I shouldn't have? It had growths and soars. Pretty yucko

[filetandrelease]

 Ivan those lumps are absolutely harmless , you should have made a meal of that fine catch

[DeadEyez]

Not fishing related but pretty bad snowmobile accident on the lake out in front of mill street about half hour ago. I heard on the scanner that he hit a pressure crack. Thoughts and prayers to him and his family.

[Crazy Ivan]

Ivan those lumps are absolutely harmless , you should have made a meal of that fine catch

Haha thanks, I'll know for next time!

[Tbell112]

Not fishing related but pretty bad snowmobile accident on the lake out in front of mill street about half hour ago. I heard on the scanner that he hit a pressure crack. Thoughts and prayers to him and his family.

Really odd scenario because I think I saw that guy while I was fishing out of Lewis and he had to have been going 100+. I had said to my girlfriend that I remember my dad telling me about his friend who was ripping his snowmobile at dark and hit a crack and was sent flying. Not even hour later I’m reading about this. Terrible. Prayers go out! Hope everything is okay.

[pimplepounder]

Buds at camp called me said bunch of cops and rescue at mill st and a sled and side by side headed out on the ice towards the islands

[reeleyz]

I hope he is okay. Those cracks come up really fast in the dark.

[filetandrelease]

 Hope he is ok , there is a good size pressure ridge out toward mid lake running east to west ,

[delawareriver]

Really odd scenario because I think I saw that guy while I was fishing out of Lewis and he had to have been going 100+. I had said to my girlfriend that I remember my dad telling me about his friend who was ripping his snowmobile at dark and hit a crack and was sent flying. Not even hour later I’m reading about this. Terrible. Prayers go out! Hope everything is okay.

doubt it was the same guy. Guys being idiots all over the lake. We were standing on shore with a camp fire bout 8pm Noticed two sleds moving pretty good than saw the tail light disappear on one sled. Police scanner said 22 year old unconscious but breathing

[filetandrelease]

 I forgot to post travel conditions have improved some as I noticed many of the slush spots had tightened up , not to say there isn’t bad spots out there , walking wasn’t bad , let’s hope this up coming storm stays clear , as we don’t need anymore

[reeleyz]

Definitely less slush out there today. Still slush in spots but probably half as bad as Tuesday.

[D3adhead]

Hey fellas, just moved back down this way and have been fishing Oneida for a few weeks without much success. I’ve tried just about everything I can think of. I see guys out there catching fish but I’m having a hell of a time. Mostly following the crowds and don’t have any electronics yet. If anyone has any pointers or tips for me I’d appreciate the help. The skunks are starting to bruise my ego.

[fishinjohn]

Hey fellas, just moved back down this way and have been fishing Oneida for a few weeks without much success. I’ve tried just about everything I can think of. I see guys out there catching fish but I’m having a hell of a time. Mostly following the crowds and don’t have any electronics yet. If anyone has any pointers or tips for me I’d appreciate the help. The skunks are starting to bruise my ego.

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[Jomat]

Hey fellas, just moved back down this way and have been fishing Oneida for a few weeks without much success. I’ve tried just about everything I can think of. I see guys out there catching fish but I’m having a hell of a time. Mostly following the crowds and don’t have any electronics yet. If anyone has any pointers or tips for me I’d appreciate the help. The skunks are starting to bruise my ego.

Electronics pretty much a must imo.  Have a pretty cheap marcum showdown if you’re interested.  It may need a battery.

[Tbell112]

1 eye seven perch this morning at shackelton. Slush wasn’t bad at all. Hopefully can steer clear of a lot of the snow this week. Have a good one guys!

[zaphod4]

Fished yesterday out of Chapman.Slush stayed firm pretty much all day.Made for some bumpy riding here and there.Had to keep an eye on stuff in the tow sled.Thinking about getting some netting to put over it during the drag.Went slightly east to 32fow.Couple lookers.Moved a little west to 28 for.Caught 2 perch then a coup,e lookers.Went a little more west to 34fow.Couple lookers and 1 perch.Last move was to the east in 24 for.Couple lookers and caught 1 carp on the smallest jig I have with a meal worm on it.It was too big to get through the hole.So I had to reach not the hole to unhook.Thing must have been in the 20lb range.Didn’t put up a big fight.But it was fun anyways and by far the biggest thing I’ve ever caught ice fishing.

[zaphod4]

....question.So I parked at Chapman and someone parked directly behind me so I had to find a place I could drive my truck to to load my sled on.Is this normal?At 1st I was pissed.But I’m thinking maybe it’s normal and just something you have to expect.At the end of the day it really wasn’t a big deal.except that I ended up having to drive back around to a spot I could load.I’m not new to bringing a sled for ice fishing.But I haven’t done it a lot.Maybe 3 or 4 times a year.But Ive never run into this before.

[KingPerch]

If you leave space behind your truck or trailer.... that space will be filled when you return. Especially on the weekends. The amount of ice anglers has quadrupled over the last 10 years. Parking has been a challenge....sorry to hear of your troubles.