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Title: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: fiskasassassin on Dec 29, 2012, 05:24 PM
dont want exact gps coordinates just your fave place for eyes on ice
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: allpro on Dec 29, 2012, 05:26 PM
                    oneida
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: fiskasassassin on Dec 29, 2012, 05:30 PM
wanted to try there or seneca last year nothin but cigars at chautauqua and silver last year just started tryin to target them 2 years ago thanks for reply
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: s10xr on Dec 29, 2012, 05:51 PM
Oneida
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: FingerLaker607 on Dec 29, 2012, 06:10 PM
dont think theres many eyes in Seneca if at all, and it will take one heck of a winter to ice fish it. Oneidas your best bet, but chautaqua aint bad either
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: AugustWest on Dec 29, 2012, 06:11 PM
Oneida :bow:
AW
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: Toxic fisher on Dec 29, 2012, 06:15 PM
dont think theres many eyes in Seneca if at all, and it will take one heck of a winter to ice fish it. Oneidas your best bet, but chautaqua aint bad either
I know guys that fish exclusively for eyes on Seneca on open water and heard its pretty stellar:)
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: bigZin315 on Dec 29, 2012, 06:16 PM
oneida
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: octanehi5 on Dec 29, 2012, 06:17 PM
giving that you are targeting walleye its very hard to beat Oneida for the numbers in that lake.My friend and I are going to fish it in Feb we live in Ct.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: adkmtnman76 on Dec 29, 2012, 06:18 PM
Kiwassa
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: tundra1 on Dec 29, 2012, 06:18 PM
 ;D oneida
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: fiskasassassin on Dec 29, 2012, 06:24 PM
kiwassa what region is that wanna do some diggin on the archive
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: j13440 on Dec 29, 2012, 06:44 PM
15 years ago I would say Delta, but now Oneida is the best lake to target walleye
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: Jigger Don on Dec 29, 2012, 06:50 PM
Hands down onieda
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: Mr.Esox on Dec 29, 2012, 07:48 PM
Saratoga will give it run.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: mpike2day on Dec 29, 2012, 07:53 PM
not a lake but bays on the st lawrence
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: hrdcore on Dec 29, 2012, 07:57 PM
Oneida for sure
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: LAKEGEORGEJEFF on Dec 29, 2012, 08:26 PM
Saratoga x2
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: Gillpill on Dec 29, 2012, 08:33 PM
For being a smaller lake honeoye has a crap load of walleye in it (mostly because of the DEC stocking efforts although my teacher at FLCC and head of the original program to sample for walleyes John Foust says they have found signs of some spawning in the lake) and people who know what they are doing catch quite a few and some big ones at that. Guy caught a 10lber in a tourney I was at a few years ago
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: toothpickerel on Dec 29, 2012, 08:40 PM
aint no walleyes in saratoga ::)
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: rjhulbert on Dec 29, 2012, 09:04 PM
Back on the great sac is mine
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: deadsmelthead on Dec 29, 2012, 09:06 PM
Delta, then again i dont target eyes much....
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: stripermancl on Dec 29, 2012, 11:22 PM
alcove reservoir lol
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: Iceydan on Dec 30, 2012, 06:11 AM
Oneida is the place
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 30, 2012, 06:33 AM


theres walleyes in Oneida Lake  ???
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: jiggly wiggly on Dec 30, 2012, 06:41 AM
wanted to try there or seneca last year nothin but cigars at chautauqua and silver last year just started tryin to target them 2 years ago thanks for reply
  walleye  in SENECA   ?   ill take  what your smoking
 
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: drowndin dots on Dec 30, 2012, 07:04 AM

theres walleyes in Oneida Lake  ???
Not after Hollywood and Cubby got done  :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: TheWasp74 on Dec 30, 2012, 07:35 AM
Tomhannock- haven't caught a walleye yet there but have seen plenty! Won'tstop trying!
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: combsey on Dec 30, 2012, 08:01 AM
Bays of the st Lawrence   But as for lake.  Size and numbers go to Champlain.  Followed by the not so dead sea
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: floatsgone on Dec 30, 2012, 09:30 AM
Oneida!
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: tgrm on Dec 30, 2012, 09:50 AM
Conesus hands down !!!
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: ny_angler on Dec 30, 2012, 10:15 AM
Not saying its not possable but i have fished Seneca lake for 45 years never heard of anybody catching a walleye...   never caught a sturgeon either but at least I have heard of them.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: FingerLaker607 on Dec 30, 2012, 10:42 AM
thats what I'm saying....I think they must be talking about the Seneca River.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: ejg on Dec 30, 2012, 10:47 AM
Oneida
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: fiskasassassin on Dec 30, 2012, 10:49 AM
thanks for the input fellas cant wait oneida sounds like hog heaven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: Pequod1 on Dec 30, 2012, 11:08 AM
Oneida is just a great all around lake. Can't go wrong there.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: octanehi5 on Dec 30, 2012, 11:12 AM
I worked at the Oneida Hatchery last spring,The largest Walleye we did that day was about 7lbs,I'm sure there are much bigger ones. The High numbers and quality of the walleyes I did see was amazing.Giving the care they take and the return of fry they produce, It will be a great fishery for yrs to come.If you want hogs go to the bay of Quinte Not to far from NY Its hard to catch one under 8lbs.I find that the 18-22" size make for some good table fair.Oneida is loaded with them
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: BudMan on Dec 30, 2012, 11:30 AM
As far as numbers Oneida. If you want a pig my guess is erie... but haven't had a chance to fish there. Maybe this year.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: HandsumJed on Dec 30, 2012, 11:35 AM
For sure....Oneida.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: fiskasassassin on Dec 30, 2012, 11:39 AM
caught quite a bit at the foot of ferry all summer and fall dont think i will ice fish erie ever scary
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 30, 2012, 11:44 AM

i seen in the last few years size is getting bigger in Oneida i believe do to guys tossing fish over 20" back and keeping the smaller ones , since they lowered the size limit from 18" to 15 "it has taken a lot of pressure off the larger ones i try and keep the ones to eat 16"-18" and many of my fishing buds do the same
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: ruby slipper on Dec 30, 2012, 12:50 PM
Bays of the st Lawrence   But as for lake.  Size and numbers go to Champlain.  Followed by the not so dead sea

Are you referring the the Inland Sea on Champlain as the Dead Sea, or is that your 3rd body of water in ny that you prefer?
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: carcaju on Dec 30, 2012, 03:23 PM
Are you referring the the Inland Sea on Champlain as the Dead Sea, or is that your 3rd body of water in ny that you prefer?
dead sea =sac. res.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: walleyemagic on Dec 30, 2012, 03:44 PM
onieda and lake ontario and cant forget the great whitney point res. ;D
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: ruby slipper on Dec 30, 2012, 06:00 PM
dead sea =sac. res.

I gotch ya, thanks. Champlain does have some nice Walleye and Vermonters offer refer to the "Island Sea" as the "Dead Sea"  but it often produces large eyes.

My favorite place in NY to fish for eyes would have to be the bays of the Eastern Basin, Chaumont,Black River and Mud when they freeze good.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: BROOKIEGILLY on Dec 30, 2012, 06:49 PM
Onieda
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: rayfish on Dec 30, 2012, 07:13 PM
Oneida for winter, St Lawrence river for summer
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: Iceangler247 on Dec 30, 2012, 08:53 PM
For being a smaller lake honeoye has a crap load of walleye in it (mostly because of the DEC stocking efforts although my teacher at FLCC and head of the original program to sample for walleyes John Foust says they have found signs of some spawning in the lake) and people who know what they are doing catch quite a few and some big ones at that. Guy caught a 10lber in a tourney I was at a few years ago

I'm up at FLCC also man. John Foust sure knows what he is talking about.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: stripermancl on Dec 30, 2012, 10:04 PM
theres some nice eyes in the tomahanok caught hundreds there some years preety good threw the ice to .got to no where to fish and when.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: Gillpill on Dec 31, 2012, 01:29 AM
I'm up at FLCC also man. John Foust sure knows what he is talking about.
Well that's cool. If u don't mind me asking what's your name bro, maybe il see u this coming semester. And yea, John foust is one smart dude also the best teacher in the conservation department
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: jigshimmer on Dec 31, 2012, 06:16 PM
Saratogax3.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: fiskasassassin on Dec 12, 2013, 08:47 AM
oneida was a bust tried to get some help before we went to no avail didnt bring wheeler so icant say itwas the lake try again with wheeler this yr if its like last yr saratoga will be the next stop
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: cnyiceboy on Dec 12, 2013, 10:06 AM
For a trophy walleye nothing beats the bays of lake Ontario for large eyes. I don't keep them but man you can get some slobs.

Oneida for keeper eyes for the table hands down.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 12, 2013, 10:56 AM
like eatting  fish  ....oneida ...bang slob perch  right along with the  eyes 
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: bosco2 on Dec 12, 2013, 11:35 AM
Honeoye is packed with them. Finding them, getting them to bite, and staying on them is another thing altogether. It's a dishpan lake with next to no structure. When I've targeted walley exclusively on Honeoye I've been disappointed. Now I go to Honeoye for perch but I go extra early and get a tip-down spread, jigging holes, and extra holes drilled before sun-up. I get an occassional walleye just before daybreak. I've never iced 2 walleye in any one day of ice fishing there. I've no doubt there's guys who target them and do well there. I'm just not one of them.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 12, 2013, 11:38 AM
Oneida

X100 - There is nothing else like it on earth.  ;D :icefish:
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: TigerMiceski365 on Dec 12, 2013, 01:28 PM
Back on the great sac is mine

 I heard you love the sac
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: hesseltine32 on Dec 12, 2013, 01:59 PM
Oneida
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: NatefishNY on Dec 12, 2013, 04:28 PM
oneida was a bust tried to get some help before we went to no avail didnt bring wheeler so icant say itwas the lake try again with wheeler this yr if its like last yr saratoga will be the next stop

what do you mean you couldnt get help?
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: IceLabrador on Dec 12, 2013, 04:43 PM
ONEIDA
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Post by: combsey on Dec 12, 2013, 05:31 PM
St larwence       Lower Champlain      Toga.        Dead Sea     Hudson  river.         Horseshoe                Harris.          Tupper.           I can't decide.      Will be heading back to Oneida this year.   It's been over 5 years since I last fished it through the ice.     
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: Toxic fisher on Dec 12, 2013, 05:35 PM
Oneida hands down :afro:
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: mpike2day on Dec 12, 2013, 06:37 PM
Mystic lake.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: jayy on Dec 12, 2013, 06:52 PM
Mpike2day...  Good one.  I hear they grow them big in that mud puddle.   ::)
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: pimplepounder on Dec 12, 2013, 08:00 PM
the O
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Post by: coldfish on Dec 12, 2013, 08:02 PM
oneida
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: mpike2day on Dec 12, 2013, 08:38 PM
Mpike2day...  Good one.  I hear they grow them big in that mud puddle.   ::)
State record big. 
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: VDueslerIV on Dec 12, 2013, 08:50 PM
Sacandaga....i have always had luck there..but i may try oneida this year for an overnight...
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: Mr.Esox on Dec 12, 2013, 09:06 PM
Sodom reservoir big fish!
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: BROOKIEGILLY on Dec 12, 2013, 09:29 PM
Onieda
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: bbrown009 on Dec 13, 2013, 05:06 AM
GSL, after all, who has the energy to run after tipups all day? Just set em and forget em. Bait doesn't even get hurt ;)

I actually fish GLS a lot since I live there, but looking forward to moving around a bit this year to Oneida and Saratoga.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: SwedishPIMP69 on Dec 13, 2013, 07:26 AM
Oneida
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: fiskasassassin on Dec 13, 2013, 03:51 PM
what do you mean you couldnt get help?
i tried posting asking nicely all that not one pm orword of advice just hecklers last yr im hooked up now though
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: gil_lunkage on Dec 13, 2013, 06:10 PM
Eerie
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: egriffin70 on Dec 13, 2013, 06:21 PM
Sodom reservoir big fish!

It's so low right now they must be on top if each other, or jumped ship down river to diverting.  The draw downs really suck, see if they close it for ice season.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: NYJigger72 on Dec 13, 2013, 06:25 PM
Oneida, Honeoye,and conesus in that order.
Follow the Oneida bs thread that will help.
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: ICEROGUE on Dec 14, 2013, 05:39 PM
Honeoye is packed with them. Finding them, getting them to bite, and staying on them is another thing altogether. It's a dishpan lake with next to no structure. When I've targeted walley exclusively on Honeoye I've been disappointed. Now I go to Honeoye for perch but I go extra early and get a tip-down spread, jigging holes, and extra holes drilled before sun-up. I get an occassional walleye just before daybreak. I've never iced 2 walleye in any one day of ice fishing there. I've no doubt there's guys who target them and do well there. I'm just not one of them.
the most I have ever iced in one day way two there, and size wasn't impressive. one at noon on a maki plastic and another one right before dark on a shinner. Honeoye is one of the most frustrating lakes I have ever fished, lol, yet i fish it religiously every year,
Title: Re: ????vote for your fave ny lake for targeting walleye through the ice??
Post by: Hardwaternubie53 on Dec 16, 2013, 10:48 AM
Since it is the only lake I have ever caught wallys in, Sac. Res. No monsters, but good, legal eating size, enough for dinner for the family each time I go out.