Willams beach for walleye on Oneida

[Jigging_Fool]

Hey guys just wondering what the scoop is for wallies out at Williams beach for Oneida lake. I heard they were hitting near the islands, but i didn't get many hits last time i went out. If anyone is willing to give me a more accurate report on how deep to fish and how far from the islands that would be great. Looking to feed the family.

[filetandrelease]

Well far as eyes they can be caught in a variety of depths , I have caught them from 16-40’ they are structurally oriented, , A map or gps will help a lot in your search ,

[Jigging_Fool]

I'm talking specifically about Williams beach on the South Shore of Oneida. I do not have the means to check depths with electronics.

[filetandrelease]

Sorry in your first post you ask for depth ,

[reeleyz]

I'm talking specifically about Williams beach on the South Shore of Oneida. I do not have the means to check depths with electronics.

If you have a smart phone you can download Navionics. That should get you close.

When I was a kid we never used electronics and we had a pretty good idea what depth we were in and if we were near structure.

Just had to punch a lot of holes and count how many cranks off bottom you were. Seems like yesterday.

[Jigging_Fool]

Is it a free app?

[reeleyz]

Is it a free app?

It cost me $10 4 years ago. It might be $15 now.

[Jigging_Fool]

Damn, I'm in the process of moving and have limited funds

[filetandrelease]

You are on the computer so access is at your finger tips

[pimplepounder]

15 bucks well worth it

[moosefeet]

Navionics has a free app, buy a lake map also

[wish4fish]

My wife is always telling me what a cheap hobby ice fishing is....

[H2O-32]

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[Dug1898]

Here's a nautical chart that you can add to your computer or your phone. It's not Navionics; but it's free...
Williams Beach is not marked; but is just west of Valentine's Beach on the map.
I haven't heard how frozen the channel is, so be careful out there. 

http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/14788.shtml

[trapper2000]

cheap way is follow  the crowd  once you start catching fish  save the cords

[crappyfisherman]

read my posts on the oneida lake general thread and also spend the time looking back at the old reports. What you need to know is there.

[choo choo]

Jigging.Fool..Like reeleyez mentioned, none of us had electronics in the old days and we all caught plenty of fish on any lake. We drilled/spudded a hole, dropped  our lure ( or depth sounder lead weight if bait fishing), down until it hit bottom, walked backwards until lure or sounder popped up and out of hole...pace that off back to hole and you have  your water depth.  Go out a little further and repeat process checking depth as you go. It's an Easy way to find a particular depth of water that has been productive for others, or for finding a hump..... or drop off near an island  , bouy , or shoreline, especially if no one is around.
 Have fun and good luck....old school ice fishing can be fun and productive too.

[choo choo]

. I do not have the means to check depths with electronics.

Sorry, I should have posted my reply using this ...

[New Old Guy]

Yo Jiggin Fool,

 First welcome to the site as a relatively new Iceshanty adherent. Secondly, kudos for your efforts to attain expertise from this forum. As you can see many of our resident Oneida experts are eager to help a newbie. It is however a bit disconcerting when one expects almost instant gratification, instant knowledge of the topography, what lures to use, where to gain access, fishing habits electronic equipment available etc.etc. Now I'm not saying you are one of those people.

The accumulation of knowledge as you can read in the previous posts has been garnered by many, through years of hard work, many drags, virtually thousands of holes cut first by hand., hundreds of dollars spent on the newest lure  of the day. in short. a life time of effort to fine tune the pursuit  of the ever illusive walleye, perch or flat fish encountered in the great Oneida Basin.

I am always amazed at the willingness of our old and new sages to go out of their way to introduce a newbie to the ice fishing platform.  I am equally aware of a slight reticence to imbue the newbie with all this accumulation of knowledge with out encountering some of the work ethic involved to attain it. At the same time, you will not find many who will send you the co-ordinates of there favorite  fishing holes. It may behoove you to contact some of your Oneida fishing idols via private message (PM). Even then you will find this same reluctance to hand you all their accumulated knowledge on a platter. As you progress, work and earn your way into the ice fishing community there will be many such Oneida tutors willing to guide you along your way grass hopper, just not happy to see you cutting a hole 10 feet from their shanty. Proceed with a willingness to learn and be respectful of those who have learned. You will do well. All that being said, this old coot is always happy to cut a hole in the ice with a fellow fisherman or fisherwoman. If you gain nothing else from this post, please  stay safe out there  Buy yourself a spud and use it. SPUD SPUD SPUD

Boggey

[moosefeet]

I have learned a lot from reading the posts on here for the last few yrs, have sent out some pm's and have gotten some very useful pointers. The best way i have found to figure Oneida out is to set your mind to fishing a certain area and fish! Take the knowledge and info on this site with you and its all trial and error from there. It's like teaching a pup to hunt..... a lot of work but one day it will start to click and that's the fun part.

[filetandrelease]

Very true moose , lots of trial  and error , even after 30 plus years walking on Oneida I’m still learning and experimenting, like reeleyz said lots of years without electronics , maps and a compass back then , one of the ways we found fish was to separate to locate , and have some sort of signal to let the other know that you had scored