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Title: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 20, 2017, 11:43 AM
I see theres no Oneida Page this year, feel free to post info or ask questions here, hope you all have a great ice season.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hinkydo on Dec 20, 2017, 01:05 PM
Glad to see you are around SNAGGER.
Hoping there are lots of fish caught and pictures !!!!


                                                            hinkydo
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: builder on Dec 20, 2017, 01:07 PM
welcome back snagger. always enjoyed your onieda pictures. some of the best
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Post by: pimplepounder on Dec 20, 2017, 01:08 PM
Shane did your recover from that salmon run this fall...glad to see you post agian..hope you have a good and safe ice season ...look forward to your post
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Post by: scout57 on Dec 20, 2017, 01:48 PM
hey Snag.....gonna be a good season I think
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bart on Dec 20, 2017, 01:58 PM
Snagger, glad to see you on Ice Shanty! 

Hoping for good ice for the sled so I will be able to get on Oneida this winter...

Hope all is well with you and yours, bart
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Dec 20, 2017, 02:08 PM
Hey Snagger!   Glad to hear as I come up from the So. Tier.  Hopefully everyone has a safe and productive season!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 20, 2017, 06:12 PM
  Yeah me filet and deadeyes had a record breaking June July jigging season in my boat, it was crazy.....and me and big jimmy had a great accidental jumbo perch time in the month May while walleye jigging, I think the lake is as healthy as it was going into winter of 2011 if anyone remembers that winter, tons of 14-17 inch eyes and a huge crop of 9-11 inch perch.  big ice season coming... big...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Loudmouth879 on Dec 20, 2017, 06:13 PM
glad to see ya back snagger now just need the rest of the crew to return  :whistle:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Dec 20, 2017, 06:23 PM
With next weeks temps.... be on there soon!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 20, 2017, 06:29 PM
   
test run on posting pictures, big 27 incher from this fall.
 

   (https://i.imgur.com/jrFUjCzh.jpg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 20, 2017, 06:43 PM

test run this ones from my Iphone.

(https://s10.postimg.cc/qqn0dovud/0_FD2_E445-2889-4_DB6-_AD8_E-153_FC1_C1_A516.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/qqn0dovud/)
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Post by: wiredstone on Dec 20, 2017, 06:49 PM
 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 20, 2017, 06:50 PM
  Bought my first smart phone in june, test run for loading too iceshanty, i got it....


(https://s10.postimg.cc/4fz5de66d/243_A147_F-35_D2-4364-903_F-_B4148_DC10714.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/4fz5de66d/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Dec 20, 2017, 06:56 PM
Nice fish Snag! Ya this new picture posting is pretty nice, photobucket was a pain!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 20, 2017, 07:05 PM
   


   seems pretty easy should be a fun ice season..... ;D
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Post by: nykonsdream on Dec 20, 2017, 07:50 PM
Present
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Post by: ChiefCatchemall on Dec 20, 2017, 07:57 PM
Leave a few fish in that lake for us Shane!
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Post by: reeleyz on Dec 20, 2017, 07:57 PM
What's up Shane!

2011 was unreal for perch. I remember every time I looked for eyes I found more perch.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 20, 2017, 08:02 PM
 


.  2011 was an insane perch year reeleyes, i agree, I think were in for a treat this winter, lots of action...


Lightning shot I snagged this summer at north bay


(https://i.imgur.com/ylochgRh.jpg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Dec 20, 2017, 08:03 PM
Watching, Snagger.  Some nice eyes there. 

Some of the guys are over here. (https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=343121.msg3736884#msg3736884)
and
Here (https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=350154.msg3736193#msg3736193)

I ike the reports thread.  Gotta get down there this winter.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Dec 20, 2017, 08:05 PM
Perch and eyes were on fire from May till November this year (except for a brief slowdown in late Aug for me). Let's hope it carries thru the winter!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 20, 2017, 08:09 PM



  hope no one minds, going too post some pictures too kill sometime til we can walk on water.


  Filet and deadeyes as a storm was approaching us this past summer.

(https://i.imgur.com/ZWuHfZlh.jpg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Dec 20, 2017, 08:11 PM
Always nice PICs.  What did ya get for a smartphone?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 20, 2017, 08:15 PM
Always nice PICs.  What did ya get for a smartphone?
  whatever one cost 95 bucks at Walmart, I think an IPhone 5, practicing with it before I buy a better one.  thanks for links, I found where filet and KP are hiding, the friends and more pg.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 20, 2017, 08:28 PM



  "Lil Deadeyes"   came out on the boat this summer


(https://i.imgur.com/2OC0YpFh.jpg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 20, 2017, 08:32 PM



   Lewis Point being struck.


(https://i.imgur.com/NzBQurLh.jpg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 20, 2017, 08:33 PM



  Godfrey point being struck.


(https://i.imgur.com/YhtHOiHh.jpg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: builder on Dec 20, 2017, 08:38 PM
beautiful pictures
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Post by: SHUBA on Dec 20, 2017, 08:45 PM
You definitely take some insane photos Snagger
 you have my vote for photo contest winner
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Post by: darkeyez on Dec 20, 2017, 09:00 PM
Those are some awesome pictures SNAGGER, nice catches on the open water eyes!
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Post by: choo choo on Dec 20, 2017, 09:08 PM
Looking forward to some great pictures and posts Snag..... hope to see you  out on the ice !!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 20, 2017, 09:23 PM
hope too run into you out there choo choo.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Dec 20, 2017, 10:20 PM
Great photos Snagger! You catch moments in time that most of us never notice.
Fireworks, lightning, tornados and 27" walleyes! Thanks. Nice stuff. :o

All you guys be safe out there walking upon the waters.  @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chevy rotbox on Dec 21, 2017, 04:34 AM
great pics, ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Dec 21, 2017, 05:09 AM
Great shots.  Looking forward to your posts on here this winter.  Long range forecasts look promising.
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Post by: perryt on Dec 21, 2017, 05:25 AM
Nice pictures Snag .............looking forward to your posts  :clap:
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Post by: Looper on Dec 21, 2017, 06:15 AM
Looks like some serious cold weather next week!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bart on Dec 21, 2017, 07:18 AM
Incredible pics!
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Post by: Zern on Dec 21, 2017, 07:22 AM
Hey All! Looking forward to making a trip to Oneida this year. Apps bait shop still up and running?

 Good Luck to all!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 21, 2017, 07:35 AM
Hey All! Looking forward to making a trip to Oneida this year. Apps bait shop still up and running?

 Good Luck to all!

Yes APPS is still in business.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 21, 2017, 11:24 AM


  Yep Apps is still there, talk too rick a couple days ago, he'll be fully stocked up in about a week, said he will carry minnows early this year, has them already for guys fishin big bay and what ever edges might get safe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 21, 2017, 12:14 PM




    Heres a picture of the biggest walleye I ever saw taken threw the ice on Oneida, me and brian had already had a banner morning on eyes shallow then went deep for perch in the mud mid day when this accidental monster came swimming by , wish I video taped the battle , it was pretty crazy.


  28 incher  January 26th 2016


(https://i.imgur.com/ghcZ1Oph.jpg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hinkydo on Dec 21, 2017, 12:44 PM
NICE !!!!!
 Looks like a Golden Crescent walleye.

                                                      hinkdo
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Dec 21, 2017, 12:59 PM
That's beauty! And funny that my best on Oneida was also 28" and came the same way. Midday, sitting out in 36fow drying my boot and eating lunch when she came on the screen. This was about 3 years ago though, off Cleveland.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Dec 21, 2017, 01:16 PM
My son Little Bill is driving me crazy waiting for ice hasn't stop talking about it for 2 weeks he is ready to get up to camp
(https://s9.postimg.cc/p0555ds6j/0819171209_HDR.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/p0555ds6j/)

(https://s9.postimg.cc/db15h8lqj/0827172007a.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/db15h8lqj/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 21, 2017, 01:23 PM
Good stuff PP.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Dec 21, 2017, 01:39 PM
The camera in Bernard bay is showing a good looking sheet out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Dec 21, 2017, 01:41 PM
   You guys punished the Eyes this year Shane, I hope the shad are not the easy pickens they were last year. Sure made it rough on the Eye chasers. But it did make for some fat perch, never have I ever seen a 13.5 inch perch creep up on 2# like they did last season  :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Dec 21, 2017, 02:32 PM
The camera in Bernard bay is showing a good looking sheet out there
pretty sure thats open water..........pretty calm winds right now but there were waves there yesterday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Dec 21, 2017, 02:48 PM
Make sense to me Scout I did notice the winds at 3 mph from the north....I guess I am just look too forward to it icing up haha
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Esox on ice on Dec 21, 2017, 03:12 PM
Anyone drive by big bay recently?
Got the itch!
Probably have to wait till the new year is my guess...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Dec 21, 2017, 03:24 PM
Make sense to me Scout I did notice the winds at 3 mph from the north....I guess I am just look too forward to it icing up haha
I hear ya bud.......hate this little down period between muzzleloader and ice......hopefully we'll be on ice sooner than later
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 21, 2017, 04:36 PM
Wasssup homie! It was good talkin to you the other day bud. Got me pumped up for ice season....can’t wait
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: nykonsdream on Dec 21, 2017, 05:10 PM

(https://s31.postimg.cc/lwr2thyw7/E82_A8709-597_E-4040-_AEFA-_A5889567260_B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/lwr2thyw7/)

Take that snagger
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 21, 2017, 07:35 PM
pretty sure thats open water..........pretty calm winds right now but there were waves there yesterday

I think it might have been frozen. By the time I came through it was dark but it looked like ice.

I guess we will see in the morning!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 22, 2017, 07:23 AM
It is open now. That is for sure!
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Post by: Mancaveburnett on Dec 22, 2017, 07:34 AM
Oneida lake isnt ready yet, where to go to scratch that itch this weekend? hmmmmmmm
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 22, 2017, 09:57 AM
I took a drive of whole northshore 2 days ago after that wind, theres about 2 miles of ice on east end and about 3 miles of ice on west end, its weak thin ice, couldn't even walk on it, but it survived, hopefully tomorrows rain washes off last nights snow and we can build from there.   a lot of major lake effect coming next week, hopefully it stays up here by me like the last 2 events.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 22, 2017, 10:05 AM


  Its a start nykonsdream, but you know me I wait for Oneida too freeze, only place I like too ice fish, unless we get lucky and a finger lake freezes this yr.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 22, 2017, 10:25 AM


    Only about 3 weeks of ice last year, I had the Flu on the first week of ice we had in January and missed it, but when we got the ice in February I did an 12 day straight marathon. heres some pictures from my birthday weekend, first time since 2011 that the perch were so big and so plentiful that's buckets were useless just threw them in a spare jet sled, some big perch over 13 inches and some big limit days of 10-13inchers.  If anyones got pics from the last couple ice seasons on Oneida, post em up.

(https://i.imgur.com/7p2BHgih.jpg)


(https://i.imgur.com/4qEaMTDh.jpg)


(https://i.imgur.com/Lea94M6h.jpg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 22, 2017, 10:33 AM
As always, we made the best of it last February, when we lost the ice, we put my boat in, heres a couple shots from February 27th.


(https://i.imgur.com/MVn7uJzh.jpg)


(https://i.imgur.com/jDv7vpWh.jpg)
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Post by: chevy rotbox on Dec 22, 2017, 03:48 PM
very nice ;D
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Post by: 2muchleft on Dec 22, 2017, 04:50 PM
And that is why I make the two hour drive even though I can fill a bucket with some nice perch closer to home.  And speaking of the finger lakes,who's gonna be the first one to call for Keuka to freeze over to get to some laker water this year?  I'm saying we will be on the ice there by Feb. 15! 
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Post by: pimplepounder on Dec 22, 2017, 05:28 PM
Hey Shane what are you seeing in the command center about our long term forecast for this winter...are we gonna get another mid winter warm spell to ruin our good ice?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: nykonsdream on Dec 22, 2017, 06:27 PM

  Its a start nykonsdream, but you know me I wait for Oneida too freeze, only place I like too ice fish, unless we get lucky and a finger lake freezes this yr.
It’s never been about the fish but for the memories my father gave me and what I shall pass down to mine  :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 25, 2017, 08:14 PM
Man was the lake ripping today!! Big waves out there. Watched a giant sheet of ice blow down to Bernhards Bay from constantia and a lot of it piled up on the north shore. Should be a nice clean sheet when this wind stops and the temps drop this week. Might be some rough spots in close where some of the ice piled up today. Merry Christmas everyone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Dec 25, 2017, 08:18 PM
Here's hoping the snow stops before we start getting ice.  Forecast looks great so far.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mr. Jitterbugger on Dec 26, 2017, 07:43 AM
I live south of Dunham Island and looks like it's locked up near me. With these cold temps I bet some parts will be ready to fish for New Yrs eve, might be brutally chilly though. Let's just hope the lake effect doesnt bury the lake.  :tipup: ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: conesuscrab on Dec 26, 2017, 09:37 AM
Does anyone know if App's bait and tackle is planning to be open this winter?  I hope so.  Really like giving them my business plus they always have good bait.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Dec 26, 2017, 09:38 AM
Now the Bernards Bay camera is starting to look real good sun shining and 14 degrees parts that where open earlier today are now froze over hope it starts to crank and the snow stays away
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Post by: reeleyz on Dec 26, 2017, 10:03 AM
Does anyone know if App's bait and tackle is planning to be open this winter?  I hope so.  Really like giving them my business plus they always have good bait.

Yes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Dec 26, 2017, 11:56 AM
Now the Bernards Bay camera is starting to look real good sun shining and 14 degrees parts that where open earlier today are now froze over hope it starts to crank and the snow stays away

still open water between bernhards bay and Constantia but I think by tomorrow morning it will be fully locked.  hopefully any snow gets blown off.   this weekend cant get here quick enough. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Dec 26, 2017, 12:23 PM
wide open in front of maple bay
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Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 26, 2017, 01:31 PM
Went down too Ithaca to visit my mom for Christmas, whole other world down there, no snow open water, pretty cool.

(https://i.imgur.com/KnIFSShh.jpg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 26, 2017, 01:38 PM
If Sandy pond had safe ice, there could be a blanket on it now.. ;D


(https://i.imgur.com/dyYioEYh.jpg)
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Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 26, 2017, 03:01 PM
Lol I guess so!! You guys got hammered with snow. Nothing here snow wise since Christmas morning. Just bitter cold with high winds. A lot more of the lake locked up as others have mentioned. The open water area in front of constantia has shrunk but some pretty nice rollers when I drove by an hour ago. Man is it cold out there
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Post by: swampking89 on Dec 26, 2017, 03:44 PM
Snag,you're pics always amazing!!keep them coming!!thanks and happy new year!!
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Post by: RDD on Dec 26, 2017, 04:47 PM
Went through sylvan beach on the way home from work today about 4 PM.  One lone shanty out about 100 yards off the parking lot.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 26, 2017, 05:14 PM
They must of had that shack anchored down good!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: yankmyline on Dec 26, 2017, 05:20 PM
Are you sure it didn't blow down there from the west end of the lake?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trundog on Dec 26, 2017, 05:24 PM
Are you sure it didn't blow down there from the west end of the lake?



 ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RDD on Dec 26, 2017, 05:28 PM
Looked like one hardy soul standing  outside of the shanty. Jigging or taking a leak. Didn't really feel the need to find out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 26, 2017, 11:20 PM
Went through sylvan beach on the way home from work today about 4 PM.  One lone shanty out about 100 yards off the parking lot.

  Thanks for the heads up, appreciate it, ...I kind of saw that coming, I checked that ice 5 days ago......won't be long now could be a good lock up, not much snow in forecast next 10 days, 8 nights in arow below zero coming, haven't done that since February of 2015 ....we'll be running machines quick if it stays snowfree.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 27, 2017, 12:01 AM

  Todays sunset shot from the web cam, ice as far as the eye can see and tonights satellite image, not much open water left, mostly the southshore...should be locked by morning.


(https://i.imgur.com/PXONucSh.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/qDiAVlrh.jpg)
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Post by: pimplepounder on Dec 27, 2017, 12:44 AM
Looks good can wait to hit the lake
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Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 27, 2017, 12:46 AM
Looks good can wait to hit the lake


 amen, gonna be a banner season.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 27, 2017, 12:49 AM
Snag,you're pics always amazing!!keep them coming!!thanks and happy new year!!

  well here you go, another one from my trip too moms house in Ithaca.  hope you had a great Christmas.



(https://i.imgur.com/DzNBPFHh.jpg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Dec 27, 2017, 01:38 AM
How bout that salmon run Shane crazy hope the ice season is as good
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 27, 2017, 05:14 AM
shane can you post some pictures of  salmon river falls   ;D
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Post by: lowaccord66 on Dec 27, 2017, 05:36 AM
Great shots Shane thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bart on Dec 27, 2017, 09:17 AM
  Thanks for the heads up, appreciate it, ...I kind of saw that coming, I checked that ice 5 days ago......won't be long now could be a good lock up, not much snow in forecast next 10 days, 8 nights in arow below zero coming, haven't done that since February of 2015 ....we'll be running machines quick if it stays snowfree.



Great news to the feeble and frail...   ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 27, 2017, 10:49 AM
shane can you post some pictures of  salmon river falls   ;D

   trapper I've lived here 24 yrs and last year was the first time I ever took a photo of it, I think growing up around so many falls I just never noticed them until now.


(https://i.imgur.com/QL1bvWDh.jpg)
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Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 27, 2017, 11:25 AM
that  was  my  swimming hole  camping  spot  fishing hole  and   where  my  son  came  to be   ;D

thanks  snag  I love  it  ...I  got a  few  shots  but  nothing of  quality

hope  you  don't mind if I  print that  to hang  over  my  fly tying desk .
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 27, 2017, 11:49 AM

Winter shots are awesome
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Dec 27, 2017, 12:02 PM
Bernards Bay cam looks real good and only gonna get better....we are supposed to get 6 inches here in rochester tonight hope the Oneida lady doesn't get hit
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 27, 2017, 12:12 PM
6  inches  =))

sorry if you were  here  you  would understand
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Dec 27, 2017, 12:15 PM
Trapp no snow hitting the lake yet I am hoping... u are north correct? I like reading your post keep them coming...I just hope we get good ice with the temps could set us up for a while
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 27, 2017, 12:17 PM
I think were  going to  do ok the  snow  was   lake  effect   so if  you were out of the  band  you  were  golden   i'm  sure  sandy pond  got  buried
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Dec 27, 2017, 12:25 PM
Don't scare me Trapp
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 27, 2017, 01:57 PM
Bernards Bay cam looks real good and only gonna get better....we are supposed to get 6 inches here in rochester tonight hope the Oneida lady doesn't get hit

  last night the squall actually fell apart in place, it kind of retreated back towards Oswego, then the lake... never swinging down over Oneida, what luck that was, next chance around Oneida for more then a couple inches of snow is next week, if all works out we'll be running machines on it before it snows on Oneida, best lock up in years....   go ahead trap print away, fall creek falls was my swimming fishin hole as a kid...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater22 on Dec 27, 2017, 02:00 PM
Does anyone know the ice conditions near Godfrey boat launch?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XxFISHN4EYEZxX on Dec 27, 2017, 03:18 PM
Does anyone know the ice conditions near Godfrey boat launch?

 The ice looked rough at Godfrey 4-5 large areas of open water yesterday , those spots were hard this morning.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater22 on Dec 27, 2017, 03:22 PM
Gonna head up Monday and check a few spots
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 27, 2017, 03:25 PM
It looks locked as far as I can see in the Bernhards Bay/Constantia area! I just drove by there. Ice looks kinda rough from the break up and refreeze, but it should smooth out I would think. Great ice making conditions ahead 👍🏼
Great shots Shaner! Always enjoy the pics
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XxFISHN4EYEZxX on Dec 27, 2017, 03:31 PM
Took a ride around lake this morning all open water areas which was alot of the lake yesterday is finally locked in. With these temps and no major snow in forecast it will make ice quick
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Dec 27, 2017, 03:44 PM
  last night the squall actually fell apart in place, it kind of retreated back towards Oswego, then the lake... never swinging down over Oneida, what luck that was, next chance around Oneida for more then a couple inches of snow is next week, if all works out we'll be running machines on it before it snows on Oneida, best lock up in years....   go ahead trap print away, fall creek falls was my swimming fishin hole as a kid...

We had a great lock up 2013/2014 season.  Sleds new years weekend that year.  I was fishing Bernhard's bay on Christmas that year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bart on Dec 27, 2017, 03:53 PM
2014 there was good ice everywhere, would love to have a season like that again...  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 27, 2017, 04:23 PM
We had a great lock up 2013/2014 season.  Sleds new years weekend that year.  I was fishing Bernhard's bay on Christmas that year.

That was a great year for ice. I fished the main lake the day after Christmas that year and we made it into April with machines.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: nykonsdream on Dec 27, 2017, 06:53 PM
Hey trap just got your message just don’t know how to respond back haha, if your goin on Oneida this weekend let me know i would ay least like to shake your hand
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 28, 2017, 01:33 AM
We had a great lock up 2013/2014 season.  Sleds new years weekend that year.  I was fishing Bernhard's bay on Christmas that year.

  we'll be on sleds this weekend in areas that froze first.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 28, 2017, 01:36 AM
I'm 24 miles north of Oneida.....  almost 20 below zero at 2 am, were gonna build big tonight... good luck too all who fish tomorrow.  I'm still 2 days away from fishing yet, got things too get done..


(https://i.imgur.com/Z4l3pF7h.jpg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Dec 28, 2017, 05:11 AM
Sunday will be the start for me ill be heading up maiden voyage I am sure guys will be out today its gotta be cranking ice out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 28, 2017, 05:12 AM
-7 here in Constantia right now...  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Dec 28, 2017, 05:22 AM
-4 in maple bay
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: esox slayer on Dec 28, 2017, 05:23 AM
I'm 24 miles north of Oneida.....  almost 20 below zero at 2 am, were gonna build big tonight... good luck too all who fish tomorrow.  I'm still 2 days away from fishing yet, got things too get done..


(https://i.imgur.com/Z4l3pF7h.jpg)

Minus 33 here...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 28, 2017, 05:34 AM
 
Just remember Godfrey is one of the last to lock up real good and be mind full of the launch , it doesn’t freeze well , every year someone takes a dip in the mud 
I have -12 here in Pulaski
Good luck to all that get out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: nykonsdream on Dec 28, 2017, 05:38 AM
-5 in Fulton get some!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Dec 28, 2017, 06:49 AM

Just remember Godfrey is one of the last to lock up real good and be mind full of the launch , it doesn’t freeze well , every year someone takes a dip in the mud 
I have -12 here in Pulaski
Good luck to all that get out
Good reminder about Godfrey Fred filet....At the launch all the heat holding concrete, blacktop,  rip -rap boulders and gravel from that little feeder creek that dumps in there,...also wind action and current can all cause some ice issues ...... not to far offshore from there has Oneidas super deep water too.

Beautiful pictures Snag....The Salmon River was cranking that day !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zimmy87 on Dec 28, 2017, 07:23 AM
Any reports on ice conditions? Thinking about checking it out tomorrow maybe lewis point. I live an hour away so any info appreciated. Thanks!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Dec 28, 2017, 08:15 AM
Did Oneida Lake miss the big snow storm? I’m in Florida now but will be back soon. Need a fishing fix bad
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Lakelivin on Dec 28, 2017, 08:19 AM
Hey Guys , I recently updated  phones , had to download the nav app , for some reason it didnt save any of my inputs ie gas holes and hot spots from the last phone.. Could someone post the Onieda lake gas holes again..Or direct me to where they may be posted.

Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Dec 28, 2017, 09:06 AM
Hey Guys , I recently updated  phones , had to download the nav app , for some reason it didnt save any of my inputs ie gas holes and hot spots from the last phone.. Could someone post the Onieda lake gas holes again..Or direct me to where they may be posted.

Thanks
https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=278992.msg3209834#msg3209834
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 28, 2017, 09:09 AM
Did Oneida Lake miss the big snow storm? I’m in Florida now but will be back soon. Need a fishing fix bad

YES! Just got a dusting.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 28, 2017, 09:13 AM
come on buckethead everyone knows there’s no fish in Oneida 🤪
   It would be nice to have the list of gas holes put  to the top of the page so new ones could be logged in like it once was
  Thanks in advance
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Dec 28, 2017, 10:29 AM
FandR , some how there seems to be enough to fill my bucket on occasion
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mr. Jitterbugger on Dec 28, 2017, 11:06 AM
just a dusting on oneida (for now  :)). I'm live on the south shore in cicero and I can still see my grass poking through in some spots.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Dec 28, 2017, 12:12 PM
Anyone know what the east end is looking like ? Hoping maybe to fish out of Edgewater on Sat. if we have the ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 28, 2017, 12:21 PM
come on buckethead everyone knows there’s no fish in Oneida 🤪
   It would be nice to have the list of gas holes put  to the top of the page so new ones could be logged in like it once was
  Thanks in advance

X100000 - Can the mods help us with this one?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Dec 28, 2017, 12:31 PM
X100000 - Can the mods help us with this one?


   The old list or you going to start a new one?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 28, 2017, 12:36 PM

Dom the old list to start , and we can add to it , every year new ones seem to pop up
 Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 28, 2017, 12:36 PM

   The old list or you going to start a new one?

I agree with Fred, the old list should be fine. Those Gasholes don't move.

This is the old one.

https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=278992.msg3209834#msg3209834 (https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=278992.msg3209834#msg3209834)

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Dec 28, 2017, 02:13 PM
Anyone know what the east end is looking like ? Hoping maybe to fish out of Edgewater on Sat. if we have the ice
2 guys out of Edgewater this afternoon, 8 guys off the beach....no machines
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 28, 2017, 03:13 PM
Thanks Dacker!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 28, 2017, 04:48 PM
The 7 day weather forecast shows no warmup in sight!  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Dec 28, 2017, 05:10 PM
I guess i have to make a trip up to onieda and fish ice fished it one time many yrs ago...i guess ill fallow the shantys around .exspecially the ones not moving.. ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Dec 28, 2017, 06:25 PM
I agree with Fred, the old list should be fine. Those Gasholes don't move.

This is the old one.

https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=278992.msg3209834#msg3209834 (https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=278992.msg3209834#msg3209834)
You sure you don't mean bass holes :) All kidding aside, I third the motion, at the very least it will give anyone who pays attention a head's up.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Setit on Dec 28, 2017, 07:21 PM
Has anyone been to Godfrey Point? I was hoping to get out tomorrow morning. Any help is appreciated, thank you and be safe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: greenhead on Dec 28, 2017, 10:43 PM
Stop at Apps for bait and info,bring a spud also.Didn't see anyone fishing Godfrey or Jewel yesterday.Didn't  look today but I noticed  no one's was out at Lewis pts either on my way home.No snow to speak of on the ice ,so she is making a nice  base .
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 29, 2017, 02:50 AM

Setit your in Constantia hows that look ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Dec 29, 2017, 04:07 AM
Yo Gang,

 I am back on the forum under my nom de plume. As fishforpike said, my first "YO" gave me away. Nice to be back. Admittedly,I was lurking all these many weeks in my absence from the site. The straw that broke the camels back was the posted prayer from nyconsdream and I couldn't give an "AMEN". I found it to be particularly poignant and relevant to our ice fishing adventures. I look forward to fishing with or next to each and everyone of you this season. God speed and Happy New Year. Be safe out there and SPUD SPUD SPUD

Boggey
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Dec 29, 2017, 05:36 AM
Good to see ya back Old Guy have a safe season
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Dec 29, 2017, 07:32 AM
Welcome back.  Always look forward to your posts. Might catch me on Sodus or Oneida this weekend.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mink Buck on Dec 29, 2017, 10:28 AM
Haven't been there in several years but I am looking to come back to Oneida ice after the current deep freeze.
Can you still go out at Lewis Point?
Who has the best current ice report?

Thanks!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: luv2fish2 on Dec 29, 2017, 10:56 AM
Welcome back new old guy you were missed glad your back hope to meet you on ice one of these days 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch-hound on Dec 29, 2017, 12:03 PM
Boggey in da house!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Dec 29, 2017, 12:07 PM
Any machines out at edgewater yet?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigredonice on Dec 29, 2017, 02:17 PM
Does Oneida get big pressure ridges that form during the day like other big lakes?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 29, 2017, 02:34 PM
Yes red some get pushed up pretty good , with some good separation,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbay crappie buster on Dec 29, 2017, 03:38 PM
Well took a trip to big bay, late morning .There is anywhere from 6-10 inches of ice and 1 huge ice pile up going towards the lake and the bay is very very shallow this year  . walking was easy very little snow .I managed 6 big sunnies and 1 big gill. a few dink perch lost a bass at the hole and had on a pike and lost it .  I must say for this being my 1st time out for the year i'm happy that there is a lot of ice  and i can walk without tip toeing around. lol...........
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Dec 29, 2017, 05:57 PM
I went off Sylvan Beach for the morning.
Caught about 15 walleyes unfortunately all were well short (6-12") plus dropped about as many.
I did get 1 keeper perch.
Ice was very walk-able with creepers with only traces of snow here and there.
The lack of wind made the day that more enjoyable.
I moved three times and found ice 6-to-9".
There must have been 30+ guys out there.
No machines yet.

Tomorrow I will try somewhere on south shore.

Stay warm (and dry!),
PerchEyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: step2jimi on Dec 29, 2017, 06:11 PM
I was also out of sylvan today. Fished from 7 to 5. I must have caught 100 fish today. Came home with 22 perch and again onieda lake did not disappoint on the size of perch. Eyes on the other hand were all small. Caught a bunch but no keepers. Oneida is kicking my but as far as finding keeper eyes. Ice was good 6 to 9 everywhere I drilled with the exception of one spot where the shove ice was so thick I had to move. Broke through but the hole just kept filling with big pieces of broken ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Big Ice Hole on Dec 29, 2017, 07:37 PM
Welcome back Old Guy!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Looper on Dec 29, 2017, 09:49 PM
Does Oneida get big pressure ridges that form during the day like other big lakes?

On the south shore, west of Lewis Point, there are a lot of pushed up "icebergs".  Much more than the start of last season.  When it's time for sleds, we'll really need to watch for them, especially at night.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 29, 2017, 10:52 PM


  thanks for beach reports guys, i'm late this yr getting out, the reports sound great. only going to get better..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bakes1212 on Dec 29, 2017, 11:33 PM
Thanks for the ice reports
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Dec 30, 2017, 04:37 AM
Yo Guys & Gals,

 Accessed from Williams Beach @8:00 am with my good friend Cusefan. The thermometer reading  on the truck read 2 degrees . There was no wind whatsoever. There were 5 other vehicles in the parking lot and most had accessed towards the island while Cuse and I opted to a GPS co-ordinate we had some luck at in previous years. Somewhere in the middle of the lake. I mention this as we would normally be on a machine and it would not require any great effort. Not so yesterday as no one is sure of the ice conditions yesterday and we wanted to give a good report . WE both had new shanties and were equipped with smittys to drag them  with.

Did I mention the drag was to be some 2 miles toward the center of the lake?  We set out, spud in hand and started cutting holes every 500 yards or so. To our amazement the first few holes were 2 to 3 inches of white ice over 4 inches of dark ice . Continuing on out, getting used to the cadence of (step step spud), we crossed 2 major pressure cracks both in early stages of formation. Crossing the second pressure crack, visually the ice was cleaner and with less snow or drifts, a sign of newer ice formation. Cutting a hole with the Nils showed the ice to be 3 and a half inches on the other side of the second pressure crack.  Each hole we cut beyond that second pressure crack we assumed to be the newest ice perhaps only created from the previous day and nights cold temperatures. The ice had a i/4 inch of dusting snow over it's entirety and the drag was (smooth as ice), how is that for a metaphor eh?

 Finally , knees burning, back aching we arrived at the "secret" gps coordinates and started cutting holes. Cuse  has all the new toys. He has one of those fish finders you can drop in the hole and it will tell you if there are any fish in any direction a hundred feet or so. Bad news, our "secret" honey hole looks more like the Mohave desert than a flourishing honey hole. Let me reiterate the important part, all holes were 3-1/2 inches of clear ice when we got there  and after 3-1/2 hours of  fishing, the ice thickness was over 4 inches. We were constantly panicked by the "growing PANGS" one hears as the ice is growing.

 Let me put a little meat on the skeleton. Cuse and I cut our holes, set up some tip downs as we were sure our secret honey hole was about to produce. Didn't happen. Still we sat in our respective flips, he in his Otter and I in my new Shappell 200 and watched out at our motionless tipdowns while jigging various arrays of colors and configuration of jigs to the non-existent fish below. My 29 dollar Coleman open burner stove acting as heater and stove worked flawlessly keeping my shanty as warm as a summers day in Key West,while Cuse's 100 dollar Mr. Heater had a frozen regulator and he had to bring it into my shanty to warm it up. No matter, I still warmed his can of soup on my burner and offered to share the heat in my new, roomy shappell. He demurred and proceeded back to his cold Otter..

Now with this lengthy dissertation one might expect a surprise ending. I wish it were so. Eventually one hapless fat 10 inch perch did gorge himself on one of my fatheads, thereby old Boggey, winning the dollar for the "first fish over eight inches"  This can hardly constitute a surprise in the middle of Oneida Lake. It only confirms,we ain't Snagger.

 The drag back in, did I mention on the drag out we traversed two chunk fields which on the way back in were much more bothersome leaving as entering. So let's recap . One hour drag out, 3-1/2 hours of non eventful fishing and an hour and a half drag back in with multiple rest stops for pain breaks. One fish between the 2 of us, a low single digits day of temps with no wind, catching up with an old fishing buddy , swapping lies and old fishing tales , I would say yesterday was priceless.

Post Script:  I have to believe, with the frigid temperatures we had last night and forecast for the day today and the next few days we will have one of the best ice season's in recent history, barring warmer weather. I did see some machines on the ice on the drag back in. As always, please be safe out there and SPUD SPUD SPUD.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Dec 30, 2017, 04:59 AM
Thanks for the report.  Heading for Sodus this morning and hopefully first trip to Oneida next week.  We're supposed to get socked with some lake effect this afternoon.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stoutrod on Dec 30, 2017, 06:44 AM
New old guy that had to be the most entertaining ice report I have ever read you made my day thank you for that can't wait to get out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Dec 30, 2017, 07:36 AM
Setit your in Constantia hows that look ?
I think the ice in constantia will be really good (eventually) as the thin ice that blew off went towards Cleveland before it refroze. I haven't been out yet much except riding the sled by shore in Cleveland, and there is A lot of that broken stuff or piles of it. Someone else said to be careful of these piles, some look like they are chunky enough to send you flying or rip your track off if you are really moving. Also this stuff takes longer to freeze as well, so there can be punky spots.

Be safe, looks like A good one this year in the making.

CNY
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Dec 30, 2017, 07:38 AM
Fishing out of Edgewater this morning, sold 8" of Ice, few guys out. Fishing is a little slow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 30, 2017, 08:34 AM

Thanks Tim , the wind did raise heck , down the road after we have really good ice some snow will help smooth things out,  in the mean time watch those ankle busters guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Dec 30, 2017, 08:41 AM
Has anyone been at Taft yet? Looking to give it a try tomorrow...thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ocSpecial on Dec 30, 2017, 09:52 AM

(https://s17.postimg.cc/bn6hay1wr/1514648996853954481676.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/bn6hay1wr/)

Decent morning for the first time on Big "O" this season.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caribou on Dec 30, 2017, 10:19 AM
STOPPED AT TAFT ON FRIDAY. 1 FISHERMAN OUT HE WAS FISHING TO THE EAST. ICE IS REALLY BROKEN UP AND REFROZE LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE VERY HARD TO WALK OUT ON. SHARDS OF ICE STICKING UP ALMOST A FOOT HIGH AS FAR OUT AS I COULD SEE WITH BINOS.HOPE THIS HELPS OUT...........
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Dec 30, 2017, 10:36 AM
Anyone that's headed to Lewis Pt make sure you bring a spud. Ice may be good but tight cracks have opened up and are wet and slushy. Watched some folks scratch their heads looking for safe crossing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Dec 30, 2017, 10:54 AM
Thanks for the report, guess I need to look at the map again...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 30, 2017, 12:07 PM
Quite a few guys out there today at the usual haunts on the northshore. Should be some more good reports coming in this evening. I was on the west end yesterday for pans and had a good 8-10 inches of ice. Heading out for eyes in an hour. I’ll post on conditions tonight
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Dec 30, 2017, 01:13 PM
good deal deadeyz.......good luck......hit the beach last 2 days.....ice was 10"+ where I drilled.......not many keeper eyes but tons of shorts.....enough nice perch to make it worth the trip....I will be wheeling it next trip......thats just me, not saying whole lake is good to go......looks pretty rough out beyond the 24 foot depth line, lots of jam ice....could be really tough to navigate....lots of guys out today......a handful of machines.....easy walking.....bring cleats, slippery as hell in spots
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: taildancer on Dec 30, 2017, 02:05 PM
Has anyone been at Taft yet? Looking to give it a try tomorrow...thanks
I can confirm Caribou report above I went out of Taft this morning very rough ice and one spot where it must have been open and it was new clear ice 2-3" thick for 30-40' and quite a ways east and west then back to rough ice I was out about 3/4 mile ice was 5-6" thick fishing was decent. Bring the stud.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XxFISHN4EYEZxX on Dec 30, 2017, 02:07 PM
I also hit the beach up today figured I'd see what all the commotion was about. 9-10" ice where I drilled ( inside ice heave), alot of short eyes handful of small perch all went back in. I think the bite is a little tougher this year than our normal first ice bite. Maybe being the water got cold so quick ? Oh well back at it in am !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 30, 2017, 05:48 PM
I headed out with the spud this afternoon. Got about 500 yards out and ran into a large area where there was 1 1/2 inches of ice. I didn’t even have to hit the ice that hard with the spud when it was going through. Decided that I didn’t want to pick my way back through that area in the dark so headed back in. Should be good to go in that spot in another day or two. This was in the constantia area.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: IceGeek on Dec 30, 2017, 05:58 PM
Pressure crack off east side of Lewis point right off the access is sketchy and wet.   Eventually found a place to cross it on the way in but spud would just drop right through in many places.  Witnessed two people go for a swim trying to cross it tonight coming back in near the rock jetty that sticks out near the pavillion.  Will be covered in snow tomorrow so use caution.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rayfish on Dec 30, 2017, 06:45 PM
Fished out of sylvan beach today,

28 feet of water
4-5 inches black
3-5 white

Shove ice wall limits distance out to deeper water.

Few nice perch and whites too.

No fatheads at bait shop so caught them on spikes😒

30+ shantys out there👍🏻

Not to be a pest , BUT, passed 4-5 cut holes with trash and butts left behind.

Pick it up😉


Spud is a necessity 🤘🏼


Tight lines all!


Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mooneye61 on Dec 30, 2017, 07:14 PM
Fished all day out of Edgewater. Got out SW to about 18'. A large pressure crack visible another 150yards out so we decided to set up camp in the 18' depth. We kept active jigging all the time as the bottom was active. Only three small walleyes, all caught by vansmak. I could get them to chase my jigs all the way up to 8' but they just did not like me today. We did keep some nice perch.  All the bites were light, nothing slamming it today.  Ice was clear and 8". The lake started talking right around noon. Just a light dusting when we went out mid morning but snowing pretty good when we walked in at 4. Felt good to get out for the first time this year and at least bring home a perch dinner.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 30, 2017, 08:36 PM
How about those ice quakes out there today??  :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Looper on Dec 30, 2017, 09:16 PM
How about those ice quakes out there today??  :o

No matter how many times I've heard them before, they still freak me out every time.  Makes you feel helpless!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Black Betty on Dec 30, 2017, 11:39 PM
Went out of Chapman’s sat am until 11am.  Ice decent but a little variable 4-7 inches.  Moved around and checked some waypoints in 30-35 FOW that were good previously but didn’t mark much and didn’t ice a fish. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 31, 2017, 12:00 AM
  Thanks for reports guys, I didn't fish today but I drove  from lakeport back across the beach and up to constancia for something too do, instead of buying a truck too haul my gear this fall, because my station wagon died a couple yrs ago, {my camry can't haul my gear|....I bought a sled too keep at the lake with my gear , thought that will solve my problem and wouldn't you know it, that lake froze as jagged as I've ever seen in on northshore, just my luck, that lake needs a good 2 feet of snow on it now too cover that stuff up for sleds.talked with a lot of people, everyone said tough bite today. southshore was much smoother ice, like night and day compared too northside.  for all the guys that walk out of apps, now that I have a sled if snow ever gets deep, i'll pack a nice path for the walkers.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Dec 31, 2017, 05:47 AM
Saw people all the way out by grassy and was gonna try to catch them but missed them when they came in. They were walking on the ice where it didn't have all that crap pushed up. Brave souls, all of that was open water before the cold snap, but I have to believe it has frozen better than that packed up ice. Going to try to see what's shaking today if I can catch anybody coming in after work today.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 31, 2017, 07:03 AM
I had the sled out yesterday and picked around a few things but it wasn't as bad as I thought. Just had to take my time.

Managed a limit of eyes and a perch yesterday. Oh and a pile of shorts.
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Post by: moosefeet on Dec 31, 2017, 08:32 AM
  Thanks for reports guys, I didn't fish today but I drove  from lakeport back across the beach and up to constancia for something too do, instead of buying a truck too haul my gear this fall, because my station wagon died a couple yrs ago, {my camry can't haul my gear|....I bought a sled too keep at the lake with my gear , thought that will solve my problem and wouldn't you know it, that lake froze as jagged as I've ever seen in on northshore, just my luck, that lake needs a good 2 feet of snow on it now too cover that stuff up for sleds.talked with a lot of people, everyone said tough bite today. southshore was much smoother ice, like night and day compared too northside.  for all the guys that walk out of apps, now that I have a sled if snow ever gets deep, i'll pack a nice path for the walkers.
A nice path?? How about a nice ride?$$ You name it😉
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Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 31, 2017, 10:40 AM
A nice path?? How about a nice ride?$$ You name it😉

  maybe some morning after the newness of the sled wheres off, got too pay back the boys who helped me over the years first, looks like a very long season, maybe i'll run into sometime later in the season when were perchin, I have a feeling walleye bite could get tough in February.
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Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 31, 2017, 10:44 AM
Saw people all the way out by grassy and was gonna try to catch them but missed them when they came in. They were walking on the ice where it didn't have all that crap pushed up. Brave souls, all of that was open water before the cold snap, but I have to believe it has frozen better than that packed up ice. Going to try to see what's shaking today if I can catch anybody coming in after work today.

  only place I ever took a drink was behind spruce grove walkin out too the pinnacle, got too be careful near constancia, those islands and pinacles must create currents that freeze funny.I'm always careful over there.  heard a bunch of guys fell threw the crack at lewis last night, she busted good, few rescues in the whiteout..

(https://i.imgur.com/HZ3sKLYh.jpg)
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Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 31, 2017, 10:50 AM



  Anyone have any morning temps today near Oneida?, Reeleyes?   I had 18 below zero this morning, 6th straight night in arrow below zero for me.
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Post by: reeleyz on Dec 31, 2017, 10:53 AM


  Anyone have any morning temps today near Oneida?, Reeleyes?   I had 18 below zero this morning, 6th straight night in arrow below zero for me.

7 below here this morning.
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Post by: jiggly wiggly on Dec 31, 2017, 11:07 AM
  only place I ever took a drink was behind spruce grove walkin out too the pinnacle, got too be careful near constancia, those islands and pinacles must create currents that freeze funny.I'm always careful over there.  heard a bunch of guys fell threw the crack at lewis last night, she busted good, few rescues in the whiteout..

(https://i.imgur.com/HZ3sKLYh.jpg)
lol. that's me didn't know pic was being taken, nice pic to show the dangers. I didn't get wet, had spud, I actually watching for 15 min, then followed the group.
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Post by: drowndin dots on Dec 31, 2017, 11:15 AM


  I had - 10 at 5 am and it has warmed up to a balmy 4  ;D
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Post by: XC 600 on Dec 31, 2017, 11:16 AM
I had - 4 at 9 am Lewis Point. Cracks are tight for now but as she makes ice they will tend to open and close.
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Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 31, 2017, 11:22 AM


   I'm up to minus 4 right now, could be our high. surprised you weren't colder reeleyes I was expecting you too say minus 10.
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Post by: SNAGGER on Dec 31, 2017, 11:24 AM

  I had - 10 at 5 am and it has warmed up to a balmy 4  ;D


 if winds go northeast tonight you beat that by 9pm tonight.
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Post by: reeleyz on Dec 31, 2017, 11:43 AM

   I'm up to minus 4 right now, could be our high. surprised you weren't colder reeleyes I was expecting you too say minus 10.

I think my house thermometer runs a little warm. It's always a few degrees colder in my truck. So it could have been more like -10.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Dec 31, 2017, 12:56 PM
Fished 7:00 - 11:00.  Walked out.  Won't make that mistake again.  4 keeper eyes.  Banged one right after I got set up and then 3 between 9-10.  Was sitting on 8". 
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Post by: scout57 on Dec 31, 2017, 01:26 PM
-12 at the beach house this am.........fish were tight lipped......no wind made it tolerable
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Post by: oneida1 on Dec 31, 2017, 01:36 PM
well didnt fish but took a ride on sled cut 3 holes to check ice all had about 6in
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Post by: oneida1 on Dec 31, 2017, 02:04 PM
just checked forecast for next weekend high of 1 friday and high of 4 saturday... warmest day all week is 22 and all the lows area negative or single digits.now if we can keep any real amount of snow off the lake we will really have a lot of ice.....
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Post by: reeleyz on Dec 31, 2017, 02:36 PM
Nice job s10!
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Post by: drowndin dots on Dec 31, 2017, 06:56 PM


  Nice Job Jay! ;D
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Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Dec 31, 2017, 06:59 PM
Any reports out of Apps ? How's the ice ? Machines a go or no go ?
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Post by: choo choo on Dec 31, 2017, 08:16 PM
Any reports out of Apps ? How's the ice ? Machines a go or no go ?
I stopped at Apps at 1 pm today for some bait. I can't tell you how thick the ice is there , but I can tell you it was a jagged mess on top and Only 2 shacks (walkers) out in front of Apps and Vellas, no machines. Only 3 other shacks from There all the way back west to Taft Bay.

2 groups walked out of Mill St . Constantia and were fishing just north of little grassy island.
Jagged moonscape type mess on top off of Godfrey and no one fishing there.
7 vehicles at Wanner Rd. Jewell where the guy's picked there way out and through the jagged ice field and were fishing the drop.
Lot's of guys and better looking conditions off of Edgewater and Sylvan , .... all or most of the fisherman were east of a big N/S pressure crack.
Lots of guy's off Lewis, mostly off the point and a little East...several visible cracks there as usual. No one fishing west of the point toward Messenger reef and shoal where there was jagged looking conditions.
A bunch fishing out of Chapman park, mostly a bit east.
No one parked or fishing at  DEC South Shore Boat Launch at Dutchman Island.
Did not check any other spots.
Traveled light today to check on my camper and get some gear up in Mexico, did not have a shack, and it was a little to cold to be sitting on a bucket out there today, so I did not cut any holes or fish.
Good job on the fish  KP, s 10, reeleyz  and all you guy's that cashed in...hope to join the party soon.
Stay safe, ..... plenty of fishing days ahead.
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Post by: hrdcore on Dec 31, 2017, 08:24 PM
Great report..thank you  very much
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 01, 2018, 06:58 AM
-18 here this morning!!!
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Post by: esox slayer on Jan 01, 2018, 07:03 AM
-18 here this morning!!!

-30 in Chaumont....
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Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 01, 2018, 07:03 AM
These temps are crazy 10 day forecast shows only 1 day up to 32 the rest very cold and sub zero at night with not much snow at all very good start to the season
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bziel1 on Jan 01, 2018, 07:30 AM
Have never fished Oneida before do most people jigs for walleyes or tip ups? Was hoping to take the drive this coming weekend... catching them in the shallows or out deep?
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 01, 2018, 07:41 AM
 
B-1 most guys jig , a few use tip downs and tip ups , sometimes there is a lot of moving involved
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Post by: SeanP on Jan 01, 2018, 08:02 AM
Great Report Choo Choo!  I appreciate it!  I will make the trip next weekend most likely.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 01, 2018, 08:09 AM
B1 being Mobil is key to fishing Oneida setting up tip downs and then picking them and moving slows you down in my opinion and you can't go wrong looking over a good map of the lake like navionics lots of structure
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icecusan on Jan 01, 2018, 08:20 AM
my motto has always been its never too hot or its never too cold outside but you know what its been cold outside    age must be catching up to me  guess ill wait till noon to hit the beach
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 01, 2018, 08:37 AM
Finally got out yesterday afternoon. Same area I checked the day before. I went out midday with the spud for an hour and found a safe path out. I grabbed my gear and fished the last couple hours of light. Picked around a bit and got the ol skunk. I only marked 4 fish and my fishing partner dumped 3 at the hole!  It was good to get the rust off. Walking was good with only a couple inches of snow..didn’t even need the creepers 👍🏼
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Post by: hrdcore on Jan 01, 2018, 09:22 AM

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How's that perch bite at the beach today? I already banged a  limit of these guys by 10. Trying to keep away from them
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Post by: Dug1898 on Jan 01, 2018, 09:28 AM
Nice! Good way to start of the new year! Good luck on the perch!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 01, 2018, 10:16 AM
Nice! Good way to start of the new year! Good luck on the perch!
X2
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Post by: SNAGGER on Jan 01, 2018, 11:10 AM
-18 here this morning!!!


  I had minus 24 this morning. Lake Ontario is cooling rapidly, its ability too modify air masses is waning, you guys are now starting too almost get as cold as the north country.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SNAGGER on Jan 01, 2018, 11:12 AM
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How's that perch bite at the beach today? I already banged a  limit of these guys by 10. Trying to keep away from them

  awesome...hey your your screen name fits you, fishin in 20 below.... hrdcore  I was on pipe patrol this morning, I have 7 bathrooms to watch.
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Post by: SNAGGER on Jan 01, 2018, 11:19 AM
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How's that perch bite at the beach today? I already banged a  limit of these guys by 10. Trying to keep away from them

  you got over a foot of ice yet?
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Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 01, 2018, 11:29 AM
  you got over a foot of ice yet?
Gotta be getting close eh? I'd wager they will be on sleds today in most places.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 01, 2018, 11:45 AM
Snagger is right about the eye bite getting tough in Feb. to much cold, for to long , to early on the season.   Get em early...     have seen this happen many times when winters were winter. 
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 01, 2018, 12:02 PM
i'm no  expert   that's  for  sure  but I think  Oneida is  going to have the  best season  it  has  ever had  ......  after a  few  years  of  little use on the ice  and  the trillions  of  shad  they had  to eat  and the  buckeyes  I  think that lake is  going to produce a lot of fish ......and theres  always a  mid  winter slump no matter where you fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 01, 2018, 12:07 PM
Snagger is right about the eye bite getting tough in Feb. to much cold, for to long , to early on the season.   Get em early...     have seen this happen many times when winters were winter.

X2 - 2014 got really tough for eyes but the perch bite got good.

If we get some good warm ups late January with some runoff bringing oxygen in we might be just fine.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 01, 2018, 12:10 PM
X2 - 2014 got really tough for eyes but the perch bite got good.

If we get some good warm ups late January to with some runoff bringing oxygen in we might be just fine.
That's fine with me, I can get a lot more meals outta 50 Jumbos than I can 3 15.5 inch eyes  ;) I just want one day where I get both limit's. Came within 10 a few times, but never 3 and 50.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: monkeyman2269 on Jan 01, 2018, 02:10 PM
Anyone know the ice thickness at the south shore launch
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 01, 2018, 02:20 PM
Great report choo choo!! 😎
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 01, 2018, 02:47 PM
Anyone know the ice thickness at the south shore launch
should be fine saw a sled come out of there today and the bay stayed iced over when the rest of the lake broke up before xmas....i do not know the thickness tho...b
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: whitelightning on Jan 01, 2018, 03:00 PM
I had a good morning, a nice mix of eyes and perch.  A lot of shorts eyes,but I was still able to get off the ice by 10 with 12 perch and 3 eyes. About 10 inches of ice where I was and an amazing moon on the walk out. Happy New Years!! 

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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 01, 2018, 05:32 PM
Great pics and reports guys. 👍🏼
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Post by: forkhorn on Jan 01, 2018, 05:37 PM
Making my first trip to Oneida trying to get some of the basics down ,jigging rapalas ?  minnow heads ?   not looking for all the secrets ,guys work hard for them ,just don't want to go blind ,driving up from buffalo
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 01, 2018, 06:01 PM
I got the 5 year old out for an hour tonight at sunset. We had fun sorting through shorts. We caught 2 keepers each. He did good with some jigging and hook set assistance.  ;D


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Post by: scout57 on Jan 01, 2018, 06:04 PM
sweet deal.......awesome job to that young man
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Post by: paul23 on Jan 01, 2018, 06:06 PM
Great jon Bruce and lil man.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 01, 2018, 06:07 PM
That’s awesome Bruce! Always fun to get the kids in on the fun
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 01, 2018, 06:08 PM

The little guys got a great teacher
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Post by: carpy on Jan 01, 2018, 06:08 PM
Awesome, that's what makes it all worthwhile.  :tipup:
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Post by: Glow Perch on Jan 01, 2018, 06:09 PM
Stretched the legs out of Constantia this afternoon for a quick trip.  Plenty of ice out there.  Marked only a couple of fish in 2 hours and then humped it back in to Encon waiting for me.  I wished I could have showed him something nice but all i had was my license. Great guy though.  Beautiful sunset and great walking.  8-9 inches of ice by the 1st island.  Great to get out this early.  Love it.   ;D
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 01, 2018, 06:17 PM
I got the 5 year old out for an hour tonight at sunset. We had fun sorting through shorts. We caught 2 keepers each. He did good with some jigging and hook set assistance.  ;D


(https://s13.postimg.cc/4swhtx5oj/IMG_4005.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/4swhtx5oj/)
Great father/son teamwork!! Good work boys!!!🎣🕳
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Post by: kingfisher22 on Jan 01, 2018, 06:29 PM
  you got over a foot of ice yet?
Not yet.  9" inches off the west side of Lewis Pt in 25 fow - measured.  Had my machine out there today.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 01, 2018, 06:54 PM
Thanks guys! It was nice to get him on some fish.
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 01, 2018, 06:55 PM
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First trip out to my evening spot that we go to early ice, lost A few and put back twice as many as the 6 me and my buddy got. It was an epic 2 hours fishing really, i'm hooked for trying in the morning again. Had an epic meal tonight, no fish since spring panfishing. We were on 8-10 inches of ice where we were, not saying it was like that everywhere. Lots of pressure cracks, I almost took A tumble over one. Pissing cold as A well diggers butt too. :)

CNY
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 01, 2018, 07:09 PM
Great job on the eyes, guys. The evening bite has been unreal this year. This is the first year I've consistently caught more fish in the last hour of daylight and beyond.

And there is a lot of 12"+ ice out there already. Just not consistent lake-wide.

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Post by: Mytjason on Jan 01, 2018, 07:14 PM
Great posts guys can't wait to get out ther for the first time Saturday for the tourney
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Post by: s10xr on Jan 01, 2018, 07:18 PM
Awesome Bruce. I can't wait for a few more years to get my lil guy out.  He is 2 and already saying daddy I wanna catch the big fish through the ice.  Lol
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Post by: hrdcore on Jan 01, 2018, 07:19 PM
  you got over a foot of ice yet?
[/quote]
Only at the beach...no perch there but plenty of short eyes.
Any body heading out of Mill St there is an pressure crack that opened but was hidden by fresh snow. My spud found it. The crack runs north to south.
Lots of machines out . I was sitting on a solid 6"+...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 01, 2018, 07:27 PM
reeleyz   great  job  for   both you  and  the little  big guy  ...nice picture too  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 01, 2018, 07:36 PM
Making my first trip to Oneida trying to get some of the basics down ,jigging rapalas ?  minnow heads ?   not looking for all the secrets ,guys work hard for them ,just don't want to go blind ,driving up from buffalo

Best odds for putting fish on the ice is a #5 jigging rap with a buckeye head on the treble, jigged fairly aggressively. Everything has it's time, but day in and day out that will get it done.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 01, 2018, 07:39 PM
My daughter and I made our first trip up this afternoon and had about an hour flurry of shorts and this keeper, we also dumped 3 at the hole #*%*! Oh well it was fun just the same. We have a little contest each yr to see who lands the most keepers and so far the totals are... Walleye Bob 1, Moose 1, Specs and  Hondo....0!
(https://s9.postimg.cc/u2s4l6ryj/IMG_2455.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/u2s4l6ryj/)
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Post by: conesuscrab on Jan 01, 2018, 08:22 PM
I went out of Lewis Point yesterday with a buddy.  Started out in 18 FOW to the west of the point.  We didn't mark much.  Ice ranged from 6-8" every place we cut holes.  Ice was very jagged, but walking was easy.  We moved east off the point in 27 FOW.  Fishing picked up, several times the screen on my buddies Garmin lit up with fish.  Some guys were out on four wheelers and snowmobiles.  In my opinion, it is still early to venture out with them due to ice thickness variance.  Got to use my Christmas present from my wife, a new K drill.  Unit works really well, it's going to make life a lot easier this year.  We had to work for them.  Ended up with 2 Walleye and 7 Perch.  Great to get out!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lockdown199 on Jan 01, 2018, 09:31 PM
Dropping my kid off at Oswego in a coupe weeks and was wondering if some could give me some info on the lake. Not looking for secret spots just access points.
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Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 01, 2018, 09:56 PM
Awesome Bruce doesn't get any better than that
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Post by: bigZin315 on Jan 01, 2018, 10:08 PM
Good job everyone sounds like we will have a nice long season this year. I hope to get out this week.
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Post by: crappiekiller315 on Jan 02, 2018, 02:44 AM
Hi I'm new here  ::) ::)
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Post by: Hondo419 on Jan 02, 2018, 07:42 AM
New guy here to the Oneida Lake thread.  I am looking for an access point/parking on the East end of the lake, any help will be appreciated.  I really do not want to drive 2 hours and search for an access point first thing in the morning..Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 02, 2018, 07:46 AM
The beach at east end is a good start lots of parking and easy to find
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mbald123 on Jan 02, 2018, 09:13 AM
guys doing good on the walleye.. have they been hitting jigs tipped with minnow or spikes or does it not seem to matter much  ?
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 02, 2018, 09:27 AM
guys doing good on the walleye.. have they been hitting jigs tipped with minnow or spikes or does it not seem to matter much  ?

The usuals. Jigging raps, flutter spoons, rattle spoons, heavy metal spoons, all tipped with buckeye head, and rattle/vibe baits. I've gotten a number of fish on all of them so far. Just seems to matter at an given time which ones they want to eat or just look at. Also on which ones just slam shorts and which ones get the keepers. I usually get lots of shorts on flutter spoons, the other night was the complete opposite. Couldn't keep the shorts off the rattle spoons and rattle baits but was getting real nice fish on the flutter spoons and raps.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: schenkieboy on Jan 02, 2018, 12:41 PM
Where are perch located on Southside first time going out I'm looking for perch and walleye mostly perch though anybody know a good location
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lockdown199 on Jan 02, 2018, 01:23 PM
Going off sylvan on Thursday, never fished this lake before. How far do I need to go out to get into them and are there any bait shops around that area.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slipbob on Jan 02, 2018, 03:50 PM
Going off sylvan on Thursday, never fished this lake before. How far do I need to go out to get into them and are there any bait shops around that area.

Right in Sylvan Beach is East End bait and tackle.  The Oneida regulars would know other places but that's the closest one I know of from fishing there in the summer. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 02, 2018, 03:55 PM
Apps bait shop in Cleveland on Rt 49 north shore middle of the lake they have everything that work on the lake and if u hang out a bit u might hear some chatter on good bites around the lake only bait shop I go to
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 02, 2018, 03:57 PM

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: schenkieboy on Jan 02, 2018, 04:29 PM
Where's the better place to catch perch on oneida lake off Sylvan Beach or Lewis point and how deep of water
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 02, 2018, 06:56 PM
Apps bait shop in Cleveland on Rt 49 north shore middle of the lake they have everything that work on the lake and if u hang out a bit u might hear some chatter on good bites around the lake only bait shop I go to
If one leaves PBR’S in the bait tank.. you may get all the info you want!! 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: greenhead on Jan 02, 2018, 07:27 PM
Oh yeah,I've seen a few PBR tall boys in there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 02, 2018, 07:44 PM
Oh yeah,I've seen a few PBR tall boys in there.
I’ve left some there in the past.... but, I did not consume any......😇🙄
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: craigski1980 on Jan 02, 2018, 08:29 PM
I am looking for suggestions on a location I can get a buddy of mine out on the ice. He is very limited mobility wise so closer is better. He has never iced a walleye before so any help is appreciated. Steep hills are no good and jumping pressure cracks is out. I know it is a lot to ask so thank you in advance.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Growler_ on Jan 02, 2018, 09:38 PM
I am looking for suggestions on a location I can get a buddy of mine out on the ice. He is very limited mobility wise so closer is better. He has never iced a walleye before so any help is appreciated. Steep hills are no good and jumping pressure cracks is out. I know it is a lot to ask so thank you in advance.

I live on the lake and last year I tore my meniscus and had to have knee surgery I walked out of Lewis point because my normal spots were too far to walk and the ice was crap for a sled, I found the walk doable. It's about 500 yards from parking to deeper water, iirc. Hope that helps.
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Post by: chubrock on Jan 02, 2018, 09:38 PM
Has anyone fished out of Williams Park at all. Any fish? How is the ice?
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Post by: Mytjason on Jan 03, 2018, 02:37 AM
Can any one recommend a rod set up to catch perch and walleye on same set up.  light enough for perch but still stand a chance of landing a walleye with out breaking? Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 03, 2018, 03:37 AM
Heading to Sodus in a few hours after work to sight in my jigging rods for Oneida next week when my real season begins
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Post by: buz23 on Jan 03, 2018, 04:05 AM
Can any one recommend a rod set up to catch perch and walleye on same set up.  light enough for perch but still stand a chance of landing a walleye with out breaking? Thanks
A solid fiberglass rod will do it.  I use a very light solid noodle rod at Lake George and it works great for perch with small tungsten jigs and will still handle the occasional laker.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 03, 2018, 05:17 AM
Going off sylvan on Thursday, never fished this lake before. How far do I need to go out to get into them and are there any bait shops around that area.
Yes east shore bait and tackle on 13 in sylvan beach 315-418-6238 , owners name is Ben
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Post by: hunts2long on Jan 03, 2018, 06:28 AM
Reading those post about hanging around bait shops makes me miss the one I worked in. You meet some great people, hear some good stories, (some are true) and learn a lot about your local lakes. One thing I wouldn't miss, this winter, is chipping ice to get to the bait. Dave didn't keep it very warm overnight. I would have to dress like I was going out on the ice....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hot_spot18 on Jan 03, 2018, 09:46 AM
Has anyone fished out of Williams Park at all. Any fish? How is the ice?

I was there on the 1st.  Fished between 14-18 FOW.  Marked more in shallow water than deeper water, but that may have been timing as we didn't want to leave fish to find fish.  Strong AM bite in 15 FOW, but lots of dinks (3:1 dink to keeper give or take).  Moved deeper and struggled to mark fish, but managed a couple keepers before moving shallow again.  Ended up with with 20 or so jack perch and a pickerel between a couple guys.  Not a great day, but still fun.  No eyes for us yet this year, thinking of running to Sylvan my next day off.   
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Post by: oneidawalleye on Jan 03, 2018, 10:45 AM
Hey Doug...famous Dave from Bunker Hill Road wanted me to tell you that he is opening up a shop again and you can go back to chipping away ice at the bait tanks again.
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Post by: schenkieboy on Jan 03, 2018, 11:38 AM
Where's the better place to catch perch on oneida lake off Sylvan Beach or Lewis point and how deep of water
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 03, 2018, 11:51 AM

Welcome aboard Schenkieboy
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Post by: flukeman on Jan 03, 2018, 12:38 PM
Those of you who bring ATV's to Sylvan beach I was wondering where the best spot to park is and where the best access to drive on the ice is?

Thanks in advance!
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 03, 2018, 04:14 PM
Those of you who bring ATV's to Sylvan beach I was wondering where the best spot to park is and where the best access to drive on the ice is?

Thanks in advance!
there is a beach parking lot right behind the amusement park.......go over bridge on rte 13 and take a right at the bottom of the bridge.....follow the road around and go past the restaurants and follow the crowd.....plenty of parking.....you have to access the lake at the end of the parking lot onto the beach    there is usually a path to follow ......good luck Fluke
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Post by: nykonsdream on Jan 03, 2018, 07:56 PM
Any good place to park near constantia? Don’t want to drive to other end of lake and big bay is always packed
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Post by: brian7 on Jan 03, 2018, 08:18 PM
X2 - 2014 got really tough for eyes but the perch bite got good.

If we get some good warm ups late January with some runoff bringing oxygen in we might be just fine.
  That was the year we fished eyes in 10 feet of water at season,s end Bruce.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigZin315 on Jan 03, 2018, 08:59 PM
How much ice at Lewis and beach? Thinking about bringing the sled tomorrow?thanks
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Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 04, 2018, 05:13 AM
12 inches at the beach.  Machines were out yesterday.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 04, 2018, 07:08 AM
I have been out twice since my last report. Last night got out with little deadeyez for last hour of light and got skunked. Monday evening I went out solo and went 7-10 on eyes. Ice was in good shape everywhere i checked. This snow we are getting should help with those rough spots. Looks like some serious wind today and tomorrow. Gonna get the sled registered so I can be a little more mobile.
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Post by: flukeman on Jan 04, 2018, 07:21 AM
there is a beach parking lot right behind the amusement park.......go over bridge on rte 13 and take a right at the bottom of the bridge.....follow the road around and go past the restaurants and follow the crowd.....plenty of parking.....you have to access the lake at the end of the parking lot onto the beach    there is usually a path to follow ......good luck Fluke

Thanks Scout
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 04, 2018, 07:41 AM
I have been out twice since my last report. Last night got out with little deadeyez for last hour of light and got skunked. Monday evening I went out solo and went 7-10 on eyes. Ice was in good shape everywhere i checked. This snow we are getting should help with those rough spots. Looks like some serious wind today and tomorrow. Gonna get the sled registered so I can be a little more mobile.

Nice job Bobby. That snow should make big difference.
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 04, 2018, 08:34 AM
I have been out twice since my last report. Last night got out with little deadeyez for last hour of light and got skunked. Monday evening I went out solo and went 7-10 on eyes. Ice was in good shape everywhere i checked. This snow we are getting should help with those rough spots. Looks like some serious wind today and tomorrow. Gonna get the sled registered so I can be a little more mobile.
My sled is good to go for evening trips Bob, I wanna fish like 3:30 - dark and get some in the freezer.

I went out last night at like 3:30 and got 3 and like 3 short ones. Batting 1000 so far, ice is good, same spot I was on Monday has another 2 inches of ice already. Those rough spots can send you flying if you are moving along on A sled, they are like oversized concrete blocks, keep your eye out if you are on machines.

CNY
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rayfish on Jan 04, 2018, 08:53 AM
Good morning all. I have a opportunity to fish tomorrow and Saturday! 👍🏻

I'd like to be adventurous and try the north side of the lake.

Which is an easy walk to fishable water..heading out of Godfrey or apps?

No techniques or coordinates needed, just some friendly advise.

Thank you..

RF
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 04, 2018, 09:01 AM
Good morning all. I have a opportunity to fish tomorrow and Saturday! 👍🏻

I'd like to be adventurous and try the north side of the lake.

Which is an easy walk to fishable water..heading out of Godfrey or apps?

No techniques or coordinates needed, just some friendly advise.

Thank you..

RF

I would go to Apps, pick up some bait and ask them where to go and walk out of there. Before I lived on the lake that's how I had my best days on the ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 04, 2018, 11:32 AM
Good morning all. I have a opportunity to fish tomorrow and Saturday! 👍🏻

I'd like to be adventurous and try the north side of the lake.

Which is an easy walk to fishable water..heading out of Godfrey or apps?

No techniques or coordinates needed, just some friendly advise.

Thank you..
I would pay close attention to the weather forecast........danger ous weather for friday and saturday........cold,snow and nasty wind
RF
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Post by: longhunter on Jan 04, 2018, 12:11 PM
Starting to feel like days of old.hope it's good safe travel with lots of ice and gas augers and those old comfortable shanties it really was fun with all the old farts along the north shore.
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Post by: rayfish on Jan 04, 2018, 12:50 PM


will do!👍🏻
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Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Jan 04, 2018, 03:38 PM
Decided to fish out of Chapman today, ice was great every where I drilled, 7-10". Bite was not so good and only had a few good looks, threw everything at them, several moves from 22-34 row, only a hand full of guys out and the parking lot was empty for the most part. Would have thought with this front moving in and the pressure dropping the bite would have been better, oh well still nice to get out....
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Post by: forkhorn on Jan 04, 2018, 06:03 PM
Good to hear ice conditions are good for machines coming out for the first time next weekend
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Post by: Black Betty on Jan 04, 2018, 07:23 PM
Hello Bug Eye Brew.  My buddy and I spoke to you in Chapman’s parking lot this am.  We moved all over today and got it handed to us.  1 perch all day.  Very few marks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigZin315 on Jan 04, 2018, 08:20 PM
I measured 9.5 inches at Lewis today, fished from 130-430 got a couple decent perch and one short, marked a bunch just weren’t biting for me today.
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Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 04, 2018, 08:34 PM
Good morning all. I have a opportunity to fish tomorrow and Saturday! 👍🏻
No techniques or coordinates needed, just some friendly advise.

RF,
You do realize that tomorrow will be 3 degrees with 25mph wind?
And Saturday is no better.
Good recipe for frost bite.
Friendly advise:  Wait till Monday.

PerchEyes


Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rayfish on Jan 04, 2018, 09:22 PM
RF,
You do realize that tomorrow will be 3 degrees with 25mph wind?
And Saturday is no better.
Good recipe for frost bite.
Friendly advise:  Wait till Monday.

PerchEyes



I know.....just sucks having zero responsibility for a Friday and Saturday! I could fish all day...better safe then sorry....long season ahead🙂👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 05, 2018, 03:52 AM
Good morning all. I have a opportunity to fish tomorrow and Saturday! 👍🏻

I'd like to be adventurous and try the north side of the lake.

Which is an easy walk to fishable water..heading out of Godfrey or apps?

No techniques or coordinates needed, just some friendly advise.

Thank you..
I think I'd go to Apps, get some bait, hang out by the wood stove, get some advise and go fishing on Monday ;)
RF
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Post by: New Old Guy on Jan 05, 2018, 08:24 AM
Yo Guys & gals,

 I am starting to hear a lot of wisdom in these last few posts. Being retired has it's benefits. Monday looks good to me as well. I am chomping at the bit to get out there myself. I think i will use the 2 days to get familiar with imgur and to start posting pictures. We will see if I can finally master posting pictures eh?

 Boggey
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Jan 05, 2018, 08:29 AM
You no longer need those posting sites. Just use the new IS "add image to post" blue click bottom left of the box you're typing in.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Jan 05, 2018, 08:50 AM
Hello Bug Eye Brew.  My buddy and I spoke to you in Chapman’s parking lot this am.  We moved all over today and got it handed to us.  1 perch all day.  Very few marks.
I notice you guys didn't move for quite a while so I thought you might have located some fish, the bite was definitely tough. Hope you and your buddy from P.A. have better luck today, the winds are going to be a bit to take and work has me staying warm...lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 05, 2018, 10:21 AM
well im headed out to try it 1st time.... man it looks rough out there,,, compass gps phone,,,, pack the shanty in snow and stay put lol
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Post by: monkeyman2269 on Jan 05, 2018, 10:32 AM
I tried I turned around
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Post by: craigski1980 on Jan 05, 2018, 12:34 PM
Looking like another year of hard walking on the lake. I can only hope these high winds are keeping a lot of the snow on shore and off the ice. Really want a few walleye but not going to fight -30 and 2 foot of snow to get them. I guess I am just not a diehard 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 05, 2018, 12:39 PM
The wind looks like it’s keeping the snow off. We only got 3 inches of snow here in the constantia area so far
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 05, 2018, 01:52 PM
it appears the wind is doing it's job........3" of snow so far that has pretty much been blown off the lake.....can see bare ice spots from shore......could be some drifts which could cause problems with being able to see the chunked up ice fields out there......sleds and wheelers should us caution and slow down
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 05, 2018, 02:43 PM
well that was brutal not much snow bare in some spots, at most maybe 3in in some spots but its snowing hard now but the wind is whipping, 1 perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chubrock on Jan 05, 2018, 03:28 PM
Fished Wednesday out at Williams. End up with 20 perch and 1 eye. Ice was in good condition 10in plus. Had to work for them switching lures and jigging hard. Hope to get out Sunday.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: littlefish14626 on Jan 05, 2018, 05:36 PM
Headed to Oneida this coming week. First time fishing the lake. Any good advice on where to set up for perch and eyes?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: b ice on Jan 05, 2018, 05:57 PM
Anybody have any advice for Bluegill or crappie fishing on Oneida Lake where to start and what areas maybe good
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Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 05, 2018, 06:05 PM
Anybody have any advice for Bluegill or crappie fishing on Oneida Lake where to start and what areas maybe good
Big Bay
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Growler_ on Jan 06, 2018, 07:07 AM
Headed to Oneida this coming week. First time fishing the lake. Any good advice on where to set up for perch and eyes?

Lewis point
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Jan 06, 2018, 08:42 AM
How much snow is on Oneida? Tough walking conditions? Or has a lot of It blown off with the wind?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 06, 2018, 08:47 AM
Read previous posts
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: whitelightning on Jan 06, 2018, 09:08 AM
I’m out here now, not much snow most of it has blown off.  North shore
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 06, 2018, 11:20 AM
Thanks for the snow report white lightning. We got another 4-5 inches in constantia. I was wondering how it was out there today.
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 06, 2018, 11:58 AM
anybody know where to bring a power auger for repair. I spent most of last weekend trying to get my sled running now it's at the shop. I don't have any more patience to try and fix the auger myself. I called motor mender in Liverpool that used to service strikemaster but message said he retired on December 31st.  Not my year so far. I'm walking out tomorrow with a hand auger. The wind looked like it was blowing most of the snow off today, we got probably 7-8" yesterday on the south side.
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 06, 2018, 12:44 PM
Dont know the name of the place but is located on RT31 about 1/2 mile east of RT.13,,, they fixed my old power auger several times
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Post by: jprfishin on Jan 06, 2018, 01:08 PM
Is it Parts LLC 4072 NY31 Canastota, NY 13031, 315-697-5440?  I was just searching on Google maps.
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Post by: Lakelivin on Jan 06, 2018, 01:10 PM
That place is called parts..315-697 -5440
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 06, 2018, 01:31 PM
anybody know where to bring a power auger for repair. I spent most of last weekend trying to get my sled running now it's at the shop. I don't have any more patience to try and fix the auger myself. I called motor mender in Liverpool that used to service strikemaster but message said he retired on December 31st.  Not my year so far. I'm walking out tomorrow with a hand auger. The wind looked like it was blowing most of the snow off today, we got probably 7-8" yesterday on the south side.
what about the shop where you took the sled?
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 06, 2018, 02:45 PM
Welcome to the site Tbell 122
 Might be more info on the conditions page
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 06, 2018, 02:54 PM
ok thanks, didn't know parts fixed augers, that is where my sled is, guess I'll pick up the sled and drop off the auger.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 06, 2018, 02:58 PM

Slammy sorry to hear , but it’s early you’ll make up for these set backs I’m sure
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Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 06, 2018, 04:31 PM
In my plow truck going along lake Ontario this evening saw some pretty cool clouds out over the lake thought I would share looks almost this they are sucking the moisture out of the lake
(https://s13.postimg.cc/9iuabktr7/0106181631.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/9iuabktr7/)

(https://s13.postimg.cc/mzr8ugbsj/0106181631c.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/mzr8ugbsj/)
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Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 06, 2018, 04:55 PM
In my plow truck going along lake Ontario this evening saw some pretty cool clouds out over the lake thought I would share looks almost this they are sucking the moisture out of the lake
(https://s13.postimg.cc/9iuabktr7/0106181631.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/9iuabktr7/)

(https://s13.postimg.cc/mzr8ugbsj/0106181631c.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/mzr8ugbsj/)

Cool pics. That's why it's been snowing here for days.
 

 :flex: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
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Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Jan 06, 2018, 05:00 PM
In my plow truck going along lake Ontario this evening saw some pretty cool clouds out over the lake thought I would share looks almost this they are sucking the moisture out of the lake

Pretty cool pics, thanks for sharing.
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Post by: rayfish on Jan 06, 2018, 06:08 PM
Sylvan Beach today:

It was windy and cold!

Walked out to 23-28 ft...caught a few perch..rap tipped with minnow head...ran out of propane....came in!

Ice was great ...7-10 inches

Snow actually helped the walk by filling in the inconsistent ice. Wind blown and crusty.

Still spud!

RF
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 06, 2018, 06:29 PM
your a hearty soul Rayfish........had to have been a little chilly to say the least
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Post by: rayfish on Jan 06, 2018, 07:17 PM
your a hearty soul Rayfish........had to have been a little chilly to say the least

I’ve been home with my parents and mother in law! Finally shipped them back to Florida....I needed to fish🐟

Be out a Godfrey in the am!
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Post by: Gnarfish on Jan 06, 2018, 07:19 PM
Can anyone post gps coordinates of the best hole they fished this year? So I don't accidentally fish your spot of course.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 06, 2018, 07:23 PM
ok thanks, didn't know parts fixed augers, that is where my sled is, guess I'll pick up the sled and drop off the auger.
Get those machines running bud... gonna be an EPIC beat down on the fish!!!😈
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jnatoli93 on Jan 06, 2018, 08:45 PM
Anyone have an ice report from big bay? headed out early am first round of the season!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Birdslayer on Jan 06, 2018, 09:37 PM
Can anyone post gps coordinates of the best hole they fished this year? So I don't accidentally fish your spot of course.

My wife read this and wanted to know why anyone would give up their best spot!!! I said "isn't it obvious he's being nice and doesn't want to accidentally fish someone else's spot says it right there!" She didn't get it.... I thought it was hilarious  :cookoo:
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Post by: zadvorney on Jan 06, 2018, 09:38 PM
Anyone find a box of lures off Lewis Point today? Pm me if you do.
Ice was 12 inches. Fish were there.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 06, 2018, 11:43 PM

Welcome to the site gnarfish ,
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Post by: New Old Guy on Jan 07, 2018, 04:17 AM
Yo Gnarfish,

 Got to hand it to you bud. That shows initiative and a sense of humor. You will do well on these forums. Keep up the good work and oh yeh. Did you get any pm's you want to share with me ?   ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 07, 2018, 06:06 AM
Anyone have an ice report from big bay? headed out early am first round of the season!

try  spikes   on small jigs  in  6 foot of  water  close to weed   early mornings and  just before  dark  seems the  best .......  hey   you can copy and  paste  this  and  use  it  ever year big  bay  never changes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 07, 2018, 06:32 AM
I hit these cords yesterday 43.0790 N 75.6509 W fish were ok
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chuck66 on Jan 07, 2018, 07:38 AM
Has anyone tried rock pile off Lewis point 28fow crushed them there last two years all on mossy oak UV shad rap
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 07, 2018, 11:02 AM
poor fishing this AM,,,, ice is in great shape
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 07, 2018, 01:05 PM
I hit these cords yesterday 43.0790 N 75.6509 W fish were ok
You get a shake with that lmfao. I had to look.

CNY
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 07, 2018, 04:07 PM
fished williams park this morning.....holy crap, can you say cold.......slow as hell......ended up with 6 good perch and 1 14" eye in 4 hrs........didn't mark many fish where I was......s.e. of dunhams....18 fow........ice is fantastic....at least 10" plus ........only issue was the jack asses who double parked in the lot and blocked multiple folks in......I got lucky and found my way out.........just food for thought folks - if there are no parking spots left you can't park.....1st come first serve.......  ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 07, 2018, 05:19 PM
feel free to block me in but remeber i'm old and  can't  see any better then mr  magoo hope  I see ya there! if  not don't worry I  paid  4 hundred  bucks  for  my  truck  so if  I  dent it   pushing ya outta my wat I probably won't care  much ....just saying....it's all good  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 07, 2018, 05:48 PM
Got out today from 7:30-10:30.  Ice was good.  Slow except for a little flury I had around 9.  Ended up with 3 keepers - 4 shorts - and 2 perch. 
(https://s10.postimg.cc/y9kj9ceut/IMG_20180107_161538100.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/y9kj9ceut/)
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 07, 2018, 05:57 PM

Look out Jason you’ll have company 😉
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 07, 2018, 06:02 PM
I love  red  snow  ...^5  s10 
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Post by: TeamWalleye on Jan 07, 2018, 06:07 PM
Hey s10xr what no pic of the deer you cleaned on the ice. Had to be a monster.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 07, 2018, 06:07 PM
S10 u gut a deer on the ice...nice job
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 07, 2018, 06:10 PM
Slower today but found some hungry fish.


(https://s10.postimg.cc/rx5dzgm2d/7_FC9894_A-11_CD-4_E89-8_AA5-_DB2597_A73_A72.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/rx5dzgm2d/)
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 07, 2018, 06:22 PM
Nice work guys!!😎
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 07, 2018, 06:23 PM
Nice pic Chow.

Jason be careful, guys will be out there looking for the big red mark in the snow!  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XxFISHN4EYEZxX on Jan 07, 2018, 07:40 PM
Went out of Godfrey this morning 10-12" of ice 3"white 7-9" clear lots of slush under ice. Punched my first and only whole today put transducer in water and what do u know broken  >:( I was going to leave but decided to go old school for few hrs . Ended up doing 3 outta 4 , 2 shorts 1 nice perch. Now the big wait for new transducer 8-10 days
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 07, 2018, 07:56 PM
Nice pic Chow.

Jason be careful, guys will be out there looking for the big red mark in the snow!  ;D

Haha have at it.  That was in my parents driveway. 
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 07, 2018, 08:02 PM
Haha have at it.  That was in my parents driveway.

 :roflmao:
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Post by: moosefeet on Jan 07, 2018, 08:31 PM
You get a shake with that lmfao. I had to look.Th

CNY
The fish was ok the fries sucked 😉 There's been a change in the leader board for Eyes landed on Oneida... Walleye Bob and Hondo snuck up there today and had some luck... well, Walleye Bob did! Congrats on a couple nice ones Bob
(https://s17.postimg.cc/u8e3etqvv/IMG_2464.png) (https://postimg.cc/image/u8e3etqvv/)
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Post by: ocSpecial on Jan 07, 2018, 08:35 PM
Fished 7:30 -11:00.  Pretty slow. 
(https://s10.postimg.cc/hxf2xbnc5/IMG_20180107_092021757.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/hxf2xbnc5/)
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 08, 2018, 09:34 AM
Get those machines running bud... gonna be an EPIC beat down on the fish!!!😈
Machines are being worked on, I had an epic drag yesterday. 
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 08, 2018, 01:05 PM
Great reports guys! Awesome pics as well 👍🏼
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 08, 2018, 01:54 PM
pretty good morning
(https://s17.postimg.cc/ya5aekix7/20180108_124127.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/ya5aekix7/)
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Post by: jrogbuff on Jan 08, 2018, 03:20 PM
Just catch Scout.  Ice fishing from my computer at work.  Thanks for the post
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Post by: jrogbuff on Jan 08, 2018, 03:21 PM
Should say Nice catch, not Just catch.  Wish I could type
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Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Jan 08, 2018, 03:28 PM
pretty good morning
(https://s17.postimg.cc/ya5aekix7/20180108_124127.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/ya5aekix7/)

Nice going Scout, I'm hoping to get out Sat ...
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Post by: rlejr on Jan 08, 2018, 03:31 PM
Just wondering how the ice is in front of Chapman park. My favorite place to fish but I have to have my atv to get out to 30-40 fow. Are people going out with snow machines and atv's? Thanks in advance.
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 08, 2018, 03:38 PM
Just wondering how the ice is in front of Chapman park. My favorite place to fish but I have to have my atv to get out to 30-40 fow. Are people going out with snow machines and atv's? Thanks in advance.
I would think so.....rest of lake is good to go
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Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Jan 08, 2018, 04:14 PM
Just wondering how the ice is in front of Chapman park. My favorite place to fish but I have to have my atv to get out to 30-40 fow. Are people going out with snow machines and atv's? Thanks in advance.
I fished out of Chapmans on Thurs. ice was great 9" plus, had my ATV out and had no issues
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Post by: hot_spot18 on Jan 08, 2018, 04:23 PM
Nice bunch of perch there! Hoping to get out before work Wednesday.  10:30 to 6:30 has it's advantages ;-)
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 08, 2018, 04:32 PM
Nicely done Scout!
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Post by: firstcast 2 on Jan 08, 2018, 04:50 PM
Fun day today got my limit had to sort through alot of shorts
(https://s18.postimg.cc/max9q9205/20180108_130007.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/max9q9205/)
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Post by: moosefeet on Jan 08, 2018, 04:54 PM
Fun day today got my limit had to sort through alot of shorts
(https://s18.postimg.cc/max9q9205/20180108_130007.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/max9q9205/)
Looks like some fatties!
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Post by: moosefeet on Jan 08, 2018, 04:56 PM
pretty good morning
(https://s17.postimg.cc/ya5aekix7/20180108_124127.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/ya5aekix7/)
Good job Scout, nothin like a pile of perch fillets
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Post by: schenkieboy on Jan 08, 2018, 05:05 PM
Where the perch at Oneida Lake ???
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 08, 2018, 05:07 PM
WTG SCOUT!!!😎
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Post by: hrdcore on Jan 08, 2018, 05:09 PM
Where the perch at Oneida Lake ???
Not the beach...
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Post by: rlejr on Jan 08, 2018, 06:23 PM
Thanks for the response on Chapman. Will be there on Wednesday. Thanks again
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Post by: crappyfisherman on Jan 08, 2018, 06:34 PM
   Fished Williams Beach this afternoon. Worked from the collection of shanties about 150 yards from shore all the way to the north side of Dunhams. There was 2-4 inches of powdery packed snow so it is like walking in sand with some slick areas underneath. Don't need cleats yet. Slush is forming a bit due to warming temps. Ice ranged from over 8 inches to 6 inches near the island. Some drifted snow but the Snowmobiles and ATV's seemed to have no problem traversing. No pressure cracks at the beach or out to the island itself.
   The perch were on but was like a day at Sandy Pond- 10:1 dinks to keepers. Eyes drifted in after 4pm. Good Luck and be safe.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 08, 2018, 07:47 PM

Welcome to the site schenkieboy
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 08, 2018, 07:53 PM
Fished from 3:30-5 yesterday. After a mile long walk out I got set up. Managed to go 15 for 20 on eyes. Action was fast and furious. Fished today from 3:30-5 and went 2 for 5 on eyes. Took the sled out this time. Ice was 12 inches where I was.
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 08, 2018, 08:04 PM
Fished from 3:30-5 yesterday. After a mile long walk out I got set up. Managed to go 15 for 20 on eyes. Action was fast and furious. Fished today from 3:30-5 and went 2 for 5 on eyes. Took the sled out this time. Ice was 12 inches where I was.
Good Work...can you give me the cords where you were? Much appreciated!!!😎
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 08, 2018, 08:21 PM
Sure. Sending them right over 😈
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Post by: choo choo on Jan 08, 2018, 09:12 PM
Fished from 3:30-5 yesterday. After a mile long walk out I got set up. Managed to go 15 for 20 on eyes. Action was fast and furious.
I would walk 2 miles for that many bites Bobby DeadEyez ! Awesome !
Did you even need to put bait on your Lure ? Must have been nuts out there.
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Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 08, 2018, 10:03 PM
DeadEyez nice job
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 09, 2018, 04:31 AM
Fished from 3:30-5 yesterday. After a mile long walk out I got set up. Managed to go 15 for 20 on eyes. Action was fast and furious. Fished today from 3:30-5 and went 2 for 5 on eyes. Took the sled out this time. Ice was 12 inches where I was.
Hey if you need A ride I might be about in the afternoons for the night bite after work in the shop. That or i'll just follow your footprints. :)

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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 09, 2018, 04:42 AM

Nice going Mr 👍🏻
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 09, 2018, 05:26 AM
Sure. Sending them right over 😈
🤔
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 09, 2018, 05:36 AM
Well done Bobby. I think you should walk next time!
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Post by: bobcat85 on Jan 09, 2018, 06:41 AM
Does anybody know what I need to be legal to take my 4 wheeler on the lake? I'm from pennsylvania.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 09, 2018, 07:11 AM
Does anybody know what I need to be legal to take my 4 wheeler on the lake? I'm from pennsylvania.

I would say a valid PA registration, insurance, helmet.

Solid tow bar is the law though I have never been ticketed for using a rope...
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Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Jan 09, 2018, 08:09 AM
I would say a valid PA registration, insurance, helmet.

Solid tow bar is the law though I have never been ticketed for using a rope...
Rigid towbar is only required if towing people.

Here are the majority of the rules (https://dmv.ny.gov/brochure/atvs-information-owners-and-operators)  Your out of state registration is good in NY.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 09, 2018, 08:11 AM
I would walk 2 miles for that many bites Bobby DeadEyez ! Awesome !
Did you even need to put bait on your Lure ? Must have been nuts out there.
Thanks guys! Steve good to see you on IS. Some of the eyes didn’t require bait while others wouldn’t touch it without bait
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Post by: schenkieboy on Jan 09, 2018, 08:48 AM
How much snow on oneida  Lake I want to take a ATV out there ???
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 09, 2018, 03:06 PM
lovin this pic thingy.........same area as yesterday and slammed the eyes.....must have iced a couple dozen keepers and a slew of shorts....perch were not there like yesterday.....best eye bite I've had in years.....did see some wet spots out there....wheeler guys keep your eyes peeled
(https://s17.postimg.cc/6jvdrzwnf/20180109_145128.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/6jvdrzwnf/)
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 09, 2018, 03:21 PM
Wow. Nice job, Scout and DeadEyez. Sounds like a blast out there.
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 09, 2018, 03:41 PM
Wow. Nice job, Scout and DeadEyez. Sounds like a blast out there.
when you find em it is Chow
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 09, 2018, 04:44 PM
Well done again Scout.
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 09, 2018, 04:46 PM
when you find em it is Chow
Way to stay on them bud!! you mind giving up your hotspot cords?? 🤔 Deadeyez stiffed me with his hotspot cords!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Squeakysteve on Jan 09, 2018, 05:44 PM
Fished the eastern side of Lewis pt from 8 to 3 . One keeper eye with some shorts and a few nicE perch. Overall tough day had to work for the ones I got 25 - 30 fow. Need scout57 to teach me his ways .
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 09, 2018, 05:46 PM
Way to stay on them bud!! you mind giving up your hotspot cords?? 🤔 Deadeyez stiffed me with his hotspot cords!!😁
And you got stiffed for coffee 😜
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Post by: crappyfisherman on Jan 09, 2018, 06:37 PM
Another good day at williams. The snow was the same but the wind made the walk a bit chilly. No slush and snow was 2-6 depending on the drifts.
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Post by: choo choo on Jan 09, 2018, 07:03 PM
Thanks guys! Steve good to see you on IS. Some of the eyes didn’t require bait while others wouldn’t touch it without bait
Great hot bite when you don't need to tip most winter lures with bait...again great job.


Awesome job today Scout...I thought I did good until I saw your post !
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 09, 2018, 08:00 PM
And you got stiffed for coffee 😜
I get no respect!!🤪
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Post by: moosefeet on Jan 09, 2018, 08:38 PM
lovin this pic thingy.........same area as yesterday and slammed the eyes.....must have iced a couple dozen keepers and a slew of shorts....perch were not there like yesterday.....best eye bite I've had in years.....did see some wet spots out there....wheeler guys keep your eyes peeled
(https://s17.postimg.cc/6jvdrzwnf/20180109_145128.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/6jvdrzwnf/)
Good job Scout!
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 09, 2018, 09:09 PM
cords are on the way Larry.......of course you might end up at cazenovia lake.....lol........ju st on a pretty good hot streak right now......makes up for all those smelly skunky days......being retired really helps.......thanks guys
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 10, 2018, 05:30 AM
Lol! Hope you stay on them!!😎
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Post by: sfirmstone on Jan 10, 2018, 07:30 AM
Hey guys could someone give me info if you could get an atv out of apps or Godfrey?  I don’t have chains but wondering if it’s worth taking
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Post by: billybob851 on Jan 10, 2018, 09:23 AM
Hey guys could someone give me info if you could get an atv out of apps or Godfrey?  I don’t have chains but wondering if it’s worth taking

I would say yes, we were out on sunday not much snow on the ice just areas of jagged ice to navigate through. there were machines all over the lake
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Post by: sfirmstone on Jan 10, 2018, 10:09 AM
Appreciate it billybob
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Post by: moosefeet on Jan 10, 2018, 11:56 AM
Well this has nothing to do with fishing but it's a pretty cool pic from my new Spypoint Cell camera
(https://s17.postimg.cc/aecq0dpkb/IMG_2476.png) (https://postimg.cc/image/aecq0dpkb/)
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 10, 2018, 12:27 PM
Great pic moosefeet. How do you like the Spypoint cam?

I have one and it took some trial and error to get it working. The batteries blew up in the first one and they replaced it. The new one has been rock solid after I got it working initially.
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Post by: moosefeet on Jan 10, 2018, 03:53 PM
These were the first pics I got it seems pretty simple to use. I have 3 others not cellular but they work well.
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Post by: scott1805 on Jan 10, 2018, 04:23 PM
What condition do you think the ice will be Saturday with the warm temps and possible snow coming. Wanna know if worth a 2 hour drive up.
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Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 10, 2018, 04:43 PM
The ice isn't going anywhere rain is gonna smooth it out if the snow misses we are gonna really build ice next week
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 10, 2018, 05:00 PM
X2 on what PP said.
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Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Jan 10, 2018, 06:29 PM
I haven't heard anything on the conditions at Taft this season, anyone been out on that part of lake ?
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 10, 2018, 06:39 PM
back down to earth today..........sunrise to sunset.......iced 4 keeper eyes and a zillion shorts.......a few decent perch......marked fish all day but was hard gettin em to commit....long day to say the least......BEAUTIFUL day out there today
(https://s17.postimg.cc/amnbtujij/20180110_153341.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/amnbtujij/)
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Post by: LingFling on Jan 10, 2018, 06:46 PM
Looks like a great day to me. Nice batch of fish!
We'll have to get out together.
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Post by: Walnut109 on Jan 10, 2018, 06:56 PM
Also fished today out of Jewel.  No keeper eyes but 5 shorts and enough perch to get a couple meals.  Very light bite and lots of fish staring at the presentation.  Beautiful day to be out.
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Post by: crappyfisherman on Jan 10, 2018, 06:57 PM
   My daughter convinced me to head back to Williams's Beach again today. Snow and ice conditions were the same but with the wind up it was brisk. Several folks bucket sitting and moving. The bite was slow and size was small. Shanties were spread out as each hunted for some decent fish. Got several similar reports from others we encountered. The big disappointment was that we left our auger leaning against the post in the park and someone decided they needed it more then us. Thanks to the guys who lent us the open holes !
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Post by: moosefeet on Jan 10, 2018, 07:24 PM
Looks like a couple of fish fries Scout! Tough luck with the auger crappy, if it ain't nailed down it will grow legs!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DUGuy on Jan 10, 2018, 07:46 PM
Anyone fish after the sun goes down? Obviously being careful of snowmobiles with proper lighting. Just wondering if the bite dies down at dark? Thinking of staying a few hours after to see what happens.
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Post by: brian7 on Jan 10, 2018, 07:48 PM
I haven't heard anything on the conditions at Taft this season, anyone been out on that part of lake ?
Went out of Taft on Sunday. 10 inches out to buoy 128
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Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 10, 2018, 08:02 PM
128 perfect ill be there in the AM
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Post by: flukeman on Jan 10, 2018, 09:00 PM
Congrats Scout, you are on a roll!  I need to get me retired so I can get out.
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Post by: bigbuck on Jan 10, 2018, 09:06 PM
Fished this afternoon until sunset on South East end. Slow but picked up as sun lowered and wind died down. Got a limit and released 5. Dropped 2 heaviest fish on the fight. Nice day.
(https://s13.postimg.cc/43b1kkfz7/20180110_202058.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/43b1kkfz7/)
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 10, 2018, 10:09 PM
Anyone fish after the sun goes down? Obviously being careful of snowmobiles with proper lighting. Just wondering if the bite dies down at dark? Thinking of staying a few hours after to see what happens.

I’ve posted this before but this year has been the first that I’ve done well after dark on Oneida. Still a flurry at dusk and then they hunker down close to the bottom after dark but you can pick at them.
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 10, 2018, 10:10 PM
Nice fish Scout and Bigbuck
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Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 11, 2018, 05:56 AM
Went out of Lewis yesterday to several spots 23 -30 fow.   Spotty action early and again late in the afternoon.  Brought home 3 small keepers and a few nice perch between 2 of us.  Ice solid in and out and drag easy with a Smitty sled.  Beautiful day to be out.
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 11, 2018, 10:06 AM
saw Bridgeport FD heading down to the south shore state launch......5 vehicles with trailers parked there....hope nothing bad happened.....didn't talk to them
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Post by: mbald123 on Jan 11, 2018, 10:25 AM
News channel 9 posted something saying guy was trapped on ice off of shackleton point.. maybe crack opened up with this warm up?
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 11, 2018, 10:31 AM
Cleveland appears to be involved as well.

Hopefully everyone gets off safely.
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Post by: Loudmouth879 on Jan 11, 2018, 11:11 AM
Nice Fish
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2018, 11:20 AM

All is well he’s safe and equipment dragged in , caught iton the noon news , didn’t say if it was a gas hole or a week crack
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 11, 2018, 11:27 AM
That is good news. Thanks Fred!
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Post by: tack on Jan 11, 2018, 12:02 PM
I'm not looking for GPS coordinates, but a little help. If you had 1 afternoon only for the entire season to take your 3 sons fishing on Oneida (I hope for more but you never know), where would you park and how deep of water would you fish? Kids will target perch, I will target eyes. I have a machine and all the gear, just lacking free time these days. I won't be able to jump around and chase fish as I will surely be busy baiting hooks, passing out snacks, unhooking gloves from lures, checking heater, reminding kids to keep hands out of minnow bucket and holes, etc...... if you had 1 afternoon, where would you park and how deep would you fish? I can take the adventure from there.
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Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 11, 2018, 12:50 PM
I'm no expert on Oneida but I would head for Sylvan Beach in your scenario.  Check in with a local bait shot and find out current conditions on ice and fishing.  Not a lot of structure at the beach so you can pick a spot and stay there without scouting out other areas.  Look for the huts, usually 20 feet of water minimum.  Hope thats a start.
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Post by: shantymaniac on Jan 11, 2018, 04:37 PM
Making long ride mid morning to hopefully fish the evening and stay till Sunday Also bringing my quad. So my concern is should I even come down ? Conditions have me nervous so any suggestions from the guys and gals would much be appreciated.Thanks
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Post by: Mjnoff21 on Jan 11, 2018, 04:53 PM
anyone know how the north shore looks after the warm up??
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2018, 04:56 PM

Welcome to the site Mjnoff 21
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Post by: fishinpreacher on Jan 11, 2018, 05:17 PM
Good afternoon folks, I'm hoping to get some info from some of you guys that fish Oneida a lot.
Some friends and I will be coming up to fish the lake for Walleye and Perch February 7,8,9,10 we'll be staying in the Angler's Bay Cottages in Cleveland and fishing the Eastern end of the lake.
The questions I have are...
What do we need to do to be able to legally use ATVs to access the lake?
How many lines can each man have in the water in NY?
What "must have" lures and baits do you suggest and in what colors and sizes do you find them to be most productive?
Any other information, advice, or tips you feel would be helpful would be very much appreciated as well. 
Please feel free to PM me with anything you don't want to put up on the board, and thanks in advance for any help you can give.
We are looking forward to fishing this lake, and maybe getting to meet some of you!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 11, 2018, 05:34 PM
I was out off of North shore today fishing 2 to 3 miles out first mile ice is still a little bumpy but getting better as it warms couple good cracks to cross had to go 1/4 mile to get over one but found a safe solid crossing crack has some good sized shoved up ice out there so be careful traveling I would spud cracks before crossing
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Post by: snuffynra on Jan 11, 2018, 08:21 PM
I'm not looking for GPS coordinates, but a little help. If you had 1 afternoon only for the entire season to take your 3 sons fishing on Oneida (I hope for more but you never know), where would you park and how deep of water would you fish? Kids will target perch, I will target eyes. I have a machine and all the gear, just lacking free time these days. I won't be able to jump around and chase fish as I will surely be busy baiting hooks, passing out snacks, unhooking gloves from lures, checking heater, reminding kids to keep hands out of minnow bucket and holes, etc...... if you had 1 afternoon, where would you park and how deep would you fish? I can take the adventure from there. we had a good day wed and great day today at williams beach, not sure if you have navionics or something like it. but if you leave williams and take a heading from 0 to 20 degrees you will hit good water ,if your going early 630 7ish head out about .06 mi to 18 ft ,good for walleyes and perch.if you go out few hundred yards of shore into the 16 ft range you will run into lots of perch to keep them kids busy.you can run into some eyes in there also. we have had good luck with jigging raps tipped with minnows ,the perch colors have been the best the last couple days,we took more walleyes with whole minnows and many more perch with just the head or tail of the minnow. ill probably get scolded for giving good intel .LOL but that has always been good areas for many. and good luck.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: snuffynra on Jan 11, 2018, 08:29 PM
   My daughter convinced me to head back to Williams's Beach again today. Snow and ice conditions were the same but with the wind up it was brisk. Several folks bucket sitting and moving. The bite was slow and size was small. Shanties were spread out as each hunted for some decent fish. Got several similar reports from others we encountered. The big disappointment was that we left our auger leaning against the post in the park and someone decided they needed it more then us. Thanks to the guys who lent us the open holes !
[/
quote] sorry about the auger, we talked to you when we were leaving, i hope you and your daughter did better in the holes we left, we went out today and it was great in the morning but slowed in the afternoon ,but the big walleyes were out for short time in the am .
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 12, 2018, 05:17 AM
They moved us into the 10-15" range for snow tonight and tomorrow. That should take care of the bumps out there at least. No more ice making for a while though.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 12, 2018, 06:24 AM
They moved us into the 10-15" range for snow tonight and tomorrow. That should take care of the bumps out there at least. No more ice making for a while though.
hope it flash freezes quickly before the heavy snow starts.....shorelines might be a little screwy with all this runoff and the lake rising
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 12, 2018, 06:39 AM
Avoid the creeks,  with all this rain they get under cut causing thin ice a considerable ways out, guys on wheelers take a spud to check before crossing pressure cracks they can be deceiving , play hard and play safe
 And to let guys know the men in green are watching , I got checked out which I don’t have an issue with ,  so make sure all is in order , I’m glad to see them checking , and don’t forget they read our reports 👍🏻🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 12, 2018, 07:48 AM
They moved us into the 10-15" range for snow tonight and tomorrow. That should take care of the bumps out there at least. No more ice making for a while though.

And no more 4 wheelers if that happens. I should have picked up that sled last week.

It already looks smoothed out from the rain in front of me right now too. A lot of that jagged chunk ice appears to be gone and this area had some of the worst. Now it's a crap shoot with all the water on the ice, cold temps coming, mixed precip turning to snow. Should be interesting.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 12, 2018, 08:04 AM
Got home late last night from a day trip up to Oneida. Fished south shore  and had a slow day walking.  Some Small white perch and stripers ....some short walleyes and finally a good sized keeper very late, a gift from heaven.
 Headed home with my tail between my legs. Hoping for better action next week.

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 12, 2018, 08:41 AM

Engalls performace
Has 1 tundra left as of 2 weeks ago  I’m sure some one might get a nice deal
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tyler2487 on Jan 12, 2018, 09:44 AM
Anybody have any insight if onieda is gonna be in decent shape come tomorrow ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 12, 2018, 11:25 AM
Well now. I just took the spud and walked out 100 yards or so. Yard is flooded, basement is flooded, lake has a good 6"of water on top out a couple of hundred feet with more pouring on by the minute. The chunk ice is beat down but still making quite a barrier. This is going to be interesting.

The upside is I still saw 12"+ of ice everywhere. But with the weight of the water, wind coming and the cracks we already have it's still going to be dicey. Especially with snow on top. Be careful out there tomorrow.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 12, 2018, 02:49 PM
Sorry about the basement Chowdaire.
Thanks for the conditions update, looking to get back up there Sunday or Monday.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Looper on Jan 12, 2018, 04:05 PM
The weather is nuts, close to 60 now and going down to 10 tonight, WOW!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bobcat85 on Jan 12, 2018, 05:48 PM
Went up to the lake yesterday afternoon fishing for the first time on the north shore. My buddy caught about 12 shorts and a perch and I got about 6 shorts. So this morning we moved to the south shore later in the morning and marked a bunch but i only got one eye with a couple perch and my buddy caught a few shorts and perch or two. Only fished 2 hours. Had a blast and thanks everyone on here for the help and enjoyment of reading the posts keep the pictures coming!!!

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigZin315 on Jan 12, 2018, 07:37 PM
Any die hards going to try and fish tomorrow?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: komo15 on Jan 12, 2018, 07:44 PM
Not sure I'm considered a die hard, but I'm going.  Gonna try out of williams.  Gonna get there extra early, but not venturing out until light.  I have a sled.  Imagine with snow pull is gonna suck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: komo15 on Jan 12, 2018, 07:48 PM
Can someone let me know if parking lot across from Williams is ok to park in?  Do I need to pay someone?  C a lot of people parking there, just have no clue!  I have a trailer and sled and would hate to take up spots at Williams if I can park across street.  I will pay!  Please help!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: dthrckt on Jan 12, 2018, 08:05 PM
Anyone know if camping is allowed off season at Verona Beach State park?  Hoping to make a long weekend of it next weekend.  Also hoping to find perch around there...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SHUBA on Jan 12, 2018, 09:09 PM
the lot across the street is intended for trailers and overflow cars and trucks
your good to go
STAY SAFE AND FISH HARD WATER
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chuck66 on Jan 13, 2018, 05:11 AM
How much snow u guys getting ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 13, 2018, 05:14 AM
How much snow u guys getting ?
A lot, maybe like A foot in some spots, heavy snow too.



Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 13, 2018, 06:09 AM

I live 30 min north of Oneida lake and I have between 8-10” of that nasty white stuff ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 13, 2018, 06:42 AM

 the snow is hard to say here in volney  dtifts are deep my bet 10 to 12  fillet i got my new shanty set up  out in the shed lol ..... i'll get my use out of it one way or the other
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 13, 2018, 06:55 AM
snowing to beat the band here on the south shore.......I would say at least 8-10"......and heavy as hell......all = a not so user friendly lake......use your heads out there fellers
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 13, 2018, 07:00 AM

🤬🤯 that figures , if my map is right looks like It will end about  1:00 🤞
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BROOKIEGILLY on Jan 13, 2018, 08:16 AM
i live about 1.5 miles north of the lake in Constantia we have about 10" here.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 13, 2018, 08:49 AM
8” here in NB. Real fine and still coming down but a lot slower.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Growler_ on Jan 13, 2018, 08:57 AM
I'm on south shore, mid lake, we got about 10" here. Still some wet spots near shore on the lake. Use a spud getting on or near any cracks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 13, 2018, 09:13 AM
Any idea how much slush there is or going to be? Pretty sure it gonna suck dragging snotty sled or not!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Jan 13, 2018, 09:16 AM
Anyone make the venture out? Thinking about hitting the grassy shoal area tomorrow after a day of cold temps to tighten things back up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 13, 2018, 09:23 AM
Any idea how much slush there is or going to be? Pretty sure it gonna suck dragging snotty sled or not!

Where I am, near shore 6” of Water with 8” snow dumped in it? Not pretty, I’m guessing.

Past the debris field on the main ice didn’t have too much water yesterday so I’m hoping that’s just straight snow which is very fine and icy but not wet.

All just speculation until I get out there though.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 13, 2018, 11:44 AM
Update to my above post. Just ran the wheeler out to the crack running E/W at about the 20fow mark.

Shoreline slush is deep but not too long. I made it thru fine in 4L with chains on the back. Debris field is much easier. I was able to cross in 4 different spots where I had to smash one path before to get back and forth. Lake is smoothed our past the debris with a lot of shards left so I’d be careful with speed. The crack is a problem. I spudded across it in a few spots but in all of them the inside sheet was shoved under the outside sheet leaving 18”+ of slush at the edge of the sheet. Wet to cross by foot but a no go with the wheeler. I tried, but basically hit a wall at the outside sheet. Was able to jump off and back it out but it’s prettt dangerous and not crossable in my area with a machine unless you bring planks.

That is all. Play safe!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 13, 2018, 12:13 PM
Thanks for the detailed report Chow! 👍🏼
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chuck66 on Jan 13, 2018, 12:51 PM
Chow , the big crack that u speak of is it near Lewis point. I have three buddy’s of mine fishing there today , they said lake is covered with snow , also could they make it to rock pile. Tight lines be safe guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 13, 2018, 01:21 PM
No. I'm on the North shore. On the East end we have big cracks going east-west off the north and south shores. I haven't crossed the south shore crack in a couple of weeks so no info on it.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chuck66 on Jan 13, 2018, 01:32 PM
Thank u chow good luck too u fishing , thanks for the info, this sight is really good
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Jan 14, 2018, 08:45 AM
I'm fishing north shore this morning out of Apps, machines are out, little slush under the snow but not too bad on a wheeler, ice is a solid 11", lots of lookers so far but that's it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: burningdownthehouse on Jan 14, 2018, 08:55 AM
Fished out of Williams (SE of islands) for a short time before church this morning, 17 FOW, marked lots of fish, two nice perch on blue and white Genz worm tipped with a buckeye, 12" of ice and machines all over, shoreline has a small slush pocket, but I'm assuming that will be frozen solid after today, ice was popping
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: burningdownthehouse on Jan 14, 2018, 08:57 AM
Fished out of Williams (SE of islands) for a short time before church this morning, 17 FOW, marked lots of fish, two nice perch on blue and white Genz worm tipped with a buckeye, 12" of ice and machines all over, shoreline has a small slush pocket, but I'm assuming that will be frozen solid after today, ice was popping


Mostly sleds out there, but I did see one wheeler and he seemed to be going along just fine
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Jan 14, 2018, 09:00 AM
the snow is hard to say here in volney  dtifts are deep my bet 10 to 12  fillet i got my new shanty set up  out in the shed lol ..... i'll get my use out of it one way or the other
Yo Trap,

 What is your new shanty? Did you finish your smitty?  That will make it an easier drag for a young feller like you  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 14, 2018, 10:42 AM
wanted something light and cheap so i got a frabil recon  from herb p's down in oswego on sale  i got the  smitty ready! waiting for  a trail now   boggey give mea text so i can add you to my contacts i got my phone broken and wet so new phone same number
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 14, 2018, 11:01 AM
went out south shore west of chapman ice was good no slush bite was a no go.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 14, 2018, 11:09 AM
way that lake was on fire before ice ya would think they would be pounding.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Jan 14, 2018, 02:44 PM
Oneida 1, walking or riding?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 14, 2018, 03:06 PM
fished williams park this morning.........cold as hell...slow.....ice was fine except for a little watery area near shore......sled was fine.....saw wheelers out also and didn't appear to have trouble.......8 perch....didn't mark many fish at all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: esocidae on Jan 14, 2018, 03:24 PM
Thinking about going out Monday morning out of Apps.
Can anyone tell me how will the walk be?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 14, 2018, 05:08 PM
Oneida 1, walking or riding?
riding sled
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 14, 2018, 05:09 PM
Thinking about going out Monday morning out of Apps.
Can anyone tell me how will the walk be?
didnt go near apps but i think the walk is doable but rough about 6in of snow with little drifts
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: esocidae on Jan 14, 2018, 05:37 PM
Thanks Oneida1
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: conesuscrab on Jan 14, 2018, 07:01 PM
I went out of Lewis Point yesterday.  Snow was crazy in the morning.  Drag sucked considering I was cautious and left my sled at home.  I won't make that mistake again.  Slush was a pain out about 100 feet from shore.  Went out to the East to 22 FOW.  Marked quite a few.  Caught 5 shorts.  My buddy caught a nice Walleye and a beauty Perch.  Great to get out, can't Waite to do it again.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 14, 2018, 07:23 PM
Slush tightened up enough on the north shore today that it held my wheeler.

I’m still waiting for Snagger to get back on here and dump a week’s worth of pics on us but in the meantime here’s a big girl that went back to do her thing in the spring.


(https://s10.postimg.cc/jn71vhfs5/9_B94_CF09-_F4_AD-4731-9_FAB-16_C0_DCA230_DA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/jn71vhfs5/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: northernnyice on Jan 14, 2018, 07:26 PM
As always, we made the best of it last February, when we lost the ice, we put my boat in, heres a couple shots from February 27th.


(https://i.imgur.com/MVn7uJzh.jpg)


(https://i.imgur.com/jDv7vpWh.jpg)

What did you guys do, say, "take my pic with these walleyes, then i will hand them to you and i will take your pic with them!" Lmfao.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 14, 2018, 07:34 PM
Now eye chow! Sounds like the bite was on.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Jan 14, 2018, 07:35 PM
Nice one Chowdaire!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: vansmak on Jan 14, 2018, 07:43 PM
Fished out of Williams today, moved everywhere,  mraked fish at all spots but very finicky on the bite.  Several perch and 1 short walleye between 4 guys.

A little help understanding Lady O......when we walked on, no issues at shore, when we walked off, there was knee deep water on top of the ice.  Where does that much water come from on a day that didn't get above 12 degrees?  Ice and snow too heavy and push up along the edge?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Lakeside41 on Jan 14, 2018, 08:02 PM
Drove up tonight with the kids to give it a try in the morning. Tried last week off Lewis and didn’t do to well. Hopefully tomorrow is the day.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RiserMiser on Jan 14, 2018, 08:07 PM
Everyone using the access can degrade the ice in that area
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 15, 2018, 06:24 AM
Went out yesterday morning.  Picked up 3 keepers and a couple shorts in 45 min.  Then it went dead.  Marking lots of fish and they wanted to play but would not commit.   Picked up another keeper around 10:30 then decided to make a move to a spot I do ok at for perch.  Gave it a hour and nothing.  Next weekend we do it again.   Weather looks like it should be comfortable to fish. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kawz on Jan 15, 2018, 07:54 AM
a somewhat late request  - Was out at Verona Beach park Friday and on the return (11ish AM), I inadvertently dropped my Strikemaster laser around the parking lot.  If anyone found it, I would appreciate a response to [email protected].  I will pay for its return.  Thanks very much. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2018, 08:06 AM

Nice fish guys ,
 I wish you luck Kawz
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Jan 15, 2018, 09:15 AM
Any word on atv's out of chapman. Last week before the rain was getting a little rough going up and down the hill. Plus, can we cross the break yet out at 28 feet? Want to get to 40 or so with wheeler. If not Chapman maybe south shore launch?  Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbay crappie buster on Jan 15, 2018, 09:34 AM
has anyone been to big bay since friday i was there water was gushing out from the pipe like a major river  ice was fine when got out on it but had to walk 20-30 right of pipe to get on without  walking in water on ice tys for info .................
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: burningdownthehouse on Jan 15, 2018, 09:45 AM
Fished out of Williams again this morning, short trip since my seven-year-old got cold feet, managed a handful of keeper perch, dumped a couple nice ones at the hole and threw some back, perch Kastmaster tipped with spikes in 18 FOW did it today, slush near shoreline froze solid...looks sketchy at first glance but machines were making it across without breaking through the crust like yesterday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Kleistna on Jan 15, 2018, 10:02 AM
Nice fish!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: shantymaniac on Jan 15, 2018, 11:04 AM
Fished Lewis on Saturday and did well.Between two of us we caught around 60 eyes and only 3 keepers all day.A lot were close but no cigar. Did Chapman on Sunday and got stuck on the bottom of the hill with my quad,water and slush.A big thanks to the two guys who helped us who were on their way out. Fished a few hours and caught nothing.So when I came back in and getting close to that slush I put the pedal to the metal and got through no problem.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 15, 2018, 03:43 PM
has anyone been to big bay since friday i was there water was gushing out from the pipe like a major river  ice was fine when got out on it but had to walk 20-30 right of pipe to get on without  walking in water on ice tys for info .................
just drove by there and was shocked to not see 1 soul out there.........that tells me something,  what I don't know
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 15, 2018, 03:46 PM
went out of Lewis this morning.....getting on was a breeze........3 keepers and 8 jumbos and a few shorts.......not a bad day......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 15, 2018, 04:14 PM
If you were looking to drive 2 hours to fish Oneida for the first time alone in an attempt to catch you first hardwater walleye where would you launch from? It would be on foot with a hub Shanty and fishing gear...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Jan 15, 2018, 04:36 PM
Walked out at sunrise from Williams Beach, released 3 of the 5 perch caught. Slow bite but caught a respectable 12" perch. Tomorrow will seem like a walk in the park with a slight warm up in the forecast.  Ice is 6" and easy walking.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 15, 2018, 05:15 PM
If you were looking to drive 2 hours to fish Oneida for the first time alone in an attempt to catch you first hardwater walleye where would you launch from? It would be on foot with a hub Shanty and fishing gear...
I have a 2 hour drive myself anytime I head to Oneida so I'm no local either.  I had some luck last week walking out of Lewis Pt.  My best advice is to contact one of the local bait shops for current info on conditions and fishing reports.  I'm familiar with East Shore Bait and Tackle in Sylvan Beach and App's out of Cleveland on the north shore.  Good luck.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 15, 2018, 05:23 PM
I have a 2 hour drive myself anytime I head to Oneida so I'm no local either.  I had some luck last week walking out of Lewis Pt.  My best advice is to contact one of the local bait shops for current info on conditions and fishing reports.  I'm familiar with East Shore Bait and Tackle in Sylvan Beach and App's out of Cleveland on the north shore.  Good luck.

Will do, thanks for the info
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: taildancer on Jan 15, 2018, 05:27 PM
Can anyone give a report out of Constantia for walking
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: firstcast 2 on Jan 15, 2018, 05:51 PM
Good day on oneida today lots of lookers  me and my son managed 4 had a good time
(https://s13.postimg.cc/gxzs8plc3/20180115_115452.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/gxzs8plc3/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: burningdownthehouse on Jan 15, 2018, 05:55 PM
Will do, thanks for the info

North Bay, Lewis Point or Shackelton Shoals for walleye, SE of the main islands if you're into perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 15, 2018, 06:38 PM
North Bay, Lewis Point or Shackelton Shoals for walleye, SE of the main islands if you're into perch

Much appreciated, thanks!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zadvorney on Jan 15, 2018, 07:35 PM
Tried to launch at Chapman and got eaten by the slush Saturday morning  for three hours.  Oh yea, and a sled works better with the parking break off.  Just sayin.   ::)  Dried off then hit Lewis for the afternoon.  Got perch and eyes on Swedish Pimples and Moonshine jigging raps. Tipped with minnows or perch eyes.  Lesson two, slush and snowmobile tracks are not friends. Get that stuff out of there in a hurry or you are going no where.  Sunday started with a bang.  Literally. I left my 20# tank hooked up to the Buddy Heater like I always do.  Opened cover off the clam shelter and smelled gas.  Huh.  Just leaned right in and pushed the start button on the heater as I thought to myself, I smell gas.  BLUE flame engulfs me in a large fire ball! Lesson three, turn off tank when not in use. That's ok.  My friend's heater flashed while he had it on his lap! That will get your attention.  Same lures produced for us all day. Jig jig jig, repeat.  Best lure of the day? A small black hair jig I use for steelhead tipped with a minnow.  Got my biggest eye on it.  I used to use a black and white hair jig with a red head when I fished Onieda as a kid.  Brought back memories.  Madison Bistro Farm to Table Restaurant in Wampsville has a slammin burger.  Smoked brisket was good as well. Highly recommend it.  A great weekend with friends.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: dog4up7 on Jan 15, 2018, 07:50 PM
Nice report "Z" glad you lived to tell it. Nice detail on lures will help when I am up there. Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 15, 2018, 07:52 PM
Holy Cow Zad, you better take up Golf! It doesn't involve Sleds, Slush or Propane. Your lucky that the tank didn't catch fire!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: beachshanty on Jan 15, 2018, 08:36 PM
Tried to launch at Chapman and got eaten by the slush Saturday morning  for three hours.  Oh yea, and a sled works better with the parking break off.  Just sayin.   ::)  Dried off then hit Lewis for the afternoon.  Got perch and eyes on Swedish Pimples and Moonshine jigging raps. Tipped with minnows or perch eyes.  Lesson two, slush and snowmobile tracks are not friends. Get that stuff out of there in a hurry or you are going no where.  Sunday started with a bang.  Literally. I left my 20# tank hooked up to the Buddy Heater like I always do.  Opened cover off the clam shelter and smelled gas.  Huh.  Just leaned right in and pushed the start button on the heater as I thought to myself, I smell gas.  BLUE flame engulfs me in a large fire ball! Lesson three, turn off tank when not in use. That's ok.  My friend's heater flashed while he had it on his lap! That will get your attention.  Same lures produced for us all day. Jig jig jig, repeat.  Best lure of the day? A small black hair jig I use for steelhead tipped with a minnow.  Got my biggest eye on it.  I used to use a black and white hair jig with a red head when I fished Onieda as a kid.  Brought back memories.  Madison Bistro Farm to Table Restaurant in Wampsville has a slammin burger.  Smoked brisket was good as well. Highly recommend it.  A great weekend with friends.
[/quote oh my gosh. Great report. Glad you ate okay and that i'm not the only clumsy fisher out there...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hondo419 on Jan 17, 2018, 08:00 AM
Just a quick question before I take the two hour drive tomorrow to Oneida.  Is the launch on Bush Road accessible this time of the year to access the lake near Shackleton?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 17, 2018, 09:03 AM
Just a quick question before I take the two hour drive tomorrow to Oneida.  Is the launch on Bush Road accessible this time of the year to access the lake near Shackleton?

That is the south shore State boat launch. It should be open.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 17, 2018, 07:58 PM
Got out for the last couple hours before dark this evening. The drag was better than I thought it would be. Got out to about 23 feet of water. Ended up with 3 keeper eyes and one lonely perch. Dumped a few more and lost one beauty of an eye at the hole!  Marked quite a few fish while time I was there. Water was stained but not chocolate milk. Got lucky tonight and sat right on top of them for the short time I was out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 17, 2018, 08:03 PM
Good deal Bobby.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 17, 2018, 08:24 PM
Nice! Sounds like a fun couple of hours.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 17, 2018, 08:36 PM
Good work Snoop! :afro: :afro:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hondo419 on Jan 17, 2018, 09:18 PM
Thank you Reeleyz.    Good to go for tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 18, 2018, 12:49 AM
Well Done bobby
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 18, 2018, 06:10 AM
Thanks guys. Trying to get my clutch fixed on my sled so I can get around a little better. Looks like a lot of that rough ice has smoothed out from the last thaw
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 18, 2018, 06:58 AM
 :thumbsup: :icefish: Nice little fishing trip Bobbby DeadEyez
hate when a big one gets away grrrrrrr :'(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Jan 18, 2018, 12:13 PM
Hello guys,  Im looking to take my wife and 10 year old nephew on saturday. Just wondering the best lot to park with trailer to get on east end of shackelton.  usually park at chapman but wasnt sure what the cracks and ridges are like this year.  Doesnt matter if north or south shore.  Also What is ice thickness like out there? We went out of taft 2 weeks ago and had 14 inches just want safe for them. Thanks for your help
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 18, 2018, 12:16 PM
South shore state launch has lots of room,,,,,, ice is about the same
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Jan 18, 2018, 01:23 PM
South shore state launch has lots of room,,,,,, ice is about the same
thank you
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wild1ce on Jan 18, 2018, 03:26 PM
How’s the slush and snow situation around the n. Shore ? Any wheelers getting around ok?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: robinhoodsucci on Jan 18, 2018, 04:03 PM
Was in Johnson bay / 3 mile area 18 ft on a sled no slush in those two bays I was riding close to shore to, did see one wheeler out there no problem, ice is 12 inches every where I drilled, saw one guy by bank Constantia! 3 jewell looked good there for walkin to fishin was slow!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 18, 2018, 07:06 PM
Thanks guys. Trying to get my clutch fixed on my sled so I can get around a little better. Looks like a lot of that rough ice has smoothed out from the last thaw

Night and day difference from 2 weeks ago to this past weekend
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kmanz on Jan 19, 2018, 08:41 AM
Thinking about trying Onieda this weekend for the first time. Been fishing Sodus but I want something different. Going to have to get bait at the East end in Sylvan. I wondering if anyone has any info on if they think the Lewis Point or North Side would be better fishing ??  Access and safe ice out too 25 ' ????  Any help would be appreciated.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: TeamWalleye on Jan 19, 2018, 08:49 AM
Brought the Smitty last weekend. Will I need it again this weekend? Thanks and tight lines all.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 19, 2018, 10:46 AM
Brought the Smitty last weekend. Will I need it again this weekend? Thanks and tight lines all.
I would say yes. This snow that's on here isn't going anywhere unless we get a lot of wind or a nice melt.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hot_spot18 on Jan 19, 2018, 12:18 PM
Thinking about trying Onieda this weekend for the first time. Been fishing Sodus but I want something different. Going to have to get bait at the East end in Sylvan. I wondering if anyone has any info on if they think the Lewis Point or North Side would be better fishing ??  Access and safe ice out too 25 ' ????  Any help would be appreciated.

Ice was a good 8-12 inches over 35-40 ft. out of Chapman last weekend, and we haven't had any conditions that would make me think the ice has done anything but grown since then.  Caught a mix of eyes and really nice perch.  A buddy of mine caught some burbot as well there.  half a minnow and a pimple or jigging rap.  Shackleton, Lewis, or Sylvan your likely to get into them pretty good.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hot_spot18 on Jan 19, 2018, 12:30 PM
Just an FYI I thought maybe some locals on here would be interested to know that there is a BANFF Mountain Film Festival coming to North Syracuse which I thought was pretty exciting.  It'll be nice to not have to drive to Rochester this year for it! 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Nysportxman on Jan 19, 2018, 01:00 PM
If you're at BIG BAY and lost a blue pair of scott gloves, I put it on the mail boxes at the access trail head by the bar.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: swampking89 on Jan 19, 2018, 01:35 PM
Is the access atBB doable? Heard it was a gusher coming out of the drain!!thx.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Jan 19, 2018, 01:41 PM
Finally had a great day on Oneida, limit of eyes and some perch mixed in. Fishing 32 fow on the north shore. Someone on here PM me a tip that I decided to try after my usual go to didn't produce and that made the difference today ....
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 19, 2018, 02:02 PM
Brought the Smitty last weekend. Will I need it again this weekend? Thanks and tight lines all.
When I’m walking I always bring mine,
I was out yesterday and it was windy , And the snow really didn’t move much , but the warmer temps will help it settle ,  then some cooler temps might tighten it up and make for easier walking at least for us old codgers  😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Gremlin on Jan 19, 2018, 04:00 PM
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19 inch walleye, 7 1/2 inch shad down its throat! Just saw the tips of its tail, pulled it out with forceps. Hungry sucker.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jigemup247 on Jan 19, 2018, 04:38 PM
Fished from 7:30 to 3 off Lewis point. Between 2 of us we caught 50 walleye with 5 keepers. Fishing 30ft of water just off bottom. Lost my buddy heater on the way out but other than that it was a great day to be out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ICEROGUE on Jan 19, 2018, 04:44 PM
Hey ya'll. I don't get a chance to fish the big O very often (2+hr drive for me) so when I do its a treat. ive made 2 trips this year 1)Williams 2)taft...besides a few perch...nothing.. been throwing jigging raps, slender spoons and lipless crankbaits at them....all for not...I get a chance to go back out again tomorrow.. and im torn between godfrey and literally anywhere else on the north shore... I don't have a machine so I cant quite get to shackelton sholes or any of the other common places....what do you guys think? also, the few times ive been there I got there a few hours before sunrise, is dark a productive time in this lake?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 19, 2018, 05:03 PM
well most of my fish had lock jaw marked them but very few takers
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ICEROGUE on Jan 19, 2018, 07:23 PM
Is apps landing public parking? or are you better off parking at the dec launch on Godfrey point? any info would be much appreciated.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 19, 2018, 07:30 PM
Apps is public not very big tho, we have gotten some eyes out of Godfrey before and not a long walk either
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Jan 19, 2018, 07:34 PM
Rick at Apps told us that you can also park at Villas Market next door with no issues
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ICEROGUE on Jan 19, 2018, 07:35 PM
Apps is public not very big tho, we have gotten some eyes out of Godfrey before and not a long walk either
good news. Im new to this lake so I don't want to step on anyones toes...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Jan 19, 2018, 08:04 PM
What time does apps open on Sunday's?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tigerwoodsmuskie on Jan 20, 2018, 04:16 AM
Where's waaasuuup?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2018, 04:21 AM
What time does apps open on Sunday's?
6:00am
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 20, 2018, 07:04 AM
Went off North shore yesterday perch flurries where crazy lost two more eyes at the whole and dumped 5 or 6 on the way up
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 20, 2018, 07:05 AM

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2018, 07:07 AM

Nice fish PP ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 20, 2018, 07:13 AM
pp nice job man
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Crappie slammer on Jan 20, 2018, 08:58 AM
Ok so I'm out in front of vellas grocery in 25-30 foot range had some lookers but can not get a bite tried perch colored rap lipless jigging crank now a rattle pimple thing next a gold flutter spoon are these all the wrong jigs for this lake and apps gave me fat heads are they good to use here any help would be greatfully appreciated
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 20, 2018, 09:39 AM
Ok so I'm out in front of vellas grocery in 25-30 foot range had some lookers but can not get a bite tried perch colored rap lipless jigging crank now a rattle pimple thing next a gold flutter spoon are these all the wrong jigs for this lake and apps gave me fat heads are they good to use here any help would be greatfully appreciated

#5 perch rap is good most of the time. I know guys that prefer fatheads over buckeyes even on Oneida.

Some days are tough and some days you need to move.

Looks like a zoo off of Cleveland today. That probably doesn't help when the circus is in town...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Crappie slammer on Jan 20, 2018, 09:46 AM
Ty appreciate the info I'm def not near the zoo for that reason just wasn't sure if it was the wrong depth or what def seeing a lot on the vex and get them too come up anywheres from 2-4 ft off bottom and sit there and look
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zadvorney on Jan 20, 2018, 10:10 AM
If you can get to the edge of a drop off I've found it productive.  Try the top and bottom edge.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 20, 2018, 10:24 AM
I also brought along a couple Oneida virgins from work pretty sure they are hooked now
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2018, 10:40 AM

Well I am glad it’s a big lake 😉 wait and see how big the cities get tomorrow 🤓
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Crappie slammer on Jan 20, 2018, 10:42 AM
Man pimple I'm a virgin too lol those are some nice eyes I'm not sure how to post pics but I change up my jigging cadence and got an 18"
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2018, 10:47 AM

When you hit reply look down bottom left corner click on it and your on your way , take a couple practice pics 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Jan 20, 2018, 11:43 AM
Ty appreciate the info I'm def not near the zoo for that reason just wasn't sure if it was the wrong depth or what def seeing a lot on the vex and get them too come up anywheres from 2-4 ft off bottom and sit there and look
Try down sizing. When I can't  get them to hit I go small, sometimes it works.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Jan 20, 2018, 12:59 PM
6:00am
Thanks filet
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 20, 2018, 02:01 PM
same old story can find the fish but very tough to get them to bite
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 20, 2018, 02:11 PM
same old story can find the fish but very tough to get them to bite
got some nice eyes on my waypoints marked for perch out from lakeport oneida1.....perch in numbers are hard to come by so far for me out there.....only been twice out of here though
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ICEROGUE on Jan 20, 2018, 04:45 PM
fished off of Godfrey this morning 3am-noonish..FINALLY found some waldos..95% were 10in lol..but I did lock into one FAT 19incher (female). She hit a small heavy shiner colored jiggin rap tipped with a fathead head.. the rest of the short came by way of variety of spoons.. 30 ft of water....Something really wierd happened..drilled a couple holes at the dropoff...14in of ice..went about 20 ft farther 2+ FOOT OF ICE...then 20 ft further right back to 14in of ice...I was stumped why there was one section with soooo much more ice then everywhere else.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 20, 2018, 04:48 PM
Great day for me with eyes,got out just before noon and had 3 keepers in15 minutes and play catch and release for 3hrs steady
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 20, 2018, 05:17 PM
fished off of Godfrey this morning 3am-noonish..FINALLY found some waldos..95% were 10in lol..but I did lock into one FAT 19incher (female). She hit a small heavy shiner colored jiggin rap tipped with a fathead head.. the rest of the short came by way of variety of spoons.. 30 ft of water....Something really wierd happened..drilled a couple holes at the dropoff...14in of ice..went about 20 ft farther 2+ FOOT OF ICE...then 20 ft further right back to 14in of ice...I was stumped why there was one section with soooo much more ice then everywhere else.

Most likely over some shove ice so doubled the thickness.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 20, 2018, 06:01 PM
Great pics and reports guys!! I made the walk out at 3:30 this afternoon and was set up by 4:00. The bite for eyes was silly. Lost count as the action was fast and furious. Lost a bunch on the way up to. Took home 3 nice eaters. Packed up and headed in at 5:00. Beautiful night to walk off the lake!


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 20, 2018, 06:40 PM
Nice job Bobby. It was a perfect evening on the ice.

Did a quick trip tonight with my oldest boy and brought my mom's pup along. I managed a limit of eaters while they played in the snow.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 20, 2018, 07:32 PM
#5 perch rap is good most of the time. I know guys that prefer fatheads over buckeyes even on Oneida.

Some days are tough and some days you need to move.

Looks like a zoo off of Cleveland today. That probably doesn't help when the circus is in town...
Ya should've been at Lewis Pt😉 Sounds like most of the lures you used should work but you still need active fish and presentation.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hijinks on Jan 21, 2018, 06:49 AM
Little warm up coming this week. For you guys and gals who fish Oneida, what are you thoughts for access this upcoming weekend? I don't forsee the foot of ice melting, but shore ice could be an issue. Making the trip to give it a shot for the weekend.
Thanks,
Henry
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 21, 2018, 09:06 AM
Awesome Bruce!! It was def a great day to be out yesterday. Saw quite a few little shanty towns out there! 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 21, 2018, 09:15 AM
Awesome Bruce!! It was def a great day to be out yesterday. Saw quite a few little shanty towns out there!

Thanks.

It looks like the good old days in Cleveland right now!

Quick trip this morning. My mom hasn't been on the ice in about 7 years. She kept me busy unhooking fish!


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Crappie slammer on Jan 21, 2018, 09:27 AM
Very nice catch and ty you the pointers yesterday gonna have to try it again but I came to Whitney point today take my frustrations out on the lips of some eyes here a buddy and are up to about 25 so far not one keeper only if the size limit was 17" I would be home snuggling already
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 21, 2018, 09:29 AM
CS - every one of those eyes came on a #5 perch rap with NO minnow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Crappie slammer on Jan 21, 2018, 09:34 AM
Awesome just can't believe how many fish I was marking yesterday and only one short and one at eighteen maybe I was not presenting the way they wanted next time they won't know what hit them lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Floatman on Jan 21, 2018, 09:56 AM
Not very familiar with the lake but have friend who lives on the water in the westerly outskirts of Cleveland.  I see it drops to 30’ fairly quickly from shore.  Worth a try in that general area? Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 21, 2018, 12:39 PM
Had a good morning,a hand full of perch and 3 eyes. Had to work for them but would not like every day to be as easy as yesterday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: IceLabrador on Jan 21, 2018, 01:30 PM
East Shore BAIT .......did anyone else get BAIT there this morning...  went in they immediately asked if I wanted bucks.....I said yes, she says all I have is large.  I said okay I'll take 2 scoops.  Bill came close to 15 dollars for maybe 30 minnows....the size was maybe an inch and half.....hardly large buckeyes.  Anyone else deal with this?  I think that's ridiculous.  Will post pics soon. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: swampking89 on Jan 21, 2018, 01:46 PM
Hit BB this AM.super slow,2 keepers and 2 dinks.released all.might have stayed a little longer if I didnt forget my jacket!!about 20 or 30 guys out.2 guys had about 20 keepers.but an easy walk and nice morning to be out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 21, 2018, 02:33 PM
Good weekend with my father and son.....my son got sick of watching me catch fish so he took my Vex away and chased the eyes himself
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 21, 2018, 02:36 PM
Last night was a beauty of a sunset
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 21, 2018, 04:07 PM
Good stuff PP!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Jan 21, 2018, 05:21 PM

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Same hunting grounds as before. Grabed a limit at around 9 then moved to deeper water for perch. Silver & blue rap for the eye's & gold kastmaster for the perch. The eyes we're hit the spoon as well. The bite shut down around 2pm for me. 2 trips 2 limits... not too shabby.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 21, 2018, 05:31 PM
went out a lil after noon 6 perch then moved to an eye spot and crushed them had my 3 by 315 and then just cr was an epic eye bite
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 21, 2018, 05:39 PM
The lake sure is fun right now,hope it keeps up.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 21, 2018, 06:00 PM
3 from yesterday
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Post by: Buckethead on Jan 21, 2018, 06:04 PM
Sorry pics didn’t work, after a hr of trying
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Post by: kc_ on Jan 21, 2018, 07:26 PM
us another browser, like firefox
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: TeamWalleye on Jan 21, 2018, 08:03 PM
Hey Diehards. Need some help. Fished out of Godfrey today and my Brother in Law who started his day out well catching his first eye through the ice, had it not end so great. His sled broke down on his way across the lake. Does anyone know of someone that can help get it a mile or so to the launch at Godfrey, or do a repair on the ice? The 4+ mile walk was a bear and he could use some help. Thanks to anyone with advice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 22, 2018, 04:28 AM


  Finally made it out and it was worth the wait. Easily over 30 eyes, just non stop action! Ice looked great, snow was about 4 inches with some slush in spots. Couldn't get away from the eyes to get on the perch but did manage a few and 1 giant.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 22, 2018, 04:36 AM
Sorry just noticed
Team walleye did yo get the sled off the ice , if not try App’s 315-675-8334
They may have a number to call if not I will try and break away and try assist if I can
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 22, 2018, 04:42 AM
Nice job Eddie  eyes sure seem to be on the menu this season ,and they are just the way we like them plump and dumb , not it’s time for the perch-n to begin , now if the perch will be a little slow witted like their cousins 😊
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 22, 2018, 04:56 AM
Nice job Eddie , eyes sure seem to be on the menu this season ,and they are just the way we like them plump and dumb , not it’s time for the perch-n to begin , now if the perch will be a little slow witted like their cousins 😊
I know right! The eyes are nice and fat too, even the shorts are stocky.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 22, 2018, 05:05 AM
Hey Diehards. Need some help. Fished out of Godfrey today and my Brother in Law who started his day out well catching his first eye through the ice, had it not end so great. His sled broke down on his way across the lake. Does anyone know of someone that can help get it a mile or so to the launch at Godfrey, or do a repair on the ice? The 4+ mile walk was a bear and he could use some help. Thanks to anyone with advice.

I can give you a tow this afternoon if you still need help. Shoot me a PM if you do.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 22, 2018, 05:07 AM
I know right! The eyes are nice and fat too, even the shorts are stocky.

Nice first trip DD...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 22, 2018, 05:28 AM

Congrats all on a good bite
Bruce I can definitely get down this afternoon, Bruce send a pm I’m only 30 min away
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 22, 2018, 05:30 AM
Great job Eddy........   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 22, 2018, 06:14 AM
 I got in on the action too.Fished 3 straight days : 2 afternoons and a morning on both the east shore and south....very good walleye bite. Fun Times.
 3 limits of eater size walleyes , many throwbacks and lots of shorts. Perch were hard to find.
Walking and dragging equipment is getting tough on this old guy.


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Great job by all  of you guy's that scored...nice to see so many kids and families out there fishing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 22, 2018, 06:56 AM
Just ordered another Vex I am not having mine taken away from me ever agian....anyone out there besides me catching any female eyes all mine have been males so far at least the ones I have cleaned some are real fat look like hens but ended up males
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 22, 2018, 06:58 AM
Just ordered another Vex I am not having mine taken away from me ever agian....anyone out there besides me catching any female eyes all mine have been males so far at least the ones I have cleaned some are real fat look like hens but ended up males
I know some of my buds are getting females....but only males for me too PP.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pkosatka09 on Jan 22, 2018, 07:19 AM
anybody fish off Chapman Park? what's the parking situation and how's t he pull from there?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Jan 22, 2018, 07:58 AM
anybody fish off Chapman Park? what's the parking situation and how's t he pull from there?

Bring a smitty sled with you. There was a couple inches of snow with the occasional drift. As far as parking was I don't know I fish out of the north side.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Jan 22, 2018, 08:04 AM
chapman park has plenty of parking. The drag is not bad, after the rain today the drags should be a lot easier.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pkosatka09 on Jan 22, 2018, 08:20 AM
thanks guys, i don't fish Oneida very often - usually go to Cayuga and Sodus but didn't get a nibble on Cayuga last weekend and Sodus was a miss

how's the fishing off Chapman park? looks like this year has been great for Oneida - what have you guys been using for minnows?

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: monkeyman2269 on Jan 22, 2018, 08:50 AM
Jig raps and buckeyes idk about Chapman
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: TeamWalleye on Jan 22, 2018, 09:35 AM
Dead sled. Thanks to all that offered help with the sled. He wound up going to Apps Mon morning and Rick is going to get him out. Thanks . That's why I always buy a lure  as well as bait every time I  go to Apps. Gotta help them stay around because they are there when needed. Also there are a lot more great folks out there. Also caught keepers with that rap.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 22, 2018, 09:42 AM
Great to know there are guys out there anytime willing to help a fellow fisherman out that's what sportsmanship is all about to all the guys that offered help you deserve a pat on the back.....and Apps is the only place I go for bait and tackle hands down best shop on the lake
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 22, 2018, 11:34 AM

TW glad Rick was able to help you out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 22, 2018, 11:37 AM
TW glad Rick was able to help you out

X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 22, 2018, 11:37 AM
Nice job on the eyes choo choo!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 22, 2018, 12:33 PM

Maybe you remember Bruce their use to be a number to call for a tow soft or hard water , got a new phone lost the number maybe they no longer are in business
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 22, 2018, 12:50 PM
Mostly males,3 on  the ice now that look to be males 10 perch. Bite has stopped
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Jan 22, 2018, 01:04 PM
Just ordered another Vex I am not having mine taken away from me ever agian....anyone out there besides me catching any female eyes all mine have been males so far at least the ones I have cleaned some are real fat look like hens but ended up males

At least two out of the three I caught Friday were female as I noticed the eggs when I was cleaning them.  The two I cleaned Sunday were males.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 22, 2018, 05:01 PM
We've cleaned a dozen and 10 were males 2 females. PP, I bought a Lowrance Hook 5 Ice Machine so I could use it both soft and hard water and hate to say it but..... I'm starting to like it more than my Vex!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Jan 22, 2018, 05:24 PM
I love fishing with my vex, but the Hook 5 has Navionics+, so it gets to go if I'm scouting. Think I can tell fish size, and bottom composition better on the Lowrance too.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: whitelightning on Jan 22, 2018, 07:18 PM

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Another great day on Oneida...We hit the north shore Sunday morning to find perfect conditions.  The bite was consistent throughout the morning finishing with a nice mix of eyes and perch. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 22, 2018, 07:23 PM
Nice job Eddie and Steve!! This bite is crazy so far this year. Well overdue!

Pounder,
  I’ve been getting pretty good mix of male and female walleyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 22, 2018, 07:25 PM
nice fish everyone........been doing well myself all year.........lake is a real gem......fished this afternoon from noon to three......did ok with a dozen good perch......neighbor is happy ;D......it was getting really sloppy when I came in....made a mess of the shanty :'(.......might have to get the wheeler back out after tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 22, 2018, 07:36 PM
Nice job Eddie and Steve!! This bite is crazy so far this year. Well overdue!

Pounder,
  I’ve been getting pretty good mix of male and female walleyes
Thanks Bob! Sure has been. glad to have the work, but sure wouldn't mind a week of fishin every day lol.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 22, 2018, 07:41 PM
Good work on the fish everyone. Glad to hear Rick helped a man in need of assistance... again! Great folks at Apps!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XxFISHN4EYEZxX on Jan 22, 2018, 07:49 PM
Great job on all the walleye guys heard alot of good reports of walleye cooperating I decided to try for perch this weekend first time back out since receiving my new transducer. I took home 21 slobs Saturday ranged from 9 1/2"  to biggest being just shy of 14" . Tossed back a bunch under 9" . It slowed to a crawl by 11ish but managed few more slobs before I left . Alot tougher bite Sunday I went back to same spot and managed 12 more slobs biggest being 13". No eyes at all which surprised me not even a short. And 2 slime darts one which was 25" I thought it was a really good eye coming up then he showed himself  >:(
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 22, 2018, 07:57 PM
Maybe you remember Bruce their use to be a number to call for a tow soft or hard water , got a new phone lost the number maybe they no longer are in business

It sounds familiar but I don't have their number. I bet it is in here somewhere buried.  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oldbuck on Jan 23, 2018, 05:13 AM
i hate it when i see pics of walleyes that some people keep and i know that they are not legal size   >:( i caught and released 45 walleyes on sunday that were not 15 inches
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icecusan on Jan 23, 2018, 05:28 AM
I know what you mean  had one sunday it kept measuring either 14 7/8 or 15 no matter how many times I measured  back in the hole he went
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 23, 2018, 05:30 AM
Thanks DeadEyez and reeleyz....great walleye bite this year. Been watching the posts on here this year and you 2 guy's along with scout chowd, moose and a bunch others have been on fire with amazing consistent numbers for weeks now...great job by you local guys..... North shore, south shore, east end and west end, ....mid depths , deep depths and even some shallower depths , all producing fish.....darn I wish I lived closer .

Great picture of your Mom with the eyes reeleyz...congrats to her too.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 23, 2018, 06:18 AM
Thanks Bob! Sure has been. glad to have the work, but sure wouldn't mind a week of fishin every day lol.
I hear ya there Eddie! Gotta keep the WIFI on is what I tell the kids 😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Jan 23, 2018, 07:48 AM
Can someone please tell me where I can get on where the walk won't be so bad . Thank you
just about any spot along the north shore.  the drop isnt far from any of the parking lots (jewel, godfrey point, apps bait). there was only a few inches of snow left on sunday and im sure most of it is gone by now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Squeakysteve on Jan 23, 2018, 09:01 AM
Does anyone have any predictions on ice for this weekend ? Got the itch bad
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Jan 23, 2018, 09:50 AM
Plenty of ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mdm25549 on Jan 23, 2018, 09:57 AM
Another good story from Oneida for me yesterday. I went out of apps and fished along the north shore. Caught probably 15 walleyes with most being shorts however did get a limit and about 10 nice perch. Plenty of ice and nice conditions. My new to me snowmobile which never showed a sign of issue was with me and on the ride back in completely died. Engine seemed seized up, however did get it running again but still couldn’t move it. It would die when you give it the gas. A nice guy named Scott came and towed my stuff in on his sled and then towed me in. If you’re on here thanks again. Then in the parking lot I had to manage a touring sled up onto a tilt trailer. Several strangers and rick from apps all helped push her on. Fishing was good the trip was bad but the people were great. If you helped me and read this you’re very appreciated. Apps has my business. Shoreline was a little busted right at the point off apps and the slush was getting bad when I left so be careful out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Jan 23, 2018, 10:11 AM
thank you is there public parking there . I want to bring my 10 year old son .
yes they all have public parking. apps fills up quick but great place for bait and info, but godfrey point boat launch has a ton of parking
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Squeakysteve on Jan 23, 2018, 10:37 AM
Plenty of ice

Fingers crossed. Going to get my first Oneida  limit I can feel it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 23, 2018, 11:12 AM
Fished this morning,ice is good but it sure is different without snow on it. Cracks everywhere and the water on top of it is spooky. Nice limit of eyes and few shorts. Perch turned on at 10 30 and my battery for my marcum died at 11 30 so call it a day.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigfish1212 on Jan 23, 2018, 11:43 AM
Looking for a recommendation on a cheap place to stay I don't need a whole lot just somewhere to sleep as close as possible to fishing. It would be my first time going to the lake would be bringing a machine so we can travel.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 23, 2018, 11:59 AM
Creepers are must until we get more snow,slippery today but tomorrow will be dangerous slippery
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hot_spot18 on Jan 23, 2018, 12:14 PM
Hi All! 

I am hoping to take up to 10 teenagers from the CanTeen out for their first ice fishing trip during the DEC's free fishing weekend on Feb. 18 (the sign up sheet just got put out today, so I don't have details yet on numbers).  I've been ice fishing for several years, and I've got some potential volunteers lined up, but my goal is to make it as fun and hopefully successful as possible.  I'd like for them to have access to flashers or underwater cameras to make it a bit more interactive and exciting for them, and I may need some extra rods depending on the number of kids we get signed up.  If you are in anyway interested in helping us or meeting us out there please let me know via PM.  Thanks so much!

Trip is 8:00AM-1:00PM, We will most likely be targeting perch out of Williams but Chapman is an option as well depending on reports and conditions. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 23, 2018, 12:24 PM
she is going to be slick  no snow left a lil water bring your greepers
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Jan 23, 2018, 01:41 PM
2:35pm big wall of gusty wind just came thru here in camillus, probably headed your way. Batten down your hatches if u are out....over.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oldbuck on Jan 23, 2018, 04:27 PM
I want to fish out of Godfrey on Saturday.  How far from buttom do you guys set your tip ups . Never fished hard water  at Oneida.  Thanks to all
Ive never had much luck with tip ups on Oneida. I always have a couple jiggin rods and some jiggin raps. with that being said the walleyes and perch are right on bottom on my fish finder so id say about a foot off bottom.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 23, 2018, 06:00 PM
Is the ice deep enough for a gas auger  or will a hand do

Bring it.   :thumbsup:


 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: IceLabrador on Jan 23, 2018, 06:24 PM
Was cutting over a foot of ice on the east end Sunday. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stasui on Jan 23, 2018, 08:41 PM
Gas power is not essential but makes life easier there was atleast 10 " on north shore this past weekend
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Jan 23, 2018, 10:06 PM
I want to fish out of Godfrey on Saturday.  How far from buttom do you guys set your tip ups . Never fished hard water  at Oneida.  Thanks to all
Leave the tip-ups home and concentrate on jigging with jigging raps tipped with minnow or minnow head.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: TeeBugg on Jan 23, 2018, 11:15 PM
Any info on big bay? Might head that way this weekend. Never fished onieda before,  and really like to try for some gills!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 24, 2018, 05:20 AM
anybody venturing out today use caution.....wind is cranking here on south shore.......I am sure the lake is like an ice skating rink.......if you don't anchor everything down it will end up at the beach
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2018, 05:31 AM
Leave the tip-ups home and concentrate on jigging with jigging raps tipped with minnow or minnow head.
X2 On the jigging , and try some spoons like Kastmasters ,and stay mobile
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Spikehorn11 on Jan 24, 2018, 05:35 AM
I know some of my buds are getting females....but only males for me too PP.

For 2 weeks all I caught was males, then this weekend all I caught was females.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 24, 2018, 06:08 AM
I’ve been getting mostly males,about 2 to 1. Some males are as big around as females. No fishing today
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sportsmenoftheyear on Jan 24, 2018, 06:57 AM
the easy bite was not there yesterday.  marked very few unlike the weekend.  fished out of godfrey
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chuck66 on Jan 24, 2018, 07:56 AM
Any new reports on Lewis point? Has there been a lot machines out , we’re headed up for weekend to get some more teeth lol. Be safe guys and tight lines
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2018, 07:57 AM
Fished this morning,ice is good but it sure is different without snow on it. Cracks everywhere and the water on top of it is spooky. Nice limit of eyes and few shorts. Perch turned on at 10 30 and my battery for my marcum died at 11 30 so call it a day.
no old school fishing ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater22 on Jan 24, 2018, 08:25 AM
Heading out tomorrow. Can’t decide between godfreys or apps. Last time out I got skunked. Didn’t even mark fish. Hoping for a decent day.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 24, 2018, 09:15 AM
Filet,I’m spoiled ,the marcum is like watching tv with all the things it does. If I could figure out how to use the elects in my boat I’d fish all summer
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2018, 09:25 AM
Filet,I’m spoiled ,the marcum is like watching tv with all the things it does. If I could figure out how to use the elects in my boat I’d fish all summer
Ok , any addiction is hard to over come , so try Ice fishing anonymous 🧐 maybe a few sessions will help , just busting, marcum does make a nice toys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: dedminnowz on Jan 24, 2018, 10:13 AM
Anyone ever try fishing in Lakeport on S side? My Mother-in-law live there so I have a spot to park. Always wanted to give it a try.......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mistertwister on Jan 24, 2018, 10:27 AM
Any new reports on Lewis point? Has there been a lot machines out , we’re headed up for weekend to get some more teeth lol. Be safe guys and tight lines

I’m wondering the same thing, a buddy and I wanted to potentially try tomorrow, we would be on foot. Wondering how the shorelines held up.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 24, 2018, 11:19 AM
well the lake is mostly bare ice shoreline is fine in my area.... use creepers im guessing the hot bite from the weekend is over for awhile with the weather change
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 24, 2018, 11:47 AM
You getting any snow up there? I'm sure the way this winds blowing its not sticking!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 24, 2018, 12:39 PM
I can attest that the lake is glare ice......only wacko out of Chapman this morning.......cleats are a must.......did pretty well considering the wind....ended up with 20 jacks.....all quality fish.......lake is perfect for wheelers although chains or studs would be better than not having them like me....no problems if you take your time
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 24, 2018, 01:46 PM
No,no I like the hot bite ,it can not be over! But I bet your correct.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2018, 02:23 PM
Well done scout , who wants those nasty eyes when perch are on the menu 🤔
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jigemup247 on Jan 24, 2018, 02:30 PM
Any machines out of Lewis point today?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 24, 2018, 02:42 PM
Well done scout , who wants those nasty eyes when perch are on the menu 🤔
thanks Fred
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Quackstacker14 on Jan 24, 2018, 03:28 PM
Is there a tournament this weekend?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 24, 2018, 05:51 PM
Well done scout , who wants those nasty eyes when perch are on the menu 🤔
Yep, Eyes are ok but perch is where it's st
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XxFISHN4EYEZxX on Jan 24, 2018, 06:35 PM
Mmmmmmm perch !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 24, 2018, 07:38 PM
I never met a perch I didn’t like!!!😁 Good work Scout!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Morrocco_Mole on Jan 25, 2018, 12:43 AM
How thick is the ice now? We are planning to come up and fish if Oneida still has good ice.
Thanks in advance.  :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 25, 2018, 03:20 AM
How thick is the ice now? We are planning to come up and fish if Oneida still has good ice.
Thanks in advance.  :tipup:
yes....ice is great
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bart on Jan 25, 2018, 05:25 AM
How is the ice for snowmobiles? Is there any snow or crust for the scratchers to keep the sliders lubricated or snow for getting on/off the ice?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: paleofish on Jan 25, 2018, 08:49 AM
I'm coming up to stay with a friend who lives close to apps. Planning on riding atv from house to apps. Is this little bit of road riding going to be an issue? Also can you ride the lake from apps to Lewis point? Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 25, 2018, 08:53 AM
bart very lil crust and no snow on ice ... the shore is just about bare too
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bart on Jan 25, 2018, 09:49 AM
bart very lil crust and no snow on ice ... the shore is just about bare too


Thanks, more rain this weekend, but snow Monday... maybe Tuesday will be better?

I was thinking about Friday(tomorrow) Thanks again!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Jan 25, 2018, 09:54 AM
The Barometer is climbing like a monkey. ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 25, 2018, 10:05 AM
The barometer is a great topic to talk about when not fishing what's everybody take on best barometer for fishing I always heard upper 29's to low 30's
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 25, 2018, 10:40 AM
I've just recently started watching the barometer. I've all ways been one of those guys that has to go no matter what and maybe get lucky (or not).  seems to me that a falling pressure system is the time to be there. those blue bird days of high pressure just stink for me like tomorrow will be. I'm going out tomorrow and then again on Sat when the pressure will be falling. It's an experiment that I can't resist. would be interested to here other opinions. I'm neither a weather guru or an expert fisherman. I just like to eat fish.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Jan 25, 2018, 11:00 AM
I've just recently started watching the barometer. I've all ways been one of those guys that has to go no matter what and maybe get lucky (or not).  seems to me that a falling pressure system is the time to be there. those blue bird days of high pressure just stink for me like tomorrow will be. I'm going out tomorrow and then again on Sat when the pressure will be falling. It's an experiment that I can't resist. would be interested to here other opinions. I'm neither a weather guru or an expert fisherman. I just like to eat fish.

Almost word for word the post I was writing. We're at 29.00 inHg now and rising. New study for me too.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mono_mono on Jan 25, 2018, 11:04 AM
I HATE fishing under golden sunshine. Any time of year. Stand by for that private pond report Rug, Ill get there when the cold comes back
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FlagsUP on Jan 25, 2018, 11:14 AM
Barometer is up from 29.5 to 30.5 in 36 hours. In your opinion is there a magic number? Under 30? Or is it just better if it's going down?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 25, 2018, 11:22 AM
yep high pressure this weekend everyone should stay home! With all the people in the fishing cities  the fish always feel high pressure.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 25, 2018, 11:27 AM
XC  I got a giggle out of that   that was good
 I'm just trying to come up with some type of strategy that makes sense.  the fish know what it is so why shouldn't we?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 25, 2018, 11:50 AM
We must be getting out of the hot bite phase when we start talking about the barometer.  ::)

I am going to paraphrase something Shane Mahar said about this topic many moons ago. "29.50 and below with a storm and the bite gets tough, above 30.5 for a couple days and the bite gets tough".

I love a falling baro before a storm. It is the only consistent thing I have found. SE wind maybe just before the rain hits.

That being said, they are ALWAYS biting somewhere. Every time I use the barometer or blue bird skies as an excuse, somebody talks about how they slammed the fish that day.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 25, 2018, 11:56 AM
Sounds good Bruce I am going tomorrow anyway no matter the barometer haha
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 25, 2018, 12:51 PM
I,m out now 2 eyes about noon then lost 2 at the hole since then a few nlce perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 25, 2018, 01:11 PM
Over the years I have read so much about fishing from barometer, to lures, to rods, to reels, to line ,to where the fish are, to where they are supposed to be,  that now I look back And realize the more I forget the more fish I catch.  Somewhere along the line I have learned that no one has told the fish any of this stuff. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 25, 2018, 01:41 PM
Got my 3rd, it’s perch time I hope
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Jan 25, 2018, 02:07 PM
Way to go Bucket. Like your real time reports.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Keebs on Jan 25, 2018, 02:15 PM
Anyone have recommendations for a good place to try out this weekend for walleye/perch? Haven't been out ice fishing in years and a buddy and I plan to head out this weekend. Also what is the ice thickness like currently?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Jan 25, 2018, 02:41 PM
XC  I got a giggle out of that   that was good
 I'm just trying to come up with some type of strategy that makes sense.  the fish know what it is so why shouldn't we?

I have this special calendar with me at all times. It has the best days to fish highlighted in Blue. Come to think of it EVERY day is highlighted in Blue.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Jan 25, 2018, 02:42 PM
Anyone have recommendations for a good place to try out this weekend for walleye/perch? Haven't been out ice fishing in years and a buddy and I plan to head out this weekend. Also what is the ice thickness like currently?
A lot of tight lipped guys on here when it comes to location.   Try the Southeast end out at marker 109 or 111 you can access that area from either Lewis Point (get there early for parking) or Sylan Beach.  You can go a little further East of marker 111 to Messenger Shoal.  Been good out at this end lately.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 25, 2018, 03:03 PM
How is the ice for snowmobiles? Is there any snow or crust for the scratchers to keep the sliders lubricated or snow for getting on/off the ice?
not good Bart.......bare ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 25, 2018, 03:09 PM
fished north shore first time this year........out of apps.......tough for me until about 10:30, then game on for a while....got my eyes and a few perch.....dumped a pig at the hole......guess would be 24"+........ice is slick, saw a few guys popping clips on their sleds today.......lube lube lube.....good seein ya Freddy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bart on Jan 25, 2018, 03:52 PM
not good Bart.......bare ice



Thanks, hoping to get out next week...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: whalerman on Jan 25, 2018, 03:53 PM
I check for moon phases, falling barometer, storm fronts, etc. I've found the best days to fish is when my wife will let me!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: swampking89 on Jan 25, 2018, 04:06 PM
Amen,brother!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 25, 2018, 04:31 PM
How do you guys lube your sliders on glare ice?

I normally just take my time and keep my trips short.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 25, 2018, 04:58 PM
I have a buddy that uses windshield washer fluid mixed with dish soap to keep the slick and he never has a problem couple squirts every time he moves
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 25, 2018, 05:11 PM
need some advice... I coming thru Sylvan Beach Sat AM between 6&7 on my way to Jewel. Is there any place near to stop for breakfast?    thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 25, 2018, 05:11 PM
Thanks PP.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: firstcast 2 on Jan 25, 2018, 05:17 PM
Put scratchers on your snowmobile for riding on ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Jan 25, 2018, 05:39 PM
Yo Guys & Gals,

 I fished out of Jewel today. I got into the eyes early. Problem is they were all cooky cutter 12 inchers. Not a keeper all day long. Good thing I set the tip downs up at least I got 6 nice fat Oneida perch. Yo Old Timer, you got to come back up here and show me where they are my friend, the keepers that is.  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Boggey
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bart on Jan 25, 2018, 05:42 PM
I have scratchers, but do not work great on glare ice. I am a little on the heavy side and all my gear ride on the sled, so I like to have at least some crusty stuff.
Crusty stuff...
(https://i.imgur.com/FByHwq7h.jpg)

I don't like to beat up my sled on the ride on/off the ice also. Probably going to leave somebody a nice sled when I kick the bucket!  :-\
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 25, 2018, 05:55 PM
I have scratchers, but do not work great on glare ice. I am a little on the heavy side and all my gear ride on the sled, so I like to have at least some crusty stuff.
Crusty stuff...
(https://i.imgur.com/FByHwq7h.jpg)

I don't like to beat up my sled on the ride on/off the ice also. Probably going to leave somebody a nice sled when I kick the bucket!  :-\
I hear you on that Bart...that sled and set up you have is awesome.
There are a couple of Oneida locations where you could off load your sled and gear very close to the ice , then go park vehicleand trailer.... and only a short sled drive out to some decent fishing.

Would a second set of scratchers make a difference? looks like you have room.... not sure ...just  some suggestions.
( I have the manual up and down spring style scratchers that were only, I think, $45 dollars a pair)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kc_ on Jan 25, 2018, 06:02 PM
I have scratchers, but do not work great on glare ice. I am a little on the heavy side and all my gear ride on the sled, so I like to have at least some crusty stuff.
Crusty stuff...
(https://i.imgur.com/FByHwq7h.jpg)

I don't like to beat up my sled on the ride on/off the ice also. Probably going to leave somebody a nice sled when I kick the bucket!  :-\

Put me on the list after your son, Bart. lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bart on Jan 25, 2018, 06:25 PM
Would a second set of scratchers make a difference? looks like you have room.... not sure ...just  some suggestions.
( I have the manual up and down spring style scratchers that were only, I think, $45 dollars a pair)

I have seen people have additional scratcher that is mounted on the skis, some a simple nut and bolt on the rear end to scratch the ice. As far as the spring style scratchers, they wouldn't last long with me, senility...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bart on Jan 25, 2018, 06:27 PM
Put me on the list after your son, Bart. lol



lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 25, 2018, 06:27 PM
I've been keeping track of it some with my own fishing as well as posts on here, seems to be a few variables besides pressure. Sunny days vs overcast, snow fall, etc. Better days seemed to be from 30.1- 30.6 and dropping. Anything above that the fishing was slow but some still caught fish.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 25, 2018, 06:33 PM
I have seen people have additional scratcher that is mounted on the skis, some a simple nut and bolt on the rear end to scratch the ice. As far as the spring style scratchers, they wouldn't last long with me, senility...
lol...tough getting old and forgetful!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 25, 2018, 07:16 PM
Yo Guys & Gals,

 I fished out of Jewel today. I got into the eyes early. Problem is they were all cooky cutter 12 inchers. Not a keeper all day long. Good thing I set the tip downs up at least I got 6 nice fat Oneida perch. Yo Old Timer, you got to come back up here and show me where they are my friend, the keepers that is.  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Boggey

I’ll try again come May....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Otto on Jan 25, 2018, 07:31 PM
I have a buddy that uses windshield washer fluid mixed with dish soap to keep the slick and he never has a problem couple squirts every time he moves
Thanks for that tip.  I had a tough time today with the sliders.  My track actually locked up after 5 mile run, we had to tip the sled on its side and pry the track off.  Very glad my buddy had a pry bar with him, said he had to do it a few times himself. 
I have scratchers ready to install, just did not get around to it before today.  Definitely on the weekend agenda.  They will help, but the washer fluid and soap will too.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 25, 2018, 07:57 PM
I had my track lock up on me way out midlake on Oneida a few years back. Had to walk a long ways to ask 2 guys fishing for help. They were awesome , friendly and willing to help me .
 We used my spud bar to free the track.......another good reason to carry a spud bar!!!

Glad everything worked out for you.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 26, 2018, 02:27 AM

Once back in the 80s I froze up my sliders , nice learning curve , after that it has been a dish soap solution , a squirt now and then and go slow ,
  Far as this barometer thing and moon phase to me it doesn’t matter , I just play the fish cards I’m dealt 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Jan 26, 2018, 03:55 AM
Filet, I heard about the dish soap solution but have never tried it. Will it freeze up on a cold day?   I bought some real nice scratchers a few years ago but the Polaris 2 up trail I now own has no good place to install them. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Donogard on Jan 26, 2018, 06:40 AM
Where are the fish on Oneida lake I have been out of Cleveland by large groups and no one is catching anything really
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Otto on Jan 26, 2018, 07:14 AM
 Not to sidetrack this thread too much..... but I read last night not to use dis soap, it can break down the grease.  Windshield washer fluid can pit the aluminum.The best suggestion I found is to use RV Anti freeze.  It is not toxic and won’t freeze down to -50.    2 or 3 inches of snow would be really nice!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 26, 2018, 07:46 AM
Well the good thing is that we rarely have this problem on Oneida. Normally have the opposite problem of too much snow!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Jan 26, 2018, 08:07 AM
Once back in the 80s I froze up my sliders , nice learning curve , after that it has been a dish soap solution , a squirt now and then and go slow ,
  Far as this barometer thing and moon phase to me it doesn’t matter , I just play the fish cards I’m dealt 😉

Well said on the barometer Freddy I fish when I can and hope they bite. I think it drives us all nuts when we can't catch fish so we try to justify a bad bite on the barometer or something else we can't control.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 26, 2018, 08:27 AM
I’ve got tracks on my 4wheeler do they need lube like a sled?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Jan 26, 2018, 08:49 AM
We working stiffs just plain got bored and started talking barometer. Put the blame on Wang! Lol.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Jan 26, 2018, 10:21 AM
I’ve got tracks on my 4wheeler do they need lube like a sled?
What tracks?  If they are all-season - No.  If they are for snow only, I wouldn't.  I have the Camoplast Tatou 4s system and never have had an issue with them on the ice, bare or not.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Shantymcduff on Jan 26, 2018, 10:38 AM
Can anyone say how the bite is today off Lewis?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 26, 2018, 10:58 AM
Fp , same tracks,that’s what I was thinking,thanks.  As far as the bite,all lookers for me and not many. I’ve pounded the eyes for 6 days but not today, did lose 2 early.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ice head Ed on Jan 26, 2018, 11:23 AM
Can't wait to hit the ice this weekend. It sounds like I'll have to take it slow & easy with the 4wheeler. No chains.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Jan 26, 2018, 02:14 PM
Just got back from Taft, bite was real slow today, lots of lookers , only eight perch no eyes, small jigging rap , did better without tipping it with a minnow head, perch color ....lots of guys out, all scattered about, ice was 12-14" everwhere I drilled ...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 26, 2018, 02:27 PM
Well Rug and Moose my spot was dry today did some hole hopping, few marks only 3 small perch that went back. Must be the east wind east is least, west is best lol.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 26, 2018, 02:36 PM
went back to my home turf this morning.....south shore......fish were not very active at all.......12 decent perch that had to be teased to death to hit......made a gentleman at chapman park happy by donating them to his 4 that he got.......ice was making some serious noise today....ice fractured right thru my hut about 11 am......pucker time to say the least........don't forget your ice cleats this weekend fellers....you will regret it if you do
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pkosatka09 on Jan 26, 2018, 02:54 PM
that makes me uneasy - how much ice was there in front of chapman?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 26, 2018, 03:05 PM
that makes me uneasy - how much ice was there in front of chapman?
plenty of ice......at least 14" where I was........tremor was just normal ice making noise.......there are some cracks forming that need to be paid attention to if you are on machines.....nothing to serious but should be watched......ice is in awesome shape.......be careful with sleds though, no snow for lubrication
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pkosatka09 on Jan 26, 2018, 03:12 PM
thanks Scout for the scouting report!
i'll be out tomorrow morning
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kmanz on Jan 26, 2018, 03:38 PM
Do the bait stores in and around Onieda sell emeralds and fat heads ???  And if so what works best in your guys opinion???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 26, 2018, 03:49 PM
Do the bait stores in and around Onieda sell emeralds and fat heads ???  And if so what works best in your guys opinion???
yes they do.....both are good......some guys like emeralds some like fattys.....all about preference......don't be afraid to downsize with spikes or moussies if you are after perch ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kmanz on Jan 26, 2018, 03:56 PM
Thanks scout I like emeralds better on my home turf in Sodus but just wanted to see.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 26, 2018, 04:44 PM
Filet, I heard about the dish soap solution but have never tried it. Will it freeze up on a cold day?   I bought some real nice scratchers a few years ago but the Polaris 2 up trail I now own has no good place to install them.
Just put in a little wind shield washer fluid in problem solved
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 26, 2018, 04:54 PM
Very true slammy , some guys can’t pick there days , I’m fortunate to be able to after 35 years ,
 I fished with my bud iceaddict today we each had a favorable day with  a limit of eyes and 10 or 11 nice perch but they had to be worked , I’m not a finesse guy where John is , but to me 12 nice perch and 3 16” eyes is a great day
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 26, 2018, 06:01 PM
Well Rug and Moose my spot was dry today did some hole hopping, few marks only 3 small perch that went back. Must be the east wind east is least, west is best lol.
Well that's not good! Might try some new ground,might not.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 26, 2018, 06:06 PM
Good job Fillet sounds like it's a grind out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 26, 2018, 06:38 PM
F and r, good job I tried all day but only got 1 short. Back to earth after 6 great days
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Jan 26, 2018, 08:26 PM
Fished out of Jewel today. From 1:45 until dark. Caught a number of short eyes (~10 or more), 1 keeper eye and 2 perch (kept 1). Felt colder than the forecast due to that wind from the east. Nice day to be outside. Started out at 36 fow and moved once to 30 fow. Good marks on screen but but many of them were window shopping more than eating.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bassmaster16 on Jan 26, 2018, 11:34 PM
I live in eastern ny and love ice fishing walleye on saratoga lake. My cousin and I have always wanted to try oneida through the ice. I use to do bass tournaments on it when i was younger and had a blast. Was wondering if anyone could offer some tips on where to start or what depth to target for oneida eye's through the ice. We travel on foot but dont mind walking a mile. Any info would be greatly appreciated. We plan on fishing it next weekend :)
Thanks everyone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 27, 2018, 02:17 AM

Bass Master If I was on foot I would most likely launch out of App’s bait and tackle or Taft bay , walking is great right now as there is no snow on the ice, look for some structure, depths vary , lately,30-35’ have been producing in good numbers , far as lures and bait ,for  Bait I tip with buckeye heads  ,raps in 3s and 5s med size cast masters and moon shines have been working , some are having luck with pimples and slender spoons ,and be mobile, weekends are crazy get there early for a spot to park , just remember  day trips are tough I would recommend , getting some lodging , if I left anything out I’m sure others will add to this , there are lots of good fishermen on the lake and the NY threads
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 27, 2018, 06:24 AM
Bass master I personally would not venture out without my electronics meaning vexilar and navionics but that's just me it makes it faster for me to find biting fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 27, 2018, 06:54 AM
Well Rug and Moose my spot was dry today did some hole hopping, few marks only 3 small perch that went back. Must be the east wind east is least, west is best lol.
Hey XC do you suppose all the runoff has something to do with the bite being off over there? High Barometer also?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Theval on Jan 27, 2018, 02:20 PM
Out on Oneida from Chapman for the first time ever, terribly slow for me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Jan 27, 2018, 03:42 PM
Out on Oneida from Chapman for the first time ever, terribly slow for me
Don't feel bad, the odds of catching on Oneida on your first trip ever are somewhere around 3%.  It is a hard lake to figure out. Don't let the regulars on here get your hopes up.  They are masters at this and have been prefecting it for years or decades.  Bucket time is the only thing that helps.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Theval on Jan 27, 2018, 03:49 PM
Don't feel bad, the odds of catching on Oneida on your first trip ever are somewhere around 3%.  It is a hard lake to figure out. Don't let the regulars on here get your hopes up.  They are masters at this and have been prefecting it for years or decades.  Bucket time is the only thing that helps.

Thanks, I have caught 3 short eyes and 2 perch. Not marking many either
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 27, 2018, 04:35 PM
Thanks, I have caught 3 short eyes and 2 perch. Not marking many either
what chummer said.......was a tough bite today theval.......been fishing this lake for 50+ years and it still brings me to my knees way too much......follow the advice of the regulars on here and you will get it.......but I would say today was just not a good day for your first try on the old girl
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: esocidae on Jan 27, 2018, 05:38 PM
So what is this rain going to do to ice conditions tomorrow?
Just make it sloppy on top?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Jan 27, 2018, 06:14 PM
Got off about 2hrs ago. Very slick with a little water on top in areas. Got my limit of eyes & tryed to go to work on the perch for the rest of the day. Picked away at a half dozen decent ones with eyes and on mud monster. Wish I could have fishe'd tommorw.

(https://s13.postimg.cc/mhx5fr3ib/20180127_122318.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/mhx5fr3ib/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 27, 2018, 06:25 PM
Moose water was pretty clear, no current from 13' out to channel. High baro yesterday falling today fished till it rained same results lookers no takers the perch I did catch seem to be smaller. People I talked to had same results. I think it's just the late Jan early Feb lul. Bite will pick up in March.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 27, 2018, 06:42 PM
Well tough day for me 1 keeper eye and 6 perch , to make things worse I dumped several fish in a row and after that they we’re just lookers and lots of them 🤯
Oh well next time maybe 🙏
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 27, 2018, 06:59 PM
It was definitely a tougher bite today. Slow for me until noon. Made a big move and then I hit 2 Keeper eyes in 15 minutes but I had to leave soon after.   >:(

Avoided the skunk though!

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Theval on Jan 27, 2018, 07:11 PM
Thanks guys I'll keep at it, would I be better off hitting North shore in the morning or sticking to the South?

Is parking at apps free? Decent number of spots? Sorry for the questions just wanna be sure, staying in brewerton tonight before going home tomorrow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Jan 27, 2018, 07:27 PM
Fished this pm. Lots of lookers. I had a little flurry when the rain started but for the most past the ones I marked were very fussy. The rain/water had the ice really slick walking off with no creepers. Ice is still in great shape though.
(https://s17.postimg.cc/7w32gsdd7/788662_F0-649_F-45_F2-_A398-716_B339_B8235.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/7w32gsdd7/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: burningdownthehouse on Jan 27, 2018, 07:53 PM
Thanks guys I'll keep at it, would I be better off hitting North shore in the morning or sticking to the South?

Is parking at apps free? Decent number of spots? Sorry for the questions just wanna be sure, staying in brewerton tonight before going home tomorrow.

Parking at Apps is free, but I would recommend getting there early. There is a limited number of spots. Rumor has it that you can park at Vella's (gas station next door) if the lot at Apps lot is full. Somebody posted this earlier this year, but I haven't had to do it. If you park at Vella's, I would recommend filling up with gas or buying something at the store in exchange for their generosity. Lance and Lisa are top-notch people and they deserve our business. Also, lunch combo of sub, chips and drink is the best buy on the north shore! Just my two cents...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Theval on Jan 27, 2018, 08:00 PM
Parking at Apps is free, but I would recommend getting there early. There is a limited number of spots. Rumor has it that you can park at Vella's (gas station next door) if the lot at Apps lot is full. Somebody posted this earlier this year, but I haven't had to do it. If you park at Vella's, I would recommend filling up with gas or buying something at the store in exchange for their generosity. Lance and Lisa are top-notch people and they deserve our business. Also, lunch combo of sub, chips and drink is the best buy on the north shore! Just my two cents...

Awesome thanks for the great information!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chuck66 on Jan 27, 2018, 08:11 PM
How’s the shore ice holding up at Lewis point boys? Coming this week for some more teeth , be safe out guys tight lines
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 27, 2018, 09:00 PM
Moose water was pretty clear, no current from 13' out to channel. High baro yesterday falling today fished till it rained same results lookers no takers the perch I did catch seem to be smaller. People I talked to had same results. I think it's just the late Jan early Feb lul. Bite will pick up in March.
I talked with another guy who fishes there and he said it was slow as well
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XxFISHN4EYEZxX on Jan 28, 2018, 03:00 AM
Tough bite for sure yesterday kept 8 nice perch and dumped 2 keeper eyes at the hole. Threw back few short eyes and some smaller perch. Spoons w/ meat worked better than raps for me yesterday and earned every bite.
 
 Congratulations to the person who pulled   a 28" er out of here sometime this week, a really nice fish for the lake.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 28, 2018, 04:22 AM
To mention Vellas , try the fish dinner you won’t be disappointed , , 
  Nice limit fish shack
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ds14432 on Jan 28, 2018, 09:56 AM
Has anyone caught brown trout out of oneida before Chase I did yesterday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 28, 2018, 11:17 AM
i havent got a brown in years out of oneida but every once in awhile you here some one getting one
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 28, 2018, 11:58 AM

I haven’t  been lucky enough to catch 1 in all my years fishing Oneida , I did see a 4- 5#er caught last , in the parking lot  , they didn’t know they were out of season , I explained it end of story
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 28, 2018, 12:37 PM
Has anyone caught brown trout out of oneida before Chase I did yesterday
caught one a few weeks ago at Sylvan Beach
(https://s17.postimg.cc/6pzj1n0y3/20171229_092148.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/6pzj1n0y3/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 28, 2018, 12:39 PM
lake is really sloppy right now........should firm up tonight........
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: esocidae on Jan 28, 2018, 12:58 PM
Fished out of Godfrey launch this morning.
Must have landed on the walleye preschool.
About 15 or so shorts.
Lost two keeper eyes at the hole
Everything on raps
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 28, 2018, 01:03 PM
havent been out myself due to being down with flu but heard theres spots with water ontop and bite was very poor
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 28, 2018, 01:24 PM
Slow weekend for me too. 1 keeper and a pile of shorts yesterday. This morning I got away from the shorts a bit. 4 keepers and a few nice perch. Lots of water on top even when I left at 10:00.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Kowasz on Jan 28, 2018, 01:35 PM
Found a small silver key with a John deer key chain on the ice out in front of app's, left it with rick in the bait shop.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Theval on Jan 28, 2018, 01:48 PM
Fished from apps today lots of Lookers but only three takers, one keeper.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 28, 2018, 03:04 PM
  Sorry to hear your under the weather
 O-1 , well look at the bright side you were sparred the torture 😉 I got out of it to my grandson had a wrestling tourney , good time
  I heard even my bud snag had a tough day 🤔
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 28, 2018, 04:19 PM
Fishing was slow again today for me,just 2 perch,fished less than 2hrs. Yesterday was bad on the 4 wheeler,had a track coming off then the carb float suck poring gas on the ground and in the air box. That was not enough. 
Lost power to the engine and winch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 28, 2018, 05:00 PM
Hit it hard this weekend.  Friday, sat, and this a.m..  got out late Friday 1 keeper eye, some pins, and a couple perch.  Saturday was the die hard derby and I took third.  All my fish came in a.m..  5 keeper eyes, around 10 shorts and pins, and 8 perch.  This morning I dragged my ass out of bed and didn't even care to fish.  Alot of bsing with friends and hanging out and didn't want to make a move.  Came off with one keeper and lost another at the hole.  Can't wait till next weekend. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: builder on Jan 28, 2018, 05:05 PM
what are those pins you talk about
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 28, 2018, 05:15 PM
what are those pins you talk about

Pin pike, small walleyes.

Great job in the tourney Jason.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: builder on Jan 28, 2018, 05:16 PM
thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 28, 2018, 06:17 PM
S10xr great job
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Squeakysteve on Jan 28, 2018, 06:59 PM
Fished from 7-12 around messenger shole caught 2 shorts marked fish on and off. Fished from noon until dark on the south shore off Lewis and caught over 10 shorts lost one keeper. Took home a couple dozen yummy Fat perch. Also thought I had the wallets of my life on ! After around a 4-5 minute fight it was a big ass burbot ! Anyone having any luck in the 40 fow range ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Jan 28, 2018, 07:36 PM
Went out from Godfrey. Moved about a dozen times but finally found em out in the deep water. Good luck all and be safe
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: beershanty on Jan 28, 2018, 07:46 PM

(https://s18.postimg.cc/6d6kao6r9/20180128_170130.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/6d6kao6r9/)

(https://s18.postimg.cc/72pcn0zl1/20180128_171305.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/72pcn0zl1/)
finally got to make it to oneida, northeast corner. lots of pins but managed a few. ice was thick and slick with some water on top here and there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: TeamWalleye on Jan 28, 2018, 08:08 PM
Really tough day off Godfrey. 7-5, 6 guys. 2 keepers, 10 perch, and 100 shorts. They would Chase and look and slide away. Threw everything we had. Beautiful day though. Still much better than the Pro Bowl. Ice was great. Couple cold night will harden it up. Pics from 7am and 530 pm.
(https://s18.postimg.cc/i3p35xu45/IMG_20180128_070727276.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/i3p35xu45/)

(https://s18.postimg.cc/igghc44o5/IMG_20180128_172519340.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/igghc44o5/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: TeamWalleye on Jan 28, 2018, 08:20 PM
Better photos from am and pm. Last post we're panoramic and I'm not sure they converted well. Beautiful day.
(https://s18.postimg.cc/aozrdhnn9/IMG_20180128_070708202.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/aozrdhnn9/)

(https://s18.postimg.cc/50tgmlr0l/IMG_20180128_074858721.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/50tgmlr0l/)

(https://s18.postimg.cc/633n54ued/IMG_20180128_172605021.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/633n54ued/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zadvorney on Jan 28, 2018, 08:38 PM
Love those pics!
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Post by: hrdcore on Jan 28, 2018, 08:45 PM
Nice pics...miss it aready.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 29, 2018, 07:03 AM
I fished Sunday evening. Pretty much same results as everyone else. I put one keeper on the ice and marked a zillion more but couldn’t sweet talk them into my bucket lol. Nice job on the tournament s10. I heard Stormy made out pretty good 🤑🤑
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Post by: Ice head Ed on Jan 29, 2018, 07:27 AM
Fished all day Saturday and caught 14 perch between my son & myself. (mostly my son). But we had allot of fun chasing flags. Most of the time it seams like they would take the minnow & then drop it. Better than taking the wife shopping.
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 29, 2018, 08:21 AM
tough bite for me Saturday but did scrape up a limit of eyes, I got 2 in the am then a couple more after 4:30. It was a zoo out there.  I wouldn't have stayed all day but my ride was in the tournament so I hung out. For those coming from out of Town, Oneida can be tough but stick it out and you'll eventually run into them.

I still don't have my sled going, I tried to fix it with the help of a friend and the new cdi box we put it was totally dead so I brought it to a repair shop where they ordered a new part, not realizing my engine was swapped out they order the wrong part, delivery truck got stuck in an ice storm out west which delayed delivery for over a week, now the part (hopefully the correct one) is being delivered from somewhere in Canada, can't make this stuff up. 
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Post by: Rugburn on Jan 29, 2018, 09:23 AM
Well Rug and Moose my spot was dry today did some hole hopping, few marks only 3 small perch that went back. Must be the east wind east is least, west is best lol.

Gave Oneida a break this weekend XC 600, don't think Moose made it out as of Saturday. Did find some perch elsewhere. Quiet and peaceful day on the water. And yup that sheep skin seat is warm & comfy.

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Post by: fishshack on Jan 29, 2018, 10:07 AM
I got out early this am and Lady O was good to me. I think she felt bad for eating my phone over the weekend. The water/slop on top froze up and it was slick!!!!!    I should have brought ice skates...or at least creepers.  I was able to sneak out and be back to work by 10.  Fish were a little more aggressive....maybe due to less commotion?? 
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 29, 2018, 11:58 AM
Well Rugburn you didn't miss much awful slow weekend for us. Ever since the snow cover left it's been slow lots of lookers not many takers. Not sure if it's the light or just the late jan mid feb blues. At least you got a meal lol
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Post by: kmanz on Jan 29, 2018, 01:24 PM
Tried onieda for the first time Saturday. It is and hour forty from me so I left very early and got bait in Sylvan beach. Very good bait store. Went to Godfrey and out on the ice in the early dawn light. On foot but I made it out to what seemed like good area with a bunch of others setting up. Fished until maybe 10 without even a single bite. I then said no way I'm getting skunked and moved way way out to the middle. I had no sooner started fishing and a giant rifle sounding crack right under my feet went off and the ice continued crackling for about  45 seconds followed by a large bang against the bottom of the ice . Sooooooo I went back in to where there were others Lol   I am not counting onieda out tho, very pretty there and I met a couple of great guys and fished, along with traded stories with them for quite awhile. Sometimes its not about the fish but the experience. I definitely don't like getting skunked tho......cant  even catch a perch ???  what the heck.
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Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 29, 2018, 03:19 PM
Tried onieda for the first time Saturday. It is and hour forty from me so I left very early and got bait in Sylvan beach. Very good bait store. Went to Godfrey and out on the ice in the early dawn light. On foot but I made it out to what seemed like good area with a bunch of others setting up. Fished until maybe 10 without even a single bite. I then said no way I'm getting skunked and moved way way out to the middle. I had no sooner started fishing and a giant rifle sounding crack right under my feet went off and the ice continued crackling for about  45 seconds followed by a large bang against the bottom of the ice . Sooooooo I went back in to where there were others Lol   I am not counting onieda out tho, very pretty there and I met a couple of great guys and fished, along with traded stories with them for quite awhile. Sometimes its not about the fish but the experience. I definitely don't like getting skunked tho......cant  even catch a perch ???  what the heck.
Sounds like my first trip or two to Oneida.  Takes some getting used to but it is addictive.  I'm coming from  Irondequoit so I too pass a lot of good perch water to get there.  Once you hit some of those Oneida perch or get into a walleye or two you're hooked.   Get em next time.
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Post by: Rugburn on Jan 29, 2018, 03:40 PM
Quote from: DeadEyez link=topic=350554. msg3808551#msg3808551 date=1517230999
I heard Stormy made out pretty good 🤑🤑

You mean Craig doesn't donate the profits to some children's charity?   ::)
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 29, 2018, 03:53 PM
You mean Craig doesn't donate the profits to some children's charity?   ::)
Take a wild guess lmao
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Post by: Rugburn on Jan 29, 2018, 03:58 PM
 Think I'll burn my 2014 hoodie... :P
 Congrats on getting into the $ s10xr!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 29, 2018, 05:03 PM
I wouldn’t burn it. Could prob sell it for big money to one of his followers 🤩
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 29, 2018, 05:10 PM
tough bite for me Saturday but did scrape up a limit of eyes, I got 2 in the am then a chouple more after 4:30. It was a zoo out there.  I wouldn't have stayed all day but my ride was in the tournament so I hung out. For those coming from out of Town, Oneida can be tough but stick it out and you'll eventually run into them.

I still don't have my sled going, I tried to fix it with the help of a friend and the new cdi box we put it was totally dead so I brought it to a repair shop where they ordered a new part, not realizing my engine was swapped out they order the wrong part, delivery truck got stuck in an ice storm out west which delayed delivery for over a week, now the part (hopefully the correct one) is being delivered from somewhere in Canada, can't make this stuff up.
Not so EPIC fishing and sled repair!!! Your right... no making this stuff up!!!🤨
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zadvorney on Jan 29, 2018, 05:38 PM
Great sunrise. Worked hard for a dozen perch and two eyes. Fished west of Chapman's closer to the island.  As always, a good time.
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Post by: moosefeet on Jan 29, 2018, 05:50 PM
Gave Oneida a break this weekend XC 600, don't think Moose made it out as of Saturday. Did find some perch elsewhere. Quiet and peaceful day on the water. And yup that sheep skin seat is warm & comfy.

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Fishing my 'spot' weren't ya! Fish and eggs?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Jan 29, 2018, 06:23 PM
I got out early this am and Lady O was good to me. I think she felt bad for eating my phone over the weekend. The water/slop on top froze up and it was slick!!!!!    I should have brought ice skates...or at least creepers.  I was able to sneak out and be back to work by 10.  Fish were a little more aggressive....maybe due to less commotion?? 
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Dandy Walleye!!
Mondays were always good for me. I used to pay attention to where the first guys on the ice would head to Monday morning...I figured they were locals who fished the weekends and headed right back to their hot spot from the weekend...I never followed them, just made my way there a little later... ;)
I always figured the fish moved away from the coming sleds in the morning, and the power augers...So I always fished further away from where they all stopped or I always stopped away from the crowds if I was looking for active fish...and did quite well over the years. Less commotion is a good thing. :tipup:
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 29, 2018, 08:16 PM
Awesome pics and reports guys!! Helps me get through the work week 👍🏼
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Post by: caliking on Jan 29, 2018, 08:52 PM
We are staying at apps for a few days.. got out for a couple hours this afternoon and me and my buddy each picked up a limit of nice eyes.. quite a few lookers in the first spot then took a ride toward shack n things turned around nicely. Beautiful afternoon 12-14" of ice and perfect travel on quads. Back at it in the a.m
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Post by: Ernye_LRFG on Jan 30, 2018, 07:56 AM
I haven't posted much yet but the information on here is great. Have a rare four day weekend so I thought it's about time I chime in on how the season is going for me.

This is my third season on Oneida, so I'm still very much in the rookie category but after the first few weekends hoofing it out to the drop from Taft my mind is gravitating towards getting a machine. Fishing was solid out there for eyes off the drop in the 25-30ft range, with the normal early morning and dusk bites being the best. Went 4/4 early in the season as far as limits.

After the first few trips I decided to switch it up and change locations so have since been out from Godfrey last weekend and Cleveland on Sunday and yesterday. It's been nothing but shorts for me since, a lot of them. Just can't seem to find keeper sized walleye the farther east I go. Been setting up on gigantic schools of pins just waiting for the big marks to show up but they just havent. Must've caught 30-50 shorts a day and found myself having a few questions that I hope aren't beat to death.

Is the walleye game like the perch game, if you're on a pile of dinks should you move because they're most likely all dinks?

Are there separate basin and structure related schools of fish?

How deep is too deep? disregarding the catch and release factor that deep water poses. Stressing the fact that I'm not looking to c&r a ton from deep water but if I'm looking to fill the frying pan.

Just wanted to say thanks again for the resources on here. It's been fun following this thread and hope to contribute more when time allows. Good luck to everyone this season, have fun and stay safe.


Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 30, 2018, 08:32 AM
The small fish seem to hang together. That being said I have caught some shorts on every trip but 1 so far. I have fished 5 different locations East, mid-West, North, and South 19' - 35'.

I avoid those spots with a lot of pins. When you get them deep I think a fair amount of them die. Also I try to bring them up slowly when I know they are small.
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Post by: crappyfisherman on Jan 30, 2018, 08:42 AM
Fished out of Taft Bay Park yesterday. Glare ice with no snow. About 10 inches of ice everywhere I checked. Fished off the edge of the shoal to the southeast of the park covering 100 yards from 15-32 feet of water. Did not mark any fish.
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Post by: Chuckup on Jan 30, 2018, 09:19 AM
Great sunrise. Worked hard for a dozen perch and two eyes. Fished west of Chapman's closer to the island.  As always, a good time.
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I should have given you some of my perch when you gave me those eyes.  :wacko: Didn't think of it until u were a mile away. I can't believe you drove home after sunset, that was a long day for you. New hitch for big hut will be here tomorrow...and it will be ready for next weekend. I'm making up for time lost due to poor ice conditions the last two years.
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Post by: Rugburn on Jan 30, 2018, 10:05 AM
Do I hear $20, got 20 now 25.......25..25....Fol ks it's an XL!     25?
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 30, 2018, 10:14 AM
Do I hear $20, got 20 now 25.......25..25....Fol ks it's an XL!     25?
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Baahhaaa 🔥 sorry 🤔
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Post by: hunts2long on Jan 30, 2018, 10:18 AM
It's a used, 4 year old hoodie and smells like fish....$5....lol...h2l
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Post by: Rugburn on Jan 30, 2018, 10:21 AM
"Vintage" is the word we're looking for!  :woot:
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 30, 2018, 11:00 AM
I need a new hand towel to wipe off the fish slime.  ;D
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Post by: coachwarner on Jan 30, 2018, 11:24 AM
Give them to the homeless!!😂
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 30, 2018, 11:53 AM
Not so EPIC fishing and sled repair!!! Your right... no making this stuff up!!!🤨
Epically Bad repair - I am ready for open water,  I have to show you that ice out smallmouth bite, it was the must fun I had last year. 

Picking sled up today, told him to put it back together and I'll take it somewhere else.  Unbelievable, who orders the wrong part twice for 2 different engine sizes, now 3 weeks later they are saying it's the stator. At this point we only have 5-6 weeks left anyway.  They also screwed up my auger repair, I told him it was leaking gas and not running right probably the carb, so they clean out the exhaust and say it's fixed, really - I laid it in my garage overnight and it lost half a tank of gas on the floor.

Eryne - keep moving if you're not on good fish, they can definitely run together. Location, just depends on the year, some areas that were loaded a fews years ago are dead this year.  Usually when I'm around pins, meaning walleye less than 10" or so I'll move, I think these guys get active when the big eyes aren't around to scare them off - just a guess on what really happens but in my experience pins are not a good sign.
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 30, 2018, 12:18 PM
Do I hear $20, got 20 now 25.......25..25....Fol ks it's an XL!     25?
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I’ll take it!!! It’s going to smell a lot worse when I’m done with it... that XL hoodie should give me about 30 days worth of wipes when I go to the bathroom!!!!🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
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Post by: coachwarner on Jan 30, 2018, 12:24 PM
 :woot: :woot: :woot:
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Post by: Rugburn on Jan 30, 2018, 01:01 PM
 Ok KP, it's yours, I just want to see it go to a good loving home.
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 30, 2018, 02:11 PM
I knew it would take something special to draw Coach out!  ;D  Ok KP it's yours, but you have to take me fishing to get it, lol! I won't bother laundering it.....
Deal!!! Don’t waste your time or detergent on it!!!!😁
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Post by: hardwater61 on Jan 30, 2018, 02:35 PM
KP is just sore from not getting his very own!! :woot: :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Jan 30, 2018, 07:31 PM
Went back out to our numbers near shack this  a.m in the snowstorm.. caught quite a few shorts a keeper and a few perch 11 before the wind chased us off for a bit. Came back out around 2 and finished off a couple limits by dark.. tough bite today but that last hour was worth the grind.. i wish i could post some pics
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Post by: big_guy_13021 on Jan 30, 2018, 10:35 PM
I know this question is gonna be like taking a baby bottle away from a 1 yr old but. Is there any lake acces to the lake in lennox...thanks if you reply ...if ya dont thanks also...  ;D
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 31, 2018, 03:59 AM
I know this question is gonna be like taking a baby bottle away from a 1 yr old but. Is there any lake acces to the lake in lennox...thanks if you reply ...if ya dont thanks also...  ;D
Sylvan Beach.....Edgewater... ...Chapman Park just down the road in town of Sullivan......plenty of parking during the week but can get crowded on weekends
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 31, 2018, 04:29 AM
what the hell is a die hard .....it sounds like the irs scam where they call you demanding money or your going to be arrested
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2018, 05:14 AM

Scout I think he’s talking about that large pond in the town of Lenox
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 31, 2018, 05:30 AM
Fished all day Saturday and caught 14 perch between my son & myself. (mostly my son). But we had allot of fun chasing flags. Most of the time it seams like they would take the minnow & then drop it. Better than taking the wife shopping.
Use treble hooks on those perch, small but sharp new ones you will lose less fish. Just an idea.

3 foot wide pressure cracke between Cleveland and Shakleton shoal about 3+ miles out. A guy got his back wheels stuck in it, the shanty he was towing kept him from going in. Seems there was A similar one A couple years ago.

cny
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Post by: Buckethead on Jan 31, 2018, 05:35 AM
Hate those cracks, snow covers them with a thin layer of ice and they can change by the hour
















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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 31, 2018, 05:35 AM
 :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
what the hell is a die hard .....it sounds like the irs scam where they call you demanding money or your going to be arrested
😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2018, 05:42 AM
what the hell is a die hard .....it sounds like the irs scam where they call you demanding money or your going to be arrested
  Thanks Tim for the heads up
I thought it was a movie ⭐️Ing Bruce Willis 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 31, 2018, 06:08 AM
what the hell is a die hard .....it sounds like the irs scam where they call you demanding money or your going to be arrested
😂 it’s someone who is on the computer while everyone else is fishing...guilty as charged 🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Jan 31, 2018, 07:11 AM
DeadEyez some of us know who holds the creative talent and who takes ideas for their own monetary gain. We just won't patronize people that drop to that level, period. And yes Trapper, perhaps the IRS should be included! Time to go fishing! How about that barometer folks...... ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2018, 07:48 AM

If you got time go fishing , don’t worry about that baro , go have fun
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Jan 31, 2018, 07:57 AM
My buddy hit that crack on our way in from Shackleton yesterday a.m.. whiteout didn't help but the crack was just snowed over and open 2-3'.. put his back wheels in i got over it and dragged him out quick with my quad. Coulda been worse thats for sure.. went in dried off a bit and went back out to finish up our limits off of the condos for the evening.. does that count in the diehard category? 😁😁
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Post by: jackie bushman on Jan 31, 2018, 08:11 AM
My buddy hit that crack on our way in from Shackleton yesterday a.m.. whiteout didn't help but the crack was just snowed over and open 2-3'.. put his back wheels in i got over it and dragged him out quick with my quad. Coulda been worse thats for sure.. went in dried off a bit and went back out to finish up our limits off of the condos for the evening.. does that count in the diehard category? 😁😁

Big Dan forgot to mention they've been biting well the last couple days .. I'm just his PR man .. I wasn't able to make the trip. 


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Jan 31, 2018, 08:16 AM
Thanks for the tech help jackie! We r out here now fresh 6-7 inches on the lake and we r officially "back on em"..  😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Jan 31, 2018, 08:49 AM
Nice job staying on the bite caliking! Wow 6-7" of new snow, an hour south we only got a dusting. Glad everything worked out well on the pressure crack. Enjoy your day!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chuck66 on Jan 31, 2018, 10:19 AM
Can anyone help me out , I’m wondering what u guys call Buckeyes? I use Lake Erie emarids , and flatheads . Headed up in couple days like get back into few teeth lol. Be safe guys tight lines
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Jan 31, 2018, 10:28 AM
Buckeyes are same as Emeralds just called by various names in certain regions.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2018, 10:38 AM
When I was a kid the old timers also called them icicles
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 31, 2018, 12:08 PM
6"-7" of snow  ???.....maybe got 3-4" total on south shore.......lake has anywhere from 1" to 6" of powdery drifted snow.......sleds should be good to go....wheeler worked fine......slippery as hell under it.....still recommend cleats......perch were pretty active till 9:30 then 1 here and there.....ended up with 25....quit at 11:00
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2018, 12:56 PM

Well done guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Jan 31, 2018, 01:01 PM
Nice fish guys....i was talking about rite in lennox on the lake...or lakeport...i didnt realize i work 6 minutes from lakeport...not to familiar with that area..
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Post by: Chuck66 on Jan 31, 2018, 01:22 PM
Thanks guys
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 31, 2018, 01:37 PM
wow.....whiteout here in maple bay.....not gonna last long though
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Jan 31, 2018, 02:14 PM
Well done on the fish Scout. Hope some of that blows off, tough on the walkers. Guess maybe it's time to register the wheeler, just hate dragging it down salty roads.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2018, 02:38 PM
Nice fish guys....i was talking about rite in lennox on the lake...or lakeport...i didnt realize i work 6 minutes from lakeport...not to familiar with that area..

Sorry big guy I thought you were talking about the large pond 🤪Lewis point is another access , scout 57 gave you the rest
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 31, 2018, 03:01 PM
According to an old timer I fish with, he's got over 70 years on Oneida, Buckeyes are Mooneyes and Fatheads are Hardheads lol.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 31, 2018, 03:08 PM
According to an old timer I fish with, he's got over 70 years on Oneida, Buckeyes are Mooneyes and Fatheads are Hardheads lol.
I remember when we called the alewife a mooneye.  Anyone remember sawbelly?  Might have been a finger lake term. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 31, 2018, 03:35 PM
Well done on the fish Scout. Hope some of that blows off, tough on the walkers. Guess maybe it's time to register the wheeler, just hate dragging it down salty roads.
I hear ya Rug........my wheeler is old so not as big a deal for me......unfortunately we just picked up another inch or two in the last 2 hrs....might have to put the sled back on the trailer
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Jan 31, 2018, 05:59 PM
Sorry scout i didn't spend too much time measuring the snow when i walked out this a.m but it sure looked like 6" of fresh fell overnight to me at app's.. we went out this morning and spanked the eyes damn good for a few hours. U guys have it made out there I'd fish the big O everyday if i lived near it. We took full advantage of our three day trip that's for sure.. back on my home turf in the a.m for some Erie eyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 31, 2018, 06:09 PM
We definitely got 6" of snow last night on the north shore. Should be perfect for sleds now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 31, 2018, 06:23 PM
Sorry scout i didn't spend too much time measuring the snow when i walked out this a.m but it sure looked like 6" of fresh fell overnight to me at app's.. we went out this morning and spanked the eyes damn good for a few hours. U guys have it made out there I'd fish the big O everyday if i lived near it. We took full advantage of our three day trip that's for sure.. back on my home turf in the a.m for some Erie eyes
good job on the eyes.........glad you guys had fun........lake effect snow band must have been a little more intense up there......a couple miles makes a big difference sometimes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Jan 31, 2018, 07:07 PM
Boy it does on Oneida, that's for sure Scout.
Sometimes when I left the lake heading home from the North Shore when it was snowing so bad you couldn't see either shore, I'd drive over the bridge heading south on Rt 81 and look at the lake and see nothing but a HUGE white snow cloud over the water...And I would be in blue skies, just on the Rt 81 bridge and all the way home.
It was an awesome sight I saw more than once. Snowing on the lake and not very far around it... And I was smilin' with fish in the bucket sayin' what a grand day it was.

Caliking, you and your buddy come back soon. Oneida will humble you sometimes, like you've read here; but it sure is sweet when she's good to you.
I really enjoyed your story too by the way and glad you hammered 'em on your last day. :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 31, 2018, 07:23 PM
Rumor has it that the bite was going to be bad today.... hmmm....🤔 Friend of mine, lives 2 hours away, who has only icefished Oneida maybe a dozen times in his life.... went catching today. He iced 13 keeper sized eyes, lots of short eyes and took home 11 or so perch. Not too shabby for a bad bite.
I don’t believe in bad barometers, moon phases, alignment of stars, power auger noise, the guy who’s passing gas while sitting on a bucket is spooking fish from biting. 😁 What I do believe in is.... when I get a chance to go fishing...I’ll go fishing!! 😎 End of story!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Jan 31, 2018, 07:41 PM
Rumor has it that the bite was going to be bad today.... hmmm....🤔 Friend of mine, lives 2 hours away, who has only icefished Oneida maybe a dozen times in his life.... went catching today. He iced 13 keeper sized eyes, lots of short eyes and took home 11 or so perch. Not too shabby for a bad bite.
I don’t believe in bad barometers, moon phases, alignment of stars, power auger noise, the guy who’s passing gas while sitting on a bucket is spooking fish from biting. 😁 What I do believe in is.... when I get a chance to go fishing...I’ll go fishing!! 😎 End of story!!!
.   Agree!!!!! It’s nice to have an excuse lined up before hand if it doesn’t go well though.  ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Jan 31, 2018, 07:45 PM
I hear ya Kp.. Believe me i read this thread religiously as do thousands of other diehards or weekend warriors or even folks who don't fish yet or are just getting into it. I knew the bite was gonna slow and i also heard of plenty stories of 50 fish days from my friends that have been out in the past month during the "hot bite".. when the boys said they were heading up for a few days i was up for the challenge and it was a very enjoyable trip with some good memories made. Ice fishing is my passion and there's absolutely nowhere else I'd rather be than sittin on a bucket playing the game with the 🐡🐠🐟🐋🦈🤗
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sawdust on Jan 31, 2018, 08:38 PM
Amen KP!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 01, 2018, 12:01 AM

I agree KP , how many times I’ve posted Something similar over the years ,great post KP ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater61 on Feb 01, 2018, 03:42 AM
I agree KP , how many times I’ve posted Something similar over the years ,great post KP ,
X2!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 01, 2018, 05:05 AM
I have never had a bad barometer, every one I have owned has worked just fine.  ;D

Yesterday should have been a good baro, it was dropping most of the day...

Hopefully today is a good baro day.  ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 01, 2018, 05:21 AM
I have never had a bad barometer, every one I have owned has worked just fine.  ;D
Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 01, 2018, 06:03 AM
Every day is a good day.... there are no bad days!! LIFE IS GOOD!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Feb 01, 2018, 08:16 AM
I have been going out of the north side every weekend. This past weekend for me was a slow bite. For the people fishing out of the north side this week, how has the bite been the last couple of days? Just curious, either way bite good or bad ill be on the ice and enjoying every minute of my time again this weekend.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 01, 2018, 11:18 AM
Hit the lake this am and landed on a school on my 3rd spot. Got a limit of eaters then experimented a bit with some new lures. There was 2 or 3 inches of snow on the ice with a few wind whipped bare spots. Be careful as the snow has covered up some of the cracks making them harder to see.  As soon as the sun got bright the bite died so I headed back to work. All in all not a bad am
(https://s18.postimg.cc/vo0ahh9j9/8546_A561-_DD2_E-4133-_A464-8_E0014369_E6_C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/vo0ahh9j9/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 01, 2018, 11:27 AM
Great job again, fishshack. I love getting my limit and then playing around with new stuff seeing what else will get them to go.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 01, 2018, 12:29 PM
north shore humbled me today...again.....out of apps at sunrise and went west.......not many guys out.......could not find keepers.....4 shorts and could have kept 5 perch....all went back......tried 6 spots to no avail......guess I'm just a south side guy ;).....ice is great....slick as hell under the snow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Feb 01, 2018, 12:34 PM
Were u out around the condos scout? Out to the west around 1-1.5 miles? We did well there for the evening bite one night in ~32' but my buddies went there in the a.m first day n couldn't do much but marked fish most of the morning perch and eyes..  went back to same holes for the evening n smashed em
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater61 on Feb 01, 2018, 12:40 PM
Hit the lake this am and landed on a school on my 3rd spot. Got a limit of eaters then experimented a bit with some new lures. There was 2 or 3 inches of snow on the ice with a few wind whipped bare spots. Be careful as the snow has covered up some of the cracks making them harder to see.  As soon as the sun got bright the bite died so I headed back to work. All in all not a bad am
(https://s18.postimg.cc/vo0ahh9j9/8546_A561-_DD2_E-4133-_A464-8_E0014369_E6_C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/vo0ahh9j9/)
Fishshack,
Never, I repeat NEVER, go back to work!! Clean/rearrange your tackle box, clean your guns, go for a drive...ANYTHING but going back to work!!!  :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 01, 2018, 12:41 PM
yessir cali........not much happening there this morning.......did well there last week......perch I caught were nice jumbos though......was after eyes though so back they went.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 01, 2018, 03:09 PM
Ha Hardwater- gotta pay for those buckeyes somehow.  Not sure if you guys saw this huge walleye on LOU. A huge Quinte eye. Said it was 18.5lbs and 33 inches.   Holy walleye!!!!
(https://s9.postimg.cc/eotmaag97/0_D209506-724_A-4_E3_B-8_D15-_F786_C053272_D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/eotmaag97/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 01, 2018, 04:22 PM

Good job guys,  that  Quinte eye is a brute 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 01, 2018, 05:07 PM
That is a BIG eye for sure!  @) 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bart on Feb 01, 2018, 05:10 PM
18.5 lb walleye!  :o

Congratulations on a fish of a lifetime!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chuck66 on Feb 01, 2018, 05:23 PM
Hey snagger are u still catching fish? Haven’t seen u post any pictures in awhile kid lol . Great job on a sweet walleye, any good news on the eyes hitting at Lewis point, we’ll be safe guys it’s slick under the snow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: crzyeyevan on Feb 01, 2018, 05:49 PM
Ha Hardwater- gotta pay for those buckeyes somehow.  Not sure if you guys saw this huge walleye on LOU. A huge Quinte eye. Said it was 18.5lbs and 33 inches.   Holy walleye!!!!
(https://s9.postimg.cc/eotmaag97/0_D209506-724_A-4_E3_B-8_D15-_F786_C053272_D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/eotmaag97/)
That's why we try to make that trip at least once a winter, hopes of that big girl at the end of your line. Got a few big ones there but not like that bruiser. Congrats for sure.
Headed for the East end of Oneida this weekend for some good times with some good people, hope the bite is on, if not oh well I'm on the ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 01, 2018, 07:07 PM
18.5  would  be a state  record   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 01, 2018, 07:08 PM
18.5  would  be a state  record

It's in Canada Trap.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 01, 2018, 07:09 PM
want to thank the  bearded bucket  puncher  for  pointing me  in the right direction .....having a   sunfish  diner  tomorrow  sally  thanks ,good  to see ya man
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 01, 2018, 07:11 PM
I know  but  18.5  would be a state record by 2 pounds  ....that's big !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 01, 2018, 07:29 PM
I know  but  18.5  would be a state record by 2 pounds  ....that's big !

That is true!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 01, 2018, 07:41 PM
I read that a 22 pounder was caught in the niagra river  ...can you imagine  that fish must have same in new York waters too  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 01, 2018, 08:19 PM
How come the Canadians have all the big ones???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: crzyeyevan on Feb 01, 2018, 08:38 PM
Chaumont is producing some real hogs lately, same strain of Ontario eyes just a bit east. New state record could come from that area in the near future. 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 01, 2018, 08:45 PM
Fished to the East side of Lewis Point today from 1 till dark. Started in 27 fow and caught 6 keeper perch and a bunch of walleye shorts. Moved in to 24 fow for final hour and took a several more shorts. Bigger marks would not bite. Easy drag and snow was melting away fast. Rain started on walk in.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Budbucket on Feb 01, 2018, 09:51 PM
Chaumont is producing some real hogs lately, same strain of Ontario eyes just a bit east. New state record could come from that area in the near future. 👍
Are people letting them go so they can grow?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2018, 06:44 AM
How come the Canadians have all the big ones???

i seen a 14 something come out of Oswego
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Feb 02, 2018, 08:12 AM
Hi guys, I know some of you guys fish chaumont bay and I am heading up there tomorrow for the first time ever.  I plan on hitting the hardware store for bait and info but was wondering if anyone had some advice where to start. I was looking at herrick shoal to start out. any info is appreciated thank you
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: northernnyice on Feb 02, 2018, 09:50 AM
How come the Canadians have all the big ones???

Slot limit system, and good CPR ethics, and good genetics of course.. and probably an aggressive stocking program... you gotta have everyone on board.


That walleye is huge holy wahhh!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: northernnyice on Feb 02, 2018, 09:52 AM
Are people letting them go so they can grow?

No. Chaumont all the way up through to the seaway in my area, tons and tons and tons of 10-14lb walleyes killed. But what can you say? Perfectly legal. No slot system.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Budbucket on Feb 02, 2018, 10:03 AM
No. Chaumont all the way up through to the seaway in my area, tons and tons and tons of 10-14lb walleyes killed. But what can you say? Perfectly legal. No slot system.
I understand, I've killed many many big walleye over the years but not by choice.hard to get a paying customer to release a fish of a lifetime
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: muskydib on Feb 02, 2018, 10:12 AM
Im from Pa and we have the same problem the big females are the future of our fishery  small ones  better eating we need a slot a lot of my friends will not keep any over 22
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: northernnyice on Feb 02, 2018, 10:13 AM
I understand, I've killed many many big walleye over the years but not by choice.hard to get a paying customer to release a fish of a lifetime

Right. Especially when its perfectly legal. I cant say ive never kept a big one for the wall.. but when we come off the river and it was a really good night, and you see a dad/son team and they have two 10 pound walleyes, a 9 pounder, a couple 8 pounders, and a 7 pounder all frozen in the sled, its like ouch :-\... BUT, perfectly legal. Lol im done blatting! Neat topic to me..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 02, 2018, 10:26 AM
20”and over go back as soon as I can. The 18” and under are the best eaters.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2018, 10:46 AM
bucket you are 100% correct
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2018, 10:52 AM
Chaumont is producing some real hogs lately, same strain of Ontario eyes just a bit east. New state record could come from that area in the near future. 👍

they had been saying that about Oswego since the 70's and the state record came from mastic  lake . I'm sure a monster will come out of  Ontario ... Canada's record is 22 lbs and that was caught in the niagra river .....that fish could  easily have been caught on the US side
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 02, 2018, 11:40 AM
I caught 31 1/2” male out of the Oswego river 20 plus years ago, did not weight it but wish I had.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 02, 2018, 11:41 AM
they had been saying that about Oswego since the 70's and the state record came from mastic  lake . I'm sure a monster will come out of  Ontario ... Canada's record is 22 lbs and that was caught in the niagra river .....that fish could  easily have been caught on the US side
. I don’t know Trap.....you can’t get over the boarder anymore without a passport.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 02, 2018, 11:47 AM
Right. Especially when its perfectly legal. I cant say ive never kept a big one for the wall.. but when we come off the river and it was a really good night, and you see a dad/son team and they have two 10 pound walleyes, a 9 pounder, a couple 8 pounders, and a 7 pounder all frozen in the sled, its like ouch :-\... BUT, perfectly legal. Lol im done blatting! Neat topic to me..

And sadly, they all probably tasted like crap.
Give me a 16" any day.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: northernnyice on Feb 02, 2018, 11:50 AM
I caught 31 1/2” male out of the Oswego river 20 plus years ago, did not weight it but wish I had.

Without a big belly, probably 10-11lb
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 02, 2018, 12:16 PM
yes,that’s
what I’ve been told before. 31 1/2” eye is not a eater. And that’s for sure!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Feb 02, 2018, 03:27 PM
Fished northwest today on previous waypoints. That crack that runs parallel with the north shore opened up enough to ruin somebody's day. I crossed in the dark and it was 3" wide,on the way back it was a foot and covered with snow. Walkers & ATV's beware.  Glad I brought the spud. Dozen perch & 2 eyes. 1 short, 1 dumped at the hole...Section V wrestling the rest of the weekend. I'll be back next weekend hopefully the walleye bite will be better.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2018, 03:45 PM
i remember when word got out on the big walleyes in Oswego and ever guide around  booked walleye trips ....looked like salmon season on the harbor and  a lot of big fish went home ......so if you catch a few on your own and keep them i don't care .... if you like eating them who am i to complain that's really what fish are ....food .....i had people  tell me i was wrong in keeping smaller eyes  for the table and letting big ones go .....does it matter  the fishery is supported by a stock truck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XxFISHN4EYEZxX on Feb 02, 2018, 04:34 PM
I've never been fortunate to hook into a big walleye , 30" or larger would be on my wall I like smaller walleye to eat anything  20" or larger I always put back just don't have the same taste imo . My biggest was shy of 27" came out of Oneida river fishing from the bank  and largest from the lake was 25 3/4" outta big bay . Hooked into some large eyes from otisco and Ontario but never landed them. Looking forward to getting back out after a long work week hope they cooperate for us !!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 02, 2018, 04:36 PM
How much snow is there now on the ice? Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 02, 2018, 04:57 PM
How much snow is there now on the ice? Thanks
zero.....as of noon.......all blowing off
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 02, 2018, 04:58 PM

Thanks scout for the snow report
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 02, 2018, 05:04 PM
Thanks scout for the snow report
Yes thank you 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: conesusguy on Feb 02, 2018, 05:35 PM
Brutal day out of Godfrey. Coldest air I’ve ever experienced, the walk in was awful. 1 white perch out of dozens we marked. Love it when Oneida hands me a proper beating :P
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 02, 2018, 06:22 PM
I got out for the last hour. One keeper and dumped one. Lots of zombie marks. Not even reacting to the bait unless you whacked em in the head with it and then they just swam away. Maybe sheephead or just zombie eyes.

Lake was great for travel. Light snow and finally flattened out a bit.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 02, 2018, 06:30 PM
Apparently that guy's 3rd walleye of the season on Quinte. Saw this from another message board, not sure if it's real but no fish finder or camera!

"Been fishing Quinte since the early 1980's. This is by far my biggest walleye ever. Fish was caught in Big Bay. I went out from Wagar's. She was caught on a 1/2 oz. silver Kastmaster. I doctor them a little bit by putting red prism tape on one side and silver prism tape on the other. I also put a larger treble hook on them. I've used that lure for years and usually have decent luck with it. I was riding my ATV so my normal strategy is to run and gun. I pop a hole and if I don't have at least a solid hit after 30 minutes or so I move to a new spot. I fish pretty low tech. when ice fishing. No fish finder or camera. I do have a GPS so I do punch in way points when I either catch or lose a fish. I just keep moving and hope I drop my lure in from of one that will bite. This guy hit in about the 3rd hole I cut at about 8:30 am. This is only the 3rd fish of the ice fishing season that I have caught. Previous two were small eaters. Over the years I have caught a lot of fish in the 8 to 10 lb category and honestly this guy didn't fight any harder than those. He did make a couple of runs against the drag. Getting his head in the 8 inch hole was the toughest part but he did come in eventually. When I laid him on the ice I new he was big and probably the biggest walleye of my life. I had no scales or tape measure with me but I suspected she was over 14 lbs. I normally put these big girls back but since I was pretty certain she was my new PB, I decided to keep her for the wall. When I got her home and measured and weighed her I was in shock. I really thought 17-18 lb walleye's were only a myth and never dreamt that I would catch one myself. This fish was the only bite I had all morning with the exception of a single jumbo perch."
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 02, 2018, 06:32 PM
I got out for the last hour. One keeper and dumped one. Lots of zombie marks. Not even reacting to the bait unless you whacked em in the head with it and then they just swam away. Maybe sheephead or just zombie eyes.

Lake was great for travel. Light snow and finally flattened out a bit.
had some of those zombie marks myself this morning Chow.........would just show up on the vex out of nowhere......mostly suspended.......did coax a couple to hit and they were big fish......unfortunatel y lost both fish 6 ft from the hole....one snapped 6 # flouro leader and the other spit it......ticked me off cause I just wanted to see what they were......don't think they were eyes.......guessing sheepies or burbot, but they pulled as hard as any fish I've ever caught thru the ice.....ended up with 9 perch and pulled the plug at 9:30 with that gaddam wind......south shore....31 fow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Feb 02, 2018, 08:13 PM
Glad to hear I wasn't the only one struggling out there...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: darkeyez on Feb 02, 2018, 09:05 PM
i remember when word got out on the big walleyes in Oswego and ever guide around  booked walleye trips ....looked like salmon season on the harbor and  a lot of big fish went home.

We used to go up there 30 or more years ago, one trip my buddy had 10, 11, and 13# walleyes. We fished it at night from a boat and the wall was almost shoulder to shoulder with people who were throwing stick baits and flashers were constantly going off to charge lures, seemed like during the day they were all fishing with night crawlers, there were plenty of boats out around the rock breakwalls also.
A buddy of mine and his BIL go up to Oneida for both ice and in the spring, told them about Oswego and to try it. They haven't done overly great there, but the BIL has one 31 1/2" 10+lbs., not too shabby there's still a few there!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Budbucket on Feb 03, 2018, 03:00 AM
i remember when word got out on the big walleyes in Oswego and ever guide around  booked walleye trips...
Sometimes it makes me sick to my stomach.... I was one of those guides.my first mate at the time and i still talk about it . We were young and if only knew.
Took 168 in the first 45 days of the season in the early 2000's
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2018, 04:42 AM
I remember going over to Oswego and watching charter boats and drift boats trolling at night and smashing 10#ers , well it took many years of pounding but now the average size isn’t even close to what it use to be , guys thought it was a never ending supply , old timers had been catching those old gals for many years before they were discovered by the masses , it won’t happen in my life time but you younger guys keep an eye on what happens up north 😉 some of you fellas that live up there know what I’m talking about on what’s going on
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: taildancer on Feb 03, 2018, 06:32 AM
Anyone been out of spuce Grove lately... looking for ice conditions as u head for the channel. Cracks to cross?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2018, 07:00 AM
I remember going over to Oswego and watching charter boats and drift boats trolling at night and smashing 10#ers , well it took many years of pounding but now the average size isn’t even close to what it use to be , guys thought it was a never ending supply , old timers had been catching those old gals for many years before they were discovered by the masses , it won’t happen in my life time but you younger guys keep an eye on what happens up north 😉 some of you fellas that live up there know what I’m talking about on what’s going on

after what I seen happen in Oswego I'm surprised there isn't a one fish limit in big walleyes ...I can remember  drift boats  off the  detach wall in the dark with no lights  screaming because  you came  to close  and they would fight with the coast guard saying they didn't need lights  under  man power ...... was  crazy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2018, 07:11 AM
It was crazy , ten#,were run of the mill
I remember all that , captains-guides letting their clients keep there limits to and I can also remember the times before all that nonsense
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 03, 2018, 07:29 AM
We decided to give that Oswego walleye night fishing a try one night ...got over towards the break wall ( with both portable lights on) and all of a sudden in the pitch dark this boat (with no lights on)  starts screaming at us that we were "going in the wrong direction" ! **censored** I didn't know we were supposed to go in a certain direction.....they were doing that to avoid collisions or tangled lines while trying to troll along the hot zones.... it was a "follow the leader" procession in the night darkness. It really worked quite well. Most boats were using those giant f-13 rapalas.


That giant walleye picture is awesome and amazing. I would have thought an 18 lb. walleye would have been a little longer than 33 inches.  I have caught 32 inch fish in Quinte the first day or 2 of December that only weighed 12 1/2 lbs.
The girth of her is really huge I guess....darn 18 lbs....I don't even dream of walleyes that big!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: conesusguy on Feb 03, 2018, 07:32 AM
had some of those zombie marks myself this morning Chow.........would just show up on the vex out of nowhere......mostly suspended.......did coax a couple to hit and they were big fish......unfortunatel y lost both fish 6 ft from the hole....one snapped 6 # flouro leader and the other spit it......ticked me off cause I just wanted to see what they were......don't think they were eyes.......guessing sheepies or burbot, but they pulled as hard as any fish I've ever caught thru the ice.....ended up with 9 perch and pulled the plug at 9:30 with that gaddam wind......south shore....31 fow

The one we plucked was suspended 22 feet in 29 feet of water. Was a big white perch. Had a ton come in suspended high and sniff the baits, tried everything to get them to snap.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: northernnyice on Feb 03, 2018, 08:01 AM
It was crazy , ten#,were run of the mill
I remember all that , captains-guides letting their clients keep there limits to and I can also remember the times before all that nonsense

What was the biggest one you caught
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2018, 08:28 AM
What was the biggest one you caught
12# Measured ,weighed , pic and gone , I see your pics of some really nice ones 👍🏻🎣 keep-m coming
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2018, 09:29 AM
my biggest was 13lbs 7oz  ...casting  j-18's  blue and silver  .....  the detached wall was dangerous place to fish  you could  be in a collision  easy ... and the charter boats would crowd you in a heart beat ....

before word got out  and before linear park was built we would  fish for the gaints.... but  we got tons of 26 inchers and less too .....

and you can google blue pike ...long gone now commercially fished to extinction listed in the 1970's what a shame
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: northernnyice on Feb 03, 2018, 10:23 AM
Awsome fish. Sounds like wild times. Everyone was Young & Reckless at one point. I hope the big river is a little more sturdy then the Oswego, but it will begin to decline some day..  and everyone will say, **censored**! Why? Where did the big walleyes go? Lol. We are notorious from not learning from our mistakes though (Americans).

Sorry to infiltrate and derail this thread. Oneida! Lets see some nice Oneida eyeballs. How come no giants?  High density/competition??
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2018, 12:06 PM

NNYice you didn’t derail anything , I thought airing that out was a good thing , I’m sure trapp will to ,
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2018, 12:13 PM
not just americans people in general are greedy  look at japan and china  and the decline in fishing off our coast....

from what I seen it was the  guides and charters that put the hurrying on oswego's fish .... after a few big ones for pictures  everyone  went up in the river drifting worms for smaller fish that tasted good .... I'm not sure how long it takes a walleye to get over 10 pounds .... catch on get a picture or put him on the wall ,other then that toss them back catch something that taste good .....I just had walleye sandwich from Oneida lake  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 03, 2018, 12:18 PM
Oneida could grow giants.... like the Oswego gig... if guys would learn to put the bigger fish in Oneida back... there would be bigger eyes to catch. Personally, I keep 15-19” fish with an occasional 20”er. Doesn’t hurt to conserve a bit to catch bigger fish later in life. Oneida is a put and take fishery... never hurt the population of eyes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2018, 12:27 PM
looking in my freezer I know I didn't hurt the population  :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2018, 12:44 PM
looking in my freezer I know I didn't hurt the population  :roflmao:
Best thing they ever did was lower the size limit , and I was skeptical at first but I’ve seen good things come from it , I to toss 20” and over back unless they have issues or maybe a tourney , but that’s just me , i dont say a word when guys keep bigger , it’s a choice 👍🏻it’s all good
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2018, 12:53 PM
all this walleye talk makes me wonder about dragging some big white jigs on the bottom  hmmmmmmm
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2018, 01:24 PM
all this walleye talk makes me wonder about dragging some big white jigs on the bottom  hmmmmmmm
Later not right yet 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2018, 01:31 PM
few weeks and it will get good right up to closing ..... fish will be heavier too full of eggs
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 03, 2018, 01:39 PM
Eyes were more aggressive this morning. High marks but moving faster and dropping and firing up on the bait when they saw it. No shorts until I started on the perch too. First time this year I can say that.

I found perch but weeded thru a pile of 8&9” fish to get 9 worth taking home.

Windy as heck but all in all a nice morning out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 03, 2018, 02:47 PM
Thanks for the report Chow. Good to hear!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Feb 03, 2018, 04:52 PM
Fished about 7-1.  Had some ice chunks that kept popping up my hole and blocking a couple keepers.  Lost 3 keepers, a bunch of pins, but I made it home with a meal.  Finicky fish today.  Hopefully back at it early a.m..
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2018, 05:14 PM

That’s enough fish to clean
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 03, 2018, 05:16 PM
Looks like a perfect day s10.

Nice job Chow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 03, 2018, 06:02 PM
my biggest was 13lbs 7oz  ...casting  j-18's  blue and silver  .....  the detached wall was dangerous place to fish  you could  be in a collision  easy ... and the charter boats would crowd you in a heart beat ....


You are right trap, those giant Rapalas were 18's not 13's..... they give out nice vibrations and gave those walleyes a big target to crush !
 Nerve racking and dangerous for sure .    13lbs 7 oz is a monster...never got one close to that anywhere.
Trolling the shoreline over there was hairy too. Those regular charters would "claim" the sweet spot going east towards cemetery, then re-claim it coming back west towards the harbor. We all had boards out too and they would run you in way to shallow and you'd slam a board into the rocks and hang a lure on the bottom if you did not move out of their way !
But I was not a regular there, and they were trying to make a living, so I gave them a WIDE berth when passing .

Nice job on the fish today guy's
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: paul23 on Feb 03, 2018, 06:08 PM
Walleye were on fire the last 90 mins.  Grabbed a limit n sent many back down below.  Many over 20”.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: alfed on Feb 03, 2018, 06:11 PM
How much snow is on the ice..horth shore?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Feb 03, 2018, 06:29 PM
Fished about 7-1.  Had some ice chunks that kept popping up my hole and blocking a couple keepers.  Lost 3 keepers, a bunch of pins, but I made it home with a meal.  Finicky fish today.  Hopefully back at it early a.m..
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That looks like a murder scene
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 03, 2018, 06:29 PM
How much snow is on the ice..horth shore?

An inch or two of snow and quite a bit of bare ice.

Nice job Paul. Much better bite tonight than a couple days ago...

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2018, 06:36 PM
coo coo 13-7  and  I was  beat  by  13-9  in the  derby
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 03, 2018, 06:37 PM
Way to go Chow,S10,Paul  :clap:

S10, aren't you concerned that red marks the spot?

PerchEyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2018, 06:46 PM
nice fish guys ,I couldn't get out today
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Feb 03, 2018, 07:15 PM
Way to go Chow,S10,Paul  :clap:

S10, aren't you concerned that red marks the spot?

PerchEyes

That was in my back yard.  I don't dump my bucket till I get home unless I drop some blood down the hole to call em in.  I have a lid for it during transport.  I've been lucky no shanty followers been setting up within 150 yards. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 03, 2018, 07:16 PM
Good work Gents!!😎 I’m headed out in the morning.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinpreacher on Feb 03, 2018, 08:08 PM
Myself and 3-4 friends are headed up about mid week from Williamsport PA to fish Onedia for the first time.
We'll be staying at the Angler's Bay Cottages and going out on 4 wheelers. We are all really really stoked! (40 something year old men feeling like kids at Christmas!)
Any warnings or advice for us Oneida first timers?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 04, 2018, 03:14 AM
Myself, a friend, and his son hit the lake yesterday pm. Less snow up at the lake than the Syracuse area got from the am snowfall. Easy travel maybe an inch of snow on the ice. It’s mostly all blown off. Friends son was using his new camera. Pretty cool seeing how the fish react to and approach the lure. He got some cool video but I’m not sure how to post them. 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2018, 04:00 AM

Fishshack that’s a nice bag of walleye
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 04, 2018, 07:36 AM
Thx Fred. We got lucky and found fish at first spot. Looks like no fishing today as will be stuck in the plow truck. Then pulling for anybody but Patriots!! Good luck to those that get out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 04, 2018, 07:54 AM
Nice job S10! Great pics and reports guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chuckup on Feb 04, 2018, 09:42 AM
want to thank the good guys who towed me in at chapman yesterday. also to the other guy who looked for a plug wrench for me. there is no doubt that ice fishermen are a great bunch of guys!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 04, 2018, 10:31 AM
Fishshack that’s a nice bag of walleye
   
     Nice haul FISHSHACK   hope some of the right people see this as they have just about forsaken the Big O.  it's all in knowing how, when & were   tight lines
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Johnnyed on Feb 04, 2018, 11:53 AM
Congrats on the eyes fishshack I'd love a day like that
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 04, 2018, 01:37 PM
slow morning for me......chapman park.......had a little flury about 10 and ended up with 8 perch for my neighbor......couple short eyes also.......not the best weather day I've ever seen but doable......saw a couple pail sitters on the way in.....brought back memories......looking outside and seeing the prettiest big snowflakes......should put a nice coating of snow for the sledders
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: alfed on Feb 04, 2018, 02:59 PM
Onieda has humbled me for the 3rd straight Sunday. Im yet to put a legal eye on the ice..dropped to at the hole at chapman last week..went out of Godfrey this morning. Started at 32ft moved twice to 39 ft..then moved back in working into 18fow..only one short eye..could pull them 6-8 foot off the bottom but they would only watch...I knew it was going to be one of those days when my buddy landed a mudpuppy....maybe I will try a afternoon outing seems like guys do better on the late bite. Ice and drag was good at least
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 04, 2018, 03:35 PM
Is it snowing? Coming up Tuesday and want to bring the sled.No longer have an atv.Repair cost was more than it was worth. Hate buying used.Only got 3 seasons out of it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: alfed on Feb 04, 2018, 04:14 PM
When I left it a few hours ago it was a mix of bare spots and a inch or two of snow. I guess enough snow for a shed not to much for 4 wheelers and ok for the draggers like me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 04, 2018, 05:20 PM
Fished morning only off of North Shore.
I went to 32ft spot where I did well 2 weeks back.
Lucky enough to ice 7 wallys (smallest 14", largest 18") and 6 perch (not jumbos).
A few biters but most were caught sucking on the perch eye I was using for bait.
Dumped as many as caught due to light bite.
Most on #7 white glow jigging rap, a few on a huge yellow-prism pimple.
Great conditions for sled.
Strangely, all but one perch were male.

Go Pats!
PerchEyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: burtbomberz on Feb 04, 2018, 06:11 PM
Got a 22" and a few perch today..a 16"   four shirts and few more perch yesterday...lite biters..most on glo rapalas tipped with a minnow head
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2018, 06:26 PM
Got a 22" and a few perch today..a 16"   four shirts and few more perch yesterday...lite biters..most on glo rapalas tipped with a minnow head
Would luv to see a pic of that 16” perch that would be an absolute giant for Oneida
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 04, 2018, 06:28 PM
I think he meant a 16" eye Freddy.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2018, 06:59 PM
I think he meant a 16" eye Freddy.
Thanks Bruce she confused me a bit, but that’s not hard lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 05, 2018, 08:00 AM
We got about 10" of snow in the past day here in Constantia. Looks like more coming Wednesday...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 05, 2018, 08:14 AM
fished mid lake yesterday and was a good eye bite in 25' with 1 ounce kastmaster doing most damage on eyes. Had to move from one hole because I finished my limit and just couldn't get anything but eyes to hit.
 The perch have just been tough with only a dozen on spikes , kastmaster, blade bait and dead stick. Just keep switching and using blade or bigger spoon to draw them in. Water was little dirty where I was.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: northernnyice on Feb 05, 2018, 08:53 AM
fished mid lake yesterday and was a good eye bite in 25' with 1 ounce kastmaster doing most damage on eyes. Had to move from one hole because I finished my limit and just couldn't get anything but eyes to hit.
 The perch have just been tough with only a dozen on spikes , kastmaster, blade bait and dead stick. Just keep switching and using blade or bigger spoon to draw them in. Water was little dirty where I was.

1oz wowza, are you battling current?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 05, 2018, 08:55 AM
what a crappy forecast for the week.......wind,wind,wind.......heavy snow on wed......oh well.....it's winter after all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 05, 2018, 09:26 AM
what a crappy forecast for the week.......wind,wind,wind.......heavy snow on wed......oh well.....it's winter after all

Yup, better stay home scout. I got this.  :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 05, 2018, 09:45 AM
1oz wowza, are you battling current?
No current but big flash sometimes has a big benefit and slamming that slab on the bottom at times results in aggressive fish. Cuts down on short eyes at times too. It's not for many of the rods guys typically use on Oneida but both perch and eyes don't seem to mind heavy metal at times. Braided line and a stiffer than normal stick all good. I hate having to grub in deep water if I can stir them up. Sink traps are typically as long if not longer than the 1oz slab but they flutter farther and get hooked in my dead stick rod too often if I'm running one.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Feb 05, 2018, 09:50 AM
I have been fishing the north shore all winter, im getting them but the bite has been slow and not very aggressive. How has Lewis point produced this past weekend?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 05, 2018, 09:52 AM
What is a "sink trap"?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2018, 10:48 AM
What is a "sink trap"?
It’s a home made spoon that the old timers used back in the day ,
    I to sometimes run big stuff like mcCully for perch , it’s like everything else sometimes it works and sometimes not , thinking out side the box doesn’t hurt
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: firstcast 2 on Feb 05, 2018, 10:58 AM
Sink trap drain pipe
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 05, 2018, 11:22 AM
It’s a home made spoon that the old timers used back in the day ,
    I to sometimes run big stuff like mcCully for perch , it’s like everything else sometimes it works and sometimes not , thinking out side the box doesn’t hurt
I have a few rolls of old lead solder if anyone wants to make up some. Need to look for the older P traps though as they work better than the new thinner stuff.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 05, 2018, 11:31 AM
These in copper are killers but can't find them anymore. Same basic shape as the sink spoons but a bit smaller.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: firstcast 2 on Feb 05, 2018, 11:40 AM
How many of them r laying on the bottom of oneida lake?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: taildancer on Feb 05, 2018, 12:43 PM
Anyone out today on 4 wheeler today and how was the traveling...I heard anywhere from 5 -10inches of snow yesterday?

Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Feb 05, 2018, 03:51 PM
Would luv to see a pic of that 16” perch that would be an absolute giant for Oneida
What is your biggest or biggest you have seen out of Oneida? I have two 14"ers that ironically caught same day no where near each other.  I could never break the 14" mark.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2018, 04:04 PM

I have seen a 14 5/8”
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: robinhoodsucci on Feb 05, 2018, 04:33 PM
15” caught it a few years ago, it’s on the wall Mickeys bait,left of the counter, caught it threw ice north of Dunham’s 18ft weighed 2.2 frozen
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 05, 2018, 04:35 PM
Anyone out today on 4 wheeler today and how was the traveling...I heard anywhere from 5 -10inches of snow yesterday?

Thanks
.  I just got off the ice. Seemed like anywhere from 2-8 inches or so of snow on the ice.  Great for sleds, prob not horrible for wheelers, tough for dragging on foot. Found some biters. It’ll get interesting after Wed. Forecast calling for 6+ of additional snow
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Feb 05, 2018, 04:36 PM
15” caught it a few years ago, it’s on the wall Mickeys bait,left of the counter, caught it threw ice north of Dunham’s 18ft weighed 2.2 frozen
That is where I got one of mine.  I love fishing that spot but some years not a fish to be found.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2018, 05:34 PM
I got to make a trip down to see Al I’ll take a look , as many times i have been there I’ve never noticed it sorry
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 05, 2018, 06:26 PM
Nice catch Fishshack. I am going out tomorrow pulling sled. Was your snow report on north or south shore?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icevader on Feb 05, 2018, 06:35 PM
I have a few rolls of old lead solder if anyone wants to make up some. Need to look for the older P traps though as they work better than the new thinner stuff.

Sink Trap is nothing like what is depicted in pics in posts.

The spoons in these pics depict what guys used to make out of Sutton trolling spoons by adding lead solder to get them down...Swedish pimple made them obsolete somewhat...and modern day spoons like Kastmaster iced their existence...The Sink Trap that old timers on Oneida used was just that...and old school sink trap...like the steel ones that set in grandmas sink...they were cut and grounded...and then big hooks soldered in circle around bottom...with eyelet attached to top...it was a poachers device best used to rip and snag walleye and perch laying on bottom or swimming just above...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icevader on Feb 05, 2018, 06:40 PM
Worked best attached to a piece of broomstick
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2018, 06:52 PM
Ice Vader some of us know exactly what they were and what was the out come , that’s why I didn’t pursue it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icevader on Feb 05, 2018, 06:54 PM
Those days are gone anyhow...I think...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icevader on Feb 05, 2018, 06:58 PM
These days the sink trap goes by a different name...Jigging Rap...;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 05, 2018, 07:01 PM
Those days are gone anyhow...I think...

yeah now we have sonars  :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2018, 07:05 PM
These days the sink trap goes by a different name...Jigging Rap...;)
Now that’s not true I catch a lot of eyes on raps and spoons and they aren’t snagged and I use several types of spoons I don’t snag with them either if that was the case  I wouldnt carry a 12# tackle bag just for ice fishing , duh
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icevader on Feb 05, 2018, 07:11 PM
Oh sorry...was not implying that you snag...just defining what was a “sink trap” ... the actual definition of what was used by fishermen in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and...in some places on Oneida...today...Inter esting thing is that I remember when the first eagle portables showed up on the ice...in the early 80’s...wow...guys took them off their boats...brought them to Lewis Point...and oh man...all those suspended fish suddenly became targets and filled buckets...before that it was bounce, bounce, bounce and wiggle and wait...a foot of the bottom.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2018, 07:16 PM
These days the sink trap goes by a different name...Jigging Rap...;)
Well ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 05, 2018, 07:19 PM
Oh sorry...was not implying that you snag...just defining what was a “sink trap” ... the actual definition of what was used by fishermen in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and...in some places on Oneida...today...Inter esting thing is that I remember when the first eagle portables showed up on the ice...in the early 80’s...wow...guys took them off their boats...brought them to Lewis Point...and oh man...all those suspended fish suddenly became targets and filled buckets...before that it was bounce, bounce, bounce and wiggle and wait...a foot of the bottom.

there was flashers  un the late 60's that I know of ....not colored like today
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 05, 2018, 07:37 PM
my dad had one ran off two 6 volt square  lantern batterys .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icevader on Feb 05, 2018, 07:42 PM
Yah...I remeber those...the small eagle graphs that were mounted on coolers or whatever...and hooked to twelve volt worked pretty well...in fact still do...I grew up with graph..so never made the switch to...vex...stuck on lowrance...I don’t see the difference except in shallow water perhaps...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: yankmyline on Feb 05, 2018, 08:01 PM
I remember the old Lowrance Green Machine and the Hummingbird Bird Trap which I still have one.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icevader on Feb 05, 2018, 08:17 PM
Yah...I rely on Lowrance elite x and raymarine dragonfly units that I set up as portable...I am stuck on LCD graph...just never made the switch...cost is a factor too...tried to outfit my Elite 7TI to the ice...but does not work with bad ground for touch screen and a scrolling speed issue...I am interested in the hummingbird units that present a stationary cone...no scrolling...might get one...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icevader on Feb 05, 2018, 08:18 PM
For the price...the Garnin Steuker and lowrance elite x are very adequate
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 05, 2018, 08:33 PM
What the hell is sink trap you guys speak of??? Will they work on mud monsters and sluggish fish??? What’s the hot color....? Gold or chrome???? 🤔
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: taildancer on Feb 05, 2018, 08:39 PM
.  I just got off the ice. Seemed like anywhere from 2-8 inches or so of snow on the ice.  Great for sleds, prob not horrible for wheelers, tough for dragging on foot. Found some biters. It’ll get interesting after Wed. Forecast calling for 6+ of additional snow
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Thanks fishshack
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 06, 2018, 07:13 AM
I was on a school of walleye probably 20 years ago off North Bay and a couple guys rolled up on me on wheelers and watched me catch one. They power augered holes about 20ft from me and dropped one of those kitchen sink spoons down the hole and started ripping it from the hole to about a foot over their head using a rod that was 3 or 4ft long and started snagging the crap out of eyes. Everything came up sideways.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 06, 2018, 07:26 AM
Sounds like some real sportsmen Matt.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigdub22 on Feb 06, 2018, 08:27 AM
I saw pics of someones catch a bunch of years back.  Maybe 6 years or so.The device and a  wooden sled that looked like it had 100 eyes in it. They still poach them like that.  Device was just as vader described it. They used a rope though i think.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2018, 10:13 AM
These days Speed dial is a wonderful thing ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 06, 2018, 11:11 AM
Now that’s not true I catch a lot of eyes on raps and spoons and they aren’t snagged and I use several types of spoons I don’t snag with them either if that was the case  I wouldnt carry a 12# tackle bag just for ice fishing , duh
No snagging here either. 5/8 ounce blades get bit really often if you know what line and method to use. Had a great rap bite last week where they were inhaling it on the drop. slack line= set hook
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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 06, 2018, 02:53 PM
If I see any law being broken on ice or open water... I won’t hesitate to make a call. Be real careful who your moving in on, and, attempt to break the law!!!  End of story!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Feb 06, 2018, 04:27 PM
We are coming up for the weekend Friday, 2.5 hours away ,what amount of snow they calling for there to be on ice by Friday,?
Thx
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 06, 2018, 05:58 PM
We are coming up for the weekend Friday, 2.5 hours away ,what amount of snow they calling for there to be on ice by Friday,?
Thx

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES, ARE EXPECTED.

Lake Effect after that. Already 2" to  6" on lake where I was today. Could all blow away by Friday. Hope not, seen enough winds lately.  ??? ???

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:



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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: swampking89 on Feb 06, 2018, 06:36 PM
I remember when I was about 15 or so,my brother and I made some spoons out some actual forks that my mom was going to throw away.cut off the fork,drilled holes on both ends,attached hooks with o rings and off we went.my dad dropped us off at borio's,walked out east of the islands,spuded two holes,and started jigging.no bait.we caught about 20 nice slab perch and 3 keeper waldos between us.our dad met us at sundown and was so happy that we slammed on lures we made!! Best day ever!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Feb 06, 2018, 08:45 PM
thx zeker,greatly appreciate info
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 06, 2018, 10:24 PM
Got out after work for the evening bite. Fished from 4-5:30. 3-6 inches of snow on top of 15 inches of ice where I was. Decided to try a bit shallower than I normally fish so I drilled over 20 fow. I like fishing a little shallower near structure before approaching storms. Started marking fish immediately but had trouble getting them to commit. Took the bait off my jigging rap and it was game on. Ended up going 7 for 10 on eyes. Two of the fish I landed were shorts and the other 5 were keepers. It was nice to get on em as I’ve been a slave to my job lately lol. That was my first trip out in 2 weeks. Should have my sled back soon so I can get out after this snow we are supposed to get.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2018, 10:34 PM

Good job Bobby
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Post by: hardwater61 on Feb 07, 2018, 04:49 AM
Nice job, Dead!! :thumbsup:
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2018, 04:51 AM

More snow on the way ,😡
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 07, 2018, 05:15 AM
Were suppose to get over a foot here they just closed school
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sportsmenoftheyear on Feb 07, 2018, 05:16 AM
Fished 27 ft yesterday and the eyes were biting way up in the water column. Got a limit jigging 10-15 down. Not sure why they were cruising so high
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 07, 2018, 05:20 AM
I remember when I was about 15 or so,my brother and I made some spoons out some actual forks that my mom was going to throw away.cut off the fork,drilled holes on both ends,attached hooks with o rings and off we went.my dad dropped us off at borio's,walked out east of the islands,spuded two holes,and started jigging.no bait.we caught about 20 nice slab perch and 3 keeper waldos between us.our dad met us at sundown and was so happy that we slammed on lures we made!! Best day ever!!
Nice story swampking.
  No ATV , no snomobile, no auger , no electronics, no shack, no bait {catch your bait),......  just a couple of jigging rods, a spud bar, and some home made lures  !

....man have things changed !


Nice job on the shallow eyes Bobby Deadeyez .


Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 07, 2018, 05:24 AM
Nice job Deadeyez!!!

Oh, and I never bait my jigging raps.  :nono: ;D
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Post by: fishshack on Feb 07, 2018, 05:40 AM
Nice Deadeyez!!!  Way to throw em a curve. Going to have to try that next time they are being finiky.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2018, 05:51 AM

Bobby being the old wore out carpenter you are 😉I think the sno sled is going to come in handy after this ,
     I tried heading north yesterday but I turned around at Adams , it was miserable, visibility was poor at best ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 07, 2018, 07:39 AM
Got out after work for the evening bite. Fished from 4-5:30. 3-6 inches of snow on top of 15 inches of ice where I was. Decided to try a bit shallower than I normally fish so I drilled over 20 fow. I like fishing a little shallower near structure before approaching storms. Started marking fish immediately but had trouble getting them to commit. Took the bait off my jigging rap and it was game on. Ended up going 7 for 10 on eyes. Two of the fish I landed were shorts and the other 5 were keepers. It was nice to get on em as I’ve been a slave to my job lately lol. That was my first trip out in 2 weeks. Should have my sled back soon so I can get out after this snow we are supposed to get.
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I have wheels and i'm available in the afternoons for the night bite, no problem.

Just started snowing here, lets see if it lasts or it is just weather people crying wolf again. :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slipbob on Feb 07, 2018, 07:58 AM
Took the bait off my jigging rap and it was game on.


Did you ever try fishing chubby darters on Oneida? In that situation it might be a good option and they work very well at times on a couple of our lakes here. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 07, 2018, 08:01 AM
I had a spud to start out with then a spoon auger .....rods were home made  broken rods  with a wooden dowel handle and  bent wire to wrap  black Dacron line on  sinker 2 hooks and a stop at martys bait in port Ontario .....bobber watching   then  we moved up to a Swedish pimple  or a pop top with a hook and a split shot ....I remember   ice fisherman stopping at the wigwam for a few drinks after ..... life was good
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 07, 2018, 08:05 AM
Did well this summer out of the boat jigging perch with a chubby darter. We were on a slow drift, and I was able to keep the lure under the transducer, just like ice fishing, tease 'em up. It was great until my buddies figured out what I was up to, then they all seemed to want to fish in my corner. lol.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 07, 2018, 08:17 AM
I have wheels and i'm available in the afternoons for the night bite, no problem.

Just started snowing here, lets see if it lasts or it is just weather people crying wolf again. :)
Was that you I saw yesterday afternoon out on the ice. Had a guy circle us on same sled as u have.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 07, 2018, 08:21 AM
Thanks guys! I usually don’t bait my jigging raps either Bruce. The eyes usually can’t resist the action of those lures  without bait on them. I never used the darter slipbob. Usually never have to leave my tried and true whether casting or jigging. I think it’s more of a confidence thing for me.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 07, 2018, 08:41 AM
A lot of guys don't like the light weight sluggish feel of the chubby, but some days the fish go bonkers for that action. "Some days"  ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slipbob on Feb 07, 2018, 09:05 AM
A lot of guys don't like the light weight sluggish feel of the chubby, but some days the fish go bonkers for that action. "Some days"  ;)

That's great you tried them out of the boat.  I've never used them in open water but once you start getting down past say 20 feet you start to lose a little feel on the drop but when walleyes are responsive to the chubby "D"'s you won't miss the bite :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slipbob on Feb 07, 2018, 09:12 AM
Thanks guys! I usually don’t bait my jigging raps either Bruce. The eyes usually can’t resist the action of those lures  without bait on them. I never used the darter slipbob. Usually never have to leave my tried and true whether casting or jigging. I think it’s more of a confidence thing for me.

Gotcha and I think we're all the same with confidence baits on our home lake or lakes.  I try and force myself to fish different ways at least commit to it for an hour or so.  Last couple years I've been using the snap raps out of the boat while slowly backtrolling humps and points after marking walleyes and having good luck with that when they quit biting bucktails or plastics.  The snap raps you never feel the hit but they are just there when you go and lift it again. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 07, 2018, 09:24 AM
I had a spud to start out with then a spoon auger .....rods were home made  broken rods  with a wooden dowel handle and  bent wire to wrap  black Dacron line on  sinker 2 hooks and a stop at martys bait in port Ontario .....bobber watching   then  we moved up to a Swedish pimple  or a pop top with a hook and a split shot ....I remember   ice fisherman stopping at the wigwam for a few drinks after ..... life was good
careful Trap....my favorite finesse rod is 25 years old, at least.....old wooden dowel handle......crap, I am gettin old....just can't part with some things
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2018, 10:08 AM
I have a box of chubby darters up to 2.5” I have used them on Oneida I have caught a few eyes and some perch ,tough to beat a rap and spoons

   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 07, 2018, 10:14 AM
careful Trap....my favorite finesse rod is 25 years old, at least.....old wooden dowel handle......crap, I am gettin old....just can't part with some things
Still have a few of my old home made ice rods like yours and trappers .  The tip of an old broken full size  fiberglass fishing rod and a wooden dowel handle..no reel.
In fact ,looking back , fished for years and years and never had a reel on a jigging rod. Set the hook and hand line 'em in.  First reel I ever put and used on a jigging rod was one of those round plastic ones .
 Still have an original spoon auger too ...and even knowing it will never be used again , just can't get rid of it. Like you said scout, "just can't part with some things".


Would like to know if the snow is piling up on Oneida ? (don't have the web cam )

I've got afew Chubby darters too, in 2 sizes,....great colors and finishes, but I never had much luck with them.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perchice on Feb 07, 2018, 10:52 AM
Still have a few of my old home made ice rods like yours and trappers .  The tip of an old broken full size  fiberglass fishing rod and a wooden dowel handle..no reel.
In fact ,looking back , fished for years and years and never had a reel on a jigging rod. Set the hook and hand line 'em in.  First reel I ever used on a jigging rod was one of those round plastic ones .
 Still have an original spoon auger too ...and even knowing it will never be used again , just can't get rid of it. Like you said scout, "just can't part with some things".


Would like to know if the snow is piling up on Oneida ? (don't have the web cam )

I've got afew Chubby darters too, in 2 sizes,....great colors and finishes, but I never had much luck with them.

Webcam http://oneidalakeview.com/webcams/oneida+lake+view/first
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 07, 2018, 11:25 AM
I have tried a chubby darter a few times and always went back to the rap. I even tried it out of the boat last year. Maybe I need to give it more time, I am sure it is a confidence thing.

Snowing steady here choo choo. Guessing we have gotten about 4" so far.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 07, 2018, 12:15 PM
Thanks perchice and reeleyz...want to get up there in the next few days or week end.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 07, 2018, 12:20 PM
snowing pretty good in Maple Bay.....like reeleyz said around 3-4" so far.....could make wheelers a tough go without chains
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kc_ on Feb 07, 2018, 12:53 PM
Thanks perchice and reeleyz...want to get up there in the next few days or week end.

Hey Steve you need to meet us up on the river sometime soon. The fishing has been pretty good this year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 07, 2018, 02:26 PM
Hi kc.. Will pm you when I get up north...
Got to find elusive  jumbo perch on Oneida first !

say hi to kowboy for me ...have not seen any Oneida reports from either of you .


PM sent to you kc
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kc_ on Feb 07, 2018, 06:52 PM
Hi kc.. Will pm you when I get up north...
Got to find elusive  jumbo perch on Oneida first !

say hi to kowboy for me ...have not seen any Oneida reports from either of you .


PM sent to you kc

I don't fish Oneida very often, so I don't know my way around there very well.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 07, 2018, 07:28 PM
careful Trap....my favorite finesse rod is 25 years old, at least.....old wooden dowel handle......crap, I am gettin old....just can't part with some things

my finesse rods  for the past 30 years been 36 inch micro lite bream rods with 2 pound golden stren  ... the broom handle rods were  60 years ago lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 07, 2018, 08:15 PM
I just purchased an ultra_light tickle stick 27" long   I have many different types of rods including custom ones but after landing a limit of gills yesterday, this may be my rod of choice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 07, 2018, 08:36 PM
27 is  ok in a  shanty  when your sitting down  but a  36  is  great for  walking around  and  in 1o foot of water I  don't need a reel
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XxFISHN4EYEZxX on Feb 08, 2018, 04:33 AM
Guys that run machines out of Godfrey use extreme caution .... the crack opened up at the end of boat launch my spud went through with 2 whacks. I'm a walker so I accessed the lake directly in front of state launch sign..... right of concrete pier. Fishing was slow managed a 17" eye   and a bunch of smaller perch .  Raps worked better than spoons for me yesterday no meat . 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 08, 2018, 05:26 AM
Thanks for the heads up about the launch , I personally don’t use the launch either  as it is very unpredictable, many people have got wet and muddy over the years , it doesnt freeze well ,
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Post by: esocidae on Feb 08, 2018, 05:30 AM
Hey XxFISH4EYEZxX
Were you there before the snow or after the snow came yesterday?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Feb 08, 2018, 06:31 AM
hey gentelmen
we will be headed that way tommorow morning for weekend wondering on amount of snow you got from this "storm" that didnt really happen here
we go out of park at sylvan beech,
thx
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: esocidae on Feb 08, 2018, 09:20 AM
So has anyone taken a walk on the northside towards cleveland  area after this bit of snow we got?
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Post by: OneidaSteve on Feb 08, 2018, 10:26 AM
I live in front of the Jewel DEC access and as of right now we’re just shy of 12” of heavy lake effect snow
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 08, 2018, 11:08 AM
Was that you I saw yesterday afternoon out on the ice. Had a guy circle us on same sled as u have.
Maybe so , I been riding the lake A lot as the trails suck. I haven't rode around anyone though. I did pull some sleds in for some guys from Pulaski last week when there was a full blown blizzard on. They were walking into the wind towards Taft park, about 1 1/2 miles out, saved their day I think.

:)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater61 on Feb 08, 2018, 02:00 PM
Maybe so , I been riding the lake A lot as the trails suck. I haven't rode around anyone though. I did pull some sleds in for some guys from Pulaski last week when there was a full blown blizzard on. They were walking into the wind towards Taft park, about 1 1/2 miles out, saved their day I think.
No matter what they say, Timmy, you’re all right!! :roflmao: :roflmao: :thumbsup:


:)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 08, 2018, 02:32 PM
4 wheelers are on the ice,I’vegot my Side by side on the ice with no issues. Walking would be hard
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 08, 2018, 02:51 PM
crossed the lake from Williams park to wantry area.......bumpy ride with the sled......drifted snow anywhere from 3" to 12"......saw some wheelers out and they were going slow but making it....I would think chains would be helpful......thick snow cover has got the fish a little sluggish IMHO....did get a dozen perch and dumped a couple eyes but they were not very aggressive.....beautif ul day ......no wind to speak of
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 08, 2018, 03:19 PM

Thanks for the reports guys
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Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 08, 2018, 04:27 PM
Scout, that was always one of my favorite spots! Perch on the bottom in 19' and walleyes would show up above them.
I had several of my best days there. I first found it after launching from Three Mile Bay...Word was out that guys were catching pike off Doris Park. I could see their group.
It was just after 1st ice when it was just getting good to go on a machine. I don't like crowds and I knew Wantry meant structure, so I headed there. I got lucky and hit the right spot! Later when it was good to go everywhere, I went to Spruce Grove and paid to leave my machine and shanty there.
Then I'd travel to Spruce Grove each day. It was much better than towing each day.
All the Oldtimers would leave the marina around the same time each morning and head for their favorite spot...Shantytown, let's call it. I'd just keep going until no one followed me...I figured the noise from all those guys herded the fish to another spot...away from the noise...I fished there off and on all season...Sounds like it's still a good spot to check.
I'm remembering it right now, like it was yesterday. What a blast fishing in a hut with a heater AND with a fishfinder!! ;D
All that snow can be a game changer, that's for sure. In your yard or on the lake!
Knee deep snow sucks on the ice! I hated getting stuck after the track on the sled spins all the snow out from under it and then it just spins on the ice...
But it's not just icefishing, it's an Adventure! @)
You guys be safe out there shoveling, plowing or fishing...no matter where you fish. :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XxFISHN4EYEZxX on Feb 08, 2018, 06:21 PM
Hey XxFISH4EYEZxX
Were you there before the snow or after the snow came yesterday?

 
I was there Tuesday and yesterday before the storm . It was different to have the whole place to myself lol doesn't happen often. I seen two guys start heading out but turned around and one guy watching me from parking lot.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XxFISHN4EYEZxX on Feb 08, 2018, 06:53 PM
Thanks for the heads up about the launch , I personally don’t use the launch either  as it is very unpredictable, many people have got wet and muddy over the years , it doesnt freeze well ,

 Not at all and just deep enough to ruin your day and now that it's covered in snow... not good. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 08, 2018, 07:24 PM
I hit the ice this afternoon.  Probably a 10 inches-foot of snow on the ice. Not sloppy underneath as of tonight. That may change. Great for the sled. I definitely wouldn’t want to be walking/dragging though.  Have a few more inches of snow coming in the next day and a half as well. Landed a 16”,20”, 21” and two shorts. I also forgot my heater and realized what a spoiled baby I am 😀.  Brrrrr!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 08, 2018, 08:13 PM

Good job fishshack
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Feb 08, 2018, 08:23 PM
It’s a home made spoon that the old timers used back in the day ,
    I to sometimes run big stuff like mcCully for perch , it’s like everything else sometimes it works and sometimes not , thinking out side the box doesn’t hurt
I remember that day you spanked me and Spanky with the big spoon TOI painted, perch were powerless to resist  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 08, 2018, 10:53 PM
Way to go Fishshack. You have them figured out!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 09, 2018, 06:02 AM
I rode the lake last night after dark as the C4 trail was wadded, it was A hell of A ride with all that snow. I found A bad slushy spot in Bernhards bay, but it is over by Dickinson island and won't affect most people there. Wheelers are gonna have A tough time of it for sure, I saw one coming in from grassy last night and he was getting through it.

:)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pkosatka09 on Feb 09, 2018, 06:49 AM
hey guys - anybody know the ice conditions off Chapman by the shoals?
i was going to head to Cayuga this weekend but ice conditions are very poor i guess
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zimmy87 on Feb 09, 2018, 08:04 AM
I was out of Chapman yesterday. Walked out to 32 feet the drag SUCKED! Was wishing for my wheeler as there was some out there. On the flip side they are predicting more snow so a sled would be better. Ice was 12 to 15 no slush bite was slow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pkosatka09 on Feb 09, 2018, 08:24 AM
thanks Zimmy - i consider the drag my work out for the week so it should be a solid work out this weekend
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FlagsUP on Feb 09, 2018, 10:42 AM
Fished off Lewis. Drag is def slow. Bite is also. Marked a bunch. Got one nice Waldorf and a couple nice perch. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 09, 2018, 10:57 AM
Fished yesterday afternoon and this morning, got 1 eye but lost 3 dew to line breaking (6lb mono). Should I be using something other than that, any help would be great
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: QDAWG44 on Feb 09, 2018, 11:09 AM
Shouldnt be breaking off with 6lb. Sounds like u need to spool some new line on!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 09, 2018, 11:25 AM
Yea. Like Qdawg said- 6 should be fine unless it’s old/brittle.  Lots of guys even use 4
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 09, 2018, 12:31 PM
Yep sounds like your line is old maybe drag set to tight as well but it takes a lot of fish to break 6#
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 09, 2018, 02:28 PM
Changed the mono, try again in the morning. Thanksgiving
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RedWolfUSAF on Feb 09, 2018, 02:33 PM
Changed the mono, try again in the morning. Thanksgiving

You sure Mike isn’t screwing with you by nicking your line???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: robinhoodsucci on Feb 09, 2018, 03:15 PM
Was out by 3mile today with wheeler had chains will travel! No snow over 6 inches from what I saw bite slow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigdub22 on Feb 09, 2018, 03:35 PM
I felt the bite off lewis was good today. Was able to get a limit and two perch. Drag was to be reckoned with. Got to target the high flyers. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Feb 09, 2018, 03:49 PM
I fished out of Apps this morning, tough bite to say the least, first drop I caught a real nice perch but that was it, had some lookers though, made one other move to deeper water and had no marks so I called it a day around 12:30. Snow was 8-12" , my 4 wheeler didn't have much trouble with it....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 09, 2018, 03:53 PM
good early morning bite for the eyes today......got 3 with a few throw backs.......perch were a little finicky with a half dozen hittin the pail......gaddam jigging rap hooks cost me a few fish.....tough gettin those fat eyes up a 6" hole  ;D.....all the machines I saw were handling the conditions fine.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 09, 2018, 04:15 PM
I cut the hooks off of my 7's, cut front hook off the 5's and left 3's as is.I also added a split ring with bigger trebles. Too many times that front hook catches the hole and they're gone! Can't tell you how many times I've iced an eye to have the Rap fallout of its mouth!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 09, 2018, 04:38 PM
Don't cut off the hooks, drill bigger holes and guide them up through.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 09, 2018, 04:40 PM
Nice job on the eyes and thanks for the reports, guys.

Glad to hear wheelers are still a go. Now we'll see what this snow/ice does.

Can't tell you how many times I've iced an eye to have the Rap fallout of its mouth!

Maybe because you're cutting the hooks off?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 09, 2018, 04:44 PM
well i got to say this is a tough year for me as far as catchin fish .... all my normal spots seem to hold fish but getting them to hit is another matter all together.... fished from noon to 5 today six spots all had fish at them 2 i marked fish instantly only 2 perch and a short....its been awhile since i struggled like this...i hope the march bite improves glad to see some of you guys r scratching out a few....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Loudmouth879 on Feb 09, 2018, 04:46 PM
So figured id ask this here since you guys know everything there is to know about eyes. I caught a eye yesterday in a lake by my house and it had blue slime coming off the tail. Anyone have an idea of what that was about? Never seen an eye with blue slime.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 09, 2018, 05:15 PM
Nice job on the eyes and thanks for the reports, guys.

Glad to hear wheelers are still a go. Now we'll see what this snow/ice does.

Maybe because you're cutting the hooks off? 95% of the hookups have been on the treble hook whether it was a keeper eye or a 9" perch! The Moonshine Raps don't have a front hook and maybe it's marketing maybe not. I also added a leader with a barrel swivel to give me an idea how much space I have left to play with. The smaller Raps get inhaled so it doesn't seem to matter
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 09, 2018, 07:44 PM
So figured id ask this here since you guys know everything there is to know about eyes. I caught a eye yesterday in a lake by my house and it had blue slime coming off the tail. Anyone have an idea of what that was about? Never seen an eye with blue slime.
...its actually called a bluefinn waleye..blue slime willvdrip off and onto the ice its not a dark blue but there is blue in the finn
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SHUBA on Feb 09, 2018, 08:12 PM
Well today was rough day out by lewis for me very slow and lot
of window shoppers only couple takers. ended the day with 4 jacks and one keeper eye
 Fished the same spot Tuesday and managed a limit and 37 hog perch
 fish held real tight to bottom today and most of the suspended marks I had today
 ran as soon as I  jigged up to it . Still managed a nice meal with lot of work
As far as walk , well it sucked getting real hard on walkers  was like the good old days lol
Getting too old to walk through heavy snow , glad it has been great season so far ice conditions and fishing
 being a walker I'm going to have to wait for the snow to settle or melt lol
GOOD LUCK TO ALL esp THE WALKERS THIS WEEKEND , TAKE YOUR TIME BE SAFE  DONT GIVE YOURSELF
A HEART ATTACK
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Loudmouth879 on Feb 09, 2018, 09:08 PM
...its actually called a bluefinn waleye..blue slime willvdrip off and onto the ice its not a dark blue but there is blue in the finn

thats what I figured after reading a bunch of stuff online. Had the same colors as a regular eye.... I thought the blue ones were extinct?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 10, 2018, 03:18 AM
No they are still around i got a few out of owasco lake yrs back no idea how many there are or how they get that way..maybe someone will chime in and know ..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 10, 2018, 08:37 AM
I’ve seen a few blue eyes come out of Eaton Brook Res,it’s been maybe 15 yrs ago
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigfish1212 on Feb 10, 2018, 10:11 AM
Neat article explaining it.

https://freemap.ca/articles/articles.php/Blue+Walleye
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Loudmouth879 on Feb 10, 2018, 10:40 AM
hmm interesting.... guess it still had a lot of the yellow pigment in it because the coloration looked like a normal eye. thanks for the info
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Feb 10, 2018, 02:43 PM

(https://s9.postimg.cc/67ruxwdwb/79950_ADE-_F1_F2-44_EC-8_A5_C-15_DADDCE8_E4_E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/67ruxwdwb/)
Fished out from constantia today,morning bite was fantastic but then it slowed down for us. Did great on the eyes but couldn’t locate the jumbos. Definitely sleds are the way to go but wheelers were getting through it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: swampking89 on Feb 10, 2018, 02:47 PM
Wow that 1 Waldo was a fatty!!how big?nice job!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Feb 10, 2018, 02:51 PM
Thanks my friend Steve landed that monster this morning. I believe he said it was 22 or 23 inches.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 10, 2018, 03:31 PM
Good job with the conditions that are out there.That female looks like she's ready to spawn!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 10, 2018, 03:46 PM
If you go out of Godfrey , don't go out the boat launch or you are gonna get wet. Take the side trail to the left. :)

CNY
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 10, 2018, 04:18 PM

Nice solid eye for Oneida, well done
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 10, 2018, 07:23 PM
Nice job on the eyes. I had my worst day since the first time out back in December. The old skunk! Zero keepers. Handful of shorts and decent perch.

Snow was real wet and heavy late in the day but travel was still doable A bit of a chore for the wheeler and I would not want to be on foot, myself.

We’ll see what this rain does to it. Good luck to all venturing out tomorrow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 10, 2018, 08:02 PM
Rewolf how ya been,Mike was up fishing 2weeks ago,just about when everything went to hell. Could it be,na!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 10, 2018, 08:02 PM
Rewolf how ya been,Mike was up fishing 2weeks ago,just about when everything went to hell. Could it be,na!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 10, 2018, 08:14 PM
true blue pike lived in lake erie with a few fish being caught in Oswego river ,they were declared extinct


from the new York DEC

Blue Pike

Blue Pike Image
Sander vitreum glaucum

Blue pike lived in Lake Erie and the Niagara River until 1964 and is now extinct. It spawned in tributaries but otherwise lived in nearshore and offshore areas. Occasional catches in Lake Ontario and the mouth of the Oswego River were considered downstream migrants.


http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/94668.html (http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/94668.html)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RedWolfUSAF on Feb 10, 2018, 08:33 PM
Rewolf how ya been,Mike was up fishing 2weeks ago,just about when everything went to hell. Could it be,na!

Good!  We need to get together!!

I wouldn’t put it past him Barry....lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 11, 2018, 04:38 AM
anyone know if the slush is in good shape on big bay????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 11, 2018, 08:37 AM
I’m at camp 3or 4days a week just let me know when
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 11, 2018, 02:55 PM
Well tough bite for me this weekend with a few perch and some pins. Plenty of marks just pushing stuff around. Water 1" deep around my holes going to be slushy spots.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Feb 11, 2018, 03:59 PM
Yesterday morning was slow.  Couldn't seem to find consistent marks or a bite called it a day with 3 perch after 4 moves. Today was a different ball game.  Set up 19 ft of water and had my 3 keepers and 5 pins in 45 minutes or so.  Made a move to find some perch and pulled 2 more keepers up and a short and 5 perch in 30ft.  Packed up by 11.  Now I gotta wait till Saturday to get back out.  Can't wait.  I love having a good winter again. 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Loudmouth879 on Feb 11, 2018, 04:02 PM
Nice catch!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 11, 2018, 04:17 PM
fished yesterday and today...........bite was not bad saturday with 2 eyes and 12 perch......sunday tried some new water......shak shoals......marked fish but was a struggle to get em to commit.....3 moves and 4 perch was all she wrote......from what I hear that has been the story out there this year......rain sucked
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 11, 2018, 04:28 PM

Well done Jason , scout you will Gett-m next time , great running with the sled , wheelers were getting around ok , chains wouldn’t hurt
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 11, 2018, 04:29 PM
Nice job guys!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 11, 2018, 06:31 PM
Nice catches guys!!  3 of us got out for the am bite. We got 7 total but the ones we marked sure were fussy. The snow is melting down some and there was a bit more slush around. Going to try some bacon wrapped walleyes sometime this week.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Feb 11, 2018, 06:43 PM
Looks like the wheeler guys are gonna Dodge a bullet.  Lake was slushing up coming in today but next weekend will be back to a clean slate maybe even melting sliders and overheating my old xlt.  Will see. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 11, 2018, 08:35 PM
Scout I have no idea whats up with the shoals this year fish are there but will not bite
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 11, 2018, 08:47 PM
Scout I have no idea whats up with the shoals this year fish are there but will not bite
certainly was the case today......marked a bunch of fish........I think there a ton of gobies out there, which might have an effect....although they would chase the bait with authority but most times stop short......weird
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Feb 11, 2018, 08:51 PM
we took our annual weekend ice trip to onieda this weekend best weekend on ice there ever for us ,only one keeper eye (alot of shorts) one nice burbott ....but brought home over 100 nice perch and half were tanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ice was great and weather for most part great!
Having a sled to pull stuff out and back in was great
hope to get back again this ice season
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 12, 2018, 07:38 AM
Looking at the forecast there is more 30s and 40s than 20s. It looks like we are going to start heading in the wrong direction.  :'(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Feb 12, 2018, 09:27 AM
Looking at the forecast there is more 30s and 40s than 20s. It looks like we are going to start heading in the wrong direction.  :'(

I was just looking at the 10 day and its not showing much for below 32 degrees next week and rain.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 12, 2018, 09:35 AM
I think you're right Bruce, and I just got my sled fixed.   

I got out on my sled yesterday for the first time in a long time, thanks again KP. I got a limit of eyes and 8 perch. Lots of lookers that wouldn't commit. I had a guy set up pretty close to me around noon, I think he spooked fish to me or something, I caught all the keeper eyes, 5 of the good perch and a pile of eyes that were just short in the next hour or so. Seemed the fish were there  but really funky acting most of the day.  I relocated 6 times and 4 of the holes had fish come off the bottom on the first drop but then they would disperse pretty quickly, weird. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Feb 12, 2018, 11:07 AM
Be careful crossing the crack heading toward grassy from constantia. Started looking a little shady on the way in last night
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Theval on Feb 12, 2018, 04:26 PM
Hey guys anyone think it'll be ok for a wheeler this weekend? Heading out with the gf for a weekend trip. We're excited lol good luck guys.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Garufi518 on Feb 12, 2018, 05:17 PM
Can anyone recommend lodging on southern shore around Lewis point fishing it for the first time this weekend figured make a trip out of it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Feb 12, 2018, 05:50 PM
Be careful crossing the crack heading toward grassy from constantia. Started looking a little shady on the way in last night

I crossed that crack on foot headed for grassy Sunday...a couple hits and the spud went  through and had to cross elsewhere.As far as fishing was concerned I ended up with a limit of eyes & 2 jumbos with a few throw backs. Had to switch it up with different lures to make them bite then it shut down when the rain moved in.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: swampking89 on Feb 12, 2018, 05:54 PM
There's a hotel in Canastota only about 15 minutes from Lewis point.good luck!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Feb 12, 2018, 07:10 PM
I crossed that crack on foot headed for grassy Sunday...a couple hits and the spud went  through and had to cross elsewhere.As far as fishing was concerned I ended up with a limit of eyes & 2 jumbos with a few throw backs. Had to switch it up with different lures to make them bite then it shut down when the rain moved in.
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....nice job on the catch! I almost put the wheeler through it on the way off last night. Took about a 2foot nose dive but powered across it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 13, 2018, 12:36 AM

Yes sir that good old puckering affect ,
Glad you able to power out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 13, 2018, 05:22 AM
my latest big bay trip !!!!!  as I pulled into the 4 dollar parking area and I was talking to Freddie I realized I did something I have never done before ...left my spikes home ...great a quick trip to bartles and back ...I  park and got out ... great windy .....take a hit off the inhaler cover my face and   drag to the  access pipe ......someone had to do it and I'm sure I wasn't first .... I sliped on the ice and landed on my .......buttock  sooooo a few minutes of  catching my breath and cursing the local land owners that tore that spot up I headed out to the magical  sunfish grounds ....oh boy .....no this isn't my first rodeo and I may have been on this water a time or two before  so I headed way out ..... not a hit other then the pickerel that swallowed my jig and did not recover from the removeal ... oh well i'll count him on my pickerel limit I headed in close in hopes for some gills ....now a few guys were pulling fish so I set up camp great no propane in heater ..... set up  getting cold but I'm tough ,really wish I brought coffee 2 hours later and 4 holes drilled ...4 small blue gills I decide to make my final move to mc donalds for a large 99 cent coffee ....putting my stuff away I notice I'm sore .... I went to put the cover on my auger ....ouch  another first I'm leaving a blood trail on the ice ...bandaids  come out of my wallet  I notice it's still windy cold and now snowing .... the access still sucks  I still hurt and I decide i'll leave my gear and get my truck .... I hurry and pull my truck down, toss my gear in, getting into my truck wheezing cold and bloody a women that reminded me of a Klingon from star trek pulls up at worp speed and decides to take out her lifes frustrations on me ,screaming I'm blocking her drive way  and there is clearly a sign posted .... now I'm not in a good mood but I know better then to fight when this is our only access and clearly  this gorilla girl could kick my ass ..... I apologize and figure it's done ...oh no ....she wants me to see the sign she gets out and points to the sign ....biting my tongue and fighting the impulse to tell her I work for national grid and it is illegal to post signs on our poles  I said ty ma'am, I didn't see that  ....I leave go to mc donalds  get my coffee to realize my wallet is in my suit  in my shanty locked in the back of my truck .....I count a dollar 8 in change hand it to the kid  and head home........it was not my best day .............my advice  watch out for the Klingon  and  the  icy rocks  feel free to use my holes  they are like brand new no fish   removed threw them ....I'm going to otisgo
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: crappyfisherman on Feb 13, 2018, 05:33 AM
Went out from Constantia towards the shoals, crusty snow with some slush  under it but walkable. Ice was about 8" and cut easy. Marked no fish- caught as many.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 13, 2018, 05:52 AM
Holy crap trap  ;D that rhimes sounds like you had a blast from the past...hopefully your buttocks arent to sore ..and glad you didnt hurt your back...you better stick with otisco...at least until open water...either that or stay away from fred. ;D..and STAY AWAY FROM BROOM HILDA
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 13, 2018, 05:53 AM
Sorry to hear of your bad outing Trap!! We all have had  days like that. But, I would’ve paid for your coffee and breakfast if I was there and you indeed told that Klingon your national grid story!!!! 😜 give them hell next time bud!!!🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 13, 2018, 06:04 AM
no kp I wouldn't risk more  bs over that access spot ,I just told her I was sorry I didn't see the sign ...but driving away  below my dash I was waving a universal hand gesture to her .....  and  now I look back at the day I'm smiling ...... i'll make up for it today :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 13, 2018, 06:09 AM
Well Trap at least you got out and had some fun.... this is fun isn't it?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 13, 2018, 06:11 AM
 lol ..........hey the pickerel had a worse day then me   :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stringer01 on Feb 13, 2018, 06:39 AM
Good story trap im sorry but sounds like a few days ive had my back still sore
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 13, 2018, 06:55 AM
 Glad your ok bud
Dam trapp I think some of my luck rubbed off onto you from the other day , well I guess release will have to stop down and lay some of his charm on her 😘
  on a better note I ran into 1 of our local wardens yesterday and had a nice conversation
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 13, 2018, 07:15 AM
She sounds like a real sweetheart.  :o

I hope you have a better day today Trap.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 13, 2018, 07:21 AM
Trap, it takes a day like that to make the next day GREAT....It could have been worst, that women could have been on her way to work at Mac D's...h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Feb 13, 2018, 07:46 AM
Calmly say with a big smile “don’t tell me,let me guess......you didn’t vote for trump”. Then take three steps back and watch the meltdown🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stringer01 on Feb 13, 2018, 08:07 AM
You explained the whole problem it was freddy getting the skunk off so he and snag could go lip rippin!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scottcny on Feb 13, 2018, 12:55 PM
Trapped, that was some story, angry old lady I guess! I to am NG...gas pressure dept., beacon north.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 13, 2018, 01:17 PM
thank you Trapper.....it's stories like that, that make my bad days more tolerable........laugh it off and start anew tomorrow bud
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 13, 2018, 07:08 PM
35 large  gills and  some  decent company .....all good  today  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 13, 2018, 07:33 PM

Nice job trapp
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 13, 2018, 07:36 PM
The luck usually averages out Trap. Nice catch.   My son and I got out for eyes the past two pms. Last night we didn’t mark many and landed 3 total. Tonight there were more fish around. I landed 3 and he got 2. There was about 15 inches of ice where we were and the snow on top is melting down and firming up. The warmth in the forecast is not looking too good for the ice.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 13, 2018, 07:45 PM
Freddie and a easy on and off lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 13, 2018, 08:20 PM
Nice job fishshack.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 14, 2018, 04:05 AM
Nive catch fishshack..that ones a fattie
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 14, 2018, 04:21 AM
Nive catch fishshack..that ones a fattie
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 14, 2018, 06:17 AM
Thx guys. Even blind squirrels find nuts sometimes.  Fish have been fussy. Downsizing seemed to help last night
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stringer01 on Feb 14, 2018, 06:35 AM
Nice job trap way to recover great catch fishshack !!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 14, 2018, 06:50 AM
Great job fishshack.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 14, 2018, 01:08 PM
Never hear of sheepshead being caught through the ice. What are the sheepies up to during the winter? Maybe some of those marks that show no interest in biting?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 14, 2018, 01:20 PM
Never hear of sheepshead being caught through the ice. What are the sheepies up to during the winter? Maybe some of those marks that show no interest in biting?

Yep. Definitely some of them. I put the camera down at LP earlier this year and when the screen would fill up on the sonar it was hundreds of sheepies. The sheep never reacted to the bait but there were a few eyes and a pickerel traveling with them that did. They must react once in a while though because I have caught a couple.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 14, 2018, 01:25 PM
Thanks Chowdaire, I don't have a camera but that confirms my suspicions. Zombie Sheep.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: polarbear on Feb 14, 2018, 02:09 PM
Condolences to my friend Big Jim on the passing of his Mom this past Monday. She was a very nice lady.If you see Big Jim,give him a hug.It's tough to loose your Mother
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 14, 2018, 02:23 PM
That is sad news polarbear.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 14, 2018, 04:57 PM
Yep. Definitely some of them. I put the camera down at LP earlier this year and when the screen would fill up on the sonar it was hundreds of sheepies. The sheep never reacted to the bait but there were a few eyes and a pickerel traveling with them that did. They must react once in a while though because I have caught a couple.
I've used my camera at LP before to see what all those marks and just as you said it was a school of  sheepheads with Walleye mixed in and as  the school passed we'd catch a few eyes. Seems like they would pick thru what the sheephead stirred up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 14, 2018, 10:27 PM
My thoughts and prayers are with you Big Jimmy.

I got out for couple hours late morning and again for last couple hours before dark. Beautiful day to be out. Fishing was crap for me today. One pin pike and lost a keeper on the way up. Back at it tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater61 on Feb 15, 2018, 03:36 AM
Very sorry for your loss, Big Jimmy. May she Rest In Peace.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 15, 2018, 03:59 AM
big jim ,our prayers
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: iceman260 on Feb 15, 2018, 07:20 AM
Sorry for your loss big jim, prayers to family and friends.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 15, 2018, 08:40 AM
Prayers sent Big Jim. Sorry for your loss .       
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stringer01 on Feb 15, 2018, 01:38 PM
SORRY  big jim
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 15, 2018, 03:17 PM
Prayers are with ya big jim
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Feb 15, 2018, 03:40 PM
   well , this extended weather forecast does not look good, just checked the camera , she's lookin a little soft on top ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 15, 2018, 06:20 PM
2 of us got out tonight. My son was hooked up and landed a keeper within a minute on his first drop. I thought we were in for a great night. Kiss of death!!  He had dropped one other and I never got a hit. I checked out several spots and marked very few tonight. Tough night. The top was getting mushy and there was some water on top in spots on the ride in. I’m not liking the forecast!!  Too warm for February l
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stringer01 on Feb 15, 2018, 06:56 PM
Nice walleye freddy
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Post by: Theval on Feb 15, 2018, 07:06 PM
Nice fish guys can't wait for tomorrow, thinking I'll have to be cautious on the wheeler.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 15, 2018, 07:17 PM
Got out this evening. First spot was a bust so made a quick move. Got a few marks and landed one keeper eye then lost a slob at the hole. Was heaviest eye I’ve hooked all winter. I was on 16 inches of ice. Was a little wet on way in. Should firm up for the weekend then it’s  anyone’s guess next week with the warm temps coming.
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 15, 2018, 07:38 PM
Same here tonight. One nice eye, cruising 8’ down over 29’. 3 decent perch and some shorts. That was all. Dead at dark.

Wet on top but ice is in great shape.
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Post by: troutperchbeeman on Feb 15, 2018, 08:07 PM
I don't post much but I got out today, nice to fish in a t shirt for an hour or so around noon. Got a few perch some short eyes and a nice ling. I kept the ling to try. Wow is all can say.... delicious!!!! Boiled in lemon juice and old bay then sautéed in garlic butter... Now that's some good eats!
 
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 15, 2018, 11:24 PM
long term forecast dosnt look great but only a few nights dosnt get below 32degrees Tuesday we may loose some ice it said 62 as a high WOW... shore will get bad before the main ice is unsafe
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Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 16, 2018, 01:48 AM
Ice season will come to an end fast to when it comes..because of the rain...if its not run off from snow ..its rain...
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 16, 2018, 05:05 AM
I  don't like  the  forecast  but it's far  from over ......
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 16, 2018, 05:10 AM
I  don't like  the  forecast  but it's far  from over ......

X2
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 16, 2018, 05:18 AM
of  course I will be  wearing my float bibs  and  have  my spud 
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Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Feb 16, 2018, 07:58 AM
Ice season will come to an end fast to when it comes..because of the rain...if its not run off from snow ..its rain...

What? Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? He!!  no!
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Post by: yankmyline on Feb 16, 2018, 08:01 AM
Reel funny!!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2018, 09:00 AM

Good job fellas,
 Not over by a long shot
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Post by: DW45 on Feb 16, 2018, 11:50 AM
Headed up tonight for a long weekend.  We have camps on the east end and fish a lot in the spring/summer but haven't been out on the ice in many years.  Would someone mind telling me if we can park at Taft Bay Park or I am told there is a roadway to the West of it where you can drive down to park and then take a trail through the woods for lake access?  Thank you in advance!
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Post by: DW45 on Feb 16, 2018, 11:53 AM
And is Rick still open at App's?  Sorry to bother with the questions...much appreciated. :tipup:
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2018, 11:54 AM
And is Rick still open at App's?  Sorry to bother with the questions...much appreciated. :tipup:
Yes
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Post by: Jsmartin1112 on Feb 16, 2018, 01:45 PM
Any opinions on if wheelers will be ok tomorrow morning? Hoping whatever mess is on top will freeze tonight. Will shoreline be weak from rain and warm temps?
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 16, 2018, 01:47 PM
wheelers are good not much of a mess just wet might set up tonight
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 16, 2018, 02:15 PM
Another slow morning for me. Took about 10 moves to land on fish. Ended with 2 keepers and one just short. Eyes were high in the water column, perch on the bottom. I made up my mind I wasn't going to clean perch today, kinda wish I hadn't because after a bunch of 8 inchers early some chunks moved in.

Lots of water on top. One spot had such a whirlpool going I couldn't fish it. Old holes in those areas are opened up enough to be dangerous for walkers. Gonna be slick tomorrow when it sets up so bring your creepers.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2018, 02:29 PM

Thanks for the heads-up chowdaire   
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Post by: DW45 on Feb 16, 2018, 02:38 PM
Thanks Filet.
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Post by: fishshack on Feb 16, 2018, 02:40 PM
Headed up tonight for a long weekend.  We have camps on the east end and fish a lot in the spring/summer but haven't been out on the ice in many years.  Would someone mind telling me if we can park at Taft Bay Park or I am told there is a roadway to the West of it where you can drive down to park and then take a trail through the woods for lake access?  Thank you in advance!
.  Yes You can park at Taft
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 16, 2018, 02:43 PM
Any opinions on if wheelers will be ok tomorrow morning? Hoping whatever mess is on top will freeze tonight. Will shoreline be weak from rain and warm temps?
. Yup like Oneida1 said. Wheelers will be fine tomm. Supposed to go down to 12 tonight. Everything will tighten back up
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Post by: hrdcore on Feb 16, 2018, 04:20 PM
And is Rick still open at App's?  Sorry to bother with the questions...much appreciated. :tipup:

Is Apps open any earlier than 6AM. I'm coming in from Rochester and would like to get to my spot before 1st light. I hate to by bait from any body else...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 16, 2018, 04:47 PM
ice is already firming up with temps dropping water is going away will be solid and slick in AM
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 16, 2018, 06:46 PM
Yes it firmed up after sundown. Another rough go for me today as well. Got 2 keepers and dropped my third at the hole this morning. Went back out this evening to try to get my third and survived the wind somehow. Marked a few but no takers.  Beautiful sunset tonight.
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 16, 2018, 07:25 PM
I think I can post this here but I have a couple of Lowrance Ice Machines for sale on the For Sale page if anyone is interested.
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 16, 2018, 08:36 PM
Nice job Chowdaire and Deadeyez.
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Post by: rlejr on Feb 17, 2018, 05:56 AM
My fishing buddy thinks the water will be to stained on the north shore, east end area of the lake for Sunday's fish. I didn't think it is anything to worry about, but he's old and doesn't believe me. What's the rest of the world think?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 17, 2018, 06:19 AM
The water is not very stained. We didn't get much rain so there was not a ton of runoff yet...

I wouldn't let stained water hold you back anyway.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 17, 2018, 07:40 AM
Yep. Water clarity is very dependent on location still. I covered about 2 miles on the NE end yesterday. Hit clear water, white murky water and straight brown water.

I wouldn't let that stop you. It's not like the heavy runoff time yet where its chocolate milk for miles and you've got a current.

And even then. The fish still bite.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 17, 2018, 07:59 AM
I would rather fish stained water than gin clear water. Always seem to do better fishing stained. I’m not talking chocolate milk either
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Post by: Theval on Feb 17, 2018, 08:07 AM
Saw a guy get his sled into some deep water and slush out of apps this morning, looked knee deep at least maybe waste. He got pulled out and dragged back. Be careful
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 17, 2018, 10:54 AM
finally found some perch limit before noon
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Post by: rlejr on Feb 17, 2018, 11:17 AM
Thanks everyone on the dirty water issue. Helps a lot.   
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2018, 11:29 AM
Saw a guy get his sled into some deep water and slush out of apps this morning, looked knee deep at least maybe waste. He got pulled out and dragged back. Be careful
That was me , shes over to rocks getting dried out , it was all water , big depression about 2’ deep
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DW45 on Feb 17, 2018, 11:34 AM
Marking fish but no bites out of Taft
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Post by: SHUBA on Feb 17, 2018, 11:41 AM
Good to hear your ok filet ,also great job on the perch Oneida1
 will be out looking stripers tomorrow
Please all stay safe out there and FISH HARD WATER
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Post by: hunts2long on Feb 17, 2018, 11:49 AM
Glad you are OK and got it back to dry out. That 2' may get deeper before the week is out...h2l
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Post by: Theval on Feb 17, 2018, 11:52 AM
Finally got on them today. Two limit of eyes working on perch now
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Post by: Theval on Feb 17, 2018, 11:59 AM
Glad you got out I was headed down the hill onto the ice when I saw the guy pull you out
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Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 17, 2018, 12:00 PM
That was me , shes over to rocks getting dried out , it was all water , big depression about 2’ deep
Hope everything is OK Freddie.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2018, 12:18 PM
Hope everything is OK Freddie.
The young man said he’d get in the shop , he put it on rush for me but it will cost a little more is , good people at rocks in parish
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 17, 2018, 12:57 PM
anyone ever get a sucker thru ice i got one today came up just like a perch or eye and hit my diamond jig with spikes
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2018, 01:22 PM
anyone ever get a sucker thru ice i got one today came up just like a perch or eye and hit my diamond jig with spikes
Now that’s a new one 😉
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 17, 2018, 01:25 PM
I am glad you got out okay Fred.
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 17, 2018, 01:34 PM
Wow. That stinks, Freddy. Hope you get her back running soon.

50 perch and a sucker?! That's a neck of a day. Nice job, Oneida1
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2018, 01:55 PM

That water is between vellas and App’s
About 300 yards out ,
 
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Post by: fishshack on Feb 17, 2018, 02:01 PM
That sucks Fred....hope they get er running quick and they don’t sting you too bad. I had one of my guys put a walk behind mower in a lake once. It was completely submerged. Drained all the fluids, dried it out, new plugs and it was good as new (at least as good as before the swim).   Anyone can catch an eye or perch Oneida1.....you should get some sort of prize for catching a sucker thru the ice
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Post by: hunts2long on Feb 17, 2018, 03:45 PM
Sucker....first sign of Spring...h2l
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Post by: Rugburn on Feb 17, 2018, 04:07 PM
Bet you're glad you didn't come down to deer camp Oneida1. Our hot perch bite in the deep fizzled today hour south of O. Nice catch guys, glad you got her out F&R. Very exciting time of year to be fishing! I love it... ;D
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Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 17, 2018, 04:46 PM
Sucker....first sign of Spring...h2l

Yup, that and dead skunks alongside of the road. ;D 

Glad you're Ok Fred, scary feeling I know. I drove into a BIG puddle once out from Spruce Grove. The water was so deep the belt just slipped...
engine never quit. I thought everything was going down; but there was solid ice under me. :o
An old timer came along with a red 3 wheeler and a long rope and saved my butt and got me out of a bad spot.
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Post by: rlejr on Feb 17, 2018, 04:53 PM
Wondering if atv's can get out from Sylvan beach today?
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 17, 2018, 05:22 PM
sure am rug but ill bet tmrw they r gone or wont bite we will see
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Post by: burningdownthehouse on Feb 17, 2018, 05:28 PM
That sucks Fred....hope they get er running quick and they don’t sting you too bad. I had one of my guys put a walk behind mower in a lake once. It was completely submerged. Drained all the fluids, dried it out, new plugs and it was good as new (at least as good as before the swim).   Anyone can catch an eye or perch Oneida1.....you should get some sort of prize for catching a sucker thru the ice


Maybe not appropriate for this thread, but I've gotta ask...what is somebody doing on the lake with a walk-behind mower???    :wacko: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 17, 2018, 06:02 PM
Freddie  man i'm  sorry that happened to you  glad your  ok ..... my day wasn't  so  bad  I  took pictures  of  my fish  just the way I really like seeing them !


(https://s18.postimg.cc/5j3ym2a79/thumbnaildinner1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/5j3ym2a79/)

now i'd  bet money  Freddie  can tell  where these  eyes   came  from  just by the fillet  ;D



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they put up a pretty good  fight right here  I  even  got  burned  but.......



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they look so  purty  all golden brown



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and  with some  pasta  salad and a  cold  rolling rock  life is  good  ......... ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 17, 2018, 06:44 PM

Maybe not appropriate for this thread, but I've gotta ask...what is somebody doing on the lake with a walk-behind mower???    :wacko: :roflmao:
.   Lol.....he was mowing a property on the lake. Slid down a steep hill, off a break wall, into 4-5 ft of water.  He wasn’t actuall on the lake until he was in the lake  :o ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 17, 2018, 06:46 PM
Looks tasty Trap.....now I’m hungry!!
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 17, 2018, 06:48 PM
slides  fishshack  a  plate  and  a  cold beer  ...we  always  have  room at the table  buddy
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Post by: moosefeet on Feb 17, 2018, 07:11 PM
Freddie  man i'm  sorry that happened to you  glad your  ok ..... my day wasn't  so  bad  I  took pictures  of  my fish  just the way I really like seeing them !


(https://s18.postimg.cc/5j3ym2a79/thumbnaildinner1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/5j3ym2a79/)

now i'd  bet money  Freddie  can tell  where these  eyes   came  from  just by the fillet  ;D



(https://s18.postimg.cc/n95n74in9/thumbnaildinner2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/n95n74in9/)

they put up a pretty good  fight right here  I  even  got  burned  but.......



(https://s18.postimg.cc/45cbq8fxh/thumbnaildinner3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/45cbq8fxh/)

they look so  purty  all golden brown



(https://s18.postimg.cc/k3l1gdpl1/thumbnaildinner_4.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/k3l1gdpl1/)

and  with some  pasta  salad and a  cold  rolling rock  life is  good  ......... ;D
Those fillets look like Haddock from price chopper 😉 Looked pretty good with that pasta salad tho!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Theval on Feb 17, 2018, 07:24 PM
Made about ten moved to locate perch. Landed on some nice fish finally and picked away at them. All they'd take was spikes on a jig.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sawdust on Feb 17, 2018, 07:55 PM
Glad everything worked out for you filet!
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 17, 2018, 09:05 PM
Glad your all good Freddie! Hope your back out there soon.
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Post by: hardwater61 on Feb 18, 2018, 03:44 AM
Hey Freddie, did you forget to put it in 4WD!?? :woot: :roflmao:
Glad you’re ok, Bud!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XxFISHN4EYEZxX on Feb 18, 2018, 04:09 AM
anyone ever get a sucker thru ice i got one today came up just like a perch or eye and hit my diamond jig with spikes
       Great job on the perch Oneida1 I pulled a sucker through the ice few weeks back fishing for perch first one I've ever iced , don't ever leave a good perch bite they'll be there this morning waiting for you
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 18, 2018, 04:25 AM
Hey Freddie, did you forget to put it in 4WD!?? :woot: :roflmao:
Glad you’re ok, Bud!!!

Auger across your lap?  Sorry Freddie.  :o  Hope the machine is OK, glad you are.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: brian7 on Feb 18, 2018, 05:19 AM
That water is between vellas and App’s
About 300 yards out ,
Isn,t that where the clear water outlet pipe for Cleveland sewer system is? I remember Will Kirk putting there when they put the system in.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 18, 2018, 05:20 AM
Auger across your lap?  Sorry Freddie.  :o  Hope the machine is OK, glad you are.
[/quote
No just a deep depression where water gathered  sled inhaled some water it’s at rocks shop getting a little TLC , then those fish better hope they aren’t hungry 😉 I should have got a pic
    over the years on Oneida I’ve seen that same scenario many times , this one had a good crust of ice over it , I was going to drain the water but the auger needed  a little drying out 
 Normally when I come across Those i poke a hole
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 18, 2018, 05:38 AM
Isn,t that where the clear water outlet pipe for Cleveland sewer system is? I remember Will Kirk putting there when they put the system in.
No that was just a water pocket ,     
  deepest one I ever seen was on the east end it was waste deep so guys keep a good eye out , easy to spot when not healed over , and around sunrise , and I want to thank all who offered to let me borrow their rides to use ,, very kind of you and think I forgot to thank Rick at App’s for helping me out of a jam
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 18, 2018, 05:44 AM
most important is  no  one  got hurt  and i'm  sure   your  machine  will be  fine  Freddie ......now  make  them fish pay!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 18, 2018, 05:55 AM
most important is  no  one  got hurt  and i'm  sure   your  machine  will be  fine  Freddie ......now  make  them fish pay!!!!
👿☠️😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater61 on Feb 18, 2018, 06:43 AM
👿☠️😉
I bet Release went into a nice tirade...always blaming somebody’s mother!!  :woot: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 18, 2018, 07:07 AM
Lol actually he was more POd at himself but there some remark about the son of a dog , mabe a litter of them
  On a better note I got a few messages that some guys landed on some nice perch that were active  , congrats guys
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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 18, 2018, 07:11 AM
Hey Freddie, did you forget to put it in 4WD!?? :woot: :roflmao:
Glad you’re ok, Bud!!!

That would be a Duncan move... end of story!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 18, 2018, 07:28 AM
I didn’t fish yesterday but found some eyes this morning. It was beautiful to start but very slippery with the fresh snow over glare ice. Fished in a sweatshirt without the heater until the wind picked up.


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Had to keep the big girl because she did this.



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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 18, 2018, 07:38 AM
Nice job Chow!
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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 18, 2018, 07:44 AM
Good work bud!!!🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 18, 2018, 07:52 AM
Glad you're ok Freddy. I know what it's like to be down a sled.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 18, 2018, 07:54 AM
Nice Chow 👍🏼
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 18, 2018, 08:12 AM
Just rode Cleveland to Constantia on the north shore, conditions this morning couldn't be better. About 4 inches new snow on top of that other snow from last week that melted and refroze. Gonna ride home this afternoon and see how the 40 degrees affects it. Best ice we have had in years I think.

CNY
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stringer01 on Feb 18, 2018, 08:29 AM
Freddy glad you made out ok could have been worse just goes to show people on here this lake like many others can sneek up on the guys that are here more than most thats why they are labeled DIEHARDS SORRY FRED HAD TO DO IT TAKE CARE AND GET BACK FISHIN!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 18, 2018, 08:30 AM
I totally agree CNY. It's not often you get 16" of black ice with almost no junk most of the season.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 18, 2018, 11:45 AM
same spot as yesterday fish were still there wouldnt bite got 8
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 18, 2018, 12:35 PM
Good job on the fish guys
Ya know stinger if I would have gone out in the day light I would have noticed the difference in the ice by sight
   This what I did today , he just turned 8

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 18, 2018, 12:36 PM
Dozen perch and eye limit today mid lake shoal. Had to work hard for those perch.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 18, 2018, 12:41 PM
Dozen perch and eye limit today mid lake shoal. Had to work hard for those perch.
To me that’s a perfect day
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater61 on Feb 18, 2018, 12:58 PM
To me that’s a perfect day
X2!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Theval on Feb 18, 2018, 02:02 PM
Same spot I found the perch yesterday picked away for 37 today.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 18, 2018, 02:05 PM
Same day I had, mcully. Eye limit early and then 5 hours for a dozen perch. Well worth sitting out there on a day like today. Got a few big solid eyes around noon on the ultralight gear for a bonus too.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 18, 2018, 02:07 PM
Nice job on the perch, Theval.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: robinhoodsucci on Feb 18, 2018, 03:06 PM
FYI: coming back from a ice ck, my brother who lives on the lake, almost buried his sled in 3 mile bay 18” of water he said ice crack in front separating, might be a mess by Tuesday, just sayin, creeks are all flowing gonna change rapidly! Conditions will change daily...sat that wasn’t there!! Be safe
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 18, 2018, 03:38 PM
Thinking about another trip tomorrow morning to head out of Lewis.  Any issues?  Thanks in advance...I've got a two hour drive to get there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: IceGeek on Feb 18, 2018, 04:27 PM
Thinking about another trip tomorrow morning to head out of Lewis.  Any issues?  Thanks in advance...I've got a two hour drive to get there.

Fished out of Lewis - no issues.  Solid ice and no slush to be found as of noon today.  Maybe 3" of snow on the ice. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RedWolfUSAF on Feb 18, 2018, 04:47 PM
Fished out of Lewis - no issues.  Solid ice and no slush to be found as of noon today.  Maybe 3" of snow on the ice.

An IceGeek sighting!!! Nice!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: IceGeek on Feb 19, 2018, 02:26 AM
An IceGeek sighting!!! Nice!
;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 19, 2018, 05:54 AM
To me that’s a perfect day
Said the same thing to buddy I was fishing with. Beware the burbot are on the shoals. Friend popped three yesterday tangling everything up. The profanity I heard from his shanty was not for young ears but we were all alone where we were. Blade baits had to be pulled to bring fish in.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 19, 2018, 06:07 AM

Mcully I know guys that eat them but they sure can make a mess,  slimy buggers ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 19, 2018, 06:09 AM
if  you  got a  dead  stick  next to ya  those  lawyers  are a  pain 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 19, 2018, 06:12 AM
I  carry a  cheap pair  of  those  jersey gloves   for  handling  slimmers ......  after a  week  of  fishing  toss them and get a  fresh pair out  of the  bag
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 19, 2018, 07:58 AM
Nice job on the weekend catches guys!!  I got out last night. Tried a few different spots. Just one keeper and dropped one. Not marking as many in my spots and the few I do mark are tough to get to commit.
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Gee!!!  Just looked at the 7 day forecast it doesn’t go below freezing at any point. Upper 60s.  WTH......it’s February!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigdub22 on Feb 19, 2018, 08:16 AM
Anyone know why they are called lawyers.......kuz their ass is near their hearts!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 19, 2018, 08:18 AM
That would have made for a good riddle, if you didn't tell us the answer.... :P
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigdub22 on Feb 19, 2018, 08:22 AM
Ya sorry.  Guess i should left a little suspense.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 19, 2018, 09:24 AM
On a side note, watched my bud drop his IPhone down the hole this weekend. $600 clams down the drain! Never seen a guy move so fast, almost got it but ended up with a wet sleeve. It did have a waterproof cover, but it doesn't float. We were able to call it and leave a nasty message!  :%$#!:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 19, 2018, 09:29 AM
The eyes I got this morning were smaller and perch were bigger and more aggressive than yesterday. Wish those perch were there yesterday. I didnt want to clean anything today so just played around for a couple of hours and tossed ‘em all back.

I’m one of the guys who eats burbot but still haven’t gotten my chance this year. Caught one and it was on a day I wasn’t keeping anything.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 19, 2018, 09:36 AM
Sorry your bud lost his phone but OMG Rugburn that is hilarious that you called the cell phone on the bottom of the lake! Imagine if you had a camera.  ;D

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sodussut on Feb 19, 2018, 09:40 AM
Imagine if somebody answered? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chubrock on Feb 19, 2018, 09:41 AM
End up keeping 37 nice perch yesterday with my buddy out of Williams. No eyes. Sad to say this might be my last time out for the year with the forecast that is coming in and going on vacation in the beginning of March. Happy to say that every time I went out this year I never got skunked. Be careful everyone this week.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 19, 2018, 09:46 AM
Sorry your bud lost his phone but OMG Rugburn that is hilarious that you called the cell phone on the bottom of the lake! Imagine if you had a camera.  ;D

We tried to figure out how to remotely turn on the camera, then try and snag it, no dice. Do they make a waterproof floating cover? I suggested a lanyard, he could wear it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 19, 2018, 09:51 AM
My friend also dropped his phone in last trip out. I saw on Facebook where someone else lost there’s too.  They’re  going to have to redraw the lake contour maps soon to show all the new iPhone shoals.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: burningdownthehouse on Feb 19, 2018, 10:08 AM
End up keeping 37 nice perch yesterday with my buddy out of Williams. No eyes. Sad to say this might be my last time out for the year with the forecast that is coming in and going on vacation in the beginning of March. Happy to say that every time I went out this year I never got skunked. Be careful everyone this week.

ditto on the warm-up...think she's going to go downhill faster than usual

I fished out of Williams this morning with my father. We landed plenty of perch, but nothing really worth keeping. There were a dozen or so "well...I'm getting the knife dirty so I'll keep it" sized perch but we didn't have any tanks on the ice yet so back down the hole they went. Nice weather and ice fishing with my dad made it a worthwhile trip for me.



Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Looper on Feb 19, 2018, 11:55 AM
The Gotsnowcams.com page is showing open water on the Bridgeport link.

Anyone been near here in person, is there really that much open water today?

http://www.gotsnowcams.com/gotsnowcams.htm
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 19, 2018, 12:12 PM
The Gotsnowcams.com page is showing open water on the Bridgeport link.

Anyone been near here in person, is there really that much open water today?

http://www.gotsnowcams.com/gotsnowcams.htm

That is right where Chittenango/Limestone/Butternut creeks flow into the lake. Should really open up over the next 3 days. That is a "live" shot. Stay clear.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Loudmouth879 on Feb 19, 2018, 12:29 PM
My friend also dropped his phone in last trip out. I saw on Facebook where someone else lost there’s too.  They’re  going to have to redraw the lake contour maps soon to show all the new iPhone shoals.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 19, 2018, 01:02 PM
I  carry a  cheap pair  of  those  jersey gloves   for  handling  slimmers ......  after a  week  of  fishing  toss them and get a  fresh pair out  of the  bag
I do that.  Used to keep the dirty ones in a plastic ziplock and take them home to be washed once a month.  Wife did not appreciate it all.  Now I toss them like Trapp.  :P
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater61 on Feb 19, 2018, 02:15 PM
I do that.  Used to keep the dirty ones in a plastic ziplock and take them home to be washed once a month.  Wife did not appreciate it all.  Now I toss them like Trapp.  :P
Wash them when she is not home! ;)2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Feb 19, 2018, 03:52 PM
On a side note, watched my bud drop his IPhone down the hole this weekend. $600 clams down the drain! Never seen a guy move so fast, almost got it but ended up with a wet sleeve. It did have a waterproof cover, but it doesn't float. We were able to call it and leave a nasty message!

Rugburn , BEEN THER DONE THAT !!!, what a sickening feeling watching that sucker flutter on down to the bottom like a # 5 jigging Rap. and the pisser is I still get my balls busted years later . Sorry to your friend, better luck w/ the next one
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bassmanNG on Feb 19, 2018, 04:34 PM
Fished out of Taft today, 2 miles south moved 6 times 1 short, and 1 perch.  Had friends up from pa.  Disappointed
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 19, 2018, 04:49 PM
fished east first time in a few weeks.........ice was awesome in the morning but getting wet after lunch......brought home 20 perch.....some jumbos and some 9"ers....finicky, for a day when a warm front was coming in,IMO......have had worse days though ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 19, 2018, 05:55 PM
On a side note, watched my bud drop his IPhone down the hole this weekend. $600 clams down the drain! Never seen a guy move so fast, almost got it but ended up with a wet sleeve. It did have a waterproof cover, but it doesn't float. We were able to call it and leave a nasty message!  :%$#!:
Friggen social media!! If he wasn't playing on the damn thing wouldn't have been an issue....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 19, 2018, 06:01 PM
We tried to figure out how to remotely turn on the camera, then try and snag it, no dice. Do they make a waterproof floating cover? I suggested a lanyard, he could wear it.


   
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 19, 2018, 06:11 PM
omg.....that was awesome....and it still worked.....crazy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 19, 2018, 06:42 PM
Hilarious!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: gonephishin on Feb 19, 2018, 06:50 PM
On a side note, watched my bud drop his IPhone down the hole this weekend. $600 clams down the drain! Never seen a guy move so fast, almost got it but ended up with a wet sleeve. It did have a waterproof cover, but it doesn't float. We were able to call it and leave a nasty message!  :%$#!:

Duuuude, I’ve lost 2 iPhones in 3 seasons!!!! I’m so glad to hear I’m not the only one!! Insurance is a great thing!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 19, 2018, 06:58 PM
That is a great video Dacker!
My friend does have a camera and we have the spot marked, our holes are probably drain holes now...?
Might have to take a look, 20' FOW.
Moose we might need your camera too. Wait.....you have the flu... :o


Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Black Betty on Feb 19, 2018, 07:52 PM
We tried to figure out how to remotely turn on the camera, then try and snag it, no dice. Do they make a waterproof floating cover? I suggested a lanyard, he could wear it.

I use a life proof case and you can attach a lanyard to it. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fowlhookedny on Feb 19, 2018, 07:54 PM
Was fishing with my cousin out of Lewis pt yesterday(2/18) and he left his 8" nils next to the truck in the parking lot.   It has a bright yellow homemade drill plate that couldn't be mistaken for anyone else's.  If anyone saw it or grabbed it, please let me know. Thanks!   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Feb 20, 2018, 07:08 AM


Eeh, way to put the puck in da net der eeh!! Nice....

 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 20, 2018, 02:15 PM
went out around 9:30 am and ice was in fine shape albeit some standing water on top.....shore was fine.....just watch out for old holes as they are opening up pretty good......left at 1:30 and was still good.....foggy as hell.......compass,GPS,navionics and spud are critical when it gets like this......this was at Lewis Pt........seems kinda early for late ice conditions @)......there is still 18" of ice......little soft on top
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 20, 2018, 04:36 PM
ya think a frozen lake has an effect on air temperature.......Syra cuse airport reporting 64 degrees.........Lakesh ore Rd. in Maple bay it's 48 degrees....hit 69 in downtown syr.......never got above 46 on the lake.......no sun helped
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 20, 2018, 05:44 PM
Similar report on the northshore.

Went out of Taft tonight. The shore ice was fine. Some big drain holes scattered around. Also some fairly deep water pockets on the ice. A little soft on top.

Oh and that fog was fun...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 20, 2018, 05:53 PM
That is a great video Dacker!
My friend does have a camera and we have the spot marked, our holes are probably drain holes now...?
Might have to take a look, 20' FOW.
Moose we might need your camera too. Wait.....you have the flu... :o
Hey it's just the flu! I'm good to go now tho but chances are that his phone is toast. Would be a cool recovery project!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stringer01 on Feb 20, 2018, 06:20 PM
 Went out of lewis mon not much going on ice was decent a couple perch and a short eye nice weather should have known better too nice out Didnt know we had all this extra money for new phones maybe i should fish for them might have better luck i know insurance
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 20, 2018, 07:03 PM
I couldn't get out today  gents ,I have a job taking care of a sick family member  but I did have a break so I grabbed the ole 20 ga double  and stombed a few brush piles  ;D....4 shoots later 3 bunnies and I'm eating good this evening ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 20, 2018, 07:16 PM
Great job Trap! I haven't had rabbit in forever.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 20, 2018, 07:21 PM
reeleyz wish I had known  plent of grub and cold rolling rock to wash it down with
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 21, 2018, 03:38 AM
reeleyz wish I had known  plent of grub and cold rolling rock to wash it down with
fry up a few gill fillets with that and you got sportsman surf and turf......rolling rock's a nice touch also
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 21, 2018, 07:18 AM
Trapper,good job with the bunnies. I went out Saturday and got  2 partridge. Fished for 3 hrs Monday afternoon in the rain , 2 sphort eyes and 2 smaller perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 21, 2018, 07:19 AM

Well done trapp
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 21, 2018, 08:25 AM
Try Shish-ka-bunny Trap...marinated boneless rabbit on a skewer...Good way to try beaver too! ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 21, 2018, 08:48 AM
Yeah nice deal on the bunnies Trapper, wish I had a good Beagle right now.
Moose we scrapped the recovery project, my bud picked up a good deal on a new phone. And you're right it's toast by now.
The yotes' have been showing in daylight lately. Spank 'em guys. Small male was out looking for some love.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 21, 2018, 09:33 AM
just got of the ice got 10 perch shore is holding up and so is the ice overall not as much water as i thought would be on top some decent size holes out there from water being sucked down...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 21, 2018, 03:17 PM
Trapper,good job with the bunnies. I went out Saturday and got  2 partridge. Fished for 3 hrs Monday afternoon in the rain , 2 sphort eyes and 2 smaller perch
hey bucket, trade ya couple dozen perch for the pats  ;D........omg, haven't had a grouse dinner in forever.....my favorite game bird for the table....nice job
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 21, 2018, 05:14 PM
Nice dog Rugburn! Love seeing the yotes get shot. 👍🏼
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: team trouble captain on Feb 21, 2018, 05:40 PM
just got of the ice got 10 perch shore is holding up and so is the ice overall not as much water as i thought would be on top some decent size holes out there from water being sucked down...
where did you head out from ? supposed to take the 3hr drive from buffalo on Saturday . thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 21, 2018, 06:05 PM
Scout,pats aren’t easy to come by, those where the 1st in a couple of years. The last 4 came over about a 5 year span using my bow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 21, 2018, 06:08 PM
just got of the ice got 10 perch shore is holding up and so is the ice overall not as much water as i thought would be on top some decent size holes out there from water being sucked down...
Thanks for the report oneida1. Perch have been tough for me this year...but the bluegills and crappies have been very good to me the last few trips.

. I went out Saturday and got  2 partridge.
getting 1 pa'tridge is great ...2 is awesome !

hey bucket, trade ya couple dozen perch for the pats  ;D........omg, haven't had a grouse dinner in forever.....my favorite game bird for the table....nice job
They were My favorite to hunt and eat too scout....been a long time for me also.

 scout57....You are a lot like Rick at Apps........you both are avid golfers,....  you both love grouse and grouse hunting ,,,, you both love Oneida Lake.....and you both catch lot's of fish !

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 21, 2018, 06:16 PM

Those birds go great in spaghetti sauce
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 21, 2018, 07:15 PM
Thanks for the report oneida1. Perch have been tough for me this year...but the bluegills and crappies have been very good to me the last few trips.
 getting 1 pa'tridge is great ...2 is awesome !
 They were My favorite to hunt and eat too scout....been a long time for me also.

 scout57....You are a lot like Rick at Apps........you both are avid golfers,....  you both love grouse and grouse hunting ,,,, you both love Oneida Lake.....and you both catch lot's of fish !
don't know rick very well choo choo but I will take that as a compliment from what I hear........don't hunt partridge much any more unfortunately......I am lucky to have a very understanding wife that I love dearly.......that damn golf thingy does get in the way of my summer fishing so I tend to stock up on fish during the ice season.....oh, and retirement has really helped with all of the above ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 21, 2018, 08:33 PM
I've been retired for 11 years but don't seem to have time to do most of what I want to do.  Maybe I've become lazy or just slowed down.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 22, 2018, 02:45 AM
well I been busy but I'm going to get out for a few hours this morning
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Feb 22, 2018, 01:05 PM
well Trap, just wondering how the shore ice held, coming up tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Feb 22, 2018, 01:26 PM
I couldn't get out today  gents ,I have a job taking care of a sick family member  but I did have a break so I grabbed the ole 20 ga double  and stombed a few brush piles  ;D....4 shoots later 3 bunnies and I'm eating good this evening ;D
taste like chicken Trapper?  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 22, 2018, 01:33 PM
anybody fishing after this snow please be careful of old drain holes.....there are plenty of them out there and they will skim over and be covered with snow......and some are pretty large........access at Lewis was 3" - 5" of water for about 60 feet then fine....not sure about other access points
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 22, 2018, 01:35 PM
also trying to figure out how barometer can be 30.65 with a snow storm in progress ???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 22, 2018, 01:36 PM
jimbo I'm not going to give out any late season ice reports ,last year I was called a liar ..... all I will say is I went out .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: whitelightning on Feb 22, 2018, 01:48 PM

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Got out today... pick away at the perch Ending up with a healthy dozen.  This monster was a little over 14
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Feb 22, 2018, 02:21 PM
We r out off sylvan right now been here since sunrise.. as,scout said plenty of nasty drainholes that u can walk right into and this inch or two is covering them up well.. they are scattered about all over so use extreme caution. As for the fishing two of us limited on nice eyes picking away at them most of the day and the perch are cooperating also.. tons of ice out here still and shore had a touch of water on the top this,a.m
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Feb 22, 2018, 02:23 PM
Fish were very active for us while it snowed good... as it stopped half hour ago so did the bite.. even that means,anything to the barometer guys..  im just fishin happy to be on ice.. well worth my 3 hour ride 🎣🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 22, 2018, 02:30 PM
Fish were very active for us while it snowed good... as it stopped half hour ago so did the bite.. even that means,anything to the barometer guys..  im just fishin happy to be on ice.. well worth my 3 hour ride 🎣🎣
nice job cali.....sorry about not responding......never saw your pm till just now.......glad you found some fish.......I quit before it started snowing......fish were not cooperative for me today at all .....worse day all year....4 perch....didn't mark many either
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Feb 22, 2018, 02:51 PM
Moved three times... deep, deeper, deeper... started in close in ~20 did some perch and some shorts.. buddy was out in 25 doing better so i popped out.. been good sonce i moved even picked up a few more good ones after the stormv ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 22, 2018, 02:54 PM
Hello all,
I’m from downstate and thinking  about trying Oneida for the first time and making the drive up. Can anyone recommend some public access places to get on that are close to decent fishing grounds? I don’t have a wheeler so I’d be walking to wherever I decide to go.
Thanks,
PLG
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Feb 22, 2018, 03:26 PM
jimbo I'm not going to give out any late season ice reports ,last year I was called a liar ..... all I will say is I went out .....

  N/P trap , I get thanks for sharing , tight lines , be safe
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Feb 22, 2018, 03:29 PM
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Got out today... pick away at the perch Ending up with a healthy dozen.  This monster was a little over 14

   BEAUTY  : :clap: :clap: :clap:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 22, 2018, 04:40 PM
Didnt go out to day but I spoke with a guy that did he stepped in one of those holes got wet also broke threw just a lil on shore with wheeler,,, other then the holes out there and lil sketchy shore in spots main lake still has good ice,,, I know yesterday some of those hoes could get a wheeler in trouble... This was from a private point of access
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 22, 2018, 05:59 PM
I had to skip the sled on and off a bit tonight in Cleveland. The water came up a lot so there is a gap between the shore and the ice in a lot of spots. Some spots you can still get on just fine.

I only fished for the last hour and it was good. 2 keeper eyes, 3 shorts, 2 nice perch and a few small ones.

Hopefullly it gets cold tonight to slow the bleeding down some.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Big Ice Hole on Feb 22, 2018, 06:22 PM
Any word on Big Bay?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2018, 07:59 PM

Very nice perch white lighting 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Feb 23, 2018, 11:25 AM
Lake level chart shows it is up about 7 inches between the 19 th and 21 st. Has not updated yesterday yet.  Shoreline ice will suffer... be careful


Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: swampking89 on Feb 23, 2018, 05:41 PM
I was down at the beach around 5 and it was pouring hopefully gonna hold up.heading out in the AM.reports tomorrow.be careful out there!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 24, 2018, 06:16 AM
shore line looks like its going away in places
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 24, 2018, 08:20 AM
Looks like fishing goes on hold,I’ve got a project at camp that I’ll start( new kitchen). Anydody need my old cabinets(free)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jaker112 on Feb 24, 2018, 09:57 AM
Just heard a report of a wheeler thru ice in fisher Bay Area, guys are out but 2 vexilars and camera lost!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 24, 2018, 10:20 AM
Glad there ok,equipment can be replaced,be extra careful .Ice conditions are very hard to read  in these temps
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 24, 2018, 10:27 AM
Chittenango Creek enters the lake in Maple Bay, one bay west...that area never looks very safe...open water at times...especially early and late season.

Hope all's well. Not a good sign, be safe out there fellas...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 24, 2018, 06:21 PM
It was a beautiful day on the ice. The eyes were not cooperating but I squeaked out 1 keeper and pile of 10"ers. Kept 30 perch betweeen 2 of us.

The ice was ~14" and it stiffened up at sunset because it dipped below freezing. It is down to 30 right now on the north shore.

Accessed the ice at the beach and that was easy on and off.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 24, 2018, 06:50 PM
hey what happen to snagger ???? he started posting on here  the went MIA  again .......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 24, 2018, 07:22 PM
yeah hes been real quite since he started the thread
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 24, 2018, 07:26 PM
He started it so you would be on here, while he is out catching the fish...h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Big Ice Hole on Feb 24, 2018, 07:34 PM
It was a beautiful day on the ice. The eyes were not cooperating but I squeaked out 1 keeper and pile of 10"ers. Kept 30 perch betweeen 2 of us.

The ice was ~14" and it stiffened up at sunset because it dipped below freezing. It is down to 30 right now on the north shore.

Accessed the ice at the beach and that was easy on and off.

Reeleyze, what beach are you referring to?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 24, 2018, 08:02 PM
Reeleyze, what beach are you referring to?

Sorry, Sylvan Beach.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Feb 24, 2018, 08:24 PM
Today's pull.  Tomorrow depending on how hard it's raining will be my last day on oneida ice.  It was a grind.  Ice is getting soft.  Looking at the temps boats will be out by the 10th.
(https://s10.postimg.cc/f9npckj3p/IMG_20180224_141412969.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/f9npckj3p/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 24, 2018, 09:47 PM
Nice job Jason.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 25, 2018, 05:43 AM

Well done Jason
, I took a ride yesterday and the shore line in many spots were  looking pretty sad   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 25, 2018, 06:07 AM
ice appears to be moving a little, closer to shore then last night sorry to say but i think the fat lady is singing..... unless we get a real cold snap
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 25, 2018, 06:31 AM
What a miserable day.  >:(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 25, 2018, 06:43 AM

Doesn’t look good , the 10 day forecast is warm
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Feb 25, 2018, 06:53 AM


  I have a feeling Phil's gonna have a lot of company here soon....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 25, 2018, 06:53 AM
If it’s over that was a great season,at least for eyes. Only had a couple of slow days and had more all out slamfests than ever before.

Yesterday was one of the slow ones. Pretty steady action but lots of short eyes and 7-9” perch. Went 1/2 on keeper eyes and the one I iced went back cause she was near 23”.


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Ended up taking home one of the 4 burbot I caught and 2 dozen perch. Had a great meal of burbot with melted butter and fresh fried perch for dinner.

This fatty isn’t the one I took home. Got lucky and kept a skinny male.

(https://s10.postimg.cc/t7taxjomd/DEF07_C01-_B7_EF-4_F35-8569-23_E9393_CD50_D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/t7taxjomd/)

Nice to see you yesterday, Bruce. It was a nice day to be out even if the keepers weren’t easy to come by.

Looking at this weather it might be time to dust off the long rods and twister tails. Although if it doesn’t stop raining that bite will be blown out too.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 25, 2018, 07:03 AM

Nice healthy looking eye chowdaire
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 25, 2018, 07:09 AM
Nice to see you too Chow, definitely a perfect day to be on the ice!

You had those burbot figured out and that is a really nice eye.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Feb 25, 2018, 07:33 AM


  Nice post as always Chow ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 25, 2018, 07:37 AM
well done chow......thank goodness ice came early this year cause it is leaving early also.......now I just wish it will go bye bye really quick......got a feeling it will linger out there tantalizing us to jump on......oh well, it was a good season......used the machines more than most other years making it worth the registration fees......freezer stocked, friends freezers stocked......all good.....time to get neglected chores caught up on.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Feb 25, 2018, 07:43 AM
well done chow......thank goodness ice came early this year cause it is leaving early also.......now I just wish it will go bye bye really quick......got a feeling it will linger out there tantalizing us to jump on......oh well, it was a good season......used the machines more than most other years making it worth the registration fees......freezer stocked, friends freezers stocked......all good.....time to get neglected chores caught up on.....
Yup, we sure did have a good one compared to the last couple. I just plain hate the thought of 40 degrees and wet muddy crap with no ice for the next 2 months till it gets truly warm. Oh well, not much we can do but deal with it.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 25, 2018, 08:25 AM

  Nice post as always Chow ;D

Thanks, dd. Nice pannies as always!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 25, 2018, 08:51 AM
I agree Scout, this ice will linger for a while. Maybe beyond the walleye closer.

We got about 2 months in, not bad. The walleye bite was excellent but I think the perch got off easy again.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 25, 2018, 09:02 AM

  I have a feeling Phil's gonna have a lot of company here soon....
It ain't a lot better around here - bring your plank!  Maybe your swimmies too.  :woot:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Feb 25, 2018, 09:24 AM
If you are only going to get out once in three years yesterday was the day.  Beautiful day, 29 perch, perfect walking conditions.  I forgot how Oneida turns on  and off. All 29 before 1pm, 0 from 1 to 4:30. Marked lots of fish all day, never had to move. You would think at least one out of the last 100 fish would bite. I was very rusty, missed a few early, dropped a 13"er down the hole. Also dropped brand new jig down hole taking it out of package. Sure was a blast getting back out there, and the fish were where I left them three years ago.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 25, 2018, 10:05 AM
I agree Scout, this ice will linger for a while. Maybe beyond the walleye closer.

We got about 2 months in, not bad. The walleye bite was excellent but I think the perch got off easy again.
MDK THOSE PERCH AT ICE OUT!!! THEY DID A GREAT JOB OF ELUDING ME AFTER MY FIRST TRIP!!! THEY MUST PAY!! END OF STORY!!!😈
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 25, 2018, 10:05 AM
way to go chummer......nice way to start and end your year ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tank on Feb 25, 2018, 10:17 AM
Jay and I fished the south shore launch yesterday. Sunnies were picky. Ended up with 30 and 5 Large pickerel that we normally throw back. Jay got some tips on how to get y bone out. The pile of fillets look good. We are making fish cakes out of them. The ice at the launch was shot at the end of the day. I dougt if you can get on without at least hip boots this morning.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 25, 2018, 10:58 AM

Well done on the flats
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Feb 25, 2018, 11:36 AM
Thanks, dd. Nice pannies as always!
:roflmao: :roflmao: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: touge30 on Feb 25, 2018, 02:25 PM
You tube great video how to y bone a pike.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 25, 2018, 06:27 PM
follow the video.... do the one you cut the y bones out not that  5 fillet one that method  stinks  you'll be a expert in no time
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Feb 26, 2018, 02:48 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGJhLfWLRx8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGJhLfWLRx8)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 26, 2018, 08:07 PM
follow the video.... do the one you cut the y bones out not that  5 fillet one that method  stinks  you'll be a expert in no time

that works!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Esox on ice on Feb 27, 2018, 04:50 AM
Going out to big bay this morning...
Waders are a must to get on the shelf at public access
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rickr on Mar 01, 2018, 03:49 PM
Just wondering if anybody is fishing out of a boat yet and if they r was wondering were to launch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Mar 01, 2018, 04:45 PM
Maybe the river, Canal or the tribs. Some are still ice fishing.  ???


(https://s9.postimg.cc/hy6e39yln/cam_one01_1_-_Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/hy6e39yln/)

(https://s9.postimg.cc/xwf3t6vbv/iceboat_-_Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/xwf3t6vbv/)

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 05, 2018, 04:00 PM
  WELL . . . did anyone get itchy and check ice conditions ? is she gonna tighten up with this cold   :-\
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: touge30 on Mar 05, 2018, 04:25 PM
that boat pic is the best
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbay crappie buster on Mar 05, 2018, 08:48 PM
heard from good source that they seen 2 guys on big bay yesterday about 100 yards out..................
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Mar 06, 2018, 07:36 AM
I keep seeing little flecks on the sylvan beach webcam, been checking it last week or so. Not sure if they are people or birds, too far away to tell.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 06, 2018, 09:24 AM
I keep seeing little flecks on the sylvan beach webcam, been checking it last week or so. Not sure if they are people or birds, too far away to tell.

  H2O , whats the link for that camera ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 06, 2018, 09:40 AM
There are guys off of Sylvan.

Be careful guys if you go poking around. That ice is rotting from both sides.

Pics, spud, float suit. Even a life vest would be a good idea.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 06, 2018, 09:41 AM
  H2O , whats the link for that camera ?
[Saw a couple guys out looks like they got on at the rock wall]
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Mar 06, 2018, 10:35 AM
  H2O , whats the link for that camera ?

http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/ (http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/)

I haven't been out and this is not an endorsement of the ice conditions there. The only way to tell is with a spud and extreme caution. See Reeleyz post above. Don't do it just cause other's are.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2018, 10:53 AM

Good post Bruce
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Mar 07, 2018, 04:58 AM
Yo Bruce,

 I am with you 100%. Like I tell my kids, and grand kids, bad things can happen when you follow the crowd. It just might be time to get the long poles out, check your gear for the open water . Go shop for some new equipment and most of all display to your kids the correct amount of caution and respect one must have for the late season ice fishing conditions. Be a leader , not a follower.

 Boggey
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 07, 2018, 10:44 AM
I admit I took a ride to check it out ....looked out there and said no way ....... that's me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Mar 07, 2018, 11:21 AM
I thought about checking the ice out but believed the risk was extreme.  I believe the ice has changed into crystals with a frozen layer on top.  So the ice may be firm in the morning when you venture out and then the hard layer thaws from the sun and warmth.  If you are out 1000 yards or so, even with a floating suit there is a lot of ice you would need to break through to get back to shore. Additionally, there is the risk of loosing all of your gear.  It is just not worth it for a few fish.  I found this site on the internet http://lakeice.squarespace.com/thawed-ice/ (http://lakeice.squarespace.com/thawed-ice/) discussing thawed ice and the risk.  My advise is stay off from Oneida until open water.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Mar 07, 2018, 11:36 AM
guy out 500 yds NE of williams park.........crazy people.....maple bay is wide open.......ain't worth it fellers
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 07, 2018, 12:56 PM
That is exactly how it is out there FM. Crust on top, then a few inches of slush. Then a foot of crushed ice being held together by water.  :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PazzoCorso on Mar 07, 2018, 01:24 PM
Hey hey fella... Darwin needs his too
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 07, 2018, 01:34 PM
That is exactly how it is out there FM. Crust on top, then a few inches of slush. Then a foot of crushed ice being held together by water.  :o

  REELEYZ, SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE TALKING FROM EXPERIENCE ? WERE YOU OUT THERE , OR DID YOU SPEAK TO SOMEONE WHO WAS ON ?
I DID SEE 3 GUYS ON SYLVAN CAM LAST NIGHT THAT WERE OUT 500-800 YDS :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 07, 2018, 01:43 PM
, just because a couple of guys are out there doesn’t make it safe ,imo
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 07, 2018, 02:01 PM
  REELEYZ, SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE TALKING FROM EXPERIENCE ? WERE YOU OUT THERE , OR DID YOU SPEAK TO SOMEONE WHO WAS ON ?
I DID SEE 3 GUYS ON SYLVAN CAM LAST NIGHT THAT WERE OUT 500-800 YDS :o

I checked it myself. Not the ice at Sylvan but at Lewis Point but it's all the same.

It's junk ice, trust me.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 07, 2018, 03:17 PM
Arbys has 2 fish sandwiches for $5... :P
Also lots of fish fries going on at the Churches this time of year, I'll say a prayer while I'm there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 07, 2018, 04:00 PM
 If you can't drive north to find better ice, there are open water fishing opportunities for walleye, perch, bluegills and sunfish at Several places along the Oneida shoreline,  it's feeder rivers , outlet river. and surrounding area. No need to haul ice gear out there and put yourself or others in harms way by  finding a weak spot  ice fishing on sketchy , variable strength, junk Oneida ice.


I would never tell anyone to not go ice fishing if they thought it was safe...we all have different standards of what is safe and not safe.....but...

 I would remind them that things can change in just a few hours time on weakened or junky, rotten ice.  That trusty spud that got you OUT there safely to the fishing grounds ,   might not find you a safe path BACK to shore when you decide to head in......just a reminder.





Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 07, 2018, 04:05 PM
I know there is few  fisherman I trust to give me ice report reeleyes is one of them if he or Freddie say something is bad it's bad.........now ididn't walk on it  but when I looked at it ,it had that wet grey look and I said no way ....I ain't walking on it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 07, 2018, 04:05 PM
I checked it myself. Not the ice at Sylvan but at Lewis Point but it's all the same.

It's junk ice, trust me.

THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT , MEANS ALOT TO ME , WOULD HAVE A 2 HR RIDE 1-WAY  ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 08, 2018, 01:01 PM
  Just checked the Sylvan Beach cam for the heck of it , and there appears to be someone straight out , sitting on that junk ice  :cookoo: :cookoo: :cookoo:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 08, 2018, 01:31 PM

I’m not surprised ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 08, 2018, 03:05 PM
On the beach cam it almost looks like a partially submerged snowmobile?
Yup now a truck pulled up and there is a person on the ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 08, 2018, 03:07 PM
On the beach cam it almost looks like a partially submerged snowmobile?
  It is , water is not even waist deep, been watching them, they are working on getting it out , REALLY not sure what he was thinking  :o :o :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Mar 08, 2018, 03:23 PM
Just read the last few posts, had to check beach cam. Yep, they are still in there. Holy crap, I would have a hard time convincing myselt to just walk on the ice now, let alone take a sled out.

Which one of you wrote the message in the snow on the sunset cam? Too funny!  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 08, 2018, 03:23 PM
Looks like they may be making progress...
Smile You're on camera!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Mar 08, 2018, 03:29 PM
They are out. Looks like one bucket sitter on sunset cam.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: youngblood on Mar 08, 2018, 04:43 PM
  It is , water is not even waist deep, been watching them, they are working on getting it out , REALLY not sure what he was thinking  :o :o :o
Maybe they were going to float it back to the beach on a iceberg like a few years back ;D and things went south.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 08, 2018, 04:50 PM
Well I am glad they got it out. I bet that was fun.  :P
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Mar 08, 2018, 06:08 PM
I'm a pretty firm believer in " you can't fix stupid "!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Mar 08, 2018, 06:30 PM
it's all over facebook.....will be trouble brewing soon I'm afraid....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Mar 08, 2018, 06:54 PM
Every yr at ice out ..I really can't see risking your life or others over a fish ...yea a lot a ppl hate the end of ice fishing or I should say another ice fishing season come to an end..but that's the way it every yr..lots a fish in the open water also rite now took..just my opinion going out now is just ummm coo Koo
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Mar 09, 2018, 03:45 AM
Yo Guys & Gals,

 It's one thing to do something stupid. It's another when the whole world is watching you. ::) ::) ::)

 You think that might fix "stupid" for him in the future?  Hopefully , lesson learned and all are safe. I don't do facebook so I will be spared the details and multiple recriminations thereof.

Boggey
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 09, 2018, 06:24 AM
wanna know what real stupid is .... not the guy yesterday  but the five shantys that are out there right now

http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/ (http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/)

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Mar 09, 2018, 06:37 AM
wanna know what real stupid is .... not the guy yesterday  but the five shantys that are out there right now

http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/ (http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/)
Amen..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Mar 09, 2018, 06:42 AM
wanna know what real stupid is .... not the guy yesterday  but the five shantys that are out there right now

http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/ (http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/)
facebook scores again ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 09, 2018, 06:51 AM
Well at least they are not alone if someone gets into trouble. And we are all watching them!  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 09, 2018, 06:58 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tldGgGFe194 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tldGgGFe194)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 09, 2018, 07:00 AM
Well at least they are not alone if someone gets into trouble. And we are all watching them!  ;D
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 09, 2018, 07:07 AM
well we are all praying nothing bad happens to anyone ........bet the whites are in there lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 09, 2018, 07:09 AM

Whites ! Whites ! MDK
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 09, 2018, 07:50 AM
Yeah I was just bored while my machine was running yesterday, so I clicked the Cam link. Couldn't believe my eyes that a sled tried to get on at the beach cams view. Guess I timed it good for the show. After they got the machine back on the ice it appeared on the sunset cam driving by. Maybe he was getting up speed for the run onto shore? After hearing my machine idle for a while my wife had a few choice words, seeing what I was watching, choice words for the fishers that is...  :woot:

On a side note, the price of Aluminum went up 25% this week... :%$#!:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 09, 2018, 08:05 AM
was  5 shantys out there ,I only see 4 now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Mar 09, 2018, 08:35 AM
Yeah I was just bored while my machine was running yesterday, so I clicked the Cam link. Couldn't believe my eyes that a sled tried to get on at the beach cams view. Guess I timed it good for the show. After they got the machine back on the ice it appeared on the sunset cam driving by. Maybe he was getting up speed for the run onto shore? After hearing my machine idle for a while my wife had a few choice words, seeing what I was watching, choice words for the fishers that is...  :woot:

On a side note, the price of Aluminum went up 25% this week... :%$#!:

Almost made it  ???



(https://s9.postimg.cc/5s0a77hbv/ha_-_Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/5s0a77hbv/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Mar 09, 2018, 08:51 AM
was  5 shantys out there ,I only see 4 now

You got me to look. Only a screen full of snow now-that will not help them.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bowski76 on Mar 09, 2018, 09:04 AM
I also saw 5 shanty's earlier now I only see 1 and the snow appears to have picked up.
I do see guys active outside the shanty.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 09, 2018, 10:24 AM

Well they did raise the tariff 10% on aluminum  and 25 % on steel , and I believe that’s the first raise since regan was in office, , and yet China continues not to follow their agreement, and has been ignored for many years , trump during his campaign had said this , not debating just what I read every morning , but these numbers are not etched in stone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slipbob on Mar 09, 2018, 10:26 AM
Cost of beer in a can will go up >:( 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 09, 2018, 10:35 AM
Almost made it  ???



(https://s9.postimg.cc/5s0a77hbv/ha_-_Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/5s0a77hbv/)

Gotta put the throttle to the handle bars next time!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 09, 2018, 10:38 AM
I understand what he's trying to do, and agree, we need to make a stand and get our manufacturing back on top.
In the mean time the water is going to get rough, but will level out eventually. I was just giving a heads up, we see it in our office fast.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 09, 2018, 11:20 AM
if the tariff was raised 10% why would the price go up 25% hmmmmmmmm trump aint the problem
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 09, 2018, 11:22 AM

Well this snow isn’t helping me out much 😡
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Mar 09, 2018, 11:34 AM
I also saw 5 shanty's earlier now I only see 1 and the snow appears to have picked up.
I do see guys active outside the shanty.
To each his own. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 09, 2018, 04:27 PM
To each his own.

I don't want to open up a can of worms but that's not true ,second someone goes threw the ice you just scared a bunch of people ...hope no one has a heart attack ,then you have  first responders that have to endanger themselves....then you have medical personal  hospitals   law enforcement all involved ,which not to sound mean but raises my taxes and what if those rescue personal  could be used some where else ...like your house on fire ....no it's not to each his own we live in a society where others are expected to risk their lives to save some one else.........seems kinda silly to me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: esox slayer on Mar 09, 2018, 06:09 PM
I don't want to open up a can of worms but that's not true ,second someone goes threw the ice you just scared a bunch of people ...hope no one has a heart attack ,then you have  first responders that have to endanger themselves....then you have medical personal  hospitals   law enforcement all involved ,which not to sound mean but raises my taxes and what if those rescue personal  could be used some where else ...like your house on fire ....no it's not to each his own we live in a society where others are expected to risk their lives to save some one else.........seems kinda silly to me

Yeah, seeing some pretty stupid posts about the guys that were out there today..one guy saying there was 15 inches of ice, another defending these guys actions today......guess all the guys out there could do today is go through and risk the well being of rescue personnel, not like they'll end up taking an iceburg ride like the dolt did up here last year.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Mar 09, 2018, 08:02 PM
When i was a kid there would be 100 yards of planks and cinder blocks all the way to the "good" ice, I bet in the middle where there is not much moving water the ice is still thick. Not that i'm gonna go look and see. Need A hoverhut.

cny
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 09, 2018, 08:12 PM
My older brother talks about my dad and him rowing a small boat out to get on the good ice.

If you did that nowadays you would be endangering the welfare of a child.

Times have changed...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Mar 09, 2018, 08:39 PM
Not Oneida   :cookoo:


https://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2018/03/09/video-frozen-lake-moves-like-time-make-break/
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigdub22 on Mar 10, 2018, 06:14 AM
That video was awesome! Those crazy Ruskies!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Mar 10, 2018, 01:07 PM
Anyone fishing Sylvan tomorrow?  Looks like I'm gonna give it a go. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 10, 2018, 01:09 PM
 COUNT ME IN!!!!
 was guys  out using  those kite snowboards
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Mar 10, 2018, 01:44 PM
Yes they were




(https://s9.postimg.cc/tkail4ejv/Snap_Shot-20180310_133057.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/tkail4ejv/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 10, 2018, 01:50 PM
Anyone fishing Sylvan tomorrow?  Looks like I'm gonna give it a go.

There's guys out there Jason.

Spud spud spud.

I don't think any cracks and old drain holes have froze over.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Mar 10, 2018, 05:06 PM
I saw the kites. 3 shanties out too. I did not check the ice. I fished the canal for awhile, no bites. While I was there saw a guy take a canoe out. Couldn't tell if he had a wetsuit on but he did have his pfd on. brrrrr. Also briefly cast a few at Schiebels, nada. Tried Lock 23 on the way back home, no go. Must...find...fish...s oon.... aaaahhhhhggghhhh... lol.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 10, 2018, 05:28 PM
those kite things really  go ,looks like fun
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 10, 2018, 06:53 PM
I love that new camera.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Looper on Mar 11, 2018, 06:08 PM
With all the run off, the water level of the lake is so high, some people are nuts, we're going to see ice islands soon!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Mar 11, 2018, 06:56 PM
Not yet



(https://s9.postimg.cc/8zf1ev3sb/real-ice-fishing_1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/8zf1ev3sb/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 11, 2018, 07:10 PM
pond by my house was iced over a few days ago I even stepped on it  today geese are swimming in it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Mar 12, 2018, 12:31 AM
Yo Guys & Gals,

 I brought the long poles out and fished the canal yesterday morning. I was a lone warrior out there. I gave it a couple of hours effort, nary a hit. Casting sonars and bucktails. from under the bridge all the way out to the tender house.

 I kept looking out on the ice off the beach. When I got there, 3 huts could be seen. When I left , at 9:30 there were 11 huts and sitters. More were making there way out on the ice from the beach parking lot.

 After chastising the  5 who were out there the previous day, I at least felt the obligation to check the access from the rip rap shoreline along the parking lot. It didn't look that hairy at all. In fact, had I brought the  short poles I most likely would have attempted entry myself. So, mea culpa, out of ignorance of the situation and my tendency to err on the side of safety I was too quick to judge those hardy, not necessarily stupid, fishermen who chose to gain entry that day and yesterday. All this being said, I did not venture out on the ice and I did not cut any holes and I am not writing a conditions report, nor recommending access. Just apologizing to those I may have offended with my comment about being "a leader not a follower". That comment was more narrowly directed at the snowmobiler who had shown a lack of good judgement.  When you make a mistake, as I did, "man up" or in the name of gender equality "woman up"

 Boggey

  .
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 12, 2018, 05:41 AM
I think we error on the side of caution Jbog and there is nothing wrong with that. The ice blew in there and pushed all of the bad shore ice into the wall. So you can get on there okay. Not sure what will happen when the wind blows East though...

My concern isn't actually getting on the ice, it is what is under the snow once you get out there. I was out last week in a different location and found 2 spots on the way out that I would have easily fallen into if I did not have my spud. They were not obvious because they were covered in snow.

So following the leader is not a great idea right now. Unless you are literally following their tracks and spudding the whole way.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 12, 2018, 06:03 AM
before the wind I went down and the shore was gone you had to wade to get out or  maybe planks , I never actually got on the ice but it had that dark grey  honeycombed look to it ..... now that's not a ice report it's just a observation .....if you go out I suggest float suit   picks  spud and signal device or phone .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 12, 2018, 06:21 AM

All I can say is please use caution and use your spud , this is the time of year the fishing can be great but the ice can be deceiving   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 12, 2018, 06:44 AM
a buddy would be a great idea
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Mar 12, 2018, 06:53 AM
Yo Guys & Gals,

 As always.......
SPUD SPUD SPUD
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 12, 2018, 08:33 AM
a buddy would be a great idea

Trap , that's exactly what I did on Sat. was able to connect w/ a local thru F/B, met in the lot and walked out together other wise I would have been home working the Honey Do list.  I found 6in of white ice over 6in of solid black ice, getting off the rocks at shore was a bit tricky , but once out 30 feet was rock solid . 2 keeper eyes, 6 keeper perch one Burbot, good end to my ice season. those guys w/ the kites were having a blast kept me entertained mid day till the bite got better. HUGE thank you to all who post on here , and thank you to the moderators for keeping this thread going , it works for me  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 12, 2018, 11:05 AM
jimbo the day I went up I would have needed chest waders to get to the ice , by the way your the first with a  ice report .... glad you had fun and was safe  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Mar 12, 2018, 01:03 PM
ate a little crow this morning...yuk.......ju st had to try the Beach and was surprised how easy the access was from the rocks......little mushy the first 20 yds but frozen path was fine......walking was a breeze.....just brought the jet sled......8 or 10 guys out when I left at 1......fished in 19 fow and picked away for a dozen decent perch.....a few short eyes also......drilled 3 holes and found 5" of skimmed over slush then at least 16 " of ok ice.......felt very safe.......auger went thru pretty easy......there was a few inches of snow on top, but keep to the path and all was good.......IMO a 45 degree day will make that top 5"-6" of stuff will loosen up and make it nasty......to my amazement a guy accessed on the beach with a tracked argo and went out to at least 26 fow.....looked like a small tank coming out :o......wouldn't recommend that but to each their own......spud was in my hand also......this was just my observations from where I was and am not saying the whole area is good to go, so use caution and bring your safety gear
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 12, 2018, 03:04 PM
Im suprised the ice has held up or is still covering main lake i have not been out since the 75degree day. but only open water i see is the shore line and around dutchmans island and a stretch towards south shore launch. But ill say this when i was out there were some big open holes and if u cant seem them under the snow crust it would be a role of the dice. I was hoping for some teen or single temps to set it back up but i im done ready for spring. Weird season on good early cold snap had us out there fairy early and one early heat wave had it shut down early....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 13, 2018, 05:14 PM
Anybody look at the forecast?

Just after we get another foot of snow it's going to be in the teens every night. We just can't win I guess.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 13, 2018, 05:20 PM

Your right Bruce this couldn’t come at a more inopportune time 🤬
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Mar 13, 2018, 05:48 PM
I agree guys.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 13, 2018, 05:57 PM
those kite things really  go ,looks like fun

    Not for this old guys legs and back..
But it does look like fun...   ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Mar 14, 2018, 10:37 AM
    Not for this old guys legs and back..
But it does look like fun...   ;D

 Yeh, you are right Dom. You are remarkably well preserved for 118 years old. :bow: :bow: :bow:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Mar 14, 2018, 10:40 AM
    Not for this old guys legs and back..
But it does look like fun...   ;D

I hurt myself pretty good with a smaller training size traction kite.  They are fun but you have to learn how to quickly get it to stop making lift or you can go for a ride.  I took a pretty good hit in the ice after a good gust took me up 5 or 6 feet.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 15, 2018, 07:20 AM
  Just checked the Beach cam , not a single person out , I would have thought there would be a few for the last day. Maybe too much snow on the ice to walk thru ??
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 15, 2018, 07:22 AM
  Just checked the Beach cam , not a single person out , I would have thought there would be a few for the last day. Maybe too much snow on the ice to walk thru ??

Well over a foot of fresh snow tends to do that.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Mar 15, 2018, 08:13 AM
Yo Bruce,

 With 16 inches on the flat and drifts over 2 foot high, I think I will stay home and work on Sweeta-Rita's "honey do " list.  (new hard wood floors)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Mar 15, 2018, 08:20 AM
Beach Cam


(https://s9.postimg.cc/4qhpmmgq3/enough_-_Copy_2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/4qhpmmgq3/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 15, 2018, 08:58 AM
 :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

buy that man a beer
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 15, 2018, 10:08 AM

Nice Z 🖐
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 15, 2018, 12:36 PM
just checked the Camera, there is one Fella out there , just does not want to quit  ???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 15, 2018, 12:36 PM
Nice to see some of you guy's were able to find some good  ice at the Sylvan Beach access  this past week.

 I am sure there has not been anybody that was able to ice fish where I tried to fish a week and a half or so ago off the north shore. It was  very bad, weak ice there.

I see someone is out off of Sylvan Beach right now to close out the walleye season on Oneida Lake...kinda wish I was there....good luck to you all that are still out on the ice.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 15, 2018, 01:30 PM
looks like 3 out there now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Mar 15, 2018, 03:13 PM
now it looks like someone took a sled out there....not sure
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 15, 2018, 04:06 PM
 5 out there now , got a text from one of them who has 1- slob walleye, he said he thought someone was going to run a sled out , looks like they did , and went over the rocks best I can tell, did not go off the sandy part of the beach.
 Jealous as heck right now Tuesday night was thinking about taking a day off , just too busy in here

  Till next year fellas , see you on the soft water , JIMBO  out !    :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 15, 2018, 04:11 PM

Not the report that I had expected this time of year I was hoping for numbers of keeper eyes In double digits along with some nice catches of yellows
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 15, 2018, 05:32 PM
should be banging fish out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Mar 15, 2018, 06:05 PM
Nice sunset to finish the season.    :thumbsup: :clap: :bow:



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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 15, 2018, 06:45 PM
Good snap shot Zeker, great ending view... ;D  Those cameras are sweet... @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Mar 16, 2018, 11:30 AM
Good snap shot Zeker, great ending view... ;D  Those cameras are sweet... @)

Ditto. Looks like 1 guy out there in a little snow squall, but the wind is ripping that flag up on the Beach View cam.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 16, 2018, 11:41 AM
Saw a guy headed out on a tracked argo looked a little windy out there. Shore looked tight.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Mar 18, 2018, 06:42 AM
5 out there now , got a text from one of them who has 1- slob walleye, he said he thought someone was going to run a sled out , looks like they did , and went over the rocks best I can tell, did not go off the sandy part of the beach.
 Jealous as heck right now Tuesday night was thinking about taking a day off , just too busy in here

  Till next year fellas , see you on the soft water , JIMBO  out !    :'( :'( :'(
Was me out there Tuesday and yesterday with a sled.  No problem going over the rocks or traveling on the ice.  Had about 16" of ice in 18 FOW on Tuesday, yesterday went deeper to 21' and had 31" of ice - measured.  Floating jumble ice beneath that.  No issues straight out and back.  Didn't venture off the traveled path.  Lots of pins, half dozen yellows (most small) and about 1/2 dozen whites.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Mar 18, 2018, 08:44 AM
31 inches seems a lot for this winter temps.  Could you have been over some old anchor ice that froze to the 16 inches in that spot ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 18, 2018, 09:39 AM
Any slush at the beach? Every place I have checked has a layer of slush and the ice under that is not exactly hard. Hopefully that slush freezes up with these colder temps.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 18, 2018, 12:15 PM
I haven't been up checking out Oneida  but I watched  lake neatahwanta open up out in the middle  when the air temp been cold ....I don't see how it would have been run off it it opened in the middle  but it did ,interesting
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Mar 18, 2018, 02:37 PM
31 inches seems a lot for this winter temps.  Could you have been over some old anchor ice that froze to the 16 inches in that spot ?
I don't know how or when it formed but it was 31 inches of continuous ice.  It did not appear to be refrozen jumble ice.  There was loose, broken ice beneath it.  Did a huge sheet of ice slide underneath and fuse to the top layer?...I don't know.

Went out of Jewel today and fished in approx 18' of water straight out.  First 10 or 20 yards is refrozen slush about 4" thick.  Won't last long, but is over water that is shallow enough that the spud hit bottom.  After that refreeze area, the ice is better-not great, but better.  We were sitting on 18" of ice and snow.  About 10" was decent ice, the top 8 was snow, slush and refrozen slush.  The so called decent ice is still pretty soft.  Not telling anyone what's safe and what's not-just trying to give an accurate report.  Again, the 18" number was a measured number with a yardstick.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 18, 2018, 05:34 PM
You must have seen my spud marks from yesterday at jewel.

That ice is soft for sure.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Mar 18, 2018, 06:22 PM
You must have seen my spud marks from yesterday at jewel.

That ice is soft for sure.
I did.  Expected to see the maker of those marks out there today
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 18, 2018, 07:04 PM
I did.  Expected to see the maker of those marks out there today

Work got in the way of my fishing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 19, 2018, 07:04 AM
  I'll be Damned , 2 guys on the Cam off sylvan right now  :tipup: :tipup: :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 19, 2018, 10:49 AM
  4 guys out now   dammm J O B  :%$#!:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Mar 19, 2018, 11:13 AM
  4 guys out now   dammm J O B  :%$#!:

Nice job watching Cams-just joking-lol. Looked like a light East breeze-is there any open water at the West end for a potential wind blown debacle like a few years ago? That picture of the guys bringing a snowmobile in on a floating piece of ice was a classic. Snag or Filet probably still have that picture?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 19, 2018, 12:20 PM
The shoreline is pretty tight after the last 2 nights. Hopefully that ice won't be moving around for a while.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Mar 19, 2018, 01:20 PM
Todays satellite view:




(https://s13.postimg.cc/d8m5s7h83/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/d8m5s7h83/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 19, 2018, 02:03 PM
Todays satellite view:




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  tHAT IS FREAKIN AWESOME
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 19, 2018, 02:08 PM
Onebucketmike im sure snag does I wasn’t in on that amusement park ride I got called to work for that day  otherwise I would have been , lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Mar 19, 2018, 03:52 PM
Onebucketmike im sure snag does I wasn’t in on that amusement park ride I got called to work for that day  otherwise I would have been , lol

You're always my go to guys on Oneida info but that episode convinced me if I'm ever in a jam you're the guys I want in the bunker with me.
That satellite view looks nice-thanks H2O.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 19, 2018, 04:03 PM

Thanks for the compliment Mike means a lot
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 19, 2018, 05:00 PM
Ice rescue refusal... or self rescue.... Smile KP!  :P

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 19, 2018, 05:12 PM
Wow josh sure has grown since then !!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater61 on Mar 19, 2018, 05:37 PM
Wow josh sure has grown since then !!
He sure has...doubled in size I think! LOL!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: beershanty on Mar 19, 2018, 07:02 PM

(https://s18.postimg.cc/4hqmkjyz9/20180319_185108.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/4hqmkjyz9/)
you diehards got it made, the ice has been gone round here for some time now...my freezer is filling up with these but im still not sure what a "minced fish" is or where to catch one?!? are minced native to oneida? ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Mar 19, 2018, 07:48 PM
French Fries that taste AND look like fish? What a great idea. lmao :sick:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 19, 2018, 09:16 PM

Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Mar 19, 2018, 09:37 PM

you diehards got it made, the ice has been gone round here for some time now...my freezer is filling up with these but im still not sure what a "minced fish" is or where to catch one?!? are minced native to oneida? ;D

I see you had enough sense to take the picture at the grocery store and not actually buy some! Lol.
Now I could see putting them on a tungsten jig and jigging for Perch though!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: beershanty on Mar 19, 2018, 10:10 PM
I see you had enough sense to take the picture at the grocery store and not actually buy some! Lol.
Now I could see putting them on a tungsten jig and jigging for Perch though!
try using just the eye, although it is a pea HA
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: eyehi on Mar 20, 2018, 05:17 AM
that video by snagger was awesome..... good music as well ....I need to try Oneida lake next year ....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 20, 2018, 05:20 AM
Ice rescue refusal... or self rescue.... Smile KP!  :P


That was a day to remember Dave!! Josh whipped the walleye and Dad, that morning. He pulled an Uncle Freddie on me...3 drop limit!! Looks at me and says....”DONE, what’s taking you so long”???😜 Great sunrise that morning too! Freddie, yes.... he has grown up fast!! Time does fly....Life is Good!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 20, 2018, 05:30 AM
suck it up KP .....I use to say he was a good boy ,guess we all have to say good man now  :thumbsup:


now I got a bag of 36 casting bobbers  and  a long pole to pull them outta trees ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 20, 2018, 05:34 AM
that video by snagger was awesome..... good music as well ....I need to try Oneida lake next year ....
Come on down
KP that was great 👍🏻I Just hope he doesn’t pick up to many of my bad habits , but he is learning how to play head games and that’s great , got another one KP 🤪
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 20, 2018, 06:22 AM
Man im getting that itch  i may head out again shore froze up 2days ago just not sure what its like underneath in spots. i know there was open water around dutchmans and a large crack opened up between island and shore but the rest of the lake stayed covered its 4degrees here now. and sunday night i could here the lake popping and cracking i think this was the third night in single temps......any opions
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 20, 2018, 06:29 AM
Oneida   be careful and use that spud buddy  my spot froze back up and I'm thinking same as you .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ICE-ADDICT on Mar 20, 2018, 08:10 AM
2012...... That was a short but sweet season........I even made the highlight reel! lol!   Always great fishing with you guys!

If I don't find some open water soon I'm gonna FREAK!

Rick and Peggy just got back from upper Saranac , brought home a bucket of beautiful smelt, and did battle with a big laker, on 2lb. test !! Peg was ecstatic!

Great hoodie  ;)

(https://s10.postimg.cc/bj6spk7k5/29365690_605619693107836_8931418791640825856_n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/bj6spk7k5/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Mar 20, 2018, 09:23 AM
try using just the eye, although it is a pea HA

Yea, Perch eyes work, why not! I know a spot behind a McDonald's backing up to a Pond where a guy gets fries out of their trash and catches Carp!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 20, 2018, 09:36 AM
Come on down
KP that was great 👍🏻I Just hope he doesn’t pick up to many of my bad habits , but he is learning how to play head games and that’s great , got another one KP 🤪
CRAZY OL BUZZARD!!!🤡
suck it up KP .....I use to say he was a good boy ,guess we all have to say good man now  :thumbsup:


now I got a bag of 36 casting bobbers  and  a long pole to pull them outta trees ;D
Wont be long Trap!!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 20, 2018, 01:28 PM
That is a nice laker Peggy caught!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 20, 2018, 01:34 PM
Man im getting that itch  i may head out again shore froze up 2days ago just not sure what its like underneath in spots. i know there was open water around dutchmans and a large crack opened up between island and shore but the rest of the lake stayed covered its 4degrees here now. and sunday night i could here the lake popping and cracking i think this was the third night in single temps......any opions

I got on okay off the north shore yesterday afternoon. First 50 yards of ice was iffy, then the next section was crust then slush then soft ice. Once I got out a ways there was 10" - 12" of snow and no slush. The ice with no slush was more solid too.

Put 2 Keeper eyes back. Kept 20 perch. Also caught a nice burbot that swallowed the hook. Going to see how they taste.

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 20, 2018, 02:01 PM
  8 guys on the cam off the beach now
LUCKY DOGS    >:(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 20, 2018, 02:02 PM
  8 guys on the cam off the beach now
LUCKY DOGS    >:(

  NICE HAUL REEL
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fish4fun8 on Mar 20, 2018, 03:05 PM
  8 guys on the cam off the beach now
LUCKY DOGS    >:(
I will be there tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: greenhead on Mar 20, 2018, 04:19 PM
I got on okay off the north shore yesterday afternoon. First 50 yards of ice was iffy, then the next section was crust then slush then soft ice. Once I got out a ways there was 10" - 12" of snow and no slush. The ice with no slush was more solid too.

Put 2 Keeper eyes back. Kept 20 perch. Also caught a nice burbot that swallowed the hook. Going to see how they taste.

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    I think you might of been in the area we were yesterday Reeleyz,are bite was good  in the morning and died off after 1 30.Sounds like it picked up for you,buddy is out there today says a guy is blAzing a trail in a snowmobile.Also said the bite was a little tougher.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 20, 2018, 04:38 PM


Well done Bruce 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 20, 2018, 06:04 PM
Thanks Fred.

Different spot greenhead. There was nobody within miles of me!  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: greenhead on Mar 20, 2018, 06:10 PM
In that case I think I saw you on the way home and your right no one within miles haa.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Mar 20, 2018, 11:09 PM
Nice catch reeleyz! Gotta love that north shore. It looks pretty solid on that NASA photo. Great on the spot report. ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Mar 21, 2018, 02:40 AM
Yo Bruce,

 How to go bud. I am stuck in the house trying to finish up the hard wood floor before my Sweeta-Rita gets back from NOLA. Still got to put the base board and molding back on and she gets off the plane at 1 PM today. After that I am going to chase the waning ice with you young guys. I need a partner though. Don't go out this time of year with out one and a spud. Hey, I might coin that expression. If you go out late ice season, "Take a bud and a spud"

 Boggey
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Mar 21, 2018, 08:17 AM
Side by Side stuck on the beach cam. Looks like it went thru as soon as it got on.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 21, 2018, 08:49 AM
He’s out ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Mar 21, 2018, 09:00 AM
I think it was just deep snow he was stuck in.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Mar 21, 2018, 09:06 AM
Not to be deterred, looks like they went right back out. So shore ice is weak?


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 21, 2018, 09:58 AM
Is it to much to ask for a pan & zoom on that camera...lol... before the bikinis come out!  @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 21, 2018, 01:35 PM
Is it to much to ask for a pan & zoom on that camera...lol... before the bikinis come out!  @)


   :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 21, 2018, 01:57 PM
Rug you sure you want to see up close the bathing Sylvan beauties. lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 21, 2018, 02:18 PM
Rug you sure you want to see up close the bathing Sylvan beauties. lol

Yeah you have a point there, it is CNY after a long winter. Some things are hard to unsee!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Mar 21, 2018, 05:09 PM
Yikes!! be careful what you wish for  whew....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 22, 2018, 06:01 AM
Fished from 1:00 - 5:00 yesterday and took home another 22 perch. These were smaller, mostly 9" -10"ers.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 22, 2018, 07:05 AM
Nice fish'n reeleyz..... @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 22, 2018, 07:33 AM

Bruce those perch are just fine , that knife can’t tell the difference , at least mine doesn’t care 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 22, 2018, 07:39 AM
Fished from 1:00 - 5:00 yesterday and took home another 22 perch. These were smaller, mostly 9" -10"ers.


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ain't nothing wrong with that at all  my fillet knife has no rust ....good job 

I really didn't think that ice would tighten back up but I was wrong  ...lets all just be careful guys   ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Mar 22, 2018, 08:21 AM
Nice catch again reeleyz...it looks like the males might be schooling around the females.

And they're getting ready for just the right time and place to start the party. ;D

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 22, 2018, 08:51 AM
Thanks guys.

This high sun definitely softens it up pretty good. I think that shore ice will be shot after a couple of warm days.

We are closing in on 3 months of ice fishing. Can't complain about that.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 22, 2018, 07:33 PM
I thinkyour right  they say 50's Tuesday and wed and the days are getting longer
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 24, 2018, 04:52 PM
Saw quite a few guys out today from sylvan to Bernhards Bay. Hopefully everyone got into the perch! Beautiful day to be out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 24, 2018, 06:18 PM
south  shore  has  a lot  of open  water lakeport bay was  wide open   when I  got  to  south  bay  was  open  water  in  front  of the  marina  and  slips  and   Verona state  park  but I  seen  a  couple  guys  out their  fishing ....good  luck  and  use  your  heads
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 25, 2018, 05:28 PM
I couldn't resist one more short trip this afternoon. What awesome weather!

Fished for a few hours and kept 11 perch and got a sunburn.  ;D

The shore ice softened up quite a bit. This week will do it in I think. This was my last trip.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 25, 2018, 05:59 PM
Tough to give it up huh Bruce??😁 Good Work bud!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 25, 2018, 06:21 PM
Tough to give it up huh Bruce??😁 Good Work bud!!😎

You ain't kidding!  ;D

Luckily work and the weather are going to form an intervention!

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 25, 2018, 06:53 PM
You ain't kidding!  ;D

Luckily work and the weather are going to form an intervention!
I hear ya!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 25, 2018, 08:25 PM
Well wrapped up my ice season as well this evening. Chased the panfish a few times this last week on Oneida. Had to use some lumber to get on and off the ice today lol. What a beautiful evening to be out there! I always hate to see it go but time for spring like weather.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 25, 2018, 08:42 PM
Good deal Bobby. I'm glad you took advantage of this weather. It's doesn't get much better!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 25, 2018, 09:56 PM

Glad you guys got out for another trip on Oneida , well I’m looking forward to a few more outings before hanging up my spud for the 2018 season , then off to jigging from the boat 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Mar 28, 2018, 04:17 AM
Yo Guys and Gals,

 Old Boggey thought he would give Oneida a last try before all the ice went out. I accessed at Sylvan Beach parking lot. Me along with about 7 other stalwarts. I might mention, but not advocate , there were 2 snow mobiles out there as well. Actually , after a long walk out (pail sitter), I cut my first hole. My nils measures 42 inches from the tip of my auger to the first horizontal on my crank arm. I used all of that to break through the Swiss cheese ice mat. I hesitate to use the word ice as it was alternating layers of ice over snow over mush etc. After the first hole I started to use the holes the ice fishermen had made the previous day, Much easier on the old shoulder.

 Now I'm not going to say I was "snake bit" but dang well close. After a hard morning of moving and cutting in someone elses holes , I managed 3 keepers and threw 3 dinks back in the holes. Couldn't drag up a thing with the jigs. The only thing They were biting on were the 2 dead sticks I hung out with fat heads.

 Did I mention I had a brief senior moment when first walking out on the ice. One of the 2 snowmobilers who came out, passed me and relayed to me , In my haste to get out on the ice , I had left the rear door open on my truck? I asked him if he had closed it for me. He answered no. "I don't mess with other peoples property" . Actually, quite prudent from my prospective. I thanked him for telling me and I dropped my pail and auger and made the long trek back in to the parking lot to close the door. When I arrived back at the parking lot. I noticed the door was closed . Somewhat perplexed, I was left with the impression he was playing with me or more likely, some other good Samaritan had closed the door for me. I only disclose this as a cautionary tale. The older you get, the more things like this happen. If you are not there yet, but getting closer, you would do well to make little mental "check list" before loading up the truck or leaving the truck to venture out on the ice.

Before I forget  ;D ;D this is my last trip out on hard water at Oneida this year. I will keep an eye on Goose bay and Chippewa to see if they get through the warm temps and rain today. My next foray just might be with the long poles at Kring's for "Ice Out". In any event. I hope you all had a good season on the ice. Stay safe and hope to see you all over on MFF. 

Boggey
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 28, 2018, 05:19 AM
Nice report Jboggey.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: eyehi on Mar 28, 2018, 05:24 AM
glad you got one more trip in jim .... I may be headed for chippawa bay Friday myself .... from what I hear the bite is hit or miss there ...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Apr 03, 2018, 01:02 PM
Lookout Tomorrow!

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Apr 03, 2018, 01:18 PM
Wow that moved a lot since this morning.

There will be some piles of ice tomorrow!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Apr 03, 2018, 02:46 PM
I agree.....lots of open water around now.......tonight and tomorrow could be a little crazy on the east and north shore.....I would move docks and such away from shorelines
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Apr 03, 2018, 02:58 PM
hey  don't  be  going out there  without a spud!  and  you'll need a long plank!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Apr 04, 2018, 09:19 AM
That ice moved back in fast. The wind just picked up.

http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/ (http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Apr 04, 2018, 03:28 PM
What a difference a day makes.

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Apr 04, 2018, 03:29 PM
That ice moved back in fast. The wind just picked up.

http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/ (http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/)

Yea, that flag is getting ripped to shreds.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Apr 04, 2018, 03:57 PM
Ice out boys!! This is apps

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Apr 04, 2018, 03:59 PM
Was at sylvan but phone died. 3 news crews down there. Ice is really piling up there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Apr 04, 2018, 04:16 PM

Great pics bob
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Apr 04, 2018, 06:28 PM
Heard from the hatchery today - there are some fish in the creek.  They hope to be operating, possibly some day next week.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Apr 05, 2018, 04:59 AM
Nice pics Bobby.

The ice was like a jigsaw puzzle with smashed up edges at sunset. I am really curious to see what it looks like this morning.

Holy cow was that wind rippin'!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Apr 05, 2018, 07:30 AM
By the looks of things in the constantia area the ice is all off the lake. Some chunks here and there but blue water as far as I can see.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Apr 05, 2018, 08:27 AM
Last night on Ch5 they had a video of the ice rolling up onto Sylvan Beach someplace...I've never seen it live like that before...kinda awesome to see ICE breaking on the shoreline like a BIG wave crashing on the beach...but in slow motion...Really kool to see.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bowski76 on Apr 05, 2018, 01:00 PM
Here is a video of it, amazing considering there's no current; I've only seen this on the Hudson.

http://www.syracuse.com/weather/index.ssf/2018/04/watch_a_wall_of_ice_creep_over_sylvan_beach_shoreline_video.html
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wec on Apr 05, 2018, 02:21 PM
Cool video.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 29, 2018, 01:35 PM
Wasssssup! Another ice season is closing in. Feel free to post reports, post pics, bs, and ask advise. Hope to see everyone check in. Have a safe season!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 29, 2018, 02:33 PM

Bob think our eye bite will be as good as our spring summer bite was ? 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 29, 2018, 02:56 PM
I hope so! Can’t wait.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Dec 29, 2018, 02:56 PM
howdy fellers..........gonna be awhile for Oneida ice I'm afraid.....gotta get out of this current weather pattern.........hope we all are safe and have a great season
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 29, 2018, 03:03 PM

I think we will do ok , but you always do anyway scout
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 29, 2018, 03:09 PM
I am patiently waiting!

It still looks like a good 2 or 3 weeks out.

The eye bite has been en fuego this month from the boat.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Dec 29, 2018, 03:37 PM
I think we will do ok , but you always do anyway scout
awe shucks Fred, I'm blushing....lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 29, 2018, 03:55 PM

Bruce it has been a banner year for sure , And not just eyes 🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 29, 2018, 04:07 PM
The way these winters have been lately it probably saves a lot of perch and eyes from getting the knife.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Dec 29, 2018, 04:46 PM
Had to do a double take Bobby DeadEyez....DIEHARDS thread !
choo choo checking in  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Dec 29, 2018, 05:08 PM
i'm waiting.  Be there when there is ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rynofirefighter on Dec 29, 2018, 05:28 PM
Keep us updated
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 29, 2018, 05:36 PM
do i need my power  auger yet?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Dec 29, 2018, 06:06 PM
do i need my power  auger yet?

Is it gas, electric or coffee powered?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 29, 2018, 06:21 PM
 :roflmao: the coffee powered  one  won't  start  once  the ice gets past 6 inches
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Dec 29, 2018, 06:33 PM
Howdy all.  I'm gonna get rid of the itch tomorrow morning.  Thinking will be in oneida in less then 2 weeks.  Will see if this wind cooperates. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Dec 30, 2018, 05:50 AM
The way these winters have been lately it probably saves a lot of perch and eyes from getting the knife.
  Those burbots too. They get pounded in some spots during the ice season.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: justcallmejoe on Dec 30, 2018, 07:23 AM
Like ol' Tom Petty says (said) The waiting is the hardest part. This weather has not been good so far this year. I can't wait to get back on Oneida Lake.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Dec 30, 2018, 08:15 AM
Any ice forming on Big Bay yet ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 30, 2018, 07:03 PM
Howdy all.  I'm gonna get rid of the itch tomorrow morning.  Thinking will be in oneida in less then 2 weeks.  Will see if this wind cooperates.
So....how’d you do?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Dec 30, 2018, 08:11 PM
So....how’d you do?

A couple perch.  Nothing exciting.  Wasn't expecting much but it was nice to sit on ice again..
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Dec 31, 2018, 09:26 AM
I cant wait to get on Oneida, in the meantime im scratching that itch on the smaller waters of madison county. I hope to see you all on Oneida lake soon.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Dec 31, 2018, 11:17 AM
can't wait for Onieda to be hard, went partridge hunting this morning , mt.   Coyote tracks everywhere ,may hunt them soon,got the E call just need the ambition
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 31, 2018, 05:31 PM
A couple perch.  Nothing exciting.  Wasn't expecting much but it was nice to sit on ice again..
(https://i.postimg.cc/G4zG2FDR/IMG-20181230-101732032.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/G4zG2FDR)
nice at least you got on some ice!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 31, 2018, 05:34 PM
Took a ride from Constantia to Sylvan Beach and back today. Whole east end is wide open as far as the eye can see. West half of the lake held onto some really thin ice that will surely be blown/melted away overnight I would guess. Need a cold snap!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mr. Jitterbugger on Dec 31, 2018, 08:09 PM
should be a good year! just have to wait for some ice!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 01, 2019, 05:01 AM
Happy New Year everyone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 01, 2019, 08:37 AM
Happy New Year!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 01, 2019, 08:50 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/qg4gFXx4/8-E6-E5-E57-1605-486-D-9-AB9-AFBB297-F4242.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qg4gFXx4)This ice held on great during the high winds and rain. If the main lake doesn’t freeze soon... you guys know where I’ll be!!!!! It’s a private spot guys.... nevermind!!!!😈🎣🕳😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 01, 2019, 08:54 AM

Yea but the guy that owns it doesn’t patrol 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 01, 2019, 09:03 AM
😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 01, 2019, 09:18 AM
hmmmmmm  I ain't  saying a  word
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 01, 2019, 09:24 AM

Trapp he’s going to be sorry he blew that spot up , guys should know better than to put back ground in the pic 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 01, 2019, 09:34 AM
Freddie the  caravan is packing  right now!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 01, 2019, 10:00 AM
Happy New Year Diehards!

PerchEyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 01, 2019, 11:14 AM
I have the coordinates to that spot 😜 It’s a great spot if you don’t mind listening to Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre while you fish
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 01, 2019, 11:45 AM
I have the coordinates to that spot 😜 It’s a great spot if you don’t mind listening to Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre while you fish
Lol!!! LAID BACK,  SIPPIN’ ON GIN AN JUICE....😜
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 01, 2019, 12:25 PM
If he doesnt patrol, it wont be private anymore ;D. I have a "private" spot too but it looks like the Walmart parking lot on black friday these days.

I may take the boat out next week if this keeps up,
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 01, 2019, 03:08 PM
If he doesnt patrol, it wont be private anymore ;D. I have a "private" spot too but it looks like the Walmart parking lot on black friday these days
If he doesnt patrol, it wont be private anymore ;D. I have a "private" spot too but it looks like the Walmart parking lot on black friday these days.

Not all of us fish and tell 😉

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 01, 2019, 06:51 PM
If he doesnt patrol, it wont be private anymore ;D. I have a "private" spot too but it looks like the Walmart parking lot on black friday these days.

I may take the boat out next week if this keeps up,
I may take you up on a boat ride.... right to that private spot!!!!😁 Good to see you here Matt.
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Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 01, 2019, 09:53 PM
Happy New year
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Jan 02, 2019, 07:08 AM
Kp your welcome on my boat anyrtime. I  found a wad of smallies last fall i bet theyre still there waiting for us.

Freddie - i know who can keep quiet and who cant. That parking lot was epic last year.
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Post by: s10xr on Jan 02, 2019, 09:59 AM
Coming into work this morning that lake looked like it was the best lock up yet.  Forecast doesn't look bad hopefully wind and snow can cooperate. 
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 02, 2019, 12:27 PM
cant see any open water ...
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 02, 2019, 12:32 PM

Freddie - i know who can keep quiet and who cant. That parking lot was epic last year.
Your always welcome to fish with us
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 02, 2019, 07:40 PM
Kp your welcome on my boat anyrtime. I  found a wad of smallies last fall i bet theyre still there waiting for us.

Freddie - i know who can keep quiet and who cant. That parking lot was epic last year.
Thanks Slammy....always an EPIC time!!😁
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Post by: mladuc on Jan 03, 2019, 05:48 AM
fished this lake once in the boat caught some nice walleye
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Post by: wallyworld on Jan 03, 2019, 07:03 AM
So much for the skim ice from yesterday  :'( 

(https://i.postimg.cc/sQgXmy12/Snap-Shot-20190103-080048.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sQgXmy12)
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 03, 2019, 09:05 AM
Wide open again in front of the house. 7 day forecast doesn't look promising for ice making . Might be a while no matter what Trapper says.
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Post by: moosefeet on Jan 03, 2019, 10:30 AM
Hey 600, What will you charge for parking when the lot is full at Lewis? Been thinking about getting my boat out and giving it a whirl, waiting for Mother Nature is getting old!
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 03, 2019, 01:14 PM
Geez Moose that would open a can of worms lol. We are already full.
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 03, 2019, 01:16 PM
I don't understand why more people don't use Verona Beach. They have a huge lot and it's only a few miles from Lewis.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 03, 2019, 04:21 PM
Geez Moose that would open a can of worms lol. We are already full.
Lol 🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 03, 2019, 04:46 PM
Wide open again in front of the house. 7 day forecast doesn't look promising for ice making . Might be a while no matter what Trapper says.

oh no don't start trapper ain't saying s--- I will never give another ice report on here  ...buy a spud and a life jacket and go check for yourself
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Post by: moosefeet on Jan 03, 2019, 05:04 PM
I don't understand why more people don't use Verona Beach. They have a huge lot and it's only a few miles from Lewis.
If you have a machine it’s not a big deal but to walk it would be a hike!
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 03, 2019, 07:07 PM
I'm with you Trap. I have no problem walking , when it's easy going 2 miles each way on glare is a breeze for this old guy.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 04, 2019, 05:54 AM

I to don’t mind using the ol shoe leather express helps keep this young man in shape 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 04, 2019, 06:11 AM
I let Freddie drag me out on the sled  I'm older then he is :roflmao:

I'm going  to go check on that place  i'll let you know 
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 04, 2019, 06:38 AM

 Wish I could go but the wife has an after X-mas party with old coworkers so I’ll have to put up with wings , pizza and maybe a little 🥃 🥴
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 04, 2019, 06:46 AM
hey that's not a bad thing .... i'll give you a call let ya know whats what
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Jan 04, 2019, 10:07 AM
Hey Freddy. That doesn't sound too bad. What time can Trapper and I come over?  :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 04, 2019, 10:18 AM
Let’s see if the old dog finds some ice a tad over 2”s 😉 I struck out on the 2 I checked mine were pushing an 1.5”
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Post by: bigal409 on Jan 04, 2019, 10:55 AM
Come on down this way Freddy. We have around 6" on some of the waters that I've been on.   ;D ;D
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Post by: perch-hound on Jan 04, 2019, 01:27 PM
Good to see some of the old familiar names on here, hope to catch up to some out on the ice!
I always bring food n beer if that helps, lol.
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Post by: big_guy_13021 on Jan 04, 2019, 04:45 PM
Al do you know how to read a ruler...😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 04, 2019, 05:18 PM
The temps for next might actually get us on our way to some fishing 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Jan 04, 2019, 05:18 PM
Saw a few boats out today between the sheets of skim ice, looked pretty Epic!

The lake would probably lock overnight if it got near zero, it was a lot more skimmed than i expected.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rippinlips89 on Jan 04, 2019, 08:58 PM
Hey guys I’m new to this forum but we take a trip to Oneida every single year, have always fished sylvan beach / Lewis point area. This year we are venturing off to the other end of the lake , we are staying in brewerton the first weekend of February(hopefully there will be ice!?). My question is how is the eye/perch fishing on that end of lake?  Seems like the whole lake is really just all around good to fish but just looking for some tips or pointers. Thanks , Kyle
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 05, 2019, 08:05 AM
The far west end is shallow,. If you're after perch and eyes, best area is from around frenchmens islands east.

My advice is to look at a lake map and pick some bumps, steep drops and fish around those. Keep moving until u find biters. Also stay away from crowds, once an area gets over pressured the fushing drops off.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Jan 05, 2019, 08:09 AM
The far west end is shallow,. If you're after perch and eyes, best area is from around frenchmens islands east.

My advice is to look at a lake map and pick some bumps, steep drops and fish around those. Keep moving until u find biters. Also stay away from crowds, once an area gets over pressured the fushing drops off.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 05, 2019, 08:21 AM
good amount of skim ice but it will be open by days end im sure
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rippinlips89 on Jan 05, 2019, 11:22 AM
The far west end is shallow,. If you're after perch and eyes, best area is from around frenchmens islands east.

My advice is to look at a lake map and pick some bumps, steep drops and fish around those. Keep moving until u find biters. Also stay away from crowds, once an area gets over pressured the fushing drops off.
thanks slamboney  I have the navionics app on my iPhone and have been studying a lot of the lake.  Shackleton shoals looks promising and a lot of the surrounding islands. Good info for staying away from the crowd too.  That’s good to know
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 06, 2019, 04:48 PM
The forecast looks a little better. It could lock next weekend.
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Post by: s10xr on Jan 06, 2019, 05:48 PM
The forecast looks a little better. It could lock next weekend.

Planning on Sunday. 
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Post by: mcully on Jan 06, 2019, 09:02 PM
Can’t take it. If Wednesday really looks 40s and winds not crazy boats going in.
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Post by: mdm25549 on Jan 06, 2019, 09:23 PM
Check the weather after Wednesday we’ll be on the ice soon I do believe
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 07, 2019, 05:45 AM
Can’t take it. If Wednesday really looks 40s and winds not crazy boats going in.
I'm guessing the lake skimmed over good last night......11 and no breeze in cicero right now......if that wind tomorrow doesn't destroy it, this should be the start.....
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 07, 2019, 06:23 AM
Yep. East end is locked. Now the big question of what 40deg, high winds, rain and snow do between now and Thursday night.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 07, 2019, 06:34 AM
At least the winds are supposed to be low later this week and no snow over the weekend.  ;D
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Post by: jakep138 on Jan 07, 2019, 08:07 AM
What’s going on guys , while everyone is still waiting on ice here’s a few recent outings , the boat doesn’t get put away ever .. see you guys on hardwater soon .
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(https://i.postimg.cc/94SRyMLj/BE8-F0-C0-C-478-A-4-DB9-8-A58-37-B79-ED48391.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/94SRyMLj)

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(https://i.postimg.cc/2Vzdx0Qj/F9-B17-BF6-3-B74-40-B5-AD47-16-BABE71-F40-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/2Vzdx0Qj)

(https://i.postimg.cc/ZCVqrnqD/FC4-DBD70-C335-4-EF1-8-DAA-910-BEB31-E347.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZCVqrnqD)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Jan 07, 2019, 08:19 AM
Don't worry about the ice guys, it looks like you're all too late...Jake caught them all! :o Lmao Way to go Jake!!
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 07, 2019, 09:51 AM
Great job Jake. I don’t think we’ll be dodging ice bergs again this weekend.  ;D
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Post by: Mancaveburnett on Jan 07, 2019, 10:41 AM
nice job jake, thats some great fishing.
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 07, 2019, 10:53 AM
Yeah it skimmed over again I cant see any open water
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 07, 2019, 11:44 AM

Hey Jake everyone likes the easy bite , 😜 good job I’ll see ya soon
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Post by: jakep138 on Jan 07, 2019, 12:31 PM
Lol very true , you wouldn’t believe the boats huddled around this Saturday Freddy 👏oh well . Been going strong, I know some lakes that don’t freeze and hold a few stripers 😁
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Post by: Loudmouth879 on Jan 07, 2019, 12:39 PM
Nice Fish
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 07, 2019, 01:12 PM

 Jake your getting plenty of use from that new boat
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Post by: tblaster123 on Jan 07, 2019, 02:00 PM
nice haul, those perch are absolute tanks. Never fished Oneida... have no idea where to even start.
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Post by: choo choo on Jan 07, 2019, 03:10 PM
Nice haul of fish jakep138....especially those perch !  super
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 07, 2019, 03:21 PM
Great job Jake..   :clap: :clap:
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Post by: Rippinlips89 on Jan 07, 2019, 04:15 PM
We booked our trip for first weekend in February!!  I don’t think there will be enough ice for atvs by then but hoping enough to walk on 🤞
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 07, 2019, 04:26 PM
There will be plenty of ice for machines by then.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 07, 2019, 05:17 PM
 
I agree with the moose
I’d bring the wheelers if I were you ,
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Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 07, 2019, 05:19 PM
Heading up Friday to have a look spend weekend a camp see if I can fish a PBR outta the minnow tank at Apps
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 07, 2019, 06:40 PM
Heading up Friday to have a look spend weekend a camp see if I can fish a PBR outta the minnow tank at Apps
  🍺 👍🏻
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 07, 2019, 06:53 PM
Way to get after them Jake! 🤙🏻
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Post by: Rippinlips89 on Jan 07, 2019, 06:54 PM
There will be plenty of ice for machines by then.
Really??  Awesome.  That makes me feel a lot better.  Not that I mind walking but the wheeler makes things easy.  Thanks for heads up. Can’t wait to put the shiver minnows to work 🤟🏻
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 08, 2019, 01:10 AM
normally there is enough ice by then for machines it can make ice fast in the right condtions i remember 1yr that in 5 days it went from wide open to 7-8 in of ice
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Post by: jakep138 on Jan 08, 2019, 06:01 AM
Jake your getting plenty of use from that new boat
Yes sir , she’s not designed to sit and be winterized , she likes to have full live Wells to keep her happy . Not going to argue with her 😁hope to see ya soon bud.
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Post by: Pequod1 on Jan 08, 2019, 06:29 AM
Nice job Jake. I didn’t know you had a new boat. Looks like you babtized it well.
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Post by: jakep138 on Jan 08, 2019, 06:48 AM
Nice job Jake. I didn’t know you had a new boat. Looks like you babtized it well.
Yes sir , been good to me so far .
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Post by: trundog on Jan 08, 2019, 07:58 AM
Is the Oneida Lake View webcam offline or is it just my computer being persnickety?  Seems to be locked on January 2 at 5:14 pm
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 08, 2019, 08:19 AM
 http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/   (http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/)
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Post by: trundog on Jan 08, 2019, 08:24 AM
http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/   (http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/)

Thanks, I've been watching this one too, the north shore cam was the one I was referring to.
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 08, 2019, 08:26 AM
Thanks, I've been watching this one too, the north shore cam was the one I was referring to.

   Yup its stuck...      :-\
http://oneidalakeview.com/   (http://oneidalakeview.com/)
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Post by: trundog on Jan 08, 2019, 08:29 AM
Thank you for the confirmation!
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 08, 2019, 08:35 AM
shes opened back up thought she might hold until the cold snap but the wind from last night got it to bad the sheets that are floating around look to be over an inch thick
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 08, 2019, 03:03 PM
goofiest gaddam winter I've seen in quite awhile........lightnin g and thunder with heavy rain as we speak........can this get any worse
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 08, 2019, 03:45 PM
goofiest gaddam winter I've seen in quite awhile........lightnin g and thunder with heavy rain as we speak........can this get any worse
X2 just dumb
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 08, 2019, 05:08 PM

I heard it up my way
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 08, 2019, 06:08 PM
goofiest gaddam winter I've seen in quite awhile........lightnin g and thunder with heavy rain as we speak........can this get any worse

Thunder here too.

I don't know, last winter was pretty special too. Remember February was more like April?

Winter is coming...
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 09, 2019, 05:55 AM
I heard that thunder too Bruce. Then the sky turned black. On my way to pick up my son from school at 3:30 it was almost completely dark out. Crazy!
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 09, 2019, 06:25 AM
the cold  starts wondering in today
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Post by: DUGuy on Jan 09, 2019, 06:28 AM
Checked sylvan beach cam. Get your boogey board out. Hopefully the wind settles later on.
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Post by: Mhill on Jan 09, 2019, 08:03 AM
Anyone think there will be a small village on big bay this Sunday?
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 09, 2019, 08:13 AM

 Welcome to the site Mhill
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Post by: Mhill on Jan 09, 2019, 10:23 AM
Welcome to the site Mhill

Thanks filetandrelease.
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Post by: bobcat85 on Jan 10, 2019, 06:27 AM
Am I seeing sylvan beach webcam correctly? Is there ice up there?
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Post by: Rynofirefighter on Jan 10, 2019, 06:37 AM
There a link for that cam?
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 10, 2019, 06:43 AM
Am I seeing sylvan beach webcam correctly? Is there ice up there?

There is some ice forming despite the wind. It reminds me of the freeze in 2015 where it froze despite the wind. Hopefully most of it stays open until the snow stops though...
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 10, 2019, 06:44 AM
There a link for that cam?

You can find several different cams here. The North Shore Cam is stuck right now.

http://www.oneidalakeassociation.org/ (http://www.oneidalakeassociation.org/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 10, 2019, 07:02 AM
does not appear to be anything solid lots of floating slush, which may make more ice in short time
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 10, 2019, 07:13 AM
Chapman park cam is working
 Bruce if memory serves it was a rough walk out for a ways do to being  busted up and refroze
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 10, 2019, 07:41 AM
Chapman park cam is working
 Bruce if memory serves it was a rough walk out for a ways do to being  busted up and refroze

Remember the North Shore last year? It was nuts. The ice was jagged for miles.
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Post by: trundog on Jan 10, 2019, 08:04 AM
Remember the North Shore last year? It was nuts. The ice was jagged for miles.

That was a tough drag over that jagged ice last year
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 10, 2019, 08:07 AM

Talk about a pain in the butt , that was tough on this ol boys legs , I refused to run my sled until it smoothed out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 10, 2019, 08:50 AM
when it sets up tonight should not be to rough the wind does not appear to be stacking it at least where i am as every knows each shore line is not the same, but I do think if this slush stays and in areas were it is you will have ice fast
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 10, 2019, 02:29 PM
I remember 2015 the lake was white caps in the morning locked up in the afternoon. That was crazy.
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Post by: Tbell112 on Jan 10, 2019, 04:46 PM
House I was working on right by Chapman Park
(https://i.postimg.cc/gnG9mGW2/B4-A4110-D-9-C99-4352-9051-D4702-B449-D18.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gnG9mGW2)
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Post by: trundog on Jan 11, 2019, 08:50 AM
Anybody do a drive by on their way to work this morning?
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Post by: Mancaveburnett on Jan 11, 2019, 09:38 AM
Any guesses on what day people will be on the ice fishing Oneida?
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Post by: Mancaveburnett on Jan 11, 2019, 09:42 AM
Im guessing by Monday
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Post by: Rugburn on Jan 11, 2019, 09:51 AM
Yeah, that gives the retired guys a head start!
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Post by: trundog on Jan 11, 2019, 09:52 AM
I may have to come down with the brown bottle flu Monday
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Post by: anthony19941994 on Jan 11, 2019, 10:09 AM
Hey guys,
    A buddy and I are looking to come over and do some perch/walleye fishing. We hit Devils lake in 2017, Winnebago 2018 and are keeping it closer to home for this season and trying Onieda mid February for a week. Never fished the area and was hoping for some tips around the lake. Is there any reputable guides around? Can we get by with a wheeler or should I plan on packing the sled? Any tips to finding success here is very appreciated.
Thank you
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Post by: Buckethead on Jan 11, 2019, 11:03 AM
many of the regs on this site are better than a guide [ in my opinion] and have helped many ,as for atv or sled it is all to do with the snow. some years we have a lot of snow and you need a sled and other years a sled needs more snow
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Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Jan 11, 2019, 12:24 PM
Im guessing by Monday
I guess would be  Wednesday
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Post by: paul23 on Jan 11, 2019, 12:48 PM
Id guess maybe tomorrow.
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Post by: tblaster123 on Jan 11, 2019, 12:50 PM
hell im on it right now
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Post by: Garufi518 on Jan 11, 2019, 12:53 PM
Atta boy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2019, 12:55 PM
hell im on it right now
Long as your on it take a pic and a short report , if your not please don’t give misleading info 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mr. Jitterbugger on Jan 11, 2019, 01:00 PM
My guess is sunday. Here's a view from this afternoon of the south shore looking north at Frenchmans island. Still some open water pockets that I can see. Lot of chunks that blew in nearshore seem to be locked in. The dark patches in the photo are open water. 

(https://i.postimg.cc/sGpDXmNk/20190111-135338.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sGpDXmNk)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2019, 01:02 PM

Cool pic Mr J
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 11, 2019, 01:05 PM
Oneida is always iffy maybe the bays by sunday but im guessing not until next weekend for the main lake, I caant see any open waters there may be a few small open holes , it froze kinda rough but not to bad
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2019, 02:10 PM
sylvan beach looks  locked up   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ice head Ed on Jan 11, 2019, 02:18 PM
I can't wait to hit the ice. getting cabin fever. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 11, 2019, 03:04 PM
I did not see any open water from Cleveland to Constantia.

There is almost no snow on the ice either.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Randy218 on Jan 11, 2019, 04:29 PM
I’m hoping to give Oneida a try this year for perch and walleye I know I’ve read the perch typically hang around on the flats in 30-40’ depth (hopefully that’s correct), but what do you guys look for on the map for walleye locations. Similar spots?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 11, 2019, 04:43 PM
I was just up at camp drove the whole nortshore did not see any open water looks like we have a good start. Stop into Apps was talking with Dave Ron and Joe the walls are packed with gear ready to go. Funny how u can go to 2 or 3 Big outdoors stores and and they don't add up the the stuff Apps has in stock best selection of the jigs that work on the lake hands down.....be safe if anyone ventures out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ice pirate 74 on Jan 11, 2019, 04:51 PM
I’m ready, looks like it’s going to stay be safe everybody, and don’t rush it , And spud spud spud :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ERIEPERCH on Jan 11, 2019, 05:04 PM
I’m hoping to give Oneida a try this year for perch and walleye I know I’ve read the perch typically hang around on the flats in 30-40’ depth (hopefully that’s correct), but what do you guys look for on the map for walleye locations. Similar spots?

In my experience stay on the north western section of the lake for a good mixed bag but ive done good every where on the lake.  Great lake to learn how to use your electronics because of the numbers of fish.  Walleye are easier to find than the perch in my opinion
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 11, 2019, 05:06 PM
ANY ICE ON ONEIDA YET?????😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 11, 2019, 05:10 PM
 :afro: :afro:
Let me know when.. ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Jan 11, 2019, 05:51 PM
ANY ICE ON ONEIDA YET?????😜
Think I could bring my tracked ATV this weekend?  Maybe Sunday?  JK!  ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ice pirate 74 on Jan 11, 2019, 05:56 PM
Nope
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Jan 11, 2019, 07:06 PM
Think I could bring my tracked ATV this weekend?  Maybe Sunday?  JK!  ::)

The crazy part is, there will be guys checking it tomorrow. Be safe everybody, theres plenty of ice up north

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2019, 07:43 PM
The crazy part is, there will be guys checking it tomorrow. Be safe everybody, theres plenty of ice up north
Maybe from reply # 139 that you were on it today , not cool
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2019, 07:48 PM
THE ICE  IS NOT SAFE ON ONIDEA YET !!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mr. Jitterbugger on Jan 11, 2019, 08:28 PM
Agreed, and rethinking my suggestion for sunday as a go. Wasnt too impressed with ice growth i saw by the end of today.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: nyguide on Jan 11, 2019, 08:33 PM
Won’t be long now!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 12, 2019, 07:50 AM
Maybe from reply # 139 that you were on it today , not cool
x2!!!!!!😡
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 12, 2019, 08:00 AM
remember we have a lot of new and  inexperienced fisherman , they follow every word we say ..... they don't know how to determine safe ice .... I'm sure no one meant any harm but lets not joke and lead anyone astray ....the lake just locked up ,it's not safe yet . my suggestion is   go by a spud or make one  ,good luck be safe  ....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 12, 2019, 08:26 AM
My flight came in along the length of lake last night.  There were still quite a few open water pockets along the south shore but the rest was locked. Just gotta give it time now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Jan 12, 2019, 09:43 AM
Just checked the beach webcam looks like 2 guys straight out  :o :o  sure hope they know what they're doing  :wacko:
(https://i.postimg.cc/CzCYc6tc/Snap-Shot-20190112-103949.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/CzCYc6tc)

correction.....there's 3 out there  :o :cookoo:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 12, 2019, 09:46 AM
I see 3 people out there...All standing side by side...  Not good... :blink: :blink:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: paul23 on Jan 12, 2019, 09:48 AM
I picked today, had that feeling.  Gotta watch em a lil bit now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: paul23 on Jan 12, 2019, 09:50 AM
Didnt see a spud
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Jan 12, 2019, 09:51 AM
Looks like they made it off
(https://i.postimg.cc/K1kYJ5Pj/Snap-Shot-20190112-104854.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/K1kYJ5Pj)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 12, 2019, 09:52 AM
No thanks. I’ll wait a couple more days!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 12, 2019, 09:54 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/XBC2smYx/ice-fishing-looks-good-to-me-meme-target-walleye.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XBC2smYx)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Lirch46 on Jan 12, 2019, 10:43 AM
4 guys off the beach right now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DUGuy on Jan 12, 2019, 10:50 AM
Good to see some people walking on her again no matter what your feelings are on the ice. To each it's own, I'm enjoying it! Oneida ice season has begun! Tight lines and be safe! Spud often...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Randy218 on Jan 12, 2019, 10:58 AM
Can anyone reccomend good access points for the lake for a first timer? Searching for perch/walleye. Coming from the Binghamton area. Thanks in advance!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: vansmak on Jan 12, 2019, 11:34 AM
Can anyone reccomend good access points for the lake for a first timer? Searching for perch/walleye. Coming from the Binghamton area. Thanks in advance!
[/quote

For newbies, go on the north side, edgewater, Godfrey PT or out of Apps(great bait shop) in Cleveland.  Follow the masses and tracks. Decent parking too.   And spud, spud, spud, as lady O constantly shifts her ice and where you once had 8 inches of ice, you now have an 8 inch gap of open water.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ice pirate 74 on Jan 12, 2019, 12:29 PM
Spuded a inch of ice , maybe by Thursday u could walk out be careful not ready yet :'(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 12, 2019, 12:36 PM
lake has been locked up for  18 hours   lets go freddie looks safe to me


(https://i.postimg.cc/LqSHtT7L/images.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LqSHtT7L)




this is a joke  i checked 2 places my spud went right threw
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 12, 2019, 01:10 PM
Theres a bunch of silly people , i mean diehards ,out there.. ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 12, 2019, 01:13 PM
that  was the ice chucks and slush that blew over that way  ,i'd be  weary .... i'll be out there in a  few  days  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Jan 12, 2019, 01:49 PM
x2!!!!!!😡


Yup those 3 guys went out there cause they read i was on it yesterday. I apologize I made a joke, but really, anyone who just stomps out on the ice without checking for themselves is a fool.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 12, 2019, 02:48 PM
Theres a bunch of silly people , i mean diehards ,out there.. ::)

Good for them.

I would be there too but fishing the beach is rarely exiting.  ;D

There should be a lot more options in a couple of days...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 12, 2019, 02:53 PM
How deep is it there?
I remember being able to walk out a long ways in the summer. Unless you walked towards the canal area..    ???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 12, 2019, 03:27 PM
the one guy i watched walk out spudded on the way out  .....  i'm not recommending going out yet but   no rescue  trucks were called  .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Jan 12, 2019, 04:23 PM
Drove by Big Bay this afternoon.  About 30 people out there.  They weren't out too far though.  Don't know the ice thickness.  Gonna go there myself probably on Tuesday afternoon.  Supposed to be around zero tonight should make some ice pretty fast.  Everybodys gotta be careful this time of year though.  Looks like it will be a good ice season but no reason to rush it.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 12, 2019, 04:25 PM
How deep is it there?
I remember being able to walk out a long ways in the summer. Unless you walked towards the canal area..    ???

You can get to 20’ if you are out to the end of the wall. It can be good sometimes.

I was out there in the boat just a week ago!  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 13, 2019, 05:02 AM
6am and 3 degrees single digits since 10pm last night
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 13, 2019, 06:21 AM
Oneida  it's zero here ,it's cold  ,she built ice last night for sure
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 13, 2019, 06:47 AM
Looks like a zoo out there allready.... ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Glow Perch on Jan 13, 2019, 06:55 AM
Been a long time.  Ready to stretch the lines
 :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trundog on Jan 13, 2019, 07:03 AM
I see a half dozen shanties on the east end webcam, not very far out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: IceRugger on Jan 13, 2019, 08:11 AM
I see a half dozen shanties on the east end webcam, not very far out

what cam you looking at? thankS
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 13, 2019, 08:21 AM
what cam you looking at? thankS
http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: klauricella on Jan 13, 2019, 08:54 AM
Three guys out of William's about half way out to island. Shoreline was only about 2" yesterday.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LingFling on Jan 13, 2019, 09:53 AM
I see them too. I saw how it froze. No way I'd go out. Too sketchy. Soon though
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Randy218 on Jan 13, 2019, 11:55 AM
Can anyone reccomend good access points for the lake for a first timer? Searching for perch/walleye. Coming from the Binghamton area. Thanks in advance!
[/quote

For newbies, go on the north side, edgewater, Godfrey PT or out of Apps(great bait shop) in Cleveland.  Follow the masses and tracks. Decent parking too.   And spud, spud, spud, as lady O constantly shifts her ice and where you once had 8 inches of ice, you now have an 8 inch gap of open water.

Thank you! Is the bait shop right on the lake? I googled bait shops there and can’t find one.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Randy218 on Jan 13, 2019, 11:56 AM
Never mind! Noticed the bait shop map pinned above and found it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 13, 2019, 11:59 AM
Bait jigs access and info hands downs u can't beat Apps
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: IceRugger on Jan 13, 2019, 12:39 PM
http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/

thanks....i know there are a couple of cams....hopefully maybe next wknd... be safe to all and tight lines!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 13, 2019, 01:01 PM
Finally got to get out on Oneida.  5 keeper eyes (kept 3) and 9 perch.  Packed up at 10:15.  She was a singing and shifting and cracking more then I liked.  3" of ice. 
(https://i.postimg.cc/Fk9FcXZQ/IMG-154739038428-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Fk9FcXZQ)

(https://i.postimg.cc/9zpQ2zmX/IMG-20190113-083709350.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9zpQ2zmX)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Vr9LdkXR/IMG-20190113-111306278.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Vr9LdkXR)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Randy218 on Jan 13, 2019, 01:08 PM
Finally got to get out on Oneida.  5 keeper eyes (kept 3) and 9 perch.  Packed up at 10:15.  She was a singing and shifting and cracking more then I liked.  3" of ice. 
(https://i.postimg.cc/Fk9FcXZQ/IMG-154739038428-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Fk9FcXZQ)

(https://i.postimg.cc/9zpQ2zmX/IMG-20190113-083709350.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9zpQ2zmX)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Vr9LdkXR/IMG-20190113-111306278.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Vr9LdkXR)

Great job! Where’d you go out of if you don’t mind my asking?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: yankmyline on Jan 13, 2019, 01:23 PM
Those are some fat walleyes!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 13, 2019, 02:14 PM
Well looks like guys are getting out hear and there guess i got to get my stuff ready be another week for me be safe good luck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SHUBA on Jan 13, 2019, 02:33 PM
Great haul s10xr , happy that another Oneida season has begun
going to give it a shot this week. PLEASE EVERYONE REMEMBER
CAUTION AND SAFETY FIRST ,Oneida offers plenty if your careful use your SPUD
  NO FISH IS WORTH A LIFE... STAY SAFE AND FISH HARD WATER
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 13, 2019, 05:52 PM
Great job Jason!

I spudded my way out tonight and the eyes cooperated nicely.


(https://i.postimg.cc/T55g8bTr/E6434976-37-EE-4373-87-A4-1-DC5644-E2458.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/T55g8bTr)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Q9y1nmZ8/FD787-C27-85-B6-488-D-A3-E4-53-B7-F540-C86-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Q9y1nmZ8)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 13, 2019, 05:57 PM
nice dinner  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 13, 2019, 06:00 PM
Great job Jason!

I spudded my way out tonight and the eyes cooperated nicely.


(https://i.postimg.cc/T55g8bTr/E6434976-37-EE-4373-87-A4-1-DC5644-E2458.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/T55g8bTr)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Q9y1nmZ8/FD787-C27-85-B6-488-D-A3-E4-53-B7-F540-C86-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Q9y1nmZ8)

Gotta get the sled ready for Friday.  It's always nice to bang your limit first time out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fish4fun8 on Jan 13, 2019, 06:10 PM
Nice job today guys be safe and may the fish be with you and of coarse me to!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ernye_LRFG on Jan 13, 2019, 06:13 PM
Went off the beach this morning with spud, float suit, life jacket and picks. First couple hundred yards of shard has some super thin spots hidden in there, through in one wack. After that it’s another hundred yards of slush ball ice. Made it out to 23ish feet and cut through 4 inches of relatively clean ice. Kept 10 good perch and one eye. Dumped my first two keepers at the hole, back to the truck by noon. Amazing how many people I saw today that didn’t have a spud.
(https://i.postimg.cc/T5hD8vLr/42-F35-FF0-79-F1-4113-929-E-F596699-F182-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/T5hD8vLr)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 13, 2019, 06:58 PM

Well done guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 13, 2019, 07:21 PM
Well looks like guys are getting out hear and there guess i got to get my stuff ready be another week for me be safe good luck
Yeah where they are fishing it was open water 3 days ago, you are all nuts. I'm definitely waiting at least A few more days till I can put my half ton of junk on the ice safe like. I have 3 spuds if anyone wants to borrow one, and some pool floaties.

:)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 13, 2019, 08:15 PM
when my spud goes threw in one wack I'm turned around and on my way back in  ......... very serious question why carry a spud if it goes threw in one wack and you keep going?  I want  2 solid hits  and feel the  thud.....that's just me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Jan 13, 2019, 08:35 PM
Beauty fish fellas!! Be safe out there. :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cny_angler on Jan 13, 2019, 09:05 PM
Can't wait to get out there as well but man I agree, if I used a spud and it went right through, why keep going?  Will be my first season fishing Oneida but I can wait until I don't have to think if I'll be getting wet that day.  Good luck all!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 13, 2019, 10:35 PM
Beauty fish fellas!! Be safe out there. :icefish:
maybe you whack your spud harder the others do.....lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 14, 2019, 04:58 AM
-3 this morning
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 14, 2019, 05:04 AM
maybe you whack your spud harder the others do.....lol

SPUDWACKER!!!

 :woot:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SHUBA on Jan 14, 2019, 05:25 AM
would have to say Im proud to b a spudwacker lol
STAY SAFE AND FISH HARD WATER
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Jan 14, 2019, 05:26 AM
when my spud goes threw in one wack I'm turned around and on my way back in  ......... very serious question why carry a spud if it goes threw in one wack and you keep going?  I want  2 solid hits  and feel the  thud.....that's just me

Good question trap. That's like, ya I got out on the lake, hiked out to about 25 FOW and my foot dropped right thru.... so I set up all my stuff and started fishing  @)

Some people are crazy. It will be safe real soon.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: outfisherman1 on Jan 14, 2019, 06:28 AM
SPUDWACKER!!!

 :woot:
That's good stuff. Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: alfed on Jan 14, 2019, 08:03 AM
Pretty crazy! One whack going thru I might be belly crawling my way back. The older you get the less you want to get wet or drown. Everyone one has the itch but patience and using your head keeps you fishing a few more years
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 14, 2019, 08:11 AM
You know what they say about following the masses, sometimes the m is silent.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Jan 14, 2019, 08:43 AM
Yep so true  ::)  I can’t watch the webcam anymore....scares the bejesus out of me  :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 14, 2019, 09:06 AM
Yep so true  ::)  I can’t watch the webcam anymore....scares the bejesus out of me  :o
  X2😬😬😬😬
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DUGuy on Jan 14, 2019, 09:28 AM
Yea I cant stop watching it because I'm jealous. 2.5 hours away is my biggest problem.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fundad01 on Jan 14, 2019, 09:49 AM
I am headed to Oneida in a couple of weeks. I read through the thread and found some of the suggestions. If anyone wants to PM me with some other info great.

What I know:
Parking at Sylvan/Verona Beach
Look for structure
Avoid Crowds
Spud Spud
Find Active Fish

Thanks and Be Safe  :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 14, 2019, 11:56 AM
fished off Sylvan Beach this morning...........REPO RT: #1- ice was 5.5 " in the holes I drilled..22 fow....#2- first 350 - 400 yds are a B***ch..jagged ice..doable but hazardous....#3- fishing was usual beach bowl stuff..6 good perch and dropped 1 eye at the hole.....marked very few after 9 am......#4- CLEATS ARE A MUST.....#5- she was making noise all morning which is good......#6- half a dozen guy scattered about......#7- time to let guys who are chancing a wet arse off the mat fellers......ice is good there.....#8- not saying it's good everywhere but I will be venturing to some different areas tomorrow........last but not least, SPUD SPUD SPUD ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Jan 14, 2019, 12:16 PM
Thanks for the report scout57
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Jan 14, 2019, 12:30 PM
Yes, Thanks for the report on the ice thickness.   It is nice to get a report from someone that was actually out there.  I have heard enough from the couch or computer seat observers, but I do agree that a spud is the proper method to check the ice thickness your first couple of time out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Randy218 on Jan 14, 2019, 01:43 PM
Has anyone ventured out of apps? Able to make it to walleye water? Trying to decide between apps and sylvan for tomorrow morning.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bobrob on Jan 14, 2019, 01:58 PM
Any body gone out from Chapman?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 14, 2019, 02:09 PM
Has anyone ventured out of apps? Able to make it to walleye water? Trying to decide between apps and sylvan for tomorrow morning.

I was at Apps yesterday and they said there was about 3" out front. That area always takes a bit longer to freeze with the little extra water flow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Jan 14, 2019, 02:18 PM
You should ask in the topic labeled ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS, as that is where everyone posts things about oneida lake, and you will be much more likely to get a response there. Although it's not a guarantee.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: JSince on Jan 14, 2019, 02:31 PM
Hi all,

looking to come over (live in Rochester) to fish Oneida over Presidents Day weekend. Any suggestions on a reasonable, per friendly place to stay? with have a ATV so beach access would be great. Was hoping to try for walleye for the first time so was considering east end, maybe around Cleveland, Sylvan Beach, etc...

Thanks in advance
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 14, 2019, 02:42 PM

Oneida lake
« Reply #229 on: Today at 02:58 PM »
Quote
Any body gone out from Chapman?



Web cam says "No" right now. At least to the west.


(https://i.postimg.cc/FfK0gJns/011420191533-l-Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FfK0gJns)


 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SHUBA on Jan 14, 2019, 03:16 PM
Fished out of willams beach today . was only one out at the island 21ft NOTHING
moved around few times in 18ft range then moved in to 16ft only couple lookers all day.
Every hole i drilled was 4 inch plus , some nasty pressure cracks out there esp just off shore
lot of water . Spudded every step i took STILL VERY IFFY ICE .
 PLEASE EVERYONE USE YOUR HEADS AND YOUR SPUD...... STAY SAFE AND FISH HARD WATER
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 14, 2019, 03:22 PM
thanks for reports guys
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 14, 2019, 03:24 PM
Nope see it from my house no one has been out there
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Post by: fish4fun8 on Jan 14, 2019, 03:43 PM
Well it looks like a good storm brewing for Saturday night could get a foot or more!
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Jan 14, 2019, 05:51 PM
Hi all,

looking to come over (live in Rochester) to fish Oneida over Presidents Day weekend. Any suggestions on a reasonable, per friendly place to stay? with have a ATV so beach access would be great. Was hoping to try for walleye for the first time so was considering east end, maybe around Cleveland, Sylvan Beach, etc...

Thanks in advance

If I were you for your first trip stay in Canastota at the Days Inn.  Reasonable prices and not far from Sylvan Beach which is real easy to access. 
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Post by: fishshack on Jan 14, 2019, 06:30 PM
Got out for first trip of year tonight with my son. Saw some people out in various places. Spudded out at one spot and found about 3 inches on the way out. Didn’t really feel comfortable trying to get out further so tried another spot where there were a few groups out.  Found 4 inches almost everywhere we checked at second spot.  Lots of cracks and noises. Still a bit spooky. Got a good evening bite.  Still need some cold nights to make things less sketchy. Spud spud spud!!!!! 
(https://i.postimg.cc/0zXZ7KP7/44-B476-CC-3943-4851-8225-810-A96-B793-FC.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0zXZ7KP7)
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 14, 2019, 07:07 PM
Nice job Fishshack
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 14, 2019, 07:29 PM
Well done Fishshack
 I got out for the first time on Oneida
 Kept a limit of eye and caught some decent perch ,

(https://i.postimg.cc/sv7J0f7Z/5-D211250-C1-AB-479-B-BB74-16350-B04-B42-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sv7J0f7Z)
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 14, 2019, 07:34 PM
nice job F&R...
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 14, 2019, 07:36 PM
that walk looked like hell Freddie.....I'm headed for the flat fish corner in the morning
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Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Jan 14, 2019, 07:38 PM
Well done Fishshack
 I got out for the first time on Oneida
 Kept a limit of eye and decent perch ,

Nice catch Freddie.   :thumbsup: :icefish:
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Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 14, 2019, 07:47 PM
Freddie nice haul I'll pop the 2019 cherry on friday
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 14, 2019, 08:09 PM
Nicely done Fred!
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Post by: Bowhunter79 on Jan 14, 2019, 08:39 PM
is there access at Cleveland yet or just Sylvan beach?
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 14, 2019, 08:55 PM
Nice pics and reports guys. I spudded out on the north shore to fish last couple hours before dark. Had 3 1/2 inches of ice on my way out and ended up fishing on 4 1/2 inches of ice in 24.5 fow. Poked around for the couple hours I was there. Few lookers but ended up skunked. It was nice to dust the gear off though. Ice should build a bit more before this snow hits Saturday. Everyone be safe out there
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Post by: Bowhunter79 on Jan 14, 2019, 10:18 PM
hows it going, never fished oneida and I'm considering packing up the gear and making a weekend trip out of it this coming weekend. from what I have gathered from ice shanty and talking to other guys that I know who have fished it this is what I know.  It is not a lake to take lightly, its not ready for quads yet, and most people are heading out of sylvan beach.  I was told by a buddy that fishes it often that if ice conditions allow Apps is a great place to head out from.. Is Apps accessible yet? Any information would be greatly appreciated along with info on hotels/ cabins to rent and stay in for the weekend. again any info is appropriated. thanks in advance.
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Post by: choo choo on Jan 15, 2019, 04:48 AM
Nice job on the walleyes guys.

you'll get them next time DeadEyez.
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Post by: komo15 on Jan 15, 2019, 05:32 AM
Fished Sunday and Monday, launched out of Sylvan area.  Like scout57 said, drag was rough, jagged ice everywhere, very few flat spots.  Spudded the entire way!  Sunday I found anywhere from a couple whacks of the spud to 4", remember the lake is notorious for gas holes, totally expected what I found.  These spots r small and no reason to panic!  Monday I found 4"-6" everywhere, no spudding through!  Sunday I kept 1 eye and 32 jumbo, Monday only fished 11-3, kept 1 eye and 22 jumbo.  Not much for pics, don't even have time to drink or eat when I'm out there, but did snap this one quick Sunday to text to a buddy!

(https://i.postimg.cc/qNygrYvF/0113190903-HDR.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qNygrYvF)
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2019, 05:54 AM

Nice perch Komo
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Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 15, 2019, 05:55 AM
Komo those are a couple good trips out there
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Post by: outfisherman1 on Jan 15, 2019, 06:28 AM
Fished Sunday and Monday, launched out of Sylvan area.  Like scout57 said, drag was rough, jagged ice everywhere, very few flat spots.  Spudded the entire way!  Sunday I found anywhere from a couple whacks of the spud to 4", remember the lake is notorious for gas holes, totally expected what I found.  These spots r small and no reason to panic!  Monday I found 4"-6" everywhere, no spudding through!  Sunday I kept 1 eye and 32 jumbo, Monday only fished 11-3, kept 1 eye and 22 jumbo.  Not much for pics, don't even have time to drink or eat when I'm out there, but did snap this one quick Sunday to text to a buddy!

(https://i.postimg.cc/qNygrYvF/0113190903-HDR.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qNygrYvF)
Awesome report. Thanks. Great catch.
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 15, 2019, 07:04 AM
Nice pics and reports guys. I spudded out on the north shore to fish last couple hours before dark. Had 3 1/2 inches of ice on my way out and ended up fishing on 4 1/2 inches of ice in 24.5 fow. Poked around for the couple hours I was there. Few lookers but ended up skunked. It was nice to dust the gear off though. Ice should build a bit more before this snow hits Saturday. Everyone be safe out there
I have the sled 95% ready to go , need to replace A couple wheels on the undercarriage, they lost the rubber part. Going to do the evening bite thing the first week or 2 when I am working, we need to get together bud. I know A spot we can get our 3 at dark, only 10 minutes from Jackie's house. I need to get my tip downs together still.

Anyone else who wants to show and old man how to use his new Marcum, that would be pretty good too. :)

:)  Cny
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 15, 2019, 07:19 AM
Sounds good. I know a spot or two myself. My sled is about 95% ready as well. Just need new runners on the skis which I already ordered. I’ll be in touch
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Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 15, 2019, 07:58 AM
I wanna go too
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Post by: Dug1898 on Jan 15, 2019, 08:42 AM
NICE FISH Guys! It looks like it's going to be the year of the FAT FISH!
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Post by: JSince on Jan 15, 2019, 09:43 AM
thank you elrodalonzo for the info on the Days Inn
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Post by: Mancaveburnett on Jan 15, 2019, 10:22 AM
Anyone see 4 wheelers or sleds out yet?
Im hoping its thick enough for machines this weekend.

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Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Jan 15, 2019, 11:33 AM
I think we need one more week before machines are a go Bob ....
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Post by: fish4fun8 on Jan 15, 2019, 12:04 PM
Will need the sleds after this snow this weekend!
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Post by: Jaker112 on Jan 15, 2019, 01:51 PM
4 wheeler on big bay this am!
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Post by: Fisherman21021 on Jan 15, 2019, 02:01 PM
ok so i plan on a trip this weekend what are some tips for this lake for someone new?
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 15, 2019, 02:05 PM
ok so i plan on a trip this weekend what are some tips for this lake for someone new?

  Its brand new ice.  The only tip is SPUD, SPUD , SPUD .. Every step... ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DW45 on Jan 15, 2019, 02:27 PM
Hi Guys.  We have a camp just West of 3 mile and fish that end of the lake most of the summer.  Anyone feel it will be safe to go out of Taft Bay this weekend?  It's about a 3 hour drive for me.  Thanks very much in advance!
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 15, 2019, 08:26 PM
this coming weekend should be good walking machines????
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2019, 08:33 PM
4 wheeler on big bay this am!

several and  one of those 4 wheel things you can't register
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 16, 2019, 06:46 AM
I seen 1 wheeler on the eastern end , me I’m waiting,  I can walk out far enough to find what I’m looking for , the ice I fished on was only 5” so with that we all know there can be much thinner spots as it’s isn’t  uniform , so creepers and a spud for this young fellow , and main lake ice is much different than BBay
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DW45 on Jan 16, 2019, 07:21 AM
Thanks Men.  Looks like it would be best for me to wait at least a week to bring a sled up.  Tight lines!
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Post by: pkosatka09 on Jan 16, 2019, 09:30 AM
Hey guys, wondering if anybody has fished off Chapman park yet and how the ice is, any bait shops near by? thinking of going out Saturday morning
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Post by: moosefeet on Jan 16, 2019, 09:47 AM

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Got a few perch yesterday along with some short eyes
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Post by: moosefeet on Jan 16, 2019, 09:51 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/1VpmXvj5/C184-A898-13-C4-49-A9-85-BB-016-B1-A5-C67-B5.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1VpmXvj5)
My daughter the fish Dr did a few half assed autopsies and found several Gobies and surprisingly some remnants of zebra mussel shells
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 16, 2019, 10:06 AM
Moose - The gobies eat mussels so they could come from them. Also the gobies are tight to bottom so the perch probably end up eating some mussels with the gobies.

I have still only found gobies in a handful of walleye in the past 2 years.
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Post by: moosefeet on Jan 16, 2019, 10:32 AM
Reeleyz, I thought maybe they were getting them by inhaling gobie when they fed. I didn’t realize gobies fed on the mussels 👍🏿
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FingerLaker607 on Jan 16, 2019, 10:53 AM
From my experience both perch and the sunfish/seeds on the finger lakes eat lots of juvenile mussels....that's from checking out stomachs. And obviously all fish like those little gobies
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 16, 2019, 12:44 PM
the fish will eat zebra mussels walked out abot 1/2 mile found 5 1/2inches of ice did not fish
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 16, 2019, 01:35 PM
I caught perch gills and catfish with zebra mussels in them.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 16, 2019, 02:50 PM
6" on the outside of messengers shoal
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 16, 2019, 02:58 PM
Nice job on the perch Moose, east or west?
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Post by: Black Betty on Jan 16, 2019, 03:30 PM
6" on the outside of messengers shoal

I’m assuming this is ice thickness scout57?  Thanks
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 16, 2019, 03:41 PM

Sheep head like zebras
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 16, 2019, 04:27 PM
And Freddie likes sheepys! 😜
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 16, 2019, 04:51 PM
And Freddie likes sheepys! 😜

I heard he’s like Uncle Jessie from the Dukes of Hazzard.

“Shepard to lost sheep!”
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: MadPerry on Jan 16, 2019, 06:00 PM
Anyone walking and fishing out of Williams Park yet? :tipup:
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 16, 2019, 06:42 PM

Lol you guys kill me lmao , life’s good
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 16, 2019, 07:16 PM
I heard he’s like Uncle Jessie from the Dukes of Hazzard.

“Shepard to lost sheep!”
😂🤣
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Post by: Mancaveburnett on Jan 16, 2019, 08:28 PM
Are you ready I'm going to ask again lol. Any updates on the ice conditions near apps? I don't live far from there just haven't had a chance to check it out. I live southeast of the lake and my buddy lives north west of the lake and that's our meeting point. I'm sure it's a slim chance but I'm hoping it's wheeler ready for this weekend. Any insight is greatly appreciated, thanks
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Jan 16, 2019, 08:40 PM
No go for the wheelers yet.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 16, 2019, 09:06 PM
I’m assuming this is ice thickness scout57?  Thanks
yessir
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 17, 2019, 06:44 AM
2 degrees here this morning , im sure it added ice last night
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Post by: Black Betty on Jan 17, 2019, 07:12 AM
This weather couldn’t be nicer!  She’s got to be firming right up.
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Post by: Rickr on Jan 17, 2019, 08:14 AM
Anybody been out off Lewis Point yet any info on ice would be greatly appreciated thanx and be safe
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 17, 2019, 08:28 AM
go to the New York Fishing Reports And Conditions board
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 17, 2019, 08:36 AM
Heading up for the evening bite today and I'll report after
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 17, 2019, 12:49 PM
Looks like this storm is going to give us 12-18in of snow hope the wind is ripping and blows most of it off, we could use a some snow on top but not 18in
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 17, 2019, 01:30 PM

I got reports from few buds that the bite was pretty good today
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Post by: Dsportman on Jan 17, 2019, 01:59 PM
Out between grassy and dakin and things are pretty slow.
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 17, 2019, 04:48 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/188dFSrM/20190117-122824.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/188dFSrM)
nice day out there today.....cold but not much wind........7" of ice but rough on the way out ......messengers bay area.......this damn storm is gonna ruin the weekend.......
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Post by: Krocodile on Jan 17, 2019, 05:31 PM
Should I be using spikes or minnows for the perch on Oneida?
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Post by: cny_angler on Jan 17, 2019, 05:39 PM
How's the ice fishing going out of Williams Beach area? 
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 17, 2019, 06:09 PM
Should I be using spikes or minnows for the perch on Oneida?
both work.......minnow heads on a jigging rap is a great choice for this lake.......spoons are good also
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Post by: Mr. Jitterbugger on Jan 17, 2019, 06:11 PM
I prefer fatheads over spikes on oneida. Either heads or just through the whole one on.
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Post by: moosefeet on Jan 17, 2019, 06:12 PM
both work.......minnow heads on a jigging rap is a great choice for this lake.......spoons are good also
Raps with minnow heads are lethal
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Post by: Krocodile on Jan 17, 2019, 06:16 PM
Thanks for the advice guys I appreciate it much. How about general depth ranges?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mr. Jitterbugger on Jan 17, 2019, 06:19 PM
Fished near William beach today. 6 inches of ice. Real slick on top. Once I got past the frozen chunk ice near shore the drag out was a breeze. Over a dozen keeper perch no eyes.
(https://i.postimg.cc/crgf3Rws/20190117-180925.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/crgf3Rws)
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Post by: jschmitt on Jan 17, 2019, 06:26 PM
What's the ice like out of apps.  Bringing my 10 yr old up and don't want anything too sketchy.  I have the Spud and all the gear but if another section would be better let me know. General feeling of ice condition is all.  Thank you

Ice 294
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Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 17, 2019, 08:13 PM
Apps is good ice crack is wet at shore but no problem 6 inches clear black ice and 3 dead Walters that liked the rap and minnow head combo tonight haha
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 17, 2019, 08:48 PM
Nice job Pounder!! Sounds like a good first trip out.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 18, 2019, 05:05 AM
Nice job Pounder!! Sounds like a good first trip out.

X2
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Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Jan 18, 2019, 08:38 AM
Fishing today out front of Apps in Cleveland, quite a few guys out,  some sleds and ATV's.  Ice is measured  6"  where im at, fishing has been good so far,  lookers will comment if you get aggressive,  small rap tipped with minnow head seams to work....
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Post by: bigfish_1556 on Jan 18, 2019, 11:00 AM
Just a heads-up that there have been some "issues" at the Lewis Point parking area.  The parking area has been slimmed down a bit this year, so some of the usual idiots are getting into arguments and fisticuffs over parking once it fills up (which coincidentally occurs quite early in the morning), and the neighbors have been barking to the authorities about the noisome disturbances there.  If we don't want to lose this spot (it's only given to us through a revocable agreement with the campground owners), be courteous and respectful, pick your crap up when you leave the ice, and park reasonably to best accommodate your fellow anglers.  You snooze you lose, get there late and it's full, don't park along the road, instead head over to Sylvan, or Chapman, or South Shore, or Williams, or Bay, or Oneida shores, or North Bay, or Cleveland or any one of the other numerous spot to access the lake.....please don't ruin this privilege for everyone else! Ok, off the soapbox, thanks for listening.  Good luck out there ahead of the storm!
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Post by: slipbob on Jan 18, 2019, 12:25 PM
If we don't want to lose this spot (it's only given to us through a revocable agreement with the campground owners), be courteous and respectful, pick your crap up when you leave the ice, and park reasonably to best accommodate your fellow anglers.  You snooze you lose, get there late and it's full, don't park along the road, instead head over to Sylvan, or Chapman, or South Shore, or Williams, or Bay, or Oneida shores, or North Bay, or Cleveland or any one of the other numerous spot to access the lake.....please don't ruin this privilege for everyone else! Ok, off the soapbox, thanks for listening.  Good luck out there ahead of the storm!

All of that just makes too much sense if you're a reasonable person.  Unfortunately nothing will probably change with the "me first" attitude of so many that hunt and fish :-\
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trundog on Jan 18, 2019, 12:26 PM
Just a heads-up that there have been some "issues" at the Lewis Point parking area.  The parking area has been slimmed down a bit this year, so some of the usual idiots are getting into arguments and fisticuffs over parking once it fills up (which coincidentally occurs quite early in the morning), and the neighbors have been barking to the authorities about the noisome disturbances there.  If we don't want to lose this spot (it's only given to us through a revocable agreement with the campground owners), be courteous and respectful, pick your crap up when you leave the ice, and park reasonably to best accommodate your fellow anglers.  You snooze you lose, get there late and it's full, don't park along the road, instead head over to Sylvan, or Chapman, or South Shore, or Williams, or Bay, or Oneida shores, or North Bay, or Cleveland or any one of the other numerous spot to access the lake.....please don't ruin this privilege for everyone else! Ok, off the soapbox, thanks for listening.  Good luck out there ahead of the storm!
:clap: :clap:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Jan 18, 2019, 04:00 PM
Anyone fish Taft today ? Wondering if ATV will be ok there tomorrow ...any information would be great ....thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 18, 2019, 04:51 PM
1st trip out 10 perch 2 keeper eyes 7 shorts started at noon,,, i found 6 to 8in of ice
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Post by: Walnut109 on Jan 18, 2019, 05:01 PM
Fished out of Jewell last night and this morning. One keeper walleye last night and one this morning along with seven perch. Not great but not bad.  Had 7 inches of ice at most spots today.  Pressure crack condition got worse on the walk in.  Good luck to those venturing out in the morning and stay safe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Jan 18, 2019, 05:20 PM
Went out this afternoon and found the eyes. 6 to 7 inches of ice but some nasty pressure cracks out by grassy and with the snow coming tonight it could create a dangerous condition for finding a place to cross. Crack is wide open in some areas so please be aware and be careful. Spud is a must
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 18, 2019, 08:23 PM
Beautiful afternoon for fishing today.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tg8 on Jan 18, 2019, 08:51 PM
Any good rap size and color recommendations?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 18, 2019, 08:53 PM
Any good rap size and color recommendations?

I like #5 in glow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: adksguy on Jan 18, 2019, 08:53 PM
Always had good luck with 3-5s and green uv or pink uv always worked best for me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tg8 on Jan 18, 2019, 09:14 PM
Thank you very much, I grabbed a few shark spoons from latvia, I hope to use as well. THQ again for solid universal recommendations.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Jan 18, 2019, 09:15 PM
Had a ok day at apps ! Fished with pimple pounder . Got my limit of eyes and couple perch.  #7 black and silver with minnow head. #7 is all I use go big or go home. Cut that front hook off u will lose more than u catch with it on .
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 19, 2019, 05:46 AM
Oh boy. The old front hook dilemma.  :P
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 19, 2019, 06:09 AM
Oh boy. The old front hook dilemma.  :P
Lol 😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 19, 2019, 07:08 AM
I try to get Freddie to cut all the hooks off his rap so I can outfish him! 😂😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 19, 2019, 07:24 AM
BG nice job yesterday glad you joined us had a couple great flurries of perch in the afternoon some giants filled 3/4 of a bucket in the same holes when u left
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 19, 2019, 09:02 AM
I try to get Freddie to cut all the hooks off his rap so I can outfish him! 😂😜

 :woot:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icefishnfreak on Jan 19, 2019, 09:30 AM
Pretty slow for me just north of Wantry island, 6 inches of ice quite a few atvs and sleds out here, anyone getting any?(Fish that is)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Jan 19, 2019, 01:24 PM
I went out at apps. I brought home 11 perch, released a handful of dinks and some small walleye. It's always a great day of fishing at Oneida, fish or no fish. The bite was definately finicky.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 19, 2019, 01:29 PM
Slow today .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Jan 19, 2019, 01:50 PM
Had a decent morning southeast of dakin. Two eyes and two jumbos
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: alfed on Jan 19, 2019, 03:19 PM
Went out at Apps this morning. 6-7 inches of good black ice. Bite was finicky..lots of lookers. Caught a fox short eyes and a couple perch between two of us. Just good to get out for the first outing of the season too bad mother nature is going to dump on us.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 19, 2019, 04:29 PM
Got into them good today, had my limit in 45 minutes, second one was this really good one. Got home and it was 27", my personal best, no haters please, it will be cooked properly. :)
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 19, 2019, 04:32 PM
Nice fish!

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 19, 2019, 04:47 PM
CNY awesome fish way to go enjoy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db on Jan 19, 2019, 04:52 PM
Cny great eye and perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Jan 19, 2019, 04:56 PM
Nice catch CNY!!!! 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 19, 2019, 05:00 PM
nice.....hog right there cny
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Jan 19, 2019, 05:10 PM
Got into them good today, had my limit in 45 minutes, second one was this really good one. Got home and it was 27", my personal best, no haters please, it will be cooked properly. :)
(https://i.postimg.cc/LhY8
7gWb/50758782-2186356854721115-1983247650538913792-o.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LhY87gWb)

(https://i.postimg.cc/hfVP4Wc8/50581409-2186357354721065-6449880442853130240-o.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hfVP4Wc8)

Congrats on a great catch man!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jschmitt on Jan 19, 2019, 05:36 PM
Out of Apps.  Three huge perch and a baby eye.  People moving all morning.  Slow is an under statement.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 19, 2019, 05:47 PM
Cny great eye and perch
Thanks all, those perch are from spring or fall fishing in the boat, I can't get into them like that on the ice, well maybe. :)


Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db on Jan 19, 2019, 05:56 PM
Lol cny I know I can catch crappie like that all summer but just never been able to hit them like that on ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 19, 2019, 06:03 PM

 Tim no problem , that’s a big 1 enjoy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 19, 2019, 06:08 PM
Great eye CNY! They all get eaten eventually.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RiserMiser on Jan 19, 2019, 06:45 PM
Fished out of apps. Had a great day. 26 perch and 2 eyes. Got away from the village on the first drop and marked and caught fish all day. Lots of 14” walleye and plenty of biters today
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 19, 2019, 07:04 PM
Tim no problem , that’s a big 1 enjoy
I need A perch lesson this winter my friend, I have wheels, I can keep up and keep my mouth shut. :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 19, 2019, 10:24 PM
Nice job you ol hippy! I headed out to fish at 3 for evening bite. Got 2 big Waldos and dropped my 3rd at the hole. I hooked the one I lost at the hole 8 feet under the ice. He shot all the way up off bottom like a missle. I love fishing when snow storms are rolling in. The bite usually seems good on those days.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2019, 06:06 AM

Tim you I and Bobby should get together and have a day of laughs and hopefully some catching
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 20, 2019, 06:57 AM
Tim you I and Bobby should get together and have a day of laughs and hopefully some catching
Yeah I don't want to make him look bad, I have the power of gold on my line. He runs around with old Perky, the walleye pickler.

:)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2019, 07:03 AM
Bobby can bring that ol curmudgeon along 😜 how much snow down your way
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 20, 2019, 07:21 AM
Bobby can bring that ol curmudgeon along 😜 how much snow down your way
Foot east, pretty heavy stuff too, glad we have 8 inches of ice already underneath it. We dodged A bullet, I might go out tonight with the sled and see if I can get 3 more. Not good for walkers unless they bring their nitro pills, wheelers might have issues for A bit as well.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 20, 2019, 07:23 AM
Snow is still coming down steady like fine rain. I just measured a few spots in the yard and got 10-14”
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 20, 2019, 07:54 AM
This snows pretty grainy, I don’t see a lot of it blowing off. Probably a lot of hard packed drifts in the near future and walking is going to be tough 😡
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2019, 08:04 AM
Hopefully guys well make trails with their sleds
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 20, 2019, 08:06 AM
This snows pretty grainy, I don’t see a lot of it blowing off. Probably a lot of hard packed drifts in the near future and walking is going to be tough 😡
I agree Moose........pretty dense crap for sure......wheeler is off the trailer and sled goes on.....got to get me a sled with reverse pretty soon....this old back is starting to not like dragging 450# sleds :P
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 20, 2019, 08:30 AM
Scout... sell your sled and put tracks on your wheeler
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 20, 2019, 08:36 AM
Scout... sell your sled and put tracks on your wheeler
good thought but probably gonna stick with the present toys.....wife's gonna retire in a couple years and will most likely head to warmer climate for the winters @)......will have to live my ice fishing thru yous guys on here :'(......all good though
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 20, 2019, 08:40 AM
tim nice fish  man I woulda put the knife to em too man  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ascott3006 on Jan 20, 2019, 12:37 PM
How far out off apps are you guys going? Are we talking walking distance or machine is a must?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Jan 20, 2019, 02:36 PM
Thinking about heading up tomorrow.......How much total snow did the lake get?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 20, 2019, 03:06 PM
I just cleaned up the snow and took a quick run out on the lake. Anywhere from 12-24” in my driveway. The lake is all drifts. I was just able to keep the wheeler moving without anything behind it. There’s already a big slush field too so it’s gonna be tough going for everyone.

I’m not sure about the rest of the lake but that’s the situation on the NE side. Come prepared.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Jan 20, 2019, 03:12 PM
Thanks for the update Chowdaire.......figure d there would be lots of slush.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 20, 2019, 03:22 PM
Hvent been out but from what I can see south shore is the same drifts and slush along shore line
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Jan 20, 2019, 03:45 PM
Snow stopped here, the temp dumped down to 5 deg., and the wind started cranking, that should help firm things up!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2019, 04:28 PM


Thanks chowdaire , Time for the big shack and sled
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 20, 2019, 08:28 PM
Got out yesterday morning and banged my limit out and a couple perch.  Then the bite went to no existent.  Lots of Lookers and no biters.  I went back out last night at 4 for the night bite.  My screen was lit for over a hour straight.  One stupid 15" walleye bit in 2 hours of fishing and at that point I was more drinking then fishing.  I had given up on playing my screen lol.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: yankmyline on Jan 20, 2019, 09:04 PM
If you caught a limit in the morning where you fishing for walleye when you went back out last night?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 21, 2019, 12:12 AM
s10 i do that more then i should more drinks then fishin lol good job
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 21, 2019, 04:15 AM
news just said 22 inches in my area  now the wind chill is a killer .....wed rain ...then hopefully a good freeze so we can walk on top
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 21, 2019, 06:06 AM

 As of now the ice making is over , hope this rain coming dumps a bunch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zadvorney on Jan 21, 2019, 06:43 AM
Limit of perch on sunday.  It was windy as heck but its winter so to heck with it.  No eyes. Ice was 7+. I caught a blue perch! I post a pic later.  Hot lure was a Swedish Pimple silver with glow green strip. Snow drifts looked like waves and the snow was like flour. It choked out the intake on my sled.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Jan 21, 2019, 08:04 AM
  Hot lure was a Swedish Pimple silver with glow green strip.
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That was ALWAYS my go to lure when I was out there! In several sizes from #2 to #5!
Well that and a #2 blue and silver jiggin rap for perch!
Have fun guys and be safe...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 21, 2019, 08:43 AM
If you caught a limit in the morning where you fishing for walleye when you went back out last night?

I was hoping for perch.  But Ill catch whatever bites.   Doesn't mean I have to keep them. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 21, 2019, 09:06 AM
all you fellas  that went out and fished in that weather   earn my respect .....oh I think your crazy  but  I respect ya .......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perryt on Jan 21, 2019, 09:47 AM
I agree with Trapper^^^^
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 21, 2019, 10:22 AM
been out 3 times , many lookers no fish.  After a good year last year I feel like a beginner. I've always been a setup and stay type, need to start moving maybe.  Still great to get out on the ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zadvorney on Jan 21, 2019, 03:57 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/NLLvP1tn/20190120-095008.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/NLLvP1tn)
Blue perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Jan 21, 2019, 05:02 PM
That's what a blue perch is ???  I don't see anything blue about it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mr. Jitterbugger on Jan 21, 2019, 05:42 PM
Very cool good comparison photo thanks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Jan 21, 2019, 06:50 PM
Went out Constantia today.  The best part of the trip was riding the snowmobile out and then back in again.  No fish where we set up and we were just about to move and then the wind picked up.  Decided it was too cold to move and had plenty of food and propane.   Waited for a miracle that didn't happen.

The snow is deep and drifted in waves like mentioned above.  7" of clear ice underneath.  Going to be tough going for anybody and anything without a sled.  Maybe Wednesday will improve things.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icejohn on Jan 21, 2019, 07:05 PM
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Blue perch
Nice...in all my years I have caught 2 of the blue perch...both in port bay, I sent pic to in-fisherman magazine and they showed it in the magazine.
Here is a somewhat recent article on the blue perch in Minnesota.
https://www.meta-religion.com/Paranormale/Other/blue_perch.htm
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 21, 2019, 07:12 PM
Very cool zad! Thanks for sharing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rynofirefighter on Jan 21, 2019, 08:16 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/NLLvP1tn/20190120-095008.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/NLLvP1tn)
Blue perch
awesome
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Jan 22, 2019, 05:38 AM
Thanks for the picture zad. I thought I was crazy when I caught my first “blue” perch this year in Canandaigua. Really cool color.  On another note, I see you took the sled out. I will probably make my first trip this week to the south shore. Do you guys think it’s safe just hanging from Chapman to Lewis?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 22, 2019, 05:56 AM

Zad  they are great looking perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Jan 22, 2019, 06:00 AM
I've caught a few of those in skineatles lake I just thought it was from the water being so clear that they just didn't change to a darker color..is that a different strain of perch 🤔🤔
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PaperLips25 on Jan 22, 2019, 06:10 AM
Has anyone been fishing off of Jewel state launch recently? I was up there before all of this snow and easy dragging but after the snow it formed a nice crack not too far from shore, was wondering if anyone has crossed it recently?!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oldbuck on Jan 22, 2019, 08:55 AM
You can catch and release as many walleye as you want
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 22, 2019, 09:00 AM
LOL - oops. someone just got caught.  LOL

Haha.  Not getting caught if I'm doing nothing wrong.   I'm not sure why the question even came up. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 22, 2019, 09:26 AM
Got out yesterday morning and banged my limit out and a couple perch.  Then the bite went to no existent.  Lots of Lookers and no biters.  I went back out last night at 4 for the night bite.  My screen was lit for over a hour straight.  One stupid 15" walleye bit in 2 hours of fishing and at that point I was more drinking then fishing.  I had given up on playing my screen lol.
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I think it was "Got out yesterday morning and banged my limit out...." followed by "went back out last night". Reads as if you went back out same day after your daily limit looking for more.

Apologies in advance if you were C&R fish or if you started at 12:00 midnight
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Jan 22, 2019, 09:46 AM
Sounds like somebody's jealous.  Go fishing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 22, 2019, 10:01 AM
Sounds like somebody's jealous.  Go fishing.
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 22, 2019, 10:10 AM

Yep you’d have to be a ding dong to post you kept more than your limit in a 24 hr period , well Jason 🤪
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 22, 2019, 10:13 AM
Sounds like somebody's jealous.  Go fishing.

Not a jealous bone in my body. Was just pointing out where the confusion was
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 22, 2019, 11:01 AM
Yep you’d have to be a ding dong to post you kept more than your limit in a 24 hr period , well Jason 🤪

Freddy you think I'm new.  Lol.  I know better then that.  I also don't take more then my keep.  I just love catching fish. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 22, 2019, 11:13 AM
Perfect.
Tight lines and apologies for any assumptions
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fisherman21021 on Jan 22, 2019, 11:32 AM
hows the ice?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zadvorney on Jan 22, 2019, 12:33 PM
Ive done the ride from chapman to lewis. No worries, just bumpy as heck.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Jan 22, 2019, 03:09 PM
Atv or a sled. Can a atv get around?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Jan 22, 2019, 04:05 PM
Not a jealous bone in my body. Was just pointing out where the confusion was


Wasn't referring to your post.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 22, 2019, 04:55 PM
Its a really rough ride out there, wheelers are a maybe some deep drifts but you should be able to get around, slow bite
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 22, 2019, 05:54 PM
We make any ice since Friday??? I know it's tough with all the insulation but brutal cold out might help
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 22, 2019, 06:02 PM
Its a really rough ride out there, wheelers are a maybe some deep drifts but you should be able to get around, slow bite
it's just as oneida1 stated.....very bumpy........varies from bare ice to 1.5 ft. drifts........went out for the evening bite around Messengers.....marked fish the whole 1.5 hrs but only enticed 1 17" eye to eat......wow, was there a lot of marks that just wouldn't even chase the lure......assuming they were eyes since I caught one.......the more holes that are drilled in the coming days are going to create some nasty slush pockets......lot of pressure on top of that 8" of ice......did see 1 wheeler out there.....assumed he came from Lewis but not positive......sled worked great, just have to take your time and watch for pressure cracks where that nasty slush hides
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: flatironfisherman on Jan 22, 2019, 06:45 PM
How's the ice off Lewis?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 22, 2019, 06:49 PM
How's the ice off Lewis?
read above.....I was west of lewis
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 22, 2019, 06:55 PM
Same here Scout marked them many wouldnt even chase and the ones that came up moved slow, and Im sure they were eyes got 2 keepers 4 shorts
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 22, 2019, 07:08 PM
They could be zombie sheep too. They were thick over that way a few weeks ago.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zimmy87 on Jan 22, 2019, 07:09 PM
Ice was a solid 8 inches off of Lewis. Not much slush yet. Drag is kind of rough with all the drifts. Like Scout and Oneida said the bight was slowwww. Couple perch, 5 short eyes no keepers.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Jan 22, 2019, 08:03 PM
Anyone off of Godfrey’s Point. Access with atv.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 23, 2019, 05:18 AM
Freddy you think I'm new.  Lol.  I know better then that.  I also don't take more then my keep.  I just love catching fish.
Jason Didn’t imply you were new , don’t worry guys he’s harmless 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 23, 2019, 06:32 AM
A inch or rain tonight might be what the doctor ordered for you guys on wheelers.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 23, 2019, 06:34 AM
A inch or rain tonight might be what the doctor ordered for you guys on wheelers.
That would be a big help
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 23, 2019, 07:06 AM
Ya some rain to melt some snow and soften it so sleds can actually leave a trail in it will be a good thing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Squeakysteve on Jan 23, 2019, 08:25 AM
Braved the north shore  . Caught over 20 eyes and 30 plus perch. Bite windows were short for eyes but managed to work through perch the whole day .
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 23, 2019, 09:27 AM
Good job!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 23, 2019, 11:04 AM
Good to hear they are biting again.  Hopefully it stays at least decent into the weekend.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 23, 2019, 12:59 PM
26 perch didnt go after eyes slow but steady bite, conditions for the ride are getting better
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 23, 2019, 01:04 PM
and saw 2 red fox out on the lake
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mjnoff21 on Jan 23, 2019, 01:08 PM
How often do you guys change lure/presentation if you are getting marks on screen but little to no takers?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Jan 23, 2019, 03:48 PM
Oneida 1 : was your ride a sled or  ATV's?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 23, 2019, 03:56 PM
How often do you guys change lure/presentation if you are getting marks on screen but little to no takers?

After 2-3 minutes of trying every jigging style I know I'll throw something else down if they won't commit.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 23, 2019, 04:37 PM
sled
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: deweyicefish on Jan 23, 2019, 05:01 PM
        Hello Guys   I am looking for Apps bait shop ? can anybody help me out ?   A place on the lake I am told with bait & maybe I can park truck & trailer & get out with the machine...  thanks guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 23, 2019, 05:06 PM
        Hello Guys   I am looking for Apps bait shop ? can anybody help me out ?   A place on the lake I am told with bait & maybe I can park truck & trailer & get out with the machine...  thanks guys

It’s in Cleveland on the North Shore. A little past Vellas North Shore market if you’re coming from the West on 49.

I snagged this from Fred’s reply on the other thread.

1-315-675-8334 rooms
 1-315-675-6011 tackle shop
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Jan 23, 2019, 05:06 PM
        Hello Guys   I am looking for Apps bait shop ? can anybody help me out ?   A place on the lake I am told with bait & maybe I can park truck & trailer & get out with the machine...  thanks guys
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Smart phone       Google maps app. Type in apps landing .......  Hit directions  then hit go . Follow route. ]
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: deweyicefish on Jan 23, 2019, 05:19 PM
 Thanks Guys for the info I will give them a call... I will try to get up there this comming weekend ... stay on top..  :) :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: edicestrum on Jan 23, 2019, 07:01 PM
Dougie? Talked with Gary today.  Going out soon. How's it going?  eseastrum@gmail,com


Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mono_mono on Jan 24, 2019, 05:05 AM
Has anyone been out from Chapman's? I imagine the rain helped with the ease of the drag. Maybe I'll bring the SKIDOO 800X for that duty. Either way, thanks in advance
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 24, 2019, 05:24 AM
Has anyone been out from Chapman's? I imagine the rain helped with the ease of the drag. Maybe I'll bring the SKIDOO 800X for that duty. Either way, thanks in advance
yes ....they are fishing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Jan 24, 2019, 05:43 AM
Has anyone been out from Chapman's? I imagine the rain helped with the ease of the drag. Maybe I'll bring the SKIDOO 800X for that duty. Either way, thanks in advance
Went out of Chapman's yesterday for the last hour of light.  Snow was very heavy with slushy spots starting to form.  The snow was getting packed under the sled (snowmobile) making it very hard to turn.  Got stuck a couple times.  After all the rain last night I have to believe it's going to be pretty bad today with a lot more slush.  If it locks up tight with the cold tonight and Friday it should be good.  If it doesn't refreeze solid it could be a real mess for the weekend.
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Post by: mono_mono on Jan 24, 2019, 06:05 AM
Thanks guys - Hope for the hard freeze
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Post by: gitthegaff on Jan 24, 2019, 06:43 AM
Any idea what they get for Rooms Prices?


It’s in Cleveland on the North Shore. A little past Vellas North Shore market if you’re coming from the West on 49.

I snagged this from Fred’s reply on the other thread.

1-315-675-8334 rooms
 1-315-675-6011 tackle shop

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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 24, 2019, 07:49 AM
Any idea what they get for Rooms Prices?

Not sure. Give them a call. I think he books up fast...
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 24, 2019, 08:11 AM
That rain took the snow completely down. Come on cold!


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Post by: SeanP on Jan 24, 2019, 08:19 AM
That is a good news pic Chowdaire!!!!!
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Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Jan 24, 2019, 09:11 AM
That rain took the snow completely down. Come on cold!


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That will be great if it gets down to the ice and freezes hard, without leaving a layer before the lake effect tonight.
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 24, 2019, 10:33 AM
Not really sure how much slush is out there didn't get a chance to test it. A few guys out on Messengers. Tons of water running into lake the shore will be sketchy till it gets good and cold again.
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 24, 2019, 11:18 AM
I cant see any snow on top, looks to be some water on top , looks good
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 24, 2019, 01:14 PM
There is ~6” of slush on top of the ice in spots. It is soaking up the snow that is falling too.

If the snow stays north tomorrow it should stiffen up just fine.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2019, 05:27 PM

I was out today till 1:15  , with a couple buds , 2-3”s of water and slush , no problem for wheelers or sleds , just very sloppy , but be mindful , hold the snow and it will be fine , temps are dropping ,
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Post by: Genzer on Jan 24, 2019, 05:52 PM
Freddy, are you studed?
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 24, 2019, 06:01 PM
I had to lay on the gas pretty good to keep my sled moving. It was starting to stiffen up on my way in. I bet it's pretty solid by Saturday morning.
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Post by: tblaster123 on Jan 24, 2019, 06:16 PM
Taking a total shot in the dark here, I've heard of guys accessing Oneida out from "Jewell" is there an actual public access there? Any tips for a new guy on where to park in general besides Sylvan to get into some perch and maybe a walleye? I fish alone usually, and will gladly trade info on lakes in my neck of the woods.. PM me if you dont want to advertise a parking location... thanks for any help you can give..
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2019, 06:27 PM
Freddy, are you studed?
No I’m not I put in some 3/8” sheet metal screws in just to kept me from sliding around and on glare ice I go slow and mix up some dish soap for lube , same set of rails going on 7 years
 Tblaster yes there is ample parking at jewel , just a hill to deal with
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Post by: Mancaveburnett on Jan 24, 2019, 07:38 PM
tblaster123
There is parking all around the lake. On south side Lewis point, chapman park, north side apps, and plenty more.
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 25, 2019, 07:22 AM
walked out 100 yds at chapman park and it is not firmed up enough to walk on yet.......lows below 10 tonight should firm her up nicely for the weekend.....would be a sloppy day today though
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Post by: Erie on Jan 25, 2019, 08:08 AM
Thoughts about getting machines out this weekend? Long way to haul them so just wanted to see what anyone’s thoughts are. Thanks in advanced.
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Post by: Mjnoff21 on Jan 25, 2019, 09:52 AM
Theres about 4in of slush and water on top of 6-8in of good ice on the north shore. Was firming up more as the morning progressed. I would imagine it will be pretty solid by tomorrow morning
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Post by: Mjnoff21 on Jan 25, 2019, 10:02 AM
Guys had sleds out of apps and seemed to be getting around ok. I would think sleds and atvs would be good to go by tomorrow morning or even tonight
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 25, 2019, 10:44 AM
Took a quick ride out Same as other guys reported 3 to 4in of wet stuff on top but it should set up tonight and make for good condtions
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 25, 2019, 01:57 PM

I ran my sled yesterday with no trouble , wheelers will be fine but as always be mindful of your surroundings, if it looks strange steer clear
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Post by: choo choo on Jan 25, 2019, 02:02 PM
Thanks for the updates Fred and Oneida.
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Post by: Rickr on Jan 25, 2019, 02:03 PM
Can any body tell me what time apps bait shop opens
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Post by: Mjnoff21 on Jan 25, 2019, 02:05 PM
6am at the latest. Told me he was gonna be there at 430 last Saturday
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Post by: Erie on Jan 25, 2019, 02:31 PM
You guys are the best. Thanks for the info. Tight lines.
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Post by: Rickr on Jan 25, 2019, 08:48 PM
Thanx I appreciate the info mj
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Post by: Iceman8274 on Jan 26, 2019, 05:15 AM
Anyone fish out from Sylvan beach recently?
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 26, 2019, 06:34 AM
Anyone fish out from Sylvan beach recently?

Check out the beach cam...  ;)
  http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/  (http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/)
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 26, 2019, 06:52 AM
Anybody have a newer ion auger. Looking to upgrade. The standard ion is on sale for 400 hundred bucks. Looks like it had ice up issues a couple years back, wondering if that has been fixed?
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 26, 2019, 12:47 PM
Matt if I was going to go with a new auger I would look into a K-Drill combined with a Milwaukee Fuel drill. It is crazy how light it is.
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Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Jan 26, 2019, 01:27 PM
Matt if I was going to go with a new auger I would look into a K-Drill combined with a Milwaukee Fuel drill. It is crazy how light it is.

Yes Sir!  I use a Milwaukee M18 on a new 7" Mini Nero from HT.  Also on an 8" Nils and on a 6" Finbore Mico.  Both the Finbore and Mini Nero are super light weight and do the job, better than most.  The Nils is a bit heavier.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 26, 2019, 01:47 PM
Yes Sir!  I use a Milwaukee M18 on a new 7" Mini Nero from HT.  Also on an 8" Nils and on a 6" Finbore Mico.  Both the Finbore and Mini Nero are super light weight and do the job, better than most.  The Nils is a bit heavier.

I am going to have to check out that auger bit. I am still running my 7” lazer. It is a little heavy but 7” is the perfect size.
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Post by: Mancaveburnett on Jan 26, 2019, 02:05 PM
Great day out at apps. The perch wouldn't stop biting and some real tanks. One real nice walleye and a bunch of shorts. Ice is plenty thick. I really wish I could fish more than one day a week but I'll be back out next Saturday.
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Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Jan 26, 2019, 03:02 PM
I am going to have to check out that auger bit. I am still running my 7” lazer. It is a little heavy but 7” is the perfect size.
M18 drill and the HT 7" Mini Nero w/drill adapter is right at 7.5 lbs.  Comes with an offset handle and is length adjustable.

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Post by: tblaster123 on Jan 26, 2019, 06:45 PM
Fished from 8am to 3pm today.. first time ever fishing Oneida. Only 1 walleye 1 perch the whole day. I've read it's mainly a jigging lake, but still tried the tip ups anyway. Didnt get into a single thing on the jig rod and I tried a bunch of different depths... Any tips would be greatly appreciated
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Post by: Jigemup247 on Jan 26, 2019, 06:53 PM
Went out of apps this morning, had a lot of lookers but hardly any takers. Threw everything I had at them and mixed up presentation. Didn’t start catching fish until 11:30-2. Ended up with 3 keepers, lost 1 at the hole and lost another one just after the hook was set. Marked fish from 25ft-40ft. Ended up getting them on parrot and blue/silver rapala #7 with a minnow head on the treble hook. Ice was 9-10 inches where we were.
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Post by: SeanP on Jan 26, 2019, 07:32 PM
Great day out at apps. The perch wouldn't stop biting and some real tanks. One real nice walleye and a bunch of shorts. Ice is plenty thick. I really wish I could fish more than one day a week but I'll be back out next Saturday.

Geez you did better than me if say they wouldnt stop biting!!!! I managed around 20 perch and 5 walleyes......they were looking more than biting.  I fished from 645 til 2 basically in front of Apps.  Had enough for a good meal!!
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Post by: Mancaveburnett on Jan 26, 2019, 07:39 PM
My buddy was laughing he sat probably 30' from me. At one point I dropped down 5 times in a row and got 4 perch and the one time I had a bite that knocked the minnow head off. It really was an smazing day for me. My buddy 30' away was the same as most guys a lot of lookers. Every so often you get lucky and have a day like I had.
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Post by: Mjnoff21 on Jan 26, 2019, 07:40 PM
Anyone fish shackelton at all today?
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Post by: SeanP on Jan 26, 2019, 07:41 PM
Ive had those days and been on the losing side too!!! Good for you!!!
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 26, 2019, 08:11 PM
2 keeper walleye and 56 perch between 3 of us today. The bite was tough, really had to work them to get them to connect. 9-10” of ice where we fished today. Back at it again next weekend. Play safe guys!!!!😎
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Post by: SeanP on Jan 26, 2019, 08:13 PM
2 keeper walleye and 56 perch between 3 of us today. The bite was tough, really had to work them to get them to connect. 9-10” of ice where we fished today. Back at it again next weekend. Play safe guys!!!!😎

Good job KP!!!
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Post by: Loudmouth879 on Jan 26, 2019, 08:28 PM
2 keeper walleye and 56 perch between 3 of us today. The bite was tough, really had to work them to get them to connect. 9-10” of ice where we fished today. Back at it again next weekend. Play safe guys!!!!😎

Nice
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 26, 2019, 08:53 PM
2 keeper walleye and 56 perch between 3 of us today. The bite was tough, really had to work them to get them to connect. 9-10” of ice where we fished today. Back at it again next weekend. Play safe guys!!!!😎

3 perch and about 56 keeper sized walleye between two of us today. Next time we’ll need to team up! Lol

Not really 56, but a bunch.

We had to open all the windows on the shack and get it bright in there to bring them in today. You never know what’s gonna be the trigger.
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Post by: SeanP on Jan 26, 2019, 08:55 PM
3 perch and about 56 keeper sized walleye between two of us today. Next time we’ll need to team up! Lol

Not really 56, but a bunch.

We had to open all the windows on the shack and get it bright in there to bring them in today. You never know what’s gonna be the trigger.

Hmmmmm numbers reversed........Id like to see the pictures!!! LOL

You were not at the same spot i'm guessing!!
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 26, 2019, 09:02 PM

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The rest of the eyes went back.

Pulling off the old double limit like KP did last weekend ain’t easy. Usually it’s a pick at one or the other.

I still want to do it one day but I’m a lazy walleye guy.
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Post by: SeanP on Jan 26, 2019, 09:18 PM
Just bustin you Chowdaire!!!   I caught my first three walleyes on four drops at 650 this morning.....all three were 14in on the nose....I thought omg this is going to be easy!!! Nah!  all shorts the rest of the day and tight lipped perch!!! got enough for fish tacos tonight so i had a good day!!!
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Post by: bigbuck on Jan 26, 2019, 09:59 PM
I think you meant 15 inches?
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Post by: GatorNY on Jan 27, 2019, 04:00 AM
Nah, he meant 14 inches. He was catching shorts, no keepers. Mistaken about how easy it was going to be. Tight lines.
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 27, 2019, 07:22 AM
3 perch and about 56 keeper sized walleye between two of us today. Next time we’ll need to team up! Lol

Not really 56, but a bunch.

We had to open all the windows on the shack and get it bright in there to bring them in today. You never know what’s gonna be the trigger.
Good work on the eyes Bob!! We’ll take on your ice next weekend together to see where those perch are. 😎
Good job KP!!!
Thanks!
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 27, 2019, 11:29 AM
Nice job guys!

I am one of those lazy walleye guys too Chow. I do like a good perch beat down once in a while though!
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Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 27, 2019, 11:43 AM
Matt if I was going to go with a new auger I would look into a K-Drill combined with a Milwaukee Fuel drill. It is crazy how light it is.
I'll 2nd that. Finally got too play with mine. 23 holes through 12 inches and still had half the battery life left.  ;)
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Post by: burningdownthehouse on Jan 27, 2019, 12:29 PM
Fished out of Williams this morning in 16 fow near first weed bed, only fished about an hour due to son's hockey game, marked a lot of fish, four keeper perch, bunch of dinks, and dumped a couple hogs at the hole, silver Kastmaster with minnow was bait of choice
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Post by: FishnChef on Jan 27, 2019, 12:43 PM
Be careful with your K drill in very cold conditions , have recently seen some pictures on Facebook and other forums of K drill auger with all the flights snapped off after drilling a couple holes
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 27, 2019, 02:14 PM
the wind was a tad brutal this morning.......has to be a truck load of buckets and such piled up on the north shore ;).....saw multiple items heading there before I boogied off the lake
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 27, 2019, 04:42 PM
Nice job everyone. Got out this morning. Wind was brutal. Hit the eyes pretty good at my first spot. Ended up landing 8 keepers and a short in an hour and a half. Took off to deeper water to look for perch. I found some but they were tight lipped. Only ended up with 2 perch after trying everything lol. Didn’t move to much due to the wind. It calmed down for a couple hours then cranked right back up around 2:30. It was like the arctic out there! 🥶 Had fun nonetheless.
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Post by: Dsportman on Jan 27, 2019, 05:21 PM
Good afternoon on the ice. Fire tiger rap and a red forage minnow got it done for me today.
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 27, 2019, 06:00 PM
Nice job KP. Heard the crowds were epic over there.

Thanks for the info on the kdrill. You have me thinking about it?



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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 27, 2019, 06:03 PM

Nice job guys
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Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 27, 2019, 06:08 PM
Nice job KP. Heard the crowds were epic over there.

Thanks for the info on the kdrill. You have me thinking about it?
You wont regret it, but I would give the eskimo pistol a long hard look after some research.....
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 27, 2019, 06:17 PM
Nice job KP. Heard the crowds were epic over there.

Thanks for the info on the kdrill. You have me thinking about it?
Thanks Matt! Good work on your catch this morning!

Good job to all who ventured out and caught some dinners!🎣🕳
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Post by: phisinbob on Jan 27, 2019, 06:35 PM
the wind was a tad brutal this morning.......has to be a truck load of buckets and such piled up on the north shore ;).....saw multiple items heading there before I boogied off the lake

Yup! Lost my bucket. It was brutal at times!
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Post by: fishshack on Jan 27, 2019, 06:38 PM
Nice fish fellas!!
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Post by: Ascott3006 on Jan 27, 2019, 07:09 PM
Nice fish dsportsman
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Post by: Dsportman on Jan 27, 2019, 08:04 PM
Nice fish dsportsman
      Thanks,tight lines!
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Post by: riot609 on Jan 27, 2019, 08:34 PM
Anyone fish Oneida at night thru the ice never really see anyone other then maybe hr or so after dark always fish late durning open water and get em why not thru the ice
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Post by: Duskwalker on Jan 27, 2019, 10:19 PM
Never fished Oneida before. Always wanted to get on a walleye bit with some raps. Any good places to start?
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Post by: Erie on Jan 28, 2019, 05:01 AM
Read through the countless pages of information and I’m sure you’ll fine a good place to start.

Oneida humbled us this weekend. Only one keeper and a real tough bite. Camera was down so we saw schools come through, but wanted nothing to do with what we presented to them.

Wind was fun. Especially when the entire ice sheet shifted and I nearly threw up from veritgo.
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Post by: fishshack on Jan 28, 2019, 08:24 AM
Got out earlly this am for a quick prework trip.  Landed 2  dumped a couple. Ones I marked were pretty fussy.  Lake was hard and smooth with a little light snow covering in spots. Easy traveling.
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Post by: slipbob on Jan 28, 2019, 09:13 AM
You wont regret it, but I would give the eskimo pistol a long hard look after some research.....

So far so good.  I got the 8" pistol bit this year and took it out for the second time yesterday running off the Milwaukee fuel.  You have to start it on a crawl to catch the ice otherwise it wanders until it bites but it cuts really nice.  I tried the Kdrill last year and thought it was OK but I like the pistol bit better.  Time will tell on it's durability.  The one change I made was taking the top disk off and sliding on a large piece of pool noodle like the Kdrill has which makes it much easier to tighten the chuck. 
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Post by: dog4up7 on Jan 28, 2019, 12:22 PM
Sundays wind with the white out was epic. Had to work hard but everyone in our group got fish, but I am starting to see where the diehard comes from. Had too feel bad for the pail sitters that rode the squall out. WOW...
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 28, 2019, 01:14 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/WdLcSnR5/20190128-113657.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WdLcSnR5)
nice morning........perch were pretty aggressive.......ice is awesome
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Post by: hitechmike on Jan 28, 2019, 01:21 PM
Had a good walleye bite late yesterday.  Oneida gave up a couple good keepers and a couple fat perch and a few short eyes.  This morning we hit it again and had a lot more lookers then yesterday but few were hungry. Only put a couple fat perch on the ice and a short eye.  Had to move to pick at the perch.  By 9am everyone seemed to be moving around. 
I was done by 11.  In front of Apps. Moved in and out off the drop.
That's all I got. Time for hot soup and a shower. Fish tacos for dinner. Giddy Up
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Post by: Rugburn on Jan 28, 2019, 01:22 PM
Nice job on the fish scout.... @)
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Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 28, 2019, 03:36 PM
Hit Oneida for my first time this winter.  Headed out of Godfrey at daybreak and hit the first drop.  After a dozen holes and no marks moved out to the second drop at 38 feet.  Had steady action in that  hole until noon.  Ended with a dozen nice perch and two keeper walleye; one just barely legal and the other 23".  The pressure crack on the way in was still solid on both sides but had a number of wet areas.  Ice was in great shape and easy for us walkers.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 28, 2019, 04:24 PM
Nice job on the fish scout.... @)
thanx rug
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 28, 2019, 04:25 PM
Hit Oneida for my first time this winter.  Headed out of Godfrey at daybreak and hit the first drop.  After a dozen holes and no marks moved out to the second drop at 38 feet.  Had steady action in that  hole until noon.  Ended with a dozen nice perch and two keeper walleye; one just barely legal and the other 23".  The pressure crack on the way in was still solid on both sides but had a number of wet areas.  Ice was in great shape and easy for us walkers.
good job 2much
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 28, 2019, 05:56 PM
got out at 12:30 in at 4:30 with limit of perch great conditions foot of ice and smooth riding
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 28, 2019, 06:03 PM
got out at 12:30 in at 4:30 with limit of perch great conditions foot of ice and smooth riding
wtg Oneida
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 28, 2019, 06:10 PM
good  job oneida
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Post by: moosefeet on Jan 28, 2019, 06:13 PM
Great job guys! Good to see the bites decent.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 28, 2019, 06:21 PM

Great job Oneida 👍🏻🎣🕳
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 28, 2019, 06:52 PM
got out at 12:30 in at 4:30 with limit of perch great conditions foot of ice and smooth riding
Good work!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 28, 2019, 07:40 PM
Great reports everyone! Got out this afternoon for last 1 1/2 before sunset. One jumbo and 3 keeper eyes. The perch spit up a 3 1/2 inch goby.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Jan 28, 2019, 07:57 PM
Nice shot DEyes & nice fish guys...  :thumbsup:  Guess it's nice getting past the rain eh?   :woot:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 28, 2019, 08:24 PM
Nice job guys!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 29, 2019, 08:04 AM
Great job on all those Oneida fish guy's !

I good trip for walleye and 1 bad trip for walleye up there for me...and poor perch numbers on both those trips. :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 29, 2019, 08:15 AM
Great pic Bobby
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Jan 29, 2019, 08:20 AM
great job Oneida1, a limit in 4 hours is a good time! The fish have been cooperative this year. 

I took my auger apart last night just for the heck of it, turns out the broken part cost $1.08, the shop told me it wasn't available and it would be $185.00 buy a new carb and install it. I found the part locally and will install tonight. Can't believe I almost junked it. I have the worst luck with repair shops, this was the second shop I took this auger to.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 29, 2019, 09:02 AM

Matt nice and peaceful on the otherside of the lake 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 29, 2019, 01:12 PM
Matt nice and peaceful on the otherside of the lake 😉

Not quite so EPIC?  ;D

Good deal on your auger Matt. Sounds like you and KP could teach those engine repair guys a thing or two.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 29, 2019, 01:15 PM
front is moving in got 35today, hope we dont get to much snow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Jan 29, 2019, 02:33 PM
Not quite so EPIC?  ;D

Good deal on your auger Matt. Sounds like you and KP could teach those engine repair guys a thing or two.

Kp could for sure. I break as much as i fix. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Jan 29, 2019, 02:40 PM
Matt nice and peaceful on the otherside of the lake 😉

Sounds nice Freddy.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: woodburn on Jan 29, 2019, 04:49 PM
I usually check the markings on a carb most small stuff is Walbro with a model number stamped on it. I then Google it and usually can find a replacement on EBay or Amazon.I went to a Tori dealer he wanted $96 for a carb i bought in line for $18.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 29, 2019, 07:23 PM
great job Oneida1, a limit in 4 hours is a good time! The fish have been cooperative this year. 

I took my auger apart last night just for the heck of it, turns out the broken part cost $1.08, the shop told me it wasn't available and it would be $185.00 buy a new carb and install it. I found the part locally and will install tonight. Can't believe I almost junked it. I have the worst luck with repair shops, this was the second shop I took this auger to.
GONNA BE AN EPIC REPAIR JOB MATT!!! 😁 They got nothin on us!!!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 29, 2019, 08:14 PM
Back after the eyes tonight after work. Got my limit with a couple shorts in the mix. Had to work for them tonight. Fished 4:00-5:00 in 24 fow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 29, 2019, 08:24 PM
Great job Bobby!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 29, 2019, 09:03 PM
Thanks Bruce!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 29, 2019, 09:15 PM
Not quite so EPIC?  ;D
Lol , but that is 1 advantage to being retired , everyday is epic 😜

Good job Bobby
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Jan 29, 2019, 10:05 PM
It sounds like and looks like you guys are doin' Ok out there. ::) Quick limits, safe ice and good travelin'...be safe...great sunset DeadEyez. ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 30, 2019, 04:20 AM
drilled thru 13" yesterday..........gon na be a lot more after this arctic blast.....should be a long season
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 30, 2019, 04:22 AM
only fished till ten yesterday.......fish were not as active as the day before.....picked up 8 perch.....nice job everyone......fishing is good right now....enjoy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 30, 2019, 04:48 AM
Way too go Bobby!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 30, 2019, 05:54 AM
Back after the eyes tonight after work. Got my limit with a couple shorts in the mix. Had to work for them tonight. Fished 4:00-5:00 in 24 fow.
Great job Bobby DeadEyez...you are on a roll....... working full time and limiting on walleyes too !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 30, 2019, 06:03 AM

Steve he’s just showing off ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 30, 2019, 06:14 AM
Yo Fred is the lake dodging that snow fall?I heard chaumont is gonna get pounded I am heading to camp tomorrow night gonna fish for a few days
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 30, 2019, 06:15 AM
Back after the eyes tonight after work. Got my limit with a couple shorts in the mix. Had to work for them tonight. Fished 4:00-5:00 in 24 fow.
Good work Snoop!!! Sipping on gin and juice while eating walleye filets!!! Don’t get no better than that dogg!!! 😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Jan 30, 2019, 06:18 AM
Bill shoot me a buzz when u get to camp I'll be out n about..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 30, 2019, 06:25 AM

Hey pounder according to Sully looks like we were spared , just a couple inches of new snow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 30, 2019, 06:29 AM
Steve he’s just showing off ,
.....And doing a good job showing off I might add.!

 Work all day...grab the ice gear....bang the eye's...head home before sundown and dinner time ! Awesome ! not always easy to do.... stay on them Bobby DeadEyez and keep us posted .
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 30, 2019, 07:26 AM
Lol thanks guys! Eyes are easy. It’s the guys hammering the perch consistently that deserve the props! I am a rookie when it comes to perch limits. I’m trying though! Glad we dodged the snow this time around. I feel for the folks to the north! I don’t envy them having to deal with all this snow 😔
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Jan 30, 2019, 07:30 AM
Went out of north shore yesterday got 1 keeper walleye and released three shorts. Got 6 perch. Started in 22 Dow nothing went west got to 26 fow got short walleyes. Went to 31 fow got keeper eye and all the perch. Great ride had a foot of ice. Lost 2 walleyes at the hole. They where hitting blue jigging raps with minnow head.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 30, 2019, 07:32 AM
Good work Snoop!!! Sipping on gin and juice while eating walleye filets!!! Don’t get no better than that dogg!!! 😎
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 30, 2019, 08:00 AM
10 4 cali
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 30, 2019, 10:01 AM
Cold this morning. -3 at my house and -6 near the lake.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 30, 2019, 11:28 AM
Took quick ride out not much snow on the ice maybe 2inches , hopefully it stays like that and we make another couple of inches of ice over weekend
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 30, 2019, 12:59 PM
Took quick ride out not much snow on the ice maybe 2inches , hopefully it stays like that and we make another couple of inches of ice over weekend
oneida is dead on.....2" of powder that will blow off today.......she will definitely make more ice the next couple days....drilled 13-14" this morning.....bite was pretty good for eyes......had a weird day :blink:.....dumped some heavy fish at the hole......kept 2 eaters and 4 perch :icefish:.......gaddam hooks on those raps cost me some nice fish.......ok, here come's the advice on cutting hooks off ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 30, 2019, 01:12 PM
oneida is dead on.....2" of powder that will blow off today.......she will definitely make more ice the next couple days....drilled 13-14" this morning.....bite was pretty good for eyes......had a weird day :blink:.....dumped some heavy fish at the hole......kept 2 eaters and 4 perch :icefish:.......gaddam hooks on those raps cost me some nice fish.......ok, here come's the advice on cutting hooks off ;D
Good job on the fish scout  :icefish:

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 30, 2019, 01:30 PM
Good job on the fish scout  :icefish:
thanks Chooch.....oops that didn't come out right ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 30, 2019, 02:00 PM
that's ok ... I've been called a lot worse things lol
must have been pretty nasty out there today.

BTW...I never cut the hooks off my raps. ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 30, 2019, 02:58 PM
Wind is whipping and most of the snow is off the ice, and i get to many fish on the front hook to cut it off,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Jan 30, 2019, 03:33 PM
oneida is dead on.....2" of powder that will blow off today.......she will definitely make more ice the next couple days....drilled 13-14" this morning.....bite was pretty good for eyes......had a weird day :blink:.....dumped some heavy fish at the hole......kept 2 eaters and 4 perch :icefish:.......gaddam hooks on those raps cost me some nice fish.......ok, here come's the advice on cutting hooks off ;D
You should cut the front hook off, it will prevent it from catching the ice and the fish won’t get away.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Captain Chunk on Jan 30, 2019, 04:12 PM
plan to walkout of Godfrey's Satuday. Hope it's not a shoulda been here yesterday trip. Bartell Road has been saying they are all lined up from Willards Pt to Jewel. Just what to intice them with......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Jan 30, 2019, 04:32 PM
I will be up there with buddy and his girlfriend this weekend.  Fishing Friday, sat, and sun am.  Excited to put some time in.  First big trip of 2019.  Got a few spots in mind, anyone care to share any pointers to get buddy's lady on her first keeper eye?  Was thinking Lewis, grassy, or Godfrey.  Been on the big O about a dozen times now and still putting in the time to get on a hot 'eye bite.  Gotta get that chica a bite quick, because it is gonna be damn cold on Friday.    :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 30, 2019, 05:45 PM
Does this hook dilemma ever end???  ;D

Cut em all off, more fish for
me.  >:D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 30, 2019, 06:05 PM
oneida is dead on.....2" of powder that will blow off today.......she will definitely make more ice the next couple days....drilled 13-14" this morning.....bite was pretty good for eyes......had a weird day :blink:.....dumped some heavy fish at the hole......kept 2 eaters and 4 perch :icefish:.......gaddam hooks on those raps cost me some nice fish.......ok, here come's the advice on cutting hooks off ;D
Don’t cut it off.. bend it ober😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: MarbleEyez315 on Jan 30, 2019, 07:22 PM
That's it. I've been reading this forum since this December and finally registered. I had to get in on this stuff. The only real answer to the hook question  is to leave it alone and drill a bigger hole! 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 30, 2019, 07:28 PM
Does this hook dilemma ever end???  ;D

Cut em all off, more fish for
me.  >:D
😂🤣🤣🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 30, 2019, 07:35 PM
That's it. I've been reading this forum since this December and finally registered. I had to get in on this stuff. The only real answer to the hook question  is to leave it alone and drill a bigger hole!

Yes!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 30, 2019, 07:38 PM
Wind is whipping and most of the snow is off the ice, and i get to many fish on the front hook to cut it off,
I’m with you , they get busted off eventually anyway
 We’ll what happen to the rescue  on Oneida today ,
Anyone know the scoop about a rescue
     I heard a guy was lost in the blowing snow and called for help ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 30, 2019, 07:52 PM
I’m with you , they get busted off eventually anyway
 We’ll what happen to the rescue  on Oneida today ,
Anyone know the scoop about a rescue
     I heard a guy was lost in the blowing snow and called for help ,

I heard the same thing. I also heard a couple guys were treated for exposure.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: MarbleEyez315 on Jan 30, 2019, 08:11 PM
I dont know too much but a buddy told me that it came over his scanner that a guy fell through today.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rickr on Jan 30, 2019, 08:12 PM
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Jan 30, 2019, 08:18 PM
I feel for this guy but anybody who was on the lake today or tomorrow would be very foolish in my opinion.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bowhunter79 on Jan 30, 2019, 08:45 PM
Gear can be replaced us fisherman can not. Glad he made it off safe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 30, 2019, 08:50 PM
Scary stuff. I am glad he is okay.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Esox on ice on Jan 30, 2019, 09:01 PM
Was down to otisco this morning thru afternoon and at moments questioned why the f I was out there.
Was nasty, saw guys chasing stuff that blew away
Not going to lie, was clinging to my shelter hoping it wasn't gong to fly away.  Spent 30 minutes running things through my head on the most
Efficient way to pack up in the wind without disastrous results.
Glad the guy on Oneida is okay
I'm having a cold beer for ya man
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ascott3006 on Jan 30, 2019, 09:06 PM
Glad to hear your ok. Ive been contemplating anchors for the shanty and after this story im thinking well worth the money!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 31, 2019, 04:46 AM
that's ok ... I've been called a lot worse things lol
must have been pretty nasty out there today.

BTW...I never cut the hooks off my raps. ;D
got out of dodge just before the wind started around 11 or so.........was a great morning to fish actually......no wind til 11........
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 31, 2019, 04:47 AM
Does this hook dilemma ever end???  ;D

Cut em all off, more fish for
me.  >:D
now thats the best answer yet ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2019, 04:55 AM
Does this hook dilemma ever end???  ;D
Cut em all off, more fish for
me.  >:D
That’s the best lmao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 31, 2019, 05:00 AM
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My buddy was the guy who let him in to warm up.......he said the poor guy was dressed in just a sweatshirt because all his gear blew down the lake like the post said......he walked out of main st in messenger's bay and came off the ice just west of lewis pt.......how he didn't have hypothermia or frostbite is a miracle according to my buddy.......we were out also but payed attention to the sky and saw it coming and boogied.......there was a guy who walked from Lewis out to the NW at least a mile and a half......he was still there when we left at 11 am.....hope made it in ok........pay attention to weather warnings folks and plan for the worse and hope for the best.....there isn't a fish in that lake worth going thru what that fella went thru.......hope gets all his gear back
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 31, 2019, 05:15 AM
-3 hear now and has been that way since 7pm im guessing another few inches will be added before the warm front gets hear sunday. I heard there was a second 911 call from a guy lost in the white out on a 4wheeler who also made it in ok. been out there on days like that always have a compass and now your headings prior to loosing sight of shore because if you cant see the shore at all theres no way any one will see or find you coming out there in those conditions
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 31, 2019, 05:58 AM
got out of dodge just before the wind started around 11 or so.........was a great morning to fish actually......no wind til 11........
Smart move scout57...
I am glad your years of ice experience kicked in,...mother nature , especially in winter, is nothing to mess around with.

glad he made it in ok.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 31, 2019, 06:02 AM
Glad to hear everybody is safe and sound. Pay attention to the weather reports and read the sky, like scout did. In the event that you lose bearing of where you are.... hunker down and wait it out. I’m guilty of pulling off stunts like going out onto the ice in snow storms. Now that I’m getting older and wiser...🤔 I may think twice!😎 Be safe people!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2019, 06:39 AM
I’m glad all are safe
Yes sir KP I agree, I’ve hunkered down on that lake many times , it doesn’t hurt to have a compass either , plus ice anchor systems are easy to make and cost all most nothing  ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: youngster on Jan 31, 2019, 06:52 AM
great to see he made it ok,,,,    we had to ride it out a couple times..it happened fast , we waited for a break in wind then made a run for it but seen, 3 - 4 huts  flyin down lake as we hit the parkin lot. can hurt ya real quick
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 31, 2019, 07:10 AM
I’m glad all are safe
Yes sir KP I agree, I’ve hunkered down on that lake many times , it doesn’t hurt to have a compass either , plus ice anchor systems are easy to make and cost all most nothing  ,
you are right Fred.....compass is always good idea and anchoring is key also.......this poor guy walked and had nothing to tie off to apparently.......anoth er guy out in the same area had his wheeler die and got so cold that he was disoriented and couldn't function......when on machines I bungey my shanty to my machine.......but most important IMHO is to pay attention to the weather reports and watch the sky......having a smart phone to check radars is handy also.......people make mistakes and will be better off for it next time.....the negative comments on facebook about these incidents is so disheartening......2 men damn near lost they're lives for christ's sake.....how about a little compassion facebbook negative nancy's
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 31, 2019, 07:14 AM
OK.....enough about these incidents.....both guys will fine......back to good stuff......weather looks great saturday thru next wednesday......thank goodness we made tons of ice with the warm temps coming......get out and enjoy while the fish are biting......(when it is safe to go).....couldn't resist
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: EarlyIce on Jan 31, 2019, 07:25 AM
I’m glad all are safe
Yes sir KP I agree, I’ve hunkered down on that lake many times , it doesn’t hurt to have a compass either , plus ice anchor systems are easy to make and cost all most nothing  ,

Same here...been out plenty of times in worse conditions. Ride it out as long as you can, have a compass in case the wind doesn't let up and you need it and most importantly think instead of panicking. Whether you're a walker, riding a machine, whatever, we all are carrying a great ice anchor....YOUR AUGER. Drill down as far as you can without breaking through and and put your shanty rope around the auger.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: burningdownthehouse on Jan 31, 2019, 07:50 AM
Excited to be taking a young group of Cub Scouts and their fathers out Saturday afternoon. My son and I are the only two experienced ones in the group. I have only made it out once this year (so far) so any advice on baits/locations is appreciated. I want it to be a good experience for everyone involved. I know catching fish isn't everything, but it sure gets the kids excited/interested. I am not looking for precise GPS coordinates, but I am looking for advice from experts who have had the chance to get out more than me this year. PM me if you think that's best. Anybody interested in meeting up with my group is more than welcome. I think I will be teaching knot tying and how to bait a hook more than actually fishing, but I'm ok with that. I live in Central Square so north and south shores are both fair game.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2019, 07:50 AM
Good weather coming , so all enjoy and be safe ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Jan 31, 2019, 08:17 AM
Lessons were learned and anglers OK, that's all that matters. Ditch the Darwin comments...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: TheGobyGuy on Jan 31, 2019, 08:52 AM
Invest in a few true ice anchors.  You can use your auger, but that can be quite a long lever, capable of bending steel.  Slight bend is all it takes to scrap an auger. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: EarlyIce on Jan 31, 2019, 09:06 AM
Invest in a few true ice anchors.  You can use your auger, but that can be quite a long lever, capable of bending steel.  Slight bend is all it takes to scrap an auger.

It's more of a "use what you have on hand in the face of an emergency" scenario, but I guess I'd have to say anyone who put their rope around the top of the auger would deserve a bent auger and a sail ride down the lake. Put the rope around the auger at ice level.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pikemanEd on Jan 31, 2019, 09:33 AM
Thanks Matt! Good work on your catch this morning!

Good job to all who ventured out and caught some dinners!🎣🕳

The Eskimo pistol bit has a plastic shaft that connects to the cut head have already seen pictures of them broken off halfway down the hole the pictures you are seeing of the flights broken off of the K drill is most likely user error of not clearing the chips out of the hole in thick ice K drill also has an aluminum shaft that connects to the cut head
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Jan 31, 2019, 10:12 AM
Glad the guys are OK but I can see why they invented the Darwin awards.
I'm really glad those guys got off and are going to be OK.
They do not need comments like this.   :nono: :nono:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: QDAWG44 on Jan 31, 2019, 10:34 AM
If anyone knows austin reynolds who was rescued, have him please pm me asap. Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icejohn on Jan 31, 2019, 10:52 AM

I'm really glad those guys got off and are going to be OK.
They do not need comments like this.   :nono: :nono:
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X2 and hopefully there will be fishermen that find some of his equipment will be able to return them to him
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Jan 31, 2019, 11:01 AM
I was out yesterday and had a scare myself. In the chaos of breaking down I lost my phone which meant no navionics. Thankfully I found it but I will have a compass for back up next time. Easy to get disoriented in those conditions. Glad all made it off safe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Jan 31, 2019, 11:32 AM
well we're talking about Oneida here man... there were guys fishing on the lake less than 12 hours after it froze. so


people decide for themselves what they believe to be safe conditions and im sure they learn their mistakes. glad everyone is ok, let's get back to the fishing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: QDAWG44 on Jan 31, 2019, 11:33 AM
Wow.... i could never ignore someone in need.. especially life threating. Too each their own i guess
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Jan 31, 2019, 11:49 AM
Wow.... i could never ignore someone in need.. especially life threating. Too each their own i guess
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X2.......we are all human and therefore subject to human error. Every single one of us needs someone sooner or later.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 31, 2019, 12:25 PM
Lol thanks guys! Eyes are easy. It’s the guys hammering the perch consistently that deserve the props! I am a rookie when it comes to perch limits. I’m trying though! Glad we dodged the snow this time around. I feel for the folks to the north! I don’t envy them having to deal with all this snow 😔

Exact same problem I have Bob.  Agreed 100 percent with you.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: riot609 on Jan 31, 2019, 12:58 PM
Same here...been out plenty of times in worse conditions. Ride it out as long as you can, have a compass in case the wind doesn't let up and you need it and most importantly think instead of panicking. Whether you're a walker, riding a machine, whatever, we all are carrying a great ice anchor....YOUR AUGER. Drill down as far as you can without breaking through and and put your shanty rope around the auger.

Ive used an auger to drill two holes close together and tied right to the ice  Probaly difficult when it’s thicker but in an emergency you can make it happen drop the rope in one jigging rap to catch pull it up the other🤔 anything to avoid takeing a ride or loosing gear that shelter in an emergency can be life or death out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Jan 31, 2019, 01:48 PM
I used to think I had a good sense of direction...unfortunat ely for me what I really had was a falsely developed ego.
After getting turned around and lost in fog, woods and snowstorms too may times to count I have reluctantly come the conclusion that I actually have NO sense of direction.  Now when I venture anywhere I have an old fashioned compass (2 actually), my phone with Navionics and my chartplotter with GPS.  Had to rely on one or more of those tools more than once.

Last Friday while fishing in the afternoon the wind was brutal and actually flipped me and my shanty over as well.  Fortunately I had it anchored to my snowmobile so it was more of an aggravation than a dangerous situation, but it certainly would've been disastrous had it not been secured.  I would have lost my coat, hat and gloves as well if the shanty blew across the lake.  Glad everyone got back home safely yesterday.  Hope any lost and found equipment is returned to the proper owners.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Jan 31, 2019, 01:54 PM
 Glad everyone got back home safely yesterday.  Hope any lost and found equipment is returned to the proper owners.

 Never think it can't happen to you  :nono: 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Jan 31, 2019, 02:21 PM
I'm really glad those guys got off and are going to be OK.
They do not need comments like this.   :nono: :nono:

X2 and hopefully there will be fishermen that find some of his equipment will be able to return them to him

Agreed.  Didnt you go in on your snow machine a couple seasons back?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: gunner on Jan 31, 2019, 02:52 PM
I’ve been in Buffalo the last two years—-we are getting hammered here—yet saw several people out in this minus degree weather.  So glad to hear that gentleman is ok.  I agree with scout — not a fish in that lake worth that situation!!!  I enjoy reading all the chi chat about the lake. Really miss it— everyone catch an eye for me !
              Gunner 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 31, 2019, 03:15 PM
Lessons were learned and anglers OK, that's all that matters. Ditch the Darwin comments...
👍🏿Unfortunately you can’t fix stupid
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Jan 31, 2019, 03:25 PM
Looking forward to getting out there in the a.m......gonna get away from the raps and see if I can get some strikes on a small sonar.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 31, 2019, 04:35 PM
If anyone knows austin reynolds who was rescued, have him please pm me asap. Thanks
can you pm me my son has his cell number
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Jan 31, 2019, 05:05 PM
Anything can happen at any time, but using proper judgement can eliminate 99.9% of the problems people like these guys had. If a polar vortex is coming and wind chills of (-35) are forecasted, its probably not the best idea to go out ice fishing on a lake known for being difficult in bad weather. Their actions don't just affect them, they affect their families, as well as innocent people like first responders.

This goes without saying and everyone knows that.  I got a special name I call people who like to make people feel small for making a mistake...Richard Cranium. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Jan 31, 2019, 05:47 PM
This goes without saying and everyone knows that.  I got a special name I call people who like to make people feel small for making a mistake...Richard Cranium.

The best is when they simultaneously attack someone and signal their own virtues by pretending to care about the first responders.....nice touch to garner support. Disgusting really.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Jan 31, 2019, 05:52 PM
I got a special name I call people who like to make people feel small for making a mistake...Richard Cranium.
LOL   :thumbsup:  I've seen that guy around before, a few times.  They like riding their recliners and keyboards.  Prolly they have have heating pads as well.  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Jan 31, 2019, 06:56 PM
The best is when they simultaneously attack someone and signal their own virtues by pretending to care about the first responders.....nice touch to garner support. Disgusting really.

Yup leveraging public sympathies towards first responders to win and argument is about a weak as a 1 year old blue gill.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Feb 01, 2019, 07:04 AM
Calm down people. In the past this topic (oneida lake diehards)  was shut down. Cant we all just be positive and get along lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 01, 2019, 07:18 AM
The horse had been beaten to death..... hows the fishing been anyone having any luck thats what i want to hear
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 01, 2019, 07:38 AM
Calm down people. In the past this topic (oneida lake diehards)  was shut down. Cant we all just be positive and get along lol
x2 I was pm’d by one of the mods this year and told I could start it up and it wouldn’t get removed unless  fighting and arguing got out of control. I def agree that everyone is entitled to their own opinion but let’s keep it under control so we can keep the thread going please. Thanks guys. On another note I’m out now with my best buddy lil Deadeyez for our first trip out together this season! He’s 14 now and I’m pumped to be sharing some ice with him! Life is good 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 01, 2019, 07:51 AM
Awesome, deadeyez! Good luck. Home you smash ‘em!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 01, 2019, 07:52 AM
x2 I was pm’d by one of the mods this year and told I could start it up and it wouldn’t get removed unless  fighting and arguing got out of control. I def agree that everyone is entitled to their own opinion but let’s keep it under control so we can keep the thread going please. Thanks guys. On another note I’m out now with my best buddy lil Deadeyez for our first trip out together this season! He’s 14 now and I’m pumped to be sharing some ice with him! Life is good 👍🏻
good times right there Deady.....enjoy every second......before you know it there grown up and out on there own
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 01, 2019, 08:03 AM
Looking forward to getting out there in the a.m......gonna get away from the raps and see if I can get some strikes on a small sonar.
Try a big sonar. I have more luck with 5/8 ounce than the small ones. for perch and eyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 01, 2019, 08:08 AM
Good luck Deadeyez and lil’ Deadeyez!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 01, 2019, 08:17 AM
X2 Deadeyez, you and little Deadeyez have a blast out there. What a nice looking day; but I'm inside looking out! Lol :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 01, 2019, 08:56 AM
Thanks guys! We are tied up 2-2 at the moment lol
(https://i.postimg.cc/cggHX1R2/6-AA84943-E508-4-E6-B-BBE1-2-F2895550-F1-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/cggHX1R2)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 01, 2019, 08:58 AM
First on to three wins!!! I am rooting for the youngin!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 01, 2019, 09:01 AM
He just limited...before dad! Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 01, 2019, 09:07 AM
Good job!!! now lets see the who wins the perch derby!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sniksder on Feb 01, 2019, 09:24 AM
I love taking my son fishing, nice job Deadeyez!  Do you think you could show me how to catch a walleye through the ice now... ??? ???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 01, 2019, 09:28 AM
He just limited...before dad! Lol
WTG kid......take to the old man......don't beat em too bad though.....long walk to shore
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 01, 2019, 09:38 AM
I am driving up to Saratoga lake tomorrow to fish with my middle son who is a junior at Siena college.....i will let you know who schools who!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 01, 2019, 09:50 AM
He just limited...before dad! Lol

 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 01, 2019, 01:13 PM
Wow...Great job DeadEyezes !

 Great team too....Lucky Boy and Lucky Dad....enjoy the time together Bobby.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 01, 2019, 01:50 PM
Nice day out with your son, DeadEyez.  Enjoy him.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Feb 01, 2019, 03:08 PM
Thanks guys! We are tied up 2-2 at the moment lol
(https://i.postimg.cc/cggHX1R2/6-AA84943-E508-4-E6-B-BBE1-2-F2895550-F1-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/cggHX1R2)

Way to go bud.  Catch em up!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 01, 2019, 03:14 PM
Here’s another shot from today.
(https://i.postimg.cc/SY4ZyrzD/A761-CB3-A-B834-4026-87-F9-A1892-E659-B1-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SY4ZyrzD)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 01, 2019, 03:16 PM
Great job guys, looks like the weather sweetened up a little... @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 01, 2019, 03:18 PM
Winner winner fish dinner!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Big D 85 on Feb 01, 2019, 03:23 PM
Here’s another shot from today.
(https://i.postimg.cc/SY4ZyrzD/A761-CB3-A-B834-4026-87-F9-A1892-E659-B1-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SY4ZyrzD)

Nice ones!
Excited to try it tomorrow out of Chapman
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 01, 2019, 04:02 PM

Well done deady Jr
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 01, 2019, 04:14 PM
just fyi a crack has heaved up running north and south ..... Its about a 1 1/2 miles south of channel
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chubrock on Feb 01, 2019, 04:31 PM
Went out of Williams today. Not to bad.
(https://i.postimg.cc/fVjZYVkr/9-CF04801-F61-B-40-C3-BED9-D9-F71-C85-EAE8.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fVjZYVkr)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 01, 2019, 05:00 PM

 Nice meals right there chub
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Feb 01, 2019, 05:31 PM
just fyi a crack has heaved up running north and south ..... Its about a 1 1/2 miles south of channel
There is another crack east of Taft that people need to watch ...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: dog4up7 on Feb 01, 2019, 05:39 PM
Chub the pile of perch look nice, that one in there looks like a real hog!  Great job.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 01, 2019, 06:00 PM
Deadeyez awesome love seeing the kids out there little pounder has a game this weekend so he didn't make the trip but me and Grandpa Bill made it up here..... Day one of three in the books perch are hungry
(https://i.postimg.cc/kRQYkjnG/0201191708a.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kRQYkjnG)

(https://i.postimg.cc/9zZkRfG2/0201191709b.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9zZkRfG2)

(https://i.postimg.cc/8fQnX8gx/0201191746.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8fQnX8gx)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 01, 2019, 07:12 PM
Nice job pounder!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 01, 2019, 07:59 PM
Awesome job Chub and Pounder!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 01, 2019, 08:03 PM
Good work Bobby Jr!!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 01, 2019, 08:14 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/vDvRBzFM/03033-F5-B-B4-AF-47-F9-88-F7-D906-A562429-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vDvRBzFM)

(https://i.postimg.cc/rDK7f2dF/4-D037278-0-E38-4-E48-B67-D-B2550411148-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rDK7f2dF)

(https://i.postimg.cc/rD33bZWG/A246-E2-DD-C9-E5-4-C8-E-A8-AF-F48-CC2873-BA1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rD33bZWG)My boss told me to take the day off today to fish with Josh!😁 fished from 6:00-11:30 and pulled a father/son double play. We both limited on perch and walleye. That would be Josh’s first limit of perch ever. 😎 Lots of memories being made with that young man!!! Life is Good!😎

Snoop, great job of keeping Bobby Jr interested in the outdoors!!! Good stuff bud!!!!😎🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 01, 2019, 08:25 PM
Awesome KP & Josh!! Can’t beat those memories! 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 01, 2019, 08:41 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/vDvRBzFM/03033-F5-B-B4-AF-47-F9-88-F7-D906-A562429-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vDvRBzFM)

(https://i.postimg.cc/rDK7f2dF/4-D037278-0-E38-4-E48-B67-D-B2550411148-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rDK7f2dF)

(https://i.postimg.cc/rD33bZWG/A246-E2-DD-C9-E5-4-C8-E-A8-AF-F48-CC2873-BA1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rD33bZWG)My boss told me to take the day off today to fish with Josh!😁 fished from 6:00-11:30 and pulled a father/son double play. We both limited on perch and walleye. That would be Josh’s first limit of perch ever. 😎 Lots of memories being made with that young man!!! Life is Good!😎

Snoop, great job of keeping Bobby Jr interested in the outdoors!!! Good stuff bud!!!!😎🎣🕳

Nice!!! KP way to go!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 01, 2019, 08:45 PM
Good job to those who ventured out and caught some fish!!😎🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 01, 2019, 08:55 PM
Got out off of north shore today, at a park near Apps. Ice was not too bad, little bit if snow at the bottom of the hill. Fished in 38 or so, marked a lot of fish. Caught a bunch of big perch, but only a few dink eyewalls.  Shanty village looked intact by apps. Back at it in the am. Will pull a limit one of these days!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 01, 2019, 09:14 PM
Great job guys!

More double limits, KP? You need to teach me how to do that.

Apps has some killer goby pattern raps that I picked up on my way home from work.

Good luck to all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 01, 2019, 09:38 PM
Good job guys , killer spot KP 😉, jrs turn to clean fish 🥴
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Feb 02, 2019, 05:30 AM
Deadey's and Kp's, simply awesomeness 😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 02, 2019, 05:46 AM
Great job guys!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 02, 2019, 05:49 AM
It is nice to see some good reports and great pictures from you guys out on Oneida. Thanks for sharing...BE SAFE...h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 02, 2019, 06:33 AM
awesome KP and Josh !  You have found one hell of a honey hole... like hitting a jackpot....gold mine for sure ! Stay on 'em !     Good job PP and co. too !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 02, 2019, 07:00 AM
Thanks guys!! The kid tortured them right out of the gate. 😁 I had to switch between two rods when the fish came in. Reel in one fish and drop the other rod to keep the fish there while unhooking a fish. Vice-versa.....
Good job guys , killer spot KP 😉, jrs turn to clean fish 🥴
yes it is😁 we’ll be on the prowl again next week.😉 then off to catch my first laker thru the ice😎 Jr is goin to be busy this afternoon!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 02, 2019, 07:24 AM
Awesome catches on the perch/eyes fellas!!!    it’s great to see the young guys pounding them. Great memories!!  We’ve been finding a good walleye bite the past few days. Colder than Mars but the good part is that the ice is getting thicker. Looks like it’s going to be warm enough to fish in a speedo the next several days.  :o
(https://i.postimg.cc/Y4k8knrC/7-B4-B264-A-165-D-4-F81-8-FE3-A9-B3-A3126-DEF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Y4k8knrC)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 02, 2019, 07:42 AM
Awesome catches on the perch/eyes fellas!!!    it’s great to see the young guys pounding them. Great memories!!  We’ve been finding a good walleye bite the past few days. Colder than Mars but the good part is that the ice is getting thicker. Looks like it’s going to be warm enough to fish in a speedo the next several days.  :o
(https://i.postimg.cc/Y4k8knrC/7-B4-B264-A-165-D-4-F81-8-FE3-A9-B3-A3126-DEF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Y4k8knrC)
what do you mean? I always fish in a speedo! Snow leopard pattern for this time of year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 02, 2019, 08:19 AM
what do you mean? I always fish in a speedo! Snow leopard pattern for this time of year
.... :woot:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icejohn on Feb 02, 2019, 08:34 AM
He just limited...before dad! Lol
WTG...If I was losing out to anybody it would rather be my son or grandson....kudos to dad too👍🇺🇸🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 02, 2019, 08:53 AM
Nice fish guys, keep it up there's plenty left for all I'm sure. The young guns givin' the ole timers a run for their money...gotta love it!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 02, 2019, 09:37 AM
what do you mean? I always fish in a speedo! Snow leopard pattern for this time of year
.  Haha!! Sexy, stylish, practical,and comfortable all at the same time!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 02, 2019, 10:43 AM
Fished until 9:30 this morning. Caught 5 keepers and one short. Here’s the 3 I kept

(https://i.postimg.cc/fVxTDLcz/AF2-A100-F-BF40-4-A4-E-844-F-1-C9-C7-A25-C8-B0.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fVxTDLcz)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 02, 2019, 10:48 AM
awesome KP and Josh !  You have found one hell of a honey hole... like hitting a jackpot....gold mine for sure ! Stay on 'em !     Good job PP and co. too !
thanks Steve! Totally different spot yesterday. Gonna hit another spot this week at some point. 😎
Fished until 9:30 this morning. Caught 5 keepers and one short. Here’s the 3 I kept

(https://i.postimg.cc/fVxTDLcz/AF2-A100-F-BF40-4-A4-E-844-F-1-C9-C7-A25-C8-B0.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fVxTDLcz)

WTG Snoop!!! 😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 02, 2019, 02:36 PM
Great job guys!

More double limits, KP? You need to teach me how to do that.

Apps has some killer goby pattern raps that I picked up on my way home from work.

Good luck to all

Those raps are almost gone!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Feb 02, 2019, 04:28 PM
Chilly start but turned out to be a beautiful day on the hard water.
(https://i.postimg.cc/ctMS5xR6/DBC42-CD0-38-F4-47-D4-8808-28-BD5593281-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ctMS5xR6)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 02, 2019, 04:38 PM
two of us today grabbed 60 perch by noon came in ,they were still biting , headed out for eyes at 2pm and couldnt find them oh well
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2019, 04:46 PM


Apps has some killer goby pattern raps that I picked up on my way home from work.

Good luck to all

hey if  you  don't  mind  can you post a  picture of  those?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 02, 2019, 04:57 PM
Nice work guys , got out with my bud Todd first time in 3 years we have fished together ,we chased after some perch ,   slow start be we each ended with 30 really nice perch ,
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/67brGj0T/D6-F64-CE7-4049-47-D9-848-D-8-DBF86153-A7-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/67brGj0T)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 02, 2019, 05:05 PM
Nice job everyone. Was slower for me today. Grabbed a limit of eyes by 9:30 then a nap and took mom out this evening. We weren’t keeping but she managed 4 eyes and is very happy.

Here’s that rap.

(https://i.postimg.cc/yWHRV88Q/5598-E3-EC-5-F20-45-FB-B7-A5-9-B099003039-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yWHRV88Q)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 02, 2019, 05:20 PM
Nice job everyone. Was slower for me today. Grabbed a limit of eyes by 9:30 then a nap and took mom out this evening. We weren’t keeping but she managed 4 eyes and is very happy.

Here’s that rap.



(https://i.postimg.cc/yWHRV88Q/5598-E3-EC-5-F20-45-FB-B7-A5-9-B099003039-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yWHRV88Q)


"Weren't keeping".... righttttt.... ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 02, 2019, 05:21 PM
Good work to the lady and gents!!!!😎🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2019, 05:33 PM
thank you Chowdaire  I got  some raps I purchased and the paint is  soft  so I striped it down ,i'll pull out the airbrush  and  do them up as close as I can ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 02, 2019, 05:37 PM

"Weren't keeping".... righttttt.... ::)
One of the most upmost respectable and honest guys your questioning here blaster. When Chowdaire states he wasn’t keeping, I believe him 100%... end of story!!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 02, 2019, 05:38 PM
Nice job everyone. Was slower for me today. Grabbed a limit of eyes by 9:30 then a nap and took mom out this evening. We weren’t keeping but she managed 4 eyes and is very happy.

Here’s that rap.

(https://i.postimg.cc/yWHRV88Q/5598-E3-EC-5-F20-45-FB-B7-A5-9-B099003039-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yWHRV88Q)
Ya ok 👌🏿 You got busted posting an over the limit post and now you’re bringing your mom😂 ironically my mom shot a lot of deer back in the day!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2019, 06:10 PM
your  never over the limit as long as your releasing the fish ....you  don't have to keep  fish  every day  heck  he lives on the lake  and is one of the  top walleye men out there.....Chowdaire is  a great guy he  don't  BS and  he  would never  keep over a limit anyways ....  guy has  probably let more walleyes  go then me blaster and moose  ever caught all together  :roflmao:

thanks  for the photo buddy I got the  base  coat  on
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 02, 2019, 06:34 PM
Ya ok 👌🏿 You got busted posting an over the limit post and now you’re bringing your mom😂 ironically my mom shot a lot of deer back in the day!

Moose - let’s not start getting ours facts mixed up here. Go back and read the posts. There was no actual “over the limit” post but the person you are talking about is not Chow.

And trust me, Chowdaire is as stand up as they come!

Not everyone needs to fill every inch of their freezer with fish.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: JTRCNC on Feb 02, 2019, 07:15 PM
Where's the best launch to fish shac
kelton? Thank you
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Feb 02, 2019, 07:22 PM
Shackelton is a big shoal, but I would say the south shore state boat launch just east of Bridgeport.  Straight out from there will put you on the east end of Shack
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 02, 2019, 07:49 PM
Fished out off grassy today. Super tough day. Two perch all day. Buddy got one keeper in 20’, but not much action. Will find them ‘eyes tomorrow am.   ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 02, 2019, 08:32 PM
Moose - let’s not start getting ours facts mixed up here. Go back and read the posts. There was no actual “over the limit” post but the person you are talking about is not Chow.

And trust me, Chowdaire is as stand up as they come!

Not everyone needs to fill every inch of their freezer with fish.
Ya I was just busting some chops, no harm intended.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 02, 2019, 08:44 PM
Nice job on the fish guys!!  Got out tonight for the night bite. Grabbed 3, a couple shorts, dumped a few. Beautiful afternoon out.  Easy traveling and probably 14 inches of really nice ice. Almost felt too warm out but I’m not complaining. 
(https://i.postimg.cc/pyJcVWgW/A115-F38-D-F0-EC-4-B71-B5-E1-EC80-E865-CA4-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/pyJcVWgW)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Feb 02, 2019, 09:21 PM
Nice haul..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: belowzero on Feb 03, 2019, 06:59 AM

"Weren't keeping".... righttttt.... ::)
People tend to think by their own standard
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: yankmyline on Feb 03, 2019, 07:08 AM
Nice job on the eyes. They look well fed.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 03, 2019, 10:43 AM
Plan on boozing and watching the game tonight so got out for am shift.  Didn’t mark a ton but the ones I did mark were hungry. Great weather.  Lots of guys out.   
(https://i.postimg.cc/64zwHGJX/B1-FB892-C-27-A4-4295-8-AE0-B9848364-ECFB.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/64zwHGJX)

(https://i.postimg.cc/grbyRtzp/EC0-A24-F8-65-B2-4481-B83-E-A7965-BD249-E2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/grbyRtzp)
Go Rams!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rippinglips84 on Feb 03, 2019, 11:21 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/d7Mtt5vd/20190202-130402.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/d7Mtt5vd)
Had a great day out on the ice with my dad and a few buddies , lots of marks but really made ya work for it . everybody got there limit of eyes which is a perfect day on onieda lake
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 03, 2019, 11:31 AM
Awesome job everyone! I took the day off from fishing. Glad all you guys that got out got to enjoy some nicer weather 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 03, 2019, 01:01 PM
35 perch today heading back out for eyes soon.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 03, 2019, 02:03 PM
People tend to think by their own standard

By my standards I wouldn't take someone out fishing that doesn't have a license. And if they did have a license I'd keep the legal fish that were caught. But those are just my standards.

And I was also joking, I apologize.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 03, 2019, 02:25 PM
Lol..... no joking on this site. Especially the “Oneida lake diehard thread”!!!!  To many haters on the internet. I just enjoy reading it all and TRY not to get involved
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2019, 02:38 PM

Nice work guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 03, 2019, 03:35 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/dhHbJHQ4/4-C09-BC2-E-3-F25-4-B5-A-843-F-167-FF81-CFF8-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dhHbJHQ4)
Definitely had to work for them today.  My vex battery is shot and only held 3 hours of charge so I had to get the jack and ‘eye the old fashioned way at the end of the morning.  Nice to get back out there after 2 years off the ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2019, 03:40 PM
looks like you got  diner  anyways  green hornet  nice  job
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Genzer on Feb 03, 2019, 04:34 PM
Wasn't to happy that some slob of a sportsman dumped about a dozen frozen perch by their truck in appts. Parking lot. Want a waste. :-😡
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2019, 04:48 PM
genzer last spring I was  fishing the open water in the river with a  couple  guys I  know  we were  doing  good  but  some  weeding had to be  done  a  guy was laying all his perch on the wall  when  he left he  started  throwing the shorts in the river  dead .......it was taken care of  ....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 03, 2019, 05:33 PM
Really good bite today. I was done by 2.


(https://i.postimg.cc/TKYKLBB1/EE8-A2-A90-39-B9-40-F0-9-B50-FAF29093425-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TKYKLBB1)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 03, 2019, 05:58 PM
thats a good day right there nice job....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 03, 2019, 05:59 PM
hit the eyes good this afternoon... finally...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: alfed on Feb 03, 2019, 06:09 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/dhHbJHQ4/4-C09-BC2-E-3-F25-4-B5-A-843-F-167-FF81-CFF8-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dhHbJHQ4)
Definitely had to work for them today.  My vex battery is shot and only held 3 hours of charge so I had to get the jack and ‘eye the old fashioned way at the end of the morning.  Nice to get back out there after 2 years off the ice
good job greenhoret not bad for being rusty
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: obrien380 on Feb 03, 2019, 07:27 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/qg81LZv4/Snapchat-1238360193.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qg81LZv4)

(https://i.postimg.cc/ykn4fN81/20190203-200436.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ykn4fN81)

Easy limits by 8am on Saturday and by 730am today. Not a single yellow perch to be found though.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 03, 2019, 07:56 PM
Nice job Bruce! Those look like some real slobs.

KP nice work on the father son double perch limit. That kid of yours can fish, impressed that he kept up with us the other day without a flasher
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 03, 2019, 08:01 PM
Nice job Bruce! Those look like some real slobs.

KP nice work on the father son double perch limit. That kid of yours can fish, impressed that he kept up with us the other day without a flasher

No flasher for your son KP???  come on bud cough up the cash!! LOL
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Feb 03, 2019, 09:16 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/qg81LZv4/Snapchat-
1238360193.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qg81LZv4)

(https://i.postimg.cc/ykn4fN81/20190203-200436.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ykn4fN81)

Easy limits by 8am on Saturday and by 730am today. Not a single yellow perch to be found though.
I'll trade ya..

(https://i.postimg.cc/CBzQpSDg/20190203-110915.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/CBzQpSDg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 03, 2019, 09:56 PM
Really good bite today. I was done by 2.


(https://i.postimg.cc/TKYKLBB1/EE8-A2-A90-39-B9-40-F0-9-B50-FAF29093425-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TKYKLBB1)
awesome job Bruce!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2019, 12:52 AM
No flasher for your son KP???  come on bud cough up the cash!! LOL
Oh Jr has 1 but oops forgot it , just some good old school fishing
 Great catch’s guys
 
   
 
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 04, 2019, 04:00 AM
that kid  could catch fish in a can of pee ....... my money is on josh
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2019, 05:05 AM
Almost forgot APPs is having a contest every Saturday until ice isn’t safe , 1 week perch and walleye the next plus lunker , 100% pay out , , I believe it’s $10.00 and 5.00 on lunker , not big money but fun
  Plus I was told there is a new pressure crack that runs from Willard toward 125 so watch out for it guys ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 04, 2019, 05:47 AM
Nice catches this weekend fellas back at it this friday.....an eye from my dad this weekend
(https://i.postimg.cc/06JNDgjQ/0201190855.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/06JNDgjQ)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2019, 06:38 AM

Very nice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 04, 2019, 06:50 AM
Ahh he forgot it and still smacked em!  we all remember days before flashers......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 04, 2019, 06:55 AM
Great pics, everyone. And great job on the double limit, Bruce! That’s a heck of a pile.

I made a move yesterday that didn’t work out great. Caught a few eyes and perch but nothing special. Time for a new area next time out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 04, 2019, 07:23 AM
Thanks guys.

Is anyone catching any burbot?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 04, 2019, 07:30 AM
Nice work on the fish guys!!  Good to see Lady O giving up the goods.                        I haven’t seen anyone catch a burbot yet this year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 04, 2019, 07:40 AM
Lets hope Lady O is still generous this coming weekend!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 04, 2019, 07:43 AM
Nice fish guys! I don't think I've seen that many double limits in a long time. Lots of perch and fat eyes! I remember a few Super Bowl Sundays making some nice catches through the ice; but I can't ever remember catching a double limit like that...It's also fun to watch SU play Bball while fishing out there too. Keep it up guys, looks like a banner year if you're on 'em. Be safe. :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 04, 2019, 08:07 AM
Nice pile Bruce we caught one Friday morning big fat 6lber
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Feb 04, 2019, 08:10 AM
LOL, somebody stuck a snowman in front of the sunset cam.
http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/ (http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/)
Few folks fishing the beach area this morning...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 04, 2019, 08:15 AM
That's a riot!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 04, 2019, 12:32 PM
Can someone give a GPS coordinates so I can catch a few eyes  :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 04, 2019, 12:44 PM
Can someone give a GPS coordinates so I can catch a few eyes  :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:

 8675309
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Feb 04, 2019, 12:56 PM
If you wanna be a taken.....head out to dakin 😂🐟
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 04, 2019, 01:37 PM
8675309
      123456789 is another good spot!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 04, 2019, 01:41 PM
No flasher for your son KP???  come on bud cough up the cash!! LOL

He's got all the gadgets, just left it home.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 04, 2019, 01:51 PM
fished today till 1 pm........ice was sloppy to say the least.....didn't venture anywhere near any pressure cracks.......smacked the perch pretty good....no eyes unless you count 6-8"ers.......top layer was gettin beat up pretty good by the sun.......long mudflaps were a nice addition to the wheeler this year.....gear stayed dry thru some pretty sloppy conditions......need to use caution out there fellers , cracks and fissures are starting to seep water and holes are whirlpooling........PA Y ATTENTION TO CHANGING CONDITIONS.......ice was 15"+ where we drilled but getting soft on top......rain tonight coupled with snowmelt will bring lots of runoff into the lake also......this was a south shore report by the way ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 04, 2019, 02:55 PM
Really good bite today. I was done by 2.


(https://i.postimg.cc/TKYKLBB1/EE8-A2-A90-39-B9-40-F0-9-B50-FAF29093425-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TKYKLBB1)
Good work Bruce!! Well done!!😎🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 04, 2019, 02:57 PM
Nice job Bruce! Those look like some real slobs.

KP nice work on the father son double perch limit. That kid of yours can fish, impressed that he kept up with us the other day without a flasher
Thanks bud! 😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 04, 2019, 03:02 PM
Ahh he forgot it and still smacked em!  we all remember days before flashers......
lol! We have 4 ice graphs in the arsenal. Leaving the house at 4:30 in the a.m. half asleep... we all forget things. Bad thing was, that Dad forgot to put a spare in the truck to take in case of a dead battery or leaving one home. I gotta hand it to the kid.... he ran us pretty good.😎🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 04, 2019, 03:06 PM
Thanks guys.

Is anyone catching any burbot?
No burbot here Bruce.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 04, 2019, 03:13 PM
I’m wondering how many more fish the guys who bought the Panoptix are catching this winter.🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 just curious.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 04, 2019, 03:38 PM
lol! We have 4 ice graphs in the arsenal. Leaving the house at 4:30 in the a.m. half asleep... we all forget things. Bad thing was, that Dad forgot to put a spare in the truck to take in case of a dead battery or leaving one home. I gotta hand it to the kid.... he ran us pretty good.😎🎣🕳

That's awesome!!! we've all had that sinking feeling......oh no!!! but he can fish that's for sure!!! 
SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 04, 2019, 04:25 PM
I’m wondering how many more fish the guys who bought the Panoptix are catching this winter.🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 just curious.....

I bet it’s “EPIC”.  ;D

The price tag looks pretty EPIC anyway.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 04, 2019, 07:41 PM
https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2019/02/update-82-year-old-fisherman-dies-in-skaneateles-lake.html
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 04, 2019, 07:53 PM
Yeah I saw that on the news this evening. Very sad 😔
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 04, 2019, 08:24 PM
Nice catch rite there lots a good eats...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Erie on Feb 05, 2019, 05:49 AM
I realize everyone on here is no Jim Sidoti, but coming from WNY I’d like to gauge thoughts for the upcoming weekend on the ice? It’s a long haul with machines, and would appreciate any insight as to whether/weather (pun intended) to get out on the ice. No need for spots or locations, just from past experience with the 15 inches already there.

Looks like a cool down come Friday evening, but prior isn’t ideal. No ice is ever safe, I get it.

Thanks,
Ken
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LipRipper315 on Feb 05, 2019, 08:49 AM
Keep an eye on the wind for Saturday...not looking like a great day to fish with that wind
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SHUBA on Feb 05, 2019, 05:23 PM
was out this morning and saw lot of old ice holes that have grown
from all the runoff, Be careful out there boys some I witnessed were
more than large enough to fall in...
BE CAREFUL STAY SAFE AND FISH HARD WATER
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 05, 2019, 06:02 PM
I bet it’s “EPIC”.  ;D

The price tag looks pretty EPIC anyway.
😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 05, 2019, 06:08 PM
josh  double limits  and  doesn't  even need a  vexlar  :clap: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Feb 05, 2019, 07:08 PM
I realize everyone on here is no Jim Sidoti, but coming from WNY I’d like to gauge thoughts for the upcoming weekend on the ice? It’s a long haul with machines, and would appreciate any insight as to whether/weather (pun intended) to get out on the ice. No need for spots or locations, just from past experience with the 15 inches already there.

Looks like a cool down come Friday evening, but prior isn’t ideal. No ice is ever safe, I get it.

Thanks,
Ken
My humble opinion is it will be ok.  Obviously caution will be in order, but I think you will find a lot of people out there with machines this weekend - myself included
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Erie on Feb 05, 2019, 07:33 PM
My humble opinion is it will be ok.  Obviously caution will be in order, but I think you will find a lot of people out there with machines this weekend - myself included
Thank you for the honest reply. Good luck.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Feb 06, 2019, 06:15 AM
To tired to respond last night BUT ran my 4 wheeler all over yesterday with no problems. Went from Godfrey point to bouy 119, (other side of lake) no fish. Went from there to in front of apps, 31 fow, got 6 perch but only one at a time no schools. Lots of ice just stayed away from any large ice jams. A little water on the ice but not bad. All in all good day for a ride, fishing not so good but that's ok.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Feb 06, 2019, 07:08 AM
Just checking, any perch off of Chapman?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fundad01 on Feb 06, 2019, 07:44 AM
I'm Not a Oneida Lake Diehard yet, but we are heading out their in a Week to chase down some eyes. any advise would be great. i am amazed at the help we give each other on this site.
I plan to go out of Sylvan Beach. looking for structure and not staying on inactive fish. we fish with electronics, Jigging, and several dead sticks/tipups.

PM me with any suggestions.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 06, 2019, 07:54 AM
I'm Not a Oneida Lake Diehard yet, but we are heading out their in a Week to chase down some eyes. any advise would be great. i am amazed at the help we give each other on this site.
I plan to go out of Sylvan Beach. looking for structure and not staying on inactive fish. we fish with electronics, Jigging, and several dead sticks/tipups.

PM me with any suggestions.

fish the drops, use a jig rap with a minnow head, and follow shanty town. that's about all there is for advice on Oneida everything else is a secret
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 06, 2019, 10:14 AM
Not a lot structure off the beach area... compared to some areas just fyi
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pkosatka09 on Feb 06, 2019, 11:50 AM
Hey guys, wondering what everyone uses for a fish finder?
the Marcums are too rich for my blood, so i was wondering what everyone else was using and what they liked?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mhill on Feb 06, 2019, 11:53 AM
I'm Not a Oneida Lake Diehard yet, but we are heading out their in a Week to chase down some eyes. any advise would be great. i am amazed at the help we give each other on this site.
I plan to go out of Sylvan Beach. looking for structure and not staying on inactive fish. we fish with electronics, Jigging, and several dead sticks/tipups.

PM me with any suggestions.

Download Navionics and it will tell you where the structure is.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mhill on Feb 06, 2019, 12:02 PM
Hey guys, wondering what everyone uses for a fish finder?
the Marcums are too rich for my blood, so i was wondering what everyone else was using and what they liked?

Marcum M1 for me. 300 bucks new stock batter lasts about 6 hours. If 300 is to much. Check out the garmin striker 4 they run about 200 bucks for the ice pack.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2019, 12:30 PM

 The beach wouldn’t be my first choice for structure  , there’s no real secrets anymore , Oneida isn’t a real hard nut to crack ,, I feel finding fish is much easier than it is to getting them top side ,
    maps help that’s how I started , and Nav app on the phone is cheap enough , stop at the bait shops , and ask ,most  every time we stop and give general depths that the fish are caught , and remember following a shanty town around your not learning
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 06, 2019, 12:31 PM
hit messengers shoal this morning.....ice is great.....slippery.... ..bring cleats.........got my eyes first thing and then the switch got turned off.......couldn't find any perch schools at all.....I think that area has been beat up this year.......my buddy said both days this past weekend you couldn't count the amount of shanties out in front of his house.......ended up with 3 eyes and 3 perch.....beat feet before the rain came in :whistle:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2019, 12:42 PM

It’s pouring here at home
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 06, 2019, 12:44 PM
It’s pouring here at home
not much better down here Freddy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 06, 2019, 12:48 PM
my new  smitty is  going together   ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 06, 2019, 02:22 PM
You guys are catching some great looking fish this year. I hope it goes on for a long season for you guys.
I just wanted to add a small story for some new guys and remember, think outside of the box...
Like Filet&Release said..."and remember following a shanty town around your not learning".
 
I'd rather fish outside of the shanty town, even 100 yards or more away. I think the fish hear all the commotion of machines getting closer and closer and
then guys drilling holes with manual or gas augers scares and scatters the fish...especially if it's been going on for a few days.
I'd look for the closest structure or just guess where they could get away far enough to calm down.
Sometimes I'd leave along with the pack in the morning and just keep driving until no one was following me anymore...
Sometimes I got lucky and landed on fish. Be safe guys

May Alfred Coon RIP  :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 06, 2019, 03:00 PM
When I was a kid an old timer we fished with would say after an hour of no flags "welp...  time to wake 'em up" ... fire up his snowmobile, and drive around all the tip ups. At least 1 or 2 flags would go up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2019, 04:01 PM
When I was a kid an old timer we fished with would say after an hour of no flags "welp...  time to wake 'em up" ... fire up his snowmobile, and drive around all the tip ups. At least 1 or 2 flags would go up
I’ve seen that done at the pond , personally on Oneida  I move after 30-40min , unless  fish start changing their movements and then I hope they turn on and not wasting my time , far as tipups , once in 30 years tipups out fished me on Oneida and that was Slamboney
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 06, 2019, 04:35 PM
When I was a kid an old timer we fished with would say after an hour of no flags "welp...  time to wake 'em up" ... fire up his snowmobile, and drive around all the tip ups. At least 1 or 2 flags would go up
Pretty sure that was for pickerel I've seen the same thing work.  Don't think it would have the same effect of perch & eyes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2019, 04:40 PM
Hey Elrod how’s the rain down there starting to get slippery here my steps just now were very entertaining 🥴
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 06, 2019, 04:42 PM
my new  smitty is  going together   ;D
Well, let's see a couple PICs. I need to build a new one.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 06, 2019, 04:44 PM
just jig eyes  ...i  like northerns on tip ups  and  pickerel i  like  them  in someone  elses bucket
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 06, 2019, 04:46 PM
i'll post  some pictures  tomorrow  ...i  backed  up on my old  one  :(  ...... 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 06, 2019, 05:17 PM
Pretty sure that was for pickerel I've seen the same thing work.  Don't think it would have the same effect of perch & eyes.

It was for walleyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 06, 2019, 05:22 PM
Hey Elrond how’s the rain down there starting to get slippery here my steps just now were very entertaining 🥴
Still raining some.  Was freezing on the trees before.  I was on the lake around lunch time and it started raining hard and the wind picked up too.  Don't mind one or the other but don't like the combination.  Not many people out.  Ice was really good but slippery creepers a must.  Probably a little water on top tomorrow but nothing serious. Lonnie.
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Post by: Jigemup247 on Feb 06, 2019, 06:31 PM
For electronics I use a garmen striker 4 and love it. Get many compliments on it by guys using flasher style electronics and you can’t beat the price. I built this smitty sled this year but haven’t been able to use it. Put an atv gun rack on the side to hold the auger and on the other side I put my tent which leaves more room in the sled.
(https://i.postimg.cc/hzfDk15s/51-C4293-A-8-A62-4-C77-8753-4-C3122-C24209.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hzfDk15s)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Fd8rNJt4/CFFB78-B8-AA48-418-B-9-C4-A-66279-EF721-E0.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Fd8rNJt4)
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Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 06, 2019, 07:05 PM
Thoughts on bringing a machine out of Chapman tomorrow with all this warm weather and rain?
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Post by: kingfisher22 on Feb 06, 2019, 08:14 PM
Was out of the state launch in Bridgeport tonight.  The ice is still solid.  Lots of standing water on top and drain holes are enlarging but should be good tomorrow.  Just use extra caution
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Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 06, 2019, 08:34 PM
I bought the Garmin striker 4 package northern Marine 167 free shipping no tax..I will never go back to a flasher again ..it has a flasher ..split screen..regular screen the flasher works just as good as my marcum I prefer the split screen it's amazing and great price
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Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 06, 2019, 08:36 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/ZBWHggGc/IMG-20190206-153757.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZBWHggGc)
Any of you guys use these through the ice..🤔 I use them off a wall in the river in summer for eyes and crappie and do very well never tried one through the ice just curious ...
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Post by: hrdcore on Feb 06, 2019, 08:38 PM
Why not...give it a shot
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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 07, 2019, 05:45 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZBWHggGc/IMG-20190206-153757.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZBWHggGc)
Any of you guys use these through the ice..🤔 I use them off a wall in the river in summer for eyes and crappie and do very well never tried one through the ice just curious ...
I have some of those in my arsenal... tried them a few times. No luck.... everybody fishes a bit different, you may have the presentation to entice the fish to eat it. Good luck and report in, if they work for you.😎
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2019, 05:51 AM
I just so happen to have a few of those , never tried them through the ice but I have caught eyes on them during soft water
 Give them a try , and if it works you have 2 choices ,tell or be still
  Try them both ways bare and tip back hook with small minnow head
 
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 07, 2019, 06:53 AM
I don't have  any ,big guy should  give  me a couple
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Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 07, 2019, 06:57 AM
I'll give u a couple trap..I have like 20  different ones in different sizes work good on open water just never tried them through the ice
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Post by: fishslayer730 on Feb 07, 2019, 07:22 AM
Some days they work great!! Had a great perch bite going couple days ago with a small gold one and a wax worm on it
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Post by: mcully on Feb 07, 2019, 07:46 AM
Buddy just called me from the ice. Said shore was good where he went on but did run into about a 2' deep pond that he ended up struggling through on machine.
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Post by: dog4up7 on Feb 07, 2019, 09:26 AM
Looks like the snowman didn't make it. not looking too well. :( :(
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 07, 2019, 10:00 AM
Hi Everyone,
New to the site. Ice fishing addicted and afflicted from growing up in Minnesota. Now living in NYS and enjoy ice fishing here as well. Hit Oneida last weekend and did very well on the perch. Caught a few jumbos!
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 07, 2019, 10:20 AM
Those are some nice perch HW.
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Post by: FlagsUP on Feb 07, 2019, 10:30 AM
Is the parking at Lewis Point still allowed... heard rumors access would be cut off... hope so! Any info appreciated.  As always, keep it clean and be respectful.
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Post by: FlagsUP on Feb 07, 2019, 10:30 AM
Is the parking at Lewis Point still allowed... heard rumors access would be cut off... hope it’s still allowed!! (I meant) Any info appreciated.  As always, keep it clean and be respectful.
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Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 07, 2019, 10:35 AM
Nice fish HW welcome to NY
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 07, 2019, 10:45 AM
Thank you! We fished the south end off Chapman Park that day. Fished seemed to be in 30ft and deeper. Fathead minnows on small glow jigs.
Enjoy the ice everyone!
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Post by: slipbob on Feb 07, 2019, 10:47 AM
Hi Everyone,
New to the site. Ice fishing addicted and afflicted from growing up in Minnesota. Now living in NYS and enjoy ice fishing here as well. Hit Oneida last weekend and did very well on the perch. Caught a few jumbos!


I'd say you did well out there.  Nice bunch of perch and welcome to the shanty :tipup:
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 07, 2019, 11:06 AM
Did someone fishing Sylvan beach need some bait money?    ;D
 https://www.uticaod.com/news/20190206/state-police-report-sylvan-beach-bank-robbery  (https://www.uticaod.com/news/20190206/state-police-report-sylvan-beach-bank-robbery)
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Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 07, 2019, 11:36 AM
Did someone fishing Sylvan beach need some bait money?    ;D
 https://www.uticaod.com/news/20190206/state-police-report-sylvan-beach-bank-robbery  (https://www.uticaod.com/news/20190206/state-police-report-sylvan-beach-bank-robbery)....that's funny :-[ :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Post by: slipbob on Feb 07, 2019, 11:40 AM
Did someone fishing Sylvan beach need some bait money?    ;D


Maybe they wanted to buy a Panoptix ;D
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Post by: Chuckup on Feb 07, 2019, 12:22 PM
Can anyone update me on shore ice at Chapman? Heading out Saturday on my ATV. Thanks in advance.
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 07, 2019, 12:41 PM
Can anyone update me on shore ice at Chapman? Heading out Saturday on my ATV. Thanks in advance.
   Your better off asking after the rain tomorrow...     :-\
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Post by: mcully on Feb 07, 2019, 12:53 PM
   Your better off asking after the rain tomorrow...     :-\
And possibly huge wind moving the water on top. Ugh
At least it's not last years 80 degree week that chewed up the shorelines.
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Post by: Hando on Feb 07, 2019, 01:01 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZBWHggGc/IMG-20190206-153757.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZBWHggGc)
Any of you guys use these through the ice..🤔 I use them off a wall in the river in summer for eyes and crappie and do very well never tried one through the ice just curious ...

Done well on the smaller blade baits for bigger perch. I’ll throw one on when dealing with a lot of dink’s and had better luck with only the larger fish hooking up. Good luck!
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Post by: chummer16 on Feb 07, 2019, 01:47 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZBWHggGc/IMG-20190206-153757.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZBWHggGc)
Any of you guys use these through the ice..🤔 I use them off a wall in the river in summer for eyes and crappie and do very well never tried one through the ice just curious ...
I use them when things are slow. Very rarely do I get a fish to hit them but I think it wakes them up or brings them in, then I slip my jigs back down in front of them.
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Post by: OneBucketMike on Feb 07, 2019, 02:10 PM
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Any of you guys use these through the ice..🤔 I use them off a wall in the river in summer for eyes and crappie and do very well never tried one through the ice just curious ...

They are basically a version of the "Sonar" lures that were "hot" at Oneida (quite) a while back. I would think jigging using the furthest back hole would be similar to a Rapala without the front hook (that some people complain about). Like Filet says putting a minnow head on the bottom hook will catch Walleyes on most jigging lures. Good luck.
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Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 07, 2019, 02:43 PM
Thanks for the opinions I'm gonna give it a shot they sure work good jigging in the summer for eyes off the wall in the river near the locks.bigger crappies hit them good to in the summer
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Post by: BillyGoat on Feb 07, 2019, 07:11 PM
They are basically a version of the "Sonar" lures that were "hot" at Oneida (quite) a while back. I would think jigging using the furthest back hole would be similar to a Rapala without the front hook (that some people complain about). Like Filet says putting a minnow head on the bottom hook will catch Walleyes on most jigging lures. Good luck.

On the rapala
That's why u cut the front hook off..... Like u wrote most walleyes are caught on the bottom hook  ???
 Let's see hook on both ends and fish is on the bottom 1 ......  I'm just telling u what a local told me and what I see,  no point in a front hook.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 07, 2019, 07:15 PM

On the rapala
That's why u cut the front hook off..... Like u wrote most walleyes are caught on the bottom hook  ???
 Let's see hook on both ends and fish is on the bottom 1 ......  I'm just telling u what a local told me and what I see,  no point in a front hook.
Im a local and I’ve caught at least 30 keepers this ice season on the front hook of my jiggin rap. This debate has been beat to death. If your gonna jig eyes through the ice use at least a 7 inch auger so you have the extra room to land them. If you only have a 6 inch auger just take your time landing them when they get up near the hole.
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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 07, 2019, 07:18 PM
Im a local and I’ve caught at least 30 keepers this ice season on the front hook of my jiggin rap. This debate has been beat to death. If your gonna jig eyes through the ice use at least a 7 inch auger so you have the extra room to land them. If you only have a 6 inch auger just take your time landing them when they get up near the hole.
Lots of eyes caught on the front hook this season for me as well. I upgraded to a 8” nils last year. Only dumped one eye at the hole this season due to the rap hook!!!
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 07, 2019, 07:27 PM
Spot on Deadeyez. I use a 7” hole and it works well for me!

Also if you only have a 6” auger you can spud out the bottom of the hole. That is what my dad always did.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2019, 08:05 PM
I catch A few eyes on the front
 Hook , in time they break off anyway
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Post by: OneBucketMike on Feb 07, 2019, 09:29 PM

On the rapala
That's why u cut the front hook off..... Like u wrote most walleyes are caught on the bottom hook  ???
 Let's see hook on both ends and fish is on the bottom 1 ......  I'm just telling u what a local told me and what I see,  no point in a front hook.

I see you are stirring things up again Billy. Just to set the record straight I didn't say the fish are caught on the bottom hook. I said put the bait on the bottom hook. The Walleye cream the entire lure when they are feeding and get caught on whatever hook hits their mouth on the strike. I will admit that when you catch Perch on that rig they are usually on the bottom hook because they are mouthing the bait like they are taking it from another fish. The Walleyes are thinking of getting "two birds with one stone". Cya.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 08, 2019, 12:50 AM
i cut the back hook off
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Post by: LP Steve on Feb 08, 2019, 04:43 AM
I cut all my hooks off so I can fish in the aquarium at Bass pro.
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 08, 2019, 05:14 AM
It looks like the rain is finally done. There was water coming up around the edge where I got on last night. The ice is still in great shape though.
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 08, 2019, 05:29 AM
Where I fished yesterday had 11 inches of rock solid ice.  Quite a bit of water on top. Very high winds predicted for today but cold weather coming should lock everything up good. Snow for the middle of the week.
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Post by: scout57 on Feb 08, 2019, 06:28 AM
Where I fished yesterday had 11 inches of rock solid ice.  Quite a bit of water on top. Very high winds predicted for today but cold weather coming should lock everything up good. Snow for the middle of the week.
the lake is in the 4-8" zone for lake effect snow tonight and tomorrow.....but we all know how that goes ;).......little snow on top would be nice
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 08, 2019, 06:57 AM

Yes sir , couple inches would be nice , but we will take what ever comes our way ,
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 08, 2019, 07:03 AM
Yes a little snow would be good, my sliders would be thankful. Judging by the wind prediction my guess is the big snow stays a bit north. But I am no Dave Longley!

Anybody out there today might want to have cleats and ice anchors!  :o
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Post by: scout57 on Feb 08, 2019, 07:07 AM
nothing worse than bare ice and heavy wind........need some snow to pack around the tent and stay warm and comfortable.........I've turned into a panty waste in my old age......albeit a warm panty waste
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Post by: scout57 on Feb 08, 2019, 07:11 AM
temp is dropping like a stone........sunday looks like it will be good to go......WINDY MUCH........I would not be venturing onto that lake today or tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Feb 08, 2019, 07:37 AM
They are basically a version of the "Sonar" lures that were "hot" at Oneida (quite) a while back. I would think jigging using the furthest back hole would be similar to a Rapala without the front hook (that some people complain about). Like Filet says putting a minnow head on the bottom hook will catch Walleyes on most jigging lures. Good luck.

Look what u wrote can u read ? PUT MINNOW HEAD ON BOTTOM HOOK CATHHES ALL THE FISH ON MOST LURES.   U are like talking to pelosi or Chuck .
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Post by: jakep138 on Feb 08, 2019, 09:19 AM
Couple recent outings with the the wife , and finally got the little guy out and he got a few jumbos as well .
(https://i.postimg.cc/3yCxB7dV/03-BE8-DCD-3-F78-450-C-94-A8-2-D075-DC81596.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/3yCxB7dV)

(https://i.postimg.cc/JGv07Pf6/2-A0-F504-B-0-C41-4678-BAA8-B064-B34-CD2-DE.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JGv07Pf6)

(https://i.postimg.cc/0zK67LG1/806077-D5-C6-A1-4316-B28-B-4961-C9739-EA2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0zK67LG1)

(https://i.postimg.cc/LqMsLh6j/C3-AD75-E2-7412-4-DD6-94-DB-5-F60674-BFAAE.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LqMsLh6j)

(https://i.postimg.cc/ZBwYGcPL/F60-A8179-3005-4033-89-BB-C9-F456-CCBD00.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZBwYGcPL)

(https://i.postimg.cc/PCDxC1ht/F8010491-FCE0-4-D6-A-B7-CC-F24-B95-BAA91-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PCDxC1ht)
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 08, 2019, 09:30 AM
Great pics Jake! The kid looks nothing like you.  ;D
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Post by: jakep138 on Feb 08, 2019, 09:36 AM
Thanks Bruce , I’m blessed to have a son that wants to fish as much as he does ! He will be fishing some tournaments with me in the upcoming years .
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Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 08, 2019, 09:51 AM
Awesome catch rite there .nice job  :thumbsup: :clap:
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Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 08, 2019, 10:13 AM
Hello everyone. I am from southern new york and am looking to do some ice fishing on oneida. Never been up there before. Would anyone be able to recommend a guide? I usually fish by myself but have no idea where to start on the lake and also do not have a machine. Would love to get into some walleye and nice perch. Thanks.
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Post by: OneBucketMike on Feb 08, 2019, 10:22 AM
Look what u wrote can u read ? PUT MINNOW HEAD ON BOTTOM HOOK CATHHES ALL THE FISH ON MOST LURES.   U are like talking to pelosi or Chuck .

Ahhh Billy, I'm sure we would like each other if we ever got together. Don't want to get in a cage match with you that's for sure. I stand by my remarks though, put bait on bottom hook to catch fish-I didn't say which hook you would catch the Walleye on though.
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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 08, 2019, 10:27 AM
Great pictures of your family fishing trip! Awesome perch and walleye! Way to go.
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Post by: yankmyline on Feb 08, 2019, 10:33 AM
Now that is a cooler full of fish.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 08, 2019, 11:44 AM
Great job Jake and son!! Freakin awesome!!!
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Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 08, 2019, 11:46 AM
I've never seen a kooler cooler full of fish! Lmao ;D Great take Jake!
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Post by: BillyGoat on Feb 08, 2019, 11:57 AM
Ahhh Billy, I'm sure we would like each other if we ever got together. Don't want to get in a cage match with you that's for sure. I stand by my remarks though, put bait on bottom hook to catch fish-I didn't say which hook you would catch the Walleye on though.

It's all good !! Hope to get out next week maybe Monday  or Tuesday.
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Post by: moosefeet on Feb 08, 2019, 12:18 PM
Well, a little snow would help but makes walking not so much fun. As long as it doesn't form those hard, wind packed drifts that we just got rid of.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Feb 08, 2019, 12:19 PM
I catch A few eyes on the front
 Hook , in time they break off anyway
I have the back plastic fin break off long before the front hook. I have a dozen without the fin. I wrote them telling the they can’t just glue it to the paint. They directed me to their sitewhere you return defective products.  It requires a receipt. Who keeps fishing lure receipts.??  Imailed the whole bunch back to them without receipts. But with a letter stating my disapproval of their product.  I’ll let you know what they say...  The come off easily when fishing soft water, can’t imagine what happens when banging them on the ice...
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Post by: JTRCNC on Feb 08, 2019, 12:27 PM
A little off topic but where is a good place for dinner after fishing all day, North shore or South shore? Thank you.
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 08, 2019, 12:40 PM
A little off topic but where is a good place for dinner after fishing all day, North shore or South shore? Thank you.

On the north shore - TJ's in Cleveland or the Sand Bar in Constantia.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 08, 2019, 12:48 PM
I've never seen a kooler cooler full of fish! Lmao ;D Great take Jake!
Smaller cooler trick lmao
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 08, 2019, 01:12 PM
Great pics, Jake!

Wind is ripping 40mph on the east end right now. Don’t see anyone out.
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Post by: Wally1004 on Feb 08, 2019, 01:22 PM
Thats a great haul of fish!!
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Post by: scout57 on Feb 08, 2019, 01:29 PM
On the north shore - TJ's in Cleveland or the Sand Bar in Constantia.
south shore.......Borios on lakeshore rd, cicero.......south shore rod and gun club on fridays .......Flo's diner on the east end......Fisher bay restaurant in Bridgeport area
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Post by: Jigemup247 on Feb 08, 2019, 01:43 PM
I’m planning on heading there tomorrow morning. I was just wondering what everyone’s thoughts are on if it’s safe still to bring a machine. Has anyone been out today or yesterday to verify this? Thanks
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 08, 2019, 02:15 PM
out yesterday ice was still in good shape,
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Post by: JTRCNC on Feb 08, 2019, 02:16 PM
south shore.......Borios on lakeshore rd, cicero.......south shore rod and gun club on fridays .......Flo's diner on the east end......Fisher bay restaurant in Bridgeport area

Much appreciated Reeleyz and Scout. Thank you.
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Post by: slamboney on Feb 08, 2019, 02:19 PM
Slick ice and big wind forecast tomorrow morning.Im staying in doing my tax returns before the government shuts down again.
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Post by: Ernye_LRFG on Feb 08, 2019, 04:52 PM
Quick question about navionics. Been using it for a few years but haven’t gotten around to ever messing with the water level settings. Is there a baseline water level so you’d know if it was up or down?
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 08, 2019, 05:43 PM
jake you have a nice family   glad you all had fun   great  job
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Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 08, 2019, 06:25 PM
Trapper u still going sunday
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Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 08, 2019, 10:51 PM
Smaller cooler trick lmao
Oh, I see it now...a little cooler under the fish! Jake! That's kinda like cheating isn't it?

Aw, just joking Jake. You know Freddie knows all the tricks. ;D

It's still a full cooler to me  :o
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 09, 2019, 04:54 AM
It brutal here on South shore my advice to any one thinking about going out there don't
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Post by: Black Betty on Feb 09, 2019, 05:23 AM
Getting any snow yet on the lake or just the hurricane winds?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 09, 2019, 06:56 AM
4-6” of fluffy stuff in North Bay. It’s definitely on the lake but haven’t been out to see how drifty and slushy it is.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 09, 2019, 06:57 AM
Getting any snow yet on the lake or just the hurricane winds?
inch or 2 here in cicero.....letting up as we speak.......heard the north shore got more but I'm sure most is blowing off the slick ice.......wind is still pretty intense though
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 09, 2019, 09:41 AM
About 8” in Constantia 1 mile north of the lake.
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Post by: paul23 on Feb 09, 2019, 11:25 AM
Not much snow on north shore.  Mostly blew off.  Winds are finally relaxing.  Thank god
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Post by: Fisherman21021 on Feb 09, 2019, 11:40 AM
Where is everyone walking/driving out of going up tomorrow and just wondering where to go ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Feb 09, 2019, 02:13 PM
Going out of Chapman looking for perch.
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Post by: kingfisher22 on Feb 09, 2019, 02:42 PM
Went out of the south shore state launch this morning.  Ice was locked up good with about 2" - 3" of snow on top with intermittent bare spots.  Brutal wind and white out conditions.  Glare ice under the snow, had a lot of difficulty getting going to come off the ice.  Could've used studs for sure! 
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Post by: Jigemup247 on Feb 09, 2019, 04:19 PM
Went out of apps this morning. Wind was crazy and made setting up an adventure. Didn’t mark a ton but moving was not going to happen. Ended up with 12 keeper perch and 4 dink walleyes. Ice was 8-9” of black ice where we were. Shore ice near App’s was getting chewed up and a little sketchy on the way back in.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fisherman21021 on Feb 09, 2019, 04:24 PM
Went out of the south shore state launch this morning.  Ice was locked up good with about 2" - 3" of snow on top with intermittent bare spots.  Brutal wind and white out conditions.  Glare ice under the snow, had a lot of difficulty getting going to come off the ice.  Could've used studs for sure!

So the ice at South shore was good?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ds14432 on Feb 09, 2019, 04:40 PM
Any bait shops by South shore ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SHUBA on Feb 09, 2019, 04:45 PM
Mid Lake Bait and Tackle on rt31 just before chapman park , Gander Outdoors in Cicero
and Mickeys Bait in North Syr
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Feb 09, 2019, 04:50 PM

So the ice at South shore was good?

Where I was, yes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Feb 09, 2019, 04:52 PM
There's a pressure crack north and a little west of the Island.  I avoided that.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 09, 2019, 04:55 PM
Any bait shops by South shore ?
cookies bait on rte. 298 Bridgeport
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 09, 2019, 05:54 PM
My wheeler’s in the shop so I walked off the north shore for a short hour or so tonight. Ice was solid. Snow was 2-3” and sticky. I’m definitely breaking out the smitty tomorrow so I don’t have a heart attack. Fish were very lethargic but I managed a few.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 09, 2019, 07:46 PM

Nicely done chowdaire
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 10, 2019, 04:22 PM
My wheeler’s in the shop so I walked off the north shore for a short hour or so tonight. Ice was solid. Snow was 2-3” and sticky. I’m definitely breaking out the smitty tomorrow so I don’t have a heart attack. Fish were very lethargic but I managed a few.

Lethargic where I was today too!!! I got enough for a Perch dinner!!! Holy lookers!!! LOL ::) ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: komo15 on Feb 10, 2019, 04:59 PM
Personal best for me today.  Limited out on eyes and perch, all by 12:30!!  Yeah buddy!  Still cleaning them.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 10, 2019, 05:20 PM

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....nice catch I slammed them today also biggest one was 5 inches :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :-[
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 10, 2019, 05:27 PM
Nice work on the perch Komo
Nice visiting with the goon boy today , fun fishing and we managed a few

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SHUBA on Feb 10, 2019, 05:29 PM
Great job and catch komo15, was having a decent day myself until a big eye
pulled the front and bottom hook out of my hot color jigging rap ,literally  split the rap in two
could not buy a bite after that. going on the hunt for its replacement I HOPE
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: obrien380 on Feb 10, 2019, 05:41 PM
Did a quick morning trip with the wife. Bite was pretty slow, I'd say 50/50 turning marks into bites. Heading off the ice by 10am.     23Fow W5 Firetiger

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Feb 10, 2019, 05:42 PM
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....nice catch I slammed them today also biggest one was 5 inches :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :-[
looks like you had a great day. Good job.  :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 10, 2019, 06:24 PM
Great job Komo!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 10, 2019, 06:38 PM
Personal best for me today.  Limited out on eyes and perch, all by 12:30!!  Yeah buddy!  Still cleaning them.
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Great job Komo!!!! You were on the hungry ones!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 10, 2019, 08:14 PM
Nice job on the fish everyone. Tough evening for me. Fished one of my eye spots for the evening bite. I landed 1 short and lost 2 keepers at the hole. Time to try out a couple new spots this week. I heard someone got stuck in one of the bad cracks on a wheeler. Rick and the boys from Apps were on the recovery. Rick said he went through when he was rigging up the hoist to get the guys wheeler out. Don’t think he went in to far but enough to get a little wet! At least everyone is ok. Also heard Ricks son say someone found a pretty good sized gas hole out in front of Cleveland along the second bar. Everyone be safe and use caution out there. Even though there is good ice those gas holes and cracks are around.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 10, 2019, 08:21 PM

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 11, 2019, 04:29 AM
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way to go boys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 11, 2019, 04:46 AM
cookies bait on rte. 298 Bridgeport

Cookies has been open early and it's well stocked. He has some flip overs and other ice related stuff this year too.

We did ok with perch and few eyes yesterday and one of our group ended up with the first place perch in South Shore derby. Not an easy bite, I had five rods out changing constantly. 26' mid lake
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 11, 2019, 12:59 PM
Hi. Can anyone recommend a good starting place to walk out of on Oneida. Never fished there and am looking to come up and walk on foot. Also if anyone can recommend a guide that would be awesome.

Thanks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 11, 2019, 01:13 PM
Hi. Can anyone recommend a good starting place to walk out of on Oneida. Never fished there and am looking to come up and walk on foot. Also if anyone can recommend a guide that would be awesome.

Thanks.Chapman park in Madison county.....rte. 31 ....south shore.....don't have to walk to far to get to perch waters......30 fow +
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 11, 2019, 01:36 PM


Thanks scout57
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 11, 2019, 02:21 PM
Well, let's see a couple PICs. I need to build a new one.

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i  used  the same  skis  .....this  time i  cut enough  wood  to build  2 so if i  break   it  again i  have replacement parts all ready  ;D

fish i  just used  the plans  from  smittys  thread  "my 20 dollar sled"  i'm  not a  great  carpenter   but this was  easy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Feb 11, 2019, 02:26 PM
Hey Trapper are those Cross Country or Down Hill Skies on your Smitty?  They look like Cross Country.  The Down Hill Skies I have are heavy and do not feel appropriate for a smitty sled.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 11, 2019, 03:29 PM
Headed out of Godfrey this morning and couldn't get away from 10 - 14" walleye.  The marks acted like pins and pins they were.  Tried a number of holes from 32 to 42 fow.  Only a few perch in the mix.  Ice was solid and a fairly easy drag for my Smitty.  Maybe the weather was too nice.  Every time I think I have this place figured out I get a reminder like today. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: twinlakesfisher on Feb 11, 2019, 03:45 PM
need to make my way up there for sure
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 11, 2019, 03:48 PM
had one of those once a year days today.........kept 36 perch and probably thru back as many.........ice was great......smooth sailing for the wheeler.....quit at noon.....could have caught a 100 if i wanted........just one of those days......next trip could be a bust....hard tellin not knowin
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 11, 2019, 04:15 PM
Hey Trapper are those Cross Country or Down Hill Skies on your Smitty?  They look like Cross Country.  The Down Hill Skies I have are heavy and do not feel appropriate for a smitty sled.

cross country I  got  them off the  side of the  road
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 11, 2019, 04:30 PM
cross country I  got  them off the  side of the  road

Hahaha side of the road!!!! someones Christmas decorations!!!  :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 11, 2019, 04:46 PM
NOOOO what is  wrong  with  your  sean I  wouldn't  do something  like  that!!!!

I took them off  a  lady that was  cross country  skiing when she  fell  on the side of the road

 :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 11, 2019, 04:50 PM
Hmmmm figured there was more to the story!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 11, 2019, 05:26 PM
Nice job. Scout!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 11, 2019, 05:45 PM
went ou at 1:30 ended with 16 perch and an eye think i could of put a hurt on perch but started chasing eyes at like 230 found them but they wouldnt hit.... seems like the perch will hit just gotta punch holes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 11, 2019, 06:18 PM
went ou at 1:30 ended with 16 perch and an eye think i could of put a hurt on perch but started chasing eyes at like 230 found them but they wouldnt hit.... seems like the perch will hit just gotta punch holes
agree oneida.......dropped on an active batch of fish.......most fish I marked would hit.......minnows, spikes,heads  even bare jigs a few times.....that was today, tomorrow is a new day
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: crappyfisherman on Feb 11, 2019, 09:25 PM
Fished out of William's beach today, good ice but open GAS HOLE midway between the parking lot and island. The open water is only 2'x2' with bubbles but the edges are still thin. Small perch, got 1 keeper just north of the island- typical day for me. Be safe out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 11, 2019, 09:47 PM
Nice job Scout and Oneida. I got out this afternoon. Fished 4-5:30. Tried a new spot and ended up having fun with the eyes. Landed 6 keeper eyes and one nice perch. Also dumped 4 keepers at the hole due to a bad treble hook that I finally switched out. Fish were pretty aggressive. I hooked most of my fish half to 3/4 of the way up the water column in 29 fow. They were coming off the bottom like rockets 🚀 They were hitting raps with minnow heads and also got a few on bare jiggin rap.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 12, 2019, 04:16 AM
Nice job Scout and Oneida. I got out this afternoon. Fished 4-5:30. Tried a new spot and ended up having fun with the eyes. Landed 6 keeper eyes and one nice perch. Also dumped 4 keepers at the hole due to a bad treble hook that I finally switched out. Fish were pretty aggressive. I hooked most of my fish half to 3/4 of the way up the water column in 29 fow. They were coming off the bottom like rockets 🚀 They were hitting raps with minnow heads and also got a few on bare jiggin rap.
love that kind of bite........
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 12, 2019, 05:38 AM
Nice job guys! Sounds like a good pre storm bite.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Feb 12, 2019, 07:32 AM
Is Chapman not a great starting point to walk out for walleyes?  I've been out a few times there so far this season in 30-34 FOW and have only been in perch.  They've been big & plentiful perch, but not wallys.  Might have to expand my range some.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 12, 2019, 08:33 AM
Chapman is not known for having eyes in a reasonable walking distance theres always a few here and there but ive never found good numbers
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Feb 12, 2019, 08:55 AM
I thought I would share what I am doing with the 9-10” perch. FISH TACOS!!!  Stumbled on making them at my wife’s request. I use tortilla wraps, fried perch, cheese, corn, lettuce, hot peppers and avocado.  Use your normal recipe for frying.  Use 2-3 of the smaller fillets per wrap.  Absolutely delicious, and I am not a taco guy.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slipbob on Feb 12, 2019, 09:00 AM
I thought I would share what I am doing with the 9-10” perch. FISH TACOS!!!  Stumbled on making them at my wife’s request. I use tortilla wraps, fried perch, cheese, corn, lettuce, hot peppers and avocado.  Use your normal recipe for frying.  Use 2-3 of the smaller fillets per wrap.  Absolutely delicious, and I am not a taco guy.

Sounds great.  The avocado and hot peppers sound like a nice addition. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Feb 12, 2019, 09:19 AM
Chapman is not known for having eyes in a reasonable walking distance theres always a few here and there but ive never found good numbers
Thanks for that.  I don't mind exploring and there's plenty of lake out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 12, 2019, 09:20 AM
Nice job guys! Sounds like a good pre storm bite.
X2. Always a good day to deer hunt too.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: iceman260 on Feb 12, 2019, 09:36 AM
Hey diehards with sales starting for softwater fishing, I would like to know what rod you like best for walleye jigging. Bass pro will be having their trade in days soon.
Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 12, 2019, 09:47 AM
Iceland St Croix Eyecon or Legend series 7'6 medium light fast action tip
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 12, 2019, 09:53 AM
Is Chapman not a great starting point to walk out for walleyes?  I've been out a few times there so far this season in 30-34 FOW and have only been in perch.  They've been big & plentiful perch, but not wallys.  Might have to expand my range some.
Go to the east along the shoal drops and you'll find eyes. Do you have navionics on your phone? If so look on it for spots to try. Little bit of a hike but if cleaner ice not too bad.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jakep138 on Feb 12, 2019, 09:54 AM
Oh, I see it now...a little cooler under the fish! Jake! That's kinda like cheating isn't it?

Aw, just joking Jake. You know Freddie knows all the tricks. ;D

It's still a full cooler to me  :o
Lol it’s a full size cooler overflowing of fish , 2 day haul in the cooler . No gimmicks .
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pkosatka09 on Feb 12, 2019, 10:01 AM
Go to the east along the shoal drops and you'll find eyes. Do you have navionics on your phone? If so look on it for spots to try. Little bit of a hike but if cleaner ice not too bad.

wondering what exact app you guys have?
trying too look for the best one but can't decide on it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 12, 2019, 10:18 AM
gotta just say that people amaze me......fished this morning before the storm started til 9 and the wind was a bit nasty but not horrible.....was getting worse when I was leaving.......the amazing part is that when I was coming off the ice there were 2 guys on machines just heading out.......watching the forecast for late morning thru this evening was saying nasty conditions with strong winds and whitout conditions.....after the episodes from a couple weeks ago why do people put themselves in harms way for a few fish knowing what is coming.......I just don't get it........rant over ;).....p.s.....the bite sucked this morning
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 12, 2019, 10:20 AM
I've been using a bass pro walleye series 7' med light one pc. fast action, nice rod.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Feb 12, 2019, 10:23 AM
wondering what exact app you guys have?
trying too look for the best one but can't decide on it
I've had navionics on my phone since they came out it and I think it was $4.99 one time buy back then and I'm grandfathered into the new version.  It's a great tool.  It's now boating USA, I think.  I haven't tried anything other than that one and I don't know if there is anything better out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 12, 2019, 10:29 AM
Yeah Scout hope they brought goggles, the last guy ended up with scratched corneas from trying to see his way through the wind blown snow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 12, 2019, 10:35 AM
Yeah Scout hope they brought goggles, the last guy ended up with scratched corneas from trying to see his way through the wind blown snow.
neither one had helmuts on ???......as we speak its gusting to 40 mph and whiteout on the south shore.......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 12, 2019, 11:14 AM
I've had navionics on my phone since they came out it and I think it was $4.99 one time buy back then and I'm grandfathered into the new version.  It's a great tool.  It's now boating USA, I think.  I haven't tried anything other than that one and I don't know if there is anything better out there.
I’m also interested in this app. Is it the boating app that has the detailed structure maps?? I also see the have a fishing app now too?? Please help
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 12, 2019, 11:17 AM
neither one had helmuts on ???......as we speak its gusting to 40 mph and whiteout on the south shore.......

When I was a kid we never wore helmets on sleds or wheelers. Now I never get on my sled without a helmet on. Obviously it is for safety but keeping the wind and snow out of your eyes is priceless.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 12, 2019, 11:41 AM
yup i got up this morning went back to bed plus i have yet to do very good just before a front this year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 12, 2019, 11:43 AM

I'm using the boating USA one. think it was 9.99 when I first bought it. Just updated and waypoints all tansferred
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Theval on Feb 12, 2019, 12:27 PM
The girlfriend and I are headed back up Thursday afternoon,  going to bring the wheeler and hope its useable lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 12, 2019, 12:33 PM
When I was a kid we never wore helmets on sleds or wheelers. Now I never get on my sled without a helmet on. Obviously it is for safety but keeping the wind and snow out of your eyes is priceless.
yessir
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 12, 2019, 12:40 PM
I rest my case.......heard there's an ice rescue out of Lewis point as we speak......with the technology of todays world it's hard to believe that some people can't get it.....hope they are safe and sound though.......damn
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: gitthegaff on Feb 12, 2019, 12:51 PM
I rest my case.......heard there's an ice rescue out of Lewis point as we speak......with the technology of todays world it's hard to believe that some people can't get it.....hope they are safe and sound though.......damn

What kind of Ice Rescue are we talking, someone go threw?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 12, 2019, 12:53 PM
What kind of Ice Rescue are we talking, someone go threw?
don't know.......I would think with white out conditions that it was a lost way situation
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 12, 2019, 01:55 PM

I heard but can’t verify , 1 got wet and 2 others were lost do to visibility
  In the Lewis point area
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 12, 2019, 04:06 PM
Just saw a news feed that the rescuers out looking for the person who requested help ran into two others that needed help as well.  All three were reported safe and on shore, although a little shaken up.  Glad everyone is safe.  Guess I've gotten softer in my old age but I'm checking wind and weather 3 days out before I start to commit to a day on the ice.  And I always double check the morning of before making the drive. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 12, 2019, 04:09 PM
I wouldn't call that soft...  In all my years I've never seen a fox out hunting when the wind is cranking sideways. Yup my dad called  common sense, being "dumb like a fox".
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 12, 2019, 04:10 PM
Here's a piece on the rescue...
https://cnycentral.com/news/local/firefighters-rescue-3-ice-fishermen-on-oneida-lake-in-whiteout-conditions

...Common sense ain't so common...A compass is a very valuable tool to have and costs less then a 12 pack of beer...

I can't remember hearing about calls of being lost on the ice when I fished in the 80s and 90s. Was there 911 then, lol?

I remember one guy getting lost and it was reported and on the news. In the morning Paul Helwig, aka the Hippie was a guide at the time out of Spruce Grove Marina, went out in the am and found the guy in one of his rental shanties. He spent the night in it...it had a heater...

If you don't have a compass, buy one! It's just that simple...if the battery on your phone or your gps dies, at least you can head in the right direction...

My iphone even has a compass...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 12, 2019, 04:13 PM
not a month ago I went threw a   disagreement  with a bunch of  guys because I   carry a compass on my  jacket and  one in my shanty ..... 3 bucks  and it pins on your  jacket  .......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fish4fun8 on Feb 12, 2019, 04:15 PM
I saw that there was a rescue on sodus Bay also today
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 12, 2019, 04:23 PM
I remember that one Dug.

I also remember the father of one of the guys I went to high school with getting stuck out there overnight. I think his sled wouldn’t start and he stayed in his shanty all night. He was doing push ups to stay warm.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icejohn on Feb 12, 2019, 04:24 PM
Compasses are cheap and can be life savers....remember years ago people would plant old Christmas trees across the lake so if you come across them you could follow them to shore....am I remembering correctly?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 12, 2019, 04:45 PM
Yes icejohn your memory is correct. Paul Helwig put trees out from Spruce Grove Marina to buoy 125.
It was a great help in an whiteout for sure. Those were the days reeleyz. ;D
Eagle flashers and Fish Traps, that's when I stopped fishing while sitting on a bucket! :o ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: dox on Feb 12, 2019, 04:50 PM
Hope they are OK but sometimes you just can't fix stupid. We had a similar discussion about a week ago with the polar vortex and the white out conditions then. No common sense at all.  For a few stupid fish.
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You can"t fix stupid is absolutely  correct! It's one thing getting caught in an unexpected squall with whiteout which does happen and going on the ice knowing what is coming are two  different things. Putting a lot of folks in peril is not good.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 12, 2019, 04:50 PM
well i'm sure it's a learning  experience for  these  3  fellas  and i'm  glad  they  are all ok ..... 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 12, 2019, 04:51 PM
 a compass is a very handy tool, and cheap
 I’m glad they are safe
 And watch the weather forecast not always spot on but gives you a little heads up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: GenaVorn on Feb 12, 2019, 05:08 PM
Hello everyone. I am from southern new york and am looking to do some ice fishing on oneida. Never been up there before.  I am going by myself but have no idea where to start on the lake and also do not have a machine. Would love to get into some walleye and nice perch.  I book hotel in Canastota, NY, 13032. Called East Shore Bait & Tackle
make sure they open tomorrow . Planing to leave 4 AM .It's a 5 hr drive ....
Any info will be very appreciated. Please PM me with any information.
Thank you ,
                        Gena
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Feb 12, 2019, 05:20 PM
Compasses are cheap and can be life savers....remember years ago people would plant old Christmas trees across the lake so if you come across them you could follow them to shore....am I remembering correctly?
George's Boats and Cottage on the North shore used to also put a row of pines trees out from shore.  Back in the 80's the fog came in so heavy on this lake you could not see 20 ft in front of you.  We came off that afternoon by compass.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sectech2012 on Feb 12, 2019, 05:27 PM
I have been out of ice fishing for years after we lost my father who was my fishing partner and i have been out a couple of times this years just trying to find some people i can go with and get back into something that i used to love to do. let me know if anyone has room in there group or looking for someone to go with. I have all my gear and ready to go.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 12, 2019, 05:33 PM

 Welcome to the site Sectech
 There is a page for people looking for a fishing partner
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 12, 2019, 05:59 PM
Hello everyone. I am from southern new york and am looking to do some ice fishing on oneida. Never been up there before.  I am going by myself but have no idea where to start on the lake and also do not have a machine. Would love to get into some walleye and nice perch.  I book hotel in Canastota, NY, 13032. Called East Shore Bait & Tackle
make sure they open tomorrow . Planing to leave 4 AM .It's a 5 hr drive ....
Any info will be very appreciated. Please PM me with any information.
Thank you ,
                        Gena
I would rethink your plans........they are forecasting winds of 10-20 mph with gusts to 35 mph........and some snow to boot.......fresh snow,no machine, first timer on the lake and wind adds up to a lousy experience....I would recommend waiting for a nicer day........this lake can be very hazardous
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 12, 2019, 06:17 PM
Fished today from 10-1. I knew what the weather was supposed to be like. Got into the perch and eyes. Brought 2 compasses, goggles, helmet, face mask, and had my phone fully charged with hand warmers in my pocket with it. Also had couple fishing buddies that live in the bay I fish out of keeping an eye out for me. Wind was pretty steady when I went out but started gusting pretty heavy around 1 so decided to head in. I knew it had to be bad if Freddie was on shore by 1:00 😜 Tomorrow doesn’t look any better wind wise. Glad the guys who got lost and the rescuers who were out looking for them are ok as well.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 12, 2019, 06:26 PM
I thought I would share what I am doing with the 9-10” perch. FISH TACOS!!!  Stumbled on making them at my wife’s request. I use tortilla wraps, fried perch, cheese, corn, lettuce, hot peppers and avocado.  Use your normal recipe for frying.  Use 2-3 of the smaller fillets per wrap.  Absolutely delicious, and I am not a taco guy.
lol I just had fish tacos for dinner! I think I am 10 pounds heavier after that meal
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: GenaVorn on Feb 12, 2019, 06:39 PM
I would rethink your plans........they are forecasting winds of 10-20 mph with gusts to 35 mph........and some snow to boot.......fresh snow,no machine, first timer on the lake and wind adds up to a lousy experience....I would recommend waiting for a nicer day........this lake can be very hazardous

scout57  Thank you for your suggestions . I already paid for hotel . I am going to stay there for 2 nights Looks like Thursday and Friday going to be more calmer days...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 12, 2019, 06:48 PM
A compass is a pretty basic tool that easily fits into a pocket or clips on a zipper pull. But if you can’t read it that makes it useless to you! GPS and apps are great but these iPhones have horrible battery life when they’re cold and if your GPS dies your screwed. A compass requires a little knowledge and no battery!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bathtubikey on Feb 12, 2019, 10:04 PM
A compass is a pretty basic tool that easily fits into a pocket or clips on a zipper pull. But if you can’t read it that makes it useless to you! GPS and apps are great but these iPhones have horrible battery life when they’re cold and if your GPS dies your screwed. A compass requires a little knowledge and no battery!
     I'm  thinking there are a lot of new people on the ice as anyone who has any prior years on the lake knows you always have a good compass and back up as well ,not a battery powered one a good liquid filled ,over 50 yrs on the lake i could and still can get to any of my spots and back in the blinding snow with it  and I also use the odometer on my sled , many time I would feel that I was going the wrong way but had to have faith in my instruments and sure enough it always works  on other note living on Larkin pt   looking west I counted 150 plus fishermen this past weekend so I'm thinking some of these guys just don't know the ways the lady can test you  be safe and keep an eye out for your brothers and sisters   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Feb 12, 2019, 10:05 PM
Compasses are cheap and can be life savers....remember years ago people would plant old Christmas trees across the lake so if you come across them you could follow them to shore....am I remembering correctly?

You are right. I remember putting them in a East / West  line.. that was on the East End..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 13, 2019, 03:16 AM
If memory serves , Tripp  use to put them out , they ran north + south ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FrankM on Feb 13, 2019, 08:56 AM
I remember the Christmas trees running North-South from Constantia. The first time I ice fished Oneida back around 1980 my buddy and I went out from Constantia.  There was an ice taxi service there for $1.00 each way. It was a green snowmobile pulling a big sled.  The guy hauled us out there to the middle of the lake and we did pretty good on the perch.  Unfortunately his snowmobile broke down so we had no ice taxi to get back. Then it got warm and a thick fog came in so you couldn't see the shore.  Thank God for those Christmas trees. It took us quite a while to hoof it back thru some fairly deep snow. Good thing we were in our twenties at the time. Had to go to Central Square and eat a large pizza each to refuel after that adventure. Always carried a compass after that.  Needed it a few times on Lake Erie also.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Feb 13, 2019, 12:48 PM
Heavy snow coming down here in Camillus, near whiteout. Just started about 10 minutes ago @1:30pm. Probably heading your way, if you are out today plan accordingly.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Feb 13, 2019, 01:05 PM
It cleared up. Sun is out now. Carry on.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 13, 2019, 01:14 PM
hey ya know I remember seeing small survival kids  for  hunting  had a  compass a space  blanket  flair    that might not be a  bad thing to toss in your  coat if  your  inexperienced sure the  compass and  space blanket could come in handy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 13, 2019, 01:27 PM
It cleared up. Sun is out now. Carry on.
If you don't like the weather around here....wait 5 minutes it'll change!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 13, 2019, 01:28 PM
H-20  nice that you though to warn  folks ty
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Feb 13, 2019, 02:14 PM
Ah, it turned out to be short lived and not much. Didn't mean to cry wolf. Snowing again now. Sun one minute, blizzard the next.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wish4fish on Feb 13, 2019, 02:46 PM
Is any of the snow blowing off? Wondering how the drag will be tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: frozen fingers on Feb 13, 2019, 03:06 PM
FRANK   That was FRANK TRIPP out of the marina just before constantia [going west] The sled was a yellow polaris  Frank went thru the ice and drowned later. The sled was a big buckboard able to carry about 8 people FRANK owned that marina and it was a great meeting place Spend a lot of time there. I`m sure many people reading this this will remember him
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Feb 13, 2019, 03:22 PM
I remember riding out on the ice from Tripp's in the back of some contraption made from a skidder  with a Van body and fifty five gallon barrels on each side for flotation.  The Van body did not have any back doors so if it went through the ice you could bail out.  This was in the early 1980's.  I think the charges $2.00 round trip.  What a crazy time that was.

I remember the line of Christmas trees extending half way across the lake from Constantia.  Fortunately I never needed to use them to find my way back to the shore.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 13, 2019, 03:31 PM
FRANK   That was FRANK TRIPP out of the marina just before constantia [going west] The sled was a yellow polaris  Frank went thru the ice and drowned later. The sled was a big buckboard able to carry about 8 people FRANK owned that marina and it was a great meeting place Spend a lot of time there. I`m sure many people reading this this will remember him

who owned  the  small  camp grounds  at bernerds  bay that  died in  is  ice  shanty ..... man that had to be 50 years ago
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: frozen fingers on Feb 13, 2019, 03:45 PM
Idid not know the one in the ice shanty that died,should of was there many times. By the way thaat marina that FRANK TRIPP ran is caiied SPRUCE GROVE,it`s still there some young people trying to make a go of it. Stop there to help them out coffee,lunch,etc
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: joefish on Feb 13, 2019, 04:23 PM
Idid not know the one in the ice shanty that died,should of was there many times. By the way thaat marina that FRANK TRIPP ran is caiied SPRUCE GROVE,it`s still there some young people trying to make a go of it. Stop there to help them out coffee,lunch,etc
  My sun in law has a camp ( Spruce Grove )  The little eating shack does have good food.  As for Frank Tripp, the first time I took his taxi out to go fishing it was a 14 foot flat bottom Al boat with pipes welded on the bottom for runners pulled by an old sled.  and yes we all carried a compass pinned to our coats.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 13, 2019, 06:58 PM
Fished today from 9-Noon. Only marked 4 fish in the few spots I tried. Only saw one other person on the lake. Only couple inches of snow on the ice. There are also some big drifts that are hard. Made for a rough ride on the sled. I also remember Frank Tripp and when Tripp’s was the hub of ice fishing activity. I grew up in Constantia. It was too bad when Frank went through the ice in sunset bay. They got him out alive but he later died at the hospital of hypothermia.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Big Ice Hole on Feb 13, 2019, 07:46 PM
Hey guys I know I've seen it but I can't find the Big Bay page. Anyone have any info? The bite, ice conditions? Thanks in advance. Be safe and stay on top.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Feb 13, 2019, 08:20 PM
Fished today from 9-Noon. Only marked 4 fish in the few spots I tried. Only saw one other person on the lake. Only couple inches of snow on the ice. There are also some big drifts that are hard. Made for a rough ride on the sled. I also remember Frank Tripp and when Tripp’s was the hub of ice fishing activity. I grew up in Constantia. It was too bad when Frank went through the ice in sunset bay. They got him out alive but he later died at the hospital of hypothermia.

Yes. we remember the good old days when we took an (Augie Tantalo) bus from Kodak Park every Sat. to Tripp's for the ride out on that 14' aluminum boat. Most of us were hand over handing fish up back then. I didn't know that they had gotten Frank to the hospital-thanks for that add. info.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 13, 2019, 11:14 PM
https://www.rochesterfirst.com/weather/atv-gets-stuck-in-water-after-ice-gives-away-in-sodus-bay/1776574458...here's the one from sodus bay
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 14, 2019, 06:11 AM
If memory serves , Tripp  use to put them out , they ran north + south ,
They put them out behind Constantia Cove as well, halfway to little island. One of those bubble compasses is cheap, I have gotten turned around even with that as well. At least I was 1/4 mile off the spot I was aiming for, late ice and heavy fog. I had to go back and get the second guy in our group. I stopped and yelled for him, he says over here, i stopped 4 or 5 times, we was walking due west instead of north. I got him on the sled, took A bearing the second time and wound up 100 feet off my point I was aiming for. You just have to be careful or you will wind up in the creeek lol.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FrankM on Feb 14, 2019, 08:50 AM
If my memory is still working, there was a restaurant called "Jed's Luncheonette" in Constantia.  We ate breakfast there. Parked out back and the ice taxi took us out right from there.  I think it was 1980.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 14, 2019, 10:37 AM
If my memory is still working, there was a restaurant called "Jed's Luncheonette" in Constantia.  We ate breakfast there. Parked out back and the ice taxi took us out right from there.  I think it was 1980.
Yeah Jed's was the same building as Constantia Cove, and it was Jed's when the trees were there. I do remember that converted Dodge van with the 55 gallon drums on it that they used at TRipp's as well to take people out. You could hear that thing 5 miles away, surprised there would be A fish left after they dropped people off. Jed's had A small bait shop in the basement, but the better bait shop was on the hill, 4-K's bait and tackle, they had it all.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 14, 2019, 11:17 AM
My camp is in costantia cove we hang out in the basement of that house in the summer when I gets hot out u can still see where the bait tanks used to be awesome place to spend my freetime
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 14, 2019, 12:34 PM
My camp is in costantia cove we hang out in the basement of that house in the summer when I gets hot out u can still see where the bait tanks used to be awesome place to spend my freetime
I used to sort night crawlers in that basebent/bait shop as a kid for a few bucks here and there in the summer
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 14, 2019, 01:33 PM
I was 1 of the guys that did not need a compass back in the early 90s ,went out to bouy 130 like I always did back then. A snow storm hit and I decided to wait it out. 3HRS LATER it was still a white out and decided that was enough and headed to shore. Made it Williams Park [south shore] the only thing is I parked on the north shore.  Now a compass goes with me.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 14, 2019, 03:28 PM

Well bucket head at least you made it in safe ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 14, 2019, 05:07 PM
launched out of Chapman this morning..........reall y nasty patch of slush right at the end of the pier.....wheeler didn't like it.......made it thru though.......lots of drifts out on the lake with a crust of ice over them........buried the wheeler in a 1.5' drift .......dug out and just kept the speed up.......gettin to old to be digging machines out ;).........sled is on the trailer now.....fishing was ok.........slush was worse coming in......use caution
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 14, 2019, 05:15 PM
launched out of Chapman this morning..........reall y nasty patch of slush right at the end of the pier.....wheeler didn't like it.......made it thru though.......lots of drifts out on the lake with a crust of ice over them........buried the wheeler in a 1.5' drift .......dug out and just kept the speed up.......gettin to old to be digging machines out ;).........sled is on the trailer now.....fishing was ok.........slush was worse coming in......use caution

YUK!   Maybe tomorrow's warmup will change things for the better.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 14, 2019, 05:18 PM
launched out of Chapman this morning..........reall y nasty patch of slush right at the end of the pier.....wheeler didn't like it.......made it thru though.......lots of drifts out on the lake with a crust of ice over them........buried the wheeler in a 1.5' drift .......dug out and just kept the speed up.......gettin to old to be digging machines out ;).........sled is on the trailer now.....fishing was ok.........slush was worse coming in......use caution
Ice thickness out of Chapman’s?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 14, 2019, 05:20 PM
Ice thickness out of Chapman’s?
plenty........13"+
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 14, 2019, 05:22 PM
plenty........13"+
Sweetness!!! Thank you
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 14, 2019, 06:50 PM
Those hard drifts are really deep. Fairly slow going on the sled just so I didn’t wreck my equipment going over all of the humps. 15” of ice where I was.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 14, 2019, 06:54 PM
Those hard drifts are really deep. Fairly slow going on the sled just so I didn’t wreck my equipment going over all of the humps. 15” of ice where I was.
agreed....those drifts are a b***h with the wheeler.......crusty ice coating........sled will be better I'm sure
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Feb 15, 2019, 06:24 AM
Agree with Panfisher on the bubble compass. Accurate, don’t have to hold level and very reasonable. I nearly always fished the East end. The bad winds are usually from the West or Northwest, we would put our backs to the wind and walk.  Needed compass in the fog. Usually late ice season. I’m more concerned over soft water fog than ice fog.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Feb 15, 2019, 06:33 AM
Scout. Just wondering if you had chains on all four tires. I am thinking about Chapman’s on Monday and I am way too old to dig an atv out. I can either bring a 570 Polaris atv with four chains or the sled with studs. Which one would be best by then? Thanks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 15, 2019, 06:54 AM
Scout. Just wondering if you had chains on all four tires. I am thinking about Chapman’s on Monday and I am way too old to dig an atv out. I can either bring a 570 Polaris atv with four chains or the sled with studs. Which one would be best by then? Thanks.
don't have chains at all..............with chains, yesterday would have been better than without them.....this thaw today will make it a worse mess.....but it is suppose to get cold on the weekend and would think it will be firmed up by monday......your call......the sled is on my trailer now as we speak ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 15, 2019, 06:56 AM
don't have chains at all..............with chains, yesterday would have been better than without them.....this thaw today will make it a worse mess.....but it is suppose to get cold on the weekend and would think it will be firmed up by monday......your call......the sled is on my trailer now as we speak ;)
also, I will be fishing this weekend and post conditions
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 15, 2019, 07:31 AM
Agree with Panfisher on the bubble compass. Accurate, don’t have to hold level and very reasonable. I nearly always fished the East end. The bad winds are usually from the West or Northwest, we would put our backs to the wind and walk.  Needed compass in the fog. Usually late ice season. I’m more concerned over soft water fog than ice fog.

There have been many days when I put the wind to my left cheek to get to the north shore when I couldn’t see shore.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Feb 15, 2019, 08:24 AM
Thanks . I like the sled but without snow the next three days and rain today, I am favoring the Atv. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 15, 2019, 09:37 AM
Shore is getting a little soft. Didn't walk out far {have to work} but started breaking thru the slush walking. Might be a little tough with 4 wheelers.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 15, 2019, 11:30 AM
 
 Sled loaded , looks like it’s a go for tomorrow for me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slipbob on Feb 15, 2019, 12:05 PM

 Sled loaded , looks like it’s a go for tomorrow for me

Tomorrow?  It's only 1PM.  You could go today AND tomorrow :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 15, 2019, 12:21 PM
Tomorrow?  It's only 1PM.  You could go today AND tomorrow :tipup:

 I suppose I could but I planned on going with my bud KP he can’t go until tomorrow , oh did I mention That I’m retired 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: riot609 on Feb 15, 2019, 12:59 PM
Out from constantia Just got in frist 400-500 yards is a mess foot of slush then it hardened up with 1-3’ drifts of snow every 20’ was slow ride on the sled bite was also slow 2keeper eyes 2shorts and one birbot
(https://i.postimg.cc/gL6YZ4NY/00319-A2-A-C91-B-4-D98-988-A-F39-C290-CE774.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gL6YZ4NY)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slipbob on Feb 15, 2019, 01:33 PM
, oh did I mention That I’m retired 😜

You don't say :laugh: 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: IAatHeart on Feb 15, 2019, 03:39 PM
Anyone out there walking out? Was looking at coming out there from Buffalo to fish Sunday and Monday but I don’t have a sled or 4 wheeler so will be walking everywhere. I was hoping the warm up and rain would melt the snow and then the cold on Saturday would smooth it out but it doesn’t sound to promising from everyone’s descriptions.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db on Feb 15, 2019, 04:10 PM
Looking for some info from some locals was wondering if edge's at Lewis is still good haven't been there in a week I know the great Lady O can change fast I am sure its sloppy on the top  but I can deal with that
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Perch master 16 on Feb 15, 2019, 04:33 PM
how's the drag off Chapmans 2 guys no ATV or sled. newbies  to oneida any input would help not asking for any secret spot or honey holes. hoping for some gills and perch primarily

thanks mike
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 15, 2019, 04:44 PM
You don't say :laugh:
Yes I did believe it or not 🤪
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 15, 2019, 05:36 PM
how's the drag off Chapmans 2 guys no ATV or sled. newbies  to oneida any input would help not asking for any secret spot or honey holes. hoping for some gills and perch primarily

thanks mike
My simple advice to newbies would be 1)don't be the first on out on the ice 2) don't go where you don't see anybody 3) use common sense and pay attention 4) stay away from any pressure cracks.  Have fun & good luck fishing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: monkeyman2269 on Feb 15, 2019, 05:57 PM
Fished 20ft of water in billingtons and it sucked lol few lookers
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 15, 2019, 06:33 PM
how's the drag off Chapmans 2 guys no ATV or sled. newbies  to oneida any input would help not asking for any secret spot or honey holes. hoping for some gills and perch primarily

thanks mike
no gills at chapman.....perch are good there with a 1/4+ mile walk
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Howie1 on Feb 15, 2019, 07:19 PM
Nice to hear the old stories FYI constancia cove was originally called Smalls, started in 1968 went there alot our first sled 72 ski doo. Also went to Tripps his old sled was a Johnson. Learned way back then don,t ever go out without a compass and yes have needed it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PaperLips25 on Feb 15, 2019, 07:22 PM
Can you launch sleds out of Godfrey launch right now? Never been out of that launch and was going to try it in the morning?!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 15, 2019, 08:19 PM
Nice to hear the old stories FYI constancia cove was originally called Smalls, started in 1968 went there alot our first sled 72 ski doo. Also went to Tripps his old sled was a Johnson. Learned way back then don,t ever go out without a compass and yes have needed it.

My dad had one of those old green Johnsons. That thing was a monster. Good thing it had reverse because it was heavy!

I can still remember how it sounded. I remember waiting for the bus one morning in March and listening to him heading out on the lake.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 15, 2019, 08:31 PM
I suppose I could but I planned on going with my bud KP he can’t go until tomorrow , oh did I mention That I’m retired 😜
See You in the morning bud!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Perch master 16 on Feb 15, 2019, 09:40 PM
My simple advice to newbies would be 1)don't be the first on out on the ice 2) don't go where you don't see anybody 3) use common sense and pay attention 4) stay away from any pressure cracks.  Have fun & good luck fishing.
were experienced on the ice just trying a new body of water thanks for the tips tightlines we'll see what happens in the am
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: riot609 on Feb 16, 2019, 12:51 AM
Just drove home from work multiple fire departments and a helicopter are out mid lake possibly near shack...  probaly a sled at this hr but not a good sight
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 16, 2019, 05:46 AM
That cant be good.  Lets hope for the best.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 16, 2019, 06:38 AM
any more about this
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mdm25549 on Feb 16, 2019, 09:42 AM
Can’t find a single story or report regarding that rescue
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: riot609 on Feb 16, 2019, 09:47 AM
something was happening it was around 1:30am when I went they Cleveland and there were a couple of fire trucks parked at the old vellas gas station looking out I stoped at the parking lot just past there and could see the chopper and the lights out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 16, 2019, 12:25 PM
Limit of eyes before 10:30..... prolly 20 shorts..... bite was good though!!
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: GenaVorn on Feb 16, 2019, 12:36 PM
Hello everyone. I am from southern new york and am looking to do some ice fishing on oneida. Never been up there before.  I am going by myself but have no idea where to start on the lake and also do not have a machine. Would love to get into some walleye and nice perch.  I book hotel in Canastota, NY, 13032. Called East Shore Bait & Tackle
make sure they open tomorrow . Planing to leave 4 AM .It's a 5 hr drive ....
Any info will be very appreciated. Please PM me with any information.
Thank you ,
                        Gena

     

Thank you everybody who gave me valuable advice.Real Perch paradise. 37 perch some of the up to 12-13 inches   fish.
 I met and fish with a Great people and fished on the  Great Lake . This one the best ice fishing trip I had.

Be safe there .


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 16, 2019, 12:41 PM
 Gena  great  job  mister  ,glad  you had a  good  time
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 16, 2019, 02:23 PM
Way to go!  Just remember its not always that easy.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 16, 2019, 03:02 PM
Nice going Gena! You are officially hooked.  Almost as bad as gold fever!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 16, 2019, 03:41 PM
Way to go GenaVorn, you really broke the ice on Oneida! Great haul for your first time...You're no longer a virgin to Oneida! Next time maybe you'll get into some walleyes! Great feeling isn't it, coming off the ice with a nice mess of perch!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: GenaVorn on Feb 16, 2019, 03:44 PM

      Thank you gentleman for kind words  . I had a great time , but even more important I met and fish with a  great local people out there.
 Lake is tough with a long walks to the fishing grounds  with a  weather changing every hour same as the fish activity  , but for adventures soul it's a paradise...Definitely will come back on this lake next year for new adventure maybe on different location . Oneida is a big lake with lots of opportunities .
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hando on Feb 16, 2019, 05:46 PM
Nice job Gena! Agree on the adventure. Best sun rises and sunsets I have ever seen fishing have been on Oneida. Catch’em like you did is icing on the cake. Nice work!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2019, 04:18 AM
Fished yesterday with KP , not a good day for the ol buzzard I managed a few perch and 1 eye but just couldn’t get them fired up , Kp had a decent day on the perch ,
 It was little  windy , the slushy stuff had tightened up , still a little lumpy but not bad , not much in the way of lube , some patches of new snow here and there , ice is in good shape but stay frosty as always
  Hopefully next time I’ll have better luck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chuck66 on Feb 17, 2019, 06:12 AM
Hey guys the rescue was my buddy that was 67 years old , he slipped and broke his leg , it was a good day of fishing until that happen. Be safe guys tight lines
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 17, 2019, 06:17 AM
hope he's ok
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 17, 2019, 06:52 AM
Man that sux hope he heals quickly
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2019, 07:01 AM

Sorry to hear I wish him a speedy recovery
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 17, 2019, 07:41 AM
That sucks Chuck.  Hope he has a speedy recovery. I was checked by a CO towards dark last night. He asked me if I had creepers, when I was leaving, and to be careful  walking out.  Makes sense now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 17, 2019, 07:49 AM
Fished yesterday with KP , not a good day for the ol buzzard I managed a few perch and 1 eye but just couldn’t get them fired up , Kp had a decent day on the perch ,
 It was little  windy , the slushy stuff had tightened up , still a little lumpy but not bad , not much in the way of lube , some patches of new snow here and there , ice is in good shape but stay frosty as always

 Only fare to report the Bad days along with the good
Always a fun day whether we fish or catch Freddie!! Great sharing ice with you again. The PAT CHRONICLES was certainly a show!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂 Was certainly a tough bite though, where we were. There was a lot of fish down there, lots of lookers. I was quite amazed at how many suspended fish came in, with no hookups. I did manage to get two juvenile walleye and a few smallmouth to bite from the suspended marks on my graph. Even the smallmouth were lethargic. I would fish that spot again in a day or two....they have to eat sometime!!!😈🎣🕳

Good work to everyone on their catch!! 😎

I pray that the gentleman who was injured has a speedy recovery!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 17, 2019, 11:37 AM
Good work guys. It has been an exceptional year so far.

Great ice and cooperative fish. The perfect combo.

I hope your friend has a speedy recovery Chuck.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Perch master 16 on Feb 17, 2019, 02:07 PM

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 17, 2019, 02:23 PM
Nice brown! (Or is it an Atlantic???)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 17, 2019, 02:34 PM
fished the south shore yesterday and today...........kudos to our great state for doing a bang up plow job on the south shore launch road....NOT.......woul d it hurt to maybe run a salt truck down the damn road......sheet of ice..........fishing was good both days........probably caught 40 nice perch each day.....only kept males and tossed those big females back.........supplied some buds with some nice perch......ice is great.....few short eyes also.......lots of huge marks on and off both anywhere from bottom to 10' under the ice......wouldn't hit....guessing sheepy's but not sure.....wind was brutal yesterday....nice today.....what a year for perch so far....wow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2019, 03:07 PM

Well done everyone
Nice fish trout master , did ya keep it for the pan
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Perch master 16 on Feb 17, 2019, 03:45 PM
let it go regs say season closes the 15th of Oct. would have been a nice brown for the smoker
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 17, 2019, 03:51 PM
Got on a slow steady pick of perch yesterday with the occasional high flying walleye coming thru so I decided to sit and try for the double limit. Took a break on 42 perch and 1 eye and when I came back couldn’t find the perch again.

Got close. 3 eyes and 45 perch. It was fun.

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 17, 2019, 04:06 PM
Got on a slow steady pick of perch yesterday with the occasional high flying walleye coming thru so I decided to sit and try for the double limit. Took a break on 42 perch and 1 eye and when I came back couldn’t find the perch again.

Got close. 3 eyes and 45 perch. It was fun.

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nice job Chow........perch bite is awesome this year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2019, 04:09 PM

Yes sir trout master it would have been very tasty
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 17, 2019, 04:27 PM
Nice job Chow! That is a great day!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 17, 2019, 04:29 PM
Limited on my eyes before 7:30 other buddy I was fishing with couldn’t find his 3rd.... beautiful day on the lake
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 17, 2019, 04:30 PM
Thanks scout57 for them perch too 😁
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 17, 2019, 04:54 PM
Thanks scout57 for them perch too 😁
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your welcome.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 17, 2019, 07:32 PM
Nicely done chow!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 18, 2019, 05:03 AM
Way to pound the perch guys!!   I had a good eye bite yesterday am.  Really steady until 830 or so then they shut down.  Beautiful day out on the ice. About a foot of good ice. Slick walking....creepers sure help.  Hope to get out later this week. Season is flying by. 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 18, 2019, 05:08 AM
Good job guys!!!!😎

Bob, only 5 more needed for that elusive double!!! Good work bud!!!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Feb 18, 2019, 05:55 AM
Been a tough past few weekends for me managing a few perch and a occasional eye.  Saturday morning I wanted to get into the apps Derby not paying attention to it was a team game so I passed.  Went out to a perch spot and found walleyes.  Picked up 9 keepers and 9 perch.  Had my limit by 7:15 and bite slowed a little after 8.  Came off ice with 3 eyes and 9 perch by 11.  Hit it again Sunday morning just west of Saturday spot and pulled 8 keeper eyes early.  Came off ice at 10:15 with 3 eyes and 11 perch.  Fish were a little picky but liked to play and would hit after playing cat and mouse with them enough.  Felt good to get back on them with some consistency.  Going to quinte this weekend so hopefully we can land some slobs. 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 18, 2019, 07:03 AM
Nice job s10.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 18, 2019, 07:43 AM
Good catches S10!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 18, 2019, 08:08 AM
Perch and Walleye double limits and close to it, that's awesome"!

Keep it up guys, prime time for me was always 3rd week of Feburary...

Hopefully it still will be, weather looks good for it...Fish on boys! ><{{{;> ><{{{;> ><{{{;> 3 walleyez

& ><{{"> ><{{"> ><{{"> ><{{"> ><{{"> X 10 = 50 Perch  :o  ;D ::) :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 18, 2019, 10:49 AM
Chased perch again this weekend a little slower than last few weeks but found some in two different spots some  real nice slobs mixed in got to fish my father and son on sunday.....like my buddy said to me yesterday....i wonder what the poor people are doing today...great weekend
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 18, 2019, 11:20 AM
Hell yeah pounder! That’s awesome man 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Feb 18, 2019, 11:36 AM

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I like the graphs more then the vex.  They really show where the fish are and how many.  When they come and when they leave.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 18, 2019, 12:13 PM
Good stuff Pounder!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 18, 2019, 12:38 PM
good job pimple.........bite was good this morning until the wind went from east to NW in a matter of minutes then the switch got turned off......amazing how the fish react to weather changes under 15" of ice..........15 perch and an eye
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mdm25549 on Feb 18, 2019, 02:30 PM

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Had a good morning this morning. Had my limit of eyes by 830 and the perch mixed in throughout. Off the ice at 10. Right before I left I noticed the same. The fishing died once the wind switched
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slipbob on Feb 18, 2019, 02:30 PM
I'm coming out Thursday and Friday to fish Oneida and have one question?  Should I bring the sled or wheeler? 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 18, 2019, 03:02 PM
Got out Sun morn for a couple hrs. Drilled in 12' looking for perch only got one pig eye that went back, moved to 26' caught 2 big eyes but no perch. Don't ever remember big eyes being scattered like that, must have spooked all the perch. Blades worked, weren't interested in live minnows.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 18, 2019, 03:39 PM
pimple nice pics man
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 18, 2019, 04:09 PM
I like the graphs more then the vex.  They really show where the fish are and how many.  When they come and when they leave.
X2 on the graph.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Genzer on Feb 18, 2019, 04:21 PM
Slipbob,I left the sled home and took the atv today its glare ice under the hard pack and I'm not studded. Fished the east end and left with 22 perch, no eyes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 18, 2019, 04:34 PM
Nice job guys!  Hoping to get back again next week.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: firstcast 2 on Feb 18, 2019, 05:03 PM
Had a good day today
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 18, 2019, 05:16 PM

 Well done everyone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 18, 2019, 06:39 PM
Anybody willing to help an oneida lake new guy? I've taken a handful of trips there this year, caught 1 or 2 each trip... fished all day... all on tip ups.. one trip got a 22" walleye. It might sound crazy to some, but i just cant figure the jigging out. Brought my wife out today and we each had a few bites on the jig rod (a first for me) but couldn't get anything to connect.

I don't have any electronics so that is one problem.. but any other tips would be greatly appreciated.

To all the guys posting up walleye limits plus a dozen or so perch, I applaud you! Way to go and tight lines everyone!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zadvorney on Feb 18, 2019, 07:07 PM
Let jig hit bottom. Real up 5 feet. Pause 2 seconds. Let fall. Smash bottom a few times. Repeat. Hint: they like the chase/pause.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zadvorney on Feb 18, 2019, 07:14 PM
PB burbot. 20" female full of eggs. Released. Love the skin pattern. Lots of 14 15/16ths inch eyes. One keeper and a few perch. Found some gas holes out in the middle covered with snow. That was fun...Broke muffler cover on auger. Broke buddy heater. Lost my favorite jigging rap. Lost the lynch pin for my sled.  Still a ton of fun. Lol.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 18, 2019, 07:33 PM
Shot out for the evening bite. Bunch of marks but they were tight lipped. Had one 13” perch up until 5:55 pm. Then a few eyes showed up late to the party. Got my limit by 6 and boogied to shore  :afro:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 18, 2019, 07:36 PM
Anybody willing to help an oneida lake new guy? I've taken a handful of trips there this year, caught 1 or 2 each trip... fished all day... all on tip ups.. one trip got a 22" walleye. It might sound crazy to some, but i just cant figure the jigging out. Brought my wife out today and we each had a few bites on the jig rod (a first for me) but couldn't get anything to connect.

I don't have any electronics so that is one problem.. but any other tips would be greatly appreciated.

To all the guys posting up walleye limits plus a dozen or so perch, I applaud you! Way to go and tight lines everyone!

I bet you can find some cheap electronics on eBay. You don’t need anything fancy.

If I had no electronics I would get navionics assuming you have a smart phone and some tip downs. Go to the base of a drop off and you are likely to find some perch. Tip ups will work but tip downs are better.

Then I would work a spoon blind like zadvorney suggests.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 18, 2019, 07:37 PM
Nice job Bobby!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 18, 2019, 07:50 PM
Nice job everyone who got into ‘em today.

Great limit , Deadeyez! That must have been a nice pack that came thru to get it done in 5 min.

That’s a pretty burbot too. They’re a lot of fun and damned tasty too.

I had a tough morning but luckily didn’t lose any gear. Took a buddy out and got one keeper, some shorts and some smallish perch. Lots of zombie marks up high that wouldnt even chase.

So I went out for the evening bite to redeem myself. Set up shallow and got the flurry of eyes just at sundown. Tossed a handful back and headed in. Nothing over 17” but at least ended with some action.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 18, 2019, 07:56 PM
Also. Same advice on jigging without electronics. When I was fishing blind I measured how much line per reel handle turn and would work my way up from pounding bottom to about 8-10’ up one turn at a time, then either change lures or drop and repeat. If nothing after a few drops I’d move and drill a new hole and repeat.

Would definitely recommend electronics though. Some days all my keepers are caught 10’ off the bottom, some days they’re picking it out of the mud.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: CW88 on Feb 18, 2019, 08:08 PM
Looks like alot of you had a nice day. I'm not sure where we went wrong first trip out started late around 830 9 ish at the shoal in front of sproos grove then worked our way to pancake set up tip ups from 6fow to 20fow and set the shanty half way in the middle. Had 1 good hit on the tip up in 6fow that broke off then a few flags throughout the day but came back with nothing didnt even get a hit on the jigs. Any suggestions would be awsome we are heading back in 2 weeks and would love to at least get a hit jigging.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: burningdownthehouse on Feb 18, 2019, 08:14 PM
Shot out for the evening bite. Bunch of marks but they were tight lipped. Had one 13” perch up until 5:55 pm. Then a few eyes showed up late to the party. Got my limit by 6 and boogied to shore  :afro:

Nice job, Bobby! Knew I should've waited for the afternoon to fish with the north shore master. :) One perch and one walleye from this morning's outing. Jumped all around and marked fish but they were very tight-lipped
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 18, 2019, 08:31 PM
Nice job everyone who got into ‘em today.

Great limit , Deadeyez! That must have been a nice pack that came thru to get it done in 5 min.

That’s a pretty burbot too. They’re a lot of fun and damned tasty too.

I had a tough morning but luckily didn’t lose any gear. Took a buddy out and got one keeper, some shorts and some smallish perch. Lots of zombie marks up high that wouldnt even chase.

So I went out for the evening bite to redeem myself. Set up shallow and got the flurry of eyes just at sundown. Tossed a handful back and headed in. Nothing over 17” but at least ended with some action.
It was fast and furious for a few min Chow! Had 3 rods set up with jiggin raps and I would catch one toss the fish and rod on the ice, grab another rod send it down quick then repeat for the 3rd keeper lol. Had 3 Waldos flopping around on the ice in my shanty with raps in their mouths. I had to be careful sticking my hand down by them to unhook them without getting snagged. They all hit those jiggin raps without bait on them too lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 18, 2019, 08:33 PM
Nice job, Bobby! Knew I should've waited for the afternoon to fish with the north shore master. :) One perch and one walleye from this morning's outing. Jumped all around and marked fish but they were very tight-lipped
Thanks Mike. Far from a master though.  I just get lucky with the eyes. I’ll talk to you soon ; )
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 18, 2019, 08:39 PM
They actually hit raps without bait?? Say it ain’t so!  ;)

Nice job as well Chow!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 18, 2019, 09:19 PM
They actually hit raps without bait?? Say it ain’t so!  ;)

Nice job as well Chow!

they do but you must remove the front hook
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 19, 2019, 03:49 AM
Looks like alot of you had a nice day. I'm not sure where we went wrong first trip out started late around 830 9 ish at the shoal in front of sproos grove then worked our way to pancake set up tip ups from 6fow to 20fow and set the shanty half way in the middle. Had 1 good hit on the tip up in 6fow that broke off then a few flags throughout the day but came back with nothing didnt even get a hit on the jigs. Any suggestions would be awsome we are heading back in 2 weeks and would love to at least get a hit jigging.
too shallow.....other than first and last light, you need to get to deeper water for any perch....right now 30'+ is a good starting point
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: grubdropper on Feb 19, 2019, 03:59 AM
Fished big bay yesterday.   Tough bite caught 16 gills and 1 crappie.  There was about 2 inches of snow on top of the ice.  Ice is getting very thick.  Going to look at getting a powerful hand drill and adaptor soon.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 19, 2019, 05:14 AM
they do but you must remove the front hook

 ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 19, 2019, 07:18 AM
They actually hit raps without bait?? Say it ain’t so!  ;)

😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 19, 2019, 07:43 AM
I’ve tried for eyes my only couple of trips out this year and had no takers the second trip. Think I may try for some perch this afternoon.  I see shanty town set up out in deep water but are they getting them on the south shore? I like the north shore better for the quicker walk to drop offs, would anyone care to share a starting point?  Not sure if apps will be open at 3 when I get up there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 19, 2019, 09:08 AM
Greenhornet,
  Im sure Apps will be open.  Get your bait and go out right from there.  The guys inside will be more than willing to steer you in the right direction. Good luck.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 19, 2019, 09:30 AM
Good to know they will be open.  They are always helpful out there. Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slipbob on Feb 19, 2019, 10:58 AM
Slipbob,I left the sled home and took the atv today its glare ice under the hard pack and I'm not studded. Fished the east end and left with 22 perch, no eyes.

OK Thank you.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db on Feb 19, 2019, 11:23 AM
Going off Lewis point Thursday morning do you onieda regulars think ice will be good
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 19, 2019, 11:27 AM
Going off Lewis point Thursday morning do you onieda regulars think ice will be good

Yes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db on Feb 19, 2019, 11:29 AM
Thanks reeleyz
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 19, 2019, 11:41 AM
I was out there Sunday, ice is solid just one pressure crack close to shore but locked up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LLclearwater on Feb 19, 2019, 12:37 PM
Come  up this weekend for first time.where is app's look at it can't find it on the GPS.
Thanks Lorne
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 19, 2019, 01:06 PM
Come  up this weekend for first time.where is app's look at it can't find it on the GPS.
Thanks Lorne

43.23184 North, 75.88171 West

Google Maps, search for: "Apps Landing, Cleveland, NY 13042"
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LLclearwater on Feb 19, 2019, 01:48 PM
Thank you very much
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 19, 2019, 02:49 PM
wow......toughest bite of the year today...for me at least.......very high pressure.........very finicky.....wouldn't touch a spoon......small stuff with spikes was the ticket......grabbed a few for my liquor store buddy ;D........love the barter system.......perch fillets for wine......gotta make mama happy sometimes too @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 19, 2019, 02:59 PM
I’m still curious if the Panoptix graph is helping guys catch more fish!!!! 🤔
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 19, 2019, 04:00 PM
I’m still curious if the Panoptix graph is helping guys catch more fish!!!! 🤔

Go eat some fish KP and leave us struggling souls alone... :woot: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 19, 2019, 05:44 PM
Go eat some fish KP and leave us struggling souls alone... :woot: :roflmao:
lmao!!!😜 I just want one EPIC report is all!!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 19, 2019, 06:19 PM
I heard panoptics works really good if you  let someone else find a hot bite then you set up on top them.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 19, 2019, 06:21 PM
I heard panoptics works really good if you  let someone else find a hot bite then you set up on top them.
  😳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 19, 2019, 07:21 PM
Panoptics look a bit bulky for ice fishing to me. I’ve watched the videos of guys using them on open water and was impressed  It’s really amazing how far technology has come.  Hard to believe we used to sit on buckets with no navionics, electronics, heaters, etc. and somehow caught some fish. I’d probably go home now if my vex battery died during a trip
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Feb 19, 2019, 08:09 PM
No heaters your old !!!  ;D. Lol  no propane back then either.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 19, 2019, 08:39 PM
No heaters your old !!!  ;D. Lol  no propane back then either.
.  Haha!!  Yup I’m old.  A thermos of hot coco, these old style hand warmers, plastic bread bags over socks in the boots was about all we had. When my Pop finally bought these tents to get out of the wind it seemed like we hit the lottery with comfort.
(https://i.postimg.cc/RqfB1rGh/04165-E3-A-D7-FC-49-E7-8455-FA6327-D48756.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/RqfB1rGh)

(https://i.postimg.cc/WhvPX9fn/85-B0-FF3-D-4-BE8-4562-8507-16-FF00-D5080-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WhvPX9fn).   We’d just sit there jigging for hours never knowing if there were fish around. Just hoping one would grab the lure.  Now we sit surfing the internet until we see a mark then try to catch it lol.......and we had to walk uphill both ways to the lake  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 19, 2019, 09:02 PM
Hit the lake for the evening again tonight. Only saw 5 other shantys out on the ice. Late bite again just before dark in 29 fow. Took home 2 keeper eyes and lost my 3rd on the way up. The full moon was awesome at dark

(https://i.postimg.cc/3kJqC3QH/D8-A9816-F-7618-47-AF-A3-C6-ABAFE47-CF121.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/3kJqC3QH)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ascott3006 on Feb 19, 2019, 09:23 PM
Cool pic deadeyez
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 19, 2019, 09:25 PM
Hey dead eyes, Was that you out of apps at dark?  I got the same shot of the moon at 6:30 pm
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 19, 2019, 09:28 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/BP08NTKV/8-F7345-DC-E7-A8-4-FAF-AA88-1-EB3-AFFD3-D9-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BP08NTKV)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 19, 2019, 11:06 PM
fishshack those old polar pals sure were nice to have back then to break the wind
Better an old ice fisherman than never ice fished
(https://i.postimg.cc/FkksYPf7/2-AACEBFB-75-B5-4-D24-838-C-B13-CD227-ED84.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FkksYPf7)

(https://i.postimg.cc/r0PwF6wB/C7059-DE3-6-BB0-4-E51-9724-90-C2-D7257265.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/r0PwF6wB)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 20, 2019, 04:16 AM
fishshack  and Freddie ,I'm not old enough to remember any of that stuff .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 20, 2019, 04:24 AM
fishshack  and Freddie ,I'm not old enough to remember any of that stuff .....
Lol ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 20, 2019, 04:38 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/K1SkPcyf/shopping.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

kept ya warm
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 20, 2019, 05:32 AM
Hey dead eyes, Was that you out of apps at dark?  I got the same shot of the moon at 6:30 pm
no i was out from Bernhards Bay. Cool shot you got as well
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 20, 2019, 05:45 AM
Thank you Oneida Lake
(https://i.postimg.cc/qtmXWmTS/0219191805a.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qtmXWmTS)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 20, 2019, 06:18 AM
I heard panoptics works really good if you  let someone else find a hot bite then you set up on top them.
😜😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 20, 2019, 06:56 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/K1SkPcyf/shopping.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

kept ya warm

That is what we used Trapp. My dad had a metal pail that he put it in. It worked well enough. Along with a tow behind wind breaker.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 20, 2019, 07:21 AM
i got that picture off the internet but thats what we had for years  camping and ice fishing lol  i use to use my  gas lantern for heat too man lucky i didn't die  from carbon monoxide...... 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bambino0657 on Feb 20, 2019, 07:30 AM
My buddy had an old dome style heater years ago. When he would open his shanty the fumes would knock you out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 20, 2019, 07:31 AM
 My heater doesn’t have a shut off either. , haven’t croaked yet just a little goofy 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 20, 2019, 07:38 AM
So how do you extinguish it F&R, just unscrew the bottle? I still use an old Coleman Focus 3 radiant style, sips the propane and light weight. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 20, 2019, 07:45 AM
I’m sorry Rug i meant to say it doesn’t have an oxygen sensor, it does have a shut off , I presently have 2 a bud scored another for me at a show  , your right they sip fuel , must be the fumes 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 20, 2019, 08:50 AM
While we are on the heater subject. Does anyone have a suggestion for a newer style heater that actually sips fuel?

I use a Coleman Black Cat and on low it lasts for a long time. Just enough to take the edge off.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 20, 2019, 09:32 AM
Mr Buddy heaters are great in my one man shelter. Not bad at all on propane.  There’s two settings and low will keep it toasty on even the coldest days. Usually just turn it on a bit to get the chill out and have to turn it off.  I have a sportcat too but never use it. They always have good sales on them towards end of winter. Should start seeing sales on them soon
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 20, 2019, 10:06 AM
Just bought a new Mr. Heater Little Buddy.  Has a shut off for tipping, if the pilot gets extinguished, heater off, and it has a low oxygen sensor that will shut it down.  Got it for my son in his new Otter Hideout.
Mine will run all day (8+hours) on low, though I turn it off often because it's too warm.  A canister of propane usually does me for 2 or 3 days.
So, I second the Little Buddy Heater.
Got mine at Home Depot (https://www.homedepot.com/p/Mr-Heater-9-000-BTU-Radiant-Propane-Portable-Heater-F232000/205527178) cause I had a XMAS Gift Card to use.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 20, 2019, 10:58 AM
Just bought a new Mr. Heater Little Buddy.  Has a shut off for tipping, if the pilot gets extinguished, heater off, and it has a low oxygen sensor that will shut it down.  Got it for my son in his new Otter Hideout.
Mine will run all day (8+hours) on low, though I turn it off often because it's too warm.  A canister of propane usually does me for 2 or 3 days.
So, I second the Little Buddy Heater.
Got mine at Home Depot (https://www.homedepot.com/p/Mr-Heater-9-000-BTU-Radiant-Propane-Portable-Heater-F232000/205527178) cause I had a XMAS Gift Card to use.

How does he like the Hideout? That will probably be my next 1 man shack.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hot tuna on Feb 20, 2019, 11:02 AM
A few thoughts.
I got the regular buddy and the little buddy.   
1.The regular mr heater ( buddy) is a better unit because it has 3 settings,  pilot,  low and high. 
The little buddy is either on or off.
2. You can cook on the regular buddy.
3. If using a pop up shelter, the little buddy will not provide enough heat, at least for me.

Fuel usage.
Little buddy about 6-7hrs continuous
Regular buddy about 6-7hrs on low and 4-5 hrs on high

Lastly,  I know its controversy but if your not refilling your tanks,  your missing out.
I get about 16 - 1lb tanks refilled from a bbq tank. I go through about 30 tanks a season.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: JTRCNC on Feb 20, 2019, 11:13 AM
Hello All,
Are there any bait shops near Chapmans? Thank you.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 20, 2019, 11:29 AM
I like my regular Buddy heater. Runs about 4 hours on high with a 1lb tank, all day on low.

You know my Otter Lodge, Bruce. So it heats a big space but they do have two larger sizes. The Hunting Buddy and the Big Buddy. I was looking recently when they were on sale at Cabelas.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rockdoc on Feb 20, 2019, 11:32 AM
Hot Tuna - my buddies and I have debated the 1LB refills for a long time.  what hardware to you use?  do you have a link?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hot tuna on Feb 20, 2019, 11:49 AM
Hot Tuna - my buddies and I have debated the 1LB refills for a long time.  what hardware to you use?  do you have a link?

I have been doing it for 5 years.
You will find that the O rings in tanks wear out over time and repeated use so always check your tank with a little soapy water after filling and discard any leakers.
I put them right on the heater ( leakers) and mark with X to not refil.
Believe me, its very few and far between.

This is my adapter
(https://i.postimg.cc/bsPbKM7L/20190220-123854.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bsPbKM7L)

(https://i.postimg.cc/YhxgkRk7/Screenshot-20190220-124238-Chrome.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YhxgkRk7)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Feb 20, 2019, 12:41 PM
I have been doing it for 5 years.
You will find that the O rings in tanks wear out over time and repeated use so always check your tank with a little soapy water after filling and discard any leakers.
I put them right on the heater ( leakers) and mark with X to not refil.
Believe me, its very few and far between.

This is my adapter
(https://i.postimg.cc/bsPbKM7L/20190220-123854.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bsPbKM7L)

(https://i.postimg.cc/YhxgkRk7/Screenshot-20190220-124238-Chrome.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YhxgkRk7)

x2. Leakers get tossed (once empty). Labeled as "full" via blue painters tape. Once used, tape is removed.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 20, 2019, 01:22 PM
Flame King now makes 1 lb tanks which are approved to refill. There is a thread somewhere in this place about them.    https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=365434.0

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Feb 20, 2019, 01:24 PM
I left behind a 5 gallon bucket with 5 rod's and reels in it today at Chatman Park. My gloves were also with them. A fellow fisherman stopped to ask me about the fishing and afterward I left them right there in the parking lot. I drove right back but they were gone. Hopefully they were found by the right person, fingers crossed,  My cell is 315-256-8457,  Coast 51
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 20, 2019, 01:34 PM

 Coast I wish you the best of luck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 20, 2019, 01:38 PM
I use the regular buddy heater as well. I have 2 of them. Like them a lot.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 20, 2019, 01:42 PM
Hello All,
Are there any bait shops near Chapmans? Thank you.
cookies on rte. 298 in bridgeport......opens at 5 am
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hot tuna on Feb 20, 2019, 01:54 PM
They now make 1 lb tanks which are approved to refill. There is a thread somewhere in this place about them.

Yea I know ( flame king ) but they are really expensive( $16.00 just for tank ) and in 5 years of doing this year round I'm ok.  I've heard just as many bad issues with flame king  as well.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: JTRCNC on Feb 20, 2019, 02:30 PM
cookies on rte. 298 in bridgeport......opens at 5 am

Thank you...Scout!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 20, 2019, 02:33 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/G84vjgVF/20180103-113843.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/G84vjgVF)

which one is this???? i got 2 of themat lowes about 3 years ago on a dump sale  iget 3 days out of abottle  adjustable heat  and i put  hot dogs and  soup on it th cook ....i love it

thats not my picture  but  it's where i got the idea to cook on it  .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hot tuna on Feb 20, 2019, 02:40 PM
I believe the yellow ones are called tough buddy.  Honestly I don't know the difference between the regular ( red or green buddy) than the yellow tough buddy except price.
They both put out the same btu.
I have a yellow one that I also got on a close out for $40.00 .
My son has the red one .
Mine has had lots of problems.
Thermocouple and tip over switch went bad.
His regular red buddy has had none
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 20, 2019, 02:47 PM
think i got mine for 35 bucks at lowes  i got one for me and one for my brother ....works  good so far
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 20, 2019, 02:56 PM
Can’t go wrong for $35-40.  Think they normally go for around 90-100.  Worth buying a backup for that price
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 20, 2019, 02:59 PM
Lots of good info. I do have an older adapter to refill tanks.

The thing I do like about my little Coleman is that it is small enough to fit in my fishing bag.

If I see a deal like that on a buddy heater I am getting one.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Feb 20, 2019, 03:08 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/Fk3zSqwY/IMG-20190220-155757.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Fk3zSqwY)

The tough Buddy heater is a little bit more rugged then the red one. The cage is heavy duty on the yellow one it also has a fan to blow the heat around works pretty good if the batteries are new. And it feels like Hawaii
Fishshack I remember my grandpa's old hand warmers the red case with the sticks. Lol and everybody had a wooden box.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RiserMiser on Feb 20, 2019, 03:14 PM
For cooking, take the guard off the front and hook it on the handle. Makes a perfect cook top.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hot tuna on Feb 20, 2019, 03:14 PM
Mine don't have a fan.  Are you sure it's not the big buddy ?
After research,  I found the yellow ones are a lowes only exclusive color.
Obviously the other one in this picture is the little buddy.  But like I said,  its either on or off

(https://i.postimg.cc/QBHSk9gK/20190220-161222.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QBHSk9gK)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hot tuna on Feb 20, 2019, 03:16 PM
For cooking, take the guard off the front and hook it on the handle. Makes a perfect cook top.

Definitely don't do that  !!
My friend did with a brand new one and now he has a custom MELTED handle
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 20, 2019, 03:23 PM
How does he like the Hideout? That will probably be my next 1 man shack.
LOL, I been using it.  He ordereed it, had it shipped to the Runnings (no cost for inter-house shipping) in Malone; I went picked it up, put it together and been using it.  Quality, insulated fabric, well designed, and roomy for my big size - It's 36 wide where you sit, quick flip design is where it's at for a one-man. I really like it, but pricey.  Not as roomy, but a lot lighter, than my one-man Frabil Pro Thermal quick flip.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RiserMiser on Feb 20, 2019, 03:51 PM
Hot tuna- I’ve been doing it for 2 seasons. You have to have the handle angled back and not straight up. That handle is designed poorly. The first time I ever used the heater, I melted the handle by leaving it up by accident. Since that first time I’ve had no issues, even while hanging the guard for cooking. You just have to make sure it’s tipped back at like a 45 degree angle, which coincidentally makes the cooktop almost perfectly level
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 20, 2019, 03:54 PM
The tough Buddy heater is a little bit more rugged then the red one. The cage is heavy duty on the yellow one it also has a fan to blow the heat around works pretty good if the batteries are new. And it feels like Hawaii
Fishshack I remember my grandpa's old hand warmers the red case with the sticks. Lol and everybody had a wooden box.
Those PICs are of the BIG BUDDY Heater.  It has two heat elements and the fan - uses 4 D-Cell Batteries.  I have one at home for emergency heat.  In a thermal shelter, the Little Buddy will do the job.
I have two of the Little Buddy Heaters Mr. Heater- one red and one yellow, one heater element, low and high and pilot.
The Big Buddy has two elements (as in the PICs) and 3 heat settings with a pilot position.  The Big Buddy gives the same BTU as the Little Buddy when set on low and medium - high lights up the second element and doubles the BTU output of the Little Buddy on high.  I think you may be right on the "tough" Buddy design, I don't know,  My Big Buddy is red.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 20, 2019, 03:54 PM
Hey young GOAT  Times were different
 We made the best of what we had to work with ,👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hot tuna on Feb 20, 2019, 03:57 PM
The heat from the metal dosen't transfer to the plastic  ? Not sure what he did but his handle melted.

When I cook,  I bring a 1 burner cook stove.  It fits right into a sauce pot for transportation. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RiserMiser on Feb 20, 2019, 04:05 PM
Hot tuna no the metal grate does not melt into the handle. The handle melts when it’s straight up and down because it’s in the air path of the element when in the up/carry position. Unless the design has changed since I got mine, about 5 years ago. My buddy is forest green. Not red or yellow like the ones mentioned. But I think color is arbitrary. They’re all the same design. I think.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Feb 20, 2019, 04:18 PM
Hey young GOAT  Times were different
 We made the best of what we had to work with ,👍🏻


Lol I love seen all the old school stuff.
The yellow one is I got thicker all around but not much to make a difference .

(https://i.postimg.cc/bGWMZNb9/IMG-20190220-171628.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bGWMZNb9)
A full page on mr. Buddy heaters LOL
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Feb 20, 2019, 04:19 PM
I'm still using this old timer,  works just fine for my 1 man and the tanks really lasts
(https://i.postimg.cc/873818N2/20190220-171634.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/873818N2)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 20, 2019, 04:29 PM
A buddy of mine says he heard the fishing is starting to "slow down" off the North shore. Any truth to this at all?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 20, 2019, 04:31 PM
Hey Billygoat next week we will make a run mid week and with any luck our buddy will be able to go as long as he isn't fixing fire trucks....he can also cook for us cause you and me won't have time for that we will be to busy catching fish I think that's why I never cook on the ice I can eat when I get on shore
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hot tuna on Feb 20, 2019, 04:32 PM
I'm still using this old timer,  works just fine for my 1 man and the tanks really lasts
(https://i.postimg.cc/873818N2/20190220-171634.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/873818N2)

I also have one of those cat heaters.  It just didn't put out enough heat for me.  I think they top out at about 1,000 btu.
I don't like seeing my breath and usually take my jacket off.
I also started out with the old colman white gas heaters,  they were DANGEROUS.  Fumes , fire
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 20, 2019, 04:33 PM
A buddy of mine says he heard the fishing is starting to "slow down" off the North shore. Any truth to this at all?
Not at all it just finding active fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Feb 20, 2019, 04:45 PM
Pimple pounder sounds like a plan . For a fishing report I got out Monday out in front of apps , not much going on 4 keeper perch ,  lost 1 keeper eye at the hole it was a suspended mark. Caught dozen shorts. Seems like a lot of short eyes at apps now screen was loaded with them . I caught more keepers earlier in the year out front of there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Stelladog on Feb 20, 2019, 04:50 PM
Had Little Buddy for past 3 years but now pilot only lights and does not ignite after that.  Followed manufacturers video on cleaning and no change.  Also used compressed air to clean internals and still searching for resolution.  Switched to regular Mr. Buddy, uses more gas but also more heat.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mr. Freeze Miser on Feb 20, 2019, 05:06 PM
Is there a replaceable thermocouple? My MH12 is a older unit and has a replaceable thermocouple. Thermocouple is the safety that keeps the heater lit...they go bad after a period of time.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 20, 2019, 05:09 PM
Not at all it just finding active fish

I'll be down for a few days - the fishing will slow down then!   :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 20, 2019, 05:10 PM
Had Little Buddy for past 3 years but now pilot only lights and does not ignite after that.  Followed manufacturers video on cleaning and no change.  Also used compressed air to clean internals and still searching for resolution.  Switched to regular Mr. Buddy, uses more gas but also more heat.

Had the same problem, messed with it a bunch.. it was almost like the pilot wasn't big enough to reach the element.. so I lit a piece of paper on fire and put the flame right on the element she fired right up and I havent had the same problem again...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Feb 20, 2019, 05:35 PM
Found an 8" auger cover about 2 or 3 weeks ago.  It's a nice heavy duty cover.  I actually intended to post the day I found it, but when I got back to my house I couldn't find it and assumed it had bounced out of my sled.  Well,  I was just getting my stuff together for another trip and found it under a pile of gear.  All that being said, if you lost it, I have it and you can have it back.

I think (because I can't remember crap anymore) that I found it in front of the south shore state boat launch in Bridgeport, however there is also the chance I found it on Chaumont Bay.  Either way, if it's yours you can have it back. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: paul23 on Feb 20, 2019, 05:57 PM
Regular buddy heater you can unsnap the grill and flop it to cook on.  Do it all the time. No way id let it touch the handle. 
I have a otter cabin pro n u cant keep it on low without cracking the two vents and the door on low. Thats with just a tshirt unless the winds blowing crazy.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Feb 20, 2019, 08:01 PM
Was out around 123 today until 5 when the freezing rain started.. good a.m but you had to work for em. Got a dozen or so perch during the day. Back at it in the a.m
(https://i.postimg.cc/mzKy6MVs/20190220-192238.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mzKy6MVs)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 20, 2019, 08:21 PM
Another way you can cook/heat up food on the buddy heater is buy a small metal paint screen. You can bend and manipulate it so it hooks right on the heater grill. Saw the idea on a thread on here few years ago.

(https://i.postimg.cc/ZCXzczh5/BE061-EBA-0-D1-A-4-DA9-BC2-F-37-B06-E07-B16-C.png) (https://postimg.cc/ZCXzczh5)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 20, 2019, 08:23 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/5YysTjBd/D34-B9516-60-BB-4-C59-86-F9-102-F9-C761089.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5YysTjBd)
There’s a bunch of ideas if you google search “cooking on buddy heater using a paint screen” and hit the images tab.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 20, 2019, 10:19 PM
I'll be down for a few days - the fishing will slow down then!   :o
Lol that’s ok least we will be fishing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: riot609 on Feb 20, 2019, 11:19 PM
Not at all it just finding active fish
some spots get hammered out there along the north shore see shacks everyday all day long on the same holes for weeks now bet some of those have gotten slow I Moved 4 times this morning was done by 8 guess that’s a little slow Out of constantia all this talk of heaters turn it off when your cold and not marking fish move you’ll warm up or find fish and forget it was cold
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 21, 2019, 05:30 AM
 
Riot your
Absolutely right some spots will slow as they get hammed constantly
 It happens every year
 Its a big lake
 I get reports from around the lake from buds daily , the perch bite has been pretty good , as they don’t chase eyes but if they catch any they  go home
This was 1  from Tuesday
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/JDJnG9jg/180-D1889-E04-C-4-DB2-B7-C9-31-D68-C78-EC64.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JDJnG9jg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 21, 2019, 05:47 AM
mmmmmmmm you don't even need a small cooler   :roflmao:

nice hit ole boy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 21, 2019, 05:55 AM
Nice pile Fred....X2 catch fish stay warm
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 21, 2019, 05:59 AM

 Those aren’t mine the pic was sent to me , I haven’t been able to go this week I did slide out Monday but not for perch ,
(https://i.postimg.cc/G9YwDyqT/137347-C3-AB67-4743-A02-F-4-FC1-AA06713-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/G9YwDyqT)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 21, 2019, 06:33 AM
The walleyes have def slowed some for me. My last four trips I limited twice, (one day was really good and the other I was lucky to get 3) 1, and 2.  I’m not marking as many in my usual spots and they have been more fussy most days. Not sure if it’s a mid winter lull or the fact that we’ve had good ice for a long time now. If they’re dumb/aggressive they are in a freezer somewhere.  I know the perch guys have been doing great though
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 21, 2019, 06:54 AM
I only use the heater when I need to. I also try to move around when not on fish. But heater comes in handy when wind is cranking 30 plus with negative wind chill.  ;D Plus I do enough sitting and freezing my butt off during hunting season lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 21, 2019, 07:15 AM
I wanted to  get out today but lost my breaks in the truck last night  :(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Feb 21, 2019, 07:49 AM
Didn't miss much Trap.. everything was iced up good this morning and freezing rain until about 8 oclock on the north shore. Clearing up now and temp is climbing, we may try the afternoon if wind cooperates. Fish were hungry in the a.m yesterday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: walter_rev on Feb 21, 2019, 07:52 AM
You can buy a thermocouple on EBAY for 5.99 the sellers name was 24_7partsinc. Hope this helps bought one three weeks ago.Good Luck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Feb 21, 2019, 08:17 AM
With help from my friends I located the fishing gear that I had left behind yesterday at Chapman Park. Thank's to Dennis Chick, Dave Stonecipher and Doug Tedford. It's people like you that make a day of fishing so much better, Tight lines!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SHUBA on Feb 21, 2019, 09:32 AM
Glad to hear you got your stuff back coast51
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Feb 21, 2019, 09:33 AM
With help from my friends I located the fishing gear that I had left behind yesterday at Chapman Park. Thank's to Dennis Chick, Dave Stonecipher and Doug Tedford. It's people like you that make a day of fishing so much better, Tight lines!
That's awesome you got your stuff back, there are good people out there ...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 21, 2019, 09:53 AM
Good to hear your gear was returned!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 21, 2019, 10:17 AM

That’s great news coast , and may good karma come to those gentlemen
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Feb 21, 2019, 04:39 PM
Glad to hear you got your stuff back coast51
Thanks !!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Feb 21, 2019, 04:42 PM
That’s great news coast , and may good karma come to those gentlemen
Thank you very much, great feeling for sure.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Feb 21, 2019, 04:44 PM
Good to hear your gear was returned!!
Thanks very much.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Feb 21, 2019, 04:46 PM
That's awesome you got your stuff back, there are good people out there ...
There are for sure! Thank you.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 21, 2019, 06:58 PM
Nice to see there are still some honest people around coast. Glad it worked out for you. I snuck out tonight for the night bite. It was pretty slow until last light and a few fish moved in. I landed 2 shorts and 2 keepers. Lost keeper # 3 at the hole late and they were gone. Still 12-14 inches of ice where I was but the hard crusted drifted snow on top was getting a bit soft and sloppy. 
(https://i.postimg.cc/t7KGVNtx/8-E371-FFE-580-E-4-E7-D-A15-D-2-A63-F216-B24-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/t7KGVNtx)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 22, 2019, 06:13 AM
Nice job Fishshack. I had to work for them last night too but I got them eventually. I knew when I dumped a good one at the hole on the first drop, it was not going to be easy. Wet up to my elbow and he got away anyway.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 22, 2019, 06:34 AM
Reports of it being soft/wet on top? Any problems for us guys walking out and dragging gear? The low tonight seems plenty cold enough to firm it back up just wondering how bad it actually is.. thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 22, 2019, 06:45 AM
Nice Reeleyz!! ....Hate the ole wet arm and no fish. Hurts the soul lol.                             Tblaster.....it wasn’t bad last night.  Just a little slushy where the snow drifts were. I’m sure it all firmed up overnight.  Wasn’t even a problem last night really.  Just a few inches of slush in the worst spots. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2019, 06:49 AM

Bruce how would like Quarter for every time you grabbed for a fish over the years 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 22, 2019, 06:53 AM
Lol! We would prob all have a nice chunk of change! Kind of like the swear jar when you were a kid Fred 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 22, 2019, 07:18 AM
Thanks fishshack, nice photo of the walleyes I like how the ones eye is glowing, cool! Hoping i can put a few on the ice tomorrow.. never got one on the jig rod, just tip ups.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 22, 2019, 07:28 AM
Lol! We would prob all have a nice chunk of change! Kind of like the swear jar when you were a kid Fred 😜

I would have to put a couple dollars in the swear jar for last night. LOL!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 22, 2019, 10:58 AM
😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 22, 2019, 12:29 PM
Question on jigging raps....seems like a lot of fish get dropped because of the small hook size. I’ve always slightly bent out 2/3 barbs on the treble and put the minnow head on the nonbent barb.  Anybody ever swap out trebles to a bigger hook?  Was thinking a larger red treble might work better. Trying to avoid id the old wet arm
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 22, 2019, 12:43 PM
I know guys that up-size the treble on all of their raps.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2019, 01:13 PM
I know guys that up-size the treble on all of their raps.
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 22, 2019, 01:16 PM
Question on jigging raps....seems like a lot of fish get dropped because of the small hook size. I’ve always slightly bent out 2/3 barbs on the treble and put the minnow head on the nonbent barb.  Anybody ever swap out trebles to a bigger hook?  Was thinking a larger red treble might work better. Trying to avoid id the old wet arm

When I was a kid my dad always put 1 size larger hook on all of our raps. We always ran #7 and #9 raps back then.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 22, 2019, 02:07 PM
Thanks guys!!  Makes sense....I’m going to grab some bigger trebles and give it a shot
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 22, 2019, 02:34 PM
Fished out of Chapman today from 8 - 2. Caught 1 short eye and lost what felt like a decent perch half way up.  My buddy got 1 nice fat keeper eye.  Has not been a very good year for us to this point.  Lots and lots of ice everything froze up good. Would recommend anybody fishing on sun or Monday keep an eye on the weather.  Some really bad wind conditions forecast for the area. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 22, 2019, 04:32 PM
Thanks guys!!  Makes sense....I’m going to grab some bigger trebles and give it a shot
VMC makes a good treble, sticky sharp and light wire so it penetrates well. I upsize all mine, still lose plenty of fish though.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 22, 2019, 05:27 PM
perch are definitely getting a little more finicky compared to the last month.......still getting some fish but they aren't as aggressive as they were...at least where I am fishing.....oh well.....just gatta down size a little......ice is great.....go get em fellers
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Feb 22, 2019, 06:47 PM
Thanks guys!!  Makes sense....I’m going to grab some bigger trebles and give it a shot

KVD triple grip, #4
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 22, 2019, 07:21 PM
Will look for them trebles next time I’m at Basspro. If not I’ll order them online. Thx slamboney and old timer.  If it saves a few fish a season it’s well worth the trouble. I got out tonight and the fish showed up a little earlier. They were fussy but I kept 3 and did a little c/r.  The slush from yesterday’s warmth firmed up nicely.  Easy traveling. I saw wheelers and sleds all over with no issues. Looks like rough weather for Sunday. 
(https://i.postimg.cc/Lg41Rqv4/605442-D5-7-E74-423-F-88-F5-877-CC48-C74-D5.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Lg41Rqv4)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Feb 22, 2019, 08:34 PM
Another beautiful day out there today.. fish were active this morning. As stated above all slush was firmed up nicely today after yesterday's warm up it locked up nice. It's been a great week, and the sunsets are priceless
(https://i.postimg.cc/F7LPjRsL/20190222-154821.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/F7LPjRsL)

(https://i.postimg.cc/4nn2xPDw/20190222-180818.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4nn2xPDw)

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2019, 11:53 PM

Nice job guys
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Feb 23, 2019, 07:37 AM
I'm fishing north shore out of Taft and it's been a tough bite so far,  plenty of lookers though, lots of people out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 23, 2019, 07:39 AM
tried to make it yesterday ,blew a break line :(  lucky I  got a large  bottle of brake fluid and  drove the back roads home  ..... maybe  be back at it Tuesday   guys  ................
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 23, 2019, 08:15 AM
tried to make it yesterday ,blew a break line :(  lucky I  got a large  bottle of brake fluid and  drove the back roads home  ..... maybe  be back at it Tuesday   guys  ................
.  That sucks Trapp....been there myself a few times. Anyone can drive with brakes. It takes skill to get home without them lol.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 23, 2019, 10:26 AM
Fished out of Lewis Pt. yesterday 2/22 afternoon from 1:30 until 6 pm. Went out to 29 fow and set up my clam shelter. Stayed on same holes all afternoon. Plenty of decent marks but very finicky bite. Tried a variety of lures but caught fish on raps. Ended up with 7 nice perch and 4 short walleye between 11 and 14 inches. Others I spoke to said they were not biting very well in afternoon. Nice sunset and night sky.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 23, 2019, 11:53 AM
Fished out of Constantia this morning from 7-9:30. Caught one keeper eye and some nice perch. Got emergency call for a job from one of my customers so had to head to work. Be back at it next week. Good luck guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 23, 2019, 11:59 AM
started trying navonics this past week [boat hd] on a free 15 day trail, now I see it will be discontinued. Is there any other good options?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 23, 2019, 12:51 PM
started trying navonics this past week [boat hd] on a free 15 day trail, now I see it will be discontinued. Is there any other good options?

Pretty sure they just rolled their old versions into the new Boating app. Mine rolled into it free because I already paid for the old one. All the same features and kept my waypoints.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 23, 2019, 12:54 PM
Decent walleye bite this morning for me. Lots of lethargic fish with the occasional hot one coming thru. Strangely, the fired up ones were big females instead of 14 inchers.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 23, 2019, 01:56 PM
way to go fellers......started out kinda slow this morning but fish moved under me around 9:30 and never left.......finicky though.....lots of 7-8" perch but big ones would move in now and then......ended up up with 40 good fish with some slob jumbos.......would have loved to stay for the late day bite to see if they went into kamkazi mode......man there was a lot of fish down there.....great day on the ice with some good friends........tomorro w and monday are not looking good....lets use our heads fella's and not put ourselves and others in danger....with these slick conditions a gusty wind is not good for anyone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 23, 2019, 03:53 PM
Good work on the fish guys!! Josh and I ventured out today. NOT EPIC!! 😡 Mother Oneida humbled us to say the least. 6 perch between the two of us. We sat on a lot of walleye and perch. I dropped my first 3 walleye out of the gate.... then it was a struggle after that. That’s fishing...always nice to get out and enjoy time with my son and friends. There are no bad days!!😉 Great seeing You Chowdaire and Slamboney!! Back at it next weekend.😎 I bet the Panoptix would’ve got me on an EPIC bite today!!!!😁

GO SU!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 23, 2019, 04:38 PM
Nice job and reports guys 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 23, 2019, 05:36 PM

Way to stay after them , we all have good and bad days ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: CW88 on Feb 23, 2019, 05:41 PM
Well we finally found them only got 2 keepers and a perch but it was way better than our last trip. Seemed like they were hitting really light  lost 4 about half way up. And be careful around the pressure crack west end of pancake we scooted across it and watched water come up as we got on the inside of it we took a different way to get back.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 23, 2019, 05:44 PM
I got out this afternoon for a few hours with my oldest boy.

The perch were not on fire but we had a lot of fun. The weather was great.


(https://i.postimg.cc/7bLpRMgb/02824-DE1-E3-AD-4624-9-D93-5-CC8-C87-D8-A51.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7bLpRMgb)

(https://i.postimg.cc/z3P9Ybj7/270412-BC-454-D-4717-8908-14-E781-E56-BC5.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/z3P9Ybj7)

(https://i.postimg.cc/7GKj6fyx/E9-E0553-F-B88-B-4538-AE2-E-5016-D1-F7444-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7GKj6fyx)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 23, 2019, 05:56 PM
Good work Bruce and son!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 23, 2019, 05:59 PM
Well looks like a good day to me Bruce
 That smile says it all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: gunner on Feb 23, 2019, 06:13 PM
Just wrote on the other Oneida thread for some help. Coming from Buffalo but was wondering if with the weather report if it would be worth the trip—- I know it could change in 5min but I can try another day any help is very much appreciated thank you —— Gunner
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rickr on Feb 23, 2019, 06:33 PM
I wouldn’t come until after Monday with the wind they say we are suppose to get
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 23, 2019, 06:41 PM
Even Tuesday looks pretty windy. Monday is definitely out of the question.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 23, 2019, 06:44 PM
Thanks guys. We had a ton of fun. Good food and lots of laughs too.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 23, 2019, 07:58 PM
Awesome job Reeleyez and Lil Reeleyez!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 23, 2019, 08:47 PM
Great job, Bruce! Got exactly what you were looking for plus a couple. Always nice to execute a plan.

Sorry you couldn’t find ‘em, kp. It’s hit or miss out there right now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 23, 2019, 08:56 PM
bruce great pictures ^5
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: gunner on Feb 23, 2019, 10:11 PM
Thanks guys—I’ll wait and see how the weather goes!  I’m not much of an ice skater and I’m sure if anyone was within eye sight I wouldn’t want to be responsible for someone laughing so hard they can’t catch their breath! Gunner
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: burningdownthehouse on Feb 23, 2019, 10:14 PM
Fished out of Williams this morning for about 90 minutes, caught these two slime darts and four (non) keeper perch. For those "sportsmen" who throw pickerel on the ice, consider throwing them back in as I know any of my five kids would love to catch a fish as big as their pole

(https://i.postimg.cc/hhQv8c55/IMG-20190223-071156501.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hhQv8c55)

(https://i.postimg.cc/kRS57vSm/IMG-20190223-072151511.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kRS57vSm)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 24, 2019, 05:46 AM
Nice pickerel Mike. That bottom one looks well fed!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 24, 2019, 05:57 AM
Fished out of Williams this morning for about 90 minutes, caught these two slime darts and four (non) keeper perch. For those "sportsmen" who throw pickerel on the ice, consider throwing them back in as I know any of my five kids would love to catch a fish as big as their pole

(https://i.postimg.cc/hhQv8c55/IMG-20190223-071156501.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hhQv8c55)

(https://i.postimg.cc/kRS57vSm/IMG-20190223-072151511.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kRS57vSm)
Excellent point.  With their size and fight they are an excellent target for young fishermen and fisherwomen. Besides wasting them by leaving them on the ice is like swatting a mosquito thinking you will get rid of bugs.  Personally I pickle them and think they're great.  Also very good eating fish if properly filed to get all the bones out.  Matter of opinion of course.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 24, 2019, 06:07 AM
Nice plump slimer  , I know several people that eat them ,
 next couple days look pretty windy
  Couple guys on camera off the beach
East wind is only 20 mph at this time
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: burningdownthehouse on Feb 24, 2019, 06:13 AM
I have eaten pickerel and I enjoyed them. I filet them and do my best to make them boneless or grind them up for fish patties.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 24, 2019, 07:31 AM
Nice pickerel Mike. That bottom one looks well fed!
x2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 24, 2019, 07:34 AM
Great job, Bruce! Got exactly what you were looking for plus a couple. Always nice to execute a plan.

Sorry you couldn’t find ‘em, kp. It’s hit or miss out there right now.
I’ll take the good with the bad! It’s all good!! Good job on your catch!!!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Feb 24, 2019, 07:41 AM
Even Tuesday looks pretty windy. Monday is definitely out of the question.
My best fishing days are after 3 days of like weather. Either good or bad. Have not figured that out in 65 years of fishing..
usually that happens in the summer, changes more often when the water is hard.. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 24, 2019, 08:34 AM
Nice work on the fish guys. Me and a friend got out yesterday am. Lots of people out. I landed one fat eye early and dropped two others.  Couldn’t get em going so we slid out and caught a few perch.                                                     Burningdownthehouse I agree in the pickerel. I’ve kept them before and I enjoyed them.
 When my kids were a bit younger they loved catching them on tip ups. We kept them a few times.  I ran the fillets thru the grinder. Mix egg, bread crumbs, some seasoning and fry. Fry em up hot and you don’t feel the small pin bones. Pretty darned tasty!!
(https://i.postimg.cc/tYmrpf3w/CBB4-C732-F58-F-487-C-915-D-B89438-AD2-DD7.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/tYmrpf3w)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 24, 2019, 08:42 AM

Nice eye shack , you saved another one from going on the Atkins diet 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 24, 2019, 08:52 AM
Nice eye shack , you saved another one from going on the Atkins diet 😉
.     Lol Fred.....her gut resembled mine except I’m not pregnant   :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 24, 2019, 08:57 AM
Good work on the fish guys!! Josh and I ventured out today. NOT EPIC!! 😡 Mother Oneida humbled us to say the least. 6 perch between the two of us. We sat on a lot of walleye and perch. I dropped my first 3 walleye out of the gate.... then it was a struggle after that. That’s fishing...always nice to get out and enjoy time with my son and friends. There are no bad days!!😉 Great seeing You Chowdaire and Slamboney!! Back at it next weekend.😎 I bet the Panoptix would’ve got me on an EPIC bite today!!!!😁

GO SU!!

Sounds like fun KP!! Cant slay em every time and you were out with your son!!! that's a win win!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icecutter2 on Feb 24, 2019, 09:54 AM
Bruce that boy is getting big!! Haven't been on here in long time, good to see a few guys still on here. Congrats, I'll give you a shout one of these days!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 24, 2019, 10:43 AM
Hey Freddie.... conditions are perfect for the afternoon bite....you in bud????😜

I’m looking forward to the Reeleyz crew reports in the future. Life is good!!😎🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 24, 2019, 10:46 AM
Hey Freddie.... conditions are perfect for the afternoon bite....you in bud????😜

I’m looking forward to the Reeleyz crew reports in the future. Life is good!!😎🎣🕳

I would bring a raincoat, some ice skates, a kite, or maybe an ice boat if you have it?

Life is definitely good!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 24, 2019, 10:49 AM
Bruce that boy is getting big!! Haven't been on here in long time, good to see a few guys still on here. Congrats, I'll give you a shout one of these days!!

I hope all is well!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 24, 2019, 11:25 AM
I would bring a raincoat, some ice skates, a kite, or maybe an ice boat if you have it?

Life is definitely good!!!
lol!! It seems I always take Freddie out on the most perfect conditions whenever we venture out.😁 I’m sure he’ll chime in....😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 24, 2019, 11:50 AM
lol!! It seems I always take Freddie out on the most perfect conditions whenever we venture out.😁 I’m sure he’ll chime in....😁
Yea KP seem to think if it’s not blowing hard and snowing it’s not worth going , now mike on the other hand favors hard rain and 30 mph winds , now that’s fun 🥴 nothing wrong fishing a high barometer either 🌞
And they still talk me into these little adventures lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 24, 2019, 12:28 PM
I'll betcha the fish are on fire right now....lull before the storm
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 24, 2019, 12:32 PM
I'll betcha the fish are on fire right now....lull before the storm
Smokin
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 24, 2019, 01:37 PM
yikes, dead calm here in Maple bay area........radar shows front around weedsport now........winds at 32 mph with gusts to 56 mph in Buffalo right now.......anyone on that lake better boogie soon....gonna get ugly really fast
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 24, 2019, 01:41 PM
Sounds like fun KP!! Cant slay em every time and you were out with your son!!! that's a win win!!
Yes sir!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 24, 2019, 01:47 PM
Yea KP seem to think if it’s not blowing hard and snowing it’s not worth going , now mike on the other hand favors hard rain and 30 mph winds , now that’s fun 🥴 nothing wrong fishing a high barometer either 🌞
And they still talk me into these little adventures lol
The fish seem to bite better on nasty days. 😁 Take yesterday for an example.... sunny, no wind, no rain or snow, fishing was horrible.😁 I think scout was fishing the only spot where there was a wintry mix of bad weather yesterday so he could smack those fish.😜 I’d love to be out there right now..... I know the fish are chewing!!! 😈🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 24, 2019, 01:53 PM
The fish seem to bite better on nasty days. 😁 Take yesterday for an example.... sunny, no wind, no rain or snow, fishing was horrible.😁 I think scout was fishing the only spot where there was a wintry mix of bad weather yesterday so he could smack those fish.😜 I’d love to be out there right now..... I know the fish are chewing!!! 😈🎣🕳
sunny and 70 where I was KP......barometric pressure at 31.00 too boot.....just gotta work em hard :icefish: :clap:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 24, 2019, 02:00 PM
Oh, we worked them!! 😁 We left our other arsenal home....😉 good work bud!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 24, 2019, 02:19 PM
Real tough day for us yesterday every spot we had been catching them was a dud made a lot of moves and between 3 of us we scratched up 16 perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 24, 2019, 03:36 PM
Their was a guy out of Chapman’s until about 1:30 , today , hope he smashed them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 24, 2019, 05:36 PM
The parking lots and lake in general were empty today.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 24, 2019, 06:02 PM
Wind is rippin here on the north shore now. Hope the power outages are minor
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 24, 2019, 06:41 PM
Their was a guy out of Chapman’s until about 1:30 , today , hope he smashed them
x2!!!😈🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: burningdownthehouse on Feb 24, 2019, 07:13 PM
Cool picture of my brother-in-law from earlier this week


(https://i.postimg.cc/JtZ24QrK/IMG-20190217-071040917.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JtZ24QrK)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 25, 2019, 05:40 AM
Anybody out??  Wondering how the bite is this morning.  ;D They say gusts to 70 but it only seems like they’re 50ish lol.
(https://i.postimg.cc/BLFB6fzh/33001-A5-B-883-E-4479-B1-F7-BF400-D153-B01.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BLFB6fzh)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 25, 2019, 05:55 AM
Filetandrelease and I are headed out in an hour! Perfect conditions!!!!!!😁 just kidding!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 25, 2019, 06:05 AM
 
Filetandrelease and I are headed out in an hour! Perfect conditions!!!!!!😁 just kidding!!
Your not talking me into another adventure ,over 40 plus years of doing goofy stuff ,and today isn’t 1 of them lol your side kick Andy is a DK lmao
 But the Barometer looks good 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 25, 2019, 06:23 AM
  Your not talking me into another adventure ,over 40 plus years of doing goofy stuff ,and today isn’t 1 of them lol your side kick Andy is a DK lmao
 But the Barometer looks good 😜
Lmao!! 😂 Andy was trying to bait Release into going.... looks like a Release is finally getting wiser as he gets older!!!😜 Guess, I’ll unload my gear then!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 25, 2019, 06:35 AM
KP...I think you could get Fred out with a little convincing.....he’s liking the barometer.  Maybe fish North shore as the wind might not be quite as bad  :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 25, 2019, 06:46 AM

I must be getting soft in my latter years
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 25, 2019, 07:21 AM
Lmao!! 😂 Andy was trying to bait Release into going.... looks like a Release is finally getting wiser as he gets older!!!😜 Guess, I’ll unload my gear then!😁

i'll go ...pick me up   :roflmao:


Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 25, 2019, 09:05 AM
You would have to park your sled/wheeler into the wind and anchor it down I bet or it would slide back. Then anchor your shanty so it doesn't move. Then just hope the farbic on your shanty doesn't blow out. I bet getting packed up would be a blast.

Good day for an Argo!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 25, 2019, 09:58 AM
You would have to park your sled/wheeler into the wind and anchor it down I bet or it would slide back. Then anchor your shanty so it doesn't move. Then just hope the farbic on your shanty doesn't blow out. I bet getting packed up would be a blast.

Good day for an Argo!
  Yes, no anchors needed !
   Bad day to take a small dog  .... anchors would be needed !  ...or it would be bye bye pooch!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 25, 2019, 10:00 AM
good day for a cold beer and a warm bar
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 25, 2019, 10:04 AM
x2...for sure :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 25, 2019, 10:29 AM
good day for a cold beer and a warm bar

My boss might frown on that...... but yeah good idea!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FallAir on Feb 25, 2019, 11:12 AM
Hello All! I'm a NY transplant recently stationed here in Rome. Bought a house 6 minutes from the lake as I plan on retiring here. I started ice fishing for the first time a few weeks ago and fell in love with it immediately. I've been a die-hard deer hunter my whole life and I'm having a hard time deciding which one I like more now.

I have been fishing out of Sylvan Beach mainly, but I really don't know my way around the lake well. Until a few weeks ago I had never jigged for fish, so I am green in that regard. If anyone has any tips they're willing to give on what lures/jigs to use or really any tips at all I'm all ears. I took my little one out with me the other day and luckily we found some perch. I can't seem to get on a walleye to save my life.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 25, 2019, 11:28 AM
My boss might frown on that...... but yeah good idea!!!

Liquid lunch.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 25, 2019, 11:35 AM
FallAir

Get yourself a decent flasher if you don't already have one. Everybody has their preference but a unit that allows you to zoom into the bottom helps, didn't realize what I was missing until I upgraded.

Buy an assortment of jigging raps, 2, 3 and 5's, a few pimples, Kastmasters and whatever else looks good to you. Tip them with a minnow head or perch eye and your good. Get the navionics app or a good gps that takes the navionics card. Then just start looking for structure and moving until you mark active fish. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FallAir on Feb 25, 2019, 12:18 PM
Thanks for the input. I picked up a Garmin Stryker 4 with the ice ducer and absolutely love it. I've mainly been using raps in a #5 but I can't get many fish to commit. Blue and silver kastmaster has done ok. I'm curious how many guys use tungsten jigs with luck. I'll have to see if I can put navionics on my Stryker.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 25, 2019, 12:21 PM
being a newb to electronics, ive found myself wondering what i should do when i see a fish come up to my jig... i tried just holding it still, subtle movement, a few jigs.. couldnt really pin point any method that worked better than another... any input on this would be great, otherwise i'll just keep scratching my head!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pikemanEd on Feb 25, 2019, 12:23 PM
The striker 4 dose not take any map chip it only has a white screen that will track your path and can mark waypoints on it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FallAir on Feb 25, 2019, 12:24 PM
The striker 4 dose not take any map chip it only has a white screen that will track your path and can mark waypoints on it

Thanks for the heads up.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rickr on Feb 25, 2019, 12:41 PM
U can get navionics on any smart phone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FallAir on Feb 25, 2019, 12:43 PM
U can get navionics on any smart phone

I did get that accomplished.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Feb 25, 2019, 12:53 PM
Fallair rip that jig 2, 3 ,4 feet sometimes they like the aggressive jigging more than what you would think.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 25, 2019, 01:52 PM
With electronics you can try all different methods and see how the fish react. I usually start with an aggressive 2 foot high jig stroke then let it sit a few seconds then repeat. Sometimes they like when you shake it above them and then start reeling it up and they will chase it up and crush it. My main point is you can experiment different ways and watch the fish’s reaction.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 25, 2019, 03:16 PM
being a newb to electronics, ive found myself wondering what i should do when i see a fish come up to my jig... i tried just holding it still, subtle movement, a few jigs.. couldnt really pin point any method that worked better than another... any input on this would be great, otherwise i'll just keep scratching my head!
walleyes want the rap jumping all over the place.......they are predators and want their food moving.....jig it hard......then harder if they won't hit......sometimes they are just not going to hit so patience is a virtue when walleye fishing.....perch are a different story......dr. jekyll and mr. hyde.....some times they like it moving hard and sometimes not......small glow jigs with dropper fly with spikes is the ticket for perch....moved slowly....this all just from experiences......hope this helps
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 25, 2019, 03:18 PM
Yesterday the wife and I looked at a place for sale on the lake. Really liked the lot/location but not the camp itself so much. Maybe it's just a lot now! Holy wind city!   :woot:  :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 25, 2019, 04:54 PM
KP...I think you could get Fred out with a little convincing.....he’s liking the barometer.  Maybe fish North shore as the wind might not be quite as bad  :o
oh no, we fish in the high winds. 😁 I won’t go easy on him!!!!😜 the barometer looks really good. We should be out there!!!😁 Trap, I didn’t see you post till now. I’ll remember you next time I can’t get the ol buzzard to budge!!!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 25, 2019, 05:00 PM
Yesterday the wife and I looked at a place for sale on the lake. Really liked the lot/location but not the camp itself so much. Maybe it's just a lot now! Holy wind city!   :woot:  :o
I got a guy who can put up a new cottage For you Dave!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 25, 2019, 05:33 PM
I got a guy who can put up a new cottage For you Dave!!!😁

We'd have way too much fun! Research high wind, roof designs...schedule completion around falleye time.  @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 25, 2019, 08:12 PM
Very helpful info Scout. Ill be at it again this weekend. If you're ever up in my neck of the woods let me know I'll put you on some trout or salmon and I'll put a beer in your hand too. This mid season lull leads me down to the green water... once we get into mid March to April I'll be on the blue water again
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 25, 2019, 11:57 PM
getting some snow on south shore approaching a foot
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 26, 2019, 04:39 AM
as oneida said.......at least a foot on the south shore.....hope the wind packed it down on the lake.....gonna be a beeotch for the wheelers
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 26, 2019, 06:26 AM
8"-10" of snow in Constantia. I bet it will be fine on the lake. Just tougher walking.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 26, 2019, 07:29 AM
6 to 10 at my house I just snow blowed
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 26, 2019, 08:47 AM
Just heard tomorrows storm is going to be worse that yesterdays storm as far as snowfall amounts. Hope it’s fake news : /
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 26, 2019, 09:18 AM
yup ended up with about a foot, south of t-way got like 4in that lake effect band set up right on top of the lake
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icecusan on Feb 26, 2019, 11:18 AM
Looks like it’s time to take out back up shanty and snowshoes and take a hike  damn wheeler kept me out of shape  :-\ :-\
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2019, 11:31 AM
. I don’t know Trap.....you can’t get over the boarder anymore without a passport.
You can with an enhanced drivers license ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 26, 2019, 11:49 AM
At least a foot of new snow here saw a couple guys walking out didn't look like much fun.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Feb 26, 2019, 12:14 PM
I do not believe you can get back in the US from Canada with an enhanced drivers license.  I belive you will need a passport card or passport.  Every time I return to the US from Canada they aske for a passport or pasport card.

If you just have an enhanced driver license you may have to say in Canada.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2019, 12:20 PM
 
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/R3yg8xb9/4-F9-C389-E-7008-4-F24-BC70-DBF323-A68230.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/R3yg8xb9)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tank on Feb 26, 2019, 12:23 PM
my family and I go to Canada every year with an enhanced drivers licence . No trouble going in or coming out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Feb 26, 2019, 12:26 PM
How much snow near sylvan beach?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 26, 2019, 12:38 PM
This is for US Citizens.  Take note, The Customs Officials , on either side, can do as they please!

US to Canada is different than the reverse:
A valid U.S. passport or passport card is preferred, although a birth certificate, naturalization certificate, citizenship certificate, or another document proving U.S. nationality, together with a government-issued photo ID (such as a driver's license) are acceptable to establish identity and nationality.
US citizen entry to US from Canada:
U.S. citizens returning to the U.S. from Canada by land or sea are required to present proper travel documents according to the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. Approved documents include a passport or passport card, Enhanced Driver's License, or NEXUS trusted traveler program card.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Feb 26, 2019, 01:10 PM
Here is a pic from just now off the Sylvan Beach webcam...


(https://i.postimg.cc/FYhvq0tR/image.png) (https://postimg.cc/FYhvq0tR)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 26, 2019, 01:19 PM
What happened to frosty the snowman?  ???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Feb 26, 2019, 01:38 PM
I saw that before but any idea how much on the lake?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LLclearwater on Feb 26, 2019, 01:59 PM
About 4in where I amm
(https://i.postimg.cc/FdwdYyrg/20190226-120104.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FdwdYyrg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 26, 2019, 02:02 PM
Passport or Passport card for air travel to and from Canada.....You can drive across with an enhanced. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2019, 02:31 PM

Thanks LLCW for the report
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2019, 02:47 PM
Just tell them your heading to a sanctuary city on your way out  😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 26, 2019, 02:51 PM
 :woot: :thumbsup:  I've had mostly good experiences, a couple not so nice.  I absolutely hate those Customs folks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Feb 26, 2019, 02:55 PM
Thx Llc!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LP Steve on Feb 26, 2019, 02:55 PM
About 4in where I amm
(https://i.postimg.cc/FdwdYyrg/20190226-120104.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FdwdYyrg)
So jealous!! Good luck!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Otto on Feb 26, 2019, 03:40 PM
I do not believe you can get back in the US from Canada with an enhanced drivers license.  I belive you will need a passport card or passport.  Every time I return to the US from Canada they aske for a passport or pasport card.

If you just have an enhanced driver license you may have to say in Canada.

The Enhanced DL works fine coming and going into Canada.  Used it several times myself.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 26, 2019, 04:01 PM
About 4in where I amm
(https://i.postimg.cc/FdwdYyrg/20190226-120104.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FdwdYyrg)

Thanks for the update. Hopefully the next batch of snow blows off too!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 26, 2019, 08:18 PM
Enhanced drivers licence works fine I go alot of dirt races up there never had a problem either way..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: joefish on Feb 27, 2019, 06:55 AM
NEXUS card works even better
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 27, 2019, 07:34 AM
NEXUS card works even better
Curious how does it work better , I’m in and out in a flash
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 27, 2019, 08:52 AM
I do not believe you can get back in the US from Canada with an enhanced drivers license.  I belive you will need a passport card or passport.  Every time I return to the US from Canada they aske for a passport or pasport card.

If you just have an enhanced driver license you may have to say in Canada.

all you need is a Enhanced Driver's License we go up and back, we  fish the bay of quinte and  go camping you won't have any problem

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 27, 2019, 01:09 PM
Old thread..  Why not use the new DIEHARDS one?    :-\
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 27, 2019, 01:12 PM
Hope everyone remembered there GPS or compass this morning.... Kind of white out there.....   ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 27, 2019, 01:55 PM
Old thread..  Why not use the new DIEHARDS one?    :-\

MOD - why don't you merge the threads?   :thumbsup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 27, 2019, 01:58 PM
MOD - why don't you merge the threads?   :thumbsup: :icefish:

   PA POW..... ;)
Hope all is well Phil.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 27, 2019, 04:05 PM
   PA POW..... ;)
Hope all is well Phil.....

LOL  :roflmao: Doing well Dom.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Feb 27, 2019, 08:57 PM
I do not believe you can get back in the US from Canada with an enhanced drivers license.  I belive you will need a passport card or passport.  Every time I return to the US from Canada they aske for a passport or pasport card.

If you just have an enhanced driver license you may have to say in Canada.

Just got back from quinte.  No problems with a enhanced.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 28, 2019, 06:03 AM
Fished yesterday evening. 4-6 inches of snow on the ice. Don’t know how much more after last nights snowfall. I had to get the skunk off out. Marked some fish in the 2 spots I tried but no luck. I’ll be back at it this afternoon.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 28, 2019, 06:14 AM
 
 Well bob we all should keep a bottle of skunk off handy ,
   Release orders it by the drum
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 28, 2019, 06:16 AM
darn ole skunks...I hate em
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 28, 2019, 06:26 AM

I have a a several birds and squirrels feeding every morning until this morning looked out the window and They were gone but had another  fellow standing watch , sorry about the pic ,
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/rd84prts/9-D709-A0-E-9-FB1-4-EC5-B388-156-BBC07-E292.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rd84prts)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 28, 2019, 06:51 AM
That's awesome filet! Not something you spot every day.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 28, 2019, 06:53 AM
that's cool freddie
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 28, 2019, 06:54 AM
Cool. Thanks for sharing. Something we don't see everyday...h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rickr on Feb 28, 2019, 07:22 AM
Nice pic fillet 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 28, 2019, 07:35 AM
Nice shot Fred.

Good luck tonight Bobby.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Feb 28, 2019, 07:49 AM
Anyone, know if 4 wheelers can get on and move around out of Chapman?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 28, 2019, 08:25 AM
That’s cool as heck Fred! Thanks for sharing the pic!

Thanks Bruce
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 28, 2019, 10:45 AM
Just got back from quinte.  No problems with a enhanced.

s10xr,
We have to know. How'd you do?

PerchEyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 28, 2019, 11:13 AM
s10xr that's my favorite trip man  ,hope you had as much fun as we always do
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 28, 2019, 11:19 AM
Havent been on ice since snow but if I were to guess wheelers will struggle just plowed another 6in from last night
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 28, 2019, 03:07 PM
Anyone, know if 4 wheelers can get on and move around out of Chapman?
was out from south shore launch today..........sled was fine but I would say wheelers might have an issue especially if you don't have chains.......closer to shore was the worst........main lake was 6" to 1.5' .........lots of drifting....fishing was slow......enough perch for a dinner tonight.....slush will be a problem soon
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: swampking89 on Feb 28, 2019, 04:00 PM
F&R that looks like a barred owl!!very cool!! If I were a bird or rodent,I would have boogied too!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Feb 28, 2019, 04:10 PM
Thanks for the info on wheeer travel. Going to try anyway in the morning and see what happens. Will report.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 28, 2019, 04:25 PM
F&R that looks like a barred owl!!very cool!! If I were a bird or rodent,I would have boogied too!!
Yes very cool can’t blame the bird it’s some smorgasbord here ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 28, 2019, 06:19 PM
Well I bathed in skunk off and headed out in search of some eyes. Tried a new spot that I haven’t fished this year. Got lucky and ended up with a limit of beautiful 18 inch keepers. Marked quite a few fish but most of them were sluggish. A bunch of marks that I thought were perch but I couldn’t get them to bite. Like scout mentioned, 6-18” of snow. The sled had no problem but wheelers are iffy. Def gonna want chains. Only saw I think 4 other people out this evening and it looked like they were all running snowmobiles.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RiserMiser on Feb 28, 2019, 06:36 PM
Walked off Lewis today. Ran into two ppl. The first guy in the parking lot going out on his quad and he was just full of doom and gloom. Pretty much telling me smitty sleds are a joke and how he walked out with a backpack yesterday and froze. So i guess I’ll go f myself with my smitty lol. The snow is no joke. Smitty or not, that drag is a real drag. About halfway out some nice dude named Dennis gave me a lift the rest of the way to my spot. Good looking out Dennis, if you’re on this site. Need more like you and less like the dude in the lot. Drag off was miserable. Took me a half hour to go the half mile. I caught 7 nice perch. No eyes. Ice was 17” in my holes and snow was 6”-1.5ft as previously stated. Tough day
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Feb 28, 2019, 06:43 PM
Hey guys...what u think the wheeler is a go or not for Saturday?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 28, 2019, 06:47 PM
Nice job Bobby.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Feb 28, 2019, 09:52 PM
s10xr,
We have to know. How'd you do?

PerchEyes

Fishing was terrible.  We stayed in big bay.  Lot of cocktails and good eats.  I don't care so much about the bite as I do just getting away and hanging out.  Will probably do it all over again next year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Mar 01, 2019, 05:09 AM
Went out of Sylvan Beach yesterday, slow bite picked up 11 perch & 1 short eye, lots of lookers  :-\   sleds definitely the way to go now  ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 01, 2019, 05:22 AM
Nice work Deadeyez!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 01, 2019, 06:05 AM
Thanks guys. Here’s yesterday’s take

(https://i.postimg.cc/nj0Hj24r/CFAD61-E9-1904-4756-B6-F3-3-EA31-CFD2022.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/nj0Hj24r)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Mar 01, 2019, 06:54 AM
On ice with 4 wheeler out of Chapman. No problem with moving around must have 4 wheel drive.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 01, 2019, 08:33 AM
Dinner Deadeyze!! Going to give it a shot tonight.... a little worried about the snow. Beautiful day though if the drag doesn’t kill me  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: CNYIcer on Mar 01, 2019, 12:22 PM
Hi Guys.  Relatively new here on this site.  Lost my 8 inch hand auger this morning at Sylvan Beach.  If anyone found it, could you please let me know Thanks!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SHUBA on Mar 01, 2019, 02:50 PM
Hope you find your auger CNYIcer, good luck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FishReaper on Mar 01, 2019, 07:25 PM
Just came off the ice at Chapman Park. The walk out was actually just fine if you stay on the well worn snowmobile trail, much easier than I had anticipated. 4 wheelers should be just fine on the well worn paths, but if you wander into fresh snow, it could be pretty hard. Looks like a good weekend of ice fishing ahead! Bit was slow today, lookers lookers lookers... hope they have a change of heart tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 01, 2019, 07:27 PM
Fished this evening for eyes. Marked a bunch but only managed one keeper. At least I didn’t have to break out the skunk off lol. The sun def knocked the snow down a bit today as well
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 01, 2019, 07:45 PM
Just one keeper eye for me tonight as well. One friend got 2 keepers and my son got a skunk on the eyes. There were a few perch around but everything was pretty fussy. I saw sleds and wheelers out. It wasn’t bad at all with the sled. Nice to get out after a week break.
(https://i.postimg.cc/rdkGLRyh/41538-DFC-A01-C-4-D50-A435-4631-B09-C5389.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rdkGLRyh)

(https://i.postimg.cc/v1tr88cG/B33-A8723-386-A-43-B8-8-EBA-4-CC67-A16-D032.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/v1tr88cG)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Loudmouth879 on Mar 01, 2019, 08:57 PM
Looks like the walking is pretty decent out of chapman/lewis pt after reading the past couple pages. Looking for confirmation on this. Might head up for the afternoon bite tomorrow after dropping my Grandpa off in Binghamton since I'll be halfway there. Any tips on what depth to look for haven't fished up there in about 8 years
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 02, 2019, 02:18 AM

Nice work Bobby
 I chased after some lakers had a nice day no good ones but had fun
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 02, 2019, 05:02 AM
Nice work Bobby
 I chased after some lakers had a nice day no good ones but had fun

no such thing as a good laker ant ways but like all carp they are fun to catch  ;D glad you had fun all boy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 02, 2019, 05:22 AM
Nice work Bobby
 I chased after some lakers had a nice day no good ones but had fun
Nice Fred!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Mar 02, 2019, 07:26 AM
Looks like the walking is pretty decent out of chapman/lewis pt after reading the past couple pages. Looking for confirmation on this. Might head up for the afternoon bite tomorrow after dropping my Grandpa off in Binghamton since I'll be halfway there. Any tips on what depth to look for haven't fished up there in about 8 years
I've been having ok success  in 32-38 ft
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Mar 02, 2019, 11:47 AM
Nice job on the fish, guys.

I took the wheeler off the north shore today. No issues. I have AWD and chains on the back but it was easy going. Snow is wet and packed down.

Got some nice eater eyes and perch.


(https://i.postimg.cc/dL5WJ0cb/293-D9189-82-D9-4-A61-AD62-5-BE46-F4-E142-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dL5WJ0cb)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Mar 02, 2019, 02:13 PM
Tough day for me, pulled into Taft on the north shore at 6am and only one truck in the lot,  thought that was odd. Headed out to one of my go to spots and couldn't mark a fish, made a move to another spot and could only manage one perch, few lookers but that's it, worst day for me this year.. the wheeler did fine but it was pretty slushy on the way in
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 02, 2019, 05:22 PM
Nice work Chowd....I got out for the am shift. Lots of lookers/sniffers/fussy fish. Moved a few times and picked away.  Tough bite.  I scratched out 3 but it took me till 1030 with a bit of luck. One fish I caught I never saw.  I was looking at my phone and boom,  fish on.  He caught me.  Looked for perch for a bit but couldn’t find them either. 
(https://i.postimg.cc/S2CXVVFD/4-A3-BC078-E923-42-F0-BBB9-425-F286-A4-CE8.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/S2CXVVFD)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 02, 2019, 05:26 PM
Nice work everyone ,
I went to the sectional wrestling tourney today my grandson placed second , as he lost one match cause  he ran out of time for point on a near fall , awsome  day lots of great matches
  Back to fishing  this coming week
 
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/NKXKkBhR/E8793358-50-A3-4-CE6-B1-F0-8-E65406-B8-B23.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/NKXKkBhR)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 02, 2019, 06:35 PM
Congrats to your grandson Freddie. The boy will do great things, I’m certain! 😎👍🏻
Good work on the fish today guys! 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Mar 02, 2019, 06:55 PM
Lady O schooled me today!!! fished from 6 to 12:30 One perch!!!!  Had fish on the screen the whole time.......

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Mar 02, 2019, 07:00 PM
yessir......the old girl brought me down a notch or 2 today........worst day in a long time........moved multiple times and just couldn't find any active fish.....4 medium perch from 6:30 til noon.......probably needed a day like today........damn, humble pie sucks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Mar 02, 2019, 07:04 PM
yessir......the old girl brought me down a notch or 2 today........worst day in a long time........moved multiple times and just couldn't find any active fish.....4 medium perch from 6:30 til noon.......probably needed a day like today........damn, humble pie sucks

I like fried fish over humble pie!!!

Can't complain tho......i got to try every jig i own!! LOL
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 02, 2019, 07:22 PM
Josh and I had a better day today.... last weeks humbling wasn’t fun!!😁 we fished 6:00-1:30 had fish on the screen all day. We picked away at them and, together we iced 30 nice perch and 3 walleye. Had to stray from our finesse style of fishing today to seal the deal. Smooth travel on sleds and a nice day to be on the ice. Going to take a break from Oneida and fish some new water to try to ice our first lakers. Can’t wait! Get ready Freddie!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Mar 02, 2019, 07:51 PM
Nice job KP!! yeah i finessed.....ripped... .and everything in between short of dynamite!! LOL

Was a beautiful day out there for certain!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 03, 2019, 06:12 AM
Nice job guys.

It doesn’t look like we are going to get much snow from this “storm”.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 03, 2019, 06:22 AM
Went out of Verona beach yesterday.  One 6" walleye and 12 perch..

(https://i.postimg.cc/YGZcjRzt/IMG951368.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YGZcjRzt)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Mar 03, 2019, 06:32 AM
Went out of Verona beach yesterday.  One 6" walleye and 12 perch..

Thaty's anice ruler Dom.  ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 03, 2019, 06:36 AM
Yeah it was left in the back of the side by side in the snow... ;D

(https://i.postimg.cc/PPGcc2fk/20190302-105728.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PPGcc2fk)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 03, 2019, 06:39 AM
Freddie  a second place in the sectionals is better then a bucket of perch !!!! ^5 he is a great competitor ....

nice perch dack
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 03, 2019, 07:30 AM
Good work Dom! were there two of those machines together yesterday?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 03, 2019, 07:35 AM
There was another one without tracks with us.  We were out in front of the light house? I think..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 03, 2019, 07:53 AM
Nice job Dom! It was a nice day to be out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 03, 2019, 07:56 AM
There was another one without tracks with us.  We were out in front of the light house? I think..
we saw two tracked machines like yours together. Nice rigs!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Mar 03, 2019, 08:16 AM
Thaty's anice ruler Dom.  ;)

I was going to comment on that also. Some 3 in 1 bolt loosener should touch that up a bit for you. Nice vehicle and fish.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 03, 2019, 09:04 AM

Nice fish Dom ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: firstcast 2 on Mar 03, 2019, 12:17 PM
Glad to meet you on the ice yesterday Dom
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 03, 2019, 12:57 PM
Glad to meet you on the ice yesterday Dom
  Same here Doug. Least you gave me a chance to see a walleye.. ;D. Wish there were more.. ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 03, 2019, 02:09 PM
Nice machine Dacker!!   Betcha there’s not much that can’t go thru......I hit the pond this am.  Got 2 eyes early and the marks disappeared.  Went out to the perch grounds and picked away for a bit. Found my last eye with them. Enough for a meal or two. Beautiful day out, no wind.  Never even had to fire up the heater. 
(https://i.postimg.cc/WDHVjndw/8-C38-D60-B-7278-4238-8-DBE-0-C4-CED1-B1-D0-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WDHVjndw)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 03, 2019, 02:17 PM

Hey shack these days that’s plenty to clean for me ,
  Nice day bud
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 03, 2019, 02:18 PM
we saw two tracked machines like yours together. Nice rigs!

   Not mine.  I wish.. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 03, 2019, 02:36 PM
First for me on Oneida, had a plane land couple hundred feet from me on the ice. Guy met a couple sleds drilled some holes and started fishing. Better than walking I guess.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 03, 2019, 03:10 PM
Hey shack these days that’s plenty to clean for me ,
  Nice day bud

X2!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 03, 2019, 04:00 PM
First for me on Oneida, had a plane land couple hundred feet from me on the ice. Guy met a couple sleds drilled some holes and started fishing. Better than walking I guess.

I have seen that a time or two when I was a kid. My dad used to have a plane before I was born. He had a friend with a plane that would drop in once in a while on the ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 03, 2019, 04:03 PM

 I have also seen planes land on Oneida and Sandy Pond.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 03, 2019, 04:24 PM
Not sure if he was coming in or leaving but he flew over us.
This happened to me and a buddy on lake Macatawa in Michigan one day and was written in my perm shanty .  Guy landed by us and took us each up for a short ride..
(https://i.postimg.cc/hffWKwFz/20190217-085704.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hffWKwFz)0
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jackperch72 on Mar 03, 2019, 06:46 PM
Hey guys any of you ever night fish Oneida just looking for some advice like depth and bait choice really want to try a night trip thanks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 03, 2019, 06:54 PM
The guy with the airplane landed On the ice and came into the Sandbar when we were there Friday ✈️.    If I ever hit the lottery that’s how I am going to get out on the ice lol.   Maybe fish right out of the belly of it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 03, 2019, 07:13 PM
Hey guys any of you ever night fish Oneida just looking for some advice like depth and bait choice really want to try a night trip thanks.
.  I’ve never tried other than maybe a half hour after dark.  They hit in the fall after dark....not sure why they wouldn’t in the winter
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Mar 03, 2019, 07:33 PM
Read 99 pages then see if u need to ask that .  ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 03, 2019, 09:08 PM
I have not fished long after dark either on Oneida but have on other lakes and have done well in shallow water with lite up tip ups in 10’ or with clip on bells with reflecting tape on the flag so you can spot them easy with a flash light.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 04, 2019, 06:14 AM
Nice job guys! Dom I’m glad you made it to Oneida!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Mar 04, 2019, 10:48 AM
On Saturday I picked up a couple of nice eyes in the mix with four others that were too close to 15" for comfort.  They turned on and turned off for me in the space of an hour or so just after 1030.  Picked a few perch throughout the day, but the eyes were there and chasing everything up to 7-8 ft off the bottom and then it was a whole lot of lookers no biters.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: thegoods on Mar 04, 2019, 11:31 AM
Nice machine Dacker!!   Betcha there’s not much that can’t go thru......I hit the pond this am.  Got 2 eyes early and the marks disappeared.  Went out to the perch grounds and picked away for a bit. Found my last eye with them. Enough for a meal or two. Beautiful day out, no wind.  Never even had to fire up the heater. 
(https://i.postimg.cc/WDHVjndw/8-C38-D60-B-7278-4238-8-DBE-0-C4-CED1-B1-D0-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WDHVjndw)

What do you guys consider "perch grounds" in oneida.  On lake Erie we normally call big mud flats the perch grounds.  Wondering if its same sort of thing here
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 04, 2019, 06:28 PM
What do you guys consider "perch grounds" in oneida.  On lake Erie we normally call big mud flats the perch grounds.  Wondering if its same sort of thing here
.  Pretty much the same. I was in 35 fow next to some structure. Not a ton of fish but they’d come thru in small groups every 15 minutes or so.  Some of the guys on here have really been crushing them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Mar 04, 2019, 07:12 PM
First for me on Oneida, had a plane land couple hundred feet from me on the ice. Guy met a couple sleds drilled some holes and started fishing. Better than walking I guess.

You guess? That's one of the most bad a** things I've ever heard of.

Saw a yellow plane land on Otsego Saturday.. same guy??

I do a fly in trip every autumn to a remote brook trout lake and I saw a guy land his plane on the lake, hop out onto the pontoon and cast around drifting, pulled in a few brookies and then fires up the plane and takes off.

 :afro: <------- that's him
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Mar 04, 2019, 08:26 PM
Headed up to fish Thurs-Sun.  Hoping to break through on the 'eyes.  They have eluded me thus far.  Only managed a stray here and there.  Got a good feeling this is the weekend.  How does the local forecast look for snow accum?  I am seeing up to 6" throughout the next few days and standard breeze to help clean the ice.  Any hesitations about running a wheeler as early as Thurs?  Launching at the typical spots.  Appreciate the info.  Tight Lines all! 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 05, 2019, 05:16 AM
Local forecast is saying 7-14” of snow Wednesday into Thursday.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Mar 05, 2019, 05:29 AM
If you are unfamiliar with this lake please use caution as there are some pretty good pressure cracks around.  They can be hid by this new or drifting snow. If you are unsure ask somebody but don't go out exploring on your own if you don't know where you're going.  Not only is there thin ice in some of these spots but they can hide a lot of slush under the new snow that will ruin your day.  Be safe and good luck fishing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 05, 2019, 05:32 AM
Nice job guys! Dom I’m glad you made it to Oneida!

   Thanks but im not use to all that commotion and noise going on around.
But we might try again this weekend... ;) ;)
My buddies did well yesterday..

(https://i.postimg.cc/hJgZyMRG/201903029.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hJgZyMRG)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 05, 2019, 06:16 AM
 
Go Smash a few Dom 🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 05, 2019, 06:39 AM
Glad your buds got into a few!  :afro:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Mar 05, 2019, 07:53 AM
Thanks Deadeyez! Sounds like a slow go.  Have chains so hopefully can limp.  I have been around lady o long enough to be aware of the cracks but appreciate the warning.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LP Steve on Mar 05, 2019, 08:17 AM
I'll be there this Saturday with my snowmobile!! Happy 100 pages diehards!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 05, 2019, 08:43 AM
Can someone please go point the camera at Chapmans in the right direction, not Lady O's best angle. That wind storm knocked it out of position.  ::) ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Mar 05, 2019, 01:14 PM
Hi guys...any cracks from sylvan beach towards lewis point?   Thx
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: firstcast 2 on Mar 05, 2019, 04:26 PM
No cracks I could see fished sylvan beach out to 109 yesterday gas hole near the end of the rock pile and one north of 109 nice ride on a snowmobile
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Mar 05, 2019, 05:16 PM
Perch and eyes were sure biting today.  Not the nibble bite they were going after it.  Love fishing before a storm!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 05, 2019, 06:51 PM
Lol not for me! Marked a bunch this evening and missed one fish that hit. Only saw a couple shacks on the entire lake this evening. Beautiful sunset

(https://i.postimg.cc/sQHfj36w/5-D5-DD2-A9-6-D4-E-4551-9364-9-D5-ADE8-F2-B53.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sQHfj36w)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 05, 2019, 07:07 PM
Can someone please go point the camera at Chapmans in the right direction, not Lady O's best angle. That wind storm knocked it out of position.  ::) ;D
I’m on it! Anything for you bud!!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Mar 05, 2019, 07:11 PM
I’m on it! Anything for you bud!!😜

Can you point it right to where the fishes is??  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 05, 2019, 08:28 PM
Can you point it right to where the fishes is??  :thumbsup:
Now, you’re going a bit too far Sean!!! Lmao!!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pbr27 on Mar 05, 2019, 11:33 PM
When I come home for spring break I plan on fishing oneida quite a bit. I would appreciate if any of you would send me some coordinates so I stay away from your honey holes. Don't want to step on anyone's toes ya know
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 06, 2019, 05:10 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/TycJ8MHk/8-A9-E42-F6-E859-4584-979-F-34-C11244-AF7-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TycJ8MHk)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater61 on Mar 06, 2019, 05:44 AM
Just stay away from spot marked with a tree branch...King Perch gets all bent out of shape!! :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 06, 2019, 05:57 AM
Just stay away from spot marked with a tree branch...King Perch gets all bent out of shape!! :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
😜 that spot doesn’t get hot until someone shows up!😈 Then Andy tends to get a bit animated!!!!😂
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2019, 06:29 AM

Just park on top of it , and say you can’t see it when some one approach’s
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Post by: pbr27 on Mar 06, 2019, 06:30 AM
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;D Exactly what I'm trying to prevent here.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Mar 06, 2019, 06:31 AM
When I come home for spring break I plan on fishing oneida quite a bit. I would appreciate if any of you would send me some coordinates so I stay away from your honey holes. Don't want to step on anyone's toes ya know

ya im with this guy, I think his intentions are genuine.. just want to avoid any super good honey holes that produce daily limits of walleye and perch. send the coordinates so we can make sure to stay away from those areas!
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 06, 2019, 07:39 AM
Just stay away from spot marked with a tree branch...King Perch gets all bent out of shape!! :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
watch out for that guy! He goes crazy and his hair gets all wild 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimbo13 on Mar 06, 2019, 08:14 AM
No cracks I could see fished sylvan beach out to 109 yesterday gas hole near the end of the rock pile and one north of 109 nice ride on a snowmobile
   Hey firstcast , can you report on the action over there, Mark any ?  land any ? what depth ?  not lookin for your spots , just wondering how the action is on that end ?
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Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Mar 06, 2019, 08:32 AM
How’s the snow situation on the lake? Was planning to head up tonight, but reverted to tomorrow am due to weather conditions. Got the wheeler with chains and just added 6” to the smitty risers.  :tipup:
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Post by: riot609 on Mar 06, 2019, 08:50 AM
Only 2-3” here overnight in constantia still lightly coming down
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Post by: nino61881 on Mar 06, 2019, 09:01 AM
Only 2-3” here overnight in constantia still lightly coming down

I'll be walking out tomorrow, so a fairly easy drag then being only a couple inches of snow ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 06, 2019, 09:16 AM
I’m afraid worst is yet to come. Like riot said only 2-4 inches in Constantia but this afternoon and tonight it looks like we will be getting hit pretty hard.
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Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Mar 06, 2019, 09:28 AM
Thanks for the updates.
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Post by: scout57 on Mar 06, 2019, 11:13 AM
not a soul out of williams park this morning.....except me......conditions are great for sleds .......wheelers should be alright ....just pay attention........2-3" of snow so far.....fish were finicky today but got a decent mess for dinner.......hopefully the heavy stuff stays to the south
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Post by: zadvorney on Mar 06, 2019, 03:12 PM
Fished Williams yesterday in 21' all up and down the drop off.  Hit on top of an active school of perch and put a dozen on the ice in an hour.  Nothing after that.  Fished Godfrey this morning until 1030.  ZERO!!!  Two little bites and a few sniffers.  Drilled lots of holes on the first and second drop off. All marks were hugging bottom.  Snow made for a fun quick spin on the snowmobile.  Funny how 80 feels slow until you hit a shove. I drove slowish for a mile down the lake then hammered it back.  I could see how recreational sledders would want to shy away from the lake.  By the time a shove appears it's too late and your femurs have wrapped around the handle bars.
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 06, 2019, 03:14 PM
The snow is coming down pretty hard right now. Looks like it is set up right over the lake. Hopefully it’s just passing through.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2019, 03:28 PM

Bruce just looked at the map looks like it might be hanging around for awhile
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 06, 2019, 04:20 PM
It stopped for now at least. I am in Cleveland and it is clear all the way across the lake.

Hopefully it stays that way!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2019, 04:46 PM
It’s coming down here again heading your way I’m afraid
 Calling for another possible 5”s
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Post by: 2muchleft on Mar 06, 2019, 05:07 PM
Hoping to make the trip up Friday morning.  Appreciate all your reports on the snow conditions.  Thinking of heading off the beach.
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Post by: scout57 on Mar 06, 2019, 05:10 PM
Hoping to make the trip up Friday morning.  Appreciate all your reports on the snow conditions.  Thinking of heading off the beach.
keep your computer on........wiull let you know tomorrow.....still gonna be some more snow tonight and tomorrow
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Post by: fishshack on Mar 06, 2019, 06:58 PM
Look like nice fishing weather until the end of walleye season once we get past tonight’s/tomm snow.  I don’t think it’s been as bad as they were thinking yesterday.  Syracuse had maybe 2 inches today. C Square maybe 5-6 today.  A lot less than the 7-14 predicted
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 06, 2019, 07:11 PM
Look like nice fishing weather until the end of walleye season once we get past tonight’s/tomm snow.  I don’t think it’s been as bad as they were thinking yesterday.  Syracuse had maybe 2 inches today. C Square maybe 5-6 today.  A lot less than the 7-14 predicted
we got over a foot and another foot on the way at about 3 I was in the worse white out of my life I had to pull off the road and wait 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 06, 2019, 07:43 PM
ya im with this guy, I think his intentions are genuine.. just want to avoid any super good honey holes that produce daily limits of walleye and perch. send the coordinates so we can make sure to stay away from those areas!
There’s holes out there with daily limits of walleye and perch??? On Oneida???? 🤔
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 06, 2019, 07:45 PM
Sorry Trapper. Thanks for keeping the snow over there.

Things are looking good fishshack. It has been a great winter really. I would take a winter like this every year. Not tons of snow for the deer to worry about. Plenty of cooperating fish and great ice.
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Post by: fishshack on Mar 06, 2019, 07:48 PM
You can have it Trapp!!   I’m in Elbridge and we only got 1 or 2 inches.  I was plowing in Syracuse up to C Square.  Those areas got off easy (so far anyway). Looking at the radar and it’s cranking up North again.    Amen reeleyz!!!   Great ice season!!!   Ice will hang around late this year too.  Love it!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 07, 2019, 05:47 AM
Looks like we dodged the snow on the north shore. Only got an additional inch or 2 overnight.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 07, 2019, 05:52 AM

 That’s good news bob , I was planning on fishing but got another 5”s here ,so clean up is on my agenda oh well
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Mar 07, 2019, 06:04 AM
Any place have small buckeyes around here, or are we stuck with rosies and fatheads for the rest of the month? Thanks A lot. :)
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 07, 2019, 06:09 AM
No prob Fred.

Tim I was wondering about the emeralds myself. Don’t really like the golden shiners.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 07, 2019, 06:12 AM

 If rick doesn’t have them odds are no one else will either
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Post by: LP Steve on Mar 07, 2019, 08:04 AM
Local bait shop in Rochester that is always stocked with large and small emeralds says they're done for the year.
 :'(
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 07, 2019, 09:07 AM
If rick doesn’t have them odds are no one else will either
Thats what I figured.
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Post by: caliking on Mar 07, 2019, 09:50 AM
Rick only has large emeralds at apps i was in there this morning. Lookin like it's getting tough to find those perfect small ones anywhere these days.. north shore got a fresh 2-3" overnight and travel on the wheelers is doable with a little common sense.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 07, 2019, 10:18 AM
Another excuse for not catching fish.....I need all I can get!!!   Couldn’t get em to bite the fatheads. Need buckeyes  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: riot609 on Mar 07, 2019, 04:00 PM
1-3" overnight out from the north shore ended up having to run kids to school this morning and didn't go out till 10:30 fished till noon ended up drilling one hole and just landing right on fish pulled 12 fish up in that hour and half was almost non stop. After number 2 I stopped tipping the rap with a minnow head...

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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 07, 2019, 04:29 PM

 Nice job everyone
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 07, 2019, 04:53 PM
Great job riot. It is nice when you land on them.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 07, 2019, 06:39 PM
Nice job Riot! I fished from 4:30-6 this evening. Ended up with one keeper eye and lost 2 others. They seemed more active than last couple times I’ve been out. Only saw 2 other shacks out there in the wind storm tonight. Travel was the best I’ve seen on the sled so far.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Mar 07, 2019, 08:21 PM
Any place have small buckeyes around here, or are we stuck with rosies and fatheads for the rest of the month? Thanks A lot. :)
Fat Nancy's in Pulaski had them last week.  At least they had a tank labeled so.  I looked in the tank and saw they were small but didn't verify if they were actually buckeyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 08, 2019, 05:36 AM
Nice work riot and deadeyez!!   I was thinking of going out last eve but chickened our with the wind. You guys are diehards!!
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Post by: rlejr on Mar 08, 2019, 06:34 AM
Any reports on the wheeler ride out of chapman? Want to go tomorrow if wheelers can get around. Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: riot609 on Mar 08, 2019, 07:03 AM
quick limit this morning on ice at 6:00 off by 6:30 fished all of 10 mins released another 3 all short didn’t even set the shack up 😝 now if only I can find the perch only managed one this season... anyone want to trade spots lol
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Post by: paul23 on Mar 08, 2019, 07:26 AM
Looks like a grand ol morning. 
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Post by: chummer16 on Mar 08, 2019, 07:47 AM
I usually fish Williams for perch.  I am taking a dad and two kids out this weekend for their first trip ever.  Can anyone recommend the best place on South Shore to go for newbies that will be walking?  I was chinking Chapman might be better.  I don’t care what we catch, they just want to catch “A” fish.  They are 10 and 12 years old and I am not sure they will be prepared to last more than 1-2 hours. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 08, 2019, 07:48 AM
Nice catch riot!!  :o.  I don’t really have a great perch spot to trade but I’ll promise to name my next child after you for a spot like that lol  ;D
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Post by: rlejr on Mar 08, 2019, 07:55 AM
Wondering if wheelers can get out of Chapman.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 08, 2019, 08:09 AM

Well done riot 👍🏻
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Post by: Wheeler0str on Mar 08, 2019, 08:56 AM
I’m out on Chapman now with the wheeler.  Definitely need four-wheel-drive, some drifts but manageable.  We will see as it warms up a little today. Couple perch.
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Post by: rlejr on Mar 08, 2019, 09:12 AM
Thanks for the reply. Coming up tomorrow and hoping I could get around. I have 4 wheel drive.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 08, 2019, 11:42 AM
Awesome riot!
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Post by: LP Steve on Mar 08, 2019, 01:30 PM
Left work early and came out of apps on the sled. Great ride out a few miles.             4 wheeler won't have a problem with 4x4
Bite is slow fish are here though making a move soon. 16" of ice and good music playing behind me. No wind and blue skies. Couple tournament's tomorrow here. Rick says he will be at the shop at 430. Cheers.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Mar 08, 2019, 01:39 PM
LP I been listening to that music all day i can't get enough of it.. from Sinatra to phil collins heck i even heard some barry white earlier and now JETHRO!! 😊😎🎣 bite was ok this morning been a pretty tough midday but it's such a nice day out here that doesn't even matter. Couple more fish are a bonus at this point. U guys have a great lake to play on up here keeps us coming back again n again..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Mar 08, 2019, 02:08 PM
I’m out on Chapman now with the wheeler.  Definitely need four-wheel-drive, some drifts but manageable.  We will see as it warms up a little today. Couple perch.
Any problem walking out to 30 fow
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Post by: scout57 on Mar 08, 2019, 02:12 PM
lake is perfect for sleds........been doing pretty good on perch this week........get out and enjoy fellers.......gonna be a zoo out there tomorrow.........perfe ct day
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Post by: Wally1004 on Mar 08, 2019, 02:13 PM
Left work early and came out of apps on the sled. Great ride out a few miles.             4 wheeler won't have a problem with 4x4
Bite is slow fish are here though making a move soon. 16" of ice and good music playing behind me. No wind and blue skies. Couple tournament's tomorrow here. Rick says he will be at the shop at 430. Cheers.
what are the tournaments?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Wheeler0str on Mar 08, 2019, 03:29 PM
Any problem walking out to 30 fow

Fairly easy walk.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LP Steve on Mar 08, 2019, 03:37 PM
what are the tournaments?
You will have to call apps unless someone here knows.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Mar 08, 2019, 05:25 PM
Walked out off Sylvan Beach this morning to 23 fow.  Quite a workout.  Tried a few holes but just couldn't find many marks.  At 11:30 I called it and began the walk back in.  Tried one last hole in 20 fow and found some fish.  Stayed another couple of hours and managed a dozen nice perch and one keeper walleye.  Lost one more keeper eye on the way up and one at the hole.  The walk back in was much easier following machine trails.  Thats a wrap for my ice season on Oneida.  Back to some strictly perch waters closer to home. 
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Post by: Rippinglips84 on Mar 08, 2019, 07:42 PM

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Had a great day with my dad with both of us catching a limit of walleye , they made us work for it but every eye was worth the work 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Mar 08, 2019, 07:59 PM
Can someone please go point the camera at Chapmans in the right direction, not Lady O's best angle. That wind storm knocked it out of position.  ::) ;D

It's back  :clap:

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Mar 08, 2019, 08:14 PM
Fished out of Lewis and later Chapman today. Drifts were worse at Lewis, chugged along with the wheeler in 2nd. Lots of marks, but not many takers. Snatched up two nice perch.

Broke the damn eskimo hypercoil tonight. Anyone know if any shops stock them?  Up here with a buddy from PA. Hand auger did not make the trip. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 08, 2019, 09:20 PM
Got out with my old ice fishing partner. He had surgery before Christmas and hasn’t been able to get out much this winter. We ended up having a great evening on the eyes. He caught 5 keepers and lost a couple on way up and I caught 7 keepers and a nice perch. One of the fish I tossed back was a beautiful 26 1/2” male. The bite was awesome and marked a lot of fish. They were hitting the rap with the minnow head and bare. It didn’t matter either way. Nice to see the bite heating back up. Enjoy it tomorrow everyone. Here’s the 3 that I kept
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Post by: fishshack on Mar 09, 2019, 03:49 AM
Nice fish fellas!!
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 09, 2019, 05:45 AM
Awesome job Bobby and Perky!
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 09, 2019, 06:00 AM
Thanks Bruce! Glad he had a good time. Good luck to everyone out there today!
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Post by: scout57 on Mar 09, 2019, 01:45 PM
OMG.....what a day on the lake..........tons of people ..........sleds everywhere .....not as many ice fishermen as I would have thought.........hope they enjoyed the basketball game :'(.........fishing was a story of bursts.........ended up with 18 slob perch that came in a few different waves.......most time screen was blank.........just a great time with some good friends
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 09, 2019, 06:49 PM
Nice job Scout. Awesome weather for sure today. I snuck out after the SU game and brought home a couple meals of perch. The walleyes did not want to play for me tonight.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 09, 2019, 07:09 PM

Sounds like a good day and the weather was great
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Post by: caliking on Mar 09, 2019, 07:55 PM
Another successful trip to lady O in the books.. today was a great day all around. Weather was spectacular fishin was great and more memories made with an awesome group of guys.. We all caught quite a few fish with the biggest at 22 1/4" today. Now for the fun part

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Mar 09, 2019, 08:02 PM
Got out for the last couple hrs tonight wheelers was just fine I had a special guest sit in the tent with me tonight her first time ever on the ice....now off to the casino
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Post by: bigal409 on Mar 09, 2019, 08:15 PM
Made my first ever trip on the big lake today. Went with a couple of buddies off Sylvan Beach. Drag out was pretty bad going in all the snow.  Walking in snowmobiles tracks was easier. Fished in 15-20 fow. Had a very rough day. Very little perch action but my one buddy managed a 20" walleye. Oh well, we will give it another shot some time. Was a beautiful weather day and we ended up with sunburns. Who would have thought you could get sunburns in March?  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 09, 2019, 10:10 PM
Took the kids out to tip up fish today with some of their friends on the west end. No fish but we all had a blast and enjoyed a beautiful day out there!


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 10, 2019, 05:52 AM
Good stuff Bobby and PP!
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Post by: caliking on Mar 10, 2019, 06:01 AM
Nasty out on the north shore right now. Freezing rain and wind is at a steady 15-20. Glad we got our fill in last few days. Gonna be a mess out there soon with all that snow on the lake and warming temps. Good luck out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 10, 2019, 08:23 PM
Anyone else fish today? Just wondered how conditions were coming off the lake tonight.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Mar 11, 2019, 03:46 AM
Anyone else fish today? Just wondered how conditions were coming off the lake tonight.
came off around 3:30 and it was getting pretty soft Deady.....rained after that and didn't drop below 35 all night here on the south shore.....assuming it is sloppy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Mar 11, 2019, 04:52 AM
my season is coming to a conclusion this week......vacation mode is kicking in......it was a long and successful ice season to say the least.......friends and family are all eating well ;D.......good luck everyone with the rest of the season
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 11, 2019, 05:57 AM
Thanks scout! Glad you had a great season. Enjoy your vacation!!
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Post by: PerchEyes on Mar 11, 2019, 06:50 AM
It's back  :clap:

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Hey Zeker (or anyone else),

Could you please share the URL for the Chapman Park cam?

Thanks,
PerchEyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Mar 11, 2019, 06:54 AM

https://owc.enterprise.earthnetworks.com/OnlineWeatherCenter.aspx?aid=7300

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 11, 2019, 10:05 AM
Thanks Zeker or whoever kicked the camera back... :thumbsup: 
Have a great vacation Scout, enjoyed reading your reports...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 11, 2019, 10:39 AM
Enjoy your vacation Scout... And Thanks for all your fish and condition reports.

BTW, would you mind recommending a nice golf resort down south  either here or by p.m. ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Mar 11, 2019, 02:01 PM
Going to try it off the beach tomorrow with my wheeler. Should be good to go, right?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Mar 11, 2019, 02:43 PM
There was quite a bit of snow on the ice this weekend and with the warming temps it might be pretty slushy out there. T-shirt weather Saturday afternoon.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Mar 11, 2019, 06:53 PM
Nice one Caliking, must have been about 24 inches?... unless you have a size 6 boot... haha.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: caliking on Mar 11, 2019, 07:06 PM
Haha it was actually caught by my buddy walter the walleye whisperer. He put on a nice clinic this weekend to say the least. That was the big fish of the trip at 22 1/4"..  i wear a 15 and am a pretty big fella so i make some fish that people would consider mounting look sub legal at times.  ;D heard it was a fairly tough bite for a lot of people out there this weekend so we were fortunate to land on some active fish. The perch loved the uv perch #5 midday aswell. Good luck to those who get out to finish up the season and stay on top!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Nygooseduster26 on Mar 11, 2019, 07:53 PM
Shane always posts accurate and honest reports! Glad to see he’s on here as well as the Facebook pages.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 11, 2019, 08:36 PM
Yes he does but he hasn’t been on iceshanty since last ice season
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Mar 11, 2019, 08:57 PM
I'm sure he's probably " ghosting" pages just not posting
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 12, 2019, 05:41 AM
Shane always posts accurate and honest reports! Glad to see he’s on here as well as the Facebook pages.

  Hes not on here. Some mod made the mistake of merging his old thread with the new oneida thread... :whistle: :whistle: @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 12, 2019, 05:56 AM
There are several locals that give accurate reports , whom I trust
 Reeleyz , deadEyez and scout57 , slammy
  There are more but these men I know personally
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Mar 12, 2019, 05:56 AM
Snagger was the best by far for any and all information on Oneida Lake.  Got chased off by the likes of several FB posters..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 12, 2019, 06:04 AM
If you want snags reports just go to FB ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 12, 2019, 06:06 AM
How you been Fred
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 12, 2019, 06:13 AM
There are several locals that give accurate reports , whom I trust
 Reeleyz , deadEyez and scout57
  There are more but these men I know personally
I agree
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 12, 2019, 07:14 AM

Bobby what your work schedule, goon boy maybe coming up this weekend , plus big jimmy , polar bear , and big jerry are up now for the rest of the week
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 12, 2019, 08:03 AM
Snagger was the best by far for any and all information on Oneida Lake.  Got chased off by the likes of several FB posters..
 

trust me  no one could chase  shane  anywhere

I agree Reeleyz , deadEyez and scout57 are all  very  reliable  along  with  KP  sully  and  the  legend himself  Freddie   who's  forgotten more then most will  ever  know
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 12, 2019, 08:08 AM
Looks like I’ll be free the rest of the week after today.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 12, 2019, 08:37 AM
Looks like I’ll be free the rest of the week after today.
Great
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Mar 12, 2019, 08:41 AM
Deadeyez save me some
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater61 on Mar 12, 2019, 09:51 AM
 

trust me  no one could chase  shane  anywhere

I agree Reeleyz , deadEyez and scout57 are all  very  reliable  along  with  KP  sully  and  the  legend himself  Freddie   who's  forgotten more then most will  ever  know
Freddie would like to forget Release...but he just can’t shake him!!! :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 12, 2019, 07:57 PM
  Hes not on here. Some mod made the mistake of merging his old thread with the new oneida thread... :whistle: :whistle: @)
FIX IT!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 12, 2019, 08:06 PM
Snagger was the best by far for any and all information on Oneida Lake.  Got chased off by the likes of several FB posters..
He bailed from here, went to FB with other members from here. His reports were good, no doubt.... but, most don’t know how he got to know the lake when he first starting fishing it. There’s a few “seasoned” fisherman on this site and lake who taught him well. Shane put his time in to learn more. He’s a friend and great fisherman. End of story!!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Mar 13, 2019, 07:55 AM
heading back to camp for the last few days of eyes,can't believe the results for me, I fished 4or 5 days a week and caught 4 keeper eyes for the season so far. Seem like I tried everything that I used last year when I caught my limit many times, just don't understand whats changed.  I used a camera most of February and watched the eyes come to my spoons or jig raps and tap them on the topside of the lure and swim away. I'll keep trying but,well its fishing not catching
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 13, 2019, 11:18 AM

Those fish knew who was top side and they didn’t want to take a ride up is all 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Mar 13, 2019, 12:53 PM
Ya ,for hole season even now,screen full of fish and no takers

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 13, 2019, 02:55 PM
I can’t catch a walleye lately to save my life. The places I had been getting them have all dried up. Between Sat, yesterday and today I must have tried 20-25 spots.  I got out last night and got a short and dozen perch.  Went back this am and picked away at the perch. Lots of lookers but when a small group came thru I’d catch a fish or two then they’d be gone. They’d come and go every 10-15 mins. Ended up with 41 and a bonus eye.  Awesome traveling with the sled this am as everything tightened up. The snow on top was a little slushy later in the day but not bad at all. I measured 16 inches of ice.  As always be careful. Late ice can be unpredictable

Go Cuse!!!!
(https://i.postimg.cc/bDw6rmmT/39-D1-C206-2479-4130-BBD7-B5-AF698-DD1-CA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bDw6rmmT)

(https://i.postimg.cc/TK9bHfck/7-DAAFEBA-4982-4-D20-9-EA6-4-D6-EBBFEB1-E5.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TK9bHfck)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 13, 2019, 05:05 PM

Well sounds like a great day , I’ll gladly trade you 3 vac packed eyes for those 41 perch , 🤪
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stringer01 on Mar 13, 2019, 06:47 PM
Also got out off beach all short eyes and a few perch i too would trade my perch for his getting soft on way in but not bad not sure about this east wind stuff!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 13, 2019, 07:41 PM
Good work Fishshack!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 13, 2019, 07:42 PM
Nice job fishshack!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 13, 2019, 09:22 PM
Got out this evening and fished from 5-6:45. Fish were right where I left them on Friday. Caught 5 keeper eyes 2 shorts and dumped 5 more eyes. Also caught one big perch. It was a fun couple hours out there. The top was a touch soft on the way in but not bad at all.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Mar 14, 2019, 06:15 AM
Not a bad day yesterday

(https://i.postimg.cc/kDzD4TfL/IMG-3505.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kDzD4TfL)

no eyes  :(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 14, 2019, 07:41 AM
Great job guys.

You are definitely on those eyes Bobby!

After 10 straight trips of walleye limits it has slowed down for me. No keepers in the past couple of trips.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 14, 2019, 07:49 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/21CPYGxs.jpg)

Got back on Oneida yesterday and had a great afternoon. I fished from 2 until 6 and wound up landing 7 keeper eyes , 1 17" smallmouth , and a lone perch. Some of the eyes were in 24', and some were in under 20' of water to about about 17'.
Lots of uninterested fish, but there were enough takers to make it a great trip.
Top was a little soft with a few small slush spots, but the drag out and back in wasn't to bad for this old guy.

Great job on all the fish guy's.

(sorry about the small picture, ..I am using imgur and can't figure out how to get a bigger picture)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater61 on Mar 14, 2019, 08:13 AM
Steve, where is your machine??
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 14, 2019, 08:48 AM
Home here...not running >:(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 14, 2019, 09:41 AM
Thanks Bruce!

Steve, anytime you need a lift out or back to shore shoot me a pm! Glad you found some biters 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 14, 2019, 09:46 AM
I have not seen a gashole all year. Found these 2 this morning very close to each other. I added them to the list of coordinates on the 1st page of the gashole thread.

This is why I like running a sled! I didn’t see the first one until it was too late. I hit the gas a bit and rolled right over it.


(https://i.postimg.cc/phyxY3bx/49-A39499-46-F4-4788-B0-A6-AC69973797-C3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/phyxY3bx)

(https://i.postimg.cc/dkXFWnwC/AA581-CF0-ABFA-42-D2-8-D56-38-DDAD83-D8-FA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dkXFWnwC)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 14, 2019, 10:57 AM
Yikes....that could wreck your day!!  Close call reeleyz.                                                   I hit the perch hole this am and they were biting good early.  They got stubborn late am . Got a limit and a bonus eye. Lost another eye at the hole. Beautiful spring day!!!  Geese everywhere, nice and warm.  Top was getting pretty wet and slushy on way in.  Saw sleds and wheelers out.  If we make it threw tomms warmth we have a nice little cold stretch coming.
(https://i.postimg.cc/w3Mvsyvz/3-F4-C5-E12-7-A5-C-4109-A58-A-0-B0-D87-EC3100.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/w3Mvsyvz)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: riot609 on Mar 14, 2019, 02:41 PM
Yikes....that could wreck your day!!  Close call reeleyz
Wreck more than just a day!

I have a set of 13’ pontoons with two aluminum I beams overhead between them for lifting wheelers/sleds up thru the ice and a decent camera for locating and hooking them if anyone on Oneida finds a need for this PM me successfuly recoverd many sleds over the years
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 14, 2019, 04:10 PM
Damn Bruce! Glad you made out ok. That’s scary stuff.

Nice job fishshack!

I got out for couple hours midday today. One perch at the first spot then headed over to share some ice with pimple pounder, his son, and his father. Very nice meeting you Bill. Look forward to fishing with ya again man. Ride in was rough. Really slushy with the sled and my gear was buried in slush by the time I got to shore. Looking forward to some perch fishing next week.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 14, 2019, 04:20 PM
 Well I got my butt handed to me , got just enough perch for a good meal
 Worst day ive had all season , hopefully next time will be better
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 14, 2019, 05:06 PM
Great job fishshack!

Fred there is still plenty of time to payback those little stripers!  >:D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 14, 2019, 05:57 PM
Great job fishshack!

Fred there is still plenty of time to payback those little stripers!  >:D
Thanks Bruce , your right
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stringer01 on Mar 14, 2019, 07:07 PM
got a imit today they inhaled it with eight yellows to boot not bad for the day!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stringer01 on Mar 14, 2019, 07:14 PM
Hey fred grab the waders for tomorrow shes pretty wet!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Mar 14, 2019, 07:21 PM
2 eyes and a handful perch today,it's been a hard season for me. Off to Florida for a couple of weeks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Mar 14, 2019, 08:27 PM
I had the same problem Freddy. Today was my worst day all year too. I had an area with fish and decided to get creative and try somewhere else,  that was a bad idea, just one eye and one perch for the afternoon. 





Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Mar 14, 2019, 10:06 PM
Deadeyez glad you could join us this AM nice sharing some ice with ya...ended the day with 130 perch and 5 of dropped eyes at the whole between my father son and a buddy of mine. That last eye I dropped was a slob my rap almost took my eye out great on the ice wife called me this afternoon to say hi said it was 73 in Rochester don't think it got close to that on the ice I never took my hood off
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LP Steve on Mar 15, 2019, 04:51 AM
Go get em Billy!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 15, 2019, 06:20 AM
Thanks Bruce!

Steve, anytime you need a lift out or back to shore shoot me a pm! Glad you found some biters 😁
Thanks for that offer Bobby DeadEyez...been fishing south shore.. I hope to get my sled situation worked out .
I fished for a few hours again yesterday..., much slower and all short fish .... super wet and sloppy walking in.
BTW, congrats Deadeyez on all the walleyes you have caught this season on Oneida !

Nice job on those perch fishshack,pp
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: steinea286 on Mar 15, 2019, 06:35 AM
Fished yesterday from 6:30-3:00 yesterday. Never had caught a keeper eye through the ice and tried my luck. Marked a ton of fish until about 8:00am and caught finally hooked up with an 18incher. The bite died down and I found a hot hole for about 30 minutes where I picked up 6 perch and 2 another 19" eye. Then it became a grind....Was a fun trip out there for only my second one and pretty rewarding none the less. I look forward to exploring more in the future! Top was really wet coming off and I can imagine its worse today. Cold nights coming up should keep the perch fisherman happy!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 15, 2019, 06:42 AM
Great job guys.

You have got some cleaning to do PP!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 15, 2019, 06:52 AM
I have not seen a gashole all year. Found these 2 this morning very close to each other. I added them to the list of coordinates on the 1st page of the gashole thread.

This is why I like running a sled! I didn’t see the first one until it was too late. I hit the gas a bit and rolled right over it.


(https://i.postimg.cc/phyxY3bx/49-A39499-46-F4-4788-B0-A6-AC69973797-C3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/phyxY3bx)

(https://i.postimg.cc/dkXFWnwC/AA581-CF0-ABFA-42-D2-8-D56-38-DDAD83-D8-FA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dkXFWnwC)
Glad you did not get stuck or wet reeleyz !
That would have messed up an amazing season you have had...limit after limit after limit !
Thanks for posting the pics and info. on those gas holes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 15, 2019, 07:01 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/21CPYGx.jpg) (https://imgur.com/21CPYGx)

lots of issues with my laptop and also posting pictures...this is a test with a picture from Wed.
 First post of this same picture yesterday was to tiny and does not enlarge when clicked on..Now this post same picture is to big...I give up ....using imgur tried everything... can anybody using imgur  let me know how do get a normal sized picture onto ice shanty ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Mar 15, 2019, 07:48 AM
It's not bad choo choo..nice and clear nice super you got there..I use my phone all the time so it's nice on here..👍👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 15, 2019, 08:01 AM
Looks good choo choo.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Mar 15, 2019, 08:20 AM
Great picture and limit Choo Choo. I was out Wednesday from 11 am until dark. Nice day but could not find hungry willing fish.

If folks are out today and having trouble finding active eyes you might want to try shallower water. 17 to 24 ft is where I should have focused instead of the 28 to 34 ft range. People I talked to reported better luck shallow.
I am done for this season. Good luck.



Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 15, 2019, 09:32 AM
Nice work on the fish fellas!!   Good luck to anybody who gets out for the last hurrah on the eyes today!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Wheeler0str on Mar 15, 2019, 12:38 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/XZYM9KLg/9283-D68-E-02-E1-4-E3-B-812-B-4-D7330-EC481-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XZYM9KLg)


Could use a spot for walleye instead of perch.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 15, 2019, 06:34 PM

Great job everyone
 I fished a new area today and found some tanker perch , hope the hold for another go tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 15, 2019, 07:06 PM
You’ve had a couple slow days Freddie....they’ll pay if they show up tomorrow! 😈 See you in the morning!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Mar 15, 2019, 07:32 PM
Was gonna chase eyes this morning cause the fat lady was singing but with the perch bite we had I went back again we found and we got on them ended the day with another 100 plus fish some real slobs travel was very good
(https://i.postimg.cc/ppSpnTLs/0315190809.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ppSpnTLs)

(https://i.postimg.cc/bsrZJbpG/0315190809a.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bsrZJbpG)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 15, 2019, 08:18 PM

Great job pounder
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 15, 2019, 08:31 PM
Good work PP!!!!🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 15, 2019, 09:25 PM
Great job pounder

x2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 15, 2019, 10:10 PM
Great pics and reports everyone! It has been a great season.

Thanks Steve!

Fred glad you found some jumbos! Give em hell tomorrow

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 16, 2019, 05:58 AM
Nice work on the perch guys!!!   :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 16, 2019, 06:35 AM
 Thanks for the comments Big Guy , reeleyz and big buck

I had a nice last day to the walleye season...2 shorts, 2 nice keepers, and 2 lost on the way up with the pressure on for that third fish. Oh well, better than catching one or none. Not a lot of marks, and very moody fish that hit super light. beautiful weather.
I fished from 2 to about dark south shore again. Caught a keeper at 2:30 and did not land my second keeper until maybe close to six. Started in 17 fow, made 2 moves searching with nada, then ended the season back in Wednesdays holes in 17fow gentle slope.
(https://i.imgur.com/oG6bW7Nb.jpg)

Looking forward to May .....and next Eye ice season !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 16, 2019, 06:49 AM
pimp I  like  your  family  pictures  man  ^5  nice  pictures   ..... remember what teddy  Roosevelt said  walk  softly and carry a  heavy spud!!! I  found  a gas  hole on a  small lake I  was  fishing   .... be  safe  have  fun  fill the freezors
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 16, 2019, 07:02 AM
Nice job Steve!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 16, 2019, 07:11 AM

 I want to say thanks to the guys who sent me PMs 👍🏻, well I did get lucky and find these late
 
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/8sYVz2ZS/8-FA998-B2-C82-B-4-A06-8-B08-BC968-B11-C8-EC.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8sYVz2ZS)

(https://i.postimg.cc/06VBHS3s/AAA8-FABC-2-AB4-4-FC2-A7-A3-120-AFDBA8-CFC.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/06VBHS3s)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 16, 2019, 07:37 AM
Good work guys! The high winds kept me from putting a dent in the perch population this morning! 😈 See what tomorrow brings....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 16, 2019, 07:49 AM
Nice Fred!! Those look delicious
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hando on Mar 16, 2019, 08:51 AM
Only trip out wasn't great but didnt go home empty handed either. Went from 7am -2pm out of Lewis. Started in 17' and didnt mark a fish but every other move out to 28' marked and caught fish. Same story as others - a ton of lookers and few biters. Ended up with one keeper Waldo and a couple 10" perch. Nice day and was set up before the one rain shower passed through. Lots of water on top but measured 16" of ice half white half black.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 16, 2019, 09:47 AM
Nice job guys.

At least it’s back below freezing now.

I am curious to see how much the water comes up this week. I am hoping to grab another perch dinner or two...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 16, 2019, 11:36 AM
Nice job guys
I am curious to see how much the water comes up this week. I am hoping to grab another perch dinner or two...
Me 2 🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 16, 2019, 11:40 AM
You guys actually keep those nasty perch????😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 16, 2019, 12:46 PM
 🤔 I’ll trade you a limit of eyes for a limit of perch 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 16, 2019, 01:01 PM
Gotta admit...I’’d rather clean a limit of eyes than a limit of perch.   But I think perch taste better
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 16, 2019, 01:44 PM
wind  sucked  I  tried to  fish  small water  with trees  sheltering me   ....not my best day   :(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 16, 2019, 01:48 PM
🤔 I’ll trade you a limit of eyes for a limit of perch 👍🏻
You and Trapper tried that one years ago.... nice try!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 16, 2019, 01:49 PM
I never met a perch I didn’t like!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 16, 2019, 01:57 PM
wind  sucked  I  tried to  fish  small water  with trees  sheltering me   ....not my best day   :(
its always fun hanging bobbers in trees Trap!! Those are always my best and fun days. You bring the coffee!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 16, 2019, 03:50 PM
that  we  can  do my friend   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rickr on Mar 16, 2019, 07:05 PM
Gunna try for some perch Monday was just wondering on the ice conditions any info would be great thank
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Wheeler0str on Mar 16, 2019, 07:27 PM
🤔 I’ll trade you a limit of eyes for a limit of perch 👍🏻

I trade you my spot for yours next season!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 17, 2019, 05:04 AM
I trade you my spot for yours next season!
Sure thing , if your not a fish eater your all set
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 17, 2019, 05:39 AM
Thanks Bobby Deady and guy's..... I was happy to get into some fish the last 3 days of the season.
 I only got out walking on Oneida 6 times or so, and did not have the best of luck there this season ,no big numbers,... but did get to fish some bays & have 2 ice "pb'S"; a giant blue gill and a real big smallmouth bass that Oneida gave me.

I got this picture thing worked out and wanted to share them in normal size,lol....the pictures can be clicked on to enlarge.
(https://i.postimg.cc/QVkCPL33/0313191806b.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QVkCPL33)
 last day
(https://i.postimg.cc/RNFs8BH6/P1010435.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/RNFs8BH6)
 last rays..last day...clouds rolling in
(https://i.postimg.cc/Vr8ZH0qm/0315191723a.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Vr8ZH0qm)

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 17, 2019, 05:42 AM
Sure thing , if your not a fish eater your all set
Seems like you caught a lot this year Fred....and you will be hammering them over the next 3 weeks I am sure!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Mar 17, 2019, 09:57 AM
Now that the ribbon clerks and trophy hunters are done for the year time to get down to some serious perch fishing!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 17, 2019, 12:44 PM
Got out for a few hrs this morning cut holes from 12' to 34' marked very few fish no takers just pushers. Ice is in great shape 16" some spots in deeper water 8" white 8" black shallower water 12" black 4" white. Ice is tight and just enough snow for the sled didn't see any candeling. The wind can stop blowing anytime.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Mar 17, 2019, 12:56 PM
Nice ice report XC 600. Too bad the stripers didn't cooperate.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 17, 2019, 04:17 PM
Thank you for the report XC600
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Mar 17, 2019, 04:46 PM
Gunna try for some perch Monday was just wondering on the ice conditions any info would be great thank
Was out of Williams Beach 3/16 and 3/17.  Ice is rock solid.  Shoreline is good too.  Crossed the crack with no issues.  You should be fine Monday with the usual caution
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Post by: Rickr on Mar 17, 2019, 04:58 PM
Thanx for the info king
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 17, 2019, 06:32 PM
12 perch .....not  a lot of  action but it's good we  still have  good ice  :thumbsup:

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Post by: fishshack on Mar 17, 2019, 07:01 PM
Thx for the reports guys....was going to get out today but had to plow.  Thinking of trying tomm or Tue. Will report if I get out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 17, 2019, 07:05 PM
12 perch .....not  a lot of  action but it's good we  still have  good ice  :thumbsup:
Good job trapper2000

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 17, 2019, 07:08 PM
Good luck if you go fishshack

I plan on walking out of Constantia Tuesday...anybody have an ice condition and shoreline ,pressure crack report in that area ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 17, 2019, 07:08 PM
ty choo choo  liked  your pictures too
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Mar 17, 2019, 07:13 PM
Walked from Mill St via north side of grassy....14" were I was.. the bite was slow & the wind was whipping. I  didn't see anything out of the ordinary...good luck

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 17, 2019, 07:16 PM
thanks for the reply hrdcore.
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Post by: hrdcore on Mar 17, 2019, 07:18 PM
Yup
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Post by: yankmyline on Mar 17, 2019, 07:56 PM
Hey fishshack. Where were you plowing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 17, 2019, 08:20 PM
Hey fishshack. Where were you plowing.
.  Camillus and Syracuse areas. They got a few inches of fluffy lake effect last night
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 17, 2019, 08:51 PM
12 perch .....not  a lot of  action but it's good we  still have  good ice  :thumbsup:
Good work Trap!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mr. Jitterbugger on Mar 17, 2019, 09:19 PM
Fished south shore by William park today in 12 to 14 feet. Had to keep moving around to find active perch. Got my first burbot on the jigging rod, so cool. Heck of a fight, released it so someone else can enjoy it.
(https://i.postimg.cc/kVGXxphT/20190317-135331.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kVGXxphT)
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 18, 2019, 04:20 AM
march 18th and we  still have great ice .......i'm grooving  ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfuNZ5KyXsc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfuNZ5KyXsc)
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Post by: LP Steve on Mar 18, 2019, 04:56 AM
Went out yesterday morning. Ice was 16" hard and clear. Bounced around 6 spots till I got in em. Hardly a soul out there. Lost a huge burbot at the hole, monster perch caught up in vex cable. And a few others. Still was fun. Snowmobile ride was great. Wind brutal. Creeks are running strong and some shore pulling away but ice at ramp where I was was good and ice getting in at apps was good went there for bait in the morning. Good luck I would love to be there again today! Thanks pimple pounder!
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Post by: pimplepounder on Mar 18, 2019, 08:00 AM
Cleaned our fish over the weekend and half way thru them my dad wanted a pic I think little pounder had the lunker of the bunch
(https://i.postimg.cc/DSnZDQ7L/0317191323.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DSnZDQ7L)

(https://i.postimg.cc/8j8sdQ3y/0317191430a.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8j8sdQ3y)
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Post by: fishshack on Mar 18, 2019, 08:43 AM
Good eats PP and crew!!!!   Looks like some tanks there Mr Jitterbugger!! Way to put the screws to em!!
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Mar 18, 2019, 11:25 AM
That's a good day! Well done!
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Post by: fishshack on Mar 18, 2019, 11:42 AM
I got out this am for a few hours. Got about 2 inches of fluffy snow overnight. Last weeks slop on top tightened up nicely.  I measured 16 inches of ice. It looked like 5/6 was white and the remainder nice black ice. I was marking fish pretty steady but they were a bit more fussy than they were last week. Ended up with enough for dinner
(https://i.postimg.cc/HcYGnhny/0-C3-AF200-C079-496-D-9284-EBE90-CCE3285.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/HcYGnhny)

(https://i.postimg.cc/MfHhbfyZ/F825-F721-C0-BE-4333-8-DA8-1-AFB21109-ED2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MfHhbfyZ)
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 18, 2019, 03:30 PM
Way to go pounder and crew! 💪🏻

Nice job fishshack 👍🏻
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Post by: Rickr on Mar 18, 2019, 03:47 PM
Well got skunked again hopefully have better luck next season can’t wait
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 18, 2019, 05:00 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/H8ttwNRZ/thumbnailperch1111.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/H8ttwNRZ)

(https://i.postimg.cc/H8ttwNRZ/thumbnailperch1111.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/H8ttwNRZ)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 18, 2019, 05:05 PM
why no pictures posting?
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Post by: sawdust on Mar 18, 2019, 06:23 PM
Pics are up Trap.  Nice bucket!!
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 18, 2019, 06:26 PM
i can't  see it  thats  crazy
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Post by: Rickr on Mar 18, 2019, 06:30 PM
I don’t see any pics either
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Post by: OneBucketMike on Mar 18, 2019, 06:37 PM
"Looked so nice he showed it twice". Looked like some Perch eyes are missing!
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Post by: hardwater61 on Mar 18, 2019, 06:40 PM
Looked like some Perch eyes are missing!
Donated to science!! :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Mar 18, 2019, 06:42 PM
Trap no pics I can see bro but I'll take the other guys words on it....Nice fish   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 18, 2019, 07:22 PM
why no pictures posting?
I  can see the same picture twice on  my computer trap....some nice perch in that pail.
BTW, do not ask me for help posting pictures LOL.
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Post by: wallyworld on Mar 18, 2019, 09:14 PM
I see it x2
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Post by: perch chacer on Mar 18, 2019, 10:21 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/H8ttwNRZ/thumbnailperch1111.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/H8ttwNRZ)

Why did you photo shop the bucket ???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Mar 18, 2019, 10:25 PM
Might not be a bucket? Looks like a great idea... did you drill an ice bucket into the deep ice?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 19, 2019, 04:25 AM
yes there was some  eyes missing  ;D    was a  fun day once I  found  the stupid ones......i'm betting  lot of  fish will be spawning under the ice this year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Mar 19, 2019, 05:03 AM
Nice load of fish there Trapper. Hey if your freezer is running out of room give me a call. Mine has room.  :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 19, 2019, 05:06 AM
I was  going to tell  big guy where to go  but I don't think he's ever  pulled a fish that big threw the ice  ..... :roflmao:


AL  pm  being sent buddy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Mar 19, 2019, 05:10 AM
I was  going to tell  big guy where to go  but I don't think he's ever  pulled a fish that big threw the ice  ..... :roflmao:


AL  pm  being sent buddy
good one  LMAO  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Mar 19, 2019, 05:45 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/PCVYx0Ft/4770954675851.gif) (https://postimg.cc/PCVYx0Ft)
Nice perch trapper
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: riot609 on Mar 19, 2019, 08:27 AM
Well got skunked again hopefully have better luck next season can’t wait
I walked out sat on a bucket off north shore last night for last three hrs before dark lost a good 1/2 doz half way up just couldn't get any top side. ice was 16" and 1-2" of crusty snow on top easy walk out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 19, 2019, 03:01 PM
I did the midday shift for perch 10-3 today. Absolutely amazing weather and enough fish to keep me busy. Almost nobody out there today either, unreal.


(https://i.postimg.cc/s1CwJdjp/7-ACAAC23-A573-4-A5-B-882-D-A2-F53-AB4-E10-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/s1CwJdjp)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: braz315 on Mar 19, 2019, 04:25 PM
How is the shore ice holding up?  I was hoping to get out on Friday maybe out of Williams beach?
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 19, 2019, 04:29 PM
How is the shore ice holding up?  I was hoping to get out on Friday maybe out of Williams beach?

The shore ice is good still.

The main ice was rock solid. The snow hadn’t even melted off and my holes were skimming over when I left.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 19, 2019, 05:56 PM
I took a break from perch  and fished for these things
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/RWxxhpBd/3-E6857-F4-D513-4-D9-D-911-E-42-E73-A8-D4791.png) (https://postimg.cc/RWxxhpBd)

(https://i.postimg.cc/nXQyLPnh/462-D79-A2-AF1-C-4163-8-C70-9-D9-E3036-CD3-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/nXQyLPnh)


(https://i.postimg.cc/gxjcmZcH/AA8-C6-CBC-B04-E-41-DF-940-E-F35-AA8-FA0-EAC.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gxjcmZcH)
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 19, 2019, 06:03 PM
Nice forkies Fred.

I love your mat!
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Post by: wallyworld on Mar 19, 2019, 06:07 PM
Beautiful day out there today  :thumbsup: 

(https://i.postimg.cc/ctvSB4GQ/IMG-3524.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ctvSB4GQ)

(https://i.postimg.cc/LYCSPgw9/IMG-3527.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LYCSPgw9)

the burbot went back to play another day  ;)
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 19, 2019, 06:11 PM
Nice forkies Fred.

I love your mat!
Thanks Bruce it’s more for slipping, so I don’t have to wear my creepers, goon boy gave it to me when I was at LG
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 19, 2019, 06:16 PM
now  fred in great detail tell us  your favorite  recipe  for those  lakers  ....no matter what I do they taste  awful    :roflmao:

and just so  everyone knows  Freddie  can catch lakers  while talking  about perch on the  cell phone  !!!! 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 19, 2019, 07:08 PM
I had the ol buzzard on the phone today.... he was catching lakers, talking about perch, picking on Releases cat, yelling at me because I work too much, said he talked to Trap, told me about yesterday’s adventures and was drinking his hot tea all at once!!! 😂 multi tasking while the rod next to him was begging to be picked up to set the hook to reel up another fish!!!😜 he is the most interesting man in the world!!!😎

Good work on the catches guys!!!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 19, 2019, 07:53 PM
It was beautiful out there today. I did the midday shift as well. I marked a ton of fish but could only manage 4 perch. Couple of them were hogs. Just couldn’t get them to go.

(https://i.postimg.cc/sQG98cNQ/EF376-C0-D-3-B17-4490-9491-6-A661-BE5-D2-BB.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sQG98cNQ)
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Post by: PerchEyes on Mar 19, 2019, 08:46 PM
"Looked so nice he showed it twice". Looked like some Perch eyes are missing!

Why would anyone remove an eye from a perch?  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 20, 2019, 03:33 AM

Nice work everyone ,
 Bobby that perch is a  tank 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 20, 2019, 04:58 AM
It was beautiful out there today. I did the midday shift as well. I marked a ton of fish but could only manage 4 perch. Couple of them were hogs. Just couldn’t get them to go.

(https://i.postimg.cc/sQG98cNQ/EF376-C0-D-3-B17-4490-9491-6-A661-BE5-D2-BB.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sQG98cNQ)

oh those  are breeders hope ya let them go !!!!!   :roflmao: hogs man

and KP you do work to much 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 20, 2019, 05:06 AM
Those are some nice perch Bobby.
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 20, 2019, 05:36 AM
13  1/2 inches...... :o
Way to go..
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Mar 20, 2019, 05:48 AM
The last 2 afternoons have been very good to me.  27 on Monday and 42 yesterday.  A lot of real big fish best of the year.  Weather was almost perfect.  Travel on the ice is excellent for everybody took the chains off for the year.  13 inches of real solid ice.  Went off the south shore not many fishing this week. Probably get out again this afternoon one more time before the weather take a turn for the worse.  Some real cold nights coming hope for a few more days next week.  Rain for tomorrow with snow and wind on Friday.  Have to see what develops.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 20, 2019, 06:23 AM
Nice work on the perch guys...and the lakers Fred.  Doesn’t seem right ice fishing in this type of warm weather. But I’m not complaining    ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 20, 2019, 07:16 AM
oh we have had  some  cold  weather  to keep this  ice  and  my heat bills reflect that fact ......get out there and  enjoy it :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Mar 20, 2019, 09:29 AM
Why would anyone remove an eye from a perch?  ;D
I could swear somebodys popping out their eyes and throwing them back.  The come by my jig but obviously cant see it! :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 20, 2019, 10:22 AM
I don't thump  the perch before I  rip his eye out either ...I believe   when they  cry it draws   in more perch coming to help him
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FrankM on Mar 20, 2019, 11:16 AM
I don't thump  the perch before I  rip his eye out either ...I believe   when they  cry it draws   in more perch coming to help him
That is the wisest thing I have heard all day. You are a true genius.
Keep these great tidbits coming.
When our generation dies out all this wisdom will be lost unless we get it posted in cyberspace.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 20, 2019, 11:26 AM
Nice job on all those perch elrod and everyone posting.
I was up at my camper in Mexico for 2 days and got some decent perch on Oneida yesterday. No big schools, just onesy's and twosy's.
enough for a few meals.
(https://i.postimg.cc/8fBYjBW0/0206191419a.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8fBYjBW0)

If anyone is interested, also fished the Salmon River and had some decent steelhead action.....they are still not fighting that great, a little sluggish due to the cold water , but still fun.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 20, 2019, 11:42 AM
The shore ice is good still.

The main ice was rock solid. The snow hadn’t even melted off and my holes were skimming over when I left.
Yes, like Bruce reeleyez said here...shore ice is still very good ...just a few tiny little melted  shore spots I saw, mainly near small creeks and drainage areas.

Also noticed that Scriba creek was now completely open and ice free from  the dam above the hatchery, all the way down to the lake.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icecutter2 on Mar 20, 2019, 03:17 PM
Great day to take a vacation day, was beautiful out there today. Measured 16" of ice, top was getting a bit soft on way off. Fishing......well humbling today. Caught 3 perch and a pin. Guys I talked to also struggled but enjoyed the weather. Good job on perch Choo Choo!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 20, 2019, 03:46 PM
Nice job choo choo! I was out today. Fishing was slow but enjoyed fishing with pimple pounder and his crew! Always a fun time Bill 🤙🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pollock on Mar 20, 2019, 04:32 PM
Glad ice is still holding. Has anyone been out by Frenchman today ? Wondering if ice is still good for a wheeler there . Enjoy the weather and ice fellow Fisher people.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 20, 2019, 04:45 PM
I was out this afternoon as well. I ended up catching over 20 perch and kept a baker’s dozen.

I got to fish with a few friends that I have not seen in quite a while. Lots of laughs.

This weather is great other than the sunburn!  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 20, 2019, 04:58 PM
Good job all ,
 I managed 3 lakers on and landed 1 they were pretty dull acting
But no skunk 👍🏻Got there early wish I had my camera phone doesn’t do the moon justice
 
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/N2KVLtnL/03371274-FF42-4159-9-B44-F9-EB6-FE07382.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/N2KVLtnL)

(https://i.postimg.cc/7CNjWm7P/5-F9-E9868-3958-488-F-BB97-CCC1987217-FB.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7CNjWm7P)
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Post by: KingPerch on Mar 20, 2019, 05:17 PM
Good work Freddie! 😎
Hey Snoop... those fish will pay at some point. I’m certain!!😈
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 20, 2019, 05:18 PM
Good work Freddie! 😎
Hey Snoop... those fish will pay at some point. I’m certain!!😈
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 20, 2019, 07:08 PM
Great day to take a vacation day, was beautiful out there today. Measured 16" of ice, top was getting a bit soft on way off.
Thanks icecutter and Deadeyez.....Any day out on the ice is better than a day at work !..especially when the weather cooperates.
 I hope you both slam them perch next time out !

Good job reeleyez and Fred...cool moon shot !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 20, 2019, 07:21 PM
Nice job on the stripers Bruce!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 20, 2019, 07:36 PM
KP....miss your reports....any fish action lately ?

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 20, 2019, 07:48 PM
A couple of questions for you  guy's

How much snow is forecast for the  Oneida area in the next week?

Was wondering if you think there was a larger than normal shad kill due to the cold late fall and long & thick ice season ?
I don't remember reading this year about guys seeing those zombie, dying shad in there holes or frozen in the early ice.
Any thoughts or shad observations ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Mar 20, 2019, 08:15 PM
Last week was feast today was famine lots of moves marked bunch if fish but tight lipped awesome day out there weather and great company good to fish with u again Deadeyez and always appreciate a day on with my dad and buddies we left the ice with 30 fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 20, 2019, 08:34 PM
A couple of questions for you  guy's

How much snow is forecast for the  Oneida area in the next week?

Was wondering if you think there was a larger than normal shad kill due to the cold late fall and long & thick ice season ?
I don't remember reading this year about guys seeing those zombie, dying shad in there holes or frozen in the early ice.
Any thoughts or shad observations ?

I don’t think we are going to get much snow. Maybe a few inches. It would be good to help protect the ice though.

As far as shad go, I think there was a good die off this fall. One interesting thing is that the lake temperature gets colder when there is no ice in the winter. Those times when the air temp is cold but the wind keeps the lake open keeps the overall temp lower than when it is covered in ice. The wind and waves are like a mixer keeping the temps down. This is per Cornell.

So in theory the years when the lake takes a while to freeze, more shad die. December was fairly cold too.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 20, 2019, 08:47 PM
KP....miss your reports....any fish action lately ?
Been really busy Steve. I haven’t been out in 3 weeks. Looking to get out this Saturday. Going to get Josh’s bassboat out of storage this week. Big snow pile in front of the storage building doors kept us from getting it last weekend.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Mar 20, 2019, 11:15 PM
I heard 10_12 inches Friday night into saterday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 21, 2019, 08:02 AM
I don’t think we are going to get much snow. Maybe a few inches. It would be good to help protect the ice though.

As far as shad go, I think there was a good die off this fall. One interesting thing is that the lake temperature gets colder when there is no ice in the winter. Those times when the air temp is cold but the wind keeps the lake open keeps the overall temp lower than when it is covered in ice. The wind and waves are like a mixer keeping the temps down. This is per Cornell.

So in theory the years when the lake takes a while to freeze, more shad die. December was fairly cold too.
Very interesting Bruce reeleyz. So a season where the skim ice forms vey early, never thaws or breaks up, and the lake stays ice covered for a   long time, is actually beneficial to the shad population in the lake. Completely opposite of what I thought was the case in a shallow lake.
Thanks for the reply reeleyz.

Been really busy Steve. I haven’t been out in 3 weeks. Looking to get out this Saturday. Going to get Josh’s bassboat out of storage this week. Big snow pile in front of the storage building doors kept us from getting it last weekend.
Oh, ok . "real busy" pays the bills, and buy's new toys . Good luck if you go this week end.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Mar 21, 2019, 12:00 PM
If a lake freezes up quickly the most dense water will sink to the bottom and stay there and take a long time to cool off.  Fresh water is most dense at 39 degrees. Like Bruce said, high winds and frequent break ups can cause the water to mix and get much cooler than 39, since Oneida is relatively shallow it can mix all the way through with a good wind and cause it to cool all the way through the column so there is no safe haven for the shad.

I think I have ice fished my last time this year, I started getting the boat ready and hope to be on one of the finger lakes this weekend. Good luck and stay safe. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 21, 2019, 12:16 PM
had  fun   little mix bag  fishing  ;D


(https://i.postimg.cc/MXg63yCq/thumbnailmix1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MXg63yCq)



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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Mar 21, 2019, 01:10 PM
Nice batch there Trapper.  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 21, 2019, 02:26 PM
Nice catch Trap!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 21, 2019, 02:26 PM
Nice work Trapp!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Mar 21, 2019, 04:22 PM
Got out this morning in the light rain.  Fish bit like crazy for the first couple of hours then disappeared for the most part.  Spent the next two hours with hardly any fish marked and the ones that were there wouldn't bite.  Measured 13 inches of ice but its deteriorating fast.  Lots of cracks showing up and some standing water on the way out.  Might be the last outing for me I don't like to push my luck.  Put lots of fish in the freezer this week looking for the weather to warm up now I've had enough of winter.  Good luck to all and be safe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 21, 2019, 04:54 PM
I got the kid off the bus and we zipped out for a few hours until the steady rain started.

The shore where I get on is toast but there are still plenty of okay spots to get on. We just need it to freeze soon. The top layer is chewy.


(https://i.postimg.cc/RJKyKwT8/592154-F6-3463-4-F20-8-BCA-0-D036-DC152-EF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/RJKyKwT8)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 21, 2019, 04:58 PM
If a lake freezes up quickly the most dense water will sink to the bottom and stay there and take a long time to cool off.  Fresh water is most dense at 39 degrees. Like Bruce said, high winds and frequent break ups can cause the water to mix and get much cooler than 39, since Oneida is relatively shallow it can mix all the way through with a good wind and cause it to cool all the way through the column so there is no safe haven for the shad.

I think I have ice fished my last time this year, I started getting the boat ready and hope to be on one of the finger lakes this weekend. Good luck and stay safe.
Great explanation slamboney, makes sense .

Good luck on your open water season !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 21, 2019, 05:00 PM
I got the kid off the bus and we zipped out for a few hours until the steady rain started.

The shore where I get on is toast but there are still plenty of okay spots to get on. We just need it to freeze soon. The top layer is chewy.


(https://i.postimg.cc/RJKyKwT8/592154-F6-3463-4-F20-8-BCA-0-D036-DC152-EF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/RJKyKwT8)
Great picture, cute kid, good job on the fish too.

Nice mess of fish trapper.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 21, 2019, 05:12 PM
I got the kid off the bus and we zipped out for a few hours until the steady rain started.

The shore where I get on is toast but there are still plenty of okay spots to get on. We just need it to freeze soon. The top layer is chewy.


(https://i.postimg.cc/RJKyKwT8/592154-F6-3463-4-F20-8-BCA-0-D036-DC152-EF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/RJKyKwT8)

suck it up  buddy  your fishing partner will grow up before you know it ....great  job
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 21, 2019, 06:31 PM

 Nice job on the stripers Guys
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Post by: KingPerch on Mar 21, 2019, 07:21 PM
Good job guys!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Mar 21, 2019, 08:23 PM
Bruce great afternoon like to see kids getting on them good job
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 21, 2019, 09:51 PM
Nice job Bruce and little Reeleyez 👍🏻
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 22, 2019, 06:55 AM
Thanks guys.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 22, 2019, 07:11 AM
thanks for the report and nice catch!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Mar 22, 2019, 10:40 AM
I hope you guys don't mind me adding the flyer for the 2019 Wildwood Sports Center Spring Sportsmen's Flea Market again this year. Come by if you can.

It's still aways off, maybe the ice will be gone and you all could make it.

(https://i.postimg.cc/MvhrTRFR/2019-Wildwood-Sports-Center-Spring-Sportsmen-s-Flea-Market.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MvhrTRFR)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Mar 22, 2019, 10:46 AM
Also here is a look at the DEC electroshocking rainbow trout in Catherine's Creek in Naples, NY. NICE Fish too! Be sure to watch the video as well as read the story.

Good luck fishin'!   ><{{{{;>   ..   ...  . . ..  <---- Egg Sacs Lol  ::)

https://expo.newyorkupstate.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/03/52dfbae976e54/rite-of-spring-dec-electroshocks-trout-on-finger-lake-tributary-video.html
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Mar 22, 2019, 10:57 AM
I hope you guys don't mind me adding the flyer for the 2019 Wildwood Sports Center Spring Sportsmen's Flea Market again this year. Come by if you can.

It's still aways off, maybe the ice will be gone and you all could make it.

(https://i.postimg.cc/MvhrTRFR/2019-Wildwood-Sports-Center-Spring-Sportsmen-s-Flea-Market.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MvhrTRFR)
Thanks for the info Dug. I was wondering when it was. Mabe I'll see you up there again this year.  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 22, 2019, 05:58 PM
It’s finally switched over to snow here. Hopefully that will stop the bleeding. I wouldn’t mind one more trip. If not, it’s been an awesome ice season anyway.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 22, 2019, 06:13 PM

I agree Bruce ,
Doug I hope to make it give me a reminder thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Mar 22, 2019, 07:33 PM
It’s finally switched over to snow here. Hopefully that will stop the bleeding. I wouldn’t mind one more trip. If not, it’s been an awesome ice season anyway.

Got minnows tonight.  Put a couple more gallons in the sled and shore looks great at my folks so it  looks like the a.m. going to brave the winds and hopefully find perch.  Anyone have any depths to search last weekend was a bust. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Mar 22, 2019, 07:49 PM
Got minnows tonight.  Put a couple more gallons in the sled and shore looks great at my folks so it  looks like the a.m. going to brave the winds and hopefully find perch.  Anyone have any depths to search last weekend was a bust.
Are you on the north shore?  I looked at Williams Beach on the shore and the ice was good there, but I'm looking to fish the north shore tomorrow in the hopes the wind might be a little less severe if stay close to some of the high shoreline areas.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Mar 22, 2019, 08:07 PM
Are you on the north shore?  I looked at Williams Beach on the shore and the ice was good there, but I'm looking to fish the north shore tomorrow in the hopes the wind might be a little less severe if stay close to some of the high shoreline areas.

Yes I go out of Bernhards bay north shore at my parents house.  Shore was good and walked out on ice. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 22, 2019, 08:26 PM
Yes I go out of Bernhards bay north shore at my parents house.  Shore was good and walked out on ice.

I got some in 28’ a little East of you a few days ago. Also been getting them in 38’.

Good luck.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 22, 2019, 08:28 PM

I’ve got them not far from your stomping grounds 20-39’
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Post by: kingfisher22 on Mar 22, 2019, 08:39 PM
Yes I go out of Bernhards bay north shore at my parents house.  Shore was good and walked out on ice.
Thanks!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mr. Jitterbugger on Mar 22, 2019, 08:49 PM
Watch out for candling ice out there with all the warm up lately. I'm done for the year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Mar 22, 2019, 09:28 PM
Thanks for input Freddy and Bruce.  Now to battle the winds.  Sunday looks like it's going to be a great day to chase around for the most part. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Mar 22, 2019, 10:49 PM
Will do Freddie, hope to see you there.
I used to fish the North shore alot. Good perch fishin'... :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Mar 23, 2019, 11:08 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/hz0gBmrM/20190203-110915.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hz0gBmrM)
I had a decent perch season here for the few trips I made...How's mill st access doing with the creek there? It was tight st Patty's day. Thanks for this seasons reports guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 23, 2019, 11:49 AM
been a  great season  I think we all  did well
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Mar 23, 2019, 01:53 PM
x2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 23, 2019, 02:28 PM

Hey it’s not over yet 😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 23, 2019, 05:10 PM
if  we  make  april  first  which I know  we  will  we will have  been on ice  fishing  5 different months this year  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 23, 2019, 05:37 PM
Once I fished till April 15th reason I stopped , trout fishing was on
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Mar 23, 2019, 05:46 PM
Pulled 6 perch this morning.  Couldn't find them.  Very windy.  Ice was great this morning.  When I came in at 1:30 shoreline was getting bad quick.  Taft bay still looks good and the shore at my parents will be tightened up to get on in a.m..  not worried about getting back in that is what your throttle is for a little water cross action never hurt no one.  That ice in the middle is still very good ice.  Gonna be a good day to chase around a little bit looking at the forecast. 
(https://i.postimg.cc/4nHD07wW/IMG-20190323-092547917.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4nHD07wW)

(https://i.postimg.cc/BXxdqrrD/IMG-20190323-143310450-HDR.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BXxdqrrD)

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 23, 2019, 06:34 PM
That shore ice looks good.

Today there is 10’ of open water where I got on Thursday.   :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Mar 23, 2019, 06:56 PM
Hardcore here's a pic looking at mill st and scribe creek from my camp
(https://i.postimg.cc/Z9YjQLfn/0323191626.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Z9YjQLfn)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 23, 2019, 07:32 PM
That picture says it all PP.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Mar 23, 2019, 08:26 PM
That shore ice looks good.

Today there is 10’ of open water where I got on Thursday.   :o

I know.  It took a beating today.  It was cold out with that wind today I couldn't believe the loss on the shoreline.  I was very happy seeing it firm up late day. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Mar 23, 2019, 08:45 PM
Last ice report for me.  I'm done.
Went out of Jewell early.  Ice was good there.  Little open water near shore, but no problem getting on.  Took my snowmobile out without any issues getting on the ice.
Next I went to Constantia (Mill Street) around noon.  Took the snowmobile out off the west side of the point and it was pretty slushy.  Went about 300 yards out and the ice was soft and slushy-didn't like the look or feel so I came back in.  Even chopping down 3-4" with the spud the ice seemed soft.
Finished the day at Williams and took the machine out again.  Ice was still good there, shoreline was also good but it's deteriorating by the day.  Didn't seem nearly as good there today as last weekend or even last Wednesday.
Was great season.  Stay safe everybody.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Mar 23, 2019, 08:46 PM
Hardcore here's a pic looking at mill st and scribe creek from my camp
(https://i.postimg.cc/Z9YjQLfn/0323191626.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Z9Yj
QLfn)

Thanks for the info P.P.
I think I'm done for the year..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: firstcast 2 on Mar 24, 2019, 07:17 AM
Well calling it a season over for me everyone stay safe out there
(https://i.postimg.cc/HVP7WcXb/20190324-081250.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/HVP7WcXb)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 24, 2019, 08:13 AM
Last ice report for me.  I'm done.
Went out of Jewell early.  Ice was good there.  Little open water near shore, but no problem getting on.  Took my snowmobile out without any issues getting on the ice.
Next I went to Constantia (Mill Street) around noon.  Took the snowmobile out off the west side of the point and it was pretty slushy.  Went about 300 yards out and the ice was soft and slushy-didn't like the look or feel so I came back in.  Even chopping down 3-4" with the spud the ice seemed soft.
Finished the day at Williams and took the machine out again.  Ice was still good there, shoreline was also good but it's deteriorating by the day.  Didn't seem nearly as good there today as last weekend or even last Wednesday.
Was great season.  Stay safe everybody.
Thanks for your reports kingfisher22...very helpful as usual this season.
I will be sure to give you a wave and "hello" when I see your unmistakable,awesome Kingfisher 22' boat prowling around the Oneida shoreline and shoals this season .
Have a great open water season on those perch,  wally's and smallies .
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 24, 2019, 04:05 PM
Got out this morning had the whole bay to myself for a while when I say by myself that includes active fish. Ice was 14" half white, half black that is beginning to candle. Shore is good where I get on. Couldn't get to my spot because a crack opened up. Ice is starting to move some, top was tight.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 24, 2019, 05:49 PM

Thanks for the heads up everyone
 This time of year the temps can be cold but between the long sunny days and wind it does do a number on the ice
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kingfisher22 on Mar 24, 2019, 06:08 PM
Thanks for your reports kingfisher22...very helpful as usual this season.
I will be sure to give you a wave and "hello" when I see your unmistakable,awesome Kingfisher 22' boat prowling around the Oneida shoreline and shoals this season .
Have a great open water season on those perch,  wally's and smallies .
Please do.  Pull right up and introduce yourself.  I'm sure I'll have the look of disgust/**censored** at first, but I'll get over it. ;D
It's always nice to put names with faces.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 25, 2019, 01:54 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/dkrwgkH4/ab111.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dkrwgkH4)
 

couldnt stay long  but had fun
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Mar 25, 2019, 03:32 PM
Nice job trap squeezing out a few late season perch.  Nice day the sap is even running a little.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: grubdropper on Mar 25, 2019, 03:36 PM
Fished out of williams park today.  Shore line was good going out and coming in, easy walking.  Morning bite was descent.  Keep 19 perch 9 to 11 inches.  Bright sun all day but still cold.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 26, 2019, 05:34 AM
if you  go out  be careful around the cracks  ...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 26, 2019, 07:43 AM
Please do.  Pull right up and introduce yourself.  I'm sure I'll have the look of disgust/**censored** at first, but I'll get over it. ;D
It's always nice to put names with faces.
I have seen you out there on the water several times over the years....I will pull up close and say hi next time for sure @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 26, 2019, 07:48 AM
Nice job on the striped perch trap and grub.


 BTW all...I did not see many posts about east end guy's getting into the white perch very much this season.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 26, 2019, 08:44 AM
I fished to the East a few times and never caught a white perch this year. I think Fred finally put a dent in the population.  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icecutter2 on Mar 26, 2019, 04:16 PM
I didn't see a white perch caught this year on the east end. I know alot of "Uticans" put a dent in the population in the spring in the canal  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 26, 2019, 05:50 PM

 I had some luck today , managed enough for a couple mealsb
(https://i.postimg.cc/XBfTrkJz/C547-DBCC-AD8-C-4551-9-A9-D-B562-CB702346.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XBfTrkJz)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 26, 2019, 06:22 PM
those two hens look like real pigs  good job ole boy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 26, 2019, 06:24 PM
 
Anyone see this
http://http://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2019/03/dec-weighs-options-for-ridding-skaneateles-lake-of-illegally-stocked-walleye.html
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 26, 2019, 06:59 PM
Nice looking perch Fred.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Mar 26, 2019, 07:16 PM

Anyone see this
http://http://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2019/03/dec-weighs-options-for-ridding-skaneateles-lake-of-illegally-stocked-walleye.html

Quite interesting Fred. If they truly want to remove them, than a no season, no size, no limit would put a dent in them. Don't know much about that Lake, but I would think that they should be able to hone in on the spawning streams (like the South end of Conesus Lake) and a good DEC netting project for the prime spawning week should greatly reduce any present year class fish? Of course I got to believe that Walleye fry should be good forage for those trout.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 26, 2019, 07:34 PM

There is a western state that has this problem , maybe they should look at what they are doing , only thing I can remember ther is no limit or size limit and kill them all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 26, 2019, 07:40 PM
It seems almost impossible to get rid of them entirely.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 26, 2019, 07:51 PM
It seems almost impossible to get rid of them entirely.
Agreed , Bruce maybe we should go and see if we can help them out 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Mar 26, 2019, 07:56 PM
I got out this afternoon for my first trip in a few weeks. Pretty easy drag out there but had a hard time finding biters. Ended up grabbing a half dozen decent ones for a meal.

Also stopped at Apps and they were closed and then East Shore and they had a 30% off everything going out of business sale. It’s a shame but that is a hard business to keep going.

Beautiful walk off.


(https://i.postimg.cc/S2WsMR7G/45-FE5940-F0-CE-4-F47-965-B-3-F60-ABDDE58-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/S2WsMR7G)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 26, 2019, 08:00 PM
I fished to the East a few times and never caught a white perch this year. I think Fred finally put a dent in the population.  ;D
That is funny lol.
I never caught one or saw one caught either....but only fished down east a few times.

nice picture chowdaire.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icejohn on Mar 26, 2019, 08:20 PM

Anyone see this
http://http://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2019/03/dec-weighs-options-for-ridding-skaneateles-lake-of-illegally-stocked-walleye.html

Yea last year my buddy who fishes skinny all the time and caught several keeper walleye...first year he did so.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 26, 2019, 09:38 PM
Agreed , Bruce maybe we should go and see if we can help them out 😉
Count me in! I’m calling shotgun 😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Mar 26, 2019, 10:10 PM
Much shorter drive for me to skinny than it is to Oneida.  I’m hoping they take off in there lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Mar 26, 2019, 10:44 PM
They might as well hang up any Idea if getting the eyes out of SL. And accept them. Will be impossible to eradicate them and the population will explode as long as those fat trout last, they will grow fast off them.  Look at Oneida, think 25 % of legal eyes are removed each year and each year the bound right back. That is along with heavy fishing..  So if and a big if, 50% are removed by a year round season and a little netting, there are still a lot of mature eyes to well populate the lake.  Very few will argue that it is a great trade off if you eat fish...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 27, 2019, 03:57 AM
remember the big bass  die off in 2007????  guess we  know  how  VHS got in the  lake .......right with a bucket of  walleyes....

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Mar 27, 2019, 04:58 AM
Quite interesting Fred. If they truly want to remove them, than a no season, no size, no limit would put a dent in them. Don't know much about that Lake, but I would think that they should be able to hone in on the spawning streams (like the South end of Conesus Lake) and a good DEC netting project for the prime spawning week should greatly reduce any present year class fish? Of course I got to believe that Walleye fry should be good forage for those trout.
I spend a bit of time on the lake and I've caught a grand total of 1 while fishing for perch and smallies from 0-60' deep. Haven't seen any others up shallow or found any floaters either. They could be out suspended and the trout trollers are catching them but dragging a bunch of stuff in typical eye areas hasn't yielded limit catches on my end. The one I caught hit a drop shot in 20' while perch fishing last May. It tasted very good that evening. I've also caught 3 pickerel, 1 small tiger and a couple largemouth bass over the years.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 27, 2019, 05:45 AM
Count me in! I’m calling shotgun 😂
(https://i.postimg.cc/JHDcP2SS/7-BCA6-FE5-3154-4246-A02-F-F62-F7-FACA843.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JHDcP2SS)Snoop, your driving, I’m calling shotgun!😜. LAID BACK!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater61 on Mar 27, 2019, 05:54 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/JHDcP2SS/7-BCA6-FE5-3154-4246-A02-F-F62-F7-FACA843.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JHDcP2SS)Snoop, your driving, I’m calling shotgun!😜. LAID BACK!!😎
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 27, 2019, 05:57 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/JHDcP2SS/7-BCA6-FE5-3154-4246-A02-F-F62-F7-FACA843.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JHDcP2SS)Snoop, your driving, I’m calling shotgun!😜. LAID BACK!!😎
:afro:  :woot: 😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 27, 2019, 10:51 AM
I spend a bit of time on the lake and I've caught a grand total of 1 while fishing for perch and smallies from 0-60' deep. Haven't seen any others up shallow or found any floaters either. They could be out suspended and the trout trollers are catching them but dragging a bunch of stuff in typical eye areas hasn't yielded limit catches on my end. The one I caught hit a drop shot in 20' while perch fishing last May. It tasted very good that evening. I've also caught 3 pickerel, 1 small tiger and a couple largemouth bass over the years.

I  have  to agree  with you mcully I  fish  skinny  and I never actually caught a  eye  but I  know  people that have ,I don't think there is a booming population  that's for  sure .... just  stock older rainbows ....funny nobody thought of that
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Mar 27, 2019, 11:57 AM

Anyone see this
http://http://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2019/03/dec-weighs-options-for-ridding-skaneateles-lake-of-illegally-stocked-walleye.html
They tried to get the walleyes out of Chautauqua years back because they said they were hurting the musky population.  They lowered the size limit to 12" and after a few years they decided it wasn't going to work and accepted the walleye would have to stay.  This year was one of the best walleye ice seasons we have had for limit and size and the musky population is still good in the lake.  Now fishermen come to Chautauqua year round for both walleye and musky.   Skinny should realize and promote the same.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Mar 27, 2019, 12:21 PM
If the state wants to do no size, no limit, no season to rid them, I volunteer!

I've fished it a bit, never seen one. But it was wrong if it is due to someone dumping them in there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Nysportxman on Mar 27, 2019, 01:14 PM
Just got back from fishing Williams this morning.  The crack by the islands has widened to about 2 feet.  I wouldn't recommend venturing over it.  Made 4 moves and caught 10 keeper perch before my flasher died.  Beautiful day to be out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbay crappie buster on Mar 27, 2019, 01:21 PM
wentout today on onedia lake went to walnut point, or old mans bay limited out on huge sunnies got a crappie and several bluegills ....... solid ice 35-46 turns on auger  i walked from muskrat bay down to walnut about a 15-20 min walk easy walk though limited in about 21/2 hrs planning on getting back out there tomorrow for a few more hope to see you out there...............
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Mar 27, 2019, 02:49 PM
wentout today on onedia lake went to walnut point, or old mans bay limited out on huge sunnies got a crappie and several bluegills ....... solid ice 35-46 turns on auger  i walked from muskrat bay down to walnut about a 15-20 min walk easy walk though limited in about 21/2 hrs planning on getting back out there tomorrow for a few more hope to see you out there...............

Nice catch! I'm sure you may have company now! 35-46 turns on the auger on soft ice-you may want to change the blades on that baby.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 27, 2019, 02:51 PM
Another beautiful day on the ice. Nothing fast and furious, just a slow pick. This might be my last trip. It’s been a great year.


(https://i.postimg.cc/pmZCcHNZ/BD4-BA557-9964-4707-8136-15-D6-B96-B302-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/pmZCcHNZ)


This is not where I got on but you can see my tracks where I came off.  :o



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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 27, 2019, 03:13 PM
 Nice job guys I scraped up enough perch for a meal , tough day at the beach for me
  The bottom ice is getting some honeycombing and of course we know the top is failing
 And on the way in I spuded out 3 propane tanks
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 27, 2019, 04:09 PM
that's  not good  Freddie  never  seen it candle  from the  bottom .....   scum bags  with propane  bottles    :%$#!:  hit one in the  boat and  dent the hull.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 27, 2019, 04:11 PM

Do wonders for a prop and they make great lawn decorations
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 27, 2019, 04:22 PM
Another beautiful day on the ice. Nothing fast and furious, just a slow pick. This might be my last trip. It’s been a great year.


(https://i.postimg.cc/pmZCcHNZ/BD4-BA557-9964-4707-8136-15-D6-B96-B302-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/pmZCcHNZ)


This is not where I got on but you can see my tracks where I came off.  :o



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this is  a case  where  you  go  fast   ......nice  perch  man.......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 27, 2019, 04:32 PM


this is  a case  where  you  go  fast   ......nice  perch  man.......

Thanks. I didn’t hesitate. You have to remember to line up with where you want to land too. You can’t steer once you hit that water.

Fred - The end is close. I was digging my boot in a few inches when I left.

Stay safe guys.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Longshoremen on Mar 27, 2019, 04:37 PM
Ride it like you stole it! 😜
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 27, 2019, 04:53 PM
Ride it like you stole it! 😜
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZB049Tt6/IMG-1277.png) (https://postimg.cc/ZB049Tt6)
You bet 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 27, 2019, 05:30 PM
Nice job guys 👍🏻 I hung up my ice gear a week ago til next season. What a great season it was. We were due! Anyone still hitting the ice stay safe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 28, 2019, 06:10 AM
Josh and I received our OLA membership renewals in the mail yesterday. If you guys received yours, please do your part and renew them as well. If you’re not a member, and, if you choose to do so, check out their website for more info.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 28, 2019, 08:47 AM
Nice job guys I scraped up enough perch for a meal , tough day at the beach for me
  The bottom ice is getting some honeycombing and of course we know the top is failing
 And on the way in I spuded out 3 propane tanks
(https://i.postimg.cc/8FHjzFJH/00-C9-E6-A7-8-AFB-4-E74-B00-F-461-CA1-F477-FA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8FHjzFJH)
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cool picture Freddie I have never seen ice honeycomb on the bottom and not on top
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 30, 2019, 04:08 PM
well the wind just shift and in minutes south shore started breaking up some the guy thats out in front of chapman may get wet coming in
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 30, 2019, 04:39 PM
well they got in they were on a sled got a running start and skipped over the open water looked like they flipped there tow behind
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 30, 2019, 04:51 PM
at least they made it in ok

hey how  do I get the chapman park webcam?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 30, 2019, 05:08 PM
 think there is a link if you go to Town of Sullivan web sight not sure tho
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 30, 2019, 05:23 PM
thank you sir
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 30, 2019, 05:28 PM
your  not kidding that shore line is moving  big time good  wind  is opening it up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Beekeeper1099 on Mar 30, 2019, 06:04 PM
https://owc.enterprise.earthnetworks.com/OnlineWeatherCenter.aspx?aid=7300
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Beekeeper1099 on Mar 30, 2019, 06:05 PM
Hope that link works. It should be the webcam for chapman
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 30, 2019, 06:06 PM
thank you bee keeper
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 30, 2019, 06:22 PM
Sounds like a fun ride. I am glad they made it in OK.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 30, 2019, 06:43 PM
oh absolutely ,we  want  no one  hurt
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Beekeeper1099 on Mar 30, 2019, 06:50 PM
Glad to assist
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 31, 2019, 09:25 AM
Ice is breaking up and starting to move. Won't be long now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 31, 2019, 04:55 PM
Crazy how fast it can go
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Apr 01, 2019, 07:40 AM
hey ya think this snow will help save the ice????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Apr 01, 2019, 08:44 AM
hey ya think this snow will help save the ice????

Well it could at least make it seem like it is safe.  ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Apr 03, 2019, 03:55 AM

 Well I took  a little road trip and found some walkable ice , got a couple hours in before my partner got called into work ,   
Pretty windy got to watch him chase his runaway bucket down 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Apr 03, 2019, 05:33 AM
Well at least you got out Fred.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Apr 03, 2019, 05:42 AM

   I’m not complaining those things happen
Was headed out this morning but don’t feel like dealing with the wind that’s coming
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Apr 03, 2019, 08:28 AM
Hey Fred how's the creek looking any starting to trickle in yet heading up to camp to build my deck this weekend was thinking of walking over and taking a look
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Apr 03, 2019, 11:25 AM
I will be down  that way Friday , but Bruce might have a heads up on that
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Apr 03, 2019, 03:54 PM
I haven’t checked yet. I may take a look tomorrow. Not many fish run until the ice goes out. I would guess the hatchery will be in full swing next week.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Apr 03, 2019, 07:55 PM
I watched the wind tear the ice part on lake neatahwanta in fulton  .... half the ice is gone  be interesting to see in the morning
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Apr 03, 2019, 08:07 PM

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Apr 04, 2019, 06:33 PM
The ice is still holding on here.

I checked the creek this evening and did not see any eyes. It is cranking pretty good.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Apr 04, 2019, 07:41 PM
still lots of ice 90% covered im guessing monday it will be gone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Apr 05, 2019, 04:25 PM
Just a shout out to Filet & Release as a reminder of the Wildwood Sports Center Flea Market tomorrow from 10am to 4pm. I'll be there early setting up, so stop by if you're not out walking upon the water. I wouldn't blame you if you were either.
I see Grout Brook was pretty good opening day or so. There must be fish in the stream for sure.
This goes for any of you other guys who aren't fishin'. You might as well come spend some money ;D Or go stream fishing or just come for a couple of beers and lunch...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Apr 06, 2019, 02:47 PM

Sorry Dug I’ll see you and crappie killer at Pompey’s show ,
 Well today was my last day on the ice and a fish less day it was , after 6.5 hours I only marked 2 fish ,  i had a productive season anyway , now for some shore fish 👍
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Apr 07, 2019, 08:22 AM
Aw a flat blank screen...that's a good time to hang up your creepers for the year. I used to quit when I started to get wet feet. :o lmao

No worries about Wildwood. It was a good sale for me. There were some new vendors from the club this year. Lots of recurve bows and a guy making strings for them also, he was quite busy. There were new bows, old bows, guns knives and lots of fishing lures. I sold tandem streamers, those little spoons, a turkey call, copper bracelets to 3 of the wives of Wildwood and lots of small knives to kids and their dads. It was a good day. It's had to beat that show for me. 

I bought a Delta 9" Bandsaw that I'll be able to cut metal with...Looking forward to a new tool, throw away the hacksaw and the pipe cutter, lol.
I'm probably not going to the Pompey show...I think it's next week...*see up date below...I go to my New York State Gold  Prospector meeting in Solon, NY every 2nd saturday of the month. There's not much gold in NY; but we raffle off a nugget each month and buy more nuggets with the raffle money...
it's just a good day off for me to hang with a few friends and have lunch, a few laughs and charge my batteries.
I might stop at Grout Brook and or Lourdes Camp on the way home. Probably should pick up some night crawlers and egg sacs somewhere this week.

*UPDATE Pompey Run and Gun Club Annual Sportsman Flea Market is April 20th from 9am to 1pm
Take care Fred, go catch some trout and I'll try to do the same... ><{{{{">       ><">--------------------------------------------------------------
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Apr 07, 2019, 12:48 PM

I’ll see you and CrappieKiller the 20th
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Apr 08, 2019, 10:42 PM
well lots of ice is gone lots of open water,,,on to open water,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Apr 09, 2019, 05:21 AM
We had a meeting with Cornell last night. Tons of great info.

Average ice out is April 1st.

The average number of days with ice has been shrinking roughly 6 days per decade for the past 2 decades. The ice out stays about the same but ice up has been getting later. The historical date of ice up used to be around January 1st.

They estimated 15,000 walleyes and 192,000 perch were harvested this winter. Higher than normal, but we already knew that.  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Apr 09, 2019, 06:14 AM
EPIC info Bruce!! 😎 A few of us definitely helped put a dent in that perch population. 😁

I wonder what a pile of 192,000 perch looks like??🤔😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Apr 09, 2019, 06:50 AM


I wonder what a pile of 192,000 perch looks like??🤔😜

What you haven't seen any of Trappers pictures?....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: eyehi on Apr 09, 2019, 12:03 PM
We had a meeting with Cornell last night. Tons of great info.

Average ice out is April 1st.

The average number of days with ice has been shrinking roughly 6 days per decade for the past 2 decades. The ice out stays about the same but ice up has been getting later. The historical date of ice up used to be around January 1st.

They estimated 15,000 walleyes and 192,000 perch were harvested this winter. Higher than normal, but we already knew that.  ;D


Any idea how they arrive at the above numbers for harvest data ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Apr 09, 2019, 12:41 PM

Any idea how they arrive at the above numbers for harvest data ?

They did a creel survey this winter January - March. 1 person interviewed around 700 fisherman all around the lake. They actually traveled around the lake via snowmobile, they didn’t just wait at access points.

I would assume that from there they made a calculation based on the total number of fisherman counted in the areas.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Apr 09, 2019, 03:13 PM
Just drove by the lake on the south shore by the big islands.  West wind whipping big time some pretty good white caps.  No ice in sight anywhere.  Time to get the boat uncovered and start to get things ready. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: eyehi on Apr 09, 2019, 03:55 PM
They did a creel survey this winter January - March. 1 person interviewed around 700 fisherman all around the lake. They actually traveled around the lake via snowmobile, they didn’t just wait at access points.

I would assume that from there they made a calculation based on the total number of fisherman counted in the areas.

Interesting .... Thanks for the information ....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Apr 09, 2019, 06:00 PM
Anybody know if they're running yet at the hatchery?  That's all ways a great time to make a trip up & see those beauties
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Apr 09, 2019, 06:56 PM
Anybody know if they're running yet at the hatchery?  That's all ways a great time to make a trip up & see those beauties

The nets are going in tomorrow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Apr 09, 2019, 08:18 PM
What you haven't seen any of Trappers pictures?....h2l
😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Apr 10, 2019, 09:53 AM
I’ll see you and CrappieKiller the 20th
Ok Freddie, I'll see you there on the 20th...I just got in, I'll be set up in the bar...all the spots were filled weeks ago he said...
I have to bring my own table...no biggie...See ya then.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Apr 15, 2019, 07:39 PM
Just stopped by at the hatchery on Sunday. Kudos to those guys and gals who work that amazing event, employees and volunteers alike.  They put in some long hours and if you were in the wet Sunday, then you know it was chilly. They do this every day all day and keep smiling the whole time.  If you've never seen the walleye run at the hatchery you have a couple days left to experience this amazing event. You get to see some real beauties as they make their annual run up the stream. Touring the hatchery never gets old for me. I love it. Get up there and give those folks a big thank you. It's because of them that we have such wonderful fishing here in NY.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Apr 21, 2019, 07:19 PM

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Apr 24, 2019, 11:37 AM
I can't wait fishshack!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fisherman21021 on Aug 09, 2019, 06:22 PM
Getting an early start but wanna fish Oneida more this winter what are some good baits and colors to start with for walleye ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Aug 09, 2019, 06:56 PM
  , I use raps 3,5,7 for both eyes and perch , fire tiger , white glo, black silver, blue silver black gold , gobie , for perch , spoons ,cast Master, and freedom spoons , Swedish pimples , , silvers , gold , brass
 If your ever in APPs in Cleveland they will help with lure choices and have good info
 And always have a dead stick on hand for perch
 Keep your eye on the Oneida lake thread , lots of people posting
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fisherman21021 on Aug 12, 2019, 03:06 PM
I went to apps this past weekend and got a lot of help from them for this winter
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Aug 12, 2019, 04:42 PM
I went to apps this past weekend and got a lot of help from them for this winter
Best info bar none , I’ve known Rick. And Dave seems like forever
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Aug 12, 2019, 06:05 PM
I love going to apps, one of the few throwback places that still exist. Also they are a wealth of knowledge and friendly.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fisherman21021 on Aug 12, 2019, 06:21 PM
I’m looking now to go with someone that knows the fishing pretty well so I can be thought it I have a shanty and everything just wanna learn more about this lake.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Aug 12, 2019, 06:37 PM
Fisherman21021
If you can't find someone to go with the easiest thing to remember is just follow shanty town and use a rap that apps recommend. Actually I have many and continuously switch them out to find the color combo they like for that day. If you don't have a flasher/ fish finder get one. You will catch fish and if not at first you'll figure it out. Just hoping for an early and long season.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Aug 13, 2019, 06:51 AM
  If you don’t have fish finder 1 would help eliminating dead holes and think about getting the Nav app for your phone
 Look up (Navionics chart viewer)  and take a look
 Looking for shanty towns is a place to get you started , but you will learn more looking on your own
 Lots of activity come winter on the Oneida threads ,guys will give baits , lures , and point you in the right direction
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fisherman21021 on Aug 13, 2019, 09:19 AM
I have a fish finder and the nav app and hopefully I’ll have a machine too
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Aug 13, 2019, 06:59 PM

 there are a few eye spots within walking distance , sounds like your all set ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fisherman21021 on Aug 13, 2019, 07:26 PM
Thank you everyone for the help I’ll report back when there is ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Oct 19, 2019, 07:19 AM
KP grabs a duster and starts dusting off this thread.....😁 couple of more bass and walleye trips, put the boat away till March, duck boat is ready for next weekend, do a little deer hunting..... then proceed to get the office ready for ice season. 😎 Man, I LOVE NY!!

Speaking of ducks....where is DEADBIRD??🤔
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Oct 19, 2019, 07:25 AM

 Release say it’s to early only thing that needs to be done is dust some more soft water eyes 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Randy218 on Oct 21, 2019, 09:11 AM
I’m looking now to go with someone that knows the fishing pretty well so I can be thought it I have a shanty and everything just wanna learn more about this lake.

I’m looking to learn the lake as well. I fish solo a lot so the lake is a little daunting. If you can’t find someone with knowledge of the lake and wanna venture out there to learn sometime shoot me a message.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Oct 21, 2019, 04:52 PM
Been to this damn lake 3x skunked but hard water trips and then the only one to catch the eyes in the boat. I hate the lake but I just need more time on it. And to go there on my own I guess. Apps is really that good? I may have to check them out. Even tho honeyoye is my target this yea I can’t get that sexy body to give up her goods neither and she’s a lot closer to home.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Oct 21, 2019, 05:05 PM

 Far as Apps goes they have all the lures & bait needed , many stop in and give catch and ice reports , plus many post on this thread
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Oct 23, 2019, 06:02 AM
All bodies of water will give up the goods, if, you put in the time and understand where fish feed and what they are feeding on. Is it mud bottom or a rock pile. Fish are creatures of habit. Put in the time to learn the lake. Read maps and gather what info you can from bait shops and anglers. The code can be cracked!!🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Oct 23, 2019, 06:21 AM
 Far as lakes I’ve fished over the years Oneida eyes aren’t as hard as some lakes i have fished
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Oct 23, 2019, 07:22 AM
Whats up fellow ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS. These 40 and 30 degree mornings are getting me in the mood. I cant wait to get out on the hard water on that wonderful lake again this season. I can picture it now, going to apps picking up bait, taking the wheeler and flip over to my desired location, getting everything set up and firing up the buddy heater, then letting my line down the hole while watching it descend on the flasher. Ohhhhhhh I cant wait for Oneida Lake to freeze over again. Hopefully sooner than later I'll be seeing a village of flipovers and huts as I reel in perch and walleye.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Oct 23, 2019, 06:07 PM
All bodies of water will give up the goods, if, you put in the time and understand where fish feed and what they are feeding on. Is it mud bottom or a rock pile. Fish are creatures of habit. Put in the time to learn the lake. Read maps and gather what info you can from bait shops and anglers. The code can be cracked!!🎣
Yes you are correct. But in my case Oneida is 2.5+ hrs away from me and does not hold crappie I am to understand. My local water is 20min and I’m home by 12/1 pm with a limit of them delicious perch and the opportunity for the eyes crappie Gills and rockys. Yes there are pike there too but I can’t seem to clean them right always got bones. My new haunt is only an hr and 5 min has all of the same fish and my local but higher volume of calicos and Walters so them are my choices b4 driving 2.5+ to drive 2+mi onto the lake all while wanting to be set up 30min b4 dawn.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Oct 24, 2019, 05:56 AM
 Well BP315 if you have an easy bite your way , it would better for you to stay local,  save on gas and aggravation 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Oct 24, 2019, 04:38 PM
Well BP315 if you have an easy bite your way , it would better for you to stay local,  save on gas and aggravation 😉

Well not everyone has an easy bite locally but I don’t very often have a hard time.  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Oct 24, 2019, 10:40 PM

Well not everyone has an easy bite locally but I don’t very often have a hard time.  ;D
  👍 like I said save gas  and time traveling
 No eyes in Oneida anyway 😊
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Oct 25, 2019, 05:27 PM
Sure there’s no eyes in Oneida. F&R. No perch neither right? Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Oct 26, 2019, 06:08 AM
Sure there’s no eyes in Oneida. F&R. No perch neither right? Lol
😜
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Post by: KingPerch on Oct 26, 2019, 07:12 AM
There’s perch in Oneida? You’re talking white perch... right? Lots of them!!🎣🕳
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Oct 26, 2019, 02:42 PM
I thought the big bass from that tourney ate everything and there’s no nothing but bass and catfish n mud puppies
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Post by: DeadEyez on Nov 20, 2019, 05:56 PM
  👍 like I said save gas  and time traveling
 No eyes in Oneida anyway 😊
No crappies either  :afro: :afro: :afro: :afro:
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 01, 2019, 03:23 PM

 http:// Lakeside Outfitters Open House
3279 RT 31 Canastota, NY 13032
315-633-6030
Dec 14th & 15th
 
We are very excited to announce our first open house! We have been working on filling the store with product and we are happy to say…WE ARE FULL!!! Winter is coming which means its almost time for Ice Season. We are completely stocked with everything you could possibly need….here are some of the brands that we have added for you-
JT Rods, Striker, Otter, Ion,Engel Coolers, Eskimo, K-Drill, Frabill, Strike Master, Rapala, Moonshine, Northland, Custom Jigs and Spins, Sf Customs, Hardwater Customs, Sebile, 13 Fishing, HT, Acme, Beau Mac, Celsius, Fiskas, Fresh Run Fishing,K&E tackle, Berkley, Eurotackle …..and of course Rotjaw
Come and meet some of our local anglers! They will be there to answer any questions you might have. Here’s a list just to name a few-
Mike Pikulinski                     Brian Hammond
Mike Pikulinski Jr.                Gary Stasonis
Ed Hatten                              Jason Noble
Karl Elsner                             Chad Wagoner
 
We will have having a special Christmas wish list. Make a wish list and we will hold it….send in your spouse…get exactly what you want! For every spouse that’s comes in and makes a purchase they will receive …free product!
We will also be having a special on gift certificates- purchase a $30.00 gift card for only $25.00! Purchase a $60.00 for only $50.00!
 
There will be door prizes given out all day long!
 
The open house will be from 10-4
 
We look forward to seeing you all…..Scott & Jeff
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Post by: step2jimi on Dec 01, 2019, 08:45 PM
Its about that time I start getting really excited for the 2 hour drive to onieda to hit early ice. This will be my 7th season coming out I think. If any advice I can give for the guys comming from a long ways or new comers. STUDY THIS THREAD. Like home work study it. Look through the archives and study it. Everything you need is right here. Dont waste time asking questions. It's easier to to search back and read. Baits, depths, location, rigging, it's all right available. Hardest part for me is narrowing down locations. Once I find then I can usually manage to get them to fire.
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Post by: XC 600 on Dec 03, 2019, 08:00 AM
http:// Lakeside Outfitters Open House
3279 RT 31 Canastota, NY 13032
315-633-6030
Dec 14th & 15th
 
We are very excited to announce our first open house! We have been working on filling the store with product and we are happy to say…WE ARE FULL!!! Winter is coming which means its almost time for Ice Season. We are completely stocked with everything you could possibly need….here are some of the brands that we have added for you-
JT Rods, Striker, Otter, Ion,Engel Coolers, Eskimo, K-Drill, Frabill, Strike Master, Rapala, Moonshine, Northland, Custom Jigs and Spins, Sf Customs, Hardwater Customs, Sebile, 13 Fishing, HT, Acme, Beau Mac, Celsius, Fiskas, Fresh Run Fishing,K&E tackle, Berkley, Eurotackle …..and of course Rotjaw
Come and meet some of our local anglers! They will be there to answer any questions you might have. Here’s a list just to name a few-
Mike Pikulinski                     Brian Hammond
Mike Pikulinski Jr.                Gary Stasonis
Ed Hatten                              Jason Noble
Karl Elsner                             Chad Wagoner
 
We will have having a special Christmas wish list. Make a wish list and we will hold it….send in your spouse…get exactly what you want! For every spouse that’s comes in and makes a purchase they will receive …free product!
We will also be having a special on gift certificates- purchase a $30.00 gift card for only $25.00! Purchase a $60.00 for only $50.00!
 
There will be door prizes given out all day long!
 
The open house will be from 10-4
 
We look forward to seeing you all…..Scott & Jeff
Great guys- Great store
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Post by: DerekF_17 on Dec 03, 2019, 06:11 PM
What are the odds Oneida is fishable by Xmas?
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 03, 2019, 06:20 PM

 Main lake not , big bay maybe
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Post by: Rugburn on Dec 04, 2019, 07:18 AM
Might have to incorporate the open house into a xmas shopping trip. Can't seem to put my hands on my jigging rap box, so I'm starting from zero. Good time to stock up on the "must have sizes and colors". Thanks for the heads up F&R!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 04, 2019, 01:37 PM
It is hard to believe that it is almost time for ice? I'm not done with the boat yet or done chasing deer for that matter!

I don't see any major cool downs in the forecast so it's gonna be a while.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Dec 04, 2019, 04:01 PM
Well....my pond is froze over, probably not safe though. Fished a small State owned pond December 13th last year. One thing is certain, the weather WILL change. Reeleyz you must be thinking ice fishing if you're here! Lol....
Good luck wrapping up the other pursuits.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 04, 2019, 06:07 PM
 i'm ready for the  big bay shuffle  ;D ..... see ya  sully
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Post by: KingPerch on Dec 04, 2019, 06:32 PM
I’m ready!!😈🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 04, 2019, 06:46 PM
you ice  fish???? :roflmao:
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Post by: KingPerch on Dec 04, 2019, 07:03 PM
Nope!!😂
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 05, 2019, 02:23 PM

 Goon boy and myself took a drive to check some small water off the beaten path , we didn’t find any safe ice , did get on but the spud fell through ,🤪
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 05, 2019, 03:35 PM
should  be  good  by  tomorrow right? :roflmao:
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 05, 2019, 03:52 PM

 You know me never walk thin ice
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Post by: KingPerch on Dec 05, 2019, 05:14 PM
Goon boy and myself took a drive to check some small water off the beaten path , we didn’t find any safe ice , did get on but the spud fell through ,🤪
You still walk on water?? 😁 crazy ol buzzard!!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 05, 2019, 05:42 PM
It is hard to believe that it is almost time for ice? I'm not done with the boat yet or done chasing deer for that matter!

I don't see any major cool downs in the forecast so it's gonna be a while.

i'm  fishing  open water and chasing  deer myself 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: obrien380 on Dec 08, 2019, 05:10 PM
Chase deer with the muzzleloader or go to Lakeside Outfitters open house next weekend????? 😬
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Dec 13, 2019, 07:51 AM
What's up diehards.  It's almost time.  Looking like another couple weeks.  Possibly Christmas day. 
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Post by: JTRCNC on Dec 13, 2019, 08:30 AM
Anyone use an aqua-vu on Oneida, just looking for some insight on how they work and if its worth it. Thanks
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 13, 2019, 04:02 PM
Anyone use an aqua-vu on Oneida, just looking for some insight on how they work and if its worth it. Thanks
  , I’ve run mine with no problem
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 13, 2019, 04:04 PM

 Eldest daughter had a ugly X-mas outfit contest at work , first prize was a paid vacation day and she won 😜
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/mzs93rvw/9-C51-C813-8-B42-463-A-B21-E-4606104-C2225.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mzs93rvw)
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Post by: bart on Dec 13, 2019, 04:30 PM
The tiara is hilarious. A day off with pay, awesome!
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Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 13, 2019, 05:23 PM
Lol that’s awesome!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 13, 2019, 05:26 PM

 Bob she is the one that paints  the saw blades you gave her ,
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Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 13, 2019, 05:57 PM
that's  funny
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Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 14, 2019, 01:57 PM
Bob she is the one that paints  the saw blades you gave her ,
Now she can paint some more blades while getting paid from her other job on her paid day off! Good stuff
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Post by: rlejr on Dec 15, 2019, 12:07 PM
Word is the lake will be froze over on December 26.. anyone else hear this?
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 15, 2019, 12:13 PM

 I personally don’t pay attention to predictions, when I feel it’s safe I head out with my spud ,
  Is it possible , yes , as the water temp is very cold ,
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Post by: KingPerch on Dec 15, 2019, 01:20 PM
I heard it was supposed to be froze over on Thanksgiving too...🙄

I’m with Filet on first ice...literally!😁
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 15, 2019, 01:47 PM
This coming week looks good to make next weekend good in a lot of places
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 15, 2019, 03:31 PM
 Goon boy and I went to the open house at
Lake shore outfitters on the south shore
 They have a well stocked store , lures augers , shelters , rods & reels and more , nice seeing some of the guys to BS with  , I wish them luck
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Post by: Zeker259 on Dec 16, 2019, 07:37 AM
Beach Cam working again. It won't be long.  :clap:  :thumbsup: :icefish:


(https://i.postimg.cc/YjfhbHqp/Snap-Shot-20191216-083256-Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YjfhbHqp)
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Post by: obrien380 on Dec 16, 2019, 08:21 AM
I personally don’t pay attention to predictions, when I feel it’s safe I head out with my spud ,
  Is it possible , yes , as the water temp is very cold ,
Smart man right here
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Post by: obrien380 on Dec 16, 2019, 08:24 AM
Just crossed over on the 81 bridge on my way north. Lots of ice out there today, looks like big bay skimmed over completely "can't confirm"
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Post by: percht@lker on Dec 16, 2019, 01:59 PM
Cant wait to get out there this year.  Hopefully only a few more weeks until it will be ready!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 16, 2019, 02:00 PM

 👍
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Post by: Tylersantos on Dec 16, 2019, 08:16 PM
I see theres no Oneida Page this year, feel free to post info or ask questions here, hope you all have a great ice season.

Thanks for starting this page. I have been looking around for Oneida
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Post by: Bakes1212 on Dec 16, 2019, 08:28 PM
Just crossed over on the 81 bridge on my way north. Lots of ice out there today, looks like big bay skimmed over completely "can't confirm"
👍🏻
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Post by: New Old Guy on Dec 17, 2019, 08:16 AM
Yo Guys & Gals.

Thought I"d drop in and give y'all a shout out. I.wamt you all to know Old Boggey is still alive and kicking. Year round. Camp on the Pond. But I just may meander down there to catch some of your fat bellies.as soon as we get some safe ice

Boggey
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 17, 2019, 08:20 AM

 No fish in Oneida 😃
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Post by: fish4fun8 on Dec 17, 2019, 09:34 AM
Yup snagger caught them all!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 17, 2019, 09:48 AM
 
Yup snagged caught them all!
Yep that must be it 👍
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Post by: KingPerch on Dec 17, 2019, 04:20 PM
Tough crowd here on Oneida Boggey!!!😁 welcome back Buddy!!😎
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Post by: reeleyz on Dec 18, 2019, 09:22 AM
What to my wondering eyes should appear...


(https://i.postimg.cc/v1gSkGZf/39-E8-A9-A9-12-E4-4483-B8-C3-30-EAC71-CAFDE.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/v1gSkGZf)
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Post by: JTRCNC on Dec 18, 2019, 09:33 AM
thats funny
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Post by: Fishin-Mission on Dec 18, 2019, 09:41 AM
According to the long term forecast I look at it appears this week's cold temperatures will not last.  Looks like highs in the upper 30s to low 40s through the New Year.  Sure, hope the long-term forecast is fake news.  Of course, that long term forecast could change in the next few minutes!
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Post by: Ksalway on Dec 18, 2019, 04:48 PM
Anyone have any recommendations on smaller bodies of water in the area that may have safe ice?
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 18, 2019, 04:52 PM
Was by nehawatha or how ever you spell it yesterday was prolly 90% or so locked. Don’t know anything about that lake just know it was covered and had to look it up for what lake it was
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Post by: s10xr on Dec 18, 2019, 07:45 PM
According to the long term forecast I look at it appears this week's cold temperatures will not last.  Looks like highs in the upper 30s to low 40s through the New Year.  Sure, hope the long-term forecast is fake news.  Of course, that long term forecast could change in the next few minutes!

If it locks good Thurs - Sunday it will probably be ok.  Temps below freezing every night and no rain.  Play it out and see what happens. 
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 19, 2019, 05:31 AM
 the extended temps don’t look very favorable for the main lake ,
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Post by: KingPerch on Dec 19, 2019, 06:00 AM
What to my wondering eyes should appear...


(https://i.postimg.cc/v1gSkGZf/39-E8-A9-A9-12-E4-4483-B8-C3-30-EAC71-CAFDE.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/v1gSkGZf)
I like that!!😎
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 19, 2019, 06:23 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/w7Ty9pkQ/C2-A99322-F028-46-B0-9-BD0-B60-CCF619188.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/w7Ty9pkQ)

(https://i.postimg.cc/sB3bNTzx/89-F2-A2-A8-A8-A9-4-A3-F-BA56-44222-ABFECED.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sB3bNTzx)
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Post by: KingPerch on Dec 19, 2019, 06:47 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/w7Ty9pkQ/C2-A99322-F028-46-B0-9-BD0-B60-CCF619188.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/w7Ty9pkQ)

(https://i.postimg.cc/sB3bNTzx/89-F2-A2-A8-A8-A9-4-A3-F-BA56-44222-ABFECED.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sB3bNTzx)
I don’t like that!!! Party pooper release!!!😜
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 19, 2019, 06:53 AM
 Yep release is still a DK , I think he’s getting worse ,
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Post by: KingPerch on Dec 19, 2019, 06:57 AM
Yep release is still a DK , I think he’s getting worse
I wish we could deport that DK!!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 19, 2019, 07:12 AM
I wish we could deport that DK!!!😂
I hear that, but who would take him anyway , over the years I tried to give him away but mom would just go and rescue him 🙄, Im forced to take him fishing 😡
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/jWW1FcSY/E1618-C3-C-3-A77-4569-860-C-4-B1764-E69-D31.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/jWW1FcSY)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 19, 2019, 07:40 AM
It definitely won’t be making a ton of ice any time soon but it’s a good start. It’s still only mid December.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 19, 2019, 07:56 AM
It definitely won’t be making a ton of ice any time soon but it’s a good start. It’s still only mid December.
Exactly
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Post by: FingerLaker607 on Dec 19, 2019, 08:14 AM
Let's just hope this brief warmup is just that and we don't end up in that up and down cycle...these few days of cold could make a decent base that could withstand that weather if the wind/waves aren't a factor
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Post by: Randy218 on Dec 19, 2019, 11:29 AM
There are 2 people on big bay today.
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Post by: OneBucketMike on Dec 19, 2019, 05:18 PM
I don’t like that!!! Party pooper release!!!😜

Actually compared to Western NY (30/40s) that forecast is not all that bad as the nights are still going to be cold. Of course a surprise deep freeze would really make everyone on here happier. Cya....
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 19, 2019, 05:22 PM
There are 2 people on big bay today.
That’s no surprise as the bays are shallow and freeze first ,
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Post by: KingPerch on Dec 19, 2019, 07:18 PM
I hear that, but who would take him anyway , over the years I tried to give him away but mom would just go and rescue him 🙄, Im forced to take him fishing 😡
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/jWW1FcSY/E1618-C3-C-3-A77-4569-860-C-4-B1764-E69-D31.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/jWW1FcSY)
I feel your pain bud!!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 19, 2019, 07:24 PM
I know  people are  going to run out there ,,,, you better have a  spud  and i'd  take a  floatation vest
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 19, 2019, 07:27 PM
I know  people are  going to run out there ,,,, you better have a  spud  and i'd  take a  floatation vest
Great advice Trap!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: crappyfisherman on Dec 19, 2019, 07:45 PM
   DO NOT EAT THE FISH FROM Neatahwanta- DEC has it on their "these fish will friggin melt your guts if you eat them" list
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 19, 2019, 07:59 PM
I love the  fear people have of lake Neatahwanta.... I won't lie theres  nothing wrong with it but I like the lack of competition  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 19, 2019, 08:50 PM
I hear that, but who would take him anyway , over the years I tried to give him away but mom would just go and rescue him 🙄, Im forced to take him fishing 😡
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/jWW1FcSY/E1618-C3-C-3-A77-4569-860-C-4-B1764-E69-D31.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/jWW1FcSY)
At lease he’s good for another limit 😜 thats if you can put up with him casting over your line!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 20, 2019, 06:38 AM

 Trapp I just realized we don’t need to be first on Oneida or the pond , I can remember being first on and last off ,
 But I am down to my last # of perch fillets from last winter 😱
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Dec 20, 2019, 06:47 AM
Going out this afternoon on some small local waters, time to dust off some Fiskas..... @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 20, 2019, 06:56 AM
Going out this afternoon on some small local waters, time to dust off some Fiskas..... @)
Good luck bud , I and the goon are heading out this weekend,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Dec 20, 2019, 07:05 AM
Good luck bud , I and the goon are heading out this weekend,

Good luck to you guys as well !  Love hitting the skinny water early, will work our way to the big girl eventually. Got a good spot for gills, then at dusk the crappies come out to play. Good fire drill blitz to get warmed up....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Dec 20, 2019, 07:18 AM
I better go get the carbs off the sled and get to it, things are firming up. Next week looks good for cold weather too. Didn't get to use my new flasher on panfish yet, I want to give that A whirl, need to go bug Sully for A couple jigs.

:)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 20, 2019, 07:19 AM
 Gills are hard to beat far as eating , right at the top of my list , don’t forget when ya get home take a couple pics
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Dec 20, 2019, 08:14 AM
Gills are hard to beat far as eating , right at the top of my list , don’t forget when ya get home take a couple pics
Same boat as you Fred, 3 packs of walleye and one perch left, my good pal Deadeyez dropped off some venison steaks, they lasted A day.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Dec 20, 2019, 08:59 AM
cant see any open water this morning
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnyiceboy on Dec 20, 2019, 09:15 AM
I bet someone walks out from the beach tomorrow. Any takers on that bet?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mono_mono on Dec 20, 2019, 10:43 AM
I bet someone walks out from the beach tomorrow. Any takers on that bet?

May I add that they will limit out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: delay18 on Dec 20, 2019, 11:02 AM
Looking for some information on this lake.

I have never fished this lake on hard water and only 1 terrible trip on open water, so to say I am clueless of this body of water is a fair statement.

My siblings and I are looking at doing a weekend trip for my father. It would be with him, my brother in law, and maybe a couple nephews.

I have my own gear and can get some more from friends if need be. I am looking to either rent a pre-placed shanty, or hire a guide.

Does anyone have recommendations or thoughts on this?

Thank you all in advance!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FingerLaker607 on Dec 20, 2019, 11:39 AM
Just read through the thread. All the info you will need is right here. The locals are pretty generous with tips and information
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Dec 20, 2019, 02:24 PM
Looking for some information on this lake.

I have never fished this lake on hard water and only 1 terrible trip on open water, so to say I am clueless of this body of water is a fair statement.

My siblings and I are looking at doing a weekend trip for my father. It would be with him, my brother in law, and maybe a couple nephews.

I have my own gear and can get some more from friends if need be. I am looking to either rent a pre-placed shanty, or hire a guide.

Does anyone have recommendations or thoughts on this?

Thank you all in advance!

There are no pre-placed shanties on Oneida, permanent shanties are illegal, and I don't know of any hardwater guides. Maybe somebody else knows of one.

My best advice would be calling a place like Apps, numbers I have are 315-675-6011 for the bait shop and 315-675-8334 for rooms. They have everything you'll need and will steer you in the right direction.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 20, 2019, 04:00 PM
There are no pre-placed shanties on Oneida, permanent shanties are illegal, and I don't know of any hardwater guides. Maybe somebody else knows of one.

My best advice would be calling a place like Apps, numbers I have are 315-675-6011 for the bait shop and 315-675-8334 for rooms. They have everything you'll need and will steer you in the right direction.
I couldn’t believe that perms are illegal on Oneida. So I just looked at the special rugs for there and says nothing about perms other then the same dec statement of reflective and name number and address req. so may I ask where you got the information that they are illegal on the lake cuz I know they are allowed on Ontario bays
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Dec 20, 2019, 04:25 PM
they are not illegal some still out there every year just not many because the portables are so good now a days.......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Dec 20, 2019, 04:27 PM
they are not illegal some still out there every year just not many because the portables are so good now a days.......
That's the case near everywhere.  Perm shantys are few these days. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Dec 20, 2019, 04:54 PM
Whoops. My bad. That’s what I was told when I asked about them and never checked the actual regs.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Dec 20, 2019, 06:30 PM
I bet someone walks out from the beach tomorrow. Any takers on that bet?

If I wasn't working tomorrow if be in the parking lot at 6 a.m.. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 20, 2019, 06:46 PM
Well then perm out and fish on gentleman. Stay safe to all who are going for early ice in the am.
Tight lines
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Dec 21, 2019, 08:42 AM
Looks like someone is out on the ice off Sylvan Beach today.  If so hope they stay on top.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Dec 21, 2019, 09:36 AM
I know A few people that leave their shantys on the ice overnight. The problems with permanenent spots are thieves, and idiots going 100 mph on the lake and whaling into your shanty. You have to take everything home every night or you won't have your stuff for sure. In the old days there wasn't much for equipment, now people easily roll with 2K in gear, anyone have A 1000 dollar jig box they would leave on the lake?

Anyways, this cold weather is the deal, going to get the sled running today.

cny
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 21, 2019, 11:03 AM
theres people out on sylvan right now .... take a  spud  and use it   good luck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Dec 21, 2019, 02:14 PM
next week does not look good for making ice or keeping what we got
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 21, 2019, 02:24 PM
The north shore web cam shows a lot of open water now too.  >:(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 21, 2019, 05:03 PM

 First it’s Oneida and it’s 21 miles long and at its widest point 4.5 miles wide , so 1 little spot is meaningless, , personally, I have 95 spots on my hand held first come first served , I move off to the next spot ,
 I use to have a permanent , unlocked with a note use it , just leave it the way you found it , Thanks , no problem
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Dec 21, 2019, 05:17 PM
First it’s Oneida and it’s 21 miles long and at its widest point 4.5 miles wide , so 1 little spot is meaningless, , personally, I have 95 spots on my hand held first come first served , I move off to the next spot ,I use to have a permanent , unlocked with a note use it , just leave it the way you found it , Thanks , no problem

Can I borrow your phone Fred. :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 21, 2019, 05:26 PM
Can I borrow your phone Fred. :)
Sure but you don’t need to repeat the fake fishing reports it may get
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Dec 21, 2019, 06:59 PM
I kinda miss my old shack that had a wood burning stove in it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Dec 22, 2019, 06:55 AM
There was a few out on big bay on friday. didn't see or hear any reports of ice conditions. be safe and spud spud spud !!!!!   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 22, 2019, 06:59 AM
First it’s Oneida and it’s 21 miles long and at its widest point 4.5 miles wide , so 1 little spot is meaningless, , personally, I have 95 spots on my hand held first come first served , I move off to the next spot ,
 I use to have a permanent , unlocked with a note use it , just leave it the way you found it , Thanks , no problem
Can I borrow your handheld GPS Freddie? I know that doesn’t carry fake info!!!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 22, 2019, 06:59 AM
Y’all try to keep the conditions for that water so tight to the chest it ain’t even funny. Yes take a spud but I heard of plenty going on there and reports of ice it’s not my report so I will not give it. But there is ice. Go find it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 22, 2019, 08:26 AM
First day that guys were on Oneida ice was yesterday. They are seasoned anglers and won’t give first or last ice conditions. Myself included....Sorry!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Dec 22, 2019, 09:54 AM
If I was still fishing these days, I'd be taking a ride around the lake today to see where and if any guys are out and taking note of it. I used to do it all the time. You learn the local spots at least. You can see all the parking spots around the lake. You can take note of open water. Conditions are different  all around the lake at first and last ice. It could be good one place and wet and soft cracks in another. THAT'S why guys don't like to give reports early and late in the season. All it takes to ruin your day is give someone a thumbs up report and then they go out and get their a** in a jam by falling through thin or dangerous ice...No one wants to be responsible for that.
All I can say is, go look for yourself. Find a friend who lives and fishes there frequently and take their advice. The tip to go to App's is the best tip I read on this whole page. Good reports, great minnows and an excellant spot to begin fishing. If you have a machine and a portable shanty for yourself, all the better.
Sometimes depending on where you are, the perch grounds could be a long walk...Walleyes wander too...You'll see the guys out now and that's where everyone begins and ends each year. Some spots are a longer walk than others. Snow cover is a real PITA to drag your gear. One end of the lake could be burried in snow the other end could be wind swept of snow...you never know early and late ice unless you see it...
Rentals aren't what they used to be. Years ago, several people had hard shantys to rent and would take you out and pick you up later...I guess that isn't so anymore...Sad but true. You learn by doing these days. That's how I learned, with a couple of good friends to guide me along the way. So, find your way there and good luck. It's a great fishery. ><{{{*>
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 22, 2019, 10:02 AM
If I was still fishing these days, I'd be taking a ride around the lake today to see where and if any guys are out and taking note of it. I used to do it all the time. You learn the local spots at least. You can see all the parking spots around the lake. You can take note of open water. Conditions are different  all around the lake at first and last ice. It could be good one place and wet and soft cracks in another. THAT'S why guys don't like to give reports early and late in the season. All it takes to ruin your day is give someone a thumbs up report and then they go out and get their a** in a jam by falling through thin or dangerous ice...No one wants to be responsible for that.
All I can say is, go look for yourself. Find a friend who lives and fishes there frequently and take their advice. The tip to go to App's is the best tip I read on this whole page. Good reports, great minnows and an excellant spot to begin fishing. If you have a machine and a portable shanty for yourself, all the better.
Sometimes depending on where you are, the perch grounds could be a long walk...Walleyes wander too...You'll see the guys out now and that's where everyone begins and ends each year. Some spots are a longer walk than others. Snow cover is a real PITA to drag your gear. One end of the lake could be burried in snow the other end could be wind swept of snow...you never know early and late ice unless you see it...
Rentals aren't what they used to be. Years ago, several people had hard shantys to rent and would take you out and pick you up later...I guess that isn't so anymore...Sad but true. You learn by doing these days. That's how I learned, with a couple of good friends to guide me along the way. So, find your way there and good luck. It's a great fishery. ><{{{*>
Great advice dug!!! End of story! It seems I got blasted for being simple with my post. Direct, but simple. I won’t post here anymore.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Dec 22, 2019, 10:24 AM
Im 5 hrs away King perch from oneida...only hope for real ice condition on the lake is you guys(locals) thats why reports from you guys is important for guys like me who have to drive that far...im sorry for my comment in previous post..(post is removed)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Dec 22, 2019, 10:35 AM
Im 5 hrs away King perch from oneida...only hope for real ice condition on the lake is you guys(locals) thats why reports from you guys is important for guys like me who have to drive that far...im sorry for my comment in previous post..(post is removed)

As an ice fisherman you have to know that early and late ice is "iffy" at best. I won't drive 5 minutes to fish "iffy" ice....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Dec 22, 2019, 11:14 AM
Of course! But iffy for somebody coud be 5" also
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Schwartzy on Dec 22, 2019, 02:15 PM
Live on Oneida and in my opinion waiting for solid 6” plus is common sense for me to return to my family at the end of the day. It’s not there yet.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 22, 2019, 02:51 PM
First day that guys were on Oneida ice was yesterday. They are seasoned anglers and won’t give first or last ice conditions. Myself included....Sorry!
That right there KP is what I’m talking about.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 22, 2019, 03:04 PM
Im 5 hrs away King perch from oneida...only hope for real ice condition on the lake is you guys(locals) thats why reports from you guys is important for guys like me who have to drive that far...im sorry for my comment in previous post..(post is removed)

you have to understand  we have  given reports in the past only to be told we  don't know what were talking about or the ice is  fine or that were wrong and we sent people out to drown ...sorry  your on your own  take a spud a life  jacket a rope and a friend  not tring to be mean but I won't  give a ice  report out in public I stood watching waves    reported open water and was called a liar.....never again, you  should own a  spud  anyways  and  Oneida  has cams you can watch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Dec 22, 2019, 03:08 PM
what trap said
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 22, 2019, 03:42 PM

 I can wait to fish Oneida , I to agree with trapp , I and Nate chased these to get the rust off , just some fun stuff today , and no ice report as things were a litte thin 😳

(https://i.postimg.cc/ppsh34Gr/9-E58217-E-F92-F-4605-9-A61-B9-BA273-BDABC.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ppsh34Gr)

(https://i.postimg.cc/DSmJh6Hg/A95-FC367-DE6-A-426-F-A391-80118-A7-DC417.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DSmJh6Hg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 22, 2019, 03:47 PM
well ya had  fun  .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Dec 22, 2019, 03:55 PM
you have to understand  we have  given reports in the past only to be told we  don't know what were talking about or the ice is  fine or that were wrong and we sent people out to drown ...sorry  your on your own  take a spud a life  jacket a rope and a friend  not tring to be mean but I won't  give a ice  report out in public I stood watching waves    reported open water and was called a liar.....never again, you  should own a  spud  anyways  and  Oneida  has cams you can watch


People dont believe what your seeing with your own eyes cause they think you are the old blind amigo that has Al and Dan to be your eyes and ears lmfao.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 22, 2019, 03:59 PM
you better be getting your  self in shape  your  supposed  to  drag  freddies and my stuff out on the ice  drill our holes and teach us old farts how to  catch   walleyes and  panfish ....were really looking forward  to this....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 22, 2019, 03:59 PM

People dont believe what your seeing with your own eyes cause they think you are the old blind amigo that has Al and Dan to be your eyes and ears lmfao.
Lmao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 22, 2019, 04:02 PM
fred I am  getting old  going threw  gear  putting  things away I  found a  box of sonars and  challengers  I  forgot about in my truck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 22, 2019, 04:13 PM

 Hey bud I have short term memory , I just came across a grocery bag of unopened plugs 🥴
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Dec 22, 2019, 04:16 PM
Had better first days.  Lots of lookers.  A couple players.  Good to be on oneida before Xmas.  Spud Spud Spud.  You don't feel safe don't go.  I'm not giving reports it's boderline and if you don't know what your doing or uncomfortable stay off.   
(https://i.postimg.cc/gwGLLpTY/1875.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gwGLLpTY)

(https://i.postimg.cc/HchrNysx/1898.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/HchrNysx)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 22, 2019, 04:22 PM
Nice fish Jason and Fred.

It definitely was a beautiful day on the ice.  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 22, 2019, 04:31 PM
Had better first days.  Lots of lookers.  A couple players.  Good to be on oneida before Xmas.  Spud Spud Spud.  You don't feel safe don't go.  I'm not giving reports it's boderline and if you don't know what your doing or uncomfortable stay off.   
(https://i.postimg.cc/gwGLLpTY/1875.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gwGLLpTY)

(https://i.postimg.cc/HchrNysx/1898.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/HchrNysx)
Looks better then what I was on yesterday, it was nice though.
Stay safe all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Dec 22, 2019, 06:51 PM
She sure is purty when she’s all locked up. A shame we’re getting this warmup but it’s still early.


(https://i.postimg.cc/Z9tsB42s/BA39-AAAF-0-F54-48-AE-8-A90-EB4-ACBC77-DDF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Z9tsB42s)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 22, 2019, 09:19 PM

 Cool pic chowdaire
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Dec 23, 2019, 04:24 AM
I can wait to fish Oneida , I to agree with trapp , I and Nate chased these to get the rust off , just some fun stuff today , and no ice report as things were a litte thin 😳
(https://i.postimg.cc/ppsh34Gr/9-E58217-E-F92-F-4605-9-A61-B9-BA273-BDABC.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ppsh34Gr)

(https://i.postimg.cc/DSmJh6Hg/A95-FC367-DE6-A-426-F-A391-80118-A7-DC417.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DSmJh6Hg)
Good job on the Lakers F&R, my daughter has them on her bucket list this yr😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 23, 2019, 04:42 AM
 Well moose all I can say is go as they are a hoot , and they can surface some colorful metaphors 😳 , I’m no expert but I have fun trying to catch them , won’t be long and I’ll start chasing some eyes and perch , with some pans mixed in
 Good luck to all and be safe and don’t forget your 🥔 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 23, 2019, 10:06 AM
catch some lakers  for  fun then  go after some fish you can eat
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Dec 23, 2019, 10:11 AM
I see two people ice fishing in front on Sylvan Beach, but I am not ballsee enough to go out there. http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/ (http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/)

Sure hope neither goes through.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Dec 23, 2019, 10:12 AM
I see a third one on his way out now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mdm25549 on Dec 23, 2019, 12:11 PM
Walked on Oneida main lake this morning. Ice was solid early but not a lot of it. Fishing wasn’t very good. Lot of lookers very very few takers. With this afternoons warmth I would not recommend going out until another cool down
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 23, 2019, 04:02 PM
 My bud MV did a good deed and gave a spud to a couple of teenagers wandering out  on the ice to go fishing,Didn’t never heard of 1 ,  they give boat courses and maybe a general ice safety class wouldn’t be a bad thing , , I know we survived , no seat belts , no bicycle helmets, and focus 5 heaters , to name a few 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Dec 23, 2019, 04:20 PM
, , I know we survived , no seat belts , no bicycle helmets, and focus 5 heaters , to name a few 😉

Ain't that the truth - wonder we even lived through childhood - Oh, I mean adolescence.  Children, we still are.  Keep on keep'n Freddie.  :P
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Dec 23, 2019, 04:40 PM
It is a miracle we survived! Riding in the back of pickup trucks, standing, sitting on the box edge.... :o

Managed 12 gills and a couple of crappie Friday afternoon with a screaming high barometer. Went back to my small skinny water again Sunday mid day and pulled another 14 gills out. Had some nice LMB and dink perch come in camera view, I would bury my jig in the muck to keep it away from them. Fun stuff, but would prefer to get the perch waters. It's a start!

Got some pics for you Fillet, if I can figure out how to post with phone.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 23, 2019, 04:51 PM

 Sounds like a good time Mr Burn 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bathtubikey on Dec 24, 2019, 12:06 AM
they are not illegal some still out there every year just not many because the portables are so good now a days.......
I'm one of those perm shanty guys I haven't  had any one take anything but I don't leave anything of great value but propane and stove in case someone gets stuck the night out there   I have it covered  with reflectors (should be mandatory ) but isn't  and have  name and address on it must be removed by march 15 same as my stake duck blind   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pooch2543 on Dec 25, 2019, 02:26 AM
Boy.....I miss it!!!! Nice pic.

She sure is purty when she’s all locked up. A shame we’re getting this warmup but it’s still early.


(https://i.postimg.cc/Z9tsB42s/BA39-AAAF-0-F54-48-AE-8-A90-EB4-ACBC77-DDF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Z9tsB42s)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fisherman21021 on Dec 25, 2019, 02:44 PM
Keep seeing people out there how’s the ice looking
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Gamalot on Dec 26, 2019, 06:04 PM
I've been fishing the hardwater for over 50 years now and safe ice to one is deadly to another. On these big lakes if you know the terrain and how it does lock up you might be OK on some rather thin ice. IMO no fish is worth a cold water dunk and I blame no one for refusing to give any real ice reports until it gets over a foot thick. I was on a pond down here on Saturday and there were guys fishing but 3 inches just does not get it for me and a few spots were absolutely off limits. If my weight on the slab can cause the water in the hole to raise up then I have no business being there is the way I roll and stay safe. It is great to get out before Christmas but usually down here a better bet is after 1/15 unless you have small farm ponds in your area. The guys with the permanent shanties are your best guide for knowing if the ice is safe enough because most of them know their own lakes and conditions.

Gam
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 26, 2019, 09:24 PM
Keep seeing people out there how’s the ice looking


buy a spud and go see 2 wacks and it doesn't go threw take a step
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Dec 26, 2019, 09:48 PM
what trapper said and hay if u see the guys out there your near enough to check ....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Vinny1892 on Dec 26, 2019, 10:43 PM
I dont know about you guys but the way the weather forecast is holding we might he breaking out the kayaks/flat bottom boats to go after these walleyes .. goood grief.... :/
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 27, 2019, 07:46 AM
I dont know about you guys but the way the weather forecast is holding we might he breaking out the kayaks/flat bottom boats to go after these walleyes .. goood grief.... :/
Sounds like maybe you need to be ice slapped for thinking that way. Whoa 😮. Lol Just joshin ya but we need positive thoughts for cold and ice. But I too have a bad feeling it’s different then then yours tho
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 27, 2019, 07:52 AM
We just need to limp along a bit until we get some more cold.  :-\
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 27, 2019, 07:57 AM
shoot bunnies and fish for steelies this week
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 27, 2019, 07:57 AM
shoot bunnies and fish for steelies this week
Poor thumper 🤭
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Dec 27, 2019, 08:07 AM
This weather is depressing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Dec 27, 2019, 12:04 PM
Yup. Back to bird hunting for couple week
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Vinny1892 on Dec 27, 2019, 01:21 PM
Ive only been out twice so far on a local small lake. Fishing was par my poor equipment is gettin  lonely though with this up and down weather.. im dieing to go afger some lakers and walleyes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Dec 27, 2019, 03:41 PM
Yo Guys & Gals,

The only word for the 10 day forecast is DISMAL.  Personally , I am looking for some open water on the canal locks and walls just to satiate that itch to wet my line. Let us all exercise some good judgement and remember we still have a good 3 months for our ice to heal or rebuild. No fish is worth losing one's life or placing would be first responders in harm's way.
   Looking to see you all out there, on top my friends.

Boggey
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 27, 2019, 03:52 PM
boogey clean out your message box
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Dec 27, 2019, 06:31 PM
boogey clean out your message box

Yo Trap.

Cleaned a bunch of them out.

Boggey
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Dec 27, 2019, 09:21 PM
shoot bunnies and fish for steelies this week

I was thinking of hunting bunnies and squirrels
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Dec 27, 2019, 10:14 PM
Wabbit strogenoff is good on the ice  ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 28, 2019, 01:39 AM
 I’ve been walking on ice on my own for over 4 decades , what maybe be comfy for me may not for another ,
 I have about 6 people I trust and still take my spud and check it for myself ,
 Far as Oneida we normally don’t get on the ice until first second week of January on the main lake anything before that would be a bonus , I haven’t even been on Oneida yet
  And I’ve seen pics of all  eyes being caught
  And the reports from FB , oh by the way I drove about 2 hrs yesterday to check some ice first spot was a dud the second I fished , I enjoy many species
  Ps while 1 area on Oneida maybe fishable doesn’t mean the whole lake is safe
   
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 28, 2019, 04:45 AM
I trust my good buddy ....his name is spud.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 28, 2019, 05:41 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/nMQpRnGY/images.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/nMQpRnGY)

it's all good freddie come on i got a internet report
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 28, 2019, 07:03 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/nMQpRnGY/images.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/nMQpRnGY)

it's all good freddie come on i got a internet report
Wasn’t that a few years ago
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ice pirate 74 on Dec 28, 2019, 04:53 PM
Few weeks and we should be good, go thru your gear, get ready
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 28, 2019, 05:15 PM
Few weeks and we should be good, go thru your gear, get ready
I agree completely 🎣🌑 the walleye population is very healthy. And some really nice ones , from what I seen from the soft water bite , play hard and safe
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 29, 2019, 05:26 AM
 Well the goon and I witnessed, first three came out with just a drill walked out and drilled holes no spud , they leave after a couple hours , another shows up and walks out next to those holes and drills a hole measures it and no spud and leaves he says to his young ones want to go check the next spot ,
    ice is  thicker there as it never sees the sun , maybe 7-8” ,  15-20’ feet from there was just 3”s
 Not Oneida
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 29, 2019, 06:44 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/tYJG9Mq4/untitledmmuhii.png) (https://postimg.cc/tYJG9Mq4)

FREDDIE THE INTERNET SAID THE ICE WAS GOOD!!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 29, 2019, 06:47 AM

  :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Gamalot on Dec 29, 2019, 07:02 AM
Safe Ice! Been there and done that and the only thing that saved me was the depth being just 4 feet. I was able to break the ice back to shore and climb out and retrieved my spud in the spring.
Then I am sitting in the truck buck naked with the heat blasting and a DEC officer shows up thinking I was up to no good. He actually helped get my gear into the truck while I dried and warmed up.

Gam
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 29, 2019, 07:11 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/tYJG9Mq4/untitledmmuhii.png) (https://postimg.cc/tYJG9Mq4)

FREDDIE THE INTERNET SAID THE ICE WAS GOOD!!!!!

I saw that
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tigerwoodsmuskie 44 on Dec 29, 2019, 09:51 AM
2 guys out from Williams this morning. Wow?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 29, 2019, 09:51 AM
2 guys out from Williams this morning. Wow?
Some people are loons
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishoninct on Dec 29, 2019, 06:38 PM
Never fished Oneida and was wondering if it is normal to drive on Oneida in mid February.  Want to drive trucks onto the ice.

Any information appreciated.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 29, 2019, 06:46 PM
go ahead well recover you in the spring

no one drives on it anymore  many years ago they did not the best body of water to do that
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Dec 29, 2019, 07:03 PM
nope many many years ago you would see cars but not the greatest idea even with thick ice between gas pockets and cracks kinda risky
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Dec 29, 2019, 07:05 PM
Yes Trapper you nailed it! Probably won’t see a truck on Oneida
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 29, 2019, 07:15 PM
There was a guy that drove out Oneida today. Took the boat out there too tho lol 😝
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 30, 2019, 04:40 AM
 
 Small craft advisory 😳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 30, 2019, 04:50 AM

 Wind advisory for boaters
Can’t  be no advisory for that little lake. Y’all get 8-10’ swells out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 30, 2019, 04:59 AM
Can’t  be no advisory for that little lake. Y’all get 8-10’ swells out there
Bring your boat down with big East or west winds with you’ll have loads of fun with those close close knit waves , nothing like big lake
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 30, 2019, 05:05 AM
Can’t  be no advisory for that little lake. Y’all get 8-10’ swells out there
Bring your boat down with big East or west wind ,  you’ll have loads of fun with those close  knit waves ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 30, 2019, 05:06 AM
Can’t  be no advisory for that little lake. Y’all get 8-10’ swells out there
Bring your boat down with big East or west wind ,  you’ll have loads of fun with those close  knit waves , 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 30, 2019, 05:09 AM
I would if I had a boat. Lol. A buddy of mine only calls me when no one else will go out for brownies and steelies. Last 2 times we went out it’s was rolling almost 10’ers on Ontario real fun for me who doesn’t get out on a boat often, so I just drive he rigs. Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 30, 2019, 05:15 AM

 Oneida doesn’t behave the same as it’s narrow , I mated on Ontario for years , and have been out in 8+
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 30, 2019, 05:17 AM
Bring your boat down with big East or west wind ,  you’ll have loads of fun with those close  knit waves , 😜
Always a fun time in Josh’s surfboard! ( bass boat) 😜
Which we may be putting back in the water soon.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 30, 2019, 05:20 AM

 Hey KP big difference between the 2 lakes is it not ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 30, 2019, 05:31 AM
Oneida doesn’t behave the same as it’s narrow , I mated on Ontario for years , and have been out in 8+
I know I know. Seneca is the lake I never really feel comfortable on. I’ve been on it in a bass boat then a pontoon on days it turned. No so much fun
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Dec 30, 2019, 05:45 AM
I can remember driving from Rochester to Seneca and not putting the boat in on the North end just because someone sneezed at the South end....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 30, 2019, 06:13 AM

 LOL
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 30, 2019, 06:25 AM
I can remember driving from Rochester to Seneca and not putting the boat in on the North end just because someone sneezed at the South end....h2l
Exactly. Lol. I now only fish that lake for one species and won’t go out there on smaller then a 21/22’ deep v. But she can produce.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Dec 30, 2019, 07:26 AM
Ice is moving at Chapman.


(https://i.postimg.cc/RW77kp2C/123020190818-l-Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/RW77kp2C)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Dec 30, 2019, 09:19 AM
We were locked with 3-4 inches of dodgy ice last night in North Bay and there's white caps now so there's a lot of it heading west.

Time to start again.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 30, 2019, 09:47 AM
At least we got to enjoy it while it lasted.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 30, 2019, 10:33 AM
casting for eyes tonight who's going?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Dec 30, 2019, 11:14 AM
east end appears pretty much wide open mid lake is moving around.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Dec 30, 2019, 11:18 AM
Ah it's just A little punky on the edges, you should be fine with A few planks is all.

But seriously, at this point A reset would be best with these piles of ice everywhere, gonna freeze all punky and whatnot. It is still blowing like A ***** still here today at noon.

:)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 30, 2019, 12:23 PM
If I get big enough planks maybe I can use them as a raft or better yet, a surf board?

I agree, a reshuffle is good.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 30, 2019, 03:37 PM
guess tis weather took care of that guys desire to drive a truck out on oneida  :roflmao:

and before i get anymore PMs  you can drive  down to chapmans  and check the ice for yourself,it's piled up on the shore
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 30, 2019, 04:06 PM
whats the link to the chapman web cam?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 30, 2019, 04:19 PM
whats the link to the chapman web cam?

 https://owc.enterprise.earthnetworks.com/OnlineWeatherCenter.aspx?aid=7300 (https://owc.enterprise.earthnetworks.com/OnlineWeatherCenter.aspx?aid=7300)

It looks like a lot of that ice stayed put. The 10 day forecast gets worse every time I look at it.  >:(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 30, 2019, 04:23 PM
 Sorry trapp my grad daughter came up and we played cards and Yahtzee , she’s only 7
 Far as Oneida bring a boat
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 30, 2019, 04:30 PM
Sorry trapp my grad daughter came up and we played cards and Yahtzee , she’s only 7
 Far as Oneida bring a boat

naaaaa  i'm  going to  drive my  truck out  no worrys i'll stop every 100 yards and  drill a ole to check the ice ......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Dec 30, 2019, 05:40 PM
Should be fun accessing there when she freezes up again
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Dec 31, 2019, 07:15 AM
Moosefeet time to go chase Coyotes, I don't care what 20k protesters say!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 31, 2019, 08:19 AM

 😜
(https://i.postimg.cc/fSdBLQzJ/B7236-D3-F-1337-45-A4-AD12-8-F0-C76-F7-E226.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fSdBLQzJ)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Dec 31, 2019, 08:25 AM
Ice fishing yay
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishoninct on Dec 31, 2019, 08:26 AM
Thanks for the awesome intel!!!  I will not be sinking my truck this year at Oneida. Sounds like I may be able to bring the Tracker to troll on one part and icefish another.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishoninct on Dec 31, 2019, 08:29 AM
I’m currently fishing 3” of ice for brookies in Connecticut.  Hardly any ice over here this year. Too warm.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 31, 2019, 01:53 PM
who wants to save coyotes???and why??
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 31, 2019, 02:38 PM
WOW was green outside I started to put new line on a perch rod looked out and  getting pounded with snow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Dec 31, 2019, 02:52 PM
who wants to save coyotes???and why??

Hancock fire Dep. organized a large coyote hunt. Protesters gathered 20k signatures against it, and they had to shut it down. Not good press for a Fire Department. We're still going to shoot them anyway.....no ice, so we switch gears is all.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 31, 2019, 03:01 PM
I bet them protestors wouldn't give a rats a-- what the fire dept organized if tier house was on fire
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 31, 2019, 03:19 PM
Happy New Years Diehards 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Dec 31, 2019, 03:45 PM
Happy New Year everyone!


(https://i.postimg.cc/N9m8CYzg/80326563-10218406867995312-8183312596225490944-n-Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/N9m8CYzg)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bart on Dec 31, 2019, 04:10 PM
Happy New Year everyone!


(https://i.postimg.cc/N9m8CYzg/80326563-10218406867995312-8183312596225490944-n-Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/N9m8CYzg)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:



Zeker, I like that push bar on that smitty sled, may be copying that mod.

How does the sheppard do on the ice? Planning on getting a German Sheppard pup this March/April?

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Dec 31, 2019, 04:33 PM
Happy New Years!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Dec 31, 2019, 06:37 PM


Zeker, I like that push bar on that smitty sled, may be copying that mod.

How does the sheppard do on the ice? Planning on getting a German Sheppard pup this March/April?
bart the push bar was just added, great on glare ice. Kodi does great on the ice having 4 built-in cleats. He just brings a stick to keep him busy. Enjoy the pup, sheps are the best.

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Dec 31, 2019, 07:01 PM
Happy New Year everyone!


(https://i.postimg.cc/N9m8CYzg/80326563-10218406867995312-8183312596225490944-n-Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/N9m8CYzg)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:

Pretty sweet smitty sled but what exactly is the point in the push bar idea? I imagine on glare ice it would be cool but why not just pull it?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Dec 31, 2019, 07:08 PM
Moosefeet time to go chase Coyotes, I don't care what 20k protesters say!
Ya we’re still gonna hunt them. We gave one a good run this morning but he lived to see another day
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Dec 31, 2019, 07:19 PM
Pretty sweet smitty sled but what exactly is the point in the push bar idea? I imagine on glare ice it would be cool but why not just pull it?
On another thread guys said they had push bars and liked them. I have a friend with MS that likes to get out and figured it would help him walking out with stability. So we added them to our sleds. It pulls right out for loading.

(https://i.postimg.cc/DJzK3qDZ/thumbnail-2019-12-31-T201040-531.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DJzK3qDZ)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Gunflint on Dec 31, 2019, 07:33 PM
On another thread guys said they had push bars and liked them. I have a friend with MS that likes to get out and figured it would help him walking out with stability. So we added them to our sleds. It pulls right out for loading.

(https://i.postimg.cc/DJzK3qDZ/thumbnail-2019-12-31-T201040-531.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DJzK3qDZ)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:

Great Idea!!!

A classy sports walker with fish!  Well done.

Thank you.  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bart on Dec 31, 2019, 09:13 PM
On another thread guys said they had push bars and liked them. I have a friend with MS that likes to get out and figured it would help him walking out with stability. So we added them to our sleds. It pulls right out for loading.

(https://i.postimg.cc/DJzK3qDZ/thumbnail-2019-12-31-T201040-531.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DJzK3qDZ)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:



Awesome! I could use a little extra stability at times.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: geo315 on Dec 31, 2019, 10:51 PM
Hancock fire Dep. organized a large coyote hunt. Protesters gathered 20k signatures against it, and they had to shut it down. Not good press for a Fire Department. We're still going to shoot them anyway.....no ice, so we switch gears is all.
Why save them?  They take their toll on fawns and turkeys and everything small on the ground. G.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Dec 31, 2019, 11:31 PM
Happy New Years, diehards

We had a solid 3” of ice earlier than I’ve seen it but it only lasted a few days. Here’s a few pics.


(https://i.postimg.cc/3kQ8crMc/05-F97267-8-CF5-4-A8-C-ADE0-C15-A07275-C5-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/3kQ8crMc)

(https://i.postimg.cc/YjjC4yfb/375-AFFCD-A6-D8-4190-B3-B8-9-E06-B3-B451-F0.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YjjC4yfb)

(https://i.postimg.cc/PCbXsGTr/6966268-B-79-A2-4-CDF-A49-E-64-B76-C92-FD18.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PCbXsGTr)

(https://i.postimg.cc/hJSSKCt8/6-CD1-F7-BA-5189-42-F3-A4-D3-524-EF212-E8-F8.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hJSSKCt8)

(https://i.postimg.cc/34xJFLMr/6-FA0-F5-F8-32-D8-44-E0-A612-77-ECAF9-EB62-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/34xJFLMr)

(https://i.postimg.cc/DmDy1dxF/89-C99672-16-D7-4885-92-B1-A186-B8-E41-AA0.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DmDy1dxF)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 01, 2020, 04:07 AM
Happy new year all. Now that is over bring on the ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Jan 01, 2020, 04:44 AM
Happy new year all. Now that is over bring on the ice

X2   :thumbsup: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 01, 2020, 04:55 AM

 X3 🎣🌑
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 01, 2020, 05:22 AM
All the ice that is piled up by Constantia makes for A real mess even after the freeze. Every few hundred yards the ice is broken and piled, then it is flat to the next pile, There is going to be some sketchy ice even after the refreeze. I have not been down Cleveland way as I move back to Constantia last month, I am gonna take A drive that way later today and see what's shaking. I had A friend who has fished this lake as long as me, and when he saw it he was talking about sticking A fork in it for the year. At least in front of town. 

Oh yeah and X4

Happy New Year :)

cny
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 01, 2020, 05:27 AM

 By the looks at the cam at Chapman park it was piled up pretty good there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Jan 01, 2020, 06:36 AM
Happy New Year !!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Jan 01, 2020, 06:51 AM
Chowdaire, some very nice pictures...HAPPY NEW YEARS to everyone....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 01, 2020, 07:10 AM

 Happy New Year to all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 01, 2020, 07:17 AM
hope my secret spot held up ....I'm going fishin  ;D



HAPPY BEW YEARS
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 01, 2020, 10:26 AM
its wide open today no ice as far as i can see
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 01, 2020, 10:59 AM
Those views look familiar Chowdaire.  ;D

It was a fun "bonus" week.

Happy New Year!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SHUBA on Jan 01, 2020, 11:06 AM
HAPPY NEW YEAR too all ,may this new year bring a fun SAFE ice season
 lets remember no fish worth a life stay safe and fish hard water
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Jan 01, 2020, 11:51 AM
Nice pics Chowdaire, fishin' in your front yard...priceless! Fishin' on that THIN ice...great balls of fire!! :flex: Whew that was thin!

Lol; but you got a limit! Locals on fire, walkin' on water! Good job & stay safe out there when the ice comes back... :thumbsup:

Oh yeah, Happy New Year ya'll... :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 01, 2020, 12:53 PM
Happy Healthy Fishfull New Year to all.

Looking forward to 2020 !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 01, 2020, 03:40 PM
Freddie was cold but I made 2 trips with a goof lunch break  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 01, 2020, 03:52 PM
Those views look familiar Chowdaire.  ;D

It was a fun "bonus" week.

Happy New Year!
Bruce, when  was In the hospital I meet a guy who knew you, he is the prez of OLA. as I recall he was in charge of IV's but his name escapes me.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 01, 2020, 03:54 PM
Freddie was cold but I made 2 trips with a goof lunch break  ;D
Well done bud
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 01, 2020, 04:09 PM
Bruce, when  was In the hospital I meet a guy who knew you, he is the prez of OLA. as I recall he was in charge of IV's but his name escapes me.

That was probably George. He is an RN and serves on the OLA Board. Great guy.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 01, 2020, 05:15 PM
Alright. I need to just stop looking at the weather forecast.

Every time I look at the NOAA 8-14 day outlook it gets worse. It was looking good a few days ago and now it looks really bad. 70% - 80% chance of higher than average temperatures.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 02, 2020, 05:36 AM
Alright. I need to just stop looking at the weather forecast.

Every time I look at the NOAA 8-14 day outlook it gets worse. It was looking good a few days ago and now it looks really bad. 70% - 80% chance of higher than average temperatures.

Well hopefully they are wrong like they were last week on the extended this time in our favor.  I keep hoping it changes for the better but looks to keep getting worse.  Happy I didn't buy a bunch of new stuff this year or a new sled.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 02, 2020, 05:44 AM
 It will happen or we can get in our chariots and go for a ride
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Jan 02, 2020, 05:52 AM
right on F&R ,rivers are another option,same ol story every year haha
"All in good time,All in good time"
WW 1939   ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 02, 2020, 08:59 AM
 ??? ??? ???

(https://i.postimg.cc/crrTHXyN/Snap-Shot-20200102-095559.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/crrTHXyN)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 02, 2020, 11:07 AM
 Just pulled it up on the computer , he’s still out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 02, 2020, 11:23 AM
Well hopefully they are wrong like they were last week on the extended this time in our favor.  I keep hoping it changes for the better but looks to keep getting worse.  Happy I didn't buy a bunch of new stuff this year or a new sled.

Warm weather is my fault. I bought a new shanty and registered my sled.  :%$#!:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Jan 02, 2020, 12:02 PM
It seem getting good ice on Oneida later in January is becoming the normal weather pattern.  I can remember getting out before Christmas back in the 1980s was normal.

I'll take credit for the late ice last year, but it looks like PerchEyes is the culprit this year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 02, 2020, 04:17 PM
It seem getting good ice on Oneida later in January is becoming the normal weather pattern.  I can remember getting out before Christmas back in the 1980s was normal.

I'll take credit for the late ice last year, but it looks like PerchEyes is the culprit this year.

really I can't ......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 02, 2020, 06:26 PM
Cornell had a study once about average complete ice up from the time they started keeping record was like jan 11th, if i remember correct, i never can recall pre xmas safe ice being normal but i could be wrong
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 03, 2020, 01:16 PM
WOW.....The 10 day forecast is really not good for any ice making whatsoever........gonn a be a pretty short season by the way it looks.......all you winter haters better enjoy........personall y ,it sucks :o.......probably my last full ice season too......will be going south for winters after my wife retires next Dec. :'(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Jan 03, 2020, 02:13 PM
don't let her retire   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 03, 2020, 02:22 PM
don't let her retire   
I'll let you tell her that :whistle:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 03, 2020, 04:57 PM
My wife want's to go south since we are both recently retired .   I said, "be careful, don't get sun burned. I'm going ice fishing."
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 03, 2020, 04:58 PM
Sounds like a 12 month golf season for you scout57 starting next year !

a couple of week long winter ice trips north to Oneida to scratch the ice itch... then back south to golf and open water fish until spring...not to shabby if you ask me !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 03, 2020, 06:58 PM
Sounds like a 12 month golf season for you scout57 starting next year !

a couple of week long winter ice trips north to Oneida to scratch the ice itch... then back south to golf and open water fish until spring...not to shabby if you ask me !
:clap:.......yep....my thoughts exactly
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 03, 2020, 07:00 PM
she's earned the rite to enjoy warmth, putting up with my hobbies for 40 yrs....all good yrs by the way....at least in my eyes ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Jan 03, 2020, 07:14 PM
You won't have to WAIT for good ice, it will be a phone call away. "Is it ready yet?....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 03, 2020, 07:18 PM
WOW.....The 10 day forecast is really not good for any ice making whatsoever........gonn a be a pretty short season by the way it looks.......all you winter haters better enjoy........personall y ,it sucks :o.......probably my last full ice season too......will be going south for winters after my wife retires next Dec. :'(
Tell her when she retires you want to look at lakefront houses... then when you find the right one around here take her and show her instead of having 2 places this one permanent.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 03, 2020, 10:05 PM
scout  a sun burn is better then frost bite
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 04, 2020, 01:22 PM
gotta stop looking at the 10 day forecasts.....gets more depressing every day......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 04, 2020, 01:25 PM
Haven’t looked in over a week and had a snow squall came thru awhile ago
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 04, 2020, 02:38 PM
Yeah they keep moving the carrot just out of reach.

It might be another year like 2012. It can change fast though.
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 04, 2020, 02:45 PM
Yeah they keep moving the carrot just out of reach.

It might be another year like 2012. It can change fast though.
we can only hope
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 04, 2020, 02:47 PM
tug hill businesses,ski slopes,bait shops all will be hurt if it doesn't start cooling off a bit
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 04, 2020, 08:46 PM
 My bud scored a nice fish today ,👍
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/v1DY0CQX/2-C2-BA099-B362-47-B1-8400-085-C2646-E0-DA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/v1DY0CQX)
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 04, 2020, 09:11 PM
That’s a nice Landlocked. I bet that was fun to get through the hole.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 05, 2020, 05:45 AM
nice salmon man
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 05, 2020, 08:31 AM
Nice pic Fred! Glad you guys are scratching the itch
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 05, 2020, 09:36 AM
2 guys off of beach
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 05, 2020, 11:05 AM
I'm actually at a loss of words..... I promised myself I wasn't going to say a word this year ...... but we now know the two dumbest people in new York ....
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 05, 2020, 02:02 PM
All the ice from Constantia to Borios is gone, still some in front and east of town around grassy and little island. Really A blessing in disguise to start fresh with new ice, rather than the other crap we had. Cleaned the carbs on the sled today, I give it 2 weeks, that water is damn cold already.

:)
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 05, 2020, 02:18 PM
Nice Brown your bud got Fred.    ;D.   ;)
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 05, 2020, 02:26 PM
I heard 2 guys went swimming big bay....I have no idea if it's true heard it 2nd hand at the gas station
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 05, 2020, 03:23 PM
now theres another guy out in front of sylvan
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 05, 2020, 04:19 PM
now theres another guy out in front of sylvan
5:10 pm and this idiot is still out there........ya can't fix dumbness
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 05, 2020, 04:21 PM
I was watching him and it looks like  maybe he's getting wet
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 05, 2020, 05:05 PM
Pretty sure that black spot has been out there in the same spot 24-7 for the past few days...... ;)   JMO..
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Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 05, 2020, 05:11 PM
I'm actually at a loss of words..... I promised myself I wasn't going to say a word this year ...... but we now know the two dumbest people in new York ....
Police should take them for a mental exam.. 
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 05, 2020, 05:18 PM
Pretty sure that black spot has been out there in the same spot 24-7 for the past few days...... ;)   JMO..
been watching the camera for an hour and a half.....seeing a headlamp shining toward shore every now and then....called Oneida county sheriffs and they sai they have already recieved calls......hoping that if we is out there he is alright
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 05, 2020, 05:37 PM
sorry scout I didn'tget rigt back at you I called in when he first acted in trouble
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 05, 2020, 05:45 PM
  Dont tell me somebody has been walking around out there  :cookoo: :cookoo:
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 05, 2020, 05:52 PM
he's coming to shoreline as we speak
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 05, 2020, 05:55 PM
watching  someone walk off
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 05, 2020, 05:58 PM
watching  someone walk off
he is safely on shore and didn't appear to be wet.......goof ball.......trying for the sylvan beach crappy bite >:(....can't fix stupidity
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 05, 2020, 06:03 PM

 His bucket look like it had some weight 👍
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 05, 2020, 06:06 PM
Freddie  my wife watched shaking her head saying dumb dumb

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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 05, 2020, 06:10 PM

 He will be back tomorrow if he’s not working
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 05, 2020, 06:16 PM
probably why he is out there  not working making some money
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Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 06, 2020, 05:59 AM
I heard the same thing Trapp. around mid day the water rescue went flying by my house.   Sully
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 06, 2020, 06:22 AM
where people mess up  ,they walk out in the morning  and fish when it's time to leave that ice has been getting weaker all day ,they try to walk in and go in.......carry that spud  check the ice while your out there and use it to get off ......now this isn't rocket science it's been warm as hell and the ice all sucks ..... another thing carry a cell phone if you can't get off call for help...... not telling you not to go ,I am telling you good idea to  be  prepared......hate to see someone I like drown over a perch


sully  you tie the rope around your neck and walk out if ya go threw i'll pull ya out with the truck  :roflmao:....you stay safe ole boy
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Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 06, 2020, 01:07 PM
I was going to ask you to do the same !!! I haven't been out on any ice, not even in the yard !!   Sully...
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 06, 2020, 01:35 PM
we got time sully .......it won't be long and well have safe ice
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 07, 2020, 10:28 AM
Counted over 50 swans this morn in some open water east of the point. Hope they aren't eating all the bait. The ice that is there is rugged and not safe, Messengers has open water out a quarter mile off shore.
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Post by: mcully on Jan 07, 2020, 10:30 AM
Hope we get the rain and start over at this point. Last years rough ice in some spots was terrible. Figures I sold my boat last fall. Time to get shopping
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 07, 2020, 11:24 AM
swans aren't fish eaters
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Post by: SeanP on Jan 07, 2020, 11:31 AM
Forecasting 1.5 inches of rain for Saturday!!! Not so good for icefishing!!
SeanP
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Post by: Fishin-Mission on Jan 07, 2020, 12:02 PM
Thers is someone out of Sylvan Beach again.  Guess he/she did not see that someone fell through Big Bay.  Sure hope they do not fall through. ???
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 07, 2020, 12:26 PM
 Yep saw that , maybe catch him at shore and get an ice report for the eager beavers 😉
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 07, 2020, 02:33 PM
Oneida 1 I did not know that swans did not eat fish, never to old to learn.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 07, 2020, 05:43 PM
those are mute swans and are invasive meaner then heck and kill other water fowl
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Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 08, 2020, 06:02 AM
The extended forecast finally looks somewhat promising starting the end of next week.  Its about time.
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Post by: skinny4 on Jan 08, 2020, 06:18 AM
Sucks them swans get a free pass here in New Yorkistan. Should be open season on them evil creatures.....but they look so cute!!! Would love to draw a tag for one of them.
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Post by: smj8322 on Jan 08, 2020, 06:28 AM
The extended forecast finally looks somewhat promising starting the end of next week.  Its about time.

I was just looking at this as well and I agree it looks pretty good.   Lets just hope they're right this time. 
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Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 08, 2020, 06:33 AM
I guess this is one way to do it.

(https://i.postimg.cc/MM1nydKm/010820200718-l.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MM1nydKm)
 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
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Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 08, 2020, 07:14 AM
Sucks them swans get a free pass here in New Yorkistan. Should be open season on them evil creatures.....but they look so cute!!! Would love to draw a tag for one of them.


Me to they taste so good. My buddy gets a tag every year in NC can kill 1 bird a year
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Post by: Edwards99 on Jan 08, 2020, 09:42 AM
Hey Diehards. I'm a student up at the Cornell Biological Field Station in Bridgeport who has been studying wildlife and fish consumption at Oneida lake for the past couple of years now. My goal this winter is to quantify how ice fishing contributes to the local food basket, and I figured the best way to do that was to ask the experts themselves.
If you are interested in sparing some of your time and knowledge I have an online survey that takes about 15 minutes to do, or if you have more to say beyond how much fish you eat you can email me. Here's the link and my email address: 

https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3yGUekrShAi7fIF (https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3yGUekrShAi7fIF)

[email protected]

I love to chat about fishing so please don't be shy  ;D
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 08, 2020, 10:17 AM
guessing that same jackass is out off the beach again today in this wind......that ice will be rocking
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 08, 2020, 10:40 AM
Darwins principle in action.......
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 08, 2020, 10:45 AM
Hey Diehards. I'm a student up at the Cornell Biological Field Station in Bridgeport who has been studying wildlife and fish consumption at Oneida lake for the past couple of years now. My goal this winter is to quantify how ice fishing contributes to the local food basket, and I figured the best way to do that was to ask the experts themselves.
If you are interested in sparing some of your time and knowledge I have an online survey that takes about 15 minutes to do, or if you have more to say beyond how much fish you eat you can email me. Here's the link and my email address: 

https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3yGUekrShAi7fIF (https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3yGUekrShAi7fIF)

[email protected]

I love to chat about fishing so please don't be shy  ;D

Survey completed.

I am sure you have heard of the Wild Harvest Initiative? It is interesting to understand how much wild food we acquire and even more interesting to see how much we share with others.
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Post by: Edwards99 on Jan 08, 2020, 12:19 PM
Survey completed.

I am sure you have heard of the Wild Harvest Initiative? It is interesting to understand how much wild food we acquire and even more interesting to see how much we share with others.

Yes I have! It's exciting to see Shane Mahoney bring this conversation to the forefront. As far as I understand, their data from the last 5 years is supposed to come out in 2020 and I think it will really change how the feds support conservation and recreational access in the Farm bill. The more connections made between wildlife and food security, the more valuable that undeveloped land looks on paper.   
Thank you for your support!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 08, 2020, 05:05 PM
 Survey completed ,
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/SXT5MzgV/212-A0-D35-C95-B-441-D-A742-129-E9-EDA7420.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SXT5MzgV)

(https://i.postimg.cc/kVXzGyvB/90-BEDDC9-F632-438-F-BB42-446-DAB7-B8-CFF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kVXzGyvB)
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Post by: choo choo on Jan 08, 2020, 05:15 PM
Hey Diehards. I'm a student up at the Cornell Biological Field Station in Bridgeport who has been studying wildlife and fish consumption at Oneida lake for the past couple of years now. My goal this winter is to quantify how ice fishing contributes to the local food basket, and I figured the best way to do that was to ask the experts themselves.
 

https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3yGUekrShAi7fIF (https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3yGUekrShAi7fIF)

[email protected]

I love to chat about fishing so please don't be shy  ;D
survey completed.
I was wondering if you could fill us in on a few Oneida fishing questions.
I hooked a bunch of sturgeon again this spring while fishing for walleye at Sylvan Beach. Are the sturgeon numbers continuing to go up on Oneida?
What is the largest one that Cornell has netted in their study?
 Do you think there will ever be an open season on sturgeon on Oneida lake ?
Are the white perch numbers going up or down?...yellow perch numbers up or down?
The millions of mayflies that hatched on Oneida was staggering again this year...windrows of tens of thousands of  mayfly shucks for hundreds of yards on the surface in many locations on the lake. What is the exact specie of mayfly? Hexagenia? Are they on the increase too?  Some walleyes and perch were stuffed with those flies for a few weeks during those hatches.
Any answers would be appreciated.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 08, 2020, 05:30 PM
Nice lakers Fred.
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Post by: choo choo on Jan 08, 2020, 05:32 PM
Nice fish Fred fillet !
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Post by: ice4066 on Jan 08, 2020, 06:48 PM
didnt realize theres lakers in onieda!!!! ;D :icefish:
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 08, 2020, 06:55 PM
Survey completed ,
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/SXT5MzgV/212-A0-D35-C95-B-441-D-A742-129-E9-EDA7420.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SXT5MzgV)

(https://i.postimg.cc/kVXzGyvB/90-BEDDC9-F632-438-F-BB42-446-DAB7-B8-CFF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kVXzGyvB)

nice job gentleman........yummy .......
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Post by: goonboy on Jan 08, 2020, 06:59 PM
nice job gentleman
thanks trapper2000
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 08, 2020, 07:04 PM
goonboy I hear good things about you ......keep up the good work....nice you both scored nice fish
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 08, 2020, 07:15 PM
Nice job on the Lakers Fred and Goon
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Post by: hunts2long on Jan 09, 2020, 06:29 AM
Nice fish. Congrats to you both...h2l
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Post by: choo choo on Jan 09, 2020, 06:34 AM
 Dang , How big are those fish Fred fillet and Goonboy?
great job to both of you.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 09, 2020, 07:04 AM
Dang , How big are those fish Fred fillet and Goonboy?
great job to both of you.

wring them out and fill a can of crisco
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 09, 2020, 08:58 AM
Nice fish, guys. Bet they were fun!
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Post by: Edwards99 on Jan 09, 2020, 09:26 AM
survey completed.
I was wondering if you could fill us in on a few Oneida fishing questions.
I hooked a bunch of sturgeon again this spring while fishing for walleye at Sylvan Beach. Are the sturgeon numbers continuing to go up on Oneida?
What is the largest one that Cornell has netted in their study?
 Do you think there will ever be an open season on sturgeon on Oneida lake ?
Are the white perch numbers going up or down?...yellow perch numbers up or down?
The millions of mayflies that hatched on Oneida was staggering again this year...windrows of tens of thousands of  mayfly shucks for hundreds of yards on the surface in many locations on the lake. What is the exact specie of mayfly? Hexagenia? Are they on the increase too?  Some walleyes and perch were stuffed with those flies for a few weeks during those hatches.
Any answers would be appreciated.
Sure thing. As far as the surgeons go, they are still stocking 500 in the lake each year. The older ones are beginning to reproduce naturally so numbers are steadily increasing, but it will be a long time (20+ years) before anyone is confident enough to allow for an open season.  The largest sturgeon was caught just last summer at 139 lbs!
Yellow perch numbers have been increasing since 2014, and the population now is higher than it was predicted to be back in 2000. White perch numbers, however, are decreasing.
The most common mayfly on the lake that you are probably encountering is Hexagenia limbata. While there are accounts of them being insanely abundant in the 1800s their numbers crashed a few decades ago. Since then they are showing signs of recovery and we are almost sure that the numbers are increasing. The reason is unknown. 
Hope that helps.
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Post by: Adironzach on Jan 09, 2020, 10:03 AM
Pumped to see the results of the study. Be sure to post them for us! Definitely will be paying attention.  @)
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Jan 09, 2020, 10:15 AM
Thanks for the good info Edwards!
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Post by: ShaneO19 on Jan 09, 2020, 11:07 AM
Sucks them swans get a free pass here in New Yorkistan. Should be open season on them evil creatures.....but they look so cute!!! Would love to draw a tag for one of them.

Yeah I have a hard time sleeping at night knowing that swans get to go unshot.
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Post by: CNYIcer on Jan 09, 2020, 11:08 AM
Edwards99.  Just filled out the survey.  Although I am not a fanatic, I do like to get on Oneida a few times a year.  Thanks for your info and good luck with your study.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 09, 2020, 12:26 PM
Yeah I have a hard time sleeping at night knowing that swans get to go unshot.

https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7076.html

they are a invasive species that  attack and have killed native water fowl  I think you will see more and more  removal by government .....they wouldn't be that bad a problem if they weren't so mean

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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 09, 2020, 05:11 PM
wring them out and fill a can of crisco
I don’t think you will these 😉
(https://i.postimg.cc/k6wxfJ9T/335-A81-EA-F16-C-4336-8287-D78-A4-F606-DEA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/k6wxfJ9T)
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Post by: choo choo on Jan 09, 2020, 05:19 PM
Sure thing. As far as the surgeons go, they are still stocking 500 in the lake each year. The older ones are beginning to reproduce naturally so numbers are steadily increasing, but it will be a long time (20+ years) before anyone is confident enough to allow for an open season.  The largest sturgeon was caught just last summer at 139 lbs!
Yellow perch numbers have been increasing since 2014, and the population now is higher than it was predicted to be back in 2000. White perch numbers, however, are decreasing.
The most common mayfly on the lake that you are probably encountering is Hexagenia limbata. While there are accounts of them being insanely abundant in the 1800s their numbers crashed a few decades ago. Since then they are showing signs of recovery and we are almost sure that the numbers are increasing. The reason is unknown. 
Hope that helps.
thanks for the answers and information Edwards99. Keep up the good work there at the Cornell Bio Station on Oneida.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 09, 2020, 07:01 PM
I don’t think you will these 😉
(https://i.postimg.cc/k6wxfJ9T/335-A81-EA-F16-C-4336-8287-D78-A4-F606-DEA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/k6wxfJ9T)

Looks fine to me Fred.
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Post by: choo choo on Jan 09, 2020, 08:01 PM
 Edwards66...thought you might like this picture I took this year of one of the many wind rows containing uncountable numbers of those mayfly shucks on the surface , north shore Oneida lake.
 Wind , waves and current concentrated them into these wind rows. Looks like an oil slick, but it is actually mayfly shucks packed together for hundreds of yards long.
(https://i.postimg.cc/75s83HNN/20190626-090517.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/75s83HNN)
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 09, 2020, 08:45 PM
I don’t think you will these 😉
(https://i.postimg.cc/k6wxfJ9T/335-A81-EA-F16-C-4336-8287-D78-A4-F606-DEA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/k6wxfJ9T)

I am interested  in knowing what your taste  tester  says  Freddie ... I honestly  never tasted a laker I liked  but I never seen  them that color either
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 10, 2020, 05:14 AM
The 8-14 Day NOAA forecast is slowly getting better but not a major cool down.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 10, 2020, 05:17 AM
I am interested  in knowing what your taste  tester  says  Freddie ... I honestly  never tasted a laker I liked  but I never seen  them that color either

Just like browns, some have a nice orange color and some are very pale. I know some people that like trout just as much as perch and eyes. I take it in moderation. maybe 1 or 2 grilled trout meals a year. Then we pressure can some and use them for fish patties and that is really good.

The one thing that drives me nuts is how much of that fish gets wasted. I look at charters with full racks of salmon and trout and you know half of that meat is getting freezer burned and tossed in the trash.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 10, 2020, 06:23 AM
 
 
, Bruce I to hate when food is wasted
 
 
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Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 10, 2020, 06:59 AM
Just checked the Sylvan Beach web cams. Six brave lads out there today.
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Post by: choo choo on Jan 10, 2020, 07:14 AM
The 8-14 Day NOAA forecast is slowly getting better but not a major cool down.
Darn, I sure hope it freezes up soon.

I took it to the next level of being an Oneida Lake Diehard last April. I got a boat slip on the north shore , and got in over 60 fun fishing trips on Oneida from late april to October and paid for the slip for this year 2020 already. It is amazing how many productive " spot on spots" you can find on that lake.
 Been dying to ice fish some of those spots, but mother nature has not cooperated yet.

Just like browns, some have a nice orange color and some are very pale. I know some people that like trout just as much as perch and eyes. I take it in moderation. maybe 1 or 2 grilled trout meals a year. Then we pressure can some and use them for fish patties and that is really good.

The one thing that drives me nuts is how much of that fish gets wasted. I look at charters with full racks of salmon and trout and you know half of that meat is getting freezer burned and tossed in the trash.
I used to waste a lot of fish myself...freezer burnt etc. I just release All Lakers now, and give away any salmon I catch to friends and family that like them. I do enjoy the browns and rainbows, along with the walleyes , perch and panfish.... no waste on them!
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Post by: Catchthis44 on Jan 10, 2020, 08:35 AM
I never cared for lakers but this year I gave it one last shot with a couple 18-20" fish out of Owasco during open water.  Wrapped them in tin foil with lots of butter, fresh lemon, and herbs then threw them on the grill and they came out amazing.  As for the lakers over 20" they get a free pass from me. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Edwards99 on Jan 10, 2020, 08:59 AM
Edwards66...thought you might like this picture I took this year of one of the many wind rows containing uncountable numbers of those mayfly shucks on the surface , north shore Oneida lake.
 Wind , waves and current concentrated them into these wind rows. Looks like an oil slick, but it is actually mayfly shucks packed together for hundreds of yards long.
(https://i.postimg.cc/75s83HNN/20190626-090517.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/75s83HNN)
That is awesome! I remember my first summer at the field station seeing our buildings go from white to brown in one night because of those guys. We aren't to the point of shoveling them out of the streets yet but it's great to see them coming back so strong.

Thank you all so much for the support. My portion of the study wraps up in May and I will be sure to keep you updated on the results. Happy fishing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 10, 2020, 09:24 AM
I had lakers fromowasco skinny and Ontario i didnt like any of them however i never seen laker fillets look like those i would try them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 10, 2020, 10:47 AM
Just checked the Sylvan Beach web cams. Six brave lads out there today.
was one the brave souls this morning......4" of ok ice.......only went out to 21 fow.......scooted at 10 before the heavy stuff started......spudded my way out with no issues........appeared to be pretty uniform in thickness where I was.......last day out there until next freeze up....top was getting very wet when I left.......decent meal of perch with a half dozen short eyes....typical beach bowl
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: dog4up7 on Jan 10, 2020, 12:34 PM
It would be nice if someone local could tie a piece of survey ribbon on to one of the posts at Sylvan Beach, in the view of the Sunset cam. We could see if the wind is plowing and get an idea of just how hard and direction. This would also help to know your looking at a live picture. There are 3 posts on the right that look like snow fence stakes that would work well. Just an idea...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 10, 2020, 04:19 PM
well scout sounds like you did ok, im still waiting but the itch is getting bad lol....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 11, 2020, 08:38 AM
was one the brave souls this morning......4" of ok ice.......only went out to 21 fow.......scooted at 10 before the heavy stuff started......spudded my way out with no issues........appeared to be pretty uniform in thickness where I was.......last day out there until next freeze up....top was getting very wet when I left.......decent meal of perch with a half dozen short eyes....typical beach bowl
Scout,
Thanks for the report.
Let’s hope the ice makes it to next Thursday when temps finally turns in our favor.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 11, 2020, 05:01 PM
ED99 survey completed....i just stopped up to camp this afternoon to fill propane and go thru all my ice gear we are good to go...stopped into Apps to grab a few things and said hi to Dave and Peg they are fully stocked and have everything u need and what works on the lake...ice at camp out to the islands hope it blows off so we can start with a new sheet...now at the casino with the wife hope she wins big so she can cover my bar tab seeing we can't fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 11, 2020, 06:18 PM

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 11, 2020, 06:19 PM
Close enough
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2020, 06:21 PM

 Nice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Jan 11, 2020, 07:02 PM
PP, maybe you can buy some perch...Congrats...h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 12, 2020, 03:55 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/rDtfKSdG/48485.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rDtfKSdG)
Did she pick up the bar tab?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 12, 2020, 05:45 AM
Good work PP!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 12, 2020, 07:22 AM
She won a little over a grand got zoned in like I do when my Vex is light up
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 12, 2020, 07:40 AM
that's  awesome  man  ..... :clap:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 12, 2020, 07:46 AM
Holy white caps, it's blowing like hell out there this morning.

:)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 12, 2020, 09:44 AM
Holy white caps, it's blowing like hell out there this morning.
:)
Head to the canal I’m sure some sonar fishermen will be there 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: goonboy on Jan 12, 2020, 12:23 PM
Head to the canal I’m sure some sonar fishermen will be there 😉
I'm sure they can get a good cast today down there  ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 12, 2020, 07:43 PM
That is awesome! I remember my first summer at the field station seeing our buildings go from white to brown in one night because of those guys. We aren't to the point of shoveling them out of the streets yet but it's great to see them coming back so strong.

Thank you all so much for the support. My portion of the study wraps up in May and I will be sure to keep you updated on the results. Happy fishing
Glad you liked the pictureEdwards66. It was really cool to see mother nature at work like that.

Looking forward to seeing the results of the study .
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FishinHank on Jan 12, 2020, 08:09 PM
That is awesome! I remember my first summer at the field station seeing our buildings go from white to brown in one night because of those guys. We aren't to the point of shoveling them out of the streets yet but it's great to see them coming back so strong.

Thank you all so much for the support. My portion of the study wraps up in May and I will be sure to keep you updated on the results. Happy fishing

They still trawling for walleyes on Oneida? Last time I was there they were trawling walleyes checking for gametes. 4 coolers full of dead walleyes were going to get thrown into the dumpster. I was not amused.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 13, 2020, 03:29 PM
Some die hards out in front of Cleveland today.

:)



Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 14, 2020, 06:35 AM
Temps looking good for the end of January ice:

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Jan 14, 2020, 01:31 PM
when we finally get enough ice, parking is going to be hard to get. Hopefully the lake will be capped again soon.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 14, 2020, 02:50 PM
when we finally get enough ice, parking is going to be hard to get. Hopefully the lake will be capped again soon.

Wait tell next season at the beach with the casino being open.

 :unsure: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 14, 2020, 05:18 PM
So how many lunatics does everyone think will head out Saturday morning?
My guess, too many hope everyone stays safe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 14, 2020, 05:29 PM
Just hoping any new ice doesn't get buried with snow.  Not normally a fan of big wind but might help us out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 14, 2020, 06:09 PM
Just hoping any new ice doesn't get buried with snow.  Not normally a fan of big wind but might help us out.

Yeah hopefully it doesn’t freeze until after this weekend.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 14, 2020, 06:25 PM
Just hoping any new ice doesn't get buried with snow.  Not normally a fan of big wind but might help us out.
   X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 14, 2020, 06:35 PM
Murphy's law "whatever can go wrong, will go wrong." .............crazy year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 14, 2020, 07:05 PM
Sounds like snow and cold temps will hit about same time so it may be a little slushy depending on how much snow when it does freeze but I dont think we will have ice before snow, there is some ice left out in front of beach and east end but thats ill i saw from bridgeport  to beach south shore
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 14, 2020, 09:42 PM
UMMMMMM Yes please  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Jan 15, 2020, 06:04 AM
Pretty cool. I wonder what their tree stands look like....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2020, 06:49 AM
it's not as nice as your new shelter  dots!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: klino2280 on Jan 15, 2020, 11:33 AM
it's not as nice as your new shelter  dots!!!!

Or the living room he assembled it in 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 15, 2020, 04:57 PM
 :roflmao: :roflmao: :afro:
Or the living room he assembled it in 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 15, 2020, 05:14 PM
:roflmao: :roflmao: :afro:

   Just get your self better so you can use it....................      :P
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 15, 2020, 06:00 PM
   Just get your self better so you can use it....................      :P

He probably has to take it apart first to get it out of his loving room!  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2020, 06:05 PM
got a goldfish bowl in there and he fishes to he has good ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 16, 2020, 05:13 AM
 Goon and I , hit the ice yesterday for some trout action , first 2 places Shore line wasn’t to our liking , didn’t wet a line until 11:00 , fished a new spot , we managed 1 and lost a few do to human error😜 but we’re fishing , few more days it will open up a few more places , lots of time left
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Jan 16, 2020, 05:39 AM
Nice work Fred!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 16, 2020, 05:39 AM
Nice one Fred.  But they dont taste like perch....  ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Jan 16, 2020, 05:48 AM
But he is "catching". Congrats....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 16, 2020, 05:49 AM
the goon and legion score again!  was the fillets on that one red like the other one????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 16, 2020, 06:52 AM
 Yes trapp nice looking fillets
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 16, 2020, 06:57 AM
ain't that something must be from thier food ...try one  ....but have a cold beer close just in case they taste the same
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 16, 2020, 06:59 AM

 Fish that aren’t tasty, bourbon for them and after 2 who cares 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 16, 2020, 07:32 AM
Nice Fork Tail Fred ;) hope you got to follow along on FB John, Mrs. Bush and I had some laughs at Release's expense :roflmao: :roflmao: :woot:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 16, 2020, 07:35 AM
   Just get your self better so you can use it....................      :P
I'm on the road my man, feels like I finally turned the corner. Energy is getting back to normal, and the pain finally let go. Now I just gotta be patient for a bit so I don't jack anything up.

  Bruce, No lol. But I do have to turn it on its side  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 16, 2020, 07:38 AM
dots you be careful and i'll punch a few holes for you anytime buddy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 16, 2020, 07:43 AM
dots you be careful and i'll punch a few holes for you anytime buddy
Preciate it Trapp ;) And trust me I will, this has been horrible. Shame to come this far and have to go backwards....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 16, 2020, 08:04 AM
you hang in there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Jan 16, 2020, 08:19 AM
Fish that aren’t tasty, bourbon for them and after 2 who cares 😜

Basil Haydens?  Sign me up!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 16, 2020, 08:27 AM
Nice Laker Freddie! We will be pounding the eyes soon  ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 16, 2020, 12:20 PM
Nice Laker Freddie! We will be pounding the eyes soon  ;)

X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 16, 2020, 01:08 PM
Nice Laker Freddie! We will be pounding the eyes soon  ;)
Sounds like a plan Bob
 Thanks guys wish I had started fishing lakers a long time ago , but it is fun trying to figure them out
 Yes Edd she couldn’t wait to bust on me , was funny thanks for the laughs , 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 17, 2020, 05:17 AM
This should be interesting. About 5 years ago the lake froze despite the wind and lake effect snow. I could see that happening today or tonight.

The weather channel says 3”-5” from the “storm”?  If that wind stays up it could just blow off anyway.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 17, 2020, 05:54 AM
This should be interesting. About 5 years ago the lake froze despite the wind and lake effect snow. I could see that happening today or tonight.

The weather channel says 3”-5” from the “storm”?  If that wind stays up it could just blow off anyway.
Everything looks like it depends on when it locks up. If locked b4 heavy wind should be ok for a little snow to blow off if it freezes while snowing heavy we all need to be careful out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 17, 2020, 06:39 AM
still whitecapping in front of Chapman park.....tough to tell what's in front of the beach....looks like some ripples in spots out there, but not positive
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 17, 2020, 06:48 AM
can you post the link to chapmans web cam
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 17, 2020, 06:58 AM
can you post the link to chapmans web cam

https://owc.enterprise.earthnetworks.com/OnlineWeatherCenter.aspx?aid=7300 (https://owc.enterprise.earthnetworks.com/OnlineWeatherCenter.aspx?aid=7300)

The West end was froze over on my way in to work. The North Shore cam shows that froze over too. A big contrast from what the Chapman cam looks like. You can see all the ice in the background though. It kind of looks like that is the only area without ice right now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 17, 2020, 07:21 AM
It’s still open water with thin floating ice pieces right now down here. It looked like it was locked but the dark areas aren’t clean ice, they’re open.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 17, 2020, 07:51 AM
5 degrees and no wind in Constantia. :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Jan 17, 2020, 08:07 AM
Nice Laker Freddie! Don't forget guys, to chant ZERO ZERO ZERO while peeing off the deck...the lake should freeze shortly after a series of that. Lmfao...try it ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 17, 2020, 10:12 AM
5 degrees and a light chop around Lewis Point, no ice to be seen.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Jan 17, 2020, 10:43 AM
Was watching some old open water videos that mentioned Sugarloaf Bar... I think it is on the east end of Shackelton Shoal... can anyone confirm the location? Navionics doesn't show it by name. Thanks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 17, 2020, 11:19 AM
Was watching some old open water videos that mentioned Sugarloaf Bar... I think it is on the east end of Shackelton Shoal... can anyone confirm the location? Navionics doesn't show it by name. Thanks.
correct
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Jan 17, 2020, 11:32 AM
Thanks scout57,
So it is just the name given to the east side of Shackelton I take it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 17, 2020, 11:50 AM
More has continued to form since sun up should be completely iced up by tmrw morning, then lets hope it just keeps building more
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 17, 2020, 12:03 PM
 lake neatahwanta skimmed over from snow ice ....trouble is tomorrow and next day both hit into the 30's with a total of a foot of snow on the way ....cross your fingers boy or we all go to Seneca lake and fish for perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 17, 2020, 12:22 PM
Was watching some old open water videos that mentioned Sugarloaf Bar... I think it is on the east end of Shackelton Shoal... can anyone confirm the location? Navionics doesn't show it by name. Thanks.
Nav does show the shack by name on my app
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Jan 17, 2020, 12:24 PM
Shows the Shack but not Sugarloaf.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 17, 2020, 12:35 PM
Thanks scout57,
So it is just the name given to the east side of Shackelton I take it.
no....it is a separate shoal on the s/e end of shacks......one of the shallowest shoals on shacks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 17, 2020, 12:53 PM
More has continued to form since sun up should be completely iced up by tmrw morning, then lets hope it just keeps building more

Bring on the ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 17, 2020, 01:33 PM

 Sugar loaf is on the old maps that apps has
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Jan 17, 2020, 01:49 PM
Thanks for the background on Sugarloaf Shoal guys!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: THE KRACKEN on Jan 17, 2020, 02:53 PM
Wow does that name (SugarLoaf) bring back memories. My Dad a WW2 vet (Marine Raiders) fought at a place called Sugar Loaf Hiil or ridge. I believe on Bouganville. I know nothing to do with the topic. Just wanted to share.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: THE KRACKEN on Jan 17, 2020, 02:54 PM
My Bad...Okinowa.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 17, 2020, 03:31 PM
already a guy off the beach........he's got bigger ones than me....hope he spuds
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bowski76 on Jan 17, 2020, 03:38 PM
I watched a guy walk out with a spud bar on the sunset cam around 3:30 today.
He was just carrying a spud bar, walked right out without checking the ice until he was quite a ways out.
Looked like he was trying to cut a hole with the spud bar or was checking thickness, then left.

I just looked again and someone appears to be fishing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 17, 2020, 03:43 PM
already a guy off the beach........he's got bigger ones than me....hope he spuds
I watched a guy walk out with a spud bar on the sunset cam around 3:30 today.
He was just carrying a spud bar, walked right out without checking the ice until he was quite a ways out.
Looked like he was trying to cut a hole with the spud bar or was checking thickness, then left.

I just looked again and someone appears to be fishing.
Yup here we go. I knew they were gonna flock there tomorrow. Like I stated before hope everyone stays safe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 17, 2020, 03:48 PM
drove past big bay around noon. alot of the bay is wide open. the snow insulated what ice is there, and with the foot of snow we have coming, it's going to be just a few days more. it won't be long guys and gals.   sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 17, 2020, 03:55 PM
drove past big bay around noon. alot of the bay is wide open. the snow insulated what ice is there, and with the foot of snow we have coming, it's going to be just a few days more. it won't be long guys and gals.   sully...
I have plans to come up the 1st of Feb
COOOMMME OOONNNN ICE
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 17, 2020, 05:47 PM
 I headed back up north this morning even with the barometer screaming
 Dying to try my new rod built by mad river tackle and it’s very comfortable and with loads of back bone
  Great job Carl 
(https://i.postimg.cc/zHmgKd0C/B12-E015-D-0-D6-A-4-A1-C-9990-26190-BA3-DA43.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zHmgKd0C)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: goonboy on Jan 17, 2020, 06:48 PM
I headed back up north this morning even with the barometer screaming
 Dying to try my new rod built by mad river tackle and it’s very comfortable and with loads of back bone
  Great job Carl 
(https://i.postimg.cc/zHmgKd0C/B12-E015-D-0-D6-A-4-A1-C-9990-26190-BA3-DA43.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zHmgKd0C)
yup the old man did it again today glad he got it on that new rod ,and yes that rod is sweet as hell  @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 17, 2020, 06:49 PM
Nice Job Fred.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 17, 2020, 07:41 PM
Freddie you animal! Nice job homey!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 17, 2020, 11:11 PM
 Thanks guys , it’s team work  👍
 It was a bit 🥶 so I broke out my heavy suit and , my trans Alaskans
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 18, 2020, 03:11 AM
already a guy off the beach........he's got bigger ones than me....hope he spuds
May have been a friend of mine I talked to last nite. Stopped there on his way to black lake fished a little outa the beach. He didn’t give me a report on ice so it must have been real sketchy.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Jan 18, 2020, 05:58 AM
Way to go Freddie! Another great laker. COLD you say? It was 12*s when I came home yesterday!
I just can't imagaine how cold it was up north sitting outside on some ice...heater or not!
Be safe walkin' upon the water guys. ><{{{*>
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2020, 08:57 AM
6 shantys on the beach watch one guy walk in spudding  at least taking quick wacks as he went  .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 18, 2020, 09:16 AM
6 shantys on the beach watch one guy walk in spudding  at least taking quick wacks as he went  .....
Got a thickness report? Yet
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2020, 09:29 AM
go check ....that's the only way you know for sure
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 18, 2020, 09:34 AM
Don’t worry bout it then if you don’t want to tell how much ice there is at sylvan. There is good people still that will tell.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Jan 18, 2020, 09:50 AM
Sorry for asking but I lost the link for the Sylvan Beach web cam. Can someone post it here. Thanks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Icejunky39 on Jan 18, 2020, 09:53 AM
Don’t worry bout it then if you don’t want to tell how much ice there is at sylvan. There is good people still that will tell.

Good people??  There are also good people who will bs you. All hes saying is to be sure check for yourself. Or you can check conditions on the ice conditions page.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 18, 2020, 10:03 AM
  http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/  (http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2020, 10:15 AM
Sorry for asking but I lost the link for the Sylvan Beach web cam. Can someone post it here. Thanks.

I just google  sylvan beach web cams

I don't give ice reports  1 if you say the ice is unsafe  people yell and say yes it is  if you say it's 4 inches someone else says it's 7  and God forbid if  someone  steps in a  gas hole after you said it was safe  ......nope you go check yourself use your ruler   and then you know .....your a big boy you make your own decision if you should be out there or not ...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 18, 2020, 10:56 AM
Agree with trap more so with early ice never know what's out there...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 18, 2020, 10:56 AM
East side of Lewis is locked west side has open water between shore ice and main lake so I would say the ice is still pushing. Shore ice is pretty chunky.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 18, 2020, 10:59 AM
Trap is right, i have been on 12" of good ice and walked 20' and drilled 4" so don't be fooled that the ice forms evenly.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2020, 11:05 AM
xc600 wind is going to pick up and snow ....cross your fingers ......canal locked up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icejohn on Jan 18, 2020, 11:10 AM
Besides...all trapp mentioned was that he "saw" guys out at sylvan....hard to tell how thick the ice is from the car.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2020, 11:15 AM
Besides...all trapp mentioned was that he "saw" guys out at sylvan....hard to tell how thick the ice is from the car.

seen them on the cam!!!! that's what the conversation was ,I ain't been out there in 2 weeks I been fishing open water
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Jan 18, 2020, 11:18 AM
It’s very comical to me that people continue to ask if the ice is safe or how much there is. It’s so annoying😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2020, 11:21 AM
It’s very comical to me that people continue to ask if the ice is safe or how much there is. It’s so annoying😂

and they get  mad  when you don't tell them ......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icejohn on Jan 18, 2020, 11:25 AM
seen them on the cam!!!! that's what the conversation was ,I ain't been out there in 2 weeks I been fishing open water

That's even more comical...to think you could report ice thickness...btw I've been open water fishing too from boat on Cayuga lake...perch and puckered...kept a nice puckered...so yummy!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2020, 11:29 AM
john you know me I'm the all powerful trapper I can tell the thinckness of ice sitting 30 miles away watching on a web cam and this guy wants to put his safety in my hands ....exactly why I don't give ice reports....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 18, 2020, 12:03 PM
Ice as far as I can see in Cleveland with a couple strips of open water. The snow seems to be blowing off so far.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 18, 2020, 12:30 PM
It’s very comical to me that people continue to ask if the ice is safe or how much there is. It’s so annoying😂
Sooo
How thick is the ice?
and they get  mad  when you don't tell them ......
Just tell me..
 >:D
One time last year a guy posted on here asking how thick the ice was on chautauqua lake..
He posted that he was in the parking lot at mayville looking at the lake and didn't see anyone on the ice
Seriously the most idiotic post I have ever seen
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Jan 18, 2020, 01:43 PM
  http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/  (http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/)

Thanks Daker/Trap for helping an old guy out. Cya.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 18, 2020, 02:48 PM
Good people??  There are also good people who will bs you. All hes saying is to be sure check for yourself. Or you can check conditions on the ice conditions page.
Yup I found the reports page. Bottom of page 2. No one has posted on it sense January 5th I believe it was. So you telling someone that lives 2hrs away to check there is a joke. No one local to Oneida posts on it. That being said maybe things will change. But prolly not.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 18, 2020, 03:14 PM
Like I said too. That’s fine. There will be good people who will make a report.
Have a nice day.
And tomorrow I will make another 1 as well.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Icejunky39 on Jan 18, 2020, 03:29 PM
Yup I found the reports page. Bottom of page 2. No one has posted on it sense January 5th I believe it was. So you telling someone that lives 2hrs away to check there is a joke. No one local to Oneida posts on it. That being said maybe things will change. But prolly not.

What Im saying is its insulting to say someone is not a good person because they wont give you and ice report...thats #1. #2 is....and this happens every yr....this is a bs page for people to bs about oneida lake or whatever. Every yr someone asks for ice conditions and every yr the response is check the conditions page.  If theres isnt anything posted then either nobody has been out or simply nobody posted anything soooooo the only way to know is to check it yourself.  More often that not people dont give early ice conditions because they dont want to feel responsible if someone goes for a swim.  I dont trust anyone with my safety except my so Im gonna check it myself.  There are other options....call a local bait shop. They are always helpful. But if you live 20 min or 2 hours away. Checking it yourself is the only real way to know. Im sorry if thats not what you want to hear or if its inconvenient to drive two hours but I live 10 min from Oneida lake and drove the 2+ hrs to fish black lake last week. Sometimes if ya wanna play ya have to pay.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 18, 2020, 03:43 PM
as per north shore and south shore cams the snow appears to mostly blowing off the ice.......but probably piling up in places where it blows to........this is new ice on most of the lake.extreme caution should be used fellers.....relax, we will be fishing soon
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 18, 2020, 03:52 PM
Thanks scout I did see that.
Trying to keep that lake from outsiders is what I’ve seen for years and that is why I’m going to do everything I can to post daily reports on the lake even tho I’m about 2 hrs away.
Have a nice day. Stay safe all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 18, 2020, 04:01 PM
LOL yeah oneida is kept to locals really... It may be one of the most heavily ice fished waters in NY,,,,, and how do you keep a 55, 000 acre lake a local secret trap give him the award x2 hes gone above and beyond  ...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2020, 04:04 PM
Oneida that's it  I had enough tomorrow  we  put up posted signs locals only!!!! :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 18, 2020, 04:07 PM
Oneida that's it  I had enough tomorrow  we  put up posted signs locals only!!!! :roflmao: :roflmao:
LOL yeah oneida is kept to locals really... It may be one of the most heavily ice fished waters in NY,,,,, and how do you keep a 55, 000 acre lake a local secret trap give him the award x2 hes gone above and beyond  ...
Keep hating kids. I need another fan😪
Have a nice day
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 18, 2020, 04:11 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/PLwTYzxh/IMG-20200118-162136.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PLwTYzxh)
Got snow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 18, 2020, 04:15 PM
Ill start at the state owned ramps you know the ones we keep secret lol,  also daily reports from 2hrs away should be right on the money man hope he gets good gas in his vehicle 4hrs round trip could get $$$.....but in all seriousness the lake had lots of  open areas yesterday give it some time I would say imo....

 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2020, 04:18 PM
I got a glass of makers mark with 3 inches of crushed ice in it .......that's my ice report for today .......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 18, 2020, 04:33 PM

 Ya gotta love Up state NY weather 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RiserMiser on Jan 18, 2020, 04:35 PM
Yikes. So many ppl ready to go walking places they shouldn’t be this weekend, based on a damn computer. If you’re asking about ice thicknesses after 2 days of cold, this might not be the weekend for you. Wait one more week and you’ll have your pick of places to go. Those who live near and have been watching the lake, carry on. You know what’s happening out there. Everybody else, beware. Just my opinion. I’m itching to get out there too. But coming from out of town, not knowing what it looked like as it formed and broke and now refreezing. And add some snow to hide things. No thanks. I’m fairly badass lol, I won’t be out this weekend.  I’ll be badass organizing my gear for the 7th time this year...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PazzoCorso on Jan 18, 2020, 04:37 PM
Thanks scout I did see that.
Trying to keep that lake from outsiders is what I’ve seen for years and that is why I’m going to do everything I can to post daily reports on the lake even tho I’m about 2 hrs away.
Have a nice day. Stay safe all

I don't think they are keeping "outsiders" away. I think they are keeping people on the top side.

Also... Trapper, you'll run out of paper if you keep up with him
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2020, 04:43 PM
pazz I told im 2 tings I don't give ice reports and I watch the people fishing on te web cam ...I have no idea what the ice is like ......he just doesn't want to hear this .... let him get wet.......

"what we have hear is failure to communicate"
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Icejunky39 on Jan 18, 2020, 04:55 PM
Keep hating kids. I need another fan😪
Have a nice day

Nobody is hating son. I guess you just dont like working for it....or picking the phone up and calling a bait-shop for info. Its a 21 mile lake. Keep people out lol??  You go ahead and give all the reports you want to but the smart money is on checking it for myself haha.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: paul23 on Jan 18, 2020, 05:04 PM
U guys gettin much snow yet?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2020, 05:06 PM
I'm in volney wind is blowing it around my bet 6 inches but we have drifts roads are nasty
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 18, 2020, 05:13 PM
 Ok  me included don’t like giving first ice reports as we don’t wish to feel responsible for someone getting wet or worse ,nobody is telling anyone don’t come here , he’ll there is all kinds of reports on the fishing ,
 I trust very few people with reports I still do my homework and check it myself ,
 Goon and I drove 2hrs to check ice conditions on a lake matter a fact we were out today ,
   I was giving info on this lake when there was only dial up and pointing guys in the right direction and lure info which some here don’t know what dial up was 😜
   So go ahead and give early ice reports nobody cares , oh yea I hear FB has lots of info , try that
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: goonboy on Jan 18, 2020, 05:19 PM
Ok  me included don’t like giving first ice reports as we don’t wish to feel responsible for someone getting wet or worse ,nobody is telling anyone don’t come here , he’ll there is all kinds of reports on the fishing ,
 I trust very few people with reports I still do my homework and check it myself ,
 Goon and I drove 2hrs to check ice conditions on a lake matter a fact we were out today ,
   I was giving info on this lake when there was only dial up and pointing guys in the right direction and lure info which some here don’t know what dial up was 😜
   So go ahead and give early ice reports nobody cares , oh yea I hear FB has lots of info , try that
yes we did and ppl need to go back to how it use to be drive and check for yourself ,if you want to fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PazzoCorso on Jan 18, 2020, 05:36 PM
pazz I told im 2 tings I don't give ice reports and I watch the people fishing on te web cam ...I have no idea what the ice is like ......he just doesn't want to hear this .... let him get wet.......

"what we have hear is failure to communicate"

Can't fix stupid, that's what Mr. Darwin is for.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 18, 2020, 05:48 PM
Keep blowing your own horn trap. All you do is spout off and try to start arguments. If you had said I don’t know the ice haven’t been there or even your touted “I don’t give first ice reports” none of this whole thing would have been started, but like I said locals try not to spread the word of the current conditions has been seen time and time again by many here. So your snotty little remarks and poor demeanor irritates the living crap out of many people as well as being a ploy to goad others into argument.

To those that feel like I’m the bad guy go back and look at how this started and maybe take a look at some of the other threads he posts in.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PazzoCorso on Jan 18, 2020, 05:54 PM
Keep blowing your own horn trap. All you do is spout off and try to start arguments. If you had said I don’t know the ice haven’t been there or even your touted “I don’t give first ice reports” none of this whole thing would have been started, but like I said locals try not to spread the word of the current conditions has been seen time and time again by many here. So your snotty little remarks and poor demeanor irritates the living crap out of many people as well as being a ploy to goad others into argument.

To those that feel like I’m the bad guy go back and look at how this started and maybe take a look at some of the other threads he posts in.

You're either living in your parents basement still or have to have a handicap that's holding you back.
Get out, talk to people face to face. Communicate in real time, see if it's others "demeanor" or yours that need adjusting.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 18, 2020, 05:59 PM
You're either living in your parents basement still or have to have a handicap that's holding you back.
Get out, talk to people face to face. Communicate in real time, see if it's others "demeanor" or yours that need adjusting.....
Ouch ,  Get a bandage for that one 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jigemup247 on Jan 18, 2020, 06:00 PM
Let’s not get the thread closed before the season even starts. You can tell everyone is starting to get stir crazy and can’t wait to get out. Won’t be too much longer (I hope).
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 18, 2020, 06:08 PM
Can you blame “the locals”. It is nice having a weekend or 2 before shanty city’s start poping up everywhere and over run parking lots. Not saying there is “safe ice” anywhere right now.  What did we do before the internet
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 18, 2020, 06:08 PM
😁😁😁
Can you blame “the locals”. It is nice having a weekend or 2 before shanty city’s start poping up everywhere and over run parking lots. Not saying there is “safe ice” anywhere right now.  What did we do before the internet

No, one can not blame them. It’s the principle of it, don’t want to report don’t, but don’t chime in on a question for reports when you don’t want to report neither.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Icejunky39 on Jan 18, 2020, 06:27 PM
😁😁😁
No, one can not blame them. It’s the principle of it, don’t want to report don’t, but don’t chime in on a question for reports when you don’t want to report neither.

Asked and answered....this isnt the reports thread. Same thing every yr. On this thread its been that way. I think the “good people” comment is what set a few of us off. Anyway Im dont with it. Said all there is to say. Everyone have a good season
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2020, 06:37 PM
so anyone  got any idea how thick the ice is ???? don't say it here  private message me ...it's ok I'm a local ...... :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 18, 2020, 06:38 PM

  It's like a broken freekin record.....  :blink: :blink: Picked up maybe 6 inches of white stuff here, grainy heavy snow. Wind's whippin , venison's searing, drink's are cold and so is the weather! Won't be long till we're too busy fishing to slam on these keyboards all day long. Personally, I'm feeling much better, ready for a nice short walk and some flat fish soon ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Jan 18, 2020, 06:43 PM
dont worry about it BP i sent a pm to trapper last year to keep it off here not to start a debate.... and he highlighted it and posted it on the forum looking for sympathy when no one would of known but me and him,just who he is , knows how to stir the pot just enough then pull the poor poor trap whys everyone against me???! does it on several sites ,i think (JUST MY OPINION)hes a sad old man who found a platform to bi%$H on... and needs the acknowledgment ...like i say my opinion
cmon ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 18, 2020, 06:46 PM
  It's like a broken freekin record.....  :blink: :blink: Picked up maybe 6 inches of white stuff here, grainy heavy snow. Wind's whippin , venison's searing, drink's are cold and so is the weather! Won't be long till we're too busy fishing to slam on these keyboards all day long. Personally, I'm feeling much better, ready for a nice short walk and some flat fish soon ;)
Glad your feeling better, any luck you’ll be ready as the ice is. Stay safe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2020, 06:52 PM
dont worry about it BP i sent a pm to trapper last year to keep it off here not to start a debate.... and he highlighted it and posted it on the forum looking for sympathy when no one would of known but me and him,just who he is , knows how to stir the pot just enough then pull the poor poor trap whys everyone against me???! does it on several sites ,i think (JUST MY OPINION)hes a sad old man who found a platform to bi%$H on... and needs the acknowledgment ...like i say my opinion
cmon ice

ashamed of what you got to say???? I'm not  ..... be a man  post it  right in here
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 18, 2020, 06:58 PM
ashamed of what you got to say???? I'm not  ..... be a man  post it  right in here
Here you go again. He stated he sent you a pm last year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 18, 2020, 07:02 PM
Lol like someone said before poor conditions everyone board nothing else to do but pound them keypads. In all honestly from what I found 3 to 4” off sylvan beach up to 200yrs out. Any farther than that or to the left or right I have know clue probably not good. If ya are making the trip that’s a start
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: robert.d12 on Jan 18, 2020, 07:06 PM
I'm looking to catch my first walleye through the ice.  I was told that Oneida is the place to do it.  Would anyone be willing to share any info about this lake? Access points, depth, baits, etc... thanks!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PazzoCorso on Jan 18, 2020, 07:09 PM
I'm looking to catch my first walleye through the ice.  I was told that Oneida is the place to do it.  Would anyone be willing to share any info about this lake? Access points, depth, baits, etc... thanks!

There's no fish in that lake, they call it the dead sea for a reason.
Go up to Chaumont once it freezes, walk past Johnson Shoal. Start jigging with a rap or the likes..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 18, 2020, 07:11 PM
Lol like someone said before poor conditions everyone board nothing else to do but pound them keypads. In all honestly from what I found 3 to 4” off sylvan beach up to 200yrs out. Any farther than that or to the left or right I have know clue probably not good. If ya are making the trip that’s a start
Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Jan 18, 2020, 07:36 PM
Bowled this afternoon, won a door prize, bottle of whiskey, bottle of vodka and a bottle of wine. Also 5 scratch offs, won $18 on those. Just wish there had been some "popcorn"...h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2020, 07:38 PM
I got a old popcorn machine  and it is my favorite snack
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 18, 2020, 07:50 PM
the reason I posted his private message to me was simple ...I and another member posted a prayer for a safe season and our faith in God ....I then was sent a pm stating in vile language  there was no God and  all that was  wrong with me and anyone that believed ......now I am not ashamed to admit I believe in God and  have  faith  I see no reason  mr ice should hide  his beliefs ...... again I'm not ashamed ....do you think we did something wrong in a prayer for a safe season  mr perch?
Tho I may share your believe in the lord I do not agree with you putting one down for their beliefs or air them out either. I don’t know the context of the convo when it happened so can’t say more. Either way you putting the message out was wrong.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 18, 2020, 08:12 PM
Time out!  I know we're all ready to get out there but lets calm down.  Two sides to every story and all.  I'm an out of towner and depend on this thread for current conditions, not honey holes or hot spots, just accurate ice conditions.  I will share my experiences when I get the chance to get there too.  Tight lines. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 18, 2020, 08:59 PM
I skimmed through all that nonsense.

Anyway. It doesn’t matter much how much snow I got at my house if it blows off the ice. We’ll see how much snow is on the ice in the morning if there is any ice after the wind.

The forecast keeps getting warmer so I would not get too excited. 8-14 day forecast shows above average. Maybe it will be the first year I get the boat out in February. Either way, it’s not worth fighting over.

All lot of eyes, perch, turkeys, and deer will live through this winter!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 18, 2020, 09:07 PM
Thanks reeleyz.
Looking forward to your update tomorrow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Jan 18, 2020, 09:39 PM
Trapper how thick is the ice? Can you please get back to me thanks. I’m two hours away and wanna know if it’s worth driving up for the first ice on Oneida that isn’t safe at all.... thanks😭😂😭😂😭
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cerhardt161 on Jan 18, 2020, 09:50 PM
Trapper how thick is the ice? Can you please get back to me thanks. I’m two hours away and wanna know if it’s worth driving up for the first ice on Oneida that isn’t safe at all.... thanks😭😂😭😂😭

(https://i.postimg.cc/sQfD5nXy/393108-B4-099-C-411-A-80-B7-B909783-BB2-C4.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sQfD5nXy)

Not onedia but close enough
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Jan 18, 2020, 09:52 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/sQfD5nXy/393108-B4-099-C-411-A-80-B7-B909783-BB2-C4.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sQfD5nXy)

Not onedia but close enough



Thanks dude I’ll go walk on it!! Appreciate it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 19, 2020, 02:44 PM
Thanks reeleyz.
Looking forward to your update tomorrow.

It’s not looking good choo choo.

About 1”-2” of snow on top of 3”-4” of slush on top of 1” of ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 19, 2020, 02:54 PM
Still some open water around the point. Big shove on the east side and about 6-8" of heavy snow.Not good in my area.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 19, 2020, 03:09 PM
It’s not looking good choo choo.

About 1”-2” of snow on top of 3”-4” of slush on top of 1” of ice.
Thanks for the info...north shore I presume?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 19, 2020, 03:45 PM
Thanks for the info...north shore I presume?

Yessir.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Jan 19, 2020, 04:26 PM
Yessir.
ok........

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 19, 2020, 04:38 PM
could somebody please back fill Lake Ontario.......damn ' I am getting too old for this crap
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Jan 19, 2020, 05:23 PM
I suggested tarping it years ago.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jigemup247 on Jan 19, 2020, 05:33 PM
This weather is all my fault I spent a ton on ice fishing gear this year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 19, 2020, 06:55 PM
South shore is in rough shape to not looking good....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 19, 2020, 08:21 PM
snow didn't do us any favors
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 20, 2020, 04:40 AM
accuweather 14 day forecast starting Wednesday says above freezing temps every day ,but in the low to mid 20's at nite.....need to knock that snow down to bare ice and this should help a little.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 20, 2020, 04:49 AM
accuweather 14 day forecast starting Wednesday says above freezing temps every day ,but in the low to mid 20's at nite.....need to knock that snow down to bare ice and this should help a little.....
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 20, 2020, 05:39 AM
could somebody please back fill Lake Ontario.......damn ' I am getting too old for this crap

they can't even get the water level right
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2020, 05:40 AM
 Your right scout 15 day doesn’t look very promising
 By ice or boat them little buggers are going to get caught up with , at least I hope I can remember  how to jig or troll them up 🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 20, 2020, 06:16 AM
WAIT!!!!!! you mean to tellme you can fish for perch and walleyes in open water in the winter????...............why wasn't I told!!!!!


and the rush to tent city is happening  right now I may take a gander later
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2020, 06:44 AM
WAIT!!!!!! you mean to tellme you can fish for perch and walleyes in open water in the winter????...............why wasn't I told!!!!!

It’s just a rumor 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 20, 2020, 09:37 AM
found the same as reeleyz did when i checked today on south shore lil less snow but no ice to speak of one maybe two inches, with snow and then slush between snow and ice it wont be making any ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2020, 09:42 AM

 There are 17-18 people out from the beach
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Post by: Rugburn on Jan 20, 2020, 09:52 AM
small village forming.... Ah yes... holiday today, wait, why am I working?
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 20, 2020, 10:21 AM
There are 17-18 people out from the beach

They are all close together too. Must be nobody wants to go exploring with a spud.

Good for them enjoying the sunshine and fresh air.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2020, 10:42 AM
 All in a nice line ,nice day indeed
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Post by: 62&done on Jan 20, 2020, 11:47 AM
Any word on the ice conditions on the west end ? I'm thinking of BB  or Muskrat bay area   Thanks
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 20, 2020, 12:08 PM
beach is a b***h.....lol.......shove is is 2ft + in spots.....tough drillin for this old fart......fishing's not very good either........few shorts, 1 keeper lost on the edge of the shove ice....2 perch and a nice smallie.......lost a couple on the way up also.....not aweful but not great either.....19 fow
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 20, 2020, 12:40 PM
So believe it or not landed this fish on Oneida Sunday morning. I have no clue what it is technically considered I hear landlocked Atlantic or just a brown. It might start a world war but any input? Was fishing 25fow he came in at 10’ down I reeled up and he hammered it. Let her go wasn’t sure on the laws or what it was. Plus I already had a bucket of perch and walleye(way better eating imo)
(https://i.postimg.cc/LYvQTz1y/A2705557-B68-E-4365-BEA3-86286-FB635-DE.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LYvQTz1y)
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Post by: ice4066 on Jan 20, 2020, 12:44 PM
im not a trout expert but i think its a brown...maybe??
i believe landlocks spots are a bit different and tail more forked ,just my guess
nice catch though my dogs would love it!!!
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Post by: rlejr on Jan 20, 2020, 12:52 PM
Flat tail its a brown. By the way with all the people out of the beach not one persons can tell us how thick the ice is where you drilled?
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 20, 2020, 12:59 PM
Flat tail its a brown. By the way with all the people out of the beach not one persons can tell us how thick the ice is where you drilled?
read back a couple of posts
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Post by: New Old Guy on Jan 20, 2020, 01:11 PM
It’s not looking good choo choo.

About 1”-2” of snow on top of 3”-4” of slush on top of 1” of ice.

Yo Bruce,

Come on up bud. We got ice.5 inches on the Pond and 4 inches + @ Green Point. Bring the boys.
Boggey
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 20, 2020, 01:13 PM
nice land lock
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2020, 01:21 PM
 Just to let everyone know season is closed on Oneida lake for salmon and trout
 Nice fish just the same ,
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Post by: New Old Guy on Jan 20, 2020, 01:26 PM
beach is a b***h.....lol.......shove is is 2ft + in spots.....tough drillin for this old fart......fishing's not very good either........few shorts, 1 keeper lost on the edge of the shove ice....2 perch and a nice smallie.......lost a couple on the way up also.....not aweful but not great either.....19 fow

Yo Scout,

OLFART ? OLFART ? We got a union with vested rights. You ain't vested yet. :nono: :nono: :nono:

Boggey
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 20, 2020, 01:28 PM
fish creek alantic salmon club as stocked alantics in Oneida and  a lot of the area

http://fishcreeksalmon.org/ (http://fishcreeksalmon.org/)
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 20, 2020, 01:38 PM
Yo Bruce,

Come on up bud. We got ice.5 inches on the Pond and 4 inches + @ Green Point. Bring the boys.
Boggey

Better than I would have thought! I am hoping to get them up there soon. Hopefully over the February break.
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 20, 2020, 02:05 PM
Boggey
Hey Boggey.....my knees and back say I'm vested  ;D......oh, and NYS and SS think that I am also.......unfortunate ly ,my brain thinks I can do all the things I used to do  ;)
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 20, 2020, 04:40 PM
well unless something changes in weather, i dont see good safe ice on the main lake this year, hope im wrong but does not look good.
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Post by: That Guy on Jan 20, 2020, 04:44 PM
well unless something changes in weather, i dont see good safe ice on the main lake this year, hope im wrong but does not look good.

Why do you say that? Does it seem like the slush isn’t gunna freeze?
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 20, 2020, 05:12 PM
The snow on top will insulate the layer of slush underneath and insulate the ice, keeping slush from freezing and won't build ice, the area I checked today near Chapman only had 2in of ice at most
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Post by: Mjnoff21 on Jan 20, 2020, 05:39 PM
Anyone venture out from apps yet?
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Post by: RiserMiser on Jan 20, 2020, 06:04 PM
Wasn’t Chapman open water 2 days ago? 2” sounds like pretty good progress to me.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 20, 2020, 06:28 PM
Anyone venture out from apps yet?

That ice is not safe. There was 1” of ice, 4” of slush, and 1”-2” of snow on top yesterday.
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Post by: komo15 on Jan 20, 2020, 06:47 PM
Just got home from beach.  Went out at noon, walk was awful, landed myself in 23 ft.  Bought the Panoptix livescope this year 10" model, absolutely crazy!!!!  First time getting to use it.  Anyway, 2" of solid ice about 8" on top of that was crap with about 4-5" of snow on top of that.  The first hour i spent setting up, and getting shove ice that was incredibly annoying and incredibly abundant from out of my fishing hole and out of my sonar hole.  Throughout the day i would have to stick my spud down to push over large sheets blocking the holes.  I ended up with 2 perch and 12 eyes before my battery died during primetime 4:30 ish.  Kept these eyes.  Could of used an Uber on the walk back, someday maybe!

(https://i.postimg.cc/pp1DNWmX/0120201934-Burst01.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/pp1DNWmX)
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Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 20, 2020, 07:17 PM
Thanks for the report.  Hoping to make the trip myself later this week.  Still nothing safe near Rochester.
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Post by: komo15 on Jan 20, 2020, 07:34 PM
No problem. The end result, couple family dinners in the near future!!
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Post by: Db on Jan 20, 2020, 09:15 PM
Do you die hards park at the amusement park? Have never gone out that end . Just curious
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Post by: LipRipper315 on Jan 20, 2020, 09:41 PM
Yes
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Post by: Db on Jan 20, 2020, 09:42 PM
Thank you ripper
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2020, 11:41 PM

 Nice going Komo
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 21, 2020, 05:37 AM
fish fry at komo's

nice!
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Post by: longhunter on Jan 21, 2020, 07:52 AM
This might be the fourth time in the past fifty years , unsafe conditions for fishing .
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 21, 2020, 08:46 AM
well just checked the same area as yesterday, no change did not make any ice last night  top part of slush did set up but that was it. last night was the last time it shows single digits in 7 day forecast not good
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 21, 2020, 08:48 AM
there is a red fox out taking a walk on the ice
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 21, 2020, 09:00 AM
IMO not safe at Lewis. No one has been out, lots of wet spots and shoves. friend of mine walked out at Messengers spud went thru 1 wack. 5 degrees lake needs time.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 21, 2020, 09:13 AM
going to be awhile ...that snow didn't help
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 21, 2020, 09:32 AM
there is a red fox out taking a walk on the ice
not anymore
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Post by: bowski76 on Jan 21, 2020, 09:38 AM
Another tent city off the beach today, doesn't anybody work?!
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Post by: fish4fun8 on Jan 21, 2020, 10:18 AM
Any crazy louie's out with machines yet?
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Post by: klino2280 on Jan 21, 2020, 11:12 AM
Any crazy louie's out with machines yet?


Someone had a snow dog out there yesterday...

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Post by: jim48jk on Jan 21, 2020, 11:44 AM
nice post komo15 thx for report
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 21, 2020, 11:48 AM
Nice reports on here, so much better than any other site I've been on. I was planning to spud out and check the south shore but from what I'm hearing it's not looking good. Snow, slush, 1" of ice is a bad program. 
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Post by: perch chacer on Jan 21, 2020, 12:21 PM
Another tent city off the beach today, doesn't anybody work?!

It's a retirement village.
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Post by: perch chacer on Jan 21, 2020, 12:26 PM
Just got home from beach.  Went out at noon, walk was awful, landed myself in 23 ft.  Bought the Panoptix livescope this year 10" model, absolutely crazy!!!!  First time getting to use it.  Anyway, 2" of solid ice about 8" on top of that was crap with about 4-5" of snow on top of that.  The first hour i spent setting up, and getting shove ice that was incredibly annoying and incredibly abundant from out of my fishing hole and out of my sonar hole.  Throughout the day i would have to stick my spud down to push over large sheets blocking the holes.  I ended up with 2 perch and 12 eyes before my battery died during prime time 4:30 ish. 

Very complete report komo15.  That is how an ice and fishing report should be posted.  Then it is up to the individual.
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Post by: Randy218 on Jan 21, 2020, 02:35 PM
Just got home from sylvan. Today was my first time on the lake. Tons of guys out. The ice is no joke. Bottomed out my auger and had to spud through the rest of the way. There were spots my spud went through with 1 wack though so be careful. Had a decent day but had a TON of lookers on all different baits but they seemed almost impossible to convert. Is that how it goes at the beach or is there something I’m doing wrong?
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 21, 2020, 02:46 PM
Just got home from sylvan. Today was my first time on the lake. Tons of guys out. The ice is no joke. Bottomed out my auger and had to spud through the rest of the way. There were spots my spud went through with 1 wack though so be careful. Had a decent day but had a TON of lookers on all different baits but they seemed almost impossible to convert. Is that how it goes at the beach or is there something I’m doing wrong?
I have noticed the same in the past and was told it was me so maybe it was something you were doing they didn’t like.
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 21, 2020, 03:25 PM
Welcome to Oneida Lake lol
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Post by: Randy218 on Jan 21, 2020, 03:45 PM
Saw a ton of garbage out there which is unfortunate.
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 21, 2020, 04:21 PM
the beach will continue on being packed and trashed only place to get on it sounds havent been there myself dont like the crowds,  just watched forecast and its flat out bad high 30's day time low is maybe 20 for next 7 days ugh.....
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Post by: rabbit59 on Jan 21, 2020, 04:49 PM
What lures and colors do all prefer for perch and walleye. Depth and more would help too. Thanks in advance....
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 21, 2020, 04:59 PM
dynamite works well
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 21, 2020, 05:00 PM
jigging raps  pimples  kastmasters the usual
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 21, 2020, 05:05 PM
Saw a ton of garbage out there which is unfortunate.
that happens when it's the only game in town.....unfortunately you can't reform scumbags......once a scumbag, always a scumbag
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Post by: chaumontriverguy on Jan 21, 2020, 05:11 PM
stop at app's on the north shore he'll get you headed in the right direction plus have lures and bait  :o
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 21, 2020, 05:13 PM
I checked mid north shore again this afternoon. It was 1”-4” of stuff. Not much “good” ice. I got out 100 yards and it went to 1”.

It is deceiving too. Just because it looks the same as what you just walked on it can be totally different.

Not good.
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Post by: ice4066 on Jan 21, 2020, 05:22 PM
Randy
Onieda along with other lakes are like deer hunting one stand , give it a few days and  adjust I've been fishing this lake on and off for over 40 years , yes " locals " know hot spots " or so been told" all lakes are the same , just enjoy days out  no one ,and I mean NO ONE kills them every day ,, but that's usually not posted ,unless your looking for help !!!
Stay on top
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Post by: Reelax on Jan 21, 2020, 05:49 PM
The more you go, the more you know.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 21, 2020, 07:24 PM
The more you go, the more you know.
That is so true I’ve been fishing this lake soft and hard water for sometime , knowing your prey sure helps , but eyes on this lake aren’t hard to find getting them to hit might be another story ,
  And ice4066 some of us post bad days right along with the good
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 21, 2020, 07:34 PM
I had a bad day once ...seems like yesterday  ...oh wait ...it was!!!!  =)).....it sucked for me too !
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 21, 2020, 07:46 PM
What lures and colors do all prefer for perch and walleye. Depth and more would help too. Thanks in advance....
Your asking for a whole lot but it always changes. Not to mention the best I can offer is it’s more about presentation then color and other things.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 21, 2020, 07:53 PM

 Welcome to the site rabbit
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Post by: choo choo on Jan 21, 2020, 07:58 PM
I checked mid north shore again this afternoon. It was 1”-4” of stuff. Not much “good” ice. I got out 100 yards and it went to 1”.

It is deceiving too. Just because it looks the same as what you just walked on it can be totally different.

Not good.
Thanks for another report reeleyz.
 I had a "pucker" moment today. I was spudding along on 5" ice with a light snow coating,...then it went to less than 2 " with no visible surface change...

the spud did not go through, but the "sound" of the spud hitting the ice changed and I stopped mid-stride....sure enough thickness went from 5 to one
 
and a half....and I backed up quick !      I am to old to swim in winter.!      Be careful wherever you are fishing.
 

 
 

                                                                                                                                                                 



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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 21, 2020, 08:36 PM
choo choo glad your ok
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 21, 2020, 09:14 PM
I checked the south side, started at 4 and went to less than 2 after a couple hundred yards. It was cracking undermeath me in the last spot l checked.  I predict I'm not going fishing tomorrow.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 22, 2020, 05:27 AM
Thanks for the report Matt.
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 22, 2020, 05:48 AM
Lots of guys out there already.  Nice morning to be on the ice, kinda warm and no wind..
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 22, 2020, 05:49 AM
not anymore
(https://i.postimg.cc/zLPxbNGd/20191108-080829.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zLPxbNGd)

 :roflmao:  I trap myself   .....I had a  fisherman love trappers  thread but it got deleted .... great picture
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 22, 2020, 06:44 AM
:roflmao:  I trap myself   .....I had a  fisherman love trappers  thread but it got deleted .... great picture
Thanks Trapper. I don't want to clog up the thread with my pics but I thought it was fitting 🤣🤣 not many of us trappers left.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 22, 2020, 07:46 AM
ya know I met a fellow trapper we both where checking out a beaver pond .....had a great time talking to the gentleman .....not many of us left but the trappers you meet now a more friendly and open .....good bunch of guys  ...again great picture I enjoyed it  :thumbsup:....thanks for helping the state with wildlife population management
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 22, 2020, 09:33 AM
Thanks for the report Matt.

Ya this side of the Mason Dixon is no better. Kind of surprising, there wasn't a ton of snow on top but apparently enough to really slow the freeze down.
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 22, 2020, 10:06 AM
A couple of shantys out from Lewis  this morn, not sure how the ice is but they were on top.
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 22, 2020, 11:40 AM
the beach seems to be it saw a few shantys in other spots on east end, on side note it appears that the water is  for sure but still looks lpushing up threw what little ice there is and turning snow to slush wont be good ice but maybe it will add some inches that way and take the insulating snow off. Cant really tell looks like open stretch from about 2mile north west of chapman running towards constantia  north shore
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Post by: Randy218 on Jan 22, 2020, 12:01 PM
Lakeside outfitters said the ice on Lewis wasn’t quite ready, people being out there has me hopeful that It will be decent by Friday.
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Post by: PhamLives on Jan 22, 2020, 01:05 PM
So I'm going to Oneida for the first time on the ice ever Friday.
Hoping to park on the north side somewhere, App's or the DEC launch, because I did ok over the summer not far off shore.
Are we thinking it's worth a shot, or should I just head to the beach to be safe?
thanks all,
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 22, 2020, 01:11 PM
Randy I agree with Jeff at Lakeside Outfitters ,I'm sure they will be out this weekend but this sun will do some real damage.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 22, 2020, 01:12 PM
So I'm going to Oneida for the first time on the ice ever Friday.
Hoping to park on the north side somewhere, App's or the DEC launch, because I did ok over the summer not far off shore.
Are we thinking it's worth a shot, or should I just head to the beach to be safe?
thanks all,

I checked a spot not far from Apps yesterday and it is definitely not what I would consider safe. I hear the same thing about the Jewel area. I don't expect a lot to change in the next 2 days. I would not suggest venturing out in that area for your first ice fishing trip here.
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Post by: PhamLives on Jan 22, 2020, 01:33 PM
Thanks, I appreciate it.

It's my fault we're having all this warm weather, the wife got me ice fishing gear for Christmas.
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 22, 2020, 01:49 PM
Not safe...north or south shore,,, i think east end is your only shot
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Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 22, 2020, 04:00 PM
Just got back from my first trip to Oneida this winter off the beach.  Headed out early to 20 fow with a few others.  That shelf ice I've been reading about is no joke, easily 3 - 4 ft in layers to get through.  By 8AM  I was in the middle of shantytown so spudded my way out to 21 ft with the same results.  One more move an hour later out to 23 ft and I was down to 6" of ice but no shelf ice.  Spoke with one guy who ventured out to 25 ft but only on 3" ice.  Didn't mark many today but enough perch for a meal.  Counted 90 tents at 10AM.  Bring your spud especially if you're off the beaten path.   
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Post by: bigbuck on Jan 22, 2020, 05:15 PM
Nice post.
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Post by: Glow Perch on Jan 22, 2020, 08:11 PM
Trapping may be the way to go with this forecast.  This could be the latest season in my life to get started.  We could be looking at February or we're all going to cut up the beach!
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 22, 2020, 08:15 PM
Trapping may be the way to go with this forecast.  This could be the latest season in my life to get started.  We could be looking at February or we're all going to cut up the beach!

there is other places to fish .....
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Post by: SwampRat on Jan 23, 2020, 12:27 PM
Trapping may be the way to go with this forecast.  This could be the latest season in my life to get started.  We could be looking at February or we're all going to cut up the beach!

Could be worse, you could be waiting for Lake Erie to freeze every year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 23, 2020, 12:42 PM
if anybody lost something at Williams park today, PM me and I will get it back to you
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Post by: chummer16 on Jan 23, 2020, 03:35 PM
Was it a million dollars? I left it somewhere but can’t remember where.
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Post by: rlejr on Jan 23, 2020, 04:46 PM
Any atv’s out of the beach today ? Wonder if they can get around
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 23, 2020, 07:04 PM
not from my own eyes but was told that out at the beach ice can change alot to one whack with spud and your threw, sooooo i would say wheelers nah
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 23, 2020, 08:40 PM
Was it a million dollars? I left it somewhere but can’t remember where.
only$750,000....sorry Chum
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Jan 23, 2020, 09:14 PM
Any atv’s out of the beach today ? Wonder if they can get around

It's not a far walk, why risk going through on you wheeler an having to pay big money to get it out if it goes down.  Also that would mess up the ice if you go through out there or at the shore.
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Post by: fishpalal on Jan 23, 2020, 09:53 PM
I read one post mentioning the loss of a large Burbot at the hole last year and have been interested in learning more about trying to catch some . Any info here which area of the lake to catch them? Have been out there a couple times and had little luck on perch and none on the walleye. Fished the beach area simply for safety in numbers and distance to travel on foot. I have a Garmin fishfinder but don’t use that much except for depth and entertainment,lol, listen to the fish alarm.
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Post by: rlejr on Jan 24, 2020, 05:01 AM
Thanks for everyone’s opinion, truly valued . As I’m handicapped and can not walk very far 4 wheeler is my only option. But the bad weather coming with no cool down looks like my ice season is over with before it got started.
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Jan 24, 2020, 06:59 AM
Not to worry there will be plenty of fishing time to be had in February..  It is usually one nasty month in this part of the country.  There are some positives on this weather.  Nice weather shortened the winter up for us residents of the region and it always makes for a killer fishing year the following spring.  This lake gets an incredible amount of fishing pressure year round a little break for her is not all bad!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 24, 2020, 07:37 AM
missed fishing pressure for a few weeks will make no difference it's a put and take lake .... but I'm thinking a low winter kill on both fish and deer , although I have killed a few squirrels and rabbits that I don't usually hunt when I'm on the ice ....and maybe not your first choice but there is ice to be fished you just have to research a bit and maybe drive .....this year the lurkers are starving because guys simply aren't giving up info .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 24, 2020, 08:30 AM
just checked the same area that i have been and  found that where there is no snow there can be 5in  to 3in of ice black and /white mix and some spots have layer of slush, where ever theres any snow at all about an inch of ice , so i guess a lil improvement but not safe but the snow is going away and suspect after this weekend it will be gone but no cold temps in forecast
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 24, 2020, 12:45 PM
Just a friendly reminder fellers.......anybody fishing tomorrow use extreme caution wherever you fish.......williams park is very unpredictable ice wise.....watching guys parade out there and walking all over without spud in hand is a recipe for a swim......ice is ok in many spots but you need to try and avoid slushy areas and deepest drifts.......one wack with the spud and right thru in some of these spots....and believe me it can be a few feet from where you are sitting.......MACHINES SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ICE.......I am sure the rest of the lake is very similar as Oneida1 has said about the Chapman area......sylvan beach is fine......many spots can be accessed by experienced icefisherman using your head........not to mention this afternoon's sun and warmth will not help the situation......sorry for the long report but with it being the weekend I just don't want anyone to assume it is fine because there are guys out there........be safe and tight lines
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2020, 12:49 PM

 Good reports guys , but there are some sleds out there from what I heard
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 24, 2020, 12:52 PM
Good reports guys , but there are some sleds out there from what I heard
Sylvan Beach has had machines on it for a few days Freddy......there's some crazy shelf ice down there....this sun right now is going to make the beaten down trails down there a mess I'm afraid
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Jan 24, 2020, 01:37 PM
Its like spring time out, right now. Its showing rain tomorrow. I can hear Chris Farley saying "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, JUST BRING ON WINTER ALREADY"
This winter, for an outdoor enthusiast absolutely sucks. All I want to do is go out of Apps on my wheeler, out a ways, sit in my flipover, fish, and stay out all day. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK, COME ON MOTHER NATURE WORK WITH ME!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 24, 2020, 02:00 PM
Its like spring time out, right now. Its showing rain tomorrow. I can hear Chris Farley saying "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, JUST BRING ON WINTER ALREADY"
This winter, for an outdoor enthusiast absolutely sucks. All I want to do is go out of Apps on my wheeler, out a ways, sit in my flipover, fish, and stay out all day. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK, COME ON MOTHER NATURE WORK WITH ME!
AMEN
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jakemanges123 on Jan 24, 2020, 02:24 PM
Tried to get off Lewis today. Made it past the shove but then found several spots where the spud would go through in one whack. From 5inches of good ice to almost nothing in just a couple steps
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Jan 24, 2020, 02:50 PM
missed fishing pressure for a few weeks will make no difference it's a put and take lake .... but I'm thinking a low winter kill on both fish and deer , although I have killed a few squirrels and rabbits that I don't usually hunt when I'm on the ice ....and maybe not your first choice but there is ice to be fished you just have to research a bit and maybe drive .....this year the lurkers are starving because guys simply aren't giving up info .....
If you catch a few hundred less fish in the winter season there will be a lot more fish in the lake in the spring which will make for better fishing.  2+2 still equals 4.  Of course its a put and take lake with the walleyes (what about perch and other species?) but that is based on a longer period of time than a few weeks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2020, 03:19 PM
Sylvan Beach has had machines on it for a few days Freddy......there's some crazy shelf ice down there....this sun right now is going to make the beaten down trails down there a mess I'm afraid
I’m enjoying myself , not a lot fish to show , but freezer was well stocked from the fall bite , so I chase these things I’ll get to Oneida at some point , or some place else for some perch
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 24, 2020, 03:32 PM
There were quite a few people off of Godfrey this morning. All but 1 shanty was gone when I checked at 3:30. I walked out 200' and could have about pushed my spud through the junk ice. Hopefully they make it off okay.

It was 47 degrees and even the black ice spots got really soft on top. Then rain tomorrow. Honestly it can only help smooth out this weird air gapped junk slush ice.

Nice fish Fred!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: braz315 on Jan 24, 2020, 03:53 PM
Did Bartel rd bait and tackle close for good?  It is listed as permanently closed on google.  That is too bad if true, it was a nice shop/ people
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: THE KRACKEN on Jan 24, 2020, 04:00 PM
Nice fish Fred. ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 24, 2020, 04:22 PM
to each there own but def saw people in areas that i would not try today areas with 1in of ice is really risky plus if u go threw then the 1st responders get put in danger just not worth it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 24, 2020, 05:32 PM
Did Bartel rd bait and tackle close for good?  It is listed as permanently closed on google.  That is too bad if true, it was a nice shop/ people
  reopened new owner in old location
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 24, 2020, 05:33 PM
I’m enjoying myself , not a lot fish to show , but freezer was well stocked from the fall bite , so I chase these things I’ll get to Oneida at some point , or some place else for some perch
 
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nice brown trout fred
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2020, 05:41 PM

 Bruce thanks for the report , you be careful  out there ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 24, 2020, 06:35 PM
I’m enjoying myself , not a lot fish to show , but freezer was well stocked from the fall bite , so I chase these things I’ll get to Oneida at some point , or some place else for some perch
 
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nice fish young man.......hopefully the rain and warm temps will clean off the snow and next freeze up will make it better....very frustrating year to say the least
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 24, 2020, 06:36 PM
Bruce thanks for the report , you be careful  out there ,

My boots are staying off the ice for now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2020, 06:48 PM
My boots are staying off the ice for now.
👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 24, 2020, 07:43 PM
Nice trout Fred! Thanks for the reports guys. I haven’t cut a hole yet this “winter” I’m hoping February is kinder to us.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 24, 2020, 08:06 PM
i had fun today 47 degrees and sunny .... good day  for me  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Jan 24, 2020, 09:01 PM
Nice work Fred. Glad you had a pleasant day Trap.  I just got back from Minnesota but didnt get to fish...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 24, 2020, 10:25 PM
BAD ICE   I know every one has an opinion on what acceptable ice should  be. And I'm sure I will ruffle a few feathers by saying this, but the weekend crowd is coming and that ice is dangerous and they need to know. Yesterday I went off Onieda  Shores County  park.  Walking on the wind blown areas was ok with about 3.5 to 5"  However, if you happen to walk into a 6" deep snowdrift plan on  things getting bad fast.  I poked my spud completely thru with one wack and I believe I could have kicked a hole thru with my boot, I left post haste.
  This am , I was one of the first few to venture out on Big Bay. I won't be there again soon,  I started on a good 5" near shore and it gradually detieriated and got thinner the further out I went. I like to move around a bit and did not feel safe there so I left,  Out about 200 yds it gets dark ,wet, and soft, and thin.
   I then rode down to Godfries point and thought I had found THE place to fish.  I unloaded the sled packed with enough lunch to cancel dinner and started out, Really looking forward to some fishing.  Out about 150 yds from shore I was standing on 1.5" again<could see water in front of me, and for the longest time I stood there trying to figure out how those 20 or so people got out to where they were.  There is a large wet crack that goes completely around the launch from shore to shore.  Those people out there had bigger ones than I do!  After that a ride down to the beach confirmed my suspitions  about that spot. A decent fellow was returning from the ice and told me of the day he just had,  A foot deep here, 2" over there,  owe and don't forget about the shove ice that the wind has piled up and your auger may not be long enough.
  I really am not trying to skair people away since we all just really have so much time to fish and I receive no benenfit from spreading these words.  I just don't want to hear about some fisherman on the news this weekend  please    please    please  be careful
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 25, 2020, 03:25 AM
BAD ICE   I know every one has an opinion on what acceptable ice should  be. And I'm sure I will ruffle a few feathers by saying this, but the weekend crowd is coming and that ice is dangerous and they need to know. Yesterday I went off Onieda  Shores County  park.  Walking on the wind blown areas was ok with about 3.5 to 5"  However, if you happen to walk into a 6" deep snowdrift plan on  things getting bad fast.  I poked my spud completely thru with one wack and I believe I could have kicked a hole thru with my boot, I left post haste.
  This am , I was one of the first few to venture out on Big Bay. I won't be there again soon,  I started on a good 5" near shore and it gradually detieriated and got thinner the further out I went. I like to move around a bit and did not feel safe there so I left,  Out about 200 yds it gets dark ,wet, and soft, and thin.
   I then rode down to Godfries point and thought I had found THE place to fish.  I unloaded the sled packed with enough lunch to cancel dinner and started out, Really looking forward to some fishing.  Out about 150 yds from shore I was standing on 1.5" again<could see water in front of me, and for the longest time I stood there trying to figure out how those 20 or so people got out to where they were.  There is a large wet crack that goes completely around the launch from shore to shore.  Those people out there had bigger ones than I do!  After that a ride down to the beach confirmed my suspitions  about that spot. A decent fellow was returning from the ice and told me of the day he just had,  A foot deep here, 2" over there,  owe and don't forget about the shove ice that the wind has piled up and your auger may not be long enough.
  I really am not trying to skair people away since we all just really have so much time to fish and I receive no benenfit from spreading these words.  I just don't want to hear about some fisherman on the news this weekend  please    please    please  be careful
I second that
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Jan 25, 2020, 05:35 AM
I will ruffle some feathers.  If you go out this weekend with these temps and rain and fall through they should leave you there.  There is no way that ice is safe.  I know there have been lots of people out. There are also lots of drunk drivers that make it home every night. Does that mean they should drive drunk again tonight or you should? Use your brain the fish aren’t going anywhere.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 25, 2020, 05:35 AM
I second that
X3
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 25, 2020, 05:46 AM
stop beating around the bush and tell me how you really feel about the ice this week end?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 25, 2020, 06:24 AM
the beach looks like a free for all on the cam.....gotta be well over 100 and counting....wheelers are heading out too :cookoo:......wind/rain/warm = soaking wet shanty and clothes....yuk....reas on # 14 why I retired when I did  ;).......don't have to wait for weekends that seem to be horrible weather wise this year.......stay dry and safe out there fellers
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 25, 2020, 06:28 AM
At least it’s good for local businesses around the beach.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 25, 2020, 06:29 AM
I promised I would not get involved ......... we may be about to witness natural selection ....watching people walk out with no spuds and 2 days ago I found  spots my spud went right threw ....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sarge tackle on Jan 25, 2020, 06:35 AM
THANK YOU, 62&DONE, FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A VERY HONEST REPORT ON THE CONDITIONS YOU ENCOUNTERED.  I HOPE SEVERAL WILL TAKE NOTICE.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 25, 2020, 06:37 AM
I promised I would not get involved ......... we may be about to witness natural selection ....watching people walk out with no spuds and 2 days ago I found  spots my spud went right threw ....
And the Darwin goes to... will be back later to find out.
Hopefully everything works out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 25, 2020, 06:38 AM
just saw on facebook that a guy took a swim at big bay....apparently he's ok and off the ice........be careful out there today guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 25, 2020, 07:02 AM

 It happens scout , even the most experienced people can get into trouble
 Where we were Yesterday,  (not Oneida)goon and I found some gas pockets , springs , not sure , but you never know how big they really are ,
 Be careful out there
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 25, 2020, 07:09 AM
Thanks for the reports guys.  Think I wait a few days before heading back again.  Looks like it gets a little colder middle of next week. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 25, 2020, 07:35 AM
I haven't been out yet, and don't plan on it anytime soon !! The conditions on onieda lake are dangerous, and not safe to say the least. It's going to be a sad day to read, or see anyone that didn't make it home. I hate to say anything bad about the lake, but the truth hurts. I usually ice fish just about every day. I have fished this lake all of my life, and have never seen conditions this bad. take the time to listen to the old timers on here. they just might save your life !!!
it's just nor worth it fellas.   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 25, 2020, 07:38 AM
Should I be popping popcorn??
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 25, 2020, 09:48 AM
About a dozen guys off the point this morn, I haven't been on the ice this year yet so can't report conditions. From what I see from shore is open water at the point, 34 degrees and rain, ice has that ugly grey look. watched a guy push his spud thru with 2 others standing next to him so they moved to deeper water. I hope they realize that they need to walk back in eventually. They are out a good half mile long walk when you are wet.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 25, 2020, 10:24 AM
Should I be popping popcorn??

Only if you’re hungry.  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 25, 2020, 10:28 AM
Theres a lot of people out there and thats a lot of extra weight.   With the amount of holes drilled out there this week shouldn't that swiss cheese be sinking?     ::)

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 25, 2020, 10:51 AM
Thanks Sarge   I do not take pleasure in discouraging people from fishing but I tell it like it is DON"T GO !!!    If you really want to fish find a smaller body of water to the north and be care as you go.   Onieda is not safe
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 25, 2020, 01:27 PM
Well most of snow is gone and im sure all will be gone by tmrw, I think this rain will help , IF the temps get down  enough to set everything up and may be make a couple of inchs, IF the wind does not pick up and break the lake up, IF we dont loose what lil ice we have and it opens up prior to cold temps.........Well its iffy for sure
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 25, 2020, 09:17 PM
creeks  came up high with all this  rain that's a lot of warm water under the ice ....just something to think about
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 26, 2020, 05:52 AM
creeks  came up high with all this  rain that's a lot of warm water under the ice ....just something to think about
Well I like the part where all the slush and snow are melting off, that gives A better chance of making ice barring another pissing blizzard. I had to say Trap, all this water in the creeks is snow runoff, I bet it isn't that warm, I bet it's about 33 degrees, still dangerous as it undermines the ice. I never go left out of Constantia till im about A mile out, I see tracks going over the mouth of Scriba creek every year. I think someone here tangled with Scriba creek once, I forget who it was, I think Chenbasshead.

So all you guys with sleds, i'm still not registered for the year, every week it gets more pointless. I am thinking i'll put 20 bucks insurance on it to avoid the big ticket, I think the no registration ticket doesn't cost much more than the registration. I never complain about spending $$ on fishing, just wierd to pay that kind of loot to only use the sled for A month maybe. $100 for A month or 2 of sled use, or $12.50 A year for ATV's, I think I need A 4 wheeler next, and 6-8 inches black ice please.
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 26, 2020, 06:27 AM
 Few off the beach this morning
  Scriba Creek use to head sort of SE , I believe now it heads toward bird island
 Just Be mindful
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 26, 2020, 09:59 AM
man  some guys got brass balls i just checked an area where two guys are out and i was popping thru with one shot with spud, but if this slush thats on top sets up will be a huge improvement
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tg8 on Jan 26, 2020, 10:06 AM
Havnt even seen one on ffinder, 21 ft. I have 6 inches of ice out here.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 26, 2020, 10:15 AM
if we can get thru the next 2 days without any snow on the ice , we might be fishing by wednesday or thursday.....a little cold snap is forecast although that can change at a moments notice.....then another crappy weekend....hope their wrong
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 26, 2020, 10:20 AM
man  some guys got brass balls i just checked an area where two guys are out and i was popping thru with one shot with spud, but if this slush thats on top sets up will be a huge improvement

that ain't  brass  for  balls  that's  s--t for brains
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 26, 2020, 10:27 AM
I  don't know  scout the  10 looks pretty bad  to me as  far as building ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 26, 2020, 10:44 AM
At least they dropped the night temps a bit for a couple nights this week. Maybe we can get a couple of single digit nights and freeze that junk up solid.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 26, 2020, 11:11 AM
I  don't know  scout the  10 looks pretty bad  to me as  far as building ice
Dammit Trap.....work with me here.....trying to stay positive...lol :thumbsup: :woot:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 26, 2020, 11:11 AM
CNY there is a new vintage sled reg law proposal at the state. Everyone should contact their Rep and ask them to vote in favor.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 26, 2020, 11:14 AM
damn.....just had 3 cop cars, full siren and lights,fly down past my house on Lakeshore Rd.......there were a few guys out of williams this morning....hope something didn't happen
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 26, 2020, 12:51 PM
scout keep us updated  on those  cop cars .... hope  everyone is safe
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 26, 2020, 01:21 PM
scout keep us updated  on those  cop cars .... hope  everyone is safe
all good.....domestic dispute down by Borios apparently......must have been bad....those cops were motoring
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 26, 2020, 01:52 PM
must be some guy that could not make it out the ice and lost his s**t  lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 26, 2020, 02:17 PM
i honestly can't  believe more people haven't been taking a  polar dive swim
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 26, 2020, 02:18 PM
must be some guy that could not make it out the ice and lost his s**t  lol
Happens lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 26, 2020, 06:05 PM

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not from oneida  but not that far away   ;D

 panfish deviled eggs broc  and  corn bread along with a ice cold rolling rock life is good  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishfetcher71 on Jan 26, 2020, 06:22 PM
trapp, i just had a meal like that too.    nice gills.. not far from  my place
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 26, 2020, 06:24 PM
i think you know the  spot my friend  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Jan 26, 2020, 07:18 PM
O yea...where...hehe
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 26, 2020, 07:20 PM
it's  safe to say it's not in  nj
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Jan 26, 2020, 07:22 PM
I know that...but is only 4 hrs away...hehe
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Jan 26, 2020, 07:24 PM
No worries man...keep your pond for yourself im just playin with u
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 26, 2020, 07:26 PM
it's public .....i been  fishing open water most the  winter   my freezer isn't low ....i ain't  waiting for ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 26, 2020, 11:51 PM

 A bud sent me this from yesterday , He didn’t give any info nor did I ask , nice fish
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 27, 2020, 04:53 AM
ohhhhh that's nice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Jan 27, 2020, 05:30 AM
it's public .....i been  fishing open water most the  winter   my freezer isn't low ....i ain't  waiting for ice
preachhhh
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 27, 2020, 05:35 AM

 He’s not preaching he’s just stating facts as the ol boy don’t miss many days be it soft or hard water , he’s going fishing regardless 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 27, 2020, 05:47 PM
Just got this pic from 2 more
 Buds
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 27, 2020, 05:55 PM
theres  a decent  family fish fry or two  right there i'll tell you!  nice freddie
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: yankmyline on Jan 27, 2020, 05:56 PM
Now that's a pile of fish!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 27, 2020, 06:08 PM
 
 My buds luv to tease , 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Jan 27, 2020, 06:23 PM

 My buds luv to tease , 👍

And you felt compelled to tease the rest of us! Lol.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 28, 2020, 07:28 AM
So thats what they look like!  Nice haul.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 28, 2020, 11:19 AM
And you felt compelled to tease the rest of us! Lol.
LOL , first thing I learned was to share 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 29, 2020, 06:41 AM
todays check top is 1 1/2in white ice 1 or2 slush/water in middle 1 -2in black on bottom ice i was not breaking thru top layer as i walked but still not ready imo in the area i checked. if middle layer freezes i may try tmrw
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 29, 2020, 07:22 AM
Oneida  I know  you know what your doing  and  you'll use  caution ....be safe  out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 29, 2020, 07:24 AM
yeah trap, its not ready  drives me crazy i cant walk out back door and just go,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 29, 2020, 07:40 AM
yeah trap, its not ready  drives me crazy i cant walk out back door and just go,
Looking at the weather she should sure up overnight..
I'm coming up Friday to fish Saturday !! Itll he the first time on hard water this year AND POSSIBLY the only time this year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 29, 2020, 07:52 AM
Same where I checked, probably even worse due to an open crack surrounded by skim ice that refuses to close up at all.

Since that great early freeze that left us too quickly it just doesn't want to set up. Hoping the single digits tonight help.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Jan 29, 2020, 09:42 AM
Looks like three huts out of Chapman park
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Post by: jim48jk on Jan 29, 2020, 12:18 PM
Does anyone know how the ice is at Sylvan Beach or Edge Water Park?
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Post by: bshanggi on Jan 29, 2020, 02:30 PM
Does anyone know how the ice is Bernhards Bay area?
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Post by: Hijinks on Jan 29, 2020, 03:17 PM
Maybe take the time to read some of the threads prior.
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Post by: bshanggi on Jan 29, 2020, 04:43 PM
Thanks for the tip...
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 29, 2020, 05:19 PM
you don't  want to  go on any of the  ice  without a  spud and  safety gear
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Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 29, 2020, 05:41 PM
I'm planning another trip on Friday and hoping there is more choices than just Sylvan.  Weather looks good so far.
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 29, 2020, 05:43 PM
Wondering if anyone’s been out of lewis point lately?
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 29, 2020, 05:57 PM
She poppin and crackin tonight heard lewis is very iffy, like most areas
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 29, 2020, 06:01 PM
Thanks.
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 29, 2020, 06:41 PM
She poppin and crackin tonight heard lewis is very iffy, like most areas

Yep. As soon as that nasty sun went down it sounded like freight trains going back and forth on the lake. That's a good sound.
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 30, 2020, 05:13 AM
was out from Williams park yesterday.......ice is getting better.....still not great but should be fine for today thru the weekend........kinda uneven in spots but firming up nicely......4" where I drilled.......still spud spud spud.......unfortunate ly gonna get a warm spell in from saturday thru all of next week.....ice should hold though as the nite time temps will be near upper 20's to 30......fishing was so so.....creepers are a must imho
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Post by: snow snake on Jan 30, 2020, 08:25 AM
WHILE I was watching Sylvan Beach cam this morning
at app. 9:15 am
I watched a person on a  headed out on lake on a snowmobile
stay safe
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Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 30, 2020, 08:35 AM
WHILE I was watching Sylvan Beach cam this morning
at app. 9:15 am
I watched a person on a  headed out on lake on a snowmobile
stay safe
??? ??? ???

(https://i.postimg.cc/zbFk57zt/Snap-Shot-20200130-070553.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zbFk57zt)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
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Post by: gitthegaff on Jan 30, 2020, 08:50 AM
Good to see some Machines out there!  :tipup:
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Post by: yankmyline on Jan 30, 2020, 09:44 AM
I don't think it's good to see.
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Post by: bigbuck on Jan 30, 2020, 09:58 AM
Any shanties off Lewis or Godfrey today? Thanks for any news...
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Post by: gitthegaff on Jan 30, 2020, 10:09 AM
You need to check as you go for sure, But 5-6" is plenty for a wheeler!
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Post by: hardwater diehard on Jan 30, 2020, 10:10 AM
Is this the Apps landing area ..not sure it good or bad for us ice guys

https://romesentinel.com/stories/dec-plans-restoration-of-historic-oneida-lake-dock,90917
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 30, 2020, 10:16 AM
Any shanties off Lewis or Godfrey today? Thanks for any news...

Yes and yes. I didn't check the ice in either spot so no idea what they're actually sitting on.
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Post by: bigbuck on Jan 30, 2020, 10:56 AM
Thanks Chowdaire. Cold nights are making ice.
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 30, 2020, 11:06 AM
4-5" east f the point, mostly white. Cracks are opening up and pushing up in spots. Parking lot was half full at Lewis so I'm sure it will be a city Sat morning.
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 30, 2020, 11:50 AM
had an ice quake out in front of Williams park today that was insane.......standing next to a skimmed over crack b-s ing with my cousin when she heaved and buckled directly in front of us 20 FT away........sounded like an M80 going off.....sent ice chunks 15 ft in the air........worst heave I've ever witnessed in my 50 yrs of ice fishing.......watched the water come over the sheet thankfully on the other side of the crack......what a show....wish I had it on video
Edit or delete this
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 30, 2020, 11:51 AM
ice is in good shape.....6" of slippery ice where we were
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 30, 2020, 11:56 AM
had an ice quake out in front of Williams park today that was insane.......standing next to a skimmed over crack b-s ing with my cousin when she heaved and buckled directly in front of us 20 FT away........sounded like an M80 going off.....sent ice chunks 15 ft in the air........worst heave I've ever witnessed in my 50 yrs of ice fishing.......watched the water come over the sheet thankfully on the other side of the crack......what a show....wish I had it on video
Edit or delete this

Wow. Sounds like fun. When I checked ice on the north shore earlier I stepped off the ice and heard noise behind me and the whole sheet was following me off. Crazy timing. Not dangerous but really weird seeing the ice start following you onto shore. It crunched up for a foot or so and stopped. Not sure where it opened up to do that.
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 30, 2020, 12:02 PM
Wow. Sounds like fun. When I checked ice on the north shore earlier I stepped off the ice and heard noise behind me and the whole sheet was following me off. Crazy timing. Not dangerous but really weird seeing the ice start following you onto shore. It crunched up for a foot or so and stopped. Not sure where it opened up to do that.
crazy stuff.......she was rockin and a rollin today.........felt like I was on the ocean a few times with the ice heaving and expanding....all good though.....making ice for a change
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 30, 2020, 12:30 PM
LOL , first thing I learned was to share 😜
Just remember that next time Mrs Filet makes chocolate pie and KP wants some!!!!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 30, 2020, 12:33 PM
Is this the Apps landing area ..not sure it good or bad for us ice guys

https://romesentinel.com/stories/dec-plans-restoration-of-historic-oneida-lake-dock,90917

Yes. It is where Apps is.

And it is a good thing for Apps and the area. The current situation is borderline dangerous.

I am sure there will be a spot to get down to the shoreline near where it is now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PhamLives on Jan 30, 2020, 01:58 PM
Chowdaire,
How was the ice on the north side when you were out?
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 30, 2020, 02:17 PM
Some open cracks to worry about. Especially because the ice on the edges isn’t solid yet. Ice itself was probably 3-5”. I didn’t measure, just judging by the spud drawing water.

I didn’t fish. Just spudded some areas.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 30, 2020, 05:07 PM

 Sure was a nice day to be on the ice , just because is was cold for a couple days , be cautious
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 30, 2020, 06:23 PM
I got out today and the ice was decent, 3-4 black ice and some frozen slush on top of that, I found 6-8 total everywhere we went, we got out to the dropoff. Got one keeper wally, nice to get out and forget my heater, it was fun though.

I wouldn't reccomend sleds with heavy loads yet, i'm not gonna bring my Caddy out yet as it weighs 1000 pounds with my old ass on it. This ice will go to pot Mon-Tuesday maybe, but the layer in between has frozen solid at least. Things are looking up. It might just melt the top A bit, who knows.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 30, 2020, 06:38 PM
I got out right at sundown and fished for about 45min. It was worth it as I got one of the fattest walleyes I’ve caught on the lake. About 26” with a massive girth. Released to get bigger.


(https://i.postimg.cc/8fM3brLQ/29-B157-E6-2583-40-AB-93-B1-FEC95-FA5-EE67.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8fM3brLQ)

(https://i.postimg.cc/34PVpZ4F/E7-A87-A6-D-C5-D8-4-DA0-909-A-4-A85790-A856-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/34PVpZ4F)

(https://i.postimg.cc/ZByDTy7B/F0575-E63-9-CE2-4673-B222-010-D18941709.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZByDTy7B)
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Post by: THE KRACKEN on Jan 30, 2020, 06:39 PM
Nice fish beautiful sunset.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 30, 2020, 06:40 PM
That’s a great eye Bob!
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 30, 2020, 07:28 PM
Nice fish there, and that sunset was pretty cool, even if i'm color blind as all day.
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Post by: choo choo on Jan 30, 2020, 07:40 PM
I got out right at sundown and fished for about 45min. It was worth it as I got one of the fattest walleyes I’ve caught on the lake. About 26” with a massive girth. Released to get bigger.


(https://i.postimg.cc/8fM3brLQ/29-B157-E6-2583-40-AB-93-B1-FEC95-FA5-EE67.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8fM3brLQ)

(https://i.postimg.cc/34PVpZ4F/E7-A87-A6-D-C5-D8-4-DA0-909-A-4-A85790-A856-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/34PVpZ4F)

(https://i.postimg.cc/ZByDTy7B/F0575-E63-9-CE2-4673-B222-010-D18941709.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZByDTy7B)
Wow... what a slob !
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Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 30, 2020, 07:41 PM
I got out right at sundown and fished for about 45min. It was worth it as I got one of the fattest walleyes I’ve caught on the lake. About 26” with a massive girth. Released to get bigger.
Chowdaire,
What a hog! Great way to start the season.
PerchEyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 30, 2020, 07:42 PM
I got out right at sundown and fished for about 45min. It was worth it as I got one of the fattest walleyes I’ve caught on the lake. About 26” with a massive girth. Released to get bigger.


(https://i.postimg.cc/8fM3brLQ/29-B157-E6-2583-40-AB-93-B1-FEC95-FA5-EE67.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8fM3brLQ)

(https://i.postimg.cc/34PVpZ4F/E7-A87-A6-D-C5-D8-4-DA0-909-A-4-A85790-A856-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/34PVpZ4F)

(https://i.postimg.cc/ZByDTy7B/F0575-E63-9-CE2-4673-B222-010-D18941709.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZByDTy7B)

Very very nice.
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 30, 2020, 07:46 PM
I would have ate it  ;D
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Post by: Mowser4104 on Jan 30, 2020, 08:08 PM
My wife and I want to fish out from sylvan Beach tomorrow is it safe?
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 30, 2020, 08:10 PM
no ice is  safe
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Post by: Mowser4104 on Jan 30, 2020, 08:17 PM
True! Just wondering if people are fishing it? And what conditions are they finding.
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Post by: bigbuck on Jan 30, 2020, 08:22 PM
Great walleye Chowdaire!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 30, 2020, 08:41 PM
True! Just wondering if people are fishing it? And what conditions are they finding.

read the past post
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Post by: Mowser4104 on Jan 30, 2020, 09:11 PM
Have read past posts thanks for the great advice.
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Post by: Scerbyerby on Jan 30, 2020, 09:16 PM
Was out on lewis today. About 4 to 6 inches out to where i fished in 27 feet. Spudded out.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 30, 2020, 09:20 PM

 Really nice eye chowdaire 👍
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Post by: lowaccord66 on Jan 30, 2020, 09:27 PM
I got out right at sundown and fished for about 45min. It was worth it as I got one of the fattest walleyes I’ve caught on the lake. About 26” with a massive girth. Released to get bigger.


(https://i.postimg.cc/8fM3brLQ/29-B157-E6-2583-40-AB-93-B1-FEC95-FA5-EE67.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8fM3brLQ)

(https://i.postimg.cc/34PVpZ4F/E7-A87-A6-D-C5-D8-4-DA0-909-A-4-A85790-A856-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/34PVpZ4F)

(https://i.postimg.cc/ZByDTy7B/F0575-E63-9-CE2-4673-B222-010-D18941709.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZByDTy7B)

Congrats! Literal fatty!
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 30, 2020, 10:04 PM
Great eye Chow! Thanks for the reports guys
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 31, 2020, 03:42 AM
Great eye Chow! Thanks for the reports guys
You working all February old man?
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2020, 04:23 AM
You working all February old man?
Watch who your calling old 😜
  Tim pm sent
 Goon and I went for trout yesterday but no keepers but no skunk , sure was a pleasant day to be out , time to start thinking about Oneida
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 31, 2020, 05:03 AM
Watch who your calling old 😜
  Tim pm sent
 Goon and I went for trout yesterday but no keepers but no skunk , sure was a pleasant day to be out , time to start thinking about Oneida
Yeah i'm old and stuff too. :)
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 31, 2020, 06:18 AM
You working all February old man?
Yeah I’ll be working in February but it won’t be 60-80 hours a week like January. I’ll be out there crossing eyes 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigcountry315 on Jan 31, 2020, 06:21 AM
Is there still that sheet ice at the sylvan beach had about a lot last week wondering if it’s still as thick
Thanks
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Post by: ice4066 on Jan 31, 2020, 07:16 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/G4myFMTF/IMG-20200130-172056.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/G4myFMTF)

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Was absolutely beautiful out for a first day out !!! Got a limit ,took some trying a lot of shorts and few perch and alot of silvers but beautiful day !! Hopefully be back tomorrow ,ice was good where I was 6" of good ice and alot of shove ice underneath in spots
On another note I forgot bait shop in Sylvan closed ,is there any other places around there besides apps??
Thx
Good luck stay on top
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 31, 2020, 07:33 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/G4myFMTF/IMG-20200130-172056.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/G4myFMTF)

(https://i.postimg.cc/rDsD0K7g/IMG-20200130-171116.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rDsD0K7g)
Was absolutely beautiful out for a first day out !!! Got a limit ,took some trying a lot of shorts and few perch and alot of silvers but beautiful day !! Hopefully be back tomorrow ,ice was good where I was 6" of good ice and alot of shove ice underneath in spots
On another note I forgot bait shop in Sylvan closed ,is there any other places around there besides apps??
Thx
Good luck stay on top

There is a new bait shop on the corner of Lewis Point Road and Route 31.

Nice job on the fish.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: gitthegaff on Jan 31, 2020, 08:01 AM
Have read past posts thanks for the great advice.

I wouldn't take it to Heart, Seems like this Trapp clown , has to be arrogant to everyone that has a question and don't live on the Lake.
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Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 31, 2020, 08:31 AM
I wouldn't take it to Heart, Seems like this Trapp clown , has to be arrogant to everyone that has a question and don't live on the Lake.


Nah Tapper is actually a great guy and is t being arrogant someone asking a question that if they just read back a few pages would have the answer to their question.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 31, 2020, 08:55 AM
I wouldn't take it to Heart, Seems like this Trapp clown , has to be arrogant to everyone that has a question and don't live on the Lake.

well if  you read the thread it is  clear to see (except for the last 2 days) the only place  we been fishing Oneida  was   sylvan beach theres  even a  live web cam to see if thiers people out  on the ice  ....almost every person has posted the ice isn't the best  and to carry a spud and safety gear .... now  not only  are you people to lazy to check the ice your self your  to lazy to read  ...........so heres the  only ice report i'm giving is, is the ice safe...  NO...  are people out   look at the web cam !  I suggest you carry a spud   ice picks  and a throw  rope....... this isn't to be mean   it's the truth
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Jan 31, 2020, 09:52 AM
This is not a cliam the ice is thick enough all over the Lake, but I see people fishing on the Chapman Park webcam, North Shore webcam and Sylvan Beach webbcam.

I personally fished out of North Bay (Edge Water) Last Saturday in 21-23 feet of water, about 1/2 mile from shore.  The ice was 6 inches where I fished.  I was reluctant to venture out further not knowing how thick the ice was elsewhere.  Plus it was raining a bit so I minimized my movement.

I am hopeful with the couple of cold days we had that more of the lake will be safe to fish.

Plan to check with my spud as I venture elsewhere this weekend.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Jan 31, 2020, 10:11 AM
I wouldn't take it to Heart, Seems like this Trapp clown , has to be arrogant to everyone that has a question and don't live on the Lake.

Seems like you take his posts that way and are projecting.  Stop taking the internet so seriously.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: CW88 on Jan 31, 2020, 11:48 AM
Anyone know how the ice is over by spuce grove?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Jan 31, 2020, 12:20 PM
Trapper are you a clown now
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2020, 12:51 PM

 🤡
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Post by: Gunflint on Jan 31, 2020, 12:53 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/wyWVvRRJ/OIP.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/wyWVvRRJ)
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Post by: fishshack on Jan 31, 2020, 01:06 PM
I saw Trapp juggling while riding a unicycle on ice once. Quite impressive actually!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pmaloney86 on Jan 31, 2020, 01:10 PM
Get the popcorn.  Next season of "Is the Ice Safe" has started.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 31, 2020, 01:13 PM
Get the popcorn.  Next season of "Is the Ice Safe" has started.

I was going to name it “As the Water Freezes”. Sounds more like a daytime drama .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pmaloney86 on Jan 31, 2020, 01:26 PM
I was going to name it “As the Water Freezes”. Sounds more like a daytime drama .....

"As the Ice Thickens" was my other choice.  Should have went with that since the plot is thickening as well.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Vanallk053 on Jan 31, 2020, 01:36 PM
How’s the parking situation at Lewis?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 31, 2020, 01:37 PM
Hit it for an hour before work today. No early season slam fest but got what I was after.


(https://i.postimg.cc/Hrk8TWNx/2718514-C-EA07-40-A3-AF38-26-D91944-AE19.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Hrk8TWNx)

Just drove by LP. It already looks like a madhouse out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mancaveburnett on Jan 31, 2020, 01:41 PM
my prediction
trucks will be parking on top of cars tomorrow at LP. Get there plenty early.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 31, 2020, 02:15 PM
I wouldn't take it to Heart, Seems like this Trapp clown , has to be arrogant to everyone that has a question and don't live on the Lake.



(https://i.postimg.cc/MnNSTx5x/111111.png) (https://postimg.cc/MnNSTx5x)

so gitthegaff what do ya have  against  clowns huh????

USE A SPUD BECAUSE YOU DON"T FLOAT!!!!

nice  fish guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Jan 31, 2020, 02:30 PM
Nice clown Trapper   ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 31, 2020, 03:17 PM
Fished out of Lewis today.. we got our limit of eyes... ice varies between 7 1/2" and 5 1/2"
Watch out for the pressure cracks and spud acroos...  she opened up a little today
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: gitthegaff on Jan 31, 2020, 04:33 PM
well if  you read the thread it is  clear to see (except for the last 2 days) the only place  we been fishing Oneida  was   sylvan beach theres  even a  live web cam to see if thiers people out  on the ice  ....almost every person has posted the ice isn't the best  and to carry a spud and safety gear .... now  not only  are you people to lazy to check the ice your self your  to lazy to read  ...........so heres the  only ice report i'm giving is, is the ice safe...  NO...  are people out   look at the web cam !  I suggest you carry a spud   ice picks  and a throw  rope....... this isn't to be mean   it's the truth

I get it , and have Read the Posts! Understand Spud, Spud Spud ! Maybe you should word things a little different so you don't look like a Dick ! Some guys haven't been as Fortunate as you to be out there! And this is their first avenue to safety. For all of them guys, I'm so sorry to put you out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Jan 31, 2020, 04:45 PM
Nice job on the eyes Fishinjohn. Comments on ice are helpful.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2020, 04:50 PM

 Nice job guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 31, 2020, 05:08 PM
Found more good ice today 5-7, but there are some very bad spots to get across. Try to cross where you see others have taken the leap. Really easy walking though.

Only got 1 keeper again, hope this isn't A thing. I'm going after perch next, these walleyes are hating on me. :)


:)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: CW88 on Jan 31, 2020, 05:42 PM
If this "Get the popcorn.  Next season of "Is the Ice Safe" has started" was in reference to my question.

I wasnt asking anyone to hold my hand I was asking because I live 2 hours away and wanted some general information before I made the hike all the way there. All ya had to say was no haven't been over there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2020, 05:49 PM
If this "Get the popcorn.  Next season of "Is the Ice Safe" has started" was in reference to my question.

I wasnt asking anyone to hold my hand I was asking because I live 2 hours away and wanted some general information before I made the hike all the way there. All ya had to say was no haven't been over there.
Sorry I Haven’t been there ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Frankie Bags on Jan 31, 2020, 05:58 PM
Fished out of Lewis today.. we got our limit of eyes... ice varies between 7 1/2" and 5 1/2"
Watch out for the pressure cracks and spud acroos...  she opened up a little today
Great job John!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 31, 2020, 06:50 PM
Popcorn is good today! Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Jan 31, 2020, 07:38 PM
If this "Get the popcorn.  Next season of "Is the Ice Safe" has started" was in reference to my question.

I wasnt asking anyone to hold my hand I was asking because I live 2 hours away and wanted some general information before I made the hike all the way there. All ya had to say was no haven't been over there.

I live 5 hours away so if you could pm me the ice conditions that'd be greaaattt!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 31, 2020, 07:39 PM
I get it , and have Read the Posts! Understand Spud, Spud Spud ! Maybe you should word things a little different so you don't look like a Dick ! Some guys haven't been as Fortunate as you to be out there! And this is their first avenue to safety. For all of them guys, I'm so sorry to put you out.

if you were smart you'd rely on your  self to be your first avenue of your  safety .....why would you rely on  a  clown?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 31, 2020, 07:41 PM
I live 5 hours away so if you could pm me the ice conditions that'd be greaaattt!

PM send  brother   ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Jan 31, 2020, 08:26 PM
Walked to 113 today popping holes along the way and found pretty consistent ice where I drilled. Perch were not easy to come by but got enough to clean. Few pressure cracks but nothing crazy on my path.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Jan 31, 2020, 08:29 PM
If you want to know the ice conditions, you gotta go check for yourself.. whether its 1 hour, 3 hours, 5 hours away.

There are posts on here with reports of fish caught and the thickness of ice they found. You might have to dig a little bit, but it is there.
If it's from 4 days ago, make assumptions from there based on the temp the last few days.. its pretty easy to figure out


These guys being smart a**'s aren't helping anybody... But the questions of "hows the ice?" Arent either
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 01, 2020, 02:38 AM
If you want to know the ice conditions, you gotta go check for yourself.. whether its 1 hour, 3 hours, 5 hours away.

There are posts on here with reports of fish caught and the thickness of ice they found. You might have to dig a little bit, but it is there.
If it's from 4 days ago, make assumptions from there based on the temp the last few days.. its pretty easy to figure out


These guys being smart a**'s aren't helping anybody... But the questions of "hows the ice?" Arent either
Very accurate statement. As for the wise guy trap, one thing I will say is that’s how he is to everyone.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 01, 2020, 04:37 AM
Go fishing guys. I am .......
See you later............
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 01, 2020, 05:25 PM
hope every one did well today i was stuck at work.... and lets play nice so it doesnt get locked again
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: CW88 on Feb 01, 2020, 05:32 PM
Not a bad day plenty of ice out where we were just 1 sketchy crack close to shore had a pretty good day for the first time to onieda this year me and the in law both got 2 and a bonus perch
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: piscesman on Feb 01, 2020, 05:54 PM
Nice catch CW88..... Wife and I went off Sylvan Beach today. 1st time on the lake. 4 flags, 3 drops after 5', run and 1 stolen minnow. Anyone here can maybe give fish that would drop after 5'??????? we actually drilled 4' - 5' of ice..... I think the ice broke up earlier and wedged beneath each other. Bottomed out my auger…. Thoughts???
      Kim
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Feb 01, 2020, 06:15 PM
Nice catch CW88..... Wife and I went off Sylvan Beach today. 1st time on the lake. 4 flags, 3 drops after 5', run and 1 stolen minnow. Anyone here can maybe give fish that would drop after 5'??????? we actually drilled 4' - 5' of ice..... I think the ice broke up earlier and wedged beneath each other. Bottomed out my auger…. Thoughts???
      Kim
That's exactly what happened.. wind broke up main lake and pushed ice sheets up to beach end...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Feb 01, 2020, 06:17 PM
Fished out of Lewis again today.. started in 22 fow and finished in 34 fow
3 legals.. 4 decent perch and 15 shorts for the day
Thanks onieda for a decent trip.. now back home to NO ICE.. lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Feb 01, 2020, 06:52 PM

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Did ok today few for me and some for dogs , few jigging few on flags 25' off the beach dropped a few heavy fish again, some shorts not as many as Thursday,alot of Lookers !!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Adkrs on Feb 01, 2020, 07:17 PM
Where are all the burbot pics? You folks better not be leaving them outta the photo shoots   ;D

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 01, 2020, 07:32 PM
beerbuts are great fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Catchthis44 on Feb 01, 2020, 07:37 PM
Went out of Lewis today for the first time.  Brought home 8 nice perch and 2 eyes, threw back a handful of small eyes and a 3 or 4 that were just under legal.  I brought a monster eye to the hole and lost it as it was coming out of the hole.  Needless to say I spent the rest of my time on the ice with a soaking wet left arm up to the shoulder and my neighbors learned some new words.  Nice day to be out!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 01, 2020, 07:53 PM
Nice fish guys!!  A group of us got out this evening for the first time this winter and landed on some willing fish.  We found approx 5-6 inches of ice everywhere we checked. There were a few sketchy cracks around. Saw a few machines out but I’m not sure I’d be comfortable with them just yet. Felt good to be on the hard-water again. Go Cuse!! 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 01, 2020, 10:20 PM
Wow, nice catch Fishshack. Glad to see you got into them like that. Hats off to you and your crew!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 01, 2020, 10:21 PM
 Well done all
 Glad to see you haven’t lost your touch fish shack 👍, picked up where you left off from the fall bite
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Feb 02, 2020, 03:34 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/XZS0QTpT/IMG-20200201-151802.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XZS0QTpT)
Did ok today few for me and some for dogs , few jigging few on flags 25' off the beach dropped a few heavy fish again, some shorts not as many as Thursday,alot of Lookers !!!
Nice job out there!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 02, 2020, 06:30 AM
Walked out and fished off north shore yesterday afternoon. Slow bite where I was and not a lot of fish.
Caught 1 keeper afternoon, then second keeper at dark. 3 perch.
not a monster, but here is my first keeper

(https://i.postimg.cc/qhgxZzk2/1580592966972.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qhgxZzk2)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2020, 06:39 AM
choo choo ya  got  dinner   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 02, 2020, 07:15 AM

 Hey Steve it’s early some of my best bites came mid day , and no skunk is a great day in my book and your out enjoying life  👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 02, 2020, 07:20 AM
Definitely enjoying life Fred ...love getting out on the ice !

Yes trap....got me a super, super bowl dinner ! Fresh, never been frozen walleye and perch fillets at halftime ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 02, 2020, 07:25 AM
 
   Goon boy uses this method 😜
http:// https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cUusX1Js6R0
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sodussut on Feb 02, 2020, 08:19 AM
thanks for that post; it sure is funny! ;D ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 02, 2020, 10:57 AM

  Sorry goon I shared your secret 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 02, 2020, 11:44 AM
Got out for a couple hrs yesterday and this morn,couldn't find any active fish. There is a bad heave that follows the Oneida creek bar from just east of Lewis Pt headed east for a long ways. Be careful around it ,it got pretty wet on my way in.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Icehoole on Feb 02, 2020, 12:14 PM
First time out today. Bite was good for me.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 02, 2020, 01:11 PM
Ice varied from 5 to as much as  10. I spent 2 full days, Friday and Saturday. Got limits of walleye but not much in the way of perch.  Overall pretty slow for first ice but nice to be out.

Fishing was slow enough that I won't be going back to either place I fished. I'll be exploring next week some more.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Otto on Feb 02, 2020, 01:43 PM
Question re: Lewis Point.  When you fish “Lewis Point” where do you park?  It looks like Verona Beach State Park is the closest public land to it and not too far of a walk.  Or is there a better location?   Thanks!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: goonboy on Feb 02, 2020, 02:10 PM

   Goon boy uses this method 😜
http:// https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cUusX1Js6R0
even got the old man doing once in awhile now ,doesn't work every time but did work a few days  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 02, 2020, 02:17 PM
Question re: Lewis Point.  When you fish “Lewis Point” where do you park?  It looks like Verona Beach State Park is the closest public land to it and not too far of a walk.  Or is there a better location?   Thanks!
Lewis point road ,almost  at the end there is a parking lot on the right
 Hope this is of some help

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 02, 2020, 02:34 PM
Otto if you head to lewis point parking get there early place fills up fast. Already they are parking in front of no parking signs and crossing private property. Same situation every year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: obrien380 on Feb 02, 2020, 02:41 PM
Did well yesterday got our limit quickly. This morning was very difficult ended up with just a few perch.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Feb 02, 2020, 03:25 PM
Otto if you head to lewis point parking get there early place fills up fast. Already they are parking in front of no parking signs and crossing private property. Same situation every year.
He isn't kidding when he says early.. we got there Friday and sat at 530a.m. and lot was already packed..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Otto on Feb 02, 2020, 03:54 PM
Thanks guys.  When I looked on google maps it looked like private property there.  I plan to go on a weekday, hopefully less pressure then. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 02, 2020, 04:11 PM
 XC600 one of the reasons I seldom go there do to people just being disrespectful, it’s a privilege to have a nice place like that to park
 Plus there are so many other places to go
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 02, 2020, 04:39 PM
I hear ya filet, I don't understand why when the ice is in good shape with some snow people with sleds and 4 wheelers don't unload at verona beach only a mile or so to Lewis.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 02, 2020, 05:32 PM

 When I run the sled I park at the beach and run over
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 02, 2020, 06:52 PM
Good day out of chapman today. Had to def work for them.... and to the a**hole who heard me say to my buddy “I just caught a nice one” and comes over and drills 5 holes 5 ft from me I hope you don’t catch a single fish the rest of this season!!😜😜
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 02, 2020, 07:03 PM
Good day out of chapman today. Had to def work for them.... and to the a**hole who heard me say to my buddy “I just caught a nice one” and comes over and drills 5 holes 5 ft from me I hope you don’t catch a single fish the rest of this season!!😜😜
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Nice catch. And that’s a d*** move for someone to do that to ya
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 02, 2020, 07:05 PM
Nice catch. And that’s a d*** move for someone to do that to ya
I had a school of eyes down there too.... don’t know if it spooked them or if it was a coincidence but let’s just say they were gone after he started drilling
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 02, 2020, 07:43 PM
Let me guess needed the gas auger for 5 inches right there too
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: franky on Feb 02, 2020, 08:51 PM
I don't believe you people are Bhatt rude just deal with it if they were 30' from you and quit being such a drama Queen
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 02, 2020, 09:07 PM
Good day out of chapman today. Had to def work for them.... and to the a**hole who heard me say to my buddy “I just caught a nice one” and comes over and drills 5 holes 5 ft from me I hope you don’t catch a single fish the rest of this season!!😜😜

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 03, 2020, 04:58 AM
Let me guess needed the gas auger for 5 inches right there too
Ding ding ding correct!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 03, 2020, 05:30 AM
That's perfect fishshack. I have sung that song many times!  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 03, 2020, 05:41 AM
I don't believe you people are Bhatt rude just deal with it if they were 30' from you and quit being such a drama Queen
How is that rude at all? It’s common courtesy... I get I don’t own the lake... but when there are a total of prolly 20 people out of Chapman and he has the audacity to drill holes 5ft from me and start setting up tip ups all around me...he is the rude one
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Adkrs on Feb 03, 2020, 06:05 AM
Had that happen before. That crap happens every year and I still don't understand it. The thing that gets me is if the guy just had a little courtesy and came up and asked i wouldn't have an issue. Heck I like meeting new folks on the ice. Worst I've seen...i've had people use my holes by my sled as I'm out drilling holes for my tipups. I was stunned
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wert on Feb 03, 2020, 06:11 AM
guys like that should have been nurtered  i carry my own kit!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 03, 2020, 07:53 AM
Had it happen to me on Saturday afternoon. We were enjoying the nice peaceful afternoon and a big group pulls on on their sleds. Obviously had been partying all day and were in rare form. They fished some of our holes and the language being used was so bad it ruined the whole atmosphere. They would take short sprints on the sled just for fun right past us. I would have said something but it would not be worth it to try and reason with such fools.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cerhardt161 on Feb 03, 2020, 08:45 AM
Had that happen before. That crap happens every year and I still don't understand it. The thing that gets me is if the guy just had a little courtesy and came up and asked i wouldn't have an issue. Heck I like meeting new folks on the ice. Worst I've seen...i've had people use my holes by my sled as I'm out drilling holes for my tipups. I was stunned
I totally agree with You on that. If you end up near someone i always like to talk to them for a little bit just to be nice, but that guy tbell was talking about sat with us all day long never said a word but just drilled holes and set tip ups. We started yelling were marking fish to see what he would do and his response was to drill closer to us within 15 seconds of us saying it. If the fishing wasnt good there probably would of been some words said about it but he went all day without catching a perch and he had 7 tipups so i felt like karma got him back.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 03, 2020, 10:03 AM
I had a dunce drill a hole within 5' of my popup one day.  He sat down on his bucket and tried to strike up a conversation thru the canvas. After what seemed like eternity, (about 20 min)  I politely exited my hut and explained to this idiot that this was my "me time". I come out onto the ice by myself to be by myself  and take in  the only opportunity I have to enjoy the quiet.  Back in I went and after another 20 min of total silence, he left.  Must be the fish weren't biting in "his" hole.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 03, 2020, 10:23 AM

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 03, 2020, 11:05 AM
some water on top if dosnt freeze tonight will be getting soft
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2020, 11:27 AM
happens  every year amazing how  rude  people  can  be

sully has a  good  answer to this  problem and  all it involves is a bucket  :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 03, 2020, 11:31 AM
fished out of Chapman last 3 days.....ice was solid 6"+ all places I drilled......as oneida1 said water on top today was pooling up pretty good......hope the sun doesn't come out this afternoon....top will deteriorate fast........hopefully a freeze tonight will tighten her back up......fishing was ok........about a dozen perch each day ....but all were quality fish......couple of eyes lost at the hole as usual also :'(........was nowhere near as crowded as I would have thought on the weekend
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 03, 2020, 04:25 PM
DEC Announces Oneida Lake Adult Walleye Population Hits One Million Fish

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/279aa64

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Vanallk053 on Feb 03, 2020, 05:09 PM
Had it happen to me on Saturday afternoon. We were enjoying the nice peaceful afternoon and a big group pulls on on their sleds. Obviously had been partying all day and were in rare form. They fished some of our holes and the language being used was so bad it ruined the whole atmosphere. They would take short sprints on the sled just for fun right past us. I would have said something but it would not be worth it to try and reason with such fools.

Didn’t happen to be a guy in a black and yellow jacket that was the loudest in the group was it? They were around me earlier yelling at everyone that went by, asking if they caught anything and what they used. Some yelling and other choice words between people. Drove me nuts.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 03, 2020, 05:52 PM
fished out of Chapman last 3 days.....ice was solid 6"+ all places I drilled......as oneida1 said water on top today was pooling up pretty good......hope the sun doesn't come out this afternoon....top will deteriorate fast........hopefully a freeze tonight will tighten her back up......fishing was ok........about a dozen perch each day ....but all were quality fish......couple of eyes lost at the hole as usual also :'(........was nowhere near as crowded as I would have thought on the weekend

The top was soft but it went below freezing and tightened up at sunset.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 03, 2020, 06:45 PM

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Thought this was pretty cool. All were in 1 eyes stomach and still wanted to eat a number 7 jiggin rap.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 03, 2020, 07:03 PM
This one ate a rap a couple of years ago too. Check out the tail in its mouth.


(https://i.postimg.cc/4K3Rn14Q/C776-A87-A-5-BDA-42-E8-94-E7-45-CA38-C697-E5.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4K3Rn14Q)

I also caught two this weekend that were dumped about 5’ under the ice and then stopped on the way back to the bottom to eat another bait.

When they start eating they get greedy.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2020, 07:20 PM
 Goon boy and I went looking for perch  , found them late but managed some nice ones , this is What I caught today
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/BXYnpt8p/62-C99-CE8-9-C8-E-4-D20-AD6-F-B8410-A8-CD5-DF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BXYnpt8p)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 03, 2020, 07:23 PM
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Thought this was pretty cool. All were in 1 eyes stomach and still wanted to eat a number 7 jiggin rap.
I agree the fish was feeding but hadn't yet started the process of processing the food...h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 03, 2020, 07:25 PM
What reeleyz said standing water was starting to freeze at sunset
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2020, 07:27 PM
nice lakers  freddie
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2020, 07:27 PM
some water on top if dosnt freeze tonight will be getting soft
Already tight when we walked off
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 03, 2020, 07:34 PM
Nice perch, Freddy.

They look delicious!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 03, 2020, 07:46 PM
Vanallk503... I do not recall a yellow and black jacket specifically. I do recall a mixed group of men and women. All seemed to be pretty well intoxicated equally loud and foul mouthed.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 03, 2020, 07:48 PM
Some healthy yellows there Fred!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2020, 07:51 PM
Nice perch, Freddy.

They look delicious!
Thanks, got lucky our first time on Oneida for either 1 of us
 Goon did about the same
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 03, 2020, 08:12 PM
Nice fish gramps 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 03, 2020, 08:18 PM
nice perchies Mr. Filet.......gonna cross over the mason dixon line tomorrow........north shore for a change of venue......need an eye or 3 ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2020, 01:48 AM
Nice fish gramps 😜
I got your gramps lmao , better get out there Bobby
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 04, 2020, 02:12 AM
Nice fish gramps 😜

gramps - LMAO   :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Feb 04, 2020, 05:40 AM
Goon boy and I went looking for perch  , found them late but managed some nice ones , this is What I caught today
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/BXYnpt8p/62-C99-CE8-9-C8-E-4-D20-AD6-F-B8410-A8-CD5-DF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BXYnpt8p)

Nice Job Fred.  I was slicing some fresh fish last night.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 04, 2020, 06:34 AM
I got your gramps lmao , better get out there Bobby
Lol! Just bustin on ya!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Feb 04, 2020, 06:50 AM
I got out for the first time yesterday. Did the shuffle for the morning. Ended up with a half a limit of gills, and one 12 1/4" crappie. The ice where I was was 5" at best. Any of the white ice only had 1" of black under it. Going back out wednesday.

And yes Trapp, I do own a weighted bucket ::) ;D   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2020, 07:24 AM
Lol! Just bustin on ya!
I know your just a DK 👍
 
I got out for the first time yesterday. Did the shuffle for the morning. Ended up with a half a limit of gills, and one 12 1/4" crappie. The ice where I was was 5" at best. Any of the white ice only had 1" of black under it.
    Found the Same thing out on the main lake
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 04, 2020, 08:17 AM

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2020, 09:23 AM

 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 04, 2020, 10:13 AM
The safety barrier in the concept drawing does not look very fishermen friendly.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 04, 2020, 11:05 AM
The safety barrier in the concept drawing does not look very fishermen friendly.

Not sure it's much different than Chapman park as far as the railing goes?

I would be concerned about a smaller parking lot for ice fisherman. The lot gets tight as it is now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 04, 2020, 11:17 AM
Good point Bruce, I don't even try to ice fish there on the weekends because of limited parking already. 

Nice job on the perch Freddy, I'm a little jealous. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: JTRCNC on Feb 04, 2020, 11:23 AM
Does anyone know if there are machines going out of Chapmans?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 04, 2020, 12:18 PM
got humbled like a redheaded stepchild today on the old girl.......first time out of Taft park and probably my last.....never marked a fish in 4 hrs.....fished all around willard from 15' to 32' fow....heard they did good on Saturday there too........ice was great.....creepers are a must........sometimes we all need days like this to bring me down a notch or 2.......wah wah wah :'(.....all good.....met a good guy and had a nice chat ;).....and got some good exercise
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 04, 2020, 01:13 PM
Your post is great... that is what the sport of fishing is all about!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Feb 04, 2020, 02:41 PM
Does anyone know if there are machines going out of Chapmans?
Today? No idea. 

There were a few on Saturday, but there were a couple of big pressure cracks out there that looked really iffy and I doubt the weather the last few days made them better ... everybody's got to row their own canoe though. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2020, 04:15 PM

 Don’t know about machines but the drag is pretty easy , I pulled 1.1 miles yesterday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: piscesman on Feb 04, 2020, 05:00 PM
1st time on Oneida with wife last sat. Looks promising for the next trip hopefully this season. I feel for you guys putting up with those people. The TIPS Hot Line may have had some results. I know now it's hindsight. Kudos for not losing tempers too easy to get carried away. I now know from reading many posts here for a wide variety of fish why people stay in their flip overs tightlipped.... Stay safe and looking forward to visit there again.
      Kim :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 04, 2020, 05:05 PM
top was hard this morning getting soft again tonight on way in
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 04, 2020, 05:21 PM
Nice looking perch Fred....some prime winter eats right there.

Good job doing the shuffle sully.......... And scout, hopefully you'll get em next time. Darn big lake and as you know, they can be tough to locate.

.Here today, gone tomorrow @)...but that's fishin' !!

 The "hunt"  and search is fun , win or lose.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 04, 2020, 07:00 PM
Nice looking perch Fred....some prime winter eats right there.

Good job doing the shuffle sully.......... And scout, hopefully you'll get em next time. Darn big lake and as you know, they can be tough to locate.

.Here today, gone tomorrow @)...but that's fishin' !!

 The "hunt"  and search is fun , win or lose.
yessir
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 04, 2020, 07:01 PM
yessir
tomorrow they pay :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Feb 04, 2020, 08:04 PM
Got that right scout !! They will pay tomorrow !!

Hey trapp, where you been ? Going to the shuffle tomorrow morning. come on out, and slam some slabs with me. I'll bring the bucket ;D   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Adkrs on Feb 04, 2020, 09:50 PM
Careful coming outta Lewis point. There were a couple cracks that had opened up when I left around noon. couple good heaves too. Saw 4-6" most places I went. Moved around a lot! Fish were sensitive to noise/pressure. Frying some up now 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: goonboy on Feb 05, 2020, 03:41 AM
Lets see what the fish God's do today
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 05, 2020, 04:00 AM
just gotta make an observation......this winter the night time temps don't seem to ever drop to the forecasted low......seems pretty weird to me.....they predicted 26* and it is 31* here right now........strange year to say the least
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 05, 2020, 04:32 AM

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The fence has got to go, it's not A park, it is fishing access. First time seeing the drawing, too much lawn too, who is going to come and mow that? Looks like 10 less parking spots at least. Maybe spend 200k less on the fancy parts and pour A new 200 yard long breakwall.

Should go stalk sully today. :)

:)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 05, 2020, 09:48 AM
Nice fish fellas! Don't you enjoy the smell of fresh fish in your bucket? Glad you're out there walkin' on water. Be safe and enjoy yourselves. It never lasts long enough does it? ><{{{">     ><*>
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Feb 05, 2020, 10:28 AM
The fence has got to go, it's not A park, it is fishing access. First time seeing the drawing, too much lawn too, who is going to come and mow that? Looks like 10 less parking spots at least. Maybe spend 200k less on the fancy parts and pour A new 200 yard long breakwall.

Should go stalk sully today. :)

:)
It wouldn't have done any good today Tim, Only 2 gills today. As soon as the sun popped the fish disapeared.

Tomorrows weather isn't going to be good.   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ice head Ed on Feb 05, 2020, 03:12 PM
I was out  on the ice Friday afternoon and didn't have any luck.  I meet 2 guys up from Pennsylvania that did better than me. They were kind enough to give me their fish and I just wanted to reach out and thank them again. You meet a lot of great people out on the ice.
Thanks again and my wife loved the fish.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: monkeyman2269 on Feb 05, 2020, 04:00 PM
Hows the ice gonna be up this weekend
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 05, 2020, 04:13 PM
Hows the ice gonna be up this weekend
ice was in great shape today.........time to fire the sleds up for the weekend
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 05, 2020, 04:25 PM
It wouldn't have done any good today Tim, Only 2 gills today. As soon as the sun popped the fish disapeared.

Tomorrows weather isn't going to be good.   Sully...

that's  big bay
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 05, 2020, 05:01 PM
Keep watching forecast seems like many varies alot from each report some dont seem bad others say over a foot of snow by Saturday others are saying a 4inches at most....hopefully its less then more a couple inches would not be bad...also if you lost a bag tag theres one on the handicap parking sign at chapman
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 05, 2020, 05:31 PM
should say Back tag,,,,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 05, 2020, 05:35 PM
back tags are free to replace now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 05, 2020, 05:57 PM
I got the 3 year old out the past 2 nights for short trips. Not fast and furious but we had fun.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: paul23 on Feb 05, 2020, 06:02 PM
Good job.  Start em young.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2020, 06:05 PM
 Well done Bruce , that’s happy camper right there
 Got out with the goon to chase some perch
Ended with some nice ones , the bottom pic are goons
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 05, 2020, 06:09 PM
Well done Bruce , that’s happy camper right there
 Got out with the goon to chase some perch
Ended with some nice ones
 
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nice job filet
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 05, 2020, 06:15 PM
Awesome, Bruce!

Nice fish Filet and Goon.

I got out at dark and iced a few eyes. Tuesday morning was real slow but got a few. Sunday was a slamfest. Still not finding perch though.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: paul23 on Feb 05, 2020, 06:42 PM
I gotta work on my perch skills, the eyes were easy friday midday. Sounded like my neighbors were marking them but only got a few.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2020, 06:49 PM

 Chowdaire I heard you have been eye heavy there , good for you ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 05, 2020, 07:04 PM
well i couldnt find eyes on tuesday but got the perch go figure but was still a grind
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 05, 2020, 07:21 PM
Nice work On the fish guys!!  Time for a fish fry.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater diehard on Feb 05, 2020, 07:30 PM
Walleye population hits one million mark

http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/119455.html?fbclid=IwAR1ldbsMS0VYtLkB44rZWKQvwyibGPEGcGhKEHs7h6bRoyvk9BEvksxCwe4
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 05, 2020, 07:46 PM
That’s awesome Bruce!

Freddie looks like a good day 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Adkrs on Feb 05, 2020, 08:52 PM
The fence has got to go, it's not A park, it is fishing access. First time seeing the drawing, too much lawn too, who is going to come and mow that? Looks like 10 less parking spots at least. Maybe spend 200k less on the fancy parts and pour A new 200 yard long breakwall.

Should go stalk sully today. :)

:)

All that grass is good for is goose poop
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 05, 2020, 09:35 PM
 Great job on the fish guys.
Painfully slow  this afternoon mid north shore where I was. Set up for walleyes and only managed 1 short &2 small perch.
Just under 5 inches of ice . Need a nice long cold spell to build up some more ice. Spikes and creepers are a must. Easy drag that is for sure.
Nice meeting you jaker...hope to see you again out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jaker112 on Feb 06, 2020, 04:28 AM
Same here choo choo, painfully slow isn’t the word for yesterday! Same spot that produced 3 limits was tough to even mark fish. 5” ice and the chase is back on!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: goonboy on Feb 06, 2020, 04:38 AM
This snow Crap Sucks it can go away and just be cold  >:(  so much for making any more ice now  :'(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 06, 2020, 04:42 AM
about 3in of snow fell last night its now raining, and with more snow tonight should make a nice sloppy mess even more so near cracks and where water will get pushed up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2020, 04:54 AM

 Goon glad we went when we did for perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: goonboy on Feb 06, 2020, 05:04 AM
Goon glad we went when we did for perch
yeah for sure on that
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 06, 2020, 05:41 AM

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Everyone - Keep in mind that this is just a preliminary drawing. There should (most likely will) be some input from the locals on this.

I agree, no grass, extend the parking, make sure there is still access to the lake for ice fishing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 06, 2020, 06:33 AM
Same here choo choo, painfully slow isn’t the word for yesterday! Same spot that produced 3 limits was tough to even mark fish. 5” ice and the chase is back on!
Keep chasing and searching....that mass of fish is out there somewhere!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2020, 06:36 AM


 No matter what is done it will be very welcomed
I saw some very old pics of Apps Landing  very cool ,
 So much for perch fishing  today 😡 got 6”s to clean up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 06, 2020, 06:42 AM
Agreed ,architects always throw in something cutesy , so everyone can enjoy
 Yes access for ice fishermen would be nice
 No matter what is done it will be very welcomed
I saw some very old pics of Apps Landing  very cool ,
My grandfather kept his boat at App's when I was little, one of my favorite spots. I got my first pair of dress shoes from Mrs App at the town store.

We got 4-5 inches of snow easy here today, no more easy dragging out there. I have found 4-5 inches of consistent (black) ice, only it goes up to 7-8 where the frozen snow is, so 3 inches is pretty much frozen snow/slush on top. Going back in the shop till things firm up, i've had my walking for the year. Time to get the sled out soon.

:)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2020, 06:51 AM
 Tim Most of the ice was the same but dose have a considerable amount of air , but did find a few spots I measured 10” 9white 1” black , a spud will be very helpful when things start to thaw
  ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 06, 2020, 07:04 AM
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I was wondering if any one knows when construction will begin?
..... and what do they mean when they say "boat" access for angling opportunities? Boats can tie up there to walkup to get bait?.... a car top boat or carry in boat launch area?.... just wondering.

BTW Fred, just missed seeing you and goon boy yesterday att Apps....hopefully see ya's next time.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2020, 07:12 AM

 Sorry we missed you Steve
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 06, 2020, 07:27 AM
I got the 3 year old out the past 2 nights for short trips. Not fast and furious but we had fun.


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Love this !!!! To cute for words reeleyz !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 06, 2020, 07:28 AM
I was wondering if any one knows when construction will begin?
..... and what do they mean when they say "boat" access for angling opportunities? Boats can tie up there to walkup to get bait?.... a car top or carry in area for boat  launching?.... just wondering.

BTW Fred, just missed seeing you and goon boy yesterday att Apps....hopefully see ya's next time.

Construction to begin later this winter but we all know how that goes.

Thanks choo choo.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 06, 2020, 07:43 AM
The weather has sure been against us this season.  I took the wheeler out one day last week on the south shore cause I was finding consistent 6 inches of good ice.  But haven't had it on the north yet not comfortable with the inconsistency there.  Had areas yesterday where I measured just over 3 inches.  Barely comfortable for walking sure wouldn't trust running around with the wheeler.  Got about 4 inches of snow last night with 6 or 8 (or more) coming tomorrow.  Too bad cause the temp is supposed to be close to zero.  Then warming up next week.  Cant seem to win.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Muskrat Bob on Feb 06, 2020, 08:11 AM
Hi guys .....anyone know how the ice is off of constantia..........
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 06, 2020, 08:25 AM
Varies. For the most part ok. No machines yet. But that's before this weather system.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 06, 2020, 01:15 PM
fished Chapman this morning.......3-4" of snow.......wheeler did fine heading n/w .......cracks were leaking water and were easy to spot.....wouldn't have crossed them if I hadn't been out there previous day.....they were tight the yesterday......14 perch and a few short eyes......fish were not very aggressive.......I think the new coating of snow made them a little groggy......had to work hard with small stuff.......talked to a guy who only could make it out a couple hundred yds .......said drag was horrible.....ice is slick under the snow.....sled time.......ice 6" and hard......6"+ of snow tomorrow will not be good for walkers
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2020, 01:31 PM

 This ol boy isn’t dragging his Sht out as our hike both days was a mile ,I don’t have anything registered or insured , and don’t think I will
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 06, 2020, 02:43 PM
This is some wet, heavy snow too. Be a real sticky drag.

I'm pretty sure there's mostly enough ice for the wheeler but after tomorrow there may be too much snow!

It's always an adventure.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 06, 2020, 03:42 PM
This ol boy isn’t dragging his Sht out as our hike both days was a mile ,I don’t have anything registered or insured , and don’t think I will
I hear ya Freddy........damdest year I can remember.......snow last night, freezing rain today , sleet tonight, back to snow tomorrow.......cold as hell friday night thru sunday....then warm again.....winter just can't make up it's mind........gaddam mother nature can be a b**ch sometimes :-\
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 06, 2020, 03:48 PM
I hear ya Freddy........damdest year I can remember.......snow last night, freezing rain today , sleet tonight, back to snow tomorrow.......cold as hell friday night thru sunday....then warm again.....winter just can't make up it's mind........gaddam mother nature can be a b**ch sometimes :-\
Any luck will melt down and freeze next week. Many cold days to come after the Monday Tuesday warm up.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 06, 2020, 05:49 PM
Hopefully this rain knocks that snow down good. Then if this next snow is nice and heavy it will be packed down good.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: woodburn on Feb 06, 2020, 06:04 PM
Build a Smitty sled you will be amazed how much better it is to drag.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 06, 2020, 06:06 PM
Build a Smitty sled you will be amazed how much better it is to drag.

I’ve got one and I use it even on glare ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2020, 03:29 AM

 I have a smitty they work great
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 07, 2020, 04:32 AM
smitty sleds  are  awesome  and   even  work in late  season hunting and trapping
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 07, 2020, 04:49 AM
Smitty is great but with only 5-7" of ice and now this heavy wet snow it's probably gonna be slushy. Hopefully sleds break some trails and pack spots down, time will tell. Hit a smaller lake south of Oneida and found 5" ice but not much for active fish. Stayed until 8pm with no luck.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 07, 2020, 07:00 AM
The lake is most likely going to be a mess.  A heavy wet snow yesterday with rain then another 6-12" to seal it all in, should be good times.  I'll be watching my buddy fish the bassmasters in Florida this weekend on the internet. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 07, 2020, 07:38 AM
Hopefully it actually rains next week and knocks it down some.

At this rate it could be over 12".
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 07, 2020, 07:48 AM
The lake is most likely going to be a mess.  A heavy wet snow yesterday with rain then another 6-12" to seal it all in, should be good times.  I'll be watching my buddy fish the bassmasters in Florida this weekend on the internet.
BASS Cancelled again for today due to wind. Hartman?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlowery on Feb 07, 2020, 08:15 AM
What is everyone's take on how the snow will impact the fishing this weekend? Aside from the walk being a bit tougher, will it be bad for the bite?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2020, 08:22 AM
What is everyone's take on how the snow will impact the fishing this weekend? Aside from the walk being a bit tougher, will it be bad for the bite?
I’ve caught them in blizzard like conditions and also blistered them on blue bird sky days
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 07, 2020, 08:24 AM
Don't forget your compass if heading out today!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 07, 2020, 08:27 AM
One thing I've learned about Oneida somewhere on the lake the fish are hitting weather does effect them . How not really sure but they will be hitting somewhere. Many times I couldnt get a bite and some where else some one is killing them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 07, 2020, 08:29 AM
So true Oneida 1.  Looks like its really starting to come down now.  Getting hammered back in Rochester lake side now too.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 07, 2020, 08:40 AM
So true Oneida 1.  Looks like its really starting to come down now.  Getting hammered back in Rochester lake side now too.

I'm in williamson and we got like 6" inches of snow yesterday and only maybe 2 over night it's still snowing but doesnt seem as bad as they have said
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 07, 2020, 08:48 AM
I'm in williamson and we got like 6" inches of snow yesterday and only maybe 2 over night it's still snowing but doesnt seem as bad as they have said
4" in Syracuse so far
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Feb 07, 2020, 09:42 AM
We've got 6 to 7" here in Brewerton so far. The radar is heavy snow over onieda lake. She's not going to make any ice with all this snow !! Walking is out. Just have to wait till it slushes up, and freeze back up. The snow will soften the little ice we have. Be safe !!!   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 07, 2020, 09:58 AM
Yeah Sully the sunset cam says it all. Not pretty....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 07, 2020, 10:08 AM
BASS Cancelled again for today due to wind. Hartman?

Ya, Hartman, we grew up fishing together.  I just told him to tell Trip to send it, come on guys! If I can't fish at least I can watch somebody.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jigemup247 on Feb 07, 2020, 11:58 AM
Has anyone been out from Chapman a few miles? I was curious of the ice thickness. I am planning on taking my father out fishing and he isn’t able to walk far so I was going to bring my sled out if possible. Any help of where it might be “safe” to do this would be appreciated.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2020, 12:04 PM

 Maybe this west wind will help
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 07, 2020, 12:40 PM
just took short sled ride there is slush under the 8 to 10in of snow, wind is picking up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 07, 2020, 05:18 PM
I was going to run out at dark and do one last check but the wind picked up and the snow started coming down hard again so it'll probably be different by morning anyway.

Exactly the same here at 15:00 as oneida1 posted.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perchhunter66 on Feb 07, 2020, 05:36 PM
Looking for some help getting a small sled off the ice tomorrow, was on my way back in and it just died, i have no spark.... Willing to pay for someones time and help, pm for info I drilled 19 holes today every 1 was 8-12" of ice!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 07, 2020, 05:59 PM
Sounds like the CDI box.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 07, 2020, 06:28 PM
Looking for some help getting a small sled off the ice tomorrow, was on my way back in and it just died, i have no spark.... Willing to pay for someones time and help, pm for info I drilled 19 holes today every 1 was 8-12" of ice!!
Where is it?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 07, 2020, 06:33 PM
back of  someones truck by now headed to a pawn shop
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 07, 2020, 06:39 PM
Always looking for good parts for the Ski Doo. I just got A thing from App's that the shoreline in front of Godfreys and the Jewell access is not good at all. I talked to some friends that were out today, already slush under the foot of snow we got on the north shore. There was only 4-6 inches of real black ice here, this will make things sketchy. Get out your nitro pills or some fatty studs on your sleds, it will settle down Monday I'm hoping.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Feb 07, 2020, 06:58 PM
Looking for some help getting a small sled off the ice tomorrow, was on my way back in and it just died, i have no spark.... Willing to pay for someones time and help, pm for info I drilled 19 holes today every 1 was 8-12" of ice!!
Doesn't Apps do ice rescues for sleds/quads? Somebody will chime in that knows... Might be better to get it off the ice and then fix it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 07, 2020, 09:06 PM
what part of lake is the sled
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 08, 2020, 04:50 AM
oh watching people  walk out  on sylvan beach ....looks like a  nasty drag .....you sleds  pack down some trails lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 08, 2020, 05:30 AM
Doesn't Apps do ice rescues for sleds/quads? Somebody will chime in that knows... Might be better to get it off the ice and then fix it.

He runs a 4 wheeler. Even if he was doing rescues I’m not sure he could get out there right now with the snow?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Feb 08, 2020, 06:30 AM
If 4 wheelers can go out of Chapman please post. Thank you
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 08, 2020, 06:41 AM
Report: Fire department was just activated for a sled through the ice in the toad harbor area. He is safe and sound as reported. Be safe out there everybody.

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 08, 2020, 06:45 AM

 Thanks Zeker for the report , glad he’s ok
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 08, 2020, 07:11 AM
Doesn't Apps do ice rescues for sleds/quads? Somebody will chime in that knows... Might be better to get it off the ice and then fix it.
They have A device to pull sleds out of the lake and back to shore, but I don't think they do tows. All you need is A good sled and whatnot, just pull the belt off the broken down sled and they pull like nothing. I have pulled 2 people off like that.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jigemup247 on Feb 08, 2020, 08:16 AM
Anyone been out to shacklton shoals on a sled/ATV yet?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: monkeyman2269 on Feb 08, 2020, 10:00 AM
I doubt it maybe a sled
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Icehoole on Feb 08, 2020, 10:18 AM
Heard two guys went for a swim in front of Chapman. Anyone confirm?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 08, 2020, 11:10 AM
730 to 1130 25 perch, know of 2 wheelers going threw both hung up so didnt sink not sure where tho.....some good size slush spots out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 08, 2020, 04:11 PM
If 4 wheelers can go out of Chapman please post. Thank you
negative
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 08, 2020, 04:13 PM

 Well done Oneida 1
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 08, 2020, 04:21 PM
Heard two guys went for a swim in front of Chapman. Anyone confirm?
I know that there are pulling a 4wheeler just east of Chapman maybe a little more than a mile out.
Recover guy told my neighbor that this was his third recovery today and he has a fourth waiting at Lewis Point.
Be careful out there!
BTW, the single digit low tonight isn’t going to help much with 8-9 inches of snow.

PerchEyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 08, 2020, 04:34 PM
I know that there are pulling a 4wheeler just east of Chapman maybe a little more than a mile out.
Recover guy told my neighbor that this was his third recovery today and he has a fourth waiting at Lewis Point.
Be careful out there!
BTW, the single digit low tonight isn’t going to help much with 8-9 inches of snow.

PerchEyes
Wheelers shouldn't be anywhere near that lake right now.....sled had a hard enough time
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Icehoole on Feb 08, 2020, 04:38 PM
I know that there are pulling a 4wheeler just east of Chapman maybe a little more than a mile out.
Recover guy told my neighbor that this was his third recovery today and he has a fourth waiting at Lewis Point.
Be careful out there!
BTW, the single digit low tonight isn’t going to help much with 8-9 inches of snow.




PerchEyes


Thanks. I decided to leave the sled home today. After I dragged everything out I almost walked back in in just to grab the sled to pull everything back. hopefully on sled next weekend.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 08, 2020, 04:39 PM
I know that there are pulling a 4wheeler just east of Chapman maybe a little more than a mile out.
Recover guy told my neighbor that this was his third recovery today and he has a fourth waiting at Lewis Point.
Be careful out there!
BTW, the single digit low tonight isn’t going to help much with 8-9 inches of snow.

PerchEyes
there was a nasty looking heave on the north side of lakeport shoal the other day...probably gobbled up the wheeler......impressed he made it out that far....hope he's ok
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 08, 2020, 04:56 PM
i think if your on a sled your ok  but you cant  see the cracks , a sled will  cross them but wheelers are getting sucked in, went back out for eyes only 1 short
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 08, 2020, 05:14 PM
Slushy patches on the north shore as well. 4 wheelers seem like a bad idea right now unless you already know what you are riding on. Sled was fine but had to keep on the gas in spots.

Walleye bite was almost non existent for me and the little guy tonight.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icevader on Feb 08, 2020, 11:27 PM
Quads are a bad idea now. Heavy sled as well. Slush is everywhere lakewide. If your going to sled...keep it moving.

Ice is safe with 6 to 8” most everywhere. Guys out in channel today. Can’t see that as wise. Slush, once surfed thru, will bog you down and leave you at risk for a breakdown.

Or at least work your sled too hard. Not worth it.

Common sense is not always common.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 09, 2020, 06:51 AM
I have  come to the conclusion you can post what happens  you can say  4 wheelers are  getting stuck  everywhere ...the people  see  a  foot of  slush   and  ride  right out and get stuck ......I don't get it .....maybe  a few  people  do  read and listen .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 09, 2020, 07:16 AM
 Few years ago I posted no go on wheelers
 And it was terrible , slush was almost  knee deep , 18” s of snow on top  , and people did a lot of shoveling , no wheelers for like 21 days, it’s in the archives  , I spent 1 day making frozen spots in key spots to fish from , I bet the snag remembers that, you FBrs can ask him about those conditions , all you can do is post what the travel is like and let everyone make up their own minds
 ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 09, 2020, 07:39 AM
tall boots are a  good idea too  :roflmao:  lacross  time
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 09, 2020, 07:48 AM
Few years ago I posted no go on wheelers
 And it was terrible , slush was almost  knee deep , 18” s of snow on top  , and people did a lot of shoveling , no wheelers for like 21 days, it’s in the archives  , I spent 1 day making frozen spots in key spots to fish from , I bet the snag remembers that, you FBrs can ask him about those conditions , all you can do is post what the travel is like and let everyone make up their own minds
 ,
I remember that year, I made trails out towards grassy ond little island. The best path was the Constantia-Borios path, you can use that to get out, then go off it and hope for the best.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: off the BOTTOM on Feb 09, 2020, 07:51 AM
fished off sylvan beach yesterday, took sled to 26` friend had eyoyo camera cool watching fish eyes would just kiss jig with mouth closed.  some big perch hang with bigger eyes  got 3 perch   friend lost couple short eyes   fun day.   hut was in 2 inches water when we left no issues with sled
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 09, 2020, 07:55 AM

 Thanks Tim
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: monkeyman2269 on Feb 09, 2020, 08:14 AM
Any one off the beach with a sled today I wanna bring my 5 year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 09, 2020, 02:00 PM
decent day on the perch, where there were trails from yesterday it firmed up and where the water got to the top of the snow, but still lots of areas of slush under a few inchs of snow then 6 to 8 in of slush and still tuff going
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: monkeyman2269 on Feb 09, 2020, 02:37 PM
Got 6 decent perch in a few hours was nice out there slush is bad off trail
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 09, 2020, 05:48 PM
It seems like there was a lot more slush tonight compared to last night. Hopefully it goes to all slush before the next good freeze.

Better walleye bite tonight.

Anybody see the moon come up tonight? I tried to get a picture but it didn’t come out good.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 09, 2020, 07:59 PM
It was a work out today. I almost turned around after the first 100yds.i had the throttle down about 3/4 the way and was going about 20. Two guys between 225 and 250 plus gear, we basically road a wheelie for 3 miles. Made a hell of a nice trail though.

Found a decent eye bite in the evening, day was very slow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Feb 09, 2020, 08:11 PM
Fished the last 3 days.  Friday and Saturday were tough.  This morning it changed.  5 keepers and 5 shorts and 1 perch by 9:15.  Made a move and picked up 2 perch.   Traveling sucked.  When I came off at noon it was getting really bad.  Next weekend we should be good. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 10, 2020, 02:04 AM
 A bud sent this to me last night
 
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 315-420-3625
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lazyjig on Feb 10, 2020, 05:19 AM
Yikes!
Regulators are noting to play with.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 10, 2020, 06:32 AM
Freddy,

Those were the guys that recovered the 4-wheeler I reported going in on Sat.
I wonder how much just to get a wheeler out of a crack (not fully submerged)?
Anyone have an idea?
I'm guessing at least a grand.
Anyways, thanks for the number. I'm going to add to contacts and hope to never call it!

Thanks,
PerchEyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 10, 2020, 06:50 AM
well you can see the slush/ water coming up threw the snow all over the place hopefully it reduces amount of snow dosnt eat away the ice and sets up friday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 10, 2020, 07:07 AM
Steady rain all the way to work and rising temps. It might happen. We just need the snow to stay away until it can freeze.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 10, 2020, 07:23 AM
The lake is mess, what a year this has been. I won't go out in these conditions again until things harden up. There were a lot of areas where the slush ate up all the snow, if it just gets cold it will be a ton better. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Feb 10, 2020, 08:21 AM
I dragged a Frabill Recruit 0.6 of a mile from Chapman on Saturday ... holy crap that was a work out.  I've never really needed a smitty sled on Oneida, but now I'm thinking about putting one together.  Even then, I don't think it would help that much ... it was like walking in wet cement.

But I managed a couple of 'eyes and a couple of perch.  The fish were finicky eaters during the day, but I ate well that night to make me forget the walk out.

(https://i.postimg.cc/Jt33mwbt/fishfry-saturdaynight.png) (https://postimg.cc/Jt33mwbt)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 10, 2020, 08:25 AM
lake is a mess........nobody out at Sylvan beach........5 huts at Williams......couple huts out at chapman.........by tomorrow it all should be slushy watery mix , then a good freeze will make it all good again.....providing we don't get any more snow....what are the odds
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 10, 2020, 08:27 AM
Nice job Fly.

You would be surprised how much help a smitty would be.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 10, 2020, 09:05 AM
I hate to say it but... anybody ready for green grass? Fishing in a foot of slush blows! Walking the woods chasing coyotes in knee deep snow is a blast as well 😡
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 10, 2020, 09:15 AM
I hate to say it but... anybody ready for green grass? Fishing in a foot of slush blows! Walking the woods chasing coyotes in knee deep snow is a blast as well 😡
My Myrtle Beach vaca can't get here fast enough
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Buckethead on Feb 10, 2020, 09:39 AM
I've had enough, just booked a wild bore hunt in florida for next week, leaving some time this week.  I would rather be ice fishing but not willing to work that hard and not be safe!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 10, 2020, 09:41 AM
Boat shows coming up.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 10, 2020, 11:34 AM

 I let that goon talk me into a mile trudge 🤪 I must be getting senile
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Feb 10, 2020, 01:06 PM
I dragged a Frabill Recruit 0.6 of a mile from Chapman on Saturday ... holy crap that was a work out.  I've never really needed a smitty sled on Oneida, but now I'm thinking about putting one together.  Even then, I don't think it would help that much ... it was like walking in wet cement.

But I managed a couple of 'eyes and a couple of perch.  The fish were finicky eaters during the day, but I ate well that night to make me forget the walk out.
See you don't have to go out miles, Fly-Rodder only went 0.6 mile.  Most guys walked or drove right over top the fish you were into today.  A lot of nice fishing 1/2 mile or so from where you went out if you know where to go.  Got those quad points in my Garmin.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 10, 2020, 01:50 PM
auger  bucket  carry over  shoulder vex in pack basket  spud in  hand   screw that dragging  stuff threw  slush
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 10, 2020, 01:53 PM
auger  bucket  carry over  shoulder vex in pack basket  spud in  hand   screw that dragging  stuff threw  slush
ahhhhh.....the good old days
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 10, 2020, 02:10 PM
auger  bucket  carry over  shoulder vex in pack basket  spud in  hand   screw that dragging  stuff threw  slush

I travel same way on days like this
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 10, 2020, 03:13 PM
Boat shows coming up.

Dates? Need to remind myself how much I like the boat I have!  :P  Fun to look at what's new.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 10, 2020, 04:23 PM
Well forecast may be ok from Thurseday afternoon to Sunday Mid morning below freezing with Saturday morning being -5,,,, long as we dont get snow ontop might harden up again... Its 50/50 with visible slush on top and snow now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 10, 2020, 04:56 PM
See you don't have to go out miles, Fly-Rodder only went 0.6 mile.  Most guys walked or drove right over top the fish you were into today.  A lot of nice fishing 1/2 mile or so from where you went out if you know where to go.  Got those quad points in my Garmin.

Right on. My philosophy is always start shallow and work your way out. Hard to believe how many guys drive or walk over great bites. My best bite late summer was in 4fow. Fall I catch most of my fish casting inside of where guys are wading. This year I’ve been out to 26fow once. Every other time found ‘em shallower.

Sorry for the rant. I didn’t fish this weekend. Getting cabin fever!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: touge30 on Feb 10, 2020, 05:19 PM
im looking to repower cant make up my mind merc or yamaha 60 horse.Lets hear you!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 10, 2020, 05:24 PM
Right on. My philosophy is always start shallow and work your way out. Hard to believe how many guys drive or walk over great bites. My best bite late summer was in 4fow. Fall I catch most of my fish casting inside of where guys are wading. This year I’ve been out to 26fow once. Every other time found ‘em shallower.

Sorry for the rant. I didn’t fish this weekend. Getting cabin fever!
 


I do the same but my partner likes to start deep and then work your way back in lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 10, 2020, 05:40 PM
im looking to repower cant make up my mind merc or yamaha 60 horse.Lets hear you!
I have a 60 Yamaha 4 stroke.........sweet motor.......touch the key and she fires...love it......not taking anything away from merc's
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 10, 2020, 05:55 PM
 Well I just had to fish the same area , sat down in one spot , nice to have the shack , nice and dry , not a banner day but not bad , plus 2 keeper eyes , that will teach them to scatter the perch 😉 ,caught some tanks , I checked the cams didn’t see many fishing today ,
(https://i.postimg.cc/2bL8fYWX/DB72-AFBF-5-B7-B-459-F-BD78-F5581582-ACE2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/2bL8fYWX)


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 10, 2020, 06:13 PM
Well I just had to fish the same area , sat down in one spot , nice to have the shack , nice and dry , not a banner day but not bad , plus 2 keeper eyes , that will teach them to scatter the perch 😉 ,caught some tanks , I checked the cams didn’t see many fishing today ,
(https://i.postimg.cc/2bL8fYWX/DB72-AFBF-5-B7-B-459-F-BD78-F5581582-ACE2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/2bL8fYWX)

Way to go!
Do I see an empty eye socket on one or two of those? 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 10, 2020, 06:22 PM
Way to go!
Do I see an empty eye socket on one or two of those? 😉
Yes that’s a seeing eye perch 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: goonboy on Feb 10, 2020, 06:52 PM
I let that goon talk me into a mile trudge 🤪 I must be getting senile
you never said screw it so I keep going , made the walk out and in worth it with the nice fish we have
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 10, 2020, 09:00 PM
If you have the time check out the link in my post here:  https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=376621.0 (https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=376621.0)
It shows how we ice fished for smelt in Lake Champlain in the old days.
I think you’ll find it interesting.
PerchEyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tg8 on Feb 10, 2020, 09:42 PM
That was an awesome video thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to smelt soon on canadice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 11, 2020, 05:41 AM
Dates? Need to remind myself how much I like the boat I have!  :P  Fun to look at what's new.
CNY boat show
2/20-23 at NYS Fairgrounds
1-9pm Thursday and Friday
10am-9pm Saturday and 10am-5pm Sunday
Sold my boat last fall so I'm really shopping
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 11, 2020, 05:52 AM
If your going out, stay away from Scriba creeek, make sure your insurance is the best you can get. This guys insurance paid $7,500 to get the sled out. I missed my calling, my buddy said the guy told him he made over 60k this week. I still say it's that damn Al Gore's fault.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 11, 2020, 06:15 AM
Nice job on the fish Fred....good eats.

Nice pictures cny.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 11, 2020, 06:18 AM
Wow! Great pics, cny. That makes it real.

And nice perchies, filet. Way to make the walk worthwhile.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 11, 2020, 06:26 AM
sounds  stupid  but the  big danger in my eyes  now  is having a heart attack ....if your pulling  threw the  slush   take breaks  and if it's to much quit!  i'm  honestly   tossing  my rod  and  vex in the pack basket  and  carrying my bucket and  spud ....be  careful out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 11, 2020, 06:57 AM
If your going out, stay away from Scriba creeek, make sure your insurance is the best you can get. This guys insurance paid $7,500 to get the sled out. I missed my calling, my buddy said the guy told him he made over 60k this week. I still say it's that damn Al Gore's fault.
(https://i.postimg.cc/87NZp8m7/84401286-1078964035789886-3340092308279263232-n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/87NZp8m7)

(https://i.postimg.cc/LqyCQyfn/84774754-1078963822456574-8881174949952225280-n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LqyCQyfn)
Any idea what insurance the guy had?
(https://i.postimg.cc/XpM2PBZc/84866878-1078963982456558-5082337876276936704-n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XpM2PBZc)

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 11, 2020, 06:59 AM
Those are crazy pics CNY. It looked like he cut a long trench too? I am assuming to get back to solid ice?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 11, 2020, 07:03 AM
Thanks mcully and happy shopping! Usually some good show specials available.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 11, 2020, 07:19 AM

 Question do those machine eater holes get marked so another doesn’t take the plunge ?
 Great pics Tim
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 11, 2020, 07:26 AM
you never said screw it so I keep going , made the walk out and in worth it with the nice fish we have
😜 you know me better than that , just the way we like-m strong back week mind 😃
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 11, 2020, 08:40 AM
sounds  stupid  but the  big danger in my eyes  now  is having a heart attack ....if your pulling  threw the  slush   take breaks  and if it's to much quit!  i'm  honestly   tossing  my rod  and  vex in the pack basket  and  carrying my bucket and  spud ....be  careful out there

 Well I think if I tired I would take Breaks ,
  Well I’d think carrying a back pack spud, auger and extra 25 lbs of fish and breaking through the crust would do harm to one lower back ,
  And how does anyone know what conditions everyone walks out on
 Maybe the whole lake isn’t the same 😉 
    Plus goon and I don’t go out blindly , we do a little homework first
 
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Feb 11, 2020, 01:38 PM
Any luck out of Chapman yesterday or today.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 11, 2020, 02:16 PM

 Well I think if I tired I would take Breaks ,
  Well I’d think carrying a back pack spud, auger and extra 25 lbs of fish and breaking through the crust would do harm to one lower back ,
  And how does anyone know what conditions everyone walks out in
 Maybe the whole lake isn’t the same 😉 
    Plus goon and I don’t go out blindly , we do a little homework first

well Freddie thanks  you really think I  could  get  25 lbs of  fish  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 11, 2020, 02:48 PM
well Freddie thanks  you really think I  could  get  25 lbs of  fish  ;D
Anything is possible 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 11, 2020, 02:52 PM
They cut 200 yards of trench, dragged the sled all 600 feet to good ish ice, then lifted with air bladders and pulled it out. These guys have game for sure. I been looking in other forums, it happens so much in Minnesota they only get 800-1200 to do it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 11, 2020, 02:56 PM

 Tim do they mark the holes so know one else can be hurt or worse ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 11, 2020, 06:03 PM
Damn that’s crazy! Thanks for posting Tim
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 12, 2020, 05:55 AM
I haven't been down there, that spot is WAY to the left of the breakwall. Maybe an old Xmas tree near it would be good.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 12, 2020, 06:02 AM

 Thanks Tim
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 12, 2020, 06:11 AM
I haven't been down there, that spot is WAY to the left of the breakwall. Maybe an old Xmas tree near it would be good.

That wouldn't be good for me! If I see a tree or a branch I'm gonna go over there and try to fish it thinking it must be somebody's hot perch spot.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 12, 2020, 06:18 AM
That wouldn't be good for me! If I see a tree or a branch I'm gonna go over there and try to fish it thinking it must be somebody's hot perch spot.

Chowdaire,

That's why I usually put my sticks 50 yrds south or north of my hotspots!  ;)2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 12, 2020, 06:26 AM
  Well if no marker is posted , those holes skim over with a dusting of snow 😱
  No fish markers left behind from this ol boy , if I did the poor guy that fished it might starve 😱
 Back in the day when we did use markers  were no where near where we fished
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 12, 2020, 06:39 AM
Who said tree branch hole???🤔😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 12, 2020, 07:01 AM
Who said tree branch hole???🤔😁
That’s my fault that the goons claimed it as I fished  the same holes for several days straight years ago and was caught , I marked it on my gps like 11 years ago
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 12, 2020, 07:39 AM
top of the slush skimmed over last night cant stay ontop of it tho, only about 1/2in thick then any where from 2 -4in of really watery slush under that if we can avoid the full 6-7in of snow tonight tmrw  and be closer to the 3in it may harden it all up with cold snap coming in thursday night
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 12, 2020, 07:42 AM
We used to always put a stick on the north side of our holes.

One time we came out the next morning and a guy put his shanty right over the stick and all.

We used to always throw out a buoy when we were drifting and caught a fish. Next thing you know there is 12 boats drifting by your spot.

The good old days.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 12, 2020, 07:58 AM
I listened to a podcast the other day that said that Roland Martin used to grab clumps of reeds and branches and use them to mark his big bass spots instead of the normal plastic buoy. I love hearing about the old tricks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Z on Feb 12, 2020, 08:12 AM
We use a duck decoy with a long line on it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: EYOYO on Feb 12, 2020, 08:21 AM
fished off sylvan beach yesterday, took sled to 26` friend had eyoyo camera cool watching fish eyes would just kiss jig with mouth closed.  some big perch hang with bigger eyes  got 3 perch   friend lost couple short eyes   fun day.   hut was in 2 inches water when we left no issues with sled
Damn, it should be a slow day... Did you take some photos of the fishing camera for me?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bambino0657 on Feb 12, 2020, 01:26 PM
once I left a marker 100 paces off a hot spot. When I came out the next day a guy was on it and was killing them. grrr

paint my buoys green.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 12, 2020, 01:49 PM
I  know a  gut that  would  use  a  orange tape on a  stick for a   marker   then  picked a hole  and  defecated in a  hole  then put  snow on  top  smear  some  fish blood   around  hole  next day he would get close to  hole and listen to  people  scream when they opened that hole  back up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 12, 2020, 02:12 PM
I  know a  gut that  would  use  a  orange tape on a  stick for a   marker   then  picked a hole  and  defecated in a  hole  then put  snow on  top  smear  some  fish blood   around  hole  next day he would get close to  hole and listen to  people  scream when they opened that hole  back up

 Really?  You should have reported him for doing that.................. ....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LP Steve on Feb 12, 2020, 02:49 PM
Really?  You should have reported him for doing that.................. ....
lol he didn't want to turn himself in! That's messed up!

Fished Oneida last weekend. Stayed at Carbone's in Sylvan. Was a great weekend. the hotel and food at the restaurant were great. Got bait at bucks and bolts which isn't my normal stop but I really liked that store.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 12, 2020, 04:15 PM
Really?  You should have reported him for doing that.................. ....

report him  for  what????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 12, 2020, 04:45 PM
Really?  You should have reported him for doing that.................. ....
LOL, that's one reason I never open an old hole.  Never know what some folks stuff down their hole when they leave.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 12, 2020, 04:52 PM
report him  for  what????

  Mister you are all about reporting violators.    Pooping in public waters is a violation..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 12, 2020, 04:57 PM
 dack  you stoned????  officer  this  guy pooped !!!!   :roflmao: :roflmao:.........   .....omg i seen a  beaver   ..... hmmmmmmm
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 12, 2020, 04:58 PM
Y’all poopers! Lol haha
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 12, 2020, 05:07 PM
went out bit was bad found 2 to 5 inches a very watery slush on top if it freeze up solid good shape if it dosnt and we add 6 to 7 inches of snow on top of it very bad
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 12, 2020, 05:11 PM
Like any of you old crackers would let A good bowl movement move you off the ice, my ass. I know every one of you has half A roll of TP in your bag, no lies.

As far as that hole is concerned by the breakwall, unless your "trying" to drive up Scriba creeek you will surely miss it. The sled went in 150 feet from open water where the creek comes out.

:)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 12, 2020, 06:10 PM
I  know a  gut that  would  use  a  orange tape on a  stick for a   marker   then  picked a hole  and  defecated in a  hole  then put  snow on  top  smear  some  fish blood   around  hole  next day he would get close to  hole and listen to  people  scream when they opened that hole  back up

   That's a nasty thing to do whether it is illegal or not    Ya I've had to go a time or two myself, but I never used it as a trap for someone else
   R E S P E C T  ( Aretha Franklin)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: komo15 on Feb 12, 2020, 07:00 PM
went out bit was bad found 2 to 5 inches a very watery slush on top if it freeze up solid good shape if it dosnt and we add 6 to 7 inches of snow on top of it very bad

How much ice is there currently, not including slush.  I would imagine 6-8".  Can anyone please confirm, work got cancelled and would love to get out.  Thanks in advance!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 12, 2020, 07:09 PM
How much ice is there currently, not including slush.  I would imagine 6-8".  Can anyone please confirm, work got cancelled and would love to get out.  Thanks in advance!
 


Even if someone says there is 6-8" of ice and I'm not saying there is cause I haven't been on Oneida this year yet but please use caution and spud out and spud in
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: komo15 on Feb 12, 2020, 07:18 PM
 


Even if someone says there is 6-8" of ice and I'm not saying there is cause I haven't been on Oneida this year yet but please use caution and spud out and spud in
Thanks Brad!  Yeah i get it, just trying to get a feel for the conditions, since i haven't been out since this past Sunday.  I'll just walk out and drill some holes, plan on taking snowmobile if it hasn't deteriorated the black ice that was there last week. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 12, 2020, 08:05 PM
it appeared we did not loose any ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: komo15 on Feb 12, 2020, 08:07 PM
Awesome Oneida!  I'll be sure to check for myself, appreciate you getting back to me!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 12, 2020, 09:01 PM
I fished this afternoon off the south shore Williams. Major beaten down paths were fine for walking, I went out about 3/4 mile. Cleats are a must, preferably full cleats. Lots of uneven frozen footprints tothrow you for a loop. As soon as you step off trail you break through top crust 2 or so inches and very wet. I was out in 20 fow and had about 6 inches of varied ice. very wet and messy around the holes. 1 keeper walleye and 4 nice perch and a few smaller ones.
Trails might be tough to find in the morning, depending on how much snowfall tonight/tomorrow. Good luck , have fun , but be safety minded. Real tough to see bad spots due to crust , water and slush.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 12, 2020, 09:16 PM
 Holy crap 😜 the only old holes I redrill are my own from the day before,   this way you avoid any issues   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 12, 2020, 09:24 PM
I kicked these holes open this afternoon,.... no crap, just a few cigarette butts..lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 12, 2020, 09:33 PM
I kicked these holes open this afternoon,.... no crap, just a few cigarette butts..lol
Steve glad the walk out wasn’t a horrible mess and you had some success
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 12, 2020, 10:00 PM
Thanks Fred. Not  many fish, but better than a skunk. Can't seem to get on a hot afternoon bite. I guess I should stay until aafter dark.
First place I tried on North shore WAS a horrible mess. I walked out about 25 yards and said nahh ,  then drove to south shore.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 12, 2020, 10:25 PM
about the Constantia sled recovery site. They should at least put up some police tape along that long trench and big hole.

 I have been to ice derbies where the sponsors use sticks in the ice and put up police tape as a warning of weak ice or open water areas.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: M R Ducks on Feb 12, 2020, 11:42 PM
Went out for the afternoon, found somebody’s orange flag marker.  Pulled up on it like I found the mother load in 26 foot of water. Scraped off the top and I couldn’t believe what I found. Just a regular load
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 13, 2020, 04:04 AM
about the Constantia sled recovery site. They should at least put up some police tape along that long trench and big hole.

I have some surveying sticks, if you want to go over on that sketchy ice above A moving stream and put them up, i'm sure we could find some crime scene tape for you. At least the area will be marked for you when you go for A dunk. It's really is out of the way, unless someone is trying to go up the creek. I agree that the salvage guys should mark it some way. I'm not going anywhere near that spot, it's A death trap. Saw A nice Polaris for sale on craigslist dirt cheap, needs A new seat though. :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 13, 2020, 04:14 AM
seems the  recovery people would  be liable having left  it unmarked
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 13, 2020, 05:10 AM
I agree that the salvage guys should mark it some way. I'm not going anywhere near that spot, it's A death trap. Saw A nice Polaris for sale on craigslist dirt cheap, needs A new seat though. :)
I should have been more clear.That is what I meant by "they'. They should mark it in some way...police tape, a few traffic cones etc. or something. I sure don't expect anyone to go near that hole or trench to mark it now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Feb 13, 2020, 05:18 AM
seems the  recovery people would  be liable having left  it unmarked
Maybe the person who lost his machine in the water should be liable? Hes the real reason there is a hole in the ice!!
By the sounds of it to me...IF this trench/hole were out in the middle of the lake where its HIGHLY possible someone could find it,  I'd agree with marking it...
However it sounds to me like this is close to a danger area as it is and people SHOULDNT be close to this area anyways
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 13, 2020, 05:39 AM
Fished yesterday afternoon in southwest corner of the lake for pans. Had about 5-6 inches of ice under the crust. Stayed on top for the most part. I could see about 6-7 guys off Williams area. Couple of them out towards the islands. I was in 6-7 fow and had to break out the skunk off. First time out for me this season. Was nice to get out though. Hoping to get after the eyes in the next few days if she firms up some.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 13, 2020, 06:00 AM
How much snow did Oneida get? Pretty unfortunate it got any with the cold snap coming.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Feb 13, 2020, 06:15 AM
I think we got lucky !! Only a dusting this morning ;D ;D. She'll be making some ice the next two days.   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 13, 2020, 06:19 AM
How much snow did Oneida get? Pretty unfortunate it got any with the cold snap coming.

moose  you can watch it on the web cams  i  did :thumbsup: think it's  going to work out  good  for  us  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 13, 2020, 06:27 AM
Just a dusting on the north shore as well. It sure would be nice to freeze that junk up solid.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 13, 2020, 07:43 AM
like everyone is reporting just a dusting to an inch of snow so far,,,,,,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 13, 2020, 08:35 AM
Great news on the snowfall amount. Thanks to you local guys for the update.
Hope the temps go as low , and last a little longer than they are predicting.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 13, 2020, 08:55 AM
x2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Wheeler0str on Feb 13, 2020, 09:01 AM
Out now and Cleveland. Having a hard time marking fish anywhere from 10 to 32 the foot of water. Any information on that would help?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 13, 2020, 09:35 AM
Great news on the snowfall amount. Thanks to you local guys for the update.
Hope the temps go as low , and last a little longer than they are predicting.

Second round hasn't hit us yet.
Just stinking bad luck!

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 13, 2020, 10:57 AM
Weather channel website says less than one inch in this second wave for Sylvan Beach. Have to see but doesn't look bad. Here in Rochester the lake effect is on a Northwest track and we may get 1 to 3 this evening. All depends on how the winds set up.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Stelladog on Feb 13, 2020, 12:37 PM
Dumb question but here goes....I would classify myself as more on the novice side of fishing Oneida.  Fished out of Taft 2 weeks ago at some places that have had some moderate success - did not mark a fish in 2 miles and 30 holes later.  Ran into a seasoned veteran who was doing the same as I with same results.  Jump to south shore Williams past week and half and am having some success.  Enough perch for some dinners and occasional eye.  Certainly not "slamming" them but bringing home fish.  Now for advice or input - have the feeling to try north shore again tomorrow with freeze or am I not smart leaving place I have had a little success.  I complain to my wife that she can't make a decision and i'm the worst.  Just have FOMO and feel I'm missing a chance to explore another spot.  Any advive, input or suggestions are appreciated. Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 13, 2020, 01:10 PM
Can't hurt to move around and try to find the mother load or even half of it. I think it will pay off. You could always split the day in two or more places? Nothing better than getting on them after searching them out. Can always go back to current spot if nothing turns up.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 13, 2020, 02:05 PM
Dumb question but here goes....I would classify myself as more on the novice side of fishing Oneida.  Fished out of Taft 2 weeks ago at some places that have had some moderate success - did not mark a fish in 2 miles and 30 holes later.  Ran into a seasoned veteran who was doing the same as I with same results.  Jump to south shore Williams past week and half and am having some success.  Enough perch for some dinners and occasional eye.  Certainly not "slamming" them but bringing home fish.  Now for advice or input - have the feeling to try north shore again tomorrow with freeze or am I not smart leaving place I have had a little success.  I complain to my wife that she can't make a decision and i'm the worst.  Just have FOMO and feel I'm missing a chance to explore another spot.  Any advive, input or suggestions are appreciated. Thanks
I think that was me Stella you talked to that day........that was really a weird day for sure........they can keep that damn north shore ;D.......tomorrow you could back to the same holes you cut 2 weeks ago and pound em.......try Chaumont right now, it is on fire for perch......oh, and nice chatting with you that day
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 13, 2020, 02:08 PM
I walked out from Williams today......got a late start....never set up until 9 am.........walking wasn't too bad as choo choo said....stay on the beaten path........temps tonight and tomorrow should tighten er up nicely......6 perch and an eye to show for my 3/4 mile walk @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Stelladog on Feb 13, 2020, 04:03 PM
Yes Scout that was me.  One of the great things about ice fishing is meeting up with guys that share similar interests.  I am a glutton for punishment and heading back to north shore tomorrow...probably going to kick myself in a$$ for doing that.  Also am planning on chaumont next week to see if all the stories I'm hearing are true.  With my luck it will be "oh you should have been here last week when they were biting!"  May bump into you again. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rickr on Feb 13, 2020, 04:32 PM
Can anybody tell me the name of the rd for messenger bay for parking thanx
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 13, 2020, 04:48 PM
Can anybody tell me the name of the rd for messenger bay for parking thanx
Lewis Point Rd
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 13, 2020, 05:08 PM
I walked out from Williams today......got a late start....never set up until 9 am.........walking wasn't too bad as choo choo said....stay on the beaten path........temps tonight and tomorrow should tighten er up nicely......6 perch and an eye to show for my 3/4 mile walk @)
Good job scout, glad you caught some fish.
 Hope your prediction of it tightening up happens tonight or tomorrow ...will be able to easily walk in any direction then...a lot more options.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: CW88 on Feb 13, 2020, 05:19 PM
Me and my in law met a nice guy from PA at apps and followed his crew out never fished there usually go out of constantia the walk wasnt horrible but the 3 inches of water in the shanty wasnt too fun walked out to the drop off and kinda just hung around on the deeper side of it not very good luck 2 perch for the day. We did find some really sketchy spots along the 4 wheeler trails where it was opened up and not very thick maybe 2 inches so be careful out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: burningdownthehouse on Feb 13, 2020, 05:28 PM
Maybe the person who lost his machine in the water should be liable? Hes the real reason there is a hole in the ice!!
By the sounds of it to me...IF this trench/hole were out in the middle of the lake where its HIGHLY possible someone could find it,  I'd agree with marking it...
However it sounds to me like this is close to a danger area as it is and people SHOULDNT be close to this area anyways

Speaking from experience (went through with the wheeler almost seven years ago), I marked the spot with three wooden dowels, masonry twine, and a couple pieces of survey tape tied to the twine. Forgive me, Mother Nature, for the survey tape in the water come spring, but I am ok with that if it saved a life. All the rest was biodegradable. Let's be honest....two/three linear feet of survey tape around the gas hole I went through pollutes the lake less than one weekend in Three Mile.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rickr on Feb 13, 2020, 05:55 PM
Thanx scout
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Feb 13, 2020, 06:18 PM
about the Constantia sled recovery site. They should at least put up some police tape along that long trench and big hole.

 I have been to ice derbies where the sponsors use sticks in the ice and put up police tape as a warning of weak ice or open water areas.

If someone can post or message me coordinates of this trench, I could post it on the Gasholes Map.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Slabs247 on Feb 13, 2020, 07:16 PM
Looking on making first trip up to Onieda. What are the ice conditions  off of Lewis Point.  Looks like your getting some good ice making temps. Would one say it would be safe to take a sled from the point to messenger shoal ?  Thanks  and tight lines!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: komo15 on Feb 13, 2020, 08:32 PM
Took the sled out of Williams this morning.  Worst day on Oneida in my career!!  Started in 26', marked 2 eyes rather early 8:30, moved by 9 to 20', marked nothing, moved at 10 to 16', marked some perch the size of my jigging rap.  Off the ice by noon.  Absolutely pathetic.  I used my camera to see the jig size perch in 16' and used my garmin panoptix elsewhere.  I panned out 50' from my hole, pounded the bottom religously and could not stir up anything anywhere.  I wont be fishing out of there for the rest of this so called season, back to the beach for me.  Ive limited on eyes and roughly 10-20 jumbos every outing, 6 so far, not including todays debacle.  Sorry had to rant!!!
I found anywhere from 6-8" of ice everywhere, sled handled the slush fine.  Should be firmed right up come tomorrow!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 13, 2020, 08:40 PM
Waiting till Sunday here. Everyone be careful and good luck.

(https://i.postimg.cc/ZBBSKNQh/thumbnail-2020-02-13-T213402-550.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZBBSKNQh)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 14, 2020, 12:42 AM

 Was slow for goon and I , slowest day we’ve had to date , ended up with 8 really nice perch and 2 eyes and dumped some nice eyes , perch were extremely finicky , today was the first time the eyes started showing up in numbers 😡
 Our drag out and back was a bit tougher due to the temps softening things up , with the temps coming things should tighten up nicely
 Good luck all and be aware of your surroundings give the streams plenty of room
 Give
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 14, 2020, 04:28 AM
Was slow for goon and I , slowest day we’ve had to date , ended up with 8 really nice perch and 2 eyes and dumped some nice eyes , perch were extremely finicky , today was the first time the eyes started showing up in numbers 😡
 Our drag out and back was a bit tougher due to the temps softening things up , with the temps coming things should tighten up nicely
 Good luck all and be aware of your surroundings give the streams plenty of room
 Give
good job Freddy and goon.......picked 6 jumbos and a nice eye in a short trip out of Williams yesterday......didn't mark alot but the ones I got were quality fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 14, 2020, 08:53 AM
only can see couple of guys out there can not see any spots that indicate slush im guessing it set up got to work all weekend so wont be out till monday, 5 degrees on south shore top should def all be set up by tmrw....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: xxxbeer247 on Feb 14, 2020, 02:51 PM
I’m coming from the east on I-90 and want to know if it’s quicker to get off in Verona and head towards South Bay on route 31 or get off near canastota and head north on route 13 to South Bay. Any advice helps as I’ve never been to Oneida.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 14, 2020, 02:54 PM
Canastota
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 14, 2020, 05:17 PM
Anyone else venturing out to shackelton shoals tomorrow?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 14, 2020, 05:52 PM

 Better day today caught some nice perch and I killed 2 perch eating eyes 😃walk was a snap , walk back was a bit chilly ,
 I’ll post pics in the morning taking tomorrow off
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 14, 2020, 06:04 PM
Fished for eyes for the first time this season from 4:30-6:00. Ended up landing 5 keepers and a short. Lost a beauty at the hole and missed 3 others. Felt great to get out. Walked a mile round trip and like Fred said the walk was a breeze. Decent sunset and after dark on the walk in the horizon was orange. Here’s the 3 I brought home.

(https://i.postimg.cc/PP9dNG39/13-DEB96-F-318-F-4305-97-EE-1076-FCAC92-B9.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PP9dNG39)

(https://i.postimg.cc/bdYyB9SC/46-FAE1-A7-A42-A-4-C6-A-B5-AD-62-DF1-DB22-FD6.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bdYyB9SC)

(https://i.postimg.cc/c6DxytQs/A75-CC653-4-C37-42-BB-99-DD-50-F0-F8-D111-D2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/c6DxytQs)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 14, 2020, 06:05 PM

 Well done Bob
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 14, 2020, 06:07 PM
nice  job  man ain't no rust on your fillet knife  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 14, 2020, 06:17 PM
fished till 10 am this morning and the lake firmed up nicely......would think machine traffic should be a go everywhere by tomorrow......sled worked great this morning........picked a dozen jumbos and , as usual, :o dropped 2 nice eyes at the hole ( seems to be my m/o this year)......gotta sharpen my hooks I guess :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 14, 2020, 06:18 PM
good job Mr. Fillet
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jonathan243108 on Feb 14, 2020, 06:20 PM
Sweet
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 14, 2020, 06:28 PM
Same to you Fred! Glad you had a better bite today.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 14, 2020, 06:51 PM
Nice job you guy's....
Nice pictures and eyes Bobby DeadEyez !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 14, 2020, 06:56 PM
2 degrees already on south shore
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 14, 2020, 07:04 PM
 :
2 degrees already on south shore
:thumbsup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 14, 2020, 07:09 PM
Nice job on the fish, guys.

I hit the evening bite. It was decent. Didn't mark a ton of fish but the ones I marked, ate.

Picked up one of the Frostbite Dinner Bell spoons this afternoon at the LP baitshop. I think the eyes liked it.

(https://i.postimg.cc/D48RY1LN/IMG-4115-Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/D48RY1LN)

Traveling (walking) was a breeze.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 14, 2020, 07:15 PM
Nice work on the fish guys!!!  Just 2 keepers and a few shorts for me tonight. Not a ton of marks where I was  A bit nippy coming off.  Brrrrr!!!  Ice is setting up nicely with the cold
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Stelladog on Feb 14, 2020, 07:37 PM
After hemming and hawing at last minute went back to south shore.  Like Scout I also dropped 2 eyes (1 slob) at hole ARGH .  Did bring 20 keepers home after fishing till noon.  They would come in waves..needed to be patient.   North shore will be my next adventure...soon.  Fishing this lake is addicting.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 15, 2020, 05:00 AM
just started truck for work -6 out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 15, 2020, 05:02 AM
Should of made some ice last night
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 15, 2020, 05:39 AM
just started truck for work -6 out
No swearing please lol (work) 😳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 15, 2020, 05:46 AM
think  i'll need a  extra sweat shirt today  :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Feb 15, 2020, 06:44 AM
just started truck for work -6 out

 :sick:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 15, 2020, 06:53 AM


   Not many but I’m not complaining about  quality of the perch , the 1 small one is 9”s
(https://i.postimg.cc/crXWrHY1/D0-B8118-B-F62-E-477-E-9-DA8-B7-C704-BAB687.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/crXWrHY1)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 15, 2020, 06:54 AM
Nice catch. That one walleye is a fatty....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 15, 2020, 07:06 AM
Yum..  Nice job Fred.    :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:  You know I loves some perches.. ;D. Might make a trip out there tomorrow.....  If everything falls in place.  Or just might stay local..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Feb 15, 2020, 07:22 AM
I’m coming from the east on I-90 and want to know if it’s quicker to get off in Verona and head towards South Bay on route 31 or get off near canastota and head north on route 13 to South Bay. Any advice helps as I’ve never been to Oneida.
6 of one, half dozen of the other. I think Verona is quicker.. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 15, 2020, 08:21 AM
Anybody fished out of Godfrey lately? I’m debating going there this afternoon or maybe out of App’s? Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 15, 2020, 09:43 AM
Nice job guys. Those are some quality fish Fred.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 15, 2020, 10:10 AM
Great pic of the eye Chowdaire... how do you like the "Dinner Bell" jigs? Looks like he really slammed it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 15, 2020, 11:26 AM
The Dinner Bell had a great first showing as I think all new lures do. I think the fishing gods are just up there trying to make us empty our wallets so everything new works the first time out. Then when you buy 10 the fish decide they don't like 'em anymore.

This morning I didn't get anything on it but it's probably got less than an hour of use so far. Time will tell if it becomes a regular in the rotation or just one that comes out in desperation.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 15, 2020, 12:19 PM
Thanks for the honest review. I think I will give them a try. Sometimes active fish will make whatever you're using perform well.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 15, 2020, 01:42 PM
The Dinner Bell had a great first showing as I think all new lures do. I think the fishing gods are just up there trying to make us empty our wallets so everything new works the first time out. Then when you buy 10 the fish decide they don't like 'em anymore.

This morning I didn't get anything on it but it's probably got less than an hour of use so far. Time will tell if it becomes a regular in the rotation or just one that comes out in desperation.

Didn’t you know fishing lures are not to catch fish. They are to catch fisherman. Lol I hope it continues to work
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Feb 15, 2020, 02:54 PM
Walking tomorrow. Does a fat guy have a chance to make it north of Dunhams or is Chapman the safe bet.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 15, 2020, 06:01 PM
Walking tomorrow. Does a fat guy have a chance to make it north of Dunhams or is Chapman the safe bet.
ice is great for all modes of transportation
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 15, 2020, 08:11 PM
Travel was great today on the sled. The eye bite was fast and furious. Didn’t matter if you had a minnow head on the rap or just bare lure. First 2 trips of the season have been a blast!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Feb 15, 2020, 08:21 PM
Travel was great today on the sled. The eye bite was fast and furious. Didn’t matter if you had a minnow head on the rap or just bare lure. First 2 trips of the season have been a blast!
Atta boy Bobby!  @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 15, 2020, 08:38 PM
ugh one more day of work...........
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 15, 2020, 10:03 PM

 WTG Bobby , thin that heard
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 16, 2020, 05:13 AM
can walk out without getting goose bumps on my goose bumps  ;D

bye the way i can confirm  999,998 left i kept 2 ...... as the legion tells me ya  don't count shorts
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 16, 2020, 05:39 AM
Fished the north west shore yesterday.  Everything froze up real nice.  Measured 7 - 8 inches of good ice where ever I went.  Good to go with all machines.  Use caution and pay attention of course as normal.  Perch were a little slow but the size was good. Ice should be good for the next week or so anyway.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 16, 2020, 07:43 AM
can walk out without getting goose bumps on my goose bumps  ;D

bye the way i can confirm  999,998 left i kept 2 ...... as the legion tells me ya  don't count shorts

999,995 now.   ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 16, 2020, 07:50 AM
😁👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 16, 2020, 08:33 AM
Wow, great job Bobby DeadEyez ! :bow:

Did  pretty good on the perch out deep yesterday...some waves came through, but no eyes. Packed light(no heater) and paid the price...sun did feel good mid day, and met some good guy's out there.
Had to take a break today.... maybe should have taken a break yesterday and fished today!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 16, 2020, 08:59 AM
Just thought I would mention that I happened to call and look at a nice camp for sale by owners, on the N. shore Taft Bay area yesterday too.Right on the water and they have a covered boat lift and smaller dock going with the sale . Nice couple from Conn. selling it after 17 years there. They don't use it so much anymore.... Kids have grown up and they don't like to fish or boat!
I am not really  looking for a house or camp  on the lake, just a lot or small piece of land. The driveway is plowed and I have the address and phone number if anyone is interested in any details.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 16, 2020, 09:50 AM
Wow, great job Bobby DeadEyez ! :bow:

Did  pretty good on the perch out deep yesterday...some waves came through, but no eyes. Packed light(no heater) and paid the price...sun did feel good mid day, and met some good guy's out there.
Had to take a break today.... maybe should have taken a break yesterday and fished today!!
Nice job Steve! I’m going to chase some perch this week I think
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 16, 2020, 10:03 AM
999,995 now.   ;D

 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SwampRat on Feb 16, 2020, 12:27 PM
So ATVs off North shore doable now? Any snow on top or all locked up? Thanks!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LingFling on Feb 16, 2020, 12:59 PM
Anyone lose something at Williams today? Cody asked me to have you call him. He has it. 315 993 3365. Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 16, 2020, 06:16 PM
Fished this evening from 4-6. It was dead until 5:30 then the bite heated up. Between 5:30-6 I landed 3 keepers. I also got broke off 3 times in a row on 2 different polls. 🤦🏻‍♂️ I think releases cousin was out there after that happened lol. Was a great night to be out for sure and travel was a breeze.

(https://i.postimg.cc/xcDNLR1j/8-DC0998-E-ACB8-49-E9-BD1-E-5-E36-F20-DC381.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xcDNLR1j)

(https://i.postimg.cc/6TGG7Sw1/BB813520-A797-49-CB-860-D-6977334-C97-AB.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/6TGG7Sw1)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 16, 2020, 06:59 PM
Great job Bobby!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2020, 07:22 PM

 Well done Bobby
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 16, 2020, 07:36 PM
Nicely done, DeadEyez.

I tried to do the same but the Wolfpack never showed up tonight.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 16, 2020, 07:49 PM
Thanks guys. I was worried they weren’t gonna show up but ended up waiting them out and got lucky
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 16, 2020, 08:03 PM
nice job waiting them out   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 16, 2020, 08:08 PM
Made my first trip up to Mother O this weekend with a buddy; fished Sat and Sun.  Sat morning was a chilly one.  Very convenient time for the buddy heater screen to get clogged up and stop working. This was after we learned the auger blades were re-installed upside down after the fresh sharpening.  :o Mild winter has us out of practice! Many thanks to the nice gentleman who lent us his K drill so we could set up!  Marked high flyers all am, but they were not willing to cooperate.  Needless to say without the heater it was a short morning before we headed off to fix the gear and grab a hot lunch.  Back at it off Chapman in the PM and again marked a lot of fish but they were very sluggish and wouldn't commit.  ??? Did meet PerchEyes out there, great fellow!

Sunday am, regrouped and back at Lewis and we found some hungry walters.  Fast and furious at sunrise 2 keepers and lost one other at the hole, also caught numerous other healthy 14" specimens.  All went back to grow bigger.  Grabbed some lunch and made the trek back home.  Travel with the wheeler was great, ice is in very good shape.  Hopefully we will make it up at least one more time this season.  Oneida is always an adventure. ;)       
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Black Betty on Feb 16, 2020, 09:27 PM
I found an auger on the ice today when I was coming off around noon.  PM me with description and approximate location if you lost one.  Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 16, 2020, 11:47 PM
Way to go Bobby Deadeyez, puts a smile on your face don't it? ;D Good job by all you guys, glad to see you FINALLY got some fishable ice! :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 17, 2020, 05:44 AM
Anyone lose something at Williams today? Cody asked me to have you call him. He has it. 315 993 3365. Thanks

BUMP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 17, 2020, 06:32 AM
fished out from chapman yesterday and got my first ever limit of walleye on Oneida Lake. (last year was my first year ever fishing it) Also brought home 5 jumbo perch, it was a bit frustrating throughout the day that there were tons of fish underneath me but very few that wanted to bite. i threw everything i had at them.. Mid day hooked into what I thought was a walleye of a lifetime, had the rod bent right over, ripping out drag, took a good 5 min to land it..... big fat smallmouth bass  >:(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 17, 2020, 08:22 AM
Good job TB. Those smallmouth can be fun to get through the hole.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 17, 2020, 08:38 AM
Nice job on the fish everyone! Good to hear your ice finally firmed up.... :thumbsup:  Been having good success on the home waters so haven't made the trek up since open water.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Feb 17, 2020, 10:14 AM
Good day on Saturday southside ... cold to start, but once that sun started beating on the shanty, I was down to my shirt.  Handful of jumbo perch, couple of keeper walleyes, and a burbot on a dead stick shiner.   Had to work for everything and after 1-ish, I couldn't get any marks to bite.  They'd chase an chase, but wouldn't commit for the free ride up.

Surprised at how few people were out there.  Ice was good, not a bad walk. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 17, 2020, 12:01 PM
Large crack from Cornell runs north east just heads up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: snow snake on Feb 17, 2020, 12:46 PM
hello
what is the limit  size of walleye and daily limit on Oneida
thank you   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zpotter on Feb 17, 2020, 12:58 PM
3 15”
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 17, 2020, 01:13 PM
actually caught a 4-5lb northern on oneida today.......very healthy fish to say the least.......first snake I've caught ice fishing in years
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 17, 2020, 06:49 PM
Fish this afternoon from 4:30-6. End up landing one keeper and one short. Marked quite a few but they were finicky where I was.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: GenaVorn on Feb 17, 2020, 07:11 PM
Oneida was good to me today. 2 eyes and 43 perch (most of the all large females) at least they look like. All fish was released Park police officer at the parking lot  was checking license and fish.  Fun day .
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: snow snake on Feb 17, 2020, 07:19 PM
thank you Z potter for your reply
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 17, 2020, 07:35 PM
Oneida was good to me today. 2 eyes and 43 perch (most of the all large females) at least they look like. All fish was released Park police officer at the parking lot  was checking license and fish.  Fun day .

Damn I wouldn't have let any of the perch go
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 17, 2020, 07:43 PM
psssst brad ......he's trying to sell you a bridge buddy  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 17, 2020, 07:46 PM
psssst brad ......he's trying to sell you a bridge buddy  ;D

Yea no crap I just like to throw fuel on the fire every once in awhile
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 17, 2020, 07:48 PM
psssst brad ......he's trying to sell you a bridge buddy  ;D

Most people bring an arm full of wood in the type of guy that brings an arm full and a 5 gallon gas can
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: GenaVorn on Feb 17, 2020, 09:53 PM
I didn't know that may create such a reaction..I came for 3 days fishing trip driving 5 hr to fish Oneida. Staying  in hotel have  no interest to keep  fish . Hopefully tomorrow will be even better day.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 18, 2020, 05:38 AM
Sounds like a great day to me GV!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 18, 2020, 05:41 AM
any day you have fun is a great day  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 18, 2020, 06:32 AM
Anyone lose something at Williams today? Cody asked me to have you call him. He has it. 315 993 3365. Thanks

Ling,
Did someone claim the item? I ask because I chatted with a guy off of Chapmans on Sunday that said he did lose something at Williams on Saturday.
I didn't get his handle. I thought he said he was going to post on this thread which I said would be wise.
I hope he see this.
Cody, you make us fellow OLD's proud.

Thanks,
PerchEyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 18, 2020, 06:48 AM
Ling,
Did someone claim the item? I ask because I chatted with a guy off of Chapmans on Sunday that said he did lose something at Williams on Saturday.
I didn't get his handle. I thought he said he was going to post on this thread which I said would be wise.
I hope he see this.
Cody, you make us fellow OLD's proud.

Thanks,
PerchEyes


I matched up Ling's post with a post on FB from the day before and the equipment is back with the owner yesterday. Ling said that Cody (16 yrs old) is a great kid in the neighborhood and tries to help everyone. He's just not on the internet.  :clap: :clap: :clap: :thumbsup:

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 18, 2020, 06:53 AM
I matched up Ling's post with a post on FB from the day before and the equipment is back with the owner yesterday. Ling said that Cody (16 yrs old) is a great kid in the neighborhood and tries to help everyone. He's just not on the internet.  :clap: :clap: :clap: :thumbsup:

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:


A 16 year old not on the internet damn that's a good kid. Glad to see he did right thing and returned whatever was lost to rightful owner
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 18, 2020, 07:11 AM
whats a internet????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LingFling on Feb 18, 2020, 07:16 AM

A 16 year old not on the internet damn that's a good kid. Glad to see he did right thing and returned whatever was lost to rightful owner

Cody returned it and received a nice reward. He was happy. He’s old school- comes by after snow storms to help shovel, asks if we want the lawn mowed, offers to help out all the time. Great kid to have in the neighborhood. Need more like him.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 18, 2020, 07:26 AM
looks pretty ugly out there right now but I bet the fish are on fire......10 yrs ago I would have been out there :'(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 18, 2020, 08:54 AM
Off of the south shore yesterday with 3 friends. Caught 3 good perch and lost a pretty good eye at the whole. Cut my line clean with his teeth. One of those days... dropped my new cell phone down a hole when a perch hit while I was looking at Navionics app. Bummer. One of our group did nicely on the perch. A couple of waves came by and he capitalized on them. Fished until 5:30. Found the same thing with plenty of marks from 4 to 5:30 but they would sniff and then drop back to bottom. Comfortable drag and temps to fish in.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 18, 2020, 10:11 AM
Seen these two Eagles yday morning
(https://i.postimg.cc/FYjzSV4X/20200217-080230.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FYjzSV4X)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: MadPerry on Feb 18, 2020, 11:05 AM
I went out of Williams this morning, about 530, and walked right into a hole over 20 feet of water.  Just looked like snow and in I went.  Was about 2/3 out from the beach, in a direct line to the islands east point.  It was dark and no one around.  I walked well past the only other person out that early.  Far enough they never heard my yells for help.  I had my ice picks but could not pull myself out on the 1st attempt.  Said to myself I was not going to die there and scratched, kicked and rolled out.  THOSE ICE PICKS SAVED MY LIFE.  Make sure you where them!!!  My approach to ice fishing will completely change now.  Dont be like me and get complacent.  That 1.5 mile walk back was cold and terrifying.  If I had gone in again, I likely wouldnt have had the strength to get out.  Be safe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Feb 18, 2020, 11:16 AM
Glad you made it out okay. Scary stuff especially in the dark
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 18, 2020, 11:19 AM
Holy cow! Glad you're ok.
Title: Bait shop
Post by: Jackperch72 on Feb 18, 2020, 11:26 AM
Hey guys plan on heading out to Chapman park tomorrow on Oneida looking for a place to grab some minnows any info would be appreciated.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 18, 2020, 11:33 AM
Damn man that’s scary stuff! Thank god you got out! Glad your ok
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Feb 18, 2020, 11:39 AM
OMG...how scary   :o glad you were able to get back on top !!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 18, 2020, 11:48 AM
Glad to hear you got out OK.  Smart to be wearing ice picks.  I'll never be without em.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 18, 2020, 11:49 AM
sounds like a gas pocket good to hear you made it out....fished till noon weather shut them down  most would not hit came in 20perch 1 eye
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 18, 2020, 11:58 AM
looks pretty ugly out there right now but I bet the fish are on fire......10 yrs ago I would have been out there :'(
10 years ago you’d be working 🤪
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 18, 2020, 11:59 AM
WOW MP. I am glad you got out!!!

That is scary stuff. Definitely sounds like a gashole.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 18, 2020, 12:03 PM
Glad you are okay and safe. I couldn’t imagine going in like that. Probably would never step foot on ice again.
Title: Re: Bait shop
Post by: fishinjohn on Feb 18, 2020, 12:09 PM
Hey guys plan on heading out to Chapman park tomorrow on Oneida looking for a place to grab some minnows any info would be appreciated.
There is a a real nice bait shop by Lewis point
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: crzyeyevan on Feb 18, 2020, 01:35 PM
Mustang suit, Striker,  some sort of flotation and picks when venturing out alone, well worth the money, piece of mind and a fighting chance if you go in.
So happy you made it out ok, no time to lose another brother to crappy ice!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: grubdropper on Feb 18, 2020, 01:49 PM
I went out of Williams this morning, about 530, and walked right into a hole over 20 feet of water.  Just looked like snow and in I went.  Was about 2/3 out from the beach, in a direct line to the islands east point.  It was dark and no one around.  I walked well past the only other person out that early.  Far enough they never heard my yells for help.  I had my ice picks but could not pull myself out on the 1st attempt.  Said to myself I was not going to die there and scratched, kicked and rolled out.  THOSE ICE PICKS SAVED MY LIFE.  Make sure you where them!!!  My approach to ice fishing will completely change now.  Dont be like me and get complacent.  That 1.5 mile walk back was cold and terrifying.  If I had gone in again, I likely wouldnt have had the strength to get out.  Be safe.

Thankfully you made it out safe.  Were you out past the island on the east side?   Herd there was a gas hole in that area but I never went out that far.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 18, 2020, 01:51 PM
Glad you were able to get out. I bet it wasn't a good feeling, good thing you kept your cool...h2l
Title: Re: Bait shop
Post by: Otto on Feb 18, 2020, 02:05 PM
Hey guys plan on heading out to Chapman park tomorrow on Oneida looking for a place to grab some minnows any info would be appreciated.

Cookies on Minoa Road is nearby and he is generous with his scoops and counts.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 18, 2020, 02:08 PM
a guy on facebook posted a pic and coords of a gas hole out of Williams this past weekend.....would assume that was the culprit......glad you made it out safely
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: gunner on Feb 18, 2020, 02:12 PM
Madperry—- as others stated—so glad you made it out! Your post is very important and timely.  I didn’t carry pics until about 5 years ago—thought I was still in my 20s— ice or lack there of doesn’t care about age!!! Gunner
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Feb 18, 2020, 02:13 PM
a guy on facebook posted a pic and coords of a gas hole out of Williams this past weekend.....would assume that was the culprit......glad you made it out safely

Is it posted on here?

https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=278992.0

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: gunner on Feb 18, 2020, 02:15 PM
Picks——would help if I proof read my posts—-either way stay safe!  Gunner
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 18, 2020, 02:53 PM
Glad you got yourself out, way to keep your head.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 18, 2020, 03:16 PM
Glad to hear the happy ending MP. I went in quite a few years ago and if you haven't had it happen to you you cant imaging the feeling.  Just a reminder of how dangerous a lake Oneida is in the winter.  If you fish alone which I do you cant overstress the importance of a few safety items.  Hope you never have to use them but if you do they are lifesavers.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: youngster on Feb 18, 2020, 03:33 PM
happy to hear you made it out ok  and back safe...…   goodluck stay safe
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 18, 2020, 03:48 PM
Is it posted on here?

https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=278992.0

I don’t think it is.

Scout - can you get those coords off of Facebook?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 18, 2020, 04:41 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/ThyBfmzR/2-DA07-C00-63-C9-4-C72-BF97-B92-B905-CC136.png) (https://postimg.cc/ThyBfmzR)

(https://i.postimg.cc/0KJ4nRY6/B5-A78-C43-694-A-45-C8-8738-B2-BED0-F5-F50-F.png) (https://postimg.cc/0KJ4nRY6)
He didn’t have coordinates but this is the general area
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 18, 2020, 04:49 PM
I know we have 8 inches of ice but a spud is a beautiful thing to carry....

really glad your here to warn us all MadPerry
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Feb 18, 2020, 05:04 PM
I know we have 8 inches of ice but a spud is a beautiful thing to carry....

really glad your here to warn us all MadPerry

I went out alone on a different lake last night, got to the lake at 22:00. This site has me convinced to walk with a spud every time, even when I witnessed a quad come off as I walked on
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 18, 2020, 05:11 PM
https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/86665332_10157222431398657_4377564945940742144_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_eui2=AeHPyrReQR-C1lpweERrQcNFqWmUmm4d-NHTblPmlfPKVHyABssL5IevJhi4iTv-iZ_qdantVpDKOPeCaWklEl4dTyrtK6R8GxA76_cymN4UQA&_nc_oc=AQm5tr4uJgDZuya0oglIPJGQ7-HtvHc2NPAYt1HOmNNpHyW3KR5dxkxrohI4e4gdfaA&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=ebf8474d6c6f56148911fba2773ef634&oe=5EBC14D3
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 18, 2020, 05:12 PM
https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/86665332_10157222431398657_4377564945940742144_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_eui2=AeHPyrReQR-C1lpweERrQcNFqWmUmm4d-NHTblPmlfPKVHyABssL5IevJhi4iTv-iZ_qdantVpDKOPeCaWklEl4dTyrtK6R8GxA76_cymN4UQA&_nc_oc=AQm5tr4uJgDZuya0oglIPJGQ7-HtvHc2NPAYt1HOmNNpHyW3KR5dxkxrohI4e4gdfaA&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=ebf8474d6c6f56148911fba2773ef634&oe=5EBC14D3
this is the gas hole at williams
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: MadPerry on Feb 18, 2020, 05:13 PM
Glad to hear the happy ending MP. I went in quite a few years ago and if you haven't had it happen to you you cant imaging the feeling.  Just a reminder of how dangerous a lake Oneida is in the winter.  If you fish alone which I do you cant overstress the importance of a few safety items.  Hope you never have to use them but if you do they are lifesavers.
Taking that swim is humbling, isn't it? 

I refuse to be embarrassed about it, however.  And I appreciate how all of you aren't piling on in a typical internet shamefest.  Shows the quality of the people here.

I shared what happened so it sharpens everyone.  Much like I didn't want to go out that way, I don't want any of you to either.  Ice picks are cheap.  I say I was complacent because for a few years I have been "planning" on getting a striker suit.  I have been using a clam suit for several years.  I know now that it did offer a slight amount of buoyancy.  But they fill with water immediately and add to the weight pulling you down.  Big boots do not help while treading water.  I wont be going back out until I have a Striker suit.  I won't be going back out in the dark with no one around or with me.  I also lost my spud bar earlier this season.  Figured I didn't need it anymore this year.  Hmmmmm.

I'm a middle aged man with a few extra pounds.  I struggled mightily getting out.  Something to consider.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Feb 18, 2020, 05:16 PM
Any gas holes near lewis point and sylvan beach?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: MadPerry on Feb 18, 2020, 05:18 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/ThyBfmzR/2-DA07-C00-63-C9-4-C72-BF97-B92-B905-CC136.png) (https://postimg.cc/ThyBfmzR)

(https://i.postimg.cc/0KJ4nRY6/B5-A78-C43-694-A-45-C8-8738-B2-BED0-F5-F50-F.png) (https://postimg.cc/0KJ4nRY6)
He didn’t have coordinates but this is the general area
It is likely that was the spot I went through.  I think it was a little closer towards the direction of the island.  I say that because I check Navionics  every couple minutes as I walk out, to see position. That is NOT how it looked this morning in the dark.  Completely covered in snow.  After going in, I was in no position to mark a waypoint.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 18, 2020, 05:25 PM
Sure glad you had your ice picks on and you got OUT !
Get a good quality winter whistle that does not have a ball inside that could freeze.

That is right near where I was fishing last week heading for the east end of island....thankfully did not find that gas hole by accident! I followed the main sled trail out and did not notice it, might have been just beyond where I hit the 20 fow mark...scary situation being  solo and no one within earshot of you. I might start carrying a driveway reflector post or wood stick and some ribbon, strips of a wal mart bag or police tape as a flag warning in case I find any... for the next guy that might happen by .
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: MadPerry on Feb 18, 2020, 05:26 PM
I know we have 8 inches of ice but a spud is a beautiful thing to carry....

really glad your here to warn us all MadPerry
You are absolutely right.  I lost mine earlier in the season.  I knew there was 8 inches out there because I fished Saturday.  And I wasn't worried about walking anywhere I wanted to.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 18, 2020, 05:35 PM
Glad Your safe , no joke when it comes to safety equipment
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 18, 2020, 05:38 PM
 For you new guy's to ice fishing ,Here is what I carry around my neck when I step out on any ice. Yellow lanyard around my neck holding a nail cclipper, forceps,depth sounders ice paste and most importantly my ice picks and winter whistle.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Wh08zT4R/20200218-182133-HDR.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Wh08zT4R)
Again, glad you got out ok...and hope I don't ever have to use the picks or whistle.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 18, 2020, 05:58 PM
Taking that swim is humbling, isn't it? 

I refuse to be embarrassed about it, however.  And I appreciate how all of you aren't piling on in a typical internet shamefest.  Shows the quality of the people here.

  Big boots do not help while treading water. 

I'm a middle aged man with a few extra pounds.  I struggled mightily getting out.  Something to consider.
We all get a little complacent with the spud bar, especially with 8 or 9 inches of ice.

About the heavy boots...you are so right. An oldtimer told me many years ago when we all wore those heavy sorel type boots.  He said " lace them up, but keep them loose ...in case you go in you can kick them off if you have to" "They get really heavy when in the water"  hard to kick or swim with heavy boots in water.
To this day I lace up my boots loosely when on the ice or out in row boat or canoe, especially in cold water.
I went through the ice when I was in my twenties, no ice picks...was lucky to get out..could not even yell the ice water took my breath away. I don't know if I could get out now without the picks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 18, 2020, 06:08 PM
Very good news that you got out safely. Just goes to show you no ice is ever 100% safe. I saw dozens of wheelers and sleds out off of Chapman on Sunday I would never assume a guy on foot could go thru anywhere besides in front of a running creek. Those gas holes are no joke, to be honest it's terrifying.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Feb 18, 2020, 06:21 PM
Here is another one between apps sn jewel on 33 ft of water...i did put the mark on navionics

(https://i.postimg.cc/yDWZHJgS/Screenshot-20200218-192125-Boating-HD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yDWZHJgS)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 18, 2020, 06:35 PM
Any gas holes near lewis point and sylvan beach?
If someone knows, I also would appreciate knowing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 18, 2020, 06:54 PM
I went out of Williams this morning, about 530, and walked right into a hole over 20 feet of water.  Just looked like snow and in I went.  Was about 2/3 out from the beach, in a direct line to the islands east point.  It was dark and no one around.  I walked well past the only other person out that early.  Far enough they never heard my yells for help.  I had my ice picks but could not pull myself out on the 1st attempt.  Said to myself I was not going to die there and scratched, kicked and rolled out.  THOSE ICE PICKS SAVED MY LIFE.  Make sure you where them!!!  My approach to ice fishing will completely change now.  Dont be like me and get complacent.  That 1.5 mile walk back was cold and terrifying.  If I had gone in again, I likely wouldnt have had the strength to get out.  Be safe.
MadPerry,
So glad you made it out!
Your post drives home the point that no ice is totally safe especially Oneida with all the gas holes.
We all should learn from your mishap and be cautious and be prepared.
Best,
PerchEyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 18, 2020, 07:15 PM
Wow! Glad your ok! Good thing you had your picks but didn’t hear you mention a spud bar? Might not have made a difference but in the dark I use mine every step.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 18, 2020, 07:22 PM
Glad you go out ok. Thanks for sharing. Reminds me how to not get comfortable and just rip out on the sled tho I been doing out for 3 weeks with it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Feb 18, 2020, 07:30 PM
Glad to hear you made it out safely and thanks for sharing your story and insight. Hopefully we can all learn something from it, heavy boot's, ice picks and a strong will to live. I can see myself easily becoming complacent when there is machines running around and 6" or more of solid ice. Glad your home for sure!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 18, 2020, 07:42 PM
X2 glad you made it MP...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 18, 2020, 08:18 PM
That is scary stuff right there, we had 5 inches fresh snow in Constantia today. I swear I know that gas pocket, it is just east of the trail they make from Borio's to Constantia on the lake every year. It is A big one, I thought it was on the map already.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stasui on Feb 18, 2020, 09:25 PM
Just a quick question to the locals. I fish the lake several times through the ice and have seen sketchy ice not sure if its a gapocket or not. My question  is year to year r they always in the same spot or do they move? Thanks for anyone that answers.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Feb 19, 2020, 12:37 AM
Is it posted on here?

https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=278992.0
It is now, as well as the one reported today off Jewell. Thx Scout & NJMAR for the coordinates. I will double check these in the morning. Let me know if they don't show or don't appear right.

Glad you are O.K., by posting it here you may have helped others avoid it.

Recapping:
1.) Bring a spud and use it
2.) Bring picks and wear them
3.) Check the gasholes map in the link above on p.2 for the area(s) you intend to fish (or the navionics version) and be aware of any holes in those areas.

If there are any other gas holes y'all find post coordinates here and I will add them to the map. Thx.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Feb 19, 2020, 12:50 AM
Just a quick question to the locals. I fish the lake several times through the ice and have seen sketchy ice not sure if its a gapocket or not. My question  is year to year r they always in the same spot or do they move? Thanks for anyone that answers.
I was told they don't by some of the people here, and I researched it as well, they do not. See item 5 in link below.
 http://lakeice.squarespace.com/gas-holes (http://lakeice.squarespace.com/gas-holes)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Feb 19, 2020, 02:27 AM
Glad you got out ok !! I am very familiar with that gas hole !! Almost went in it a couple years ago. It's usually in that general area. It wasn't that big a couple years ago, but we had better ice that year. CNY Tim, that's the same hole.
There's another big one just off the northern tip of Frenchmans island on the edge of the channel not far from bouy 133.

 Be safe out there !! A true wake up call for everyone !!  GLAD YOUR OK !!   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 19, 2020, 05:39 AM
Yeah. With the crap ice this year and now the snow and getting toward March they’re going to start opening up. Bad combination.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 19, 2020, 05:40 AM
Glad you got out ok !! I am very familiar with that gas hole !! Almost went in it a couple years ago. It's usually in that general area. It wasn't that big a couple years ago, but we had better ice that year. CNY Tim, that's the same hole.
There's another big one just off the northern tip of Frenchmans island on the edge of the channel not far from bouy 133.
That year we had over A foot of ice and that hole was still open, I remember that one trip home it was cold as hell out. That hole was still open, you could probably light it on fire. I'm surprised none of the snowmobilers haven't gone through it, you see how close thos sleds tracks are to the hole?

Too bad they couldn't mark those gas holes, the really big ones that we know about with some kind of warning buoy. Put them in the lake in the fall, then pull them up after ice out, have to be anchored good as the ice would monkey with them.

Crazy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 19, 2020, 05:55 AM
Here is another one between apps sn jewel on 33 ft of water...i did put the mark on navionics

(https://i.postimg.cc/yDWZHJgS/Screenshot-20200218-192125-Boating-HD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yDWZHJgS)

I see your mark on the Navionics too. Can you add the Dumham one on your navionics too? I am not sure how to make public WPs.

The Dunham Gashole Coordinates in Scouts link are.

N 43 12.041
W 76 1.819
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Feb 19, 2020, 06:34 AM
Ok..will do
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 19, 2020, 06:41 AM
Is anyone else having a problem seeing the old gasholes on the navionics app?

I know where a couple were and they’re not showing for me anymore. New ones are though so community edits appear to be working.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 19, 2020, 07:31 AM
Is anyone else having a problem seeing the old gasholes on the navionics app?

I know where a couple were and they’re not showing for me anymore. New ones are though so community edits appear to be working.
Yes Chowdaire........ and This new one south east of Dunham Island is not showing up on my phone navionics or my Lowrance unit navionics.
My phone navionics does not show coordinates...I have to punch them in
 so I punched in the coordinates (n43 12.041  w76 1.819) on my phone navionics and on the depth chart overlay on my  Lowrance & it is showing 16 fow. Is that the depth that you guys are showing for this new one SE Dunham off Williams ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Feb 19, 2020, 11:49 AM
I did put dunham gas hole on navionics...can u guys confirm u can see it there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Feb 19, 2020, 11:58 AM
Any gas holes on east side of the lake?....if u guys know any i can put them on navionics so everyone will see it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 19, 2020, 12:30 PM
Any gas holes on east side of the lake?....if u guys know any i can put them on navionics so everyone will see it

I see it. I think you had the names flipped between the ABC GH (the one off the north shore) and the Dunham GH (the one off Williams park near Dunham island). I updated the names though so I think that will show on everyone's navionics now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 19, 2020, 12:39 PM

 Bruce It’s there now 🌑
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 19, 2020, 12:54 PM
Yep...I have it on my phone navionics app now.........

It's a much different line and angle out from Williams park towards Dunham island than I thought,...... the gas hole is much further east, and shallower depth than I expected. Thanks for posting this info reeleyez and nj mar.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 19, 2020, 12:57 PM
Not good ten inches of snow tmrw predicted
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 19, 2020, 01:04 PM
say it ain't so Oneida ! Dang...how is the walking out there today ?
Hope to get out tomorrow !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 19, 2020, 01:10 PM
say it ain't so Oneida ! Dang...how is the walking out there today ?
Hope to get out tomorrow !
walking was fine today from the south shore ChooChoo......we're suppose to get anywhere from a dusting to 10" of lake effect tonight and tomorrow morning........we shall see
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 19, 2020, 01:17 PM
Thanks scout57, car is packed...just waiting to see and hear from you local guy's....much appreciated .
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 19, 2020, 01:23 PM
Thanks for posting those gas holes guys 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hockey14 on Feb 19, 2020, 03:20 PM
just checked the weather for the next 48hrs says 1-3" so who knows their never right.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 19, 2020, 04:18 PM
Great Not..... News channel 9 has the lake right in the center of the heaviest snow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 19, 2020, 04:21 PM
Great Not..... News channel 9 has the lake right in the center of the heaviest snow
same forecast from Wayne Mahar.....6-12"
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: njmar75 on Feb 19, 2020, 04:45 PM
How much snow is on the lake now?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 19, 2020, 05:09 PM
2 to 6 in drifts cover about 40% the rest bare ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 19, 2020, 05:16 PM
 I checked 3 weather channels , 1-3” to 6-10 , if they want to play it safe just call it a trace to a foot 😜
 Screw it cant be any worse than yesterday
 Beats sitting home wondering , worst case I go have breakfast 🍽 and head home 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: M R Ducks on Feb 19, 2020, 05:33 PM
My 10 year old and I are attempting to make hey safe trip out on Oneida, hoping for perch, praying for walleyes. We are walking on the lake and coming from Rochester. I’ve been reading the threads and I am still looking for a little input on where a fair shot might be within reasonable walking for us. Most importantly we want to stay away from any gas holes or unsafe conditions. I have a spud and we use it. His first time on the ice and my first time on Oneida.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: piscesman on Feb 19, 2020, 05:46 PM
Hoping to head up this sat for 2nd visit. Was wondering what pound test line do you use for jigging eyes and on tip-ups? Also how many of you have caught eyes on tip-ups this tear? Thanks...….
      Kim :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 19, 2020, 06:19 PM
My 10 year old and I are attempting to make hey safe trip out on Oneida, hoping for perch, praying for walleyes. We are walking on the lake and coming from Rochester. I’ve been reading the threads and I am still looking for a little input on where a fair shot might be within reasonable walking for us. Most importantly we want to stay away from any gas holes or unsafe conditions. I have a spud and we use it. His first time on the ice and my first time on Oneida.

most places your going to have a little walk , as far as gas holes  my suggest carry a spud and use it on snow covered ice .....be careful around pressure cracks too
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 19, 2020, 07:03 PM
I got my 7 year old son and his 8 year old cousin out tonight.

It was a blast coaching them. Man is it tough to get them to tease the fish and SET THE HOOK!

Very proud of these boys. They want to go back out tomorrow in a snow storm. Not happening!  >:(


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 19, 2020, 07:15 PM
Reeleyz
Great pics.
I bet they have a lot of fun out there!
I’m sure they are addicted for life Now :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Feb 19, 2020, 07:27 PM
Yo Bruce

Maybe you can get the boys to give this Olfart a tip or 2 while you are at it. Oneida was  not as kind to me today. I was fishing with CuseFan today. He limited with three identical 22 "ers and skunked the old guy.
Good news was he took pity on me and let me take them back to camp where they were summarily delt with and et. :woot: :woot: :woot:

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 19, 2020, 07:28 PM
reel  :thumbsup:  your a good man  brother .....they both will remeber  the night forever
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sawdust on Feb 19, 2020, 08:08 PM
Once again priceless grins.  Walleye jiggers for life!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 19, 2020, 08:44 PM
Thanks guys. We had a lot of fun.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Feb 19, 2020, 09:15 PM
I got my 7 year old son and his 8 year old cousin out tonight.

It was a blast coaching them. Man is it tough to get them to tease the fish and SET THE HOOK!

Very proud of these boys. They want to go back out tomorrow in a snow storm. Not happening! 
That's awesome seeing youngsters enjoying what we to enjoy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rippem on Feb 19, 2020, 11:08 PM
I was planning on heading out of Taft over the weekend is it safe for sleds? I'm not sure of the ice thickness.  I don't fish Oneida very often.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 19, 2020, 11:45 PM
I got my 7 year old son and his 8 year old cousin out tonight.

It was a blast coaching them. Man is it tough to get them to tease the fish and SET THE HOOK!

Very proud of these boys. They want to go back out tomorrow in a snow storm. Not happening!  >:(


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Great job. Nice to see the youngins getting out and catching a few.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 20, 2020, 12:32 AM

 Great job reeleyz and company 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 20, 2020, 04:22 AM
3-4 inches snow here in Constantia at 5:30, really just light snow now. Great stuff for the sliders. :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 20, 2020, 05:09 AM
Same amount here. The lake had a lot of bare ice spots and smaller hard snow drifts yesterday. I bet a lot of this new snow blows off anyway.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BASSMASTER on Feb 20, 2020, 05:49 AM
Heading to the big eye this weekend coming from buffalo and would love to get in to some walleye on the east end. Bringing the finance out for the first time. And not sure where to go out of. If some one wouldnt mine helping me out it would be awesome. Pm if u would like or would love to tag along but would be on foot. Please and thank you guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 20, 2020, 06:18 AM
Nice work reeleyz and crew!!!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trundog on Feb 20, 2020, 07:22 AM
How much snow ended up on the lake overnight?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 20, 2020, 07:26 AM
Around 5 inches of light fluffy snow like a couple of the guys stated.

Nice job Bruce! Those kids must have had a blast out there!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trundog on Feb 20, 2020, 07:35 AM
Thanks.  my bad I missed the report from this morning
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Feb 20, 2020, 07:40 AM
Guys and gals... not trying to start a war here.... there is a 156 pages of knowledge right in front of you.. everyone would LOVE TO GET SOME EYES... 
With todays technology all you need to do is equipt yourself with it, add water and USE IT
There are fish being caught ALL OVER THE LAKE...
 Look for the shanty villages
General info.. start in 20 fow and move out to 35 fow searching till you find what you want
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BASSMASTER on Feb 20, 2020, 11:00 AM
All i was asking was for a little bit of help. Hope u guys never come out this way to fish cause i wont help u. Works both ways guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 20, 2020, 11:21 AM
bass would do you want???? listen carefully  .....follow the crowd  start around 20 feet and work deeper ......use electronics  be mindful of gas holes! ....it's pretty simple buddy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BASSMASTER on Feb 20, 2020, 11:28 AM
Stay at the beach just tring to find out what area should i try out off of. I strictly fish only the great lakes for eyes and salmon. And do dam good took 1st in loc fall steelhead and runner up the past few years that lake is new to me. And would love to get her on some fish. This is our one year anniversary and thats what she wanted to do. So thats way i asked for a little help. But i see there is a lot of rude people on this site. And this site to for helping people not make them feel like a dumb dumb.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 20, 2020, 12:06 PM
Bassmaster... Here are 3 options like Frogger said. All can produce fish...

North shore. Can be good if you hit it on a bite. Park at Godfrey Point state boat launch. Head out to ~20 feet of water and drill a few holes. See if you mark any fish. If not continue out deeper until you reach the "drop off". Fish top of drop off and then try bottom of drop. This is from 25 to 40 feet of water. Fish near but not on top of other people until you get a feel for things. Experiment a little. You will find some fish before long believe me. Use jigging rap with minnow head for eyes as a starter. Small spoons with spikes or minnow head for perch. Good luck.
If you want to try south shore go to Chapman park. Plenty of parking.
If you want to try sylvan beach just head out to where all the shanties are off the beach. Fish slightly away from the crowd to start. Might find active fish.
Good luck. Let us know how you do. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 20, 2020, 01:17 PM
And if all else fails theres ALWAYS a hot bite at flo’s dinner just down road from Lewis point lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 20, 2020, 01:48 PM
Ok so they twisted my arm and I took the boys back out, this time  for perch, and i brought the 3 year old too.  :o

The wind wasn’t horrible.

We fished the midday bite from 10-2. Pretty solid action.

I need a nap!


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Feb 20, 2020, 01:53 PM
Looks like fun had by all! Nice work!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 20, 2020, 01:56 PM
That's awesome   great pics
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Birdslayer on Feb 20, 2020, 01:59 PM
Bassmaster... Here are 3 options like Frogger said. All can produce fish...

North shore. Can be good if you hit it on a bite. Park at Godfrey Point state boat launch. Head out to ~20 feet of water and drill a few holes. See if you mark any fish. If not continue out deeper until you reach the "drop off". Fish top of drop off and then try bottom of drop. This is from 25 to 40 feet of water. Fish near but not on top of other people until you get a feel for things. Experiment a little. You will find some fish before long believe me. Use jigging rap with minnow head for eyes as a starter. Small spoons with spikes or minnow head for perch. Good luck.
If you want to try south shore go to Chapman park. Plenty of parking.
If you want to try sylvan beach just head out to where all the shanties are off the beach. Fish slightly away from the crowd to start. Might find active fish.
Good luck. Let us know how you do.

Bassmaster, I wouldn't go straight off the launch at Godfrey major pressure ridge at the end of the launch and off to the left foot and a half high in some spots. Probably covered with snow now so it might just look like a drift but IT's NOT. "Read" the ice if it looks weird stay away! Those Ridges hold weak ice and pockets of water that can be a little tricky for those unfamiliar with Oneidas little challenges. Been fishing it for 20 years and I still learn something new every year. If you do access at Godfrey (It's a good spot) go over the rocks to the right of the launch and stay right when you hit the ice. Stay on a beaten path wherever you go GAS POCKETS are NO JOKE even seasoned veterans go through sometimes you just can't see them. Bring a spud, icepicks, rope and have a plan (make sure your fiancé knows what to do) just in case. People from all over visit Oneida every year and think it's just like their home lake... IT'S NOT!!! Be safe and good luck x2 on the jigging raps and I'll add buckshot rattle spoons to the list... you gotta figure out the color :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 20, 2020, 02:03 PM
That's great, Bruce! Looks like everyone had a blast!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 20, 2020, 03:31 PM
Awesome job team Reeleyez! That’s what it’s all about 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 20, 2020, 03:47 PM
Bassmaster, I wouldn't go straight off the launch at Godfrey major pressure ridge at the end of the launch and off to the left foot and a half high in some spots. Probably covered with snow now so it might just look like a drift but IT's NOT. "Read" the ice if it looks weird stay away! Those Ridges hold weak ice and pockets of water that can be a little tricky for those unfamiliar with Oneidas little challenges. Been fishing it for 20 years and I still learn something new every year. If you do access at Godfrey (It's a good spot) go over the rocks to the right of the launch and stay right when you hit the ice. Stay on a beaten path wherever you go GAS POCKETS are NO JOKE even seasoned veterans go through sometimes you just can't see them. Bring a spud, icepicks, rope and have a plan (make sure your fiancé knows what to do) just in case. People from all over visit Oneida every year and think it's just like their home lake... IT'S NOT!!! Be safe and good luck x2 on the jigging raps and I'll add buckshot rattle spoons to the list... you gotta figure out the color


Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Feb 20, 2020, 04:02 PM
All i was asking was for a little bit of help. Hope u guys never come out this way to fish cause i wont help u. Works both ways guys
Not really sure WHAT WAS SOOOOO RUDE about my post????
That's great you are very successful on the soft water!!!!!!!!!!!
Your post wasnt asking for A LITTLE HELP.. you asked for someone to p.m. you with details or for you to "tag along"
The info you asked for is right on prior pages...
My post gave you VERY DECENT INFO and a generic start where to go.. so again
..NOT SURE WHAT WAS "RUDE"
On a serious note..
Good luck my friend and I SERIOUSLY hope you find fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 20, 2020, 04:39 PM
Can you take a sled out at Godfey? I've only taken a sled out of apps on the north shore. I usually launch my boat at Godfrey. But never ice fished out of there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Birdslayer on Feb 20, 2020, 04:42 PM
Zap, before last Saturday (when the Ice jams formed) I would say yes for sled out of Godfrey. But since then I'm not sure if people are driving over it (I chose not to even walk over it... air pockets and such) as I said to bassmaster people are accessing the ice by walking over the rocks to the right of the launch. This happens almost every year with the ice at the end of the launch. Sometimes... well most of the time there is enough snow to drive wheelers and sleds over the rocks but this year not so much. To answer your question we have a sled and choose to access from apps... not that far depending on where you wanna go.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 20, 2020, 04:46 PM
Reeleyz, that second picture is PRICELESS. It better get framed....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: piscesman on Feb 20, 2020, 04:48 PM
So, did Oneida East end get a lot of snow today?? Looking for fishing there Sat AM. Thanks...……………
      Kim ???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 20, 2020, 05:03 PM
Thanks birdslayer. Info is much appreciated. Apps it will be.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 20, 2020, 05:08 PM
Heading to the big eye this weekend coming from buffalo and would love to get in to some walleye on the east end. Bringing the finance out for the first time. And not sure where to go out of. If some one wouldnt mine helping me out it would be awesome. Pm if u would like or would love to tag along but would be on foot. Please and thank you guys
No secrets ,head for structure get there early Lewis point or Cleveland are great spots  , start a 25’ and work from there , tip your raps with minnow heads or not your choice  , spoons kast masters and slender spoons work pretty well
 Apps has a great selection and will help
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 20, 2020, 05:10 PM
Reeleyz, that second picture is PRICELESS. It better get framed....h2l
X2 get some rest dad you must have been busier than a 1 legged man in an arz kicking contest 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 20, 2020, 05:57 PM
If your headed to Lewis Point Fri or Sat better get there early, lot fills up fast.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 20, 2020, 06:25 PM
So, did Oneida East end get a lot of snow today?? Looking for fishing there Sat AM. Thanks...……………
      Kim ???
no.......good for every mode of transportation
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 20, 2020, 07:47 PM
Fished 4:30-6 this evening. One keeper eye for me. I sucked lol. They were there I just couldn’t get it done. My buddy that was with me did much better. Travel was nice on the sled. Be careful if your out. The glare ice with snow on it it slick! My 79 year old fishin buddy went down pretty hard. Took it like a champ though.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 20, 2020, 07:50 PM
korkers!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 20, 2020, 07:55 PM
He usually wears them. Don’t know why he didn’t today...bet he has them on tomorrow. I told him I thought he was trying to breakdance 😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 20, 2020, 08:05 PM
i always have a couple extra sets of cleats with me .....hate seeing any one fall and get hurt
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: M R Ducks on Feb 20, 2020, 08:12 PM
A bunch of the guys on this website reached out to give me help getting on the ice and staying safe a couple days ago. A group of stand up guys if I were asked. Some of the same people that are being accused of being rude were exceptionally nice to me and I have a hard time reading backwards and seeing any rudeness. I have been watching this thread for a couple years and have scrolled backwards and probably read every page of it. There’s a ton of information on here.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: piscesman on Feb 21, 2020, 04:20 AM
Thanks for the help scout57. Heading sat am from "Albany". Probably going to access from Verona Park. Didn't do well off Sylvan last time. Hope you chase some flags...….
      Kim :tipup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: piscesman on Feb 21, 2020, 05:42 AM
Forgot to ask, where do you park at Louis Point?? Saw satellite image where road circles a house with garage. Do police bother you if you park on side of road. Thanks...
      Kim ???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 21, 2020, 06:00 AM
 Go Down  Lewis point rd parking on the right ,you’ll see all the red snow fence,  get there early , it fills fast
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 21, 2020, 06:54 AM
Forgot to ask, where do you park at Louis Point?? Saw satellite image where road circles a house with garage. Do police bother you if you park on side of road. Thanks...
      Kim ???

The road has no parking signs so I would plan on getting there early for a spot in the lot.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 21, 2020, 07:01 AM
For guys with trailers and machines is it OK for us to park at Verona, to avoid clogging Lewis?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 21, 2020, 07:04 AM
For guys with machines is it OK for us to park at Verona, to avoid clogging Lewis?

I am almost positive that you can. Sylvan is not that far by machine either.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 21, 2020, 07:25 AM
Thanks reeleyz, if the gate is open I'll take a peep or just move down the line if not friendly. Usually just walk, but I'd like to explore away from crowds. BTW nice job getting the young ones out! Great pics..... @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Feb 21, 2020, 10:15 AM
Heading out Sat. morning out of Apps, should I bother bringing the smitty or is the snow not bad enough to drag just a one man shanty out ? The less weight the better for me...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Feb 21, 2020, 10:50 AM
Any chance the snow will be gone at Williams by tomorrow morning.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 21, 2020, 12:26 PM
Yesterday there was anywhere from 2" to maybe 8" - 10" MAX where there were hard drifts. I don't think we will lose much snow today.

When I am dragging I always use a smitty unless I am only dragging a small jetsled.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 21, 2020, 12:53 PM

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nice day today.........weather was awesome and the eyes were on fire.......iced 9 keepers before 8:30 then went hunting for perch....found a few.....ice is perfect
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 21, 2020, 12:55 PM
Any chance the snow will be gone at Williams by tomorrow morning.
no
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 21, 2020, 01:13 PM
Nice job on the fish Scout and thanks for the report. Good luck if you're heading to the Blue Canoe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Feb 21, 2020, 01:27 PM
no
Thanks.
I have to make it out Dunham’s at least once so tomorrow is it.  Snow be damned
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 21, 2020, 01:57 PM
Thanks.
I have to make it out Dunham’s at least once so tomorrow is it.  Snow be damned
shouldn't be too bad Chum.....bring cleats
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Feb 21, 2020, 02:23 PM
shouldn't be too bad Chum.....bring cleats
Thanks. Never take them out of the shanty.  Looks like it gets cold enough tonight walk out won’t be horrible.  Hopefully I will have a bucket of perch to help with the walk back.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 21, 2020, 02:43 PM
i beat up on the bluegill & sunfish pretty good  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 21, 2020, 02:44 PM
Wow...great morning for you scout. !!
 I struggled finding any numbers of marks, late morning to 4:30 walking off the south shore yesterday. Mid day walleye bite has been tough for me.
I will try another new spot I guess tomorrow, maybe north shore.

Good job trapper.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 21, 2020, 02:48 PM
i'm more a flat fish man anyways
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 21, 2020, 02:50 PM
i'm more a flat fish man anyways
sweet meat on those flatties !

The smaller teeny bluegills and sunnies drive me crazy some days.... quick hit and gone... quick hit and gone...stole bait.. re- bait....miss another one....repeat !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 21, 2020, 03:57 PM

 Scout forget those eyes I want to see perch , we got from May till Dec to fill the freezers , come on get off that easy bite 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 21, 2020, 04:05 PM
Scout forget those eyes I want to see perch , we got from May till Dec to fill the freezers , come on get off that easy bite 😜
it was pretty easy today for eyes........but perch were a tad finicky :'(.........haven't tried that spot we talked about yet......was gonna try today but decided to stay close to home
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 21, 2020, 04:18 PM
Scout forget those eyes I want to see perch , we got from May till Dec to fill the freezers , come on get off that easy bite 😜
(https://i.postimg.cc/56pmTzgg/711-FB9-D7-2-F57-41-E2-95-B5-6-EC96320-E9-A3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/56pmTzgg)
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 21, 2020, 04:24 PM
Just fyi all the ice melted and there are no fish in oneida   lol
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Post by: scout57 on Feb 21, 2020, 04:24 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/56pmTzgg/711-FB9-D7-2-F57-41-E2-95-B5-6-EC96320-E9-A3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/56pmTzgg)
nice.....gotta get me one of those
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 21, 2020, 04:51 PM
Lol. Don’t let him razz ya lol. I’m still on the easy bite myself
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Post by: scout57 on Feb 21, 2020, 05:58 PM
Lol. Don’t let him razz ya lol. I’m still on the easy bite myself
those easy days make up for the many hard days Deady
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 21, 2020, 09:07 PM
That’s the truth!
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 22, 2020, 03:20 AM
Fished 4:30-6 this evening. One keeper eye for me. I sucked lol. They were there I just couldn’t get it done. My buddy that was with me did much better. Travel was nice on the sled. Be careful if your out. The glare ice with snow on it it slick! My 79 year old fishin buddy went down pretty hard. Took it like a champ though.
Moral of the story that old Perky schooled you, even though he could barely walk. :)
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2020, 05:23 AM
 Remember Bobby the day he came out and cussed the guy out for fishing in his hole ,lmbo
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 22, 2020, 07:07 AM
Lmao yeah I’ve witnessed that a couple times 😂

The least I could do was find the fish for him Tim lol
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Post by: Crappie slammer on Feb 22, 2020, 08:09 AM
Hey guys could anyone give me a little help a good color maybe the best size rap or maybe raps aren’t a good idea not sure walked out from Lewis this morning marking a ton of fish but I must suck tried every thing I think
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Post by: fly_rodder on Feb 22, 2020, 08:14 AM
I think there needs to some remedial lessons on how to park a car/truck. Those with trailers, too.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 22, 2020, 08:21 AM
Hey guys could anyone give me a little help a good color maybe the best size rap or maybe raps aren’t a good idea not sure walked out from Lewis this morning marking a ton of fish but I must suck tried every thing I think
My son and I have been marking them pretty good on and off all morning. The perch and eyes we have caught so far have been on size 5 blue/chrome jigging rap. He’s using a minnow head and all my fish have been Without bait on the rap. Good luck!
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Post by: Crappie slammer on Feb 22, 2020, 08:28 AM
Ty
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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 22, 2020, 08:44 AM
Sometimes the assist is almost as much fun as scoring (basketball analogy). Nice touch DeadEyez.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2020, 08:49 AM

 The other day I got them on 3 raps and spoons , dots with spikes for some , I tip everything unless they are hot
 All you can do is try different things with different presentations
 Good luck
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Post by: Crappie slammer on Feb 22, 2020, 09:09 AM
Thanks guys just realized that I suck on Oneida for sure mark a bunch just can’t get them to commit. Man this is frustrating as all heck to Mark so many fish and not get them
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 22, 2020, 09:28 AM
There’s always a lot of sheepshead swimming around LP like zombies too. That can be very frustrating because you can’t be sure what they are without a camera.

If they’re chasing they’re probably eyes or perch though.
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 22, 2020, 10:10 AM
Got another slaunch this morning. This one 25" and just as round as the 26 I got earlier this season. Fish are real healthy this year!

(https://i.postimg.cc/zyVF1q3F/IMG-4123-Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zyVF1q3F)

7" hole

(https://i.postimg.cc/wychkvbg/IMG-4125-Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/wychkvbg)
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Post by: Crappie slammer on Feb 22, 2020, 10:24 AM
Nice fish my fish will have to come from Doug’s fish fry
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 22, 2020, 10:47 AM
That's a nice fish.  Even the small ones are fat this year.
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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 22, 2020, 10:48 AM
Awesome eye.
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 22, 2020, 11:27 AM
Nice fish Chow!

The lake looks pretty busy today! Every parking area was full on the north shore.
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Post by: mkpitt2021 on Feb 22, 2020, 11:41 AM
Slow day at Chapman’s today so far. 5 perch no eyes. Looking to try on the north shore tomorrow. Wondering if sleds are getting out near Godfrey yet? 
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Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 22, 2020, 01:41 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/jWyBvBtM/E1-E93-DCD-66-FC-42-B1-8933-084-E5357-FE6-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/jWyBvBtM)
Got into the eyes pretty good today... 2 man limit by 8.... lost about 5 at the hole cause of the stupid jiggin rap front hook... beautiful day on the lake
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Post by: wallyworld on Feb 22, 2020, 02:03 PM
Nice work Tbell
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Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 22, 2020, 02:07 PM
Nice work Tbell
Thank you sir
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Post by: 62&done on Feb 22, 2020, 03:06 PM
crapieslammer I feel your pain.   Onieda Lake hates me     2 1/2 hour ride for me , every time I come up the fish don't bite , the wind blows , it rains, the ice is NO GOOD 3 feet of snow, on & on   I want so bad to catch some eyes thru the ice and it just does not happen     congrats to all who due well there , I just suck at it
     I had thought about coming up tomorrow, but it sounds like you guys got some snow and with the warm temps coming I expect it will be nasty walking  good luck all
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Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 22, 2020, 03:15 PM
crapieslammer I feel your pain.   Onieda Lake hates me     2 1/2 hour ride for me , every time I come up the fish don't bite , the wind blows , it rains, the ice is NO GOOD 3 feet of snow, on & on   I want so bad to catch some eyes thru the ice and it just does not happen     congrats to all who due
well there , I just suck at it
You don’t suck... you just need to put in time... nobody goes out and slams them everyday, it just doesn’t happen
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Post by: 62&done on Feb 22, 2020, 03:21 PM
I really have T,  I would just like to slam them ONCE  I've done well in summer , but I know that's a different ball game   probably need to learn more about the lake and it's structure
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 22, 2020, 03:28 PM
Remember Bobby the day he came out and cussed the guy out for fishing in his hole ,lmbo
I did that once, Perky circled me 3 times on his sled before I waved at him to come here. Ever since then I have been "The Snake", Your an effin Snake Timmy, fishing right in my damn hole.

I admit I totally did it to get the old man, he got me good on Big bay once, that is another funny story.
 
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Post by: chummer16 on Feb 22, 2020, 04:06 PM
Weird bite for me today.  Ended with 21 perch and two eyes.  The ones that bit came charging in and bit quick.  I also marked a ton that would stay on the screen for a long time but would not bite no matter what you did.  I have a feeling I would have limited out if I stayed all day.  There were fish under me all day, I bet they went bonkers at some point. Most of the fish including the eyes came on tiny jigs with two spikes. A couple on a dead stick minnow but they definitely wanted the small stuff.
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 22, 2020, 06:33 PM
crapieslammer I feel your pain.   Onieda Lake hates me     2 1/2 hour ride for me , every time I come up the fish don't bite , the wind blows , it rains, the ice is NO GOOD 3 feet of snow, on & on   I want so bad to catch some eyes thru the ice and it just does not happen     congrats to all who due well there , I just suck at it
     I had thought about coming up tomorrow, but it sounds like you guys got some snow and with the warm temps coming I expect it will be nasty walking  good luck all
62, There's almost no snow on the ice walking is fine. We haven't lost any ice in the last few days, gained a bit it anything.  Don't know about the next few days though a lot of the ice is solid now but not what you'd call quality ice, it will deteriorate fast with a couple of warm days or rain like we're supposed to get.
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Post by: 62&done on Feb 22, 2020, 06:50 PM
thanks el
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 22, 2020, 07:07 PM
Great eye Chow! What a hog 💪🏻 

Got out for couple hours this morning with little Deadeyez. Tried a different spot for perch/eyes. We marked quite a few but some of them were lethargic while others screamed up to the lure. Didn’t set things on fire but It’s always a fun time with my best buddy. Here’s our catch


(https://i.postimg.cc/8FZ82fxS/3966-A704-11-AA-485-B-A94-F-CEDADDC20263.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8FZ82fxS)

(https://i.postimg.cc/WFyB3L2Y/BA5-E87-BF-85-C8-4-C91-A8-F8-E9-F0-A2-EE69-D8.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WFyB3L2Y)

(https://i.postimg.cc/5YjcbNMF/E33-D233-F-4054-421-D-91-BA-F59-B94210420.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5YjcbNMF)
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 22, 2020, 07:42 PM
you never fished with me your a jerk
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 22, 2020, 08:26 PM
 not even sure what that was all about .............  :cookoo:
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Post by: claymore6 on Feb 22, 2020, 09:01 PM
It was an Internet Troll.  see the site below for more info. Since he got a response he/she will be back

https://www.howtogeek.com/465416/what-is-an-internet-troll-and-how-to-handle-trolls/
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Post by: sawdust on Feb 22, 2020, 09:30 PM
Hats off to the eyez! You boys have done a stellar job teaching the “little eyez” how to catch those walleyes and perch. Trying to do the same with my kids.
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Post by: piscesman on Feb 23, 2020, 04:26 AM
Wife and I fished off Sylvan Beach again yesterday. Walked about a mile out slightly toward channel. Started setting up around 7:30. Flags started going up. Left around 1:30. 9 good perch. 12.5" - 9". Nothing smaller. 24' of water. At least 20+ flags. Hit and drop, stolen bait. Wife had her tip-up go up same time as mine. Ran 40' in a hurry and stopped. She tried to set the hook but missed hooking it. Probably a smallie. Tried jigging many holes but couldn't mark anything or bring them in. Thought that was weird because of the flags we got all day. Good time out there. Maybe next week for walleyes.
      Kim :tipup: :tipup: :icefish: :clap:

Certainly respect you guys for getting those walleyes. Just have to put my time in...
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 23, 2020, 05:11 AM
you'll get them
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Post by: Rickr on Feb 23, 2020, 06:20 AM
Wasn’t a bad day for us yesterday no complaints here
(https://i.postimg.cc/yJxMYxwd/B8-FC3337-85-D9-422-A-977-B-2362-F0908-EA8.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yJxMYxwd)

(https://i.postimg.cc/pmWN4qCK/E45270-C1-A3-D2-4-EFE-8-DF2-6-A1504943297.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/pmWN4qCK)

(https://i.postimg.cc/t7bHFq6r/84585-D5-E-27-AC-4647-8-D11-78-CD02-A5899-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/t7bHFgq6r)
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 23, 2020, 08:58 AM
Great job Bobby and lil’ Deadeyez!
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Post by: fly_rodder on Feb 23, 2020, 09:31 AM
Slow day yesterday morning. Marked lots of fish, landed 5 perch and this toad of a smallie in 30 FOW. Came screaming up and smashed a silver Cleo tipped with a buckeye. Though I had a heckuva walleye on at first.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Sj2M955H/0-F5-F8-DD9-0019-4-F11-9472-845-AAE0944-A0.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Sj2M955H)
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Post by: wallyworld on Feb 23, 2020, 10:18 AM
Those smb are always fun to catch...real fighters !!
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 23, 2020, 10:51 AM
Great looking fish, guys. And awesome getting the young fella on ‘em, DeadEyez.

I usually run into more smallies and burbot this time of year. They’re both fun to catch and the burbot are tasty too.
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Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 23, 2020, 11:23 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/XBKs6SXJ/50801-BCC-7463-468-E-97-BE-8-C7-E2-B88-C998.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XBKs6SXJ)
My morning couldn’t have gone any worse today. Couldn’t find keys to my truck before I was about to take off on the ice, needless to say I had them in my pocket the entire time 🙄. I get out there a little later then I would have hoped. First walleye comes charging at it... I set the hook and my rod snaps. Screen is full at this point and I’m trying to get my other rod set up. Drop that one down and I get another hit and I snap my jiggin rap off... just wasn’t my day... still managed a few.
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Post by: Crappie slammer on Feb 23, 2020, 12:49 PM
I should through a couple of yours on my hook Rickr at least felt a fight
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Post by: choo choo on Feb 23, 2020, 03:41 PM
Had a great day yesterday on the eyes.  Started at about noon and action picked up in afternoon as the day went on.
Landed 7 keepers ... lots of shorts... and a couple of nice big bonus perch...had a good time. Was wore out from a loooong drag .


(https://i.postimg.cc/qtjYLFyp/20200222-180438.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qtjYLFyp)

Great job Bobby Deady and jr, tbelll and everyone that caught fish and had fun out there.

Awesome fish Chowdaire.

1 small rant...Parking lot at Chapman was crazy. could have have fit more vehicles if people would be courteous how they park. Over flow lot looked a bit more orderly.
 Amazing amount of people out On both shores of Oneida yesterday enjoying the ice and weather.
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Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 23, 2020, 04:34 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/XBKs6SXJ/50801-BCC-7463-468-E-97-BE-8-C7-E2-B88-C998.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XBKs6SXJ)
My morning couldn’t have gone any worse today. Couldn’t find keys to my truck before I was about to take off on the ice, needless to say I had them in my pocket the entire time 🙄. I get out there a little later then I would have hoped. First walleye comes charging at it... I set the hook and my rod snaps. Screen is full at this point and I’m trying to get my other rod set up. Drop that one down and I get another hit and I snap my jiggin rap off... just wasn’t my day... still managed a few.


Jeez I must be doing something wrong. That photo is 1 walleye shy of my best day ever on oneida and you put those fish on the ice with issues slowing you down!

Was incredibly slow out of chapman this afternoon... had 6 jumbo perch by about 1030 and then the fish disappeared. Stayed til around 2 only marked about 2 or 3 fish and called it a day.
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Post by: Rickr on Feb 23, 2020, 05:25 PM
I would have let ya crappie slammer lol did ya make out there today
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Post by: BASSMASTER on Feb 23, 2020, 05:38 PM
Update fished sat and sunday sat out of Lewis me and fiancee got 5 eyes right al last light and she dropped a big one for her limit out. Boy was she pissed. Then fished sunday for a couple of hours off the beach in 20 ft got 2 nice eye one on tip up other on rap. She got a few big perch  and lost a nice eye on the tip down
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Post by: BASSMASTER on Feb 23, 2020, 05:39 PM
2 day tally 7 eyes 3 perch and a bunch of throw backs too
(https://i.postimg.cc/xqX9ZHxM/20200223-163119.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xqX9ZHxM)
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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 23, 2020, 05:56 PM
Glad you got some nice walleye. Way to go.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 23, 2020, 06:24 PM
  I got lucky and landed on some active fish , perch action was good kept 34 , but the dam eyes kept showing up 😡and they were hot , kept a limit
 Got 2 really nice perch 13 and 13.5
(https://i.postimg.cc/bZygH0YV/3-BA3-D1-C6-4-BEB-4-A8-D-8285-B7-ED25-D33-BA8.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bZygH0YV)
(https://i.postimg.cc/yJ5THwm2/627-DC067-D57-B-4-EA5-8477-B08-BB35-CD624.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yJ5THwm2)
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Post by: choo choo on Feb 23, 2020, 06:28 PM
 That's a Great day Fred...sounds like you had a ball.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 23, 2020, 06:31 PM
fred  :thumbsup: thats a good mess rigt there mister
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 23, 2020, 06:33 PM

 Thanks trapp you had a good day on the flats
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 23, 2020, 06:39 PM
started ok but i had to leave early...but it was ok
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 23, 2020, 06:43 PM
That’s a great day Fred.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 23, 2020, 06:46 PM
 
Thanks Bruce it doesn’t happen very often
 Almost forgot I had a first ever in over 30+ years thought I had a hog eye on lmao
(https://i.postimg.cc/r0N3wVfK/4-F4-F4453-8296-4-F3-C-AFE9-26-FB1397-D964.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/r0N3wVfK)
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 23, 2020, 06:58 PM
Wow! Monster perch, Freddie. Nice job

It's rare that those sheep actually bite thru the ice but they're fun.

I had another slow one tonight. One perfect eater that came home with me and a 22 1/2" that went back. Lots of zombies in one spot. I may have to send a camera down to see what they are because I can't seem to budge 'em.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 23, 2020, 07:11 PM
never got a sheephead threw the ice ....pretty cool i got a carp once down to the river
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Post by: mcully on Feb 23, 2020, 07:15 PM
Bet winter sheep taste better than summer sheep. Did you lop the sides off to try!?
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Post by: scout57 on Feb 23, 2020, 07:25 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/5XJWS9PF/IMG-20200223-113208.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5XJWS9PF)
good job fred........had a nice eye bite first light then went looking for perch and picked away for a couple hrs.......friends and family are eating good this year
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Post by: OneidaAngler on Feb 23, 2020, 09:00 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/c6MXg1fc/0223202026.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/c6MXg1fc)

Found a slow, but steady perch bite today off the beach. Really had to finesse most of them with a hexi-fly and spikes. Caught a few on tipups plus a nice keeper walleye. Big shout out to Apps. Didn't know they were cash only. They let me grab some buckeyes and pay after I got off the ice and hit the ATM. Not many places would do such a thing.
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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 23, 2020, 09:42 PM
Just read that a snowmobile went through the ice on Saturday afternoon on the East end by Marion Manor. They got out ok thank goodness.
Here is a link to the story...
https://cnycentral.com/news/local/deputies-riders-pull-themselves-out-of-oneida-lake-after-snowmobile-falls-through-ice (https://cnycentral.com/news/local/deputies-riders-pull-themselves-out-of-oneida-lake-after-snowmobile-falls-through-ice)
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Post by: choo choo on Feb 23, 2020, 10:36 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/5XJWS9PF/IMG-20200223-113208.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5XJWS9PF)
good job fred........had a nice eye bite first light then went looking for perch and picked away for a couple hrs.......friends and family are eating good this year
good job scout. seems the walleye bite has really  picked up .
 I had to take the day off  today...too tired and sore from a loooooong drag and walk yesterday !. Then almost went off the road and Had to pull over on 81 to nap,..... got home about 11 pm sat nite from Oneida.
Keep on catching !
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Post by: choo choo on Feb 23, 2020, 11:01 PM


It's rare that those sheep actually bite thru the ice but they're fun.

I had another slow one tonight. One perfect eater that came home with me and a 22 1/2" that went back. Lots of zombies in one spot. I may have to send a camera down to see what they are because I can't seem to budge 'em.
I caught my one and only sheepie through the ice off Lewis Pt.  on a deadsticked buckeye about 7 years ago. thought it was cool.

Sent the camera down last week to see what was going on where I was...they were lethargic eyes under me that day. ...refused to bite in the mud or rise more than like 6 inches off the bottom ....maybe after dark they would , but can't always stay that late to find out.

 Nice to see you releasing the bigger walleyes chowdaire., good for the fishery. I personally love those 15 , 16 , and 17 inchers the best for eating anyway.
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Post by: Delicious_J_Large on Feb 24, 2020, 05:06 AM
Went out of Chapman Sunday afternoon 2-6:30 with my old man.  All but one perch came from him.  Was a beautiful evening by the time we got off the ice.
(https://i.postimg.cc/XrVn8939/IMG-20200223-193518.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XrVn8939)
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Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 24, 2020, 05:10 AM
Went out off of Godfrey Sunday morning and struggled to find many marks.  Had a little more action on the deeper break than the first one.  The pressure crack out front was still solid enough to get across but had a lot of wet ugly spots along it.  Coming in the shore ice at the launch was broken up so we exited off to the side over the rocks.  Be careful this week with the warming temps getting on and off there.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 24, 2020, 06:22 AM
Nice job on the fish everyone. Fred that’s a heck of a catch! I got out yesterday and ended up catching 8 eyes and 12 perch. Started off pretty cold but ended up being a nice day!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 24, 2020, 07:34 AM
 
 Good job guys
 You know Bob even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while
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Post by: Tg8 on Feb 24, 2020, 08:36 AM
Hit the north west area of Lewis point, Spent 30min or so at 15, 25, 31, 42, 37, then back at 34 ft. Caught two smallies, one was a pig, a few dink perch, and one nice one.Finally at dusk an Eye came in, wouldn't touch the jigging rap with minnow head, so I dropped a slender spoon down baitless, and did six inch hops at 10ft off the bottom, and he absolutely destroyed it. Had the spoon almost swallowed. Luckily, I was able to pull it out with no damage, and returned him from whence he came. Also, the line broke off at the hole as his head bobbed to the surface, So I dove at him with two hands and got him before he went back down. Tons of fun!!!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/riCHf6wqcAEfP3w29
https://photos.app.goo.gl/xuas4pjKbJK5uYSu7
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 24, 2020, 09:20 AM
It looks like the fishermen of Oneida Lake are eating well as said earlier. I also see the fish have been eating well too. Lots of fat fish photos. I finally stopped long enough to remembeer to take a picture of my fish dinner in the pan last friday...it was walleye, portabella mushrooms, compari tomatoes, tomato paste, pamasean cheese, salt, pepper, garlic olive oil and other secret stuff. Man was it good...more like a Gumbo I guess...I just love those baby mushrooms...I must thank a couple of Diehards for helping me eat like a king again. Thanks guys, the 3rd week of February was always prime time for me. ><{{{;> Be safe.
(https://i.postimg.cc/1n2TztxK/Walleye-portabella-mushrooms-peas-and-Compari-tomatos.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1n2TztxK)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hockey14 on Feb 24, 2020, 10:46 AM
Saturday i was crossing the lake on my wheeler to head in. as i was riding i noticed a guy dragging his hut and taking a few breaks it was obvious he was having a hard time. A sled drove by him and then a wheeler passed him. I stopped hooked his sled to my wheeler and he sat on his hut as i pulled him in. he said he had problems and didnt think he would have made it in. based on what i saw he shouldnt have even dragged out to begin with. That aside im disappointed that my fellow fisherman would not stop and help a guy out that obviously needed it. Sorry just my rant for today
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Feb 24, 2020, 10:48 AM
Saturday i was crossing the lake on my wheeler to head in. as i was riding i noticed a guy dragging his hut and taking a few breaks it was obvious he was having a hard time. A sled drove by him and then a wheeler passed him. I stopped hooked his sled to my wheeler and he sat on his hut as i pulled him in. he said he had problems and didnt think he would have made it in. based on what i saw he shouldnt have even dragged out to begin with. That aside im disappointed that my fellow fisherman would not stop and help a guy out that obviously needed it. Sorry just my rant for today

This sport needs more people like you. Great job!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 24, 2020, 03:10 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/R3zzLSpJ/IMG-20200224-104538.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/R3zzLSpJ)
What a nice morning to fish........didn't mark a ton but got the ones I did to bite........gonna guess it's gonna be sloppy til we get cold again on thursday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LP Steve on Feb 24, 2020, 03:11 PM
Saturday i was crossing the lake on my wheeler to head in. as i was riding i noticed a guy dragging his hut and taking a few breaks it was obvious he was having a hard time. A sled drove by him and then a wheeler passed him. I stopped hooked his sled to my wheeler and he sat on his hut as i pulled him in. he said he had problems and didnt think he would have made it in. based on what i saw he shouldnt have even dragged out to begin with. That aside im disappointed that my fellow fisherman would not stop and help a guy out that obviously needed it. Sorry just my rant for today

I got asked by a lady at the parking lot to pick up a guy friday night, so I dropped off my stuff and grabbed him. All was good till i looked back and saw him barrel rolling on the ice behind me. Not doing that again, if you walk out walk back in. I ws laughing all night. Hey I tried!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 24, 2020, 03:36 PM
Got some dandy perch this morning, what A day to get out. I should have went back this afternoon, but I have fish to clean. Walk was easy, great ice too.

:)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 24, 2020, 04:09 PM

 Good job guys
 You know Bob even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while
lol sometimes they even find 34 nuts 🤪
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 24, 2020, 05:15 PM
Hockey   thanks for doing that for a guy in need    I got a ride in myself today    wasn't desperate but it sure felt good
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 24, 2020, 06:27 PM
 Well done all ,
   Goon whooped me good
  Slower for me today but not disappointed
 14 perch  and a limit of eyes ,
 Doug that looks delicious
(https://i.postimg.cc/sMVt6hkT/C0449-FA1-4346-4780-93-E2-D57924-A9195-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sMVt6hkT)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Crappie slammer on Feb 24, 2020, 07:26 PM
Na we didn’t go Sunday rickr. Went to long John silvers figured we had a better chance on getting a fillet
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 24, 2020, 10:15 PM
Made the drive from Rochester for an afternoon on the ice. Beautiful out there today. Managed 6 perch and 5 more donated by a nearby fisherman. Yielded 2 pounds of nice filets. Had to work to find the marks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Birdslayer on Feb 24, 2020, 10:39 PM
Update fished sat and sunday sat out of Lewis me and fiancee got 5 eyes right al last light and she dropped a big one for her limit out. Boy was she pissed. Then fished sunday for a couple of hours off the beach in 20 ft got 2 nice eye one on tip up other on rap. She got a few big perch  and lost a nice eye on the tip down

Glad you were able to get on some active fish! My wife use to fish with me until we had two little boys... now she stays home with the kids... for now!! I told her to go fishing with my family and I'll watch the boys but she always says no go have fun and bring back dinner!! Great woman! And before anyone says it yes I have had both my boys on the ice but at ages 2.5 and 11 months it's pretty hard. Not to mention the dirty looks I get when they do come out, actually had one person ask me if I was crazy... guess some people just don't get it. Fishing has and always will be a family activity for me!! of course I'm gonna watch them like a hawk when they are out there and they have life jackets on ALWAYS. I honestly don't remember a time when I wasn't on the ice and I want my kids to be the same... 2.5 year old does a little happy dance every time I come home with fish in the bucket. Then he dives right in picking them up and wanting to help clean them. Makes my heart melt watching that little dance.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 25, 2020, 06:36 AM
Looks like we are under a winter storm watch from Wednesday night-Saturday. Snow accumulations in excess of 2 feet. I hope it doesn’t swing down to the lake. 🤞🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FishinDude0901 on Feb 25, 2020, 09:31 AM
Hey all. Me and a few buddies are coming down from Rochester to fish the weekend. How are ice conditions? Do you think it will be safe after the warm weather this week? I plan on bringing my quad. All information is helpful thank you. We are staying in the east side of the lake.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 25, 2020, 10:05 AM
Hey all. Me and a few buddies are coming down from Rochester to fish the weekend. How are ice conditions? Do you think it will be safe after the warm weather this week? I plan on bringing my quad. All information is helpful thank you. We are staying in the east side of the lake.

Not looking good.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Schwartzy on Feb 25, 2020, 10:28 AM
https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2020/02/man-on-atv-sinks-through-ice-on-oneida-lake.html
ATV through the ice earlier today.
Oneida is always unsafe. It’s is getting wet and if we get the lake effect snow it will be interesting.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 25, 2020, 10:48 AM
 From the pic there was open water not far away , plus rocks showing
  Glad he’s ok
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Feb 25, 2020, 10:50 AM
Don’t know how long it’s been sitting there, but I’m not sure I would have gone on foot let alone on a machine.

Good news is he wasn’t harmed
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 25, 2020, 11:27 AM
God the comments these people post on Syracuse.com and some of these other sites bugs the hell out of me. It’s like watching these politicians on tv. Obviously the shorelines go at the end of the season. Looks like the atv is in 3 feet of water. Where I been the ice has been 11-12 inches thick. Getting to that ice can be iffy around the shorelines like every year. This snow will screw us if we get the forecasted amounts.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 25, 2020, 11:31 AM
 Agreed Bob , traveling shorelines early and late in the year are bad news , I haven’t had any trouble getting on or off at this point either
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 25, 2020, 11:43 AM
theres a small creek/ditch over  in that area that comes into lake
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 25, 2020, 12:38 PM
God the comments these people post on Syracuse.com and some of these other sites bugs the hell out of me. It’s like watching these politicians on tv. Obviously the shorelines go at the end of the season. Looks like the atv is in 3 feet of water. Where I been the ice has been 11-12 inches thick. Getting to that ice can be iffy around the shorelines like every year. This snow will screw us if we get the forecasted amounts.

I had to go read them for myself. Unreal. People really have no clue how the real world works beyond their TVs, PCs, and smart phones.

Kind of sad really.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Feb 25, 2020, 12:52 PM
I had to go read them for myself. Unreal. People really have no clue how the real world works beyond their TVs, PCs, and smart phones.

Kind of sad really.

I did the same. I’d imagine for some it’s a platform that they frequently use to entertain themselves at others’ expense
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 25, 2020, 12:54 PM
Ya know...it’s brutal
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 25, 2020, 01:12 PM
that whole area is shallow .......when it gets warm with sun like yesterday that area gets really soft in a hurry.....gotta swing to the east of the island.....went out of a buddies house to Messengers this morning......no issues at all with the wheeler....BUT, that top layer of white slush ice is getting mushy......it's not suppose to drop below freezing for the next 48 hrs.......so I would really pay attention out there....ice was still 10"+ this morning......half white, half black......and we're suppose to get up to an inch of rain tomorrow night....hopefully it gets to freeze back up before the snow starts....not trying to be negative but just use your heads out there......fishing wasn't great.....9 perch....but did get a blue perch....will try and post pic
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 25, 2020, 03:09 PM
It looks like the fishermen of Oneida Lake are eating well as said earlier. I also see the fish have been eating well too. Lots of fat fish photos. I finally stopped long enough to remembeer to take a picture of my fish dinner in the pan last friday...it was walleye, portabella mushrooms, compari tomatoes, tomato paste, pamasean cheese, salt, pepper, garlic olive oil and other secret stuff. Man was it good...more like a Gumbo I guess...I just love those baby mushrooms...I must thank a couple of Diehards for helping me eat like a king again. Thanks guys, the 3rd week of February was always prime time for me. ><{{{;> Be safe.
(https://i.postimg.cc/1n2TztxK/Walleye-portabella-mushrooms-peas-and-Compari-tomatos.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1n2TztxK)
Dug that looks delicious!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 25, 2020, 03:18 PM
Had another good trip on Oneida. Walked out a looong ways again near where I was Saturday. Got my eyes....some perch mixed in, so I did not move to far. Ended up with 8 keeper eyes, a few shorts and 3 big perch. could not find more perch... Had to leave early, but had fun. Jigging raps for all fish...good times on Oneida.
Like the gray phase walleyes
v(https://i.postimg.cc/rzzFXmXc/20200224-175532.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rzzFXmXc)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 25, 2020, 03:30 PM

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good job choo choo......caught an elusive blue perch today.....kinda cool.......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 25, 2020, 03:43 PM
 Well done everyone , hey Scout nothing wrong with a little half & half 😳
 Ice I have been sitting on is 9 white 1 black
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 25, 2020, 04:41 PM
Nice fish, gentlemen. Love the look of those blue perch and the blue tinged walleyes too.

I've been on at least 5" of black with another 5 or so white thru yesterday. That ice you're on doesn't sound like it's built to last, filet.

I drove down 49 today and the shore looks like it gets worse as you go West. It's still not too bad here. I was amazed by how few people were out though. I'm just praying this big dump of snow either misses us or doesn't materialize at all.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 25, 2020, 04:53 PM
Some snow will help hold the shoreline though. Sun wins eventually
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Feb 25, 2020, 06:05 PM
got out on the west end this morning. ended up with 19 sunnies, and one perch. ice was getting soft on top early afternoon. about 11" of ice where i was. half black, half white. be safe, and keep your eyes wide open fellas. the guy I was walking in with would have walked right into a gas pocket if I didn't hollar at him.   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 25, 2020, 06:56 PM
I just cleaned 18 nice perch, hope most of the snow stays north, except for Sandy pond, it just needs 2 inches or so for the derby this weekend. I should go out in the morning, really good fish about, and the walking is easy.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 25, 2020, 07:23 PM
Nice reports guys! ChooChoo I’m glad you got on a good eye bite. Those silver/grey eyes are neat looking.

The ice I’ve been on was 8 black with 3 white on top according to the tape measure. That was up to yesterday evening. Not sure after today’s temp what that spot looks like. Sounds like it varies quite a bit from the reports and I know some of those reports aren’t to far from where I’ve been fishing. Be careful out there guys.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 25, 2020, 07:51 PM
Nice reports guys! ChooChoo I’m glad you got on a good eye bite. Those silver/grey eyes are neat looking.

The ice I’ve been on was 8 black with 3 white on top according to the tape measure. That was up to yesterday evening. Not sure after today’s temp what that spot looks like. Sounds like it varies quite a bit from the reports and I know some of those reports aren’t to far from where I’ve been fishing. Be careful out there guys.
I am having some fun out there Bob... those blue/ silver/ grey eyes are neat...cell phone pictures don't do it justice..the cheeks were really shiny silver.

(https://i.postimg.cc/YhjNjhHQ/IMG-20200225-092906.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YhjNjhHQ)
good job choo choo......caught an elusive blue perch today.....kinda cool.......
Love that blue perch scout!...Ive never caught one...awesome looking!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2020, 04:38 AM
 Those off colored perch look great
 I’m taking a couple days off to give my back a rest and see what this weather is going to do , see if it’s back to lakers or back to chasing more perch
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Feb 26, 2020, 05:52 AM
I hope your back is ok Fred,..... the weather gets colder and stays cloudy, ....and you get back on the ice in the next day or two....looking forward to more of your reports and pictures.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2020, 06:16 AM

 Ill be out come he’ll or high water 🎣

 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 26, 2020, 08:44 AM
UGH! Bucket Back! I remember it soo well... >:(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 26, 2020, 08:54 AM
From the pic there was open water not far away , plus rocks showing
  Glad he’s ok

I looks like he was too close to the island...the sled looks like it's sitting on the bottom and he just got off and walked off like the article said...he got lucky...the couple who went in a few days prior were crossing in front of a creek mouth...Both places are somewhere you should avoid...they were inexperienced and not local...and were lost.
It's so hard to say, yes the ice is good and we're catching fish...but if you're not familar where the ice is good...you can get up to your neck in trouble or worse...So follow the crowd and don't get lost out there! Be safe, use your head and try to pay attention to where these guys are fishing...don't go out there blind...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 26, 2020, 09:07 AM
NICE, fresh fish, still floppin' on the table! Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 26, 2020, 09:10 AM
Here's a shot for Deady...Venison meatballs and spaghetti with portobella mushrooms...just as good as it gets.
(https://i.postimg.cc/YGb7w8TF/Venison-Meatballs-and-Portobella-Mushrooms.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YGb7w8TF)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 26, 2020, 10:26 AM
lil soft on top but ice seems to be holding up well, hope we can avoid the lake effect and just get this weekends cold temps
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 26, 2020, 10:55 AM
Picture posting test... smaller image size. It worked!
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 26, 2020, 11:10 AM
lake was peaceful as can be this morning.........had a 12" perch in hand before I even got a rod in the water.......explanatio n: driving to my spot I spotted a fishing rod and upon investigation it was still in the water.....picked it up and set the hook and lo and behold a nice jumbo was on the ice......needless to say if anybody lost/left a rod out of William's let me know and I will get it back to you......ended up with 15 counting the freebie.......ice is sloppy on top but as Oneida 1 stated it seems to be holding .......need a freeze though
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2020, 12:25 PM

 Nice report guys and nothing like somebody leaving you a nice perch instead of 1 of those nasty eyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 26, 2020, 12:32 PM
Nice report guys and nothing like somebody leaving you a nice perch instead of 1 of those nasty eyes
yessir........a dandy at that
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 26, 2020, 02:42 PM
Here's a shot for Deady...Venison meatballs and spaghetti with portobella mushrooms...just as good as it gets.
(https://i.postimg.cc/YGb7w8TF/Venison-Meatballs-and-Portobella-Mushrooms.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YGb7w8TF)
Dug that looks awesome!! Enjoy my friend!! 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2020, 03:08 PM
👍🍽
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Birdslayer on Feb 26, 2020, 08:39 PM
lake was peaceful as can be this morning.........had a 12" perch in hand before I even got a rod in the water.......explanatio n: driving to my spot I spotted a fishing rod and upon investigation it was still in the water.....picked it up and set the hook and lo and behold a nice jumbo was on the ice......needless to say if anybody lost/left a rod out of William's let me know and I will get it back to you......ended up with 15 counting the freebie.......ice is sloppy on top but as Oneida 1 stated it seems to be holding .......need a freeze though

I can't be the only one thinking this... don't know too many fishermen that just leave a rod with the line still in the water!! It's not uncommon for stuff to bounce out of a sled but to have the line still in the water!!??? I hope someone isn't reported missing...… Just saying IT IS ONEIDA and those damn gas pockets are all over
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 26, 2020, 09:15 PM
Scary thought; but it was probably a young Millenial and Scout was the early bird who got the worm, or in this case a nice perch, Lol...serves whoever it was right, that isn't quite kool to do...everyone knows you mark your hole with a branch from a christmas tree! Lmao ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 27, 2020, 02:12 AM
I can't be the only one thinking this... don't know too many fishermen that just leave a rod with the line still in the water!! It's not uncommon for stuff to bounce out of a sled but to have the line still in the water!!??? I hope someone isn't reported missing...… Just saying IT IS ONEIDA and those damn gas pockets are all over
  I’m sure there would be more things laying around than just a rod if the unthinkable happened , I don’t know anyone  comes out with just an ice rod , I’m sure it just didn’t get picked up is all

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 27, 2020, 05:05 AM
it was really weird to say the least........how you could pick up and head in and leave a rod still in the water in plain sight is beyond me......your right Freddy, there was nothing else left behind......just the rod .......that's 2 fairly pricey items I've found this year with no one claiming them.....my garage is becoming a salvage yard ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 27, 2020, 05:19 AM
 I picked up to move to another location a mile away and had to go back and get my vex 🤪
 In a hurry 4 times this year I forgot to reel up my lure and Nate wanted to know if I was ice trolling lmbo ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 27, 2020, 05:27 AM
 

  Dam goat that’s a hell of thing to see first thing in the morning 🤢
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 27, 2020, 05:34 AM
I picked up to move to another location a mile away and had to go back and get my vex 🤪
 In a hurry 4 times this year I forgot to reel up my lure and Nate wanted to know if I was ice trolling lmbo ,
welcome to the golden years bud
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 27, 2020, 05:38 AM
welcome to the golden years bud
Lol , least I keep goon boy entertained
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icefishnfreak on Feb 27, 2020, 05:40 AM
https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/oneida-lake-could-produce-its-best-walleye-fishing-season-in-over-30-years/
interesting story on oneidas walleye #,s i hope there accurate
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 27, 2020, 05:50 AM
 I can remember  there were so many they lowered the size to 12” I season
 Next year there will be more , those juveniles will be legal size and they like perch 😡
 The eye bite has been crazy starting last spring
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 27, 2020, 05:55 AM
they eat perch ......kill em
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 27, 2020, 05:58 AM
they eat perch ......kill em
You bet we aren’t even fishing for the dam things and three seem to swim out of holes every outing lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 27, 2020, 06:34 AM
Here I am thinking "darn" all these guys must be "really" good fishermen and now I read this....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 27, 2020, 06:38 AM
Here I am thinking "darn" all these guys must be "really" good fishermen and now I read this....h2l
Fooled you 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 27, 2020, 07:16 AM
https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/oneida-lake-could-produce-its-best-walleye-fishing-season-in-over-30-years/
interesting story on oneidas walleye #,s i hope there accurate

Still no mention of the round goby???

Interesting that Cornell doesn't even acknowledge their potentially positive impact. The last regulation change was over 15 years ago...

Perch, bass, and pickeral are eating more gobies so they are eating less baby walleyes and less baby perch. Now the walleyes don't seem to eat the gobies and they still eat a lot of young perch.

It seems obvious to me. Maybe they will admit it in a few years...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 27, 2020, 07:21 AM
Still no mention of the round goby???

Interesting that Cornell doesn't even acknowledge their potentially positive impact. The last regulation change was over 15 years ago...

Perch, bass, and pickeral are eating more gobies so they are eating less baby walleyes and less baby perch. Now the walleyes don't seem to eat the gobies and they still eat a lot of young perch.

It seems obvious to me. Maybe they will admit it in a few years...


I don't remember where I read it or heard it but I heard or read that last time dec killed some comrades stomachaches where full of round gobie
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Feb 27, 2020, 07:27 AM
Perch had shrimp and walleyes had gobies in them , I bet all fish feed on them .


(https://i.postimg.cc/YhnPbKh4/IMG-20190218-105554.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YhnPbKh4)

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 27, 2020, 07:36 AM
Perch had shrimp and walleyes had gobies in them , I bet all fish feed on them .


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Is this 1 sampling or something you have seen over the past few years?

I have filleted 3 walleyes (all the same batch) with gobies in them since they arrived, the other couple hundred have had no gobies in their stomachs. The majority of the perch I have caught over the past few years have been puking up gobies.

Either way, it is saving the baby walleyes.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Feb 27, 2020, 07:42 AM
I got pic of a cormarnts hunt I went on.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Feb 27, 2020, 07:49 AM
Reeleyz , I just stated to paying attention the past couple years . Seen it a couple times ,and like you said I see gobies in the perch more often but a couple times in the walleyes as well.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 27, 2020, 08:03 AM
where do you hunt Cormorants????
what do you do with them after?
is there a use?

can you decoy them? be fun shooting
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Feb 27, 2020, 08:10 AM
I can remember  there were so many they lowered the size to 12” I season
 Next year there will be more , those juveniles will be legal size and they like perch 😡
 The eye bite has been crazy starting last spring
I caught two keeper eyes on tiny jigs with spikes last weekend.  I don’t think I have ever caught a walleye on my tiny perch jigs before. I target perch and they were a pleasant surprise. I must say I fried them up with the perch and my wife and both kids passed after one bite saying the perch were way better.  I had to suck it up and eat all the fillets myself. The sacrifices a dad makes...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 27, 2020, 08:12 AM
where do you hunt Cormorants????
what do you do with them after?
is there a use?

can you decoy them? be fun shooting

I thought it was dec only didnt think general public.could hunt them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Feb 27, 2020, 08:13 AM
DEC gave my buddy a permit he owns a island and they were destroying the property lost half of the land. We were allowed to shoot 300 a year and 50 a day. Out of sight out of mind that's where they went.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Feb 27, 2020, 08:14 AM
I thought it was dec only didnt think general public.could hunt them
My buddy told me he was the only person in the state that has a permit to do that. Don't worry we made the news and the newspaper.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 27, 2020, 08:20 AM
My buddy told me he was the only person in the state that has a permit to do that. Don't worry we made the news and the newspaper.


I trust ya and makes since they gave him a permit for is island. Did ya try eating any just curious how they taste
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 27, 2020, 08:26 AM

I trust ya and makes since they gave him a permit for is island. Did ya try eating any just curious how they taste

 :sick: :sick: :sick:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Feb 27, 2020, 09:03 AM
https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/oneida-lake-could-produce-its-best-walleye-fishing-season-in-over-30-years/
David Lemon, the Region 7 fisheries manager for the New York DEC, said, “We implemented a more restrictive regulation of 18 inches and three per day. Prior to that, it was 15 inches and five per day, in terms of what you could keep.”

Isn't the size limit 15" did I miss a regulation change ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Feb 27, 2020, 09:11 AM
My buddy told me he was the only person in the state that has a permit to do that. Don't worry we made the news and the newspaper.

I remember when the Good Ole Boys (1000 island guides!) were going out and dynamite a island that the Cormorants had desecrated up there. Don't remember how that worked out?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Feb 27, 2020, 09:14 AM
David Lemon, the Region 7 fisheries manager for the New York DEC, said, “We implemented a more restrictive regulation of 18 inches and three per day. Prior to that, it was 15 inches and five per day, in terms of what you could keep.”

Isn't the size limit 15" did I miss a regulation change ?

Many places including Lake Ontario and it's tributaries/bays are 18". I believe Oneida and Honeoye Lake have exceptions that make it 15" there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 27, 2020, 09:21 AM
I've always wondered why they dont have a slot limit so bigger fish get released, the smaller fish are better eating any way
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 27, 2020, 09:26 AM
I like to believe that most of the better fisherman who fish it on a regular basis are releasing the bigger fish without a slot limit....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 27, 2020, 09:26 AM
David Lemon, the Region 7 fisheries manager for the New York DEC, said, “We implemented a more restrictive regulation of 18 inches and three per day. Prior to that, it was 15 inches and five per day, in terms of what you could keep.”

Isn't the size limit 15" did I miss a regulation change ?

Yes. Before around the year 2000 the size limit was 15" and you could keep 5. Other than around 1990 when they dropped the size limit to 12" like Fred mentioned because of a bumper crop of fish around then. Then around 2000-2001 when the walleye population hit it's bottom (250K - 300K adult eyes) they raised the size limit to 18" and dropped the quantity to 3 fish. Then the population started to stabilize and around 2004 they changed it to 3 fish 15" and it has been that way since then.

From 2004 - about 2017 we cruised along in the 400K adult walleye range. Then the past few years we are talking 500K - 1 million adult walleyes.

I would expect some discussions to begin about bringing the quantity back to 5 fish per day.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 27, 2020, 09:33 AM
I've always wondered why they dont have a slot limit so bigger fish get released, the smaller fish are better eating any way
I was told by a biologist the prime spawning fish are 17-22”
 I to like the smaller fish to eat
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 27, 2020, 09:55 AM
I was told by a biologist the prime spawning fish are 17-22”
 I to like the smaller fish to eat

I think the best eaters are 15-21" after that I like to release them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 27, 2020, 09:58 AM
I think the best eaters are 15-21" after that I like to release them
I toss 20 and overs back unless badly hooked , that just me , I don’t care what anyone keeps , that’s just my thing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 27, 2020, 10:26 AM
ice season i keep a few in summer i rarely keep an eye unless i want a fresh fish dinner that day, normally have enough perch in freezer from ice season ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 27, 2020, 01:16 PM
chapman park cam looks like snow is blowing off the ice.......lets hope....a good freeze is greatly needed before lake effect tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 27, 2020, 04:20 PM
Not much snow here today, so far so good.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 27, 2020, 06:07 PM
Yeah that wind was definitely blowing the little snow that fell off the ice today. Looked wild out there! I’m working right on the lakeshore and had a great view of it. I would think it hardened right back up. That windchill is getting down there. 🥶
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: piscesman on Feb 28, 2020, 05:02 AM
SOOOOO, how's the ice holding up after yesterday. Also how much snow?? Want to try 1 last trip before walleye season ends. Thanks for any help...
      Kim ??? :-\ :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 28, 2020, 05:12 AM
No snow on the lake, it's all in the amusement park at the beach. Winds here now is 30+ with higher gusts, supposed to get 3-6 inches "maybe?" before Sunday, if it stays cold we will have weeks left I think.


Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: piscesman on Feb 28, 2020, 05:14 AM
OK, thanks. Saw that for Oneida Lake walleye season wraps up this weekend. Wanted to give it 1 more shot. 2 hour drive from Albany. Perch fishing was pretty good too...….
      Kim :bow: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 28, 2020, 05:16 AM
Walleye ends the 15th of march.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ship of fools on Feb 28, 2020, 05:50 AM
I remember when the Good Ole Boys (1000 island guides!) were going out and dynamite a island that the Cormorants had desecrated up there. Don't remember how that worked out?


6 months house arrest for my friend’s father.  He was a local hero. And shortly afterwards DEC started oiling the eggs
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Gunflint on Feb 28, 2020, 06:00 AM

6 months house arrest for my friend’s father.  He was a local hero. And shortly afterwards DEC started oiling the eggs

Wow! That is dedication.  Something like a peaceful protest that was a bit noisy in spots.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 28, 2020, 06:24 AM
ice looks like its in good shape no snow to speak of
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 28, 2020, 06:33 AM
little snow  here  .... looks like  just  north of  us is getting pounded
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ship of fools on Feb 28, 2020, 07:05 AM
Wow! That is dedication.  Something like a peaceful protest that was a bit noisy in spots.

He was a captain, had rooms he rented etc. and the cormorants were wreaking havoc with their industry and ability to earn a living. They had attempted to get help the right way and it didn't happen so a number of people in the community all went in on an enormous amount of ammo and they went out on july 4th so the noise was less suspicious.

I know for a fact they wouldn't have done it if DEC had started oiling the eggs a couple of years earlier.

Civil disobedience redneck style  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 28, 2020, 07:10 AM
He was a captain, had rooms he rented etc. and the cormorants were wreaking havoc with their industry and ability to earn a living. They had attempted to get help the right way and it didn't happen so a number of people in the community all went in on an enormous amount of ammo and they went out on july 4th so the noise was less suspicious.

I know for a fact they wouldn't have done it if DEC had started oiling the eggs a couple of years earlier.

Civil disobedience redneck style  ;D


6 months of house arrest sound like it was worth it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 28, 2020, 07:49 AM
So far we've lucked out. The top was all water and slush before this weather but now the cold and wind has flattened it out and locked it up. The only snow on the ice is the tiny amount that can hold on the surface thru this wind. We'll see how much snow tonight brings but the weekend is looking good.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Feb 28, 2020, 09:23 AM

6 months house arrest for my friend’s father.  He was a local hero. And shortly afterwards DEC started oiling the eggs

Thanks for that feedback Ship. I remember that Island (Little Gull/Big Gull?) was devoid of any vegetation because of the birds and they were putting a hurting on the Perch population.
I was in Florida a few years back and the Cormorants there had decimated a little Bass Pond I fished. Cya.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 28, 2020, 09:37 AM

 Yep the Gallo islands took a beating  and it wasn’t just the perch the stocked browns took a hit to
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Post by: ship of fools on Feb 28, 2020, 09:41 AM
Yep the Gallo islands took a beating  and it wasn’t just the perch the stocked browns took a hit to

I heard the cormorants would literally stalk the stocking truck and as soon as the fish got dumped in the water they would eat them,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 28, 2020, 10:24 AM
I heard the cormorants would literally stalk the stocking truck and as soon as the fish got dumped in the water they would eat them,
They did , it was insane , 😡
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 28, 2020, 11:04 AM
Wind is laying down just a tad. Starting to see a few guys venture out. I would think they are anchoring down the shacks with the slick conditions and remaining wind. Chow I agree that we should be in good shape this weekend. I bet the lake is packed with fishermen again Saturday and Sunday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 28, 2020, 11:21 AM
I read on the news that maybe very soon the limit for eyes on onieda will go back up to 5..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 28, 2020, 11:37 AM
by the looks of the extended forecast I would say get your ice fishing in this weekend.......it is calling for some major warm up for the duration of March......what a wacky year this has been........don't mean to be a negative nancy but reality is reality
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 28, 2020, 12:33 PM
I read on the news that maybe very soon the limit for eyes on onieda will go back up to 5..

You read in the news huh. Bigal or trapper where did you find this guy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Feb 28, 2020, 12:53 PM
He can't catch fish and he can't read. What can I say?  :whistle: :whistle:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: klino2280 on Feb 28, 2020, 02:11 PM
He can't catch fish and he can't read. What can I say?  :whistle: :whistle:

Now it sounds like you are talking about Brad!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 28, 2020, 02:20 PM
my partner can catch fish  he messed up on a limit of one!!!! :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: vansmak on Feb 28, 2020, 03:55 PM
So far we've lucked out. The top was all water and slush before this weather but now the cold and wind has flattened it out and locked it up. The only snow on the ice is the tiny amount that can hold on the surface thru this wind. We'll see how much snow tonight brings but the weekend is looking good.

Thanks for the ice report, coming in from Canandaigua on Sunday and going off from Godfrey, can't wait.   Hope the pressure crack firms up with the 15 degree nights
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bbrown009 on Feb 28, 2020, 04:18 PM
https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/oneida-lake-could-produce-its-best-walleye-fishing-season-in-over-30-years/
David Lemon, the Region 7 fisheries manager for the New York DEC, said, “We implemented a more restrictive regulation of 18 inches and three per day. Prior to that, it was 15 inches and five per day, in terms of what you could keep.”

Isn't the size limit 15" did I miss a regulation change ?

I reached out to Reg 7 DEC, this is the response from The Bureau of Fisheries - "The article apparently didn’t complete the thought.  We implemented an 18”, 3 per day size limit when the walleye population in Oneida was near it’s lowest point in the late 1990’s. However, after we saw a slow but steady population increase we changed the size limit back to 15” around 2005. We have maintained the 15”, 3 per day regulation since..."

So the current regs guide is correct, no change.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: piscesman on Feb 28, 2020, 07:08 PM
Thanks for the heads up. Googled Oneida walleyes and 3/1/2020 came up as the end. Now I see 15" as legal small size. See you in the AM...…….
     Kim :clap: :thumbsup: :icefish: :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 28, 2020, 11:08 PM
my partner can catch fish  he messed up on a limit of one!!!! :roflmao: :roflmao:

He cant count that high without littleguy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 29, 2020, 06:41 AM
I read on the news that maybe very soon the limit for eyes on onieda will go back up to 5..

David Lemon of the DEC also told NewsChannel 9 that they may increase the bag limit back to five walleye, if the population stays consistent.  :clap:

https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/oneida-lake-could-produce-its-best-walleye-fishing-season-in-over-30-years/

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Feb 29, 2020, 06:46 AM
They should wait a year, or two, Oneida will get pounded this year after all the publicity. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 29, 2020, 06:48 AM
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 29, 2020, 07:35 AM
if they don't get the  eye population down a  bit i thinkit will hurt the perch .....tough job being a  biologist   playing the balance game  ...but they have  done a great job and made a great fisery for all of us to enjoy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 29, 2020, 08:23 AM
if they don't get the  eye population down a  bit i thinkit will hurt the perch .....tough job being a  biologist   playing the balance game  ...but they have  done a great job and made a great fisery for all of us to enjoy
X2   :thumbsup:

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 29, 2020, 09:36 AM
Yea the little guy out fishes me alot to anymore..but what can I say he learned from the 3 amigos...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 29, 2020, 09:52 AM
They should wait a year, or two, Oneida will get pounded this year after all the publicity.

They probably will. Luckily nothing happens fast with the state.

Personally I am perfectly fine with 3 eyes but I do agree that it will hurt the perch population.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 29, 2020, 11:55 AM
oneida has been getting fished hard .... i like the 15 inch rule  as far as 5 fish it don't matter to those of use that fish alot  3 walleyes  monday is fine seeing your going to get 3 more wed when you go out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SwampRat on Feb 29, 2020, 01:52 PM
How much snow did you guys get? Assume shes locked right up?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LP Steve on Feb 29, 2020, 02:03 PM
Almost all bare ice on the north shore. Fishing is great, got my 3 eyes and picking away at all the beautiful perch.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SwampRat on Feb 29, 2020, 02:10 PM
Nice, Can someone remind me what name of bait store is on north shore?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 29, 2020, 02:19 PM
Nice, Can someone remind me what name of bait store is on north shore?
Apps
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SwampRat on Feb 29, 2020, 02:29 PM
Thank You!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Feb 29, 2020, 02:57 PM
oneida has been getting fished hard .... i like the 15 inch rule  as far as 5 fish it don't matter to those of use that fish alot  3 walleyes  monday is fine seeing your going to get 3 more wed when you go out

If they go to a 5 fish limit I would like to see a slot limit. One over 22 inches but they manage the lake for numbers not for size. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 29, 2020, 03:12 PM
i don't know many people that keep  big walleyes any ways they taste like poop
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SMK on Feb 29, 2020, 03:27 PM
any wheelers going out of shackelton ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 29, 2020, 03:38 PM
i don't know many people that keep  big walleyes any ways they taste like poop

Hahahaha.....not exactly the way I'd describe it but I get your point. I release 'em all over 20", unless they get hooks in the gills.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 29, 2020, 03:49 PM
What's the snow cover like on the south shore? Thinking near Chapman.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 29, 2020, 03:58 PM
I’m off the north shore almost to the middle. Lake is mostly glare ice with patches of snow scattered here and there. The patches of snow are 1-2 inches deep. Sitting on 10-11 inches of ice. 2/3 of black and the rest white ice on top
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 29, 2020, 04:06 PM
Thanks for the update. Haven't gotten my sled registered yet so I'm going to be legging the 70# pullover and gear. Last week I was in bed with pneumonia.So it's time to give the lungs a workout.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 29, 2020, 04:12 PM

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Went to Oneida with Hondo this morning and it was a bit windy but managed to pick up some fillets
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 29, 2020, 04:13 PM
the river was open yesterday  people were fishing it in open water this morning froze backup
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 29, 2020, 04:14 PM
looks good moose :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 29, 2020, 04:19 PM
had a nice day today......ice was in good shape......biggest eye of the year for me.......kept her cause she inhaled the rap
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 29, 2020, 04:39 PM
Okay. Now all these nice eye pics have me at a toss up between north and south shore.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SMK on Feb 29, 2020, 05:36 PM
thanks , in advance for any info on getting out of shackelton on wheelers.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Feb 29, 2020, 05:37 PM
Here is a couple more from today !!! Gobie #5 and blue and silver. I Love this lake!!!
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 29, 2020, 05:48 PM
if your coming off south shore state ramp/ chapman u will have to cross crack that could be little sketchy with wheeler to get to shaks other then that ice is fine
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SMK on Feb 29, 2020, 06:00 PM
thanks again appreciate the info
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: woodburn on Feb 29, 2020, 06:50 PM
Read a post from lake Erie they are worried about the perch numberstoo. Their eye limit is 7. Went on a charter in July  caught 42 in 3 houres. Went out of Marblehead, 2 of my sister's live on Kelly's Islannd and they booked  the charter
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 29, 2020, 07:38 PM
Read a post from lake Erie they are worried about the perch numberstoo. Their eye limit is 7. Went on a charter in July  caught 42 in 3 houres. Went out of Marblehead, 2 of my sister's live on Kelly's Islannd and they booked  the charter
Erie limit is 6 unless the changed it very recently.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ryanrobb52 on Feb 29, 2020, 07:59 PM
Can anyone tell me if there are any access points near lakeshore marina?  Looking to set some tip ups in the small water for the kids to chase Pickerel flags. Seems like as good a spot as any with maybe a smaller crowd then big bay.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 29, 2020, 08:08 PM
Slow for me this evening. 1 keeper eye and 2 perch. Heading to a different area tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: off the BOTTOM on Mar 01, 2020, 05:15 AM
went off beach yesterday afternoon  windy  snow patches and bare spots  eyes were hungary  good with sled
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 01, 2020, 05:23 AM
 I had the worse day I’ve had all Season landed 1/2 doz perch dumped just a few, couldn’t pry them off the bottom even went to the little stuff with bugs , they were to tough for me
 Goon boy had a decent day , limit of eyes and a dozen nice perch ,
 I have to clean up the driveways and walks , so I’m sure they will bite today 👍
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 01, 2020, 07:57 AM
got to finish  cleaning up the snow then after flatties i think
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 01, 2020, 09:36 AM
Can anyone tell me if there are any access points near lakeshore marina?  Looking to set some tip ups in the small water for the kids to chase Pickerel flags. Seems like as good a spot as any with maybe a smaller crowd then big bay.

Ryan - There is no access in that bay that I know of.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Mar 01, 2020, 10:21 AM
Try Onieda Shores county park   Lots of parking ,easy access  should get your share of the bony critters and maybe a few panniies   good luck with the kids
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 01, 2020, 11:51 AM
Can anyone tell me if there are any access points near lakeshore marina?  Looking to set some tip ups in the small water for the kids to chase Pickerel flags. Seems like as good a spot as any with maybe a smaller crowd then big bay.

big bay  you'd have a ball  ..... take them all home with you thank you
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Mar 01, 2020, 11:57 AM

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another beautiful day today.........found a few to cooperate.........thos e log perch are what their eating....we use to call them mud pike back in the day
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Mar 01, 2020, 12:11 PM
Those look like gobies, are they sandpike??
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Post by: oneida1 on Mar 01, 2020, 12:13 PM
Scout arn't those semi decompessed gobies
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Post by: scout57 on Mar 01, 2020, 01:21 PM
Scout arn't those semi decompessed gobies
pretty sure they are log perch.....but I could be wrong
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Post by: Tbell112 on Mar 01, 2020, 01:47 PM

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Not a bad way to end my ice fishing season. Going to flordia in a week and will not be messing with those pressure cracks anymore. On my way in I had to cross 3 and they were basically wide open. Very very spooky. While on my way in I see a snowmobile had gone in and sank on the same trail I had taken out in the morning.I would not recommend taking a machine out of south shore boat launch. Have a good rest of the year diehards🤪
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Post by: FreshMeat on Mar 01, 2020, 03:09 PM
Went out in front of Apps this morning till about 2:00.  Very slow didn’t mark a lot, but managed 2 good size perch and 2 short Walleye.  I was really hoping for a fish fry tonight, good thing my wife took out pork chops.... hopefully next weekend.
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Post by: piscesman on Mar 01, 2020, 05:13 PM
Wife and I 1st time at Chapman. Impressed with the park and very easy walking, dragging. Went about 1/2 mile out slightly to the left, Total for the day, 6 flags and 1 fish iced 12 1/4" perch. Drop and run plus short strikes. We love the area but need more action. Beautiful day out but the perch were tight lipped. Couldn't get to bite on jigging but they tripped our flags. Oh well much better than some we talked to on the way in...…….Have fun and stay safe.....
      Kim
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Post by: perch chacer on Mar 01, 2020, 06:25 PM
Went out in front of Apps this morning till about 2:00.  Very slow didn’t mark a lot, but managed 2 good size perch and 2 short Walleye.  I was really hoping for a fish fry tonight, good thing my wife took out pork chops.... hopefully next weekend.

Just tell the wife to cut a few more french fries.  LOL
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 01, 2020, 07:21 PM
Fished this morning. Got my 3 eyes in 15 min then tried a couple spots for perch but only managed a few nice ones. Be interesting to see what the shorelines do this week.
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Post by: moosefeet on Mar 01, 2020, 07:29 PM

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My buddy Hondo got a limit this morning but only 1 perch. Maybe next time!
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 02, 2020, 06:18 AM
Nice catches and reports guys!
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Post by: Icehoole on Mar 02, 2020, 06:26 AM
My buddy and I had a decent day yesterday. Managed 4 keeper eyes and a dozen nice perch. Probably my last time out. Ice where we fished was variable. We were thirty feet from each other and he had 7 black and 3 white. I had 4 black and 6 white. Everyone be safe out there with the mild weather.
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 02, 2020, 08:05 AM
Hopefully we can miss some of this rain. That is going to start killing the shore in spots.
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Post by: scout57 on Mar 02, 2020, 12:21 PM

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another successful trip.......neighbor's gonna be a happy camper......rain was nasty for an hour or so but turned out really nice......SLOPPY...... .ice is fine.......12" where I was.....half white/half black.....had to work hard for the bites......thought they would have been aggressive as hell.......but still a good day
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Post by: oneida1 on Mar 02, 2020, 12:23 PM
nice did about the same few less perch
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Post by: paulipiker on Mar 02, 2020, 12:52 PM
any suggestions for a place to get on and off tomorrow 3/3,I am not very familiar with the areas so the more detail the better.Thank You
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 02, 2020, 02:56 PM
Anybody notice all of the geese today? Everywhere I looked there was geese flying for a couple of hours.
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Post by: scout57 on Mar 02, 2020, 03:06 PM
Anybody notice all of the geese today? Everywhere I looked there was geese flying for a couple of hours.
Early spring.......saw thousands today ......saw a few flocks land on the ice
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Post by: Db on Mar 02, 2020, 03:11 PM
Scout
       Hows the ice holding up going to get out Wednesday morning if ice and weather let me would like to try the lady O one more time
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Post by: mcully on Mar 02, 2020, 03:23 PM
Saw big flock of snows and a huge flock of redwing blackbirds few minutes ago south of Syracuse
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Post by: scout57 on Mar 02, 2020, 03:54 PM
Scout
       Hows the ice holding up going to get out Wednesday morning if ice and weather let me would like to try the lady O one more time
ice should be fine.....just watch shoreline and cracks
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Post by: scout57 on Mar 02, 2020, 04:19 PM
seen all kind of crazy warm temps around us today.......never got above 42 here on Lakeshore Rd. in Cicero.......that lake is like a big refrigerator
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Post by: Db on Mar 02, 2020, 04:47 PM
Thanks scout much appreciated
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Post by: oneida1 on Mar 02, 2020, 05:12 PM
some water on top inch at most in some places like scout said watch cracks ice is ok
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 02, 2020, 05:28 PM
 Slow day for me enough perch for a meal and 1 perch guzzler , little water on top when we left ,
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Post by: paul23 on Mar 02, 2020, 06:08 PM
Got out for a afternoon limit. Didnt notice any geese where i was.  Drilled along for a mile before finding any.  Prolly my last trip out here til soft water.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 02, 2020, 06:13 PM
Got out for a afternoon limit. Didnt notice any geese where i was.  Drilled along for a mile before finding any.  Prolly my last trip out here til soft water.
Walleye limit ?
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Post by: paul23 on Mar 02, 2020, 06:17 PM
Yep.  Few small perch mixed in. 
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Post by: BillyGoat on Mar 02, 2020, 06:48 PM
Fished Taft Bay with pimplepounder, and a buddy. We got some nice perch and they got some walleye mixed in. Not bad except that 1 hour rain as stated. 
 Any word on the 909 siren this morning ?  Hope it's nothing
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Post by: choo choo on Mar 02, 2020, 10:12 PM
Got started fishing early this afternoon.....slooow.. .. sluggish fish. Landed I keeper eye and lost 1, 2 small perch, that was it . Called it quits about 5:15 and slogged my way back to shore. Top of ice was firm, with about 1 inch of water.
Flocks and flocks of migrating geese .
Highlight of the day for me was hanging and bs'ing with Fred filet and goonboy Nate out there.  Fred offered  to haul me and my gear all the way back to shore....really nice gesture.
Thanks for that offer Fred, much appreciated....but I wanted to stay and fish a few more hours.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 03, 2020, 05:05 AM
 Well done goat and pounder And Paul , it was nice rapping with you Steve , glad you had some luck
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Post by: scout57 on Mar 03, 2020, 05:12 AM
not a good day to be venturing out today....thick fog and mist......never dropped below 36 here.......bad spots will be tough to see.....be careful anyone who heads out today
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 03, 2020, 05:13 AM
Got out for a afternoon limit. Didnt notice any geese where i was.  Drilled along for a mile before finding any.  Prolly my last trip out here til soft water.

Good work Paul.
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Post by: choo choo on Mar 03, 2020, 06:52 AM
Thanks Fred...not much luck, just a couple of bites . Should have left when you and Nate did and took you up on your offer to haul me back to shore  ... I got soaked and the fish were super tough. After a week away from Oneida I was hoping for better results.

Good luck to you , goon and everyone next time out..... and everyone stay safe with changing conditions.



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Post by: ryanrobb52 on Mar 03, 2020, 06:56 AM
Thanks for the info guys.  Ended up on Otisco and got the boys their first Tigers.  Don’t worry Trap, we will eliminate our fair share of Pickeral this spring in Big Bay. :)
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 03, 2020, 07:21 AM
ryan i went out to otisco yesterday  lot of water on the ice  not many people  .....i think that shorelone will go quick be careful out thier

 i amnot reccomending anyone to go  ,but if you do use your spud and  creepers
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 03, 2020, 07:38 AM

 Your right trapp now a spud and creepers go together
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 03, 2020, 07:40 AM
i noticed  yesterday on otisgo that shore line started looking  funky   but it was still there when i walked off =))
 by the way the garbage man has a lot of fish bones to haul away  ;D
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Post by: Zeker259 on Mar 03, 2020, 12:28 PM
After riding by the sunken sled Sunday I put the hard water equipment away yesterday. Picked a few crawlers up last night and hit the stream up today. Everyone stay safe out there and good luck.
 
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 03, 2020, 03:59 PM

 Nice brown Zeker
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 03, 2020, 04:50 PM
Solid mid day perch bite today. The rain wasn’t too bad.


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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 03, 2020, 04:55 PM

 Nice meals Bruce 👍
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 03, 2020, 05:03 PM
Thanks Fred.

The water is starting to come up. This rain is not good. Big pools of water on the ice several inches deep.
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Post by: paul23 on Mar 03, 2020, 05:56 PM
You found some gold.   Nice job Bruce.
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Post by: bigbuck on Mar 04, 2020, 08:50 AM
Weather not looking very ice friendly the next 10 days with temps in the 40's and 50's. Says winds could gust to 40 today. Anyone out or nearby that can report on shore ice conditions. Considering one more outing tomorrow but not sure. Thanks.
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Post by: scout57 on Mar 04, 2020, 12:33 PM
took a 3 mile round trip walk out of williams this morning.......shore was fine .......little standing water on top.....top inch is getting mushy......drilled 15 holes and never found less than 10".....I would say we lost an inch or 2.......lots of good size holes where old holes were and some spots that would eat a sled or wheeler not to mention a person......I wouldn't take a machine out at this point but if you do wait till it gets light so you can see the bad spots......walking was easy peasy.....wear cleats.....fishing?.....let's just say it was a nice morning for a walk ;D.......spud isn't a bad idea also.......CAUTION SHOULD BE USED FROM THIS POINT ON......stay safe fellers
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 04, 2020, 12:53 PM

 Thanks Scout ,
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 04, 2020, 12:54 PM
Thanks for the report Scout. We definitely could use a good freeze to stop the bleeding.
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Post by: bigbuck on Mar 04, 2020, 12:55 PM
Great update. Thanks.
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Post by: Zeker259 on Mar 04, 2020, 05:56 PM
Won't be long

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Post by: slamboney on Mar 04, 2020, 07:50 PM
Hoping for a few fish in the tribs next week. A million walleye and a ahort ice fishing should mean there's a lot left. I think I'm probably done with the ice.

Good luck and stay safe.
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Post by: yankmyline on Mar 04, 2020, 07:53 PM
37 days and counting!
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Post by: scout57 on Mar 05, 2020, 03:46 AM
37 days and counting!
till?
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Post by: hunts2long on Mar 05, 2020, 06:33 AM
The only thing I can find that is even close to 37 days away is "maybe" Tax Day (4/15).
Spring is this month, Trout is 4/1 and Walleye is 5/2...h2l

I found it. April 22 is EARTH DAY...
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 05, 2020, 07:10 AM
divorce becomes final???
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Post by: daytondedrick on Mar 05, 2020, 07:25 AM
Striper run???
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 05, 2020, 07:28 AM
stripers open the 1st in the hudson the 15the ocean
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Post by: Esox on ice on Mar 05, 2020, 11:39 AM
Anyone out there know if big bay is still safe ?
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Post by: hrdcore on Mar 05, 2020, 03:07 PM
Anyone out there know if big bay is still safe ?

Sometimes the only way is to drive and see for yourself.. I live 2 hours away & don't count on anyone in social media when it comes to safety..ice picks & spud..I'm a walker so you know I'll be fishing somewhere..
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 05, 2020, 03:42 PM
How’s the ice?

I checked a few north shore spots and it is not looking good at all. The water has come way up and the shore ice is going fast.
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Post by: oneida1 on Mar 05, 2020, 04:59 PM
no freezing temps after saturday night/sunday morning , but freezing temps for tonight and friday guessing it will be last weekend, if its not already to late shore sounds sketchy in some areas
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 05, 2020, 06:46 PM

 Got out today , top 4”s of ice is crap , shore line is receding, it won’t be long
 Didn’t find any perch until 1:30 ended up keeping 20
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 05, 2020, 06:53 PM
Nice job Fred.
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Post by: Esox on ice on Mar 05, 2020, 07:46 PM
Got out on big bay today
2 other guys out there as well
Public access was getting lousy
Probably need waders if you want to get out next couple days
Ice was very soft and sketchy
Didn’t measure but there was around 6-8” where I drilled my holes
Nothing on tipups
Didn’t do any jigging
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 05, 2020, 08:38 PM
Nice job Freddie! I hung it up for the hard water season. I’m on the hunt for antler sheds for the next couple weeks when I can get free. Good luck to anyone venturing out
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Post by: youngblood on Mar 05, 2020, 09:54 PM
Fished out of the beach.28 -30' Landed 7 Keeper eyes just as many shorts. Few Perch and 1 smallmouth. Glow #5 rap. 8 to 10 inches of ice. Lots of pressure cracks and washed out hole be safe.
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Post by: bigbuck on Mar 05, 2020, 10:52 PM
Nice job youngblood. Good mix of fish.
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Post by: fishhooksul on Mar 05, 2020, 11:48 PM
I put my hardwater gear away yesterday. Talked to a buddy of mine yesterday, an avid ice fisherman all of his life, and today was his last day on the ice. he said the ice ice is disapearing fast. lower south bay, and short point is honeycombed. big bay is just about all honeycombed. the whole back of the bay is a funcky color. NOT GOOD FELLAS. I think the fat lady is singing pretty loud !!! We may have a couple of cold nights, but it won't make the honeycombed ice any better. If anything, it will be brittle. it won't give you a warning, it won't crack, or make any noise. you will go straight through it no matter how thick it is.
   On a better note. Got the boat in the driveway today, and got the cover off the camper.
            Stay safe !!!   Sully...
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Mar 06, 2020, 02:36 AM
I put my hardwater gear away yesterday. Talked to a buddy of mine yesterday, an avid ice fisherman all of his life, and today was his last day on the ice. he said the ice ice is disapearing fast. lower south bay, and short point is honeycombed. big bay is just about all honeycombed. the whole back of the bay is a funcky color. NOT GOOD FELLAS. I think the fat lady is singing pretty loud !!! We may have a couple of cold nights, but it won't make the honeycombed ice any better. If anything, it will be brittle. it won't give you a warning, it won't crack, or make any noise. you will go straight through it no matter how thick it is.
   On a better note. Got the boat in the driveway today, and got the cover off the camper.
            Stay safe !!!   Sully...
There never really was any great ice this year, only like 5 inches black ice with 6-8 inches frozen snow on top. I knew it would go fast, one of those years you can cast for walleyes before it closes maybe. The shoreline in Constantia is really punky, and Scriba creek is raging with runoff, not super high yet like last year though. You can see open holes and whatnot from the road by Manhattan Moon in town as well. Spring perching is gonna be the deal this year. :)
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2020, 02:19 PM

 Hey trap this slimmer could have been yours😜
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Post by: oneida1 on Mar 06, 2020, 03:20 PM
ice will be completely shot by sunday afternoon cracks and shore are bad holes are getting large and gas pockets popping up,,,, did decent on perch today
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Post by: FISHFORPIKE on Mar 06, 2020, 04:09 PM
Hey trap this slimmer could have been yours😜
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Is that PB of Release'?  ;D
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2020, 04:49 PM
 
 LOL
If your out take your spud and picks
  And watch the cracks when crossing
 I managed 10 nice perch and 1 good 1, and 1 eye

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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 06, 2020, 05:08 PM
freddie rip his gills onon side then put him downthe hole ....he'll swim in circles.... is a big pickerel
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 06, 2020, 05:47 PM
Nice perch Fred.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2020, 05:50 PM
Nice perch Fred.
Thanks , Good luck to you and chowdaire tomorrow i would go but my grandson has a wrestling tournament tomorrow, last week he won his central regional weight class , he’s just turned 10
 
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 06, 2020, 05:52 PM
Good luck to you and chowdaire tomorrow

I won’t be out tomorrow. 2 basketball games for my oldest.

Good luck to your grandson.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2020, 06:00 PM

 That stuff is great better than some old nasty eye 👍
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 06, 2020, 07:45 PM
i see state championships comeing  :thumbsup:
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Post by: fishinjohn on Mar 06, 2020, 08:07 PM
Thanks , Good luck to you and chowdaire tomorrow i would go but my grandson has a wrestling tournament tomorrow, last week he won his central regional weight class , he’s just turned 10
 
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What weight class??
My boy took first in his weight class 2 weeks ago in the far western regionals
He also is 10
Maybe we will see him at states
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2020, 08:43 PM

 He was put in the 94# weight class ,
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 06, 2020, 08:57 PM
Proud grandpa I bet! That’s awesome Fred
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Post by: fishinjohn on Mar 06, 2020, 09:37 PM
He was put in the 94# weight class ,
My boy is in the 112# bracket
Good luck to your grandson!!!!!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 07, 2020, 12:10 AM

 Same to you
 
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Post by: THE KRACKEN on Mar 07, 2020, 05:14 AM
Good luck from Nile Mile Point, Fred😀🇺🇸😎
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Post by: wallyworld on Mar 07, 2020, 06:07 AM
Good luck to your grandson F&R, to your son FishinJohn and to your son Reeleyz   :thumbsup: :flex: :clap:
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Mar 07, 2020, 09:03 AM
Good luck from Nile Mile Point, Fred😀🇺🇸😎
You in jail for A month?
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Post by: THE KRACKEN on Mar 07, 2020, 01:53 PM
Not really jail. Used to work at Nine Mile back for the outage.
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Mar 07, 2020, 04:49 PM
Yep I figured you were there, my brother in law is doing it as well, hopefully he gets done before the perch come around in A couple weeks. :)
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Post by: bigbuck on Mar 07, 2020, 09:01 PM
Went out of Lewis Point this afternoon from 3 till dark. No bite for me but they were sniffing at it. My last outing on ice. Fished in 17 to 21 fow. Big variation in ice thickness. About 10 inches in deeper water but only 5 or 6 in 17 fow. Very soft and lots of bubbles. Be careful from here on out.
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Post by: Dug1898 on Mar 08, 2020, 10:15 AM
Nice day to go watch your kids and grandkids do their thing in sports. Good luck to all the boys. Some good fishing for some of you guys this year...an all too short season for most. And some people don't believe in Global Warming...it seems like it's a different world today compared to the 80s and 90s when the ice could get close to 3 ft thick. Pressure cracks soo high you can't see over them (well, maybe not that bad, lol). Geese are flying, swarms of blackbirds too...It won't be long and eyes will be in the hatchery!
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 08, 2020, 10:59 AM
One last sled trip this morning. The ice was rock solid. Absolutely beautiful weather.

2 eyes, 7 perch, and a free undercarriage wash at shore on the way in!  :o


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Sunrise

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Mar 08, 2020, 11:06 AM
Lmao Reeleyz! ;D
I just found out that I'd be set up at the Wildwood Sports Center Sportsman's Flea Market on April 4, 2020 9am-3pm. $2 admission to the club. Raffles, food, beer, hunting and fishing items, lots of traditional archery stuff last year.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 08, 2020, 04:00 PM
one early spring and the sky is falling ...lets not forget we were on before christmas!!!!  and  on opening day of deer season it was 8 degrees  coldest opening i ever seen in the southern tier......... do i believe in global warming  ...not really but it doesn't matter  couldn't fix it anyways ..... i started fising open water last year  march 2nd same this year  ;D

still ice out there if you watch what your doing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 08, 2020, 04:21 PM
IMO oneida is done went friday and saturday, and it was ok but sketchy and im guessing today was the same but with the temps today and the rest of week it will be toast the only thing that saved this weekend was cold temps at  night
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Mar 08, 2020, 05:04 PM
one early spring and the sky is falling ...lets not forget we were on before christmas!!!!  and  on opening day of deer season it was 8 degrees  coldest opening i ever seen in the southern tier......... do i believe in global warming  ...not really but it doesn't matter  couldn't fix it anyways ..... i started fising open water last year  march 2nd same this year  ;D
Got to be 1 of the stupidest things I ever seen someone write around this time of year.....

still ice out there if you watch what your doing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 08, 2020, 05:28 PM
Lmao Reeleyz! ;
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I’ll try and make , bring you know what !!!
  Good job Bruce , I hoofed it’s tried for perch in the morning only 4 really nice perch 10.5-12” and a big rock duke  , headed back in for a tough afternoon bite landed 2 eyes fumbled a few , ice was fine , pack boots were needed at the shoreline
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 08, 2020, 05:44 PM
 Here is a Darwin Candidate 😜
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 08, 2020, 05:46 PM
Lol Bruce! That’s always fun to navigate through on your way in 😜

Nice job on the fish guys! 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 08, 2020, 06:00 PM
Holy cow, it looks like that guy really wanted to go swimming!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 09, 2020, 05:48 PM
 Got there late missed the morning eye bite , left a noon , here my two biggest perch
 
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: THE KRACKEN on Mar 09, 2020, 06:14 PM
Hey Fred, MVD told me you take your perl to a local gas station and blow in some air to make them look bigger....yeah work is getting to me.  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 09, 2020, 06:45 PM
Nice fish Fred!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Mar 09, 2020, 07:27 PM
A couple nice perch. I guess the fish didn't know the time changed or they would have waited for you...h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 09, 2020, 08:19 PM
Those are some dandy perch Fred.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Mar 09, 2020, 08:26 PM
Those are some tank perch! Nice job, Fred.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 09, 2020, 10:20 PM
Hey Fred, MVD told me you take your perl to a local gas station and blow in some air to make them look bigger....yeah work is getting to me.  ;D ;D ;D ;D
You guys keep this up I won’t have any secrets left, jeez
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Mar 10, 2020, 09:26 AM
I’ll try and make , bring you know what !!!
 

The Pompey Rod & Gun Club Annual Traders Day & Flea Market is April 25, 9am-2pm.
Just in case your still icefishing April 4th...lmfao...C ya one place or the other...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 10, 2020, 11:01 AM
The Pompey Rod & Gun Club Annual Traders Day & Flea Market is April 25, 9am-2pm.
Just in case your still icefishing April 4th...lmfao...C ya one place or the other...
👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 10, 2020, 12:30 PM
Just getting caught up on ice shanty here. Computer went haywire and I just got it back from repair shop after almost a week.

I got out last Thursday and top really started getting mushy. Found some fish , but they were tough again . Waited out the eyes and finished off a limit at dark.
Went back  to Oneida ...east end Sunday . Did not find any eyes but did get some perch- 1 was a super jumbo at 13 5/8 and 10 inch girth.Shore line was gone in all but 2 places I checked.

Congrats to you and your grandsons Fred and longjohn. My 12 year old grandson went to a regional tournament and wrestled 100 # class, 12 year old and under and took third place. Same day, he also wrestled 100# class in 14 year old and under and took third there too. He was beyond exhausted after that!
Great job on all the fish you have been catching this past week Fred, and nice pile for you reeleyz Sunday.
Here are a few pictures.... I am done on Oneida ice for this year...good luck and stay safe to all still venturing out.
My grandson Stephen on the right
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 10, 2020, 12:54 PM
Brawl at the wall time!  :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 10, 2020, 02:50 PM
Nice pics Steve and thanks for sharing. Glad you had a safe and successful ice season! Stay in touch during the soft water season. Now that I know your in my neck of the woods I’ll have to get together with you sometime this summer.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 10, 2020, 03:00 PM
 Steve congrats to your grandson
And a dandy catch , now that is a true jumbo for Oneida
 Grandson also got 3rd place he was a # over he ended up in the 95# class  , lost a match in double overtime , took top without looking to dad , this weekend he’s headed for the states
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 10, 2020, 03:30 PM
Good stuff guys!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bowski76 on Mar 10, 2020, 03:58 PM
The ice is starting to pile up on the Sunset Cam, the beginning of the end.
I saw guys out there yesterday.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 10, 2020, 05:31 PM
Thanks Bobby Deady, Fred and reeleyz....hate to call it quits, but a little to iffy for my liking.

Bobby...I will definitely be in touch...looking forward to it.

Fred great job by your grandson!  Good luck to him in the states !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Mar 10, 2020, 06:25 PM
was a good season fellers......a few pics from the year.....good luck to the grandson Freddy....hope kicks a little arse
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Mar 10, 2020, 06:32 PM
was a good season fellers......a few pics from the year.....good luck to the grandson Freddy....hope kicks a little arse
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Congrats looks like you had a good season
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 10, 2020, 06:35 PM
Great pics Scout.

It was definitely a very good bite from start to finish.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 10, 2020, 06:37 PM
Some real nice pictures scout....a lot of good eating for sure...great job.
Now get that long rod out....AND THOSE GOLF CLUBS ! Start Swinging !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Mar 11, 2020, 04:53 AM
Some real nice pictures scout....a lot of good eating for sure...great job.
Now get that long rod out....AND THOSE GOLF CLUBS ! Start Swinging !
heading to Myrtle Beach Friday....thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Mar 11, 2020, 06:58 AM
Scout, congrats on a good season. Thanks for sharing....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 11, 2020, 07:21 AM

 Great season scout 🎣👍 enjoy your golf game
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 11, 2020, 07:32 AM
heading to Myrtle Beach Friday....thanks
Sweet !  Enjoy your trip. Golf course Conditions should be awesome down there.
I could not believe what I saw Sunday on rt. 49  West Monroe... March 8 th and Glennwood Golf Course was open for business, with lots of guy's and gals out there playing! If I had my golf clubs instead of my ice auger and ice gear, I would have hit the golf course instead of Oneida Lake !
Short lived i'm sure...but it gives us NY state golfers hope!


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Mar 11, 2020, 11:26 AM
Nice season recap Scout57. I have enjoyed your reports and photos as well as the other Oneida regulars.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 11, 2020, 12:17 PM
While putting away my ice gear I found something I forgot  that I found at Lewis Pt. parking lot.
A very expensive to replace, Keyless Entry Remote Key with Electric Start, for a late model truck .
 If anybody lost one there, or knows someone who did, contact me and I will be happy to get it back to whoever lost it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Mar 12, 2020, 05:01 PM
Sweet !  Enjoy your trip. Golf course Conditions should be awesome down there.
I could not believe what I saw Sunday on rt. 49  West Monroe... March 8 th and Glennwood Golf Course was open for business, with lots of guy's and gals out there playing! If I had my golf clubs instead of my ice auger and ice gear, I would have hit the golf course instead of Oneida Lake !
Short lived i'm sure...but it gives us NY state golfers hope!
My pops was out there, 91 years old this year and still trucking. He was hitting balls all winter, looks like the driving range after the snow melts here. :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Mar 12, 2020, 06:17 PM
My pops was out there, 91 years old this year and still trucking. He was hitting balls all winter, looks like the driving range after the snow melts here. :)

Good for your old man 91 and still.going strong. My hunting buddy his dad is 88 and hunts with us every year his property but 5 of us hunt down there every year opening day
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: choo choo on Mar 12, 2020, 06:59 PM
My pops was out there, 91 years old this year and still trucking. He was hitting balls all winter, looks like the driving range after the snow melts here. :)
That's awesome cny ! He must have had a smile  a mile wide when he teed up that first ball Sunday!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Mar 13, 2020, 06:01 PM
Not much ice left out there, all the stuff people were fishing on A week ago is gone. I noticed there is no real ice piled up, just A lot of frozen snow that was on top. Really sketchy year for sure, the sled recovery guys cleaned up.

Time to get the little boat going, i'm going to quarantine myself on the lake in semi self isolation, and fill my freezer for the rapture. :)

cny

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Mar 13, 2020, 07:59 PM
Not much ice left out there, all the stuff people were fishing on A week ago is gone. I noticed there is no real ice piled up, just A lot of frozen snow that was on top. Really sketchy year for sure, the sled recovery guys cleaned up.

Time to get the little boat going, i'm going to quarantine myself on the lake in semi self isolation, and fill my freezer for the rapture. :)

cny
Be sure to have a couple Corona's to wash those fillets down
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 14, 2020, 07:24 AM
I like your plan CNY.

That ice definitely went quick. It was never very good. We were lucky to squeak out what we got this year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Mar 22, 2020, 07:31 AM
Sylvan Beach is starting to skim over....get the short rods back out fellers..... ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 22, 2020, 08:37 AM
 That warm up rain and big wind 1.5 weeks ago really put the boots to me , then comes the cold 😡, shortened my season 2.5 weeks compared to the past 2 years , but did fish much more though and the last week of walleye was unreal best ending week I’ve ever had ,
 
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 22, 2020, 09:05 AM
Those poor eyes took a beating.

The perch got off fairly easy though.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 22, 2020, 09:42 AM

The perch got off fairly easy though.
Only for a while 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Mar 22, 2020, 11:30 AM
Hi Filet and Release... wondering if your last week of the season eyes came through the ice or casting in open water?
My last Oneida trip was Saturday March 7th. Way to go!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Mar 22, 2020, 12:54 PM
Hi Filet and Release... wondering if your last week of the season eyes came through the ice or casting in open water?
My last Oneida trip was Saturday March 7th. Way to go!


Hes a crazy diehard like the rest of us and I'm sure he fished ice til he couldn't no more
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 22, 2020, 03:45 PM

Hes a crazy diehard like the rest of us and I'm sure he fished ice til he couldn't no more
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 That is true,  goon and I fished open water the last week as we had to give up on the ice as she was a little shaky 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Mar 24, 2020, 12:11 PM
Thanks for the reply Filet, I was thinking that might be the case.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 12, 2020, 06:37 PM
I figured I would dust this thread off.

Gonna be a while still though.

Surface temp was 39 yesterday and it went down a few degrees in a week. I hate to say it but a good dump of snow would help cool it off.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 12, 2020, 11:51 PM
I figured I would dust this thread off.

Gonna be a while still though.

Surface temp was 39 yesterday and it went down a few degrees in a week. I hate to say it but a good dump of snow would help cool it off.
  Yes sir some snow sure would help , colder temps are coming , think tonight may have been my last eye shore casting night ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 13, 2020, 07:35 AM
I bet you can squeak in another night or 2 after this week. The NOAA 8-14 day shows above average temps through Christmas after this cool down.

I might sneak the boat out one more time. The water level has dropped a lot in the past 2 weeks.

Hopefully we get a nice cold snap after New Years.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 13, 2020, 08:42 PM
Good to see you guys back! I’m ready for ice!!! 😈🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 14, 2020, 11:39 AM

 Got in the spirit and installed my Led Christmas lights in the 1 man , going to add add little more skirting to the clam as the material closest to the tub doesn’t lay flat for banking in
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 16, 2020, 06:08 AM
 Took a ride yesterday to see how some lakes looked , most are cooling nicely, 1 was about 2’ low , might see some action next week as I’m grounded for the weekend
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Dec 16, 2020, 06:32 AM
I found almost 2"s of clear solid ice yesterday.    If we dont get this stupid snow i might fish Sunday..... ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Dec 16, 2020, 06:44 AM
It would help some of the larger lakes if the wind would die down....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 16, 2020, 06:50 AM
It would help some of the larger lakes if the wind would die down....h2l

So true
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Dec 16, 2020, 08:10 AM
I must disagree that a calm day will make a lake freeze up quicker. Really wind causes more heat loss from a body of water than calm air.  I would rather reach my hands in my hole through the ice on a calm day than on a windy day having the same outside temperature. The wind will really cool off my hands quicker.  I will admit the lake may not free over on the windy day because the lake is churning, but as soon as it calms down thicker ice will form. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Adironzach on Dec 16, 2020, 08:59 AM
If its locked up, the wind wont effect the ice too much. The issue with wind, especially early, is that it'll break up and ruin new ice. I know Little Wolf in the adks had all the ice blown off of it yesterday due to the wind. If its too windy, chances a large body of water lock up are real slim
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Dec 16, 2020, 09:01 AM
I must disagree that a calm day will make a lake freeze up quicker. Really wind causes more heat loss from a body of water than calm air.  I would rather reach my hands in my hole through the ice on a calm day than on a windy day having the same outside temperature. The wind will really cool off my hands quicker.  I will admit the lake may not free over on the windy day because the lake is churning, but as soon as it calms down thicker ice will form.


You do know wind chill has no effect on making ice form faster. Do you self a test and put a beer in the bed of your truck and tape one to the top of your car and drive at 55 for 20 minutes when temp is below freezing When you get back both beers will be the same temp. Wind chill only effects mammals not anything else
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Dec 16, 2020, 10:52 AM
The only effect wind chill has on inanimate objects, such as car radiators and water pipes, is to shorten the amount of time for the object to cool. The inanimate object will not cool below the actual air temperature. So if it is windy and below 32°F, water (a lake) will freeze faster. Ice will form faster on a windy day. My Engineering studies in heat transfer makes me disagree with you.  Convective Heat Transfer

The equation for convection can be expressed as:

q = hc A dT                                         (1)
where
q = heat transferred per unit time (W, Btu/hr)
A = heat transfer area of the surface (m2, ft2)
hc = convective heat transfer coefficient of the process (W/(m2oC, Btu/(ft2 h oF))
dT = temperature difference between the surface and the bulk fluid (oC, F)

Put a thermometer in your beer cans and record temperature vs time and you will find that your beer can on the roof gets colder faster than the one behind the cab on your truck.  If it is 0° out the can on the roof will freeze faster at 55 mph than the one in the bed of your truck out of the wind.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 16, 2020, 12:35 PM
 Calm cold nights creates a sheet much faster than when it’s windy  ,
 All I know after 40+ years just give me 3”s of good ice , and I’m far from a rocket scientist 😜just an ol buzzard hoping to catch a fish 🎣 🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Dec 16, 2020, 12:48 PM
The only effect wind chill has on inanimate objects, such as car radiators and water pipes, is to shorten the amount of time for the object to cool. The inanimate object will not cool below the actual air temperature. So if it is windy and below 32°F, water (a lake) will freeze faster. Ice will form faster on a windy day. My Engineering studies in heat transfer makes me disagree with you.  Convective Heat Transfer

The equation for convection can be expressed as:

q = hc A dT                                         (1)
where
q = heat transferred per unit time (W, Btu/hr)
A = heat transfer area of the surface (m2, ft2)
hc = convective heat transfer coefficient of the process (W/(m2oC, Btu/(ft2 h oF))
dT = temperature difference between the surface and the bulk fluid (oC, F)

Put a thermometer in your beer cans and record temperature vs time and you will find that your beer can on the roof gets colder faster than the one behind the cab on your truck.  If it is 0° out the can on the roof will freeze faster at 55 mph than the one in the bed of your truck out of the wind.

Looks like Filet took his Post down before I could answer it but as always his experience is always right. Low wind chill below freezing does not make ice freeze until the air temp is below freezing. Until a pond is locked up high winds below freezing typically will disrupt the water surface to break up any skim before it can lock up but the body of water will be colder and freeze quicker when it calms down. And Fishing-Mission is right with his beer can analysis because the cold wind blowing across a metal can will "suck" the heat away faster so the beer will get colder "faster" but never get any colder than the actual temperature of the wind. Everyone is right, ehhh. Not more important we need a week of those calm, cold, nights. Cya.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Dec 16, 2020, 01:07 PM
Let’s hope we get some below zero weather to form some good ice so we all can get out for some ice fishing.  I am hopeful for early January, but the way things have been the last few years that is unlikely.  Unfortunately, the woolly caterpillars show a lot of brown in their middle, so I hope the old wife’s tale about them predicting winter is wrong.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 17, 2020, 05:14 AM
 Last year my first day on the ice was December 22 and my last  day was March 13 neither were on Oneida 😃
 

 

 
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 17, 2020, 05:52 AM
12/22 was my first day on Oneida as well Fred. My last day on Oneida was 3/8 and 4 days later I had the boat out.

I am guessing mid January. Everything I read points to a warmer than normal winter.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FigBish on Dec 17, 2020, 08:51 AM
New to the site. How was the "fall-eye" bite this year?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Dec 17, 2020, 09:23 AM
Well fellers......the time has come to let my better half enjoy the warmth of a southern climate...south for the winter months...my ice fishing career is coming to an end after 50+ yrs........gonna be a hard transition for myself but hopefully will adapt to some S. Carolina fishing.......and maybe a round of golf or 2........she's earned it , putting up with me for so long............ya'll have a great and safe ice season and save a few for me for next spring.......P.S.-( might have to grab a quick flight home for a week or so.....shhhh)...lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Dec 17, 2020, 09:27 AM
Well fellers......the time has come to let my better half enjoy the warmth of a southern climate...south for the winter months...my ice fishing career is coming to an end after 50+ yrs........gonna be a hard transition for myself but hopefully will adapt to some S. Carolina fishing.......and maybe a round of golf or 2........she's earned it , putting up with me for so long............ya'll have a great and safe ice season and save a few for me for next spring.......P.S.-( might have to grab a quick flight home for a week or so.....shhhh)...lol


You'll have to Quartine to the ice the whole time your here call it home so they don't harass you lol 😂🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: youngblood on Dec 17, 2020, 10:33 AM
Well fellers......the time has come to let my better half enjoy the warmth of a southern climate...south for the winter months...my ice fishing career is coming to an end after 50+ yrs........gonna be a hard transition for myself but hopefully will adapt to some S. Carolina fishing.......and maybe a round of golf or 2........she's earned it , putting up with me for so long............ya'll have a great and safe ice season and save a few for me for next spring.......P.S.-( might have to grab a quick flight home for a week or so.....shhhh)...lol
  Best of luck. Your ice reports will be greatly missed. Thanks for all of the detailed ice reports over the years. You know what they say happy wife happy life.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 17, 2020, 11:45 AM
New to the site. How was the "fall-eye" bite this year?
Can’t speak for others but I’m really pleased with my results , third best year I have had in 30+ , I only count legal fish ,
 But for the percentage fish landed to trips is the best Ive ever had
   But you have to consider the huge population of walleyes in Oneida
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trundog on Dec 17, 2020, 12:08 PM
New to the site. How was the "fall-eye" bite this year?

shore fishing and wading was great!  The bite started earlier this year, as early as I can remember anyway and continued right through last Friday for me.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 17, 2020, 12:09 PM
Well fellers......the time has come to let my better half enjoy the warmth of a southern climate...south for the winter months...my ice fishing career is coming to an end after 50+ yrs........gonna be a hard transition for myself but hopefully will adapt to some S. Carolina fishing.......and maybe a round of golf or 2........she's earned it , putting up with me for so long............ya'll have a great and safe ice season and save a few for me for next spring.......P.S.-( might have to grab a quick flight home for a week or so.....shhhh)...lol
Going to miss your reports and our occasional ice sharing ,
  Keep in touch , when things get better save me a seat in the boat
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 17, 2020, 12:33 PM
Have a great winter Scout. We will miss your reports.

You should have convinced her to go to Arizona and you could chase Coues Deer (mini whitetails) in the rut!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 20, 2020, 07:51 AM
Sad to say we lost a good one guys. My ice fishing buddy and friend Perky has passed away after a tough fight with cancer. He will be greatly missed and it won’t be the same without him on the ice. RIP my friend

https://obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/obituary.aspx?n=george-perkins-perk&pid=197318365
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Dec 20, 2020, 07:55 AM
Sorry to hear, may he RIP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 20, 2020, 07:56 AM
 
 Thanks for posting Bob
 I’ll never forget that day panfishing , omg , that was hilarious, he chewed that guys ass out , I bet that guys butt is still red 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: iceman260 on Dec 20, 2020, 08:07 AM
Sorry to hear may he R.I.P.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 20, 2020, 08:31 AM
That is sad news Bobby.

I didn’t really know Perky but I know my dad did.

Did he fish Ontario sometimes? I remember a story about him losing a pole with a fish on it while trolling. Then he circled around until he hooked the pole and I think he got the fish too.

I am pretty sure it was Perky but I probably heard that story about 25 years ago so I could be wrong!

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 20, 2020, 08:45 AM
Thanks guys. He was a hell of a fisherman. Fred that was classic Perky. Thought I was gonna have to save his ass a few times out on the ice when he would go on a rant lol. Bruce I never heard that story but it could be from his younger days.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bart on Dec 20, 2020, 10:07 AM
Sorry for your loss. My thoughts and Prayers will be with his family and friends. May he rest in peace...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Dec 20, 2020, 12:54 PM
Sad to say we lost a good one guys. My ice fishing buddy and friend Perky has passed away after a tough fight with cancer. He will be greatly missed and it won’t be the same without him on the ice. RIP my friend

https://obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/obituary.aspx?n=george-perkins-perk&pid=197318365



Bob I'm sorry for our loss l. Him and my Buddy Hoss are watching over all of us now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 20, 2020, 01:02 PM
my prayers   to family and  friends 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 20, 2020, 03:52 PM
Sorry for your loss Bobby. There will never be another Perky. RIP!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Dec 21, 2020, 04:43 AM
Sorry for your loss  :'(  thoughts and prayers to family and friends  :(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Dec 21, 2020, 06:44 AM
Well fellers......the time has come to let my better half enjoy the warmth of a southern climate...south for the winter months...my ice fishing career is coming to an end after 50+ yrs........gonna be a hard transition for myself but hopefully will adapt to some S. Carolina fishing.......and maybe a round of golf or 2........she's earned it , putting up with me for so long............ya'll have a great and safe ice season and save a few for me for next spring.......P.S.-( might have to grab a quick flight home for a week or so.....shhhh)...lol

Enjoy the warm weather, Scout! Thanks for all your great reports over the years.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Dec 21, 2020, 06:48 AM
So sorry to hear about Perky. I met him for the first time fishing the slips last spring. We chatted and I got to hear a lot of great stories about the old days. What a great guy. RIP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Dec 21, 2020, 07:02 AM
Perky was one heck of a fisherman. He will be missed.   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: alfed on Dec 21, 2020, 05:53 PM
Sad to say we lost a good one guys. My ice fishing buddy and friend Perky has passed away after a tough fight with cancer. He will be greatly missed and it won’t be the same without him on the ice. RIP my friend

https://obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/obituary.aspx?n=george-perkins-perk&pid=197318365
I'm sorry for your loss Deadeyez! I know all to well how you feel. I lost my best friend, hunting and fishing buddy  Kevin "Hoss" Giannone, for 42 years in September due to cancer also..  It's a big void after spending pretty much every weekend together for the past 4 decades.  It's really tipped things upside down.  Its kinda taken the wind out of my sails.  But I guess it's time to jump back on the saddle.  RIP HOSS AND PERKY
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 21, 2020, 06:39 PM
Thanks for the kind words everyone. All we can do is keep on truckin...our friends that pass wouldn’t want it any other way 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Dec 21, 2020, 06:50 PM
Thanks for the kind words everyone. All we can do is keep on truckin...our friends that pass wouldn’t want it any other way 😁


When ya hook into that throphy fish this winter remember it's Perky or Hoss looking out for all those they touched
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 22, 2020, 06:22 AM

 Alfred Sorry to here of your lose of your friend ,
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 22, 2020, 06:35 AM

 Ok Bobby , Yesterday  was my last shore casting night for eyes , I was lucky no skunks this fall in 21 trip ,  it’s time to start looking at ice , I know guys have been out with some nice catches ,I’ll be out crawling around soon , most likely not Oneida , perch or pans it’s all good 🎣🕳
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 22, 2020, 09:59 AM
can i talk ya into a  open water  shore    night  for  walleyes  in my  secret monster hole  fred :) .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 22, 2020, 10:43 AM
can i talk ya into a  open water  shore    night  for  walleyes  in my  secret monster hole  fred :) .....
Think it’s time to stow my casting rod and those six lures away and start loading my ice gear in the truck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Dec 22, 2020, 11:51 AM
I got plenty of storage room ill stow them 6 lures for ya free of charge if ya like lol  ;) might be a while before any safe ice besides big bay in that pond
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 22, 2020, 12:07 PM
I got plenty of storage room ill stow them 6 lures for ya free of charge if ya like lol  ;) might be a while before any safe ice besides big bay in that pond
Thanks I found room , think your right about the main lake
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: alfed on Dec 24, 2020, 11:57 AM
Alfred Sorry to here of your lose of your friend ,
Thank you. Hoss and I could routinely catch fish on every body of water except one. Onieda! Damn it's a humbling lake if you don't fish it often. We had 30 fish days on open water but can't remember ever catching our limit thru the ice. Come hell or high water I'm going to show him it can be done this year weather permitting. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 24, 2020, 05:43 PM

 My eldest thinks of her Dad , I was needing some new drop shot weights , what ya think

(https://i.postimg.cc/gxPstKgv/AB7-A1188-5348-41-E4-9465-332210-A339-CF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gxPstKgv)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 24, 2020, 06:05 PM
My eldest thinks of her Dad , I was needing some new drop shot weights , what ya think

(https://i.postimg.cc/gxPstKgv/AB7-A1188-5348-41-E4-9465-332210-A339-CF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gxPstKgv)
Well, Freddie....now you can go balls deep!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 24, 2020, 06:27 PM
=))
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 24, 2020, 07:26 PM
Lol welcome to the club! 😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 24, 2020, 08:23 PM
Lol welcome to the club! 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wiredstone on Dec 25, 2020, 04:28 AM
Merry Christmas
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Dec 25, 2020, 05:07 AM
Merry Christmas all !!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hijinks on Dec 26, 2020, 07:32 AM
Merry Xmas!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 26, 2020, 11:43 AM
Merry Christmas to all!! That is quite the resume’ on Your profile Hijinks....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 26, 2020, 11:55 AM
Merry Christmas to all!! That is quite the resume’ on Your profile Hijinks....
Yes sir especially the 2019 walleye catch 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 26, 2020, 12:32 PM
Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 26, 2020, 01:17 PM
13 pike  in one  day on oneida  lake  is  pretty interesting
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Dec 26, 2020, 04:54 PM
13 pike  in one  day on oneida  lake  is  pretty interesting

  That young man can teach you a thing or two mister......      ::) ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 26, 2020, 05:13 PM
 
 13 northerns in a day from Oneida , ? That is quite a feat on Oneida  :bow: :bow:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 26, 2020, 05:18 PM
  That young man can teach you a thing or two mister......      ::) ::)

yeah well i'll tell ya  what he  ain't going to  show  me is  13 northern pike on ineida  in one  day ...but he  does  have  some good dance  moves
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Dec 26, 2020, 05:29 PM
Prolly meant 13 walleye Pike
Picks no problem, eyes not out of ordinary
True northern hmmmm
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Dec 26, 2020, 05:44 PM
I gonna go out on a limb and say that it was 13 pike in one day, not necessarily on Oneida, in 2019
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 26, 2020, 05:49 PM

 http:// 2019 - Iced 486 keeper perch. 83 walleyes. 43 Crappie. 2 Boubot from Oneida and 13 pike in one day.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Dec 26, 2020, 05:56 PM
I was playing Devil’s advocate....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 26, 2020, 06:02 PM
I was playing Devil’s advocate....
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😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FingerLaker607 on Dec 26, 2020, 06:05 PM
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the guy just likes to have fun and doesn't take this site too seriously ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 26, 2020, 06:11 PM
I gonna go out on a limb and say that it was 13 pike in one day, not necessarily on Oneida, in 2019

that  or  he  is  confused about  northern pike  and  big pickerel
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 26, 2020, 06:14 PM
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the guy just likes to have fun and doesn't take this site too seriously ::)
Yep that must be it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 26, 2020, 06:16 PM
in  1986 i  killed  a  12  pack out there  just to see it  die....that  count
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Dec 26, 2020, 06:18 PM
When I played football at Polk High I once scored 4 touchdowns in one game
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: step2jimi on Dec 26, 2020, 06:21 PM
Definitely looks like he's joking to me. I did catch a tiny little norther off north shore last year. He was mixed in with a bunch of tiny eyes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 26, 2020, 06:21 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/WDD9L3kW/did-someone-say-bigguns.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WDD9L3kW)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: step2jimi on Dec 26, 2020, 06:23 PM
When I played football at Polk High I once scored 4 touchdowns in one game

Thats a damn lie. I know the guy who did and unless you sell shoes you weren't him! Fake news.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 26, 2020, 06:30 PM
 

Never caught a fish on Oneida but I did stayed at a holiday inn once 🏨
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bart on Dec 26, 2020, 06:42 PM
I don't doubt the 13 pikes...  but the "2016 - Voted Best Grandpa"?  I was the 2016 Best grandpa! I have a commemorative mug celebrating the moment even. I bought it at a garage sale, but it still counts!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 27, 2020, 05:15 AM
 By the looks of the forecast doesn’t look good at least for the main lake
 Guess I better gas up the truck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 27, 2020, 05:59 AM
freddie  i'm  tying  big  jigs  up i  have a  idea where i'm going
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 27, 2020, 06:04 AM
 
 Trapp Wish you were closer I have some all tied for just that occasion,
 Good luck ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: joefish on Dec 27, 2020, 06:11 AM
I Have a Bridge to sell, wonder if he would be interested ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 27, 2020, 06:53 AM

 Trapp Wish you were closer I have some all tied for just that occasion,
 Good luck ,

freddie  it'll get  me threw  until oneida  freezes lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 27, 2020, 07:24 AM

 Ok Trapp
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hijinks on Dec 27, 2020, 07:27 AM
13 pike  in one  day on oneida  lake  is  pretty interesting

Walleye pike. Picks I think they call them trapper. Didn’t mean to offend you.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hijinks on Dec 27, 2020, 07:28 AM
I don't doubt the 13 pikes...  but the "2016 - Voted Best Grandpa"?  I was the 2016 Best grandpa! I have a commemorative mug celebrating the moment even. I bought it at a garage sale, but it still counts!

Wrong - I have all my T-shirts framed, and donating them to the Best Grandpa hall of Fame in Ohio.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hijinks on Dec 27, 2020, 07:30 AM
that  or  he  is  confused about  northern pike  and  big pickerel

Wow! Someone finally read it correctly. Trapper for the win!
Still a clown.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 27, 2020, 07:50 AM
Wow! Someone finally read it correctly. Trapper for the win!
Still a clown.

 :roflmao:  well  no matter what ....your  a  hell of  a dancer 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hijinks on Dec 27, 2020, 08:04 AM
:roflmao:  well  no matter what ....your  a  hell of  a dancer

Thank you - It’s how I dance by you at Pete’s.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 27, 2020, 11:58 AM
When I played football at Polk High I once scored 4 touchdowns in one game
Well mr al bundy it an honor to meet you. Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 28, 2020, 01:21 AM

 The forecast doesn’t look to good for the main lake , it will happen but in the mean time guess I’ll hit the road this week
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Timmydann on Dec 28, 2020, 07:05 AM
I'll be searching for ice also, let us know if you find some safe ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 28, 2020, 06:28 PM
i  think  we'll need  to  drive to get on hard  water .... maybe go shoot some  bunnys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 28, 2020, 08:29 PM
The forecast doesn’t look to good for the main lake , it will happen but in the mean time guess I’ll hit the road this week

It keeps getting worse every time I check it.

It will be at least a few weeks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Dec 28, 2020, 08:36 PM
i  think  we'll need  to  drive to get on hard  water .... maybe go shoot some  bunnys


I'm game to shoot bunnies
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 29, 2020, 07:46 AM
i think i tied  more  jigs  then i  ever tied  before  .... lost alot  too  but having  fun ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Dec 29, 2020, 05:26 PM
  Lets all do an ice dance under the moon tonight
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Dec 29, 2020, 06:37 PM
  Lets all do an ice dance under the moon tonight
yes this and put everything away that'll help also 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 29, 2020, 06:44 PM
heat bills  are  low thats  not bad
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Dec 29, 2020, 07:13 PM
  Lets all do an ice dance under the moon tonight

Or, return all the new gear we bought in anticipation of having ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 29, 2020, 07:28 PM
golf  clubs on  sale at dicks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Dec 29, 2020, 08:00 PM
  WHAT !?  Put stuff away  ??   Return all my good stuff I bought ??      Not on your life   I've been ice dancin since I filled my deer tag and that was opening day 
       I need some ice and I need it bad   Kinda like a junkie waiting for a fix, I need it bad
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 30, 2020, 03:45 AM
 

Or, return all the new gear we bought in anticipation of having ice
Ok relax ,attend a few meetings at your local IFA , that should help you through your difficult time 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Dec 30, 2020, 07:11 AM

Ok relax ,attend a few meetings at your local IFA , that should help you through your difficult time 😉

Reverse psychology never worked for me 🤪
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 30, 2020, 10:21 AM
heat bills  are  low thats  not bad

And good for the deer. Of course they have got off pretty easy for several years in a row now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 30, 2020, 05:56 PM
well i had to keep myself  busy and reload


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Dec 31, 2020, 05:20 AM
well i had to keep myself  busy and reload


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Nice looking jigs there Trapper. Come on down this way. We have a few places with fishable ice. I'm going Friday for my first outing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 31, 2020, 05:38 AM
al i  tried  calling you  your  phone  just   rings  busy last  few  days
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Dec 31, 2020, 06:50 AM
Nice looking jigs there Trapper. Come on down this way. We have a few places with fishable ice. I'm going Friday for my first outing.


Sounds like fun wish I could join ya . I'll just be here at home for the next 9 days if anyone needs me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 31, 2020, 06:59 AM
yeah  brad and  al  and  i  know  a  spot  with good  ice  and  gaint  perch    catching  one  every drop    keeping  nothing under  11 inchers  and  no limits  ....to bad ya  can't  come  with us  ....  what a  shame.....

those  9  days  will go  quickly  and  ya  got  to  spend  christmas  with family  ^5
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Dec 31, 2020, 08:11 AM
yeah  brad and  al  and  i  know  a  spot  with good  ice  and  gaint  perch    catching  one  every drop    keeping  nothing under  11 inchers  and  no limits  ....to bad ya  can't  come  with us  ....  what a  shame.....

those  9  days  will go  quickly  and  ya  got  to  spend  christmas  with family  ^5


Yes I got to spend Christmas with my Mom first time in 10 years and she got her first every Christmas with any grandkids. 9 days won't be bad got a new Ice rod and have a few projects 2 work on. Then I'll join you clowns as long at ya don't bring that Bigguy lol.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 31, 2020, 08:20 AM
seeing you can't  go  for  9  days  can i  borrow  your new  rod?????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Dec 31, 2020, 09:17 AM
seeing you can't  go  for  9  days  can i  borrow  your new  rod?????

Yea as long as you hold you breath for the whole trip from your house to mine
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Dec 31, 2020, 10:52 AM
al i  tried  calling you  your  phone  just   rings  busy last  few  days
That's weird. The telemarketers don't have any trouble reaching me to tell me that my warranty is up. LOL Perhaps your not calling the correct number? I'll give you a call later after work.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BigHurt7 on Dec 31, 2020, 11:40 AM
Hey guys,
New to the forum. Anyone seeing good ice anywhere close by? Got this Saturday off and wanna waste some time.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Dec 31, 2020, 06:21 PM
al i  tried  calling you  your  phone  just   rings  busy last  few  days


Trap I tried calling you tag your it. Al I lost your number when I got a new phone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Dec 31, 2020, 06:55 PM
I tried calling trap and no answer either. He's got a lot of calls to return. Brad I'll send you a text.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: xxxbeer247 on Dec 31, 2020, 07:15 PM
When you guys set your tip ups out for Walters do you use treble hooks or “J” hooks? Also which size for the hook and do you use any barrel sinkers to keep the bait down?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 31, 2020, 07:22 PM
i  don't use  tip ups  for  walleyes i really  can't  help you  on that beer  sorry man


i  checked  my phone  my  battery  was dead  so i'm  charging it i'll call you guys  in the  morning
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Dec 31, 2020, 07:40 PM
Mostly just jig or dead stick for the Walters myself not sayin I set the lake on fire though lol. I prefer a size 1/0 j hook with med shinner and 4’ mono 6 lb test leader myself in the rare occasion I do set some tips up for them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Jan 01, 2021, 04:56 AM
i  don't use  tip ups  for  walleyes i really  can't  help you  on that beer  sorry man


i  checked  my phone  my  battery  was dead  so i'm  charging it i'll call you guys  in the  morning
try me later in the afternoon. I'll be on the ice in the morning. No service there. 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 01, 2021, 07:09 AM
Happy New Year everyone. Hope 2021 is a better year. Have a safe ice season!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 01, 2021, 07:34 AM
Hey guys,
New to the forum. Anyone seeing good ice anywhere close by? Got this Saturday off and wanna waste some time.
Welcome to the site. There isn’t any safe ice on Oneida lake or surrounding waters. Going to be awhile for this area.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BigHurt7 on Jan 01, 2021, 10:25 AM
Welcome to the site. There isn’t any safe ice on Oneida lake or surrounding waters. Going to be awhile for this area.

Yeah I live near Oneida. Heard Lake Moraine had some just didnt know if anyone had been out. Hope we get a cold spell soon.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Marauder2008 on Jan 02, 2021, 10:59 AM
Yeah I live near Oneida. Heard Lake Moraine had some just didnt know if anyone had been out. Hope we get a cold spell soon.

Just a word of advice, Moraine was sketchy before the warm up this morning.  Now with the rain and almost 40* temps, I would stay away.  It was 3.5 inches at best 2 days ago, with open water off the boat launch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BigHurt7 on Jan 02, 2021, 11:15 AM
Just a word of advice, Moraine was sketchy before the warm up this morning.  Now with the rain and almost 40* temps, I would stay away.  It was 3.5 inches at best 2 days ago, with open water off the boat launch

Just got back off of the ice. Went out to the middle of the lake and there was 4 inches. It was slushy from the weather last night but plenty safe. But I deffinitley saw the open water by the culvert but thats to be expected.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 02, 2021, 11:38 AM
Just got back off of the ice. Went out to the middle of the lake and there was 4 inches. It was slushy from the weather last night but plenty safe. But I deffinitley saw the open water by the culvert but thats to be expected.

  This is Oneida lake thread . People might read this and think that’s what your referring to. Not lake moraine ..
 You can go to the conditions board and post your report there. ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 02, 2021, 11:58 AM
Just got back off of the ice. Went out to the middle of the lake and there was 4 inches. It was slushy from the weather last night but plenty safe. But I deffinitley saw the open water by the culvert but thats to be expected.



Please NOONE THINK HES TAKING ABOUT ONEIDA. ONEIDA IS OPEN WATER
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BigHurt7 on Jan 02, 2021, 12:10 PM
Sorry my fault
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hooking on Jan 02, 2021, 03:41 PM
Hey folks, CT resident new to the ice last season. Visiting some family in Jamesville late January and would love to spend a few hours on a new lake if the ice is safe. Any reliable public access spots/launches on the southern edge, where some others may be around for safety in numbers? Not looking for anyone’s honey hole or anything - just a reliably safe area to drill some holes and have some beers. Thanks guys!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 02, 2021, 04:01 PM

 By late January you should be good on Oneida , keep an eye on this thread , many of us post , apps bait and tackle has everything you may need and great info as many of us tell Rick and Dave , how our day was
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 02, 2021, 04:02 PM



Please NOONE THINK HES TAKING ABOUT ONEIDA. ONEIDA IS OPEN WATER
x2!!! ONEIDA LAKE IS OPEN WATER!!! He’s damn lucky he didn’t get wet. What ice is left on that lake, he walked on, is junk.

We’ll get safe ice at some point guys. We don’t want to hear about any accidents or death. Stay safe!!!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mrbaiter on Jan 02, 2021, 05:17 PM
hey hooking possible spots on south shore of Oneida lake could be Oneida shores park--Muskrat bay--Williams beach--south shore boat launch or Chapman park just not sure what ice will be like  no good now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hooking on Jan 02, 2021, 06:19 PM
hey hooking possible spots on south shore of Oneida lake could be Oneida shores park--Muskrat bay--Williams beach--south shore boat launch or Chapman park just not sure what ice will be like  no good now

Mrbaiter and Filet, thanks for the tips. I’ll keep Apps in mind for a bait shop on the north shore. If any good local run shops on the south shore, will take your suggestions. Looking forward to reading how you guys do this month.  Nice active thread.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 02, 2021, 06:31 PM
hooking  you can  access the oneida  lake  web cams  also  and  see the  lake  from your house 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cerhardt161 on Jan 02, 2021, 07:12 PM
Mrbaiter and Filet, thanks for the tips. I’ll keep Apps in mind for a bait shop on the north shore. If any good local run shops on the south shore, will take your suggestions. Looking forward to reading how you guys do this month.  Nice active thread.
Baitshop called “Cookies” On the south shore they do a great job there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 02, 2021, 07:20 PM
Lakeside outfitters right on 31 where you turn to go to Lewis point. If your heading East just past Flo’s dinner. Haven’t been yet this year stopped in a handful of times last year. Good guys all the basics and a good minnow and grub selection every time I went
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db on Jan 02, 2021, 07:22 PM
Lakeside outfitters awesome guys always helpful and are open early in the morning 5 am i think
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mrbaiter on Jan 03, 2021, 05:25 AM
there is also Vern & Mikes on Bartell Rd in Brewerton plaza
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Jan 04, 2021, 07:07 PM
Well fellers......the time has come to let my better half enjoy the warmth of a southern climate...south for the winter months...my ice fishing career is coming to an end after 50+ yrs........gonna be a hard transition for myself but hopefully will adapt to some S. Carolina fishing.......and maybe a round of golf or 2........she's earned it , putting up with me for so long............ya'll have a great and safe ice season and save a few for me for next spring.......P.S.-( might have to grab a quick flight home for a week or so.....shhhh)...lol
just getting on here. Sad post to see. Thanks for all the info you’ve given me last year and spots to try out and letting me follow you out to your honey holes. I’ll be sure to keep them nice and warm for you this year 😜! Have a good time in the south!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 08, 2021, 09:29 AM
this weather is no good no cold temps at all, there was an article today syr.com cold temps around the 18th coming in jet stream is predicted to drop hard and stay cold for the end of the month and bring down polar vortex but its also saying possibly heavy snow with it ugh... who knows
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 08, 2021, 05:07 PM
Frustrating to say the least  :-\
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Jan 08, 2021, 05:21 PM
this weather is no good no cold temps at all, there was an article today syr.com cold temps around the 18th coming in jet stream is predicted to drop hard and stay cold for the end of the month and bring down polar vortex but its also saying possibly heavy snow with it ugh... who knows

A lot of models agree with what the news is saying...however because the great lakes are so warm they also say that lake effect snows could be particularly heavy and stretch some distance away from the lakes.  I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 09, 2021, 05:44 AM


  Lowaccord 66
 No mud chickens in Oneida lake 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 09, 2021, 08:52 AM
well cant see much open water but this morning but i doubt it will hold
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 09, 2021, 10:17 AM
Yeah. It was beautiful this morning but it’s paper thin skim ice and that sun is high so I’d expect it to be near wide open again in a few hours. At least it’s ready to go though.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 09, 2021, 01:16 PM
From Constantia it looked like the western half skimmed a little better than eastern half. That’s usually how it goes. I remember when Reeleyez posted a satellite image of the lake few years back and you could see that line where half the lake froze before the other.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 09, 2021, 01:28 PM
It’s a start. Hopefully they are right about the temp drop coming up. Channel 9 seems fairly confident about it.

Here is sat image from this afternoon. It’s tough to see any ice but being glare ice it might not show up very well. Ironically it’s the first day we’ve had clear skies in quite a while.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tg8 on Jan 09, 2021, 02:06 PM
With the lake being sooo low are there any good launches to at least get out on my boat? I am thinking Godfrey?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 09, 2021, 02:25 PM
well right now from what i can see lake is covered in thin ice im sure theres open water some places and can change by the hour, but all the marinas are iced in lunch i think will be difficult
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tg8 on Jan 09, 2021, 03:11 PM
Thq for the tip. Keuka for jumbos it is then.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 09, 2021, 04:12 PM
Yeah. Where I am is never the first to get good ice. I always have to travel a bit for my first few trips of the season. Either south, east or west.

The good news is the skim held. Shot going the other way.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 09, 2021, 04:29 PM
That’s an awesome pic Chow! Nothing like winter sunsets on Oneida
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 09, 2021, 04:34 PM
That’s an awesome pic Chow! Nothing like winter sunsets on Oneida

X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db on Jan 09, 2021, 05:04 PM
Awesome photo
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 09, 2021, 05:27 PM

 That’s a great pic 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 09, 2021, 05:29 PM
Yeah. It's not a bad view. I think it'd be a little better taken from about a half mile out with 3 fresh eyes on the ice. But, in due time...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 09, 2021, 06:11 PM
Yeah. It's not a bad view. I think it'd be a little better taken from about a half mile out with 3 fresh eyes on the ice. But, in due time...
Absolutely 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 09, 2021, 06:18 PM
Yeah. It's not a bad view. I think it'd be a little better taken from about a half mile out with 3 fresh eyes on the ice. But, in due time...
x1000 lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 09, 2021, 08:53 PM
Yeah. Where I am is never the first to get good ice. I always have to travel a bit for my first few trips of the season. Either south, east or west.

The good news is the skim held. Shot going the other way.


(https://i.postimg.cc/4n1zL50J/7-CD87970-20-D3-4-F97-9-A95-C557327925-DE.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4n1zL50J)
Great pic, Bob!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 10, 2021, 10:24 AM
UGH we need cold temps before we get snow, the lake has a thin layer of ice no snow cold temps would make ice fast,,,,,,,,,,but it appears we are weeks away from any cold temps and safe ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 10, 2021, 04:28 PM
Anyone climb the new rock wall by the right of way today? Someone is going to bust their butt going over that thing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 10, 2021, 04:59 PM
Anyone climb the new rock wall by the right of way today? Someone is going to bust their butt going over that thing.
What rock wall might that be
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 10, 2021, 05:13 PM
What rock wall might that be

Probably BB. It almost seems like crowd control.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Nysportxman on Jan 10, 2021, 05:31 PM
Probably BB. It almost seems like crowd control.

About 3 years ago I scouted that right of way during the summer to see if I could launch my kayak there.  There was a gentleman there in the middle of removing the boulders and snapped at me when I asked if it was public access.  Not wanting any confrontation, I just nodded and left.  I knew it was a lie as I know people accessed it during ice fishing.  He was surely one of the residents in the adjacent properties.  That access has gotten worse every year since.  I wonder where he put all of the boulders.   ;D

It wont be long for that drop to get deeper and deeper due to the erosion from the water coming out of the pipe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 10, 2021, 06:04 PM
i heard a deer went threw the ice towards chapman today didnt make it out.....did not see it myself
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 10, 2021, 06:08 PM
Probably BB. It almost seems like crowd control.

the  people that live  next door  do that  ,someone will get hurt  ,stupid ,i think it's a law suit awaiting

i picked my slide up  right  there and the lay was waiting yelling at me  till she seen i was videoing her .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 10, 2021, 07:16 PM
Same story every year for that “right of way”! Not sure why the DEC or township hasn’t done something to make an access for people to access BB. Those folks on that access have been rude to many anglers over the years. That access is dangerous to get on/off the ice. It’s been 8 years maybe since I’ve used it last. I have a short fuse for rude people.😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 10, 2021, 07:51 PM
never fished BB dont like crowds, but talking about right of ways got lil knowledge most people land owners dont mind but people getting on the water its when trash and other people that dont respect it ruin it for others
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rippinlips89 on Jan 10, 2021, 10:43 PM
My wife and I are coming up this upcoming weekend  we would like to get on big bay if possible. Could any of you give me a road name or something on where to park to get on BIG bay?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Jan 11, 2021, 02:03 AM
My wife and I are coming up this upcoming weekend  we would like to get on big bay if possible. Could any of you give me a road name or something on where to park to get on BIG bay?
Take Rt 11 out of Cicero, cross Oneida River then turn right on Rt 37 follow it back under Rt 81, a few roads down is Camic Rd, turn right follow it to Big Bay Marina.  When you get there ask where to park.  You can also goggle Big Bay Marina for the directions.  Oneida just skimmed over, you might want to call a bait shops in Brewerton (Vern and Mikes Oneida Bait 315-668-1130) before you leave to make sure there is fishable ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rippinlips89 on Jan 11, 2021, 04:20 AM
Take Rt 11 out of Cicero, cross Oneida River then turn right on Rt 37 follow it back under Rt 81, a few roads down is Camic Rd, turn right follow it to Big Bay Marina.  When you get there ask where to park.  You can also goggle Big Bay Marina for the directions.  Oneida just skimmed over, you might want to call a bait shops in Brewerton (Vern and Mikes Oneida Bait 315-668-1130) before you leave to make sure there is fishable ice.
Thanks for the info perch chaser , I actually called Vern and mikes yesterday he told me there was 5” on big bay and guys were out there fishing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2021, 04:45 AM

 Hey rippinlips , I’d check with Vern and mike about getting on at big bay marina , to see if it is safe to get on there , as it is not far from the river
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 11, 2021, 05:50 AM
Hey rippinlips , I’d check with Vern and mike about getting on at big bay marina , to see if it is safe to get on there , as it is not far from the river

X2 on this. I am not sure if the section around BB Marina stayed froze after the last warm up.

SPUD!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 11, 2021, 06:11 AM
never fished BB dont like crowds, but talking about right of ways got lil knowledge most people land owners dont mind but people getting on the water its when trash and other people that dont respect it ruin it for others
I agree. The ones that don’t respect it, ruin it for the ones with respect. Everybody has to do their part to keep things clean!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 11, 2021, 06:23 AM
My wife and I are coming up this upcoming weekend  we would like to get on big bay if possible. Could any of you give me a road name or something on where to park to get on BIG bay?
Yes I’d definitely check with the bait shop again before you head up. Forecast says high of 43 on Thursday and high of 48 on Friday with chance of rain.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 11, 2021, 06:26 AM
Mid 40’s and rain on Friday isn’t good. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rippinlips89 on Jan 11, 2021, 06:45 AM
Thanks for the help everyone.  I will definitely check in with the bait shop on Friday   This weather sucks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2021, 07:17 AM
the  big bay access issue  has nothing to  do with trash  it had to do with  the  home owners next to the access  don't like  people going  next to their home  ,it started   years ago they posted the access  they gated the access  the  town opened it up  they  removed   rocks to make the access a  4 foot drop off ....i think  tis  is a law suit in the making  ....i have  personally been attacked (verbally) by the homeowner  for   picking  my  stuff up on the road ...i threw  my  jet sled in the back of my car .....this is a  on going  battle  i hope   all the  people   going out on the  ice  take a  few minutes  to throw  some of the rocks back where they belong ......  we can have the access back tothe way it should be in no time...calling  the town may not be a  bad idea  these people  are not going to stop
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Jan 11, 2021, 08:05 AM
Access is always an issue no matter where you go, property owners think they have more rights to the lake than anyone else. The state should look at making better access on Big Bay.  Does anyone have a picture of this rock barrier?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jaker112 on Jan 11, 2021, 09:29 AM
The only problem with that trapper is the guy put mortar in and around the whole wall he built, I’m sure it wouldn’t be good if people started ripping it apart!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pikemanEd on Jan 11, 2021, 09:44 AM
The only problem with that trapper is the guy put mortar in and around the whole wall he built, I’m sure it wouldn’t be good if people started ripping it apart!
you should look into if he got a permit for that work if he did the work without a permit he may be forced to put it back to its original condition before they even removed the rocks in the first place l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2021, 09:51 AM
where you acces isn't his land that belongs to the down  thats a  drain pie  for the road i'm honestly surprized the town allows his foolishness  someone will get hurt
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jaker112 on Jan 11, 2021, 10:14 AM
Only a matter of time before someone is hurt, don’t bring a shanty if your alone because u won’t be able to pick it back up by yourself
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pikemanEd on Jan 11, 2021, 10:21 AM
where you acces isn't his land that belongs to the down  thats a  drain pie  for the road i'm honestly surprized the town allows his foolishness  someone will get hurt
town should definitely be notified that the homeowner has removed riprap from the shoreline that is 100% against the law. And created a unsafe area to access the lake im sure the town would fix it or make them fix it if it could be proven they did it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Nysportxman on Jan 11, 2021, 10:26 AM
where you acces isn't his land that belongs to the down  thats a  drain pie  for the road i'm honestly surprized the town allows his foolishness  someone will get hurt

When I talked to him, he boasted that he was a member of some town board and challenged me to verify that the access was private during the summers.  This made no sense to me as again, I knew it was open to the public for ice fishing.  I'm sure what he did was illegal, it's not exactly the same, but it's kind of similar to altering/diverting flow of a water way.

I'm not sure if it's within their power, but my concern is that if enough people complain, the town will most likely just close that access completely.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 11, 2021, 10:28 AM
Trying to keep Big Bay ice fishermen from using that access is like trying to keep squirrels off a bird feeders. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 11, 2021, 10:42 AM
Access is always an issue no matter where you go, property owners think they have more rights to the lake than anyone else. The state should look at making better access on Big Bay.  Does anyone have a picture of this rock barrier?

Matt - I will get you a pic this week unless someone posts one here first.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2021, 10:45 AM
i just  again talked to the DEC  ...tax maps  were  brought up  ,tat is  the property of the town of west monroe  you can google earth it ...don't take my word check for yourself so YOU KNOW '  me personally I'm old and  miserable if they bother me I'm going  to record them with my phone  and   report them  for "harassment during a legal activity.  last time they barricaded  the  access and the town came down and  removed it  ,  big thank you to officer brown for his help checking tax maps ,and i don't think it would hurt to call  the town of  west monroe and tell them  what that access looks like  what if someone falls   that is a hell of a law suit
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Jan 11, 2021, 11:10 AM
While reviewing the tax map I use, I see the right of way.  It is right between Scott Whittaker's parcel 293.20-02-33 and Donald Weber parcel 307.08-02-03.

If you want to see the right of way, a tax map can be found at https://rptsgisweb.oswegocounty.com/ParcelViewer/ (https://rptsgisweb.oswegocounty.com/ParcelViewer/).  I use it to look up who owns what. ::) The map can also be useful for tax grievance purposes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: setterman01 on Jan 11, 2021, 01:13 PM
I called and spoke at length about the Big Bay access with the West Monroe Town Clerk. She has referred me over to the Town Assessor. I urge everyone who has a concern with this to do the same. She is very nice and has been thoroughly briefed on the issue. That is a very small office and a couple dozen phone call about the same issue would help ensure a prompt response. Please consider giving them a call.

As far as the wall requiring a permit, the landowner would'nt need one unless the wall was 6' or more. If the wall wasn't built on the owners property, then that is obviously a violation.

The major question is whether or not that 10' easement is a public easement. It may, as I was told, be just for drainage. I can assure you that I will have an answer in the near future. I can also assure you that I will be making a formal complaint about the placement of the new structure as soon as I have all of the facts.

Again, the best way to get a quick response, even if its not the one we're hoping for, is for everyone to do their part. If you want to fish over there and help keep everyone safe, pick up the phone and call the West Monroe Town Clerk (315) 676-3521. Thanks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 11, 2021, 01:19 PM

The major question is whether or not that 10' easement is a public easement. It may, as I was told, be just for drainage. I can assure you that I will have an answer in the near future. I can also assure you that I will be making a formal complaint about the placement of the new structure as soon as I have all of the facts.

This is spot on. An easement is permission to use property for a specific reason. It is not an ownership documents. Does anyone know of the county clerk’s office has online records? That’s be the easiest way to find out.

Full disclosure, I have never been on Big Bay. Closest I’ve come to doing so has been driving past it on 81
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2021, 02:23 PM

 Speaking of checking tax maps , according to the tax map , the home owner put a wood fence right to the end on west side , of mill street , closing off the access
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Nysportxman on Jan 11, 2021, 02:31 PM
Speaking of checking tax maps , according to the tax map , the home owner put a wood fence right to the end on west side , of mill street , closing off the access

Mill Street in Constantia?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2021, 02:42 PM
 
Mill Street in Constantia?
Yes only east side has access
 Just look at the tax map
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 11, 2021, 02:44 PM
Yes behind the Circle K, the guy that bought Pierce's house on the right. There is A fence on the right side now.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2021, 02:49 PM

 Tim far as I could about 3-4 posts to far ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Nysportxman on Jan 11, 2021, 02:53 PM
  Yes only east side has access
 Just look at the tax map

Ah, thanks.  The discussion was on Big Bay so I got confused a bit.  Is the East access still available?  The tax map has the property line extending pretty far South on that side as well.  I remember being able to access both sides of Mill St.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2021, 03:23 PM
it's  not  a  easement at all the  town of west monroe  owns it it's  part ot the road  a  culv ert that drains that entire area  runs under it...we went threw this about 10 years ago when he built a barricade....setterman thank you for a great post i will can tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 11, 2021, 03:27 PM
it's  not  a  easement at all the  town of west monroe  owns it it's  part ot the road  a  culv ert that drains that entire area  runs under it...we went threw this about 10 years ago when he built a barricade....setterman thank you for a great post i will can tomorrow

Well that’s a different story all together. If it’s town property it’s open to the public
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2021, 03:35 PM
active  now your catching on  and the DEC agrees other then now this  guy made a 6 foot cliff you have to climb down to access the ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 11, 2021, 03:37 PM
I was just going off the information above. There’s no listed owner on that parcel on the huntin app I use. Can see both neighboring properties owners but that sliver up for debate has no information.

And like I said early never fished big bay or any part of the lake, just trying to add value. Someday I’ll fish Oneida. Someday...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 11, 2021, 03:41 PM
I was just going off the information above. There’s no listed owner on that parcel on the huntin app I use. Can see both neighboring properties owners but that sliver up for debate has no information.

And like I said early never fished big bay or any part of the lake, just trying to add value. Someday I’ll fish Oneida. Someday...

And the tax map provided doesn’t have a SBL number to it. Seems public to me, just like the roads
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2021, 03:42 PM
DEC and the town of West Monroe   both have confirmed it is the town of West Monroe's property.... ownership has never been the issue ,the issue is the man dug it out stacked rocks concreted them in now it's a 6 foot cliff you need to climb to get down..... someone will get hurt on this ...bad
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 11, 2021, 03:49 PM
Don’t disagree Trap.

Humans never cease to amaze me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2021, 04:03 PM
watch some young child run and fall down that  ...it's crazy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Jan 11, 2021, 05:18 PM
There is also another section on the tax map without a tax no. between 293.20-02-02 and 293.20-02-04.  Is this an access to Big Bay?  And to further ask my question the parcel 307.08-02-25 is owned by Town of West Monroe on the tax map is this an access to Big Bay? 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Adkrs on Jan 11, 2021, 05:26 PM
I hope they make him take it down piece by piece in the middle of the polar vortex.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2021, 05:30 PM
perch i forgot the  numbers  but  if you  follow keller  road  right to  the  bay thats  it  you google  earth it  you can  see the access
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Jan 11, 2021, 05:40 PM
most beautiful place on earth, great picture, keep em coming Chowdaire!

 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Jan 11, 2021, 05:47 PM
Yeah. Where I am is never the first to get good ice. I always have to travel a bit for my first few trips of the season. Either south, east or west.

The good news is the skim held. Shot going the other way.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RustyTrombone on Jan 11, 2021, 06:14 PM
Let’s hoe to get out soon.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Adkrs on Jan 11, 2021, 07:57 PM
Let’s hoe to get out soon.

Is that how we get ice?  :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hooking on Jan 11, 2021, 09:10 PM
Is that how we get ice?  :roflmao:

Hooking will hoe for ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 12, 2021, 08:41 AM
I called and spoke at length about the Big Bay access with the West Monroe Town Clerk. She has referred me over to the Town Assessor. I urge everyone who has a concern with this to do the same. She is very nice and has been thoroughly briefed on the issue. That is a very small office and a couple dozen phone call about the same issue would help ensure a prompt response. Please consider giving them a call.

As far as the wall requiring a permit, the landowner would'nt need one unless the wall was 6' or more. If the wall wasn't built on the owners property, then that is obviously a violation.

The major question is whether or not that 10' easement is a public easement. It may, as I was told, be just for drainage. I can assure you that I will have an answer in the near future. I can also assure you that I will be making a formal complaint about the placement of the new structure as soon as I have all of the facts.

Again, the best way to get a quick response, even if its not the one we're hoping for, is for everyone to do their part. If you want to fish over there and help keep everyone safe, pick up the phone and call the West Monroe Town Clerk (315) 676-3521. Thanks.

i called the number  talked to the town clerk , very nice lady , if you fish big bay and interested in access please  call this number  she will  be reporting this to the town super.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 12, 2021, 09:38 AM
I wonder how effective an online petition would be. Could recruit signatures from our out of state friends as well
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Jan 12, 2021, 10:50 AM
The main lake is not ready yet, not for me anyway. I checked a couple spots on the south side yesterday it was pretty sketchy. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 12, 2021, 10:58 AM

 Thanks Matt
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 12, 2021, 11:31 AM
i agree maybe an 1 1/2 in were i checked and dosnt look like its going to make much if any next week or so not safe
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 12, 2021, 02:53 PM
One more single digit night would have gone a long way.

The forecasts are trending colder. Looks like later next week it gets cold.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Jan 12, 2021, 03:14 PM
i called the number  talked to the town clerk , very nice lady , if you fish big bay and interested in access please  call this number  she will  be reporting this to the town super.

You can call the DEC office in Cortland,  they will confirm that it is indeed public access.  They may ne able to help with the boulders if it is safety hazard.

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 12, 2021, 03:33 PM
One more single digit night would have gone a long way.

The forecasts are trending colder. Looks like later next week it gets cold.
👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Jan 12, 2021, 03:46 PM
There is a 1/2 acre parcel on Point View Dr. at the end of Hilton St it is owned by Town of West Monroe tax no 307.08-02-25 can you legally access Big Bay thru this property?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 12, 2021, 03:47 PM
You guys are missing out on a lot of fishing waiting for ice on Oneida... @) @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Jan 12, 2021, 04:16 PM
You guys are missing out on a lot of fishing waiting for ice on Oneida... @) @)
How far North should I go?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Nysportxman on Jan 12, 2021, 04:18 PM
There is a 1/2 acre parcel on Point View Dr. at the end of Hilton St it is owned by Town of West Monroe tax no 307.08-02-25 can you legally access Big Bay thru this property?

I've seen people access from that property.  The problem with that access point is parking.  No street parking allowed so you either have to get dropped off or know someone that lives nearby where you can park your car.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 12, 2021, 04:31 PM
You guys are missing out on a lot of fishing waiting for ice on Oneida... @) @)
I’m not waiting as I like to ice fish ,
Title: ONEIDA LAKE ,NY Sylvan Beach Area
Post by: jim48jk on Jan 12, 2021, 05:26 PM
Went out to the lake yesterday and it was frozen as far as I can see, no one was on the ice, only walked out about 50 yds didn't have my gear or a spud. May be ready soon if we get a cold spell pic from Sylvan Beach, NY
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jim48jk on Jan 12, 2021, 05:29 PM

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Picture from Sylvan Beach no one on the ice yet but the lake was frozen as far as I can see as of yesterday. Anyone out yet?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 12, 2021, 05:32 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/tsqGryxX/Oneiada-Lake-jan2021.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/tsqGryxX)
Picture from Sylvan Beach no one on the ice yet but the lake was frozen as far as I can see as of yesterday. Anyone out yet?
Not with any common sense 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 12, 2021, 05:36 PM
You guys are missing out on a lot of fishing waiting for ice on Oneida... @) @)
Search and you will find
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 12, 2021, 05:40 PM
Not with any common sense 😉

Come on Freddie don't open this can of worms common sense isn't so common these days
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 12, 2021, 05:41 PM

 Agreed like walking on an 1.5” of ice without a spud
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 12, 2021, 05:51 PM
Search and you will find
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Agreed
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 12, 2021, 06:06 PM
Agreed
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Awesome 👍🏻 why limit yourself to one body of water
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 12, 2021, 06:06 PM
You can call the DEC office in Cortland,  they will confirm that it is indeed public access.  They may ne able to help with the boulders if it is safety hazard.

SeanP

we called the  DEC  and  called the  town of west monroe  neither is  happy  someone made a  hazard like that
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 12, 2021, 06:07 PM
nice  fred  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 12, 2021, 06:13 PM

 Thanks Trapp but did I weed through a barrel of dinks , if you want to ice fish you have to go where the ice is , just remember carry your trash back home
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 12, 2021, 07:58 PM
I took a ride to Big Bay today to check out the access. As I approached where the drain pipe is, an older gentleman was struggling to haul his gear up that 4.5’ high wall that was put in place. I gave him a hand to get his gear to high ground and drug it up the hill to the road for him. I’m in pretty good shape and I struggled a bit getting his gear up that wall. One thing that upset me was that there were people straight out, in the open, walking around, from where that old man was struggling and no one offered to help. Shame on them! 🤬 After walking back down to analyze that wall more.... I can only imagine people slipping and falling, with the potential for some serious injuries happening. I hope more people reach out to the town and DEC to help correct this problem. To all of you who wish to access Big Bay to fish, PLEASE be careful entering and leaving that wall at the access.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 12, 2021, 08:14 PM
I took a ride to Big Bay today to check out the access. As I approached where the drain pipe is, an older gentleman was struggling to haul his gear up that 4.5’ high wall that was put in place. I gave him a hand to get his gear to high ground and drug it up the hill to the road for him. I’m in pretty good shape and I struggled a bit getting his gear up that wall. One thing that upset me was that there were people straight out, in the open, walking around, from where that old man was struggling and no one offered to help. Shame on them! 🤬 After walking back down to analyze that wall more.... I can only imagine people slipping and falling, with the potential for some serious injuries happening. I hope more people reach out to the town and DEC to help correct this problem. To all of you who wish to access Big Bay to fish, PLEASE be careful entering and leaving that wall at the access.
(https://i.postimg.cc/bsDwPpBj/0-F37-F0-D5-5745-4662-8-EEA-F46-EAA84-D5-F9.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bsDwPpBj)

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Your a good man. I am sure he appreciated it.

That is quite the step up. Would using planks work?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 12, 2021, 08:15 PM
I dont have a dog in this fight but isn't possible the town will make this off limits with all the calls and people pointing out that a person can get injured on town property
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 12, 2021, 08:27 PM
I took a ride to Big Bay today to check out the access. As I approached where the drain pipe is, an older gentleman was struggling to haul his gear up that 4.5’ high wall that was put in place. I gave him a hand to get his gear to high ground and drug it up the hill to the road for him. I’m in pretty good shape and I struggled a bit getting his gear up that wall. One thing that upset me was that there were people straight out, in the open, walking around, from where that old man was struggling and no one offered to help. Shame on them! 🤬 After walking back down to analyze that wall more.... I can only imagine people slipping and falling, with the potential for some serious injuries happening. I hope more people reach out to the town and DEC to help correct this problem. To all of you who wish to access Big Bay to fish, PLEASE be careful entering and leaving that wall at the access.
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You sir are a good man and will be rewarded kudos to you 👊🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 12, 2021, 08:55 PM
I dont have a dog in this fight but isn't possible the town will make this off limits with all the calls and people pointing out that a person can get injured on town property

i don't think so thats a  hazard  a kid  is going to fall and get killed   town will rip that out and  i am sure  question the   neighbors  ......remeber  people  pay to park there and they  eat and  have a drink at the  bar   that is all tax  dollars....not to  mention that was  where  we launched car toppers and  if workers  have to  clean out that  culvert
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sportsmenoftheyear on Jan 12, 2021, 09:01 PM
DEC has to already know about it. I've seen encon on the ice there checking catch and licenses. Can't tell me they haven't already seen that. Been like that for at least 2 years probably longer.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Adkrs on Jan 12, 2021, 09:34 PM
I dont have a dog in this fight but isn't possible the town will make this off limits with all the calls and people pointing out that a person can get injured on town property

Homeowner has no right to build a structure on town property. I get what you're saying but the property owner is wrong. If he had such an issue with lake access he could bring it up at board meetings. If he has and it's been shot down and this is his solution then it needs to be dealt with properly. This is ridiculous. I'm tempted to go down and build a ramp tomorrow and I don't even fish big bay. I just hate people interfering with lawful hunting/fishing. I bet that would get his knickers in a bunch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rippinlips89 on Jan 13, 2021, 12:55 AM
I took a ride to Big Bay today to check out the access. As I approached where the drain pipe is, an older gentleman was struggling to haul his gear up that 4.5’ high wall that was put in place. I gave him a hand to get his gear to high ground and drug it up the hill to the road for him. I’m in pretty good shape and I struggled a bit getting his gear up that wall. One thing that upset me was that there were people straight out, in the open, walking around, from where that old man was struggling and no one offered to help. Shame on them! 🤬 After walking back down to analyze that wall more.... I can only imagine people slipping and falling, with the potential for some serious injuries happening. I hope more people reach out to the town and DEC to help correct this problem. To all of you who wish to access Big Bay to fish, PLEASE be careful entering and leaving that wall at the access.
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Any report on ice thickness out on Big bay?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 13, 2021, 05:04 AM
2 fools out by little island yesterday, my buddy said they were right next to each other spudding their way out. It was open water there 5 days ago, let alone they went "towards" Scriba creek. The ice is not groovy at all, with these 30 degree nights it's A fools errand. I hope they have the airboat gassed up, and the recovery guy has his stuff together.

Also someone told me they did build A ramp off the access spot last year or the year before, to get over that rock wall.

:)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 13, 2021, 05:44 AM
Thanks for taking the time to do that KP!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 13, 2021, 06:07 AM
Any report on ice thickness out on Big bay?
I didn’t walk out to check ice.. sorry.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 13, 2021, 06:16 AM
 Thanks KP I understand it is in the hands of someone that knows about such things
 👍 I hope this issue can be resolved
 I understand the owners getting upset about noise early in the morning and late in the evening , littler , but to just access shouldn’t be an issue , fishermen need to be respectful to just an old farts .02
 
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 13, 2021, 06:35 AM
Last year someone built a nice ramp out of skids and 2 x 4 s. but we should be careful building a structure on town property. I know the neihbor did this with no respect to town property, or the people using it. Maybe we the fisherman could talk to the town, and get permision to build a temporary structure until the problem is fixed.    Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 13, 2021, 06:48 AM
 My cousins buddy built that last year to help out us old boys 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jaker112 on Jan 13, 2021, 07:48 AM
Fished BB yesterday, 6” white hard ice, 50-60 guys out, not to bad of a bluegill bite. Had to work for them but got some big ones, handful 10+”
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: youngblood on Jan 13, 2021, 09:44 AM
I see a couple of guys off the Beach on the Cam.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 13, 2021, 12:00 PM

 Here are the pics from mill street , as you can see it goes over the side walk and blocks the west access , tax map shows the property line
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(https://i.postimg.cc/v1xfT94x/93384-F77-C5-E2-40-B5-9829-0656-B1-FEB9-A2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/v1xfT94x)

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 13, 2021, 01:09 PM
Last year someone built a nice ramp out of skids and 2 x 4 s. but we should be careful building a structure on town property. I know the neihbor did this with no respect to town property, or the people using it. Maybe we the fisherman could talk to the town, and get permision to build a temporary structure until the problem is fixed.    Sully...

sully maybe  were going about this all wrong lets  take the  gentilman  fishing with us and  give  him his own  hole to fish ..... ;D


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Jan 13, 2021, 01:12 PM
I didn’t walk out to check ice.. sorry.

We need to organize a midnight work party to take care of this. I know I guy that has some heavy equipment :whistle:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 13, 2021, 01:16 PM

 Bring me a compressor, and a 88# jack hammer , no electric crap , about 1-1.5 hrs it will be all set
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Jan 13, 2021, 02:18 PM
Bring me a compressor, and a 88# jack hammer , no electric crap , about 1-1.5 hrs it will be all set
You must be a beast that jack hammers no joke who’s got a trailered compressor? Let’s make it happen I’ll bring the green vests
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 13, 2021, 02:43 PM
Bring me a compressor, and a 88# jack hammer , no electric crap , about 1-1.5 hrs it will be all set
Back in the day you would of busted it up with a sledge 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 13, 2021, 03:44 PM
Trap, Sully is like Clint Eastwood with a 5 gallon bucket! 😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 13, 2021, 03:45 PM
We need to organize a midnight work party to take care of this. I know I guy that has some heavy equipment :whistle:
I got a guy!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 13, 2021, 07:09 PM
sully  on oneida  lake  with a  bucket is like doc holiday  at the  OK  coral .... i'm yer  huckleberry


(https://i.postimg.cc/hJy3kn97/1111.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hJy3kn97)

you ain't no  daisy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 13, 2021, 07:15 PM
sully  on oneida  lake  with a  bucket is like doc holiday  at the  OK  coral .... i'm yer  huckleberry


(https://i.postimg.cc/hJy3kn97/1111.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hJy3kn97)

you ain't no  daisy
lol!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 14, 2021, 06:37 AM
jees, wak a guy with a wieghted bucket once, and you earn a rep for the rest of your life ::) ;D
Hey Trapp, I know those people. he's areal piece of work !!   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 14, 2021, 09:37 AM
the  wife  came out yelling at me  till she seen i was recording her 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 14, 2021, 01:23 PM
Long range forecasts are looking promising after this weekend.  I'm ready.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rippinlips89 on Jan 14, 2021, 01:34 PM
I took a ride to Big Bay today to check out the access. As I approached where the drain pipe is, an older gentleman was struggling to haul his gear up that 4.5’ high wall that was put in place. I gave him a hand to get his gear to high ground and drug it up the hill to the road for him. I’m in pretty good shape and I struggled a bit getting his gear up that wall. One thing that upset me was that there were people straight out, in the open, walking around, from where that old man was struggling and no one offered to help. Shame on them! 🤬 After walking back down to analyze that wall more.... I can only imagine people slipping and falling, with the potential for some serious injuries happening. I hope more people reach out to the town and DEC to help correct this problem. To all of you who wish to access Big Bay to fish, PLEASE be careful entering and leaving that wall at the access.
(https://i.postimg.cc/bsDwPpBj/0-F37-F0-D5-5745-4662-8-EEA-F46-EAA84-D5-F9.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bsDwPpBj)

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Is this access at big bay marina?  If not could someone tell me what road or street this access is on?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 14, 2021, 02:17 PM
Is this access at big bay marina?  If not could someone tell me what road or street this access is on?

It is not at Big Bay Marina. It is the access at the end of Kellar road.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 14, 2021, 02:24 PM
looking at main lake i have my doubts the ice we have will hold cracks opening and areas getting dark im guessing it will break up by tmrw
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 14, 2021, 02:35 PM
Don’t say than man!! Maybe the cold will lock her back up good tonight. 2 guys off the beach now in 5 maybe 10 fow. Must not have been able to take it any more hahahaha
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Jan 14, 2021, 02:41 PM
https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2021/01/dog-falls-through-ice-on-oneida-lake-fire-department-volunteers-to-the-rescue.html
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 14, 2021, 02:55 PM
watching the 2 guys out on sylvan beach ......guess i got old or something cause  i ain't going  out on that ,that is  stupid  s--t right there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rippinlips89 on Jan 14, 2021, 03:13 PM
It is not at Big Bay Marina. It is the access at the end of Kellar road.


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Thanks reeleyz, do you usually just park on the street?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 14, 2021, 03:15 PM
Well even if they did go through they might be able to stand up there and keep there lips above water till someone can throw them a rope lol. I’m not sure how deep it is there I never fished that close to shore from the beach
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: CW88 on Jan 14, 2021, 03:37 PM
Well looks like there's one lone sole on the sylvan beach cams was expecting to see open water when I just checked it not a guy sitting on a bucket
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 14, 2021, 03:46 PM
if the ice cant hold a dog its not thick enough for this guy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 14, 2021, 05:03 PM
how big was the  dog????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 14, 2021, 05:07 PM
Thanks reeleyz, do you usually just park on the street?

Sent you a PM.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 14, 2021, 05:35 PM
how big was the  dog????
It was a Golden Poodle named Sully.
https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2021/01/dog-falls-through-ice-on-oneida-lake-fire-department-volunteers-to-the-rescue.html

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 14, 2021, 05:54 PM
was  sully  a  fat  golden poodle  close to 200 pounds?????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 15, 2021, 06:23 AM
was  sully  a  fat  golden poodle  close to 200 pounds?????
Hey !!  I resemble that remark !!
Trapp, when you want to go fishin.   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2021, 06:27 AM
hoping sat  i'll  bring  something to get down that wall with  ast year   i  ended  you  with a  bruse  and it's worse this  year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 15, 2021, 07:31 AM
Hey !!  I resemble that remark !!
Trapp, when you want to go fishin.   Sully...

Good luck guys I found some I e close to home thanks to icejohn
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 15, 2021, 09:17 AM
theres an article in SYR. COM  about sunfish and crappie in short reducing limit for sunfish to 25 and upping keeper size in some waters on both sunfish and crappie
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 15, 2021, 10:44 AM
theres an article in SYR. COM  about sunfish and crappie in short reducing limit for sunfish to 25 and upping keeper size in some waters on both sunfish and crappie
not a bad idea imho........down here in South Carolina they have reduced limits on multiple species of fish including bream and sunfish and crappie......with the internet taking its toll on fishing pressure, it isn't a bad idea
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Jan 15, 2021, 10:49 AM
theres an article in SYR. COM  about sunfish and crappie in short reducing limit for sunfish to 25 and upping keeper size in some waters on both sunfish and crappie

They have a draft plan out that they're still taking public comments on. Cazenovia and Otisco are a couple lakes in our area that they're looking at as "destination fisheries" with stricter regs to establish a high quality panfish.  I personally like it but I know some won't.  I've seen some lakes that used to have nice panfish in them get demolished. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2021, 10:59 AM
your joking  otisco is  nothing but  500 dink blue gills a  day  thats  stupid they should  tell people you have to keep  50 small gills  before yo can keep 50 good ones...anyone that  has  fished otisco knows this
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigdub22 on Jan 15, 2021, 11:33 AM
Just wondering why there isn't more uproar over this dog going onto the ice. You guys on this site pound people for being when ice is unsafe and putting emergency personnel in jeopardy. Shouldn't the dog or the owner bear some responsibility. Just funny how it isnt mentioned. But if it was a human you guys would be all over him. Trapp do you think the dog lost his spud and got into trouble after he turned around?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Nysportxman on Jan 15, 2021, 11:38 AM
Caz and Otisco do suffer from stunted panfish sizes.  I'm not sure if increasing the size limit and or reducing the take home limit will affect those lakes much.  As Trap said, you'd have to get rid of the stunted ones somehow first.  Either by fishermen taking them, or more predatory fish.  I can't say I've ever caught a pickerel in Otisco before.  Muskies, yes, but not pickerel, especially in the numbers like Oneida has them in.  That would surely help with the stunted growth.  People hate pickerel, but fail to realize the effect they have in the ecosystem.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 15, 2021, 11:49 AM
Just wondering why there isn't more uproar over this dog going onto the ice. You guys on this site pound people for being when ice is unsafe and putting emergency personnel in jeopardy. Shouldn't the dog or the owner bear some responsibility. Just funny how it isnt mentioned. But if it was a human you guys would be all over him. Trapp do you think the dog lost his spud and got into trouble after he turned around?
the dog dosnt know any better i think people should be smarter then dogs lol , and yes the owner should have kept a better eye on it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 15, 2021, 11:52 AM
the dog dosnt know any better i think people should be smarter then dogs lol , and yes the owner should have kept a better eye on it

So who just lets there do chase geese to chase geese. I think it's illegal
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigdub22 on Jan 15, 2021, 11:56 AM
So either it's a negligent homeowner who let their dog out to crap and it ran away. Or it was someone out walking their dog without a leash. I suppose there is a 3rd option and say Trump had something to do with it!  Anyway shouldn't there be more uproar? I think most people on here just like telling people how stupid they are. A dog can't fight back so it's not prey!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigdub22 on Jan 15, 2021, 11:57 AM
And I would also bet a rate paycheck that dog is smarter  than a lot of peole.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2021, 12:20 PM
the owner  was  with the  dogs  the  dogs  seen geese  and  chased them ....(thats   what  dogs  do)  the  owner  yelled  and  yelled  one  dog turned and  came  back  the  other  didn't (dogs  don't always obey ....cause thier  dogs)  the home owner   seen it with  binocuers  and  called  rescue......  i think how many  times my  beagle  didn't  find a rabbiit to chase and took up on a deer while i screamed at her  or  ran out when someone opened the  door .... oneida  i think the  dog is  smarter then some  of  the  people in here ....the  dog is  smart  enough to not   try to get animal rights activist  on a rampage   in a  sportsman  web site
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 15, 2021, 12:22 PM
agree the dog may be smarter but im def not getting in an uproar about a dog going for a walk  ,,,, and brad were did it say dog was chasing geese?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 15, 2021, 12:25 PM
ok so the dog was being a dog saw geese and wanted to have fun.....Still no outrage or uproar here lol....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rippinlips89 on Jan 15, 2021, 12:27 PM
Anyone have any ice reports on big bay?  I called vern and mikes and he said he heard 6+”.  Just wanted to confirm?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Nysportxman on Jan 15, 2021, 12:55 PM
Anyone have any ice reports on big bay?  I called vern and mikes and he said he heard 6+”.  Just wanted to confirm?

It's not 6" everywhere.  The lowest I found was around 4" towards the crack, more South.  There were some areas near there that had discolored snow/ice. I wouldn't venture past that.  Most of the general area where the majority of people fish is in the 5-6" of ice.

The bite has been horrible lately.  Last 2 trips there (one yesterday), I caught a total of 3 keepers.  A lot of dink perch and gills, most others were tight lipped.  I must have drilled 30 holes yesterday on top of fishing the 20 that were already open.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigdub22 on Jan 15, 2021, 01:03 PM
So animals are off limits but it's ok to go on a tirade at some poor gentlemen for being on oneida before you!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigdub22 on Jan 15, 2021, 01:06 PM
I dont care if it was chasing a naked Jennifer Aniston. Doesn't make it right! Unless your father left than we all thought.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 15, 2021, 01:16 PM
I dont care if it was chasing a naked Jennifer Aniston. Doesn't make it right! Unless your father left than we all thought.

Gosh, that might get me on that ice too.  ;D  :o  :woot:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 15, 2021, 01:24 PM
As old as i am bet I could chase JA.    @) @)
  And I threw the frisbee for the dog. It was just a doodle dog. ::) ::) ::)    ;D ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 15, 2021, 01:36 PM
Whoa where and when will she be out there I'm ,,,,you think that dog was having fun HAHA.... and where is this tirade u speak of?..... Am I missing something it was a dog being a dog
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 15, 2021, 01:54 PM
Here we go  ::). I’m gonna laugh when this thread gets the old pad lock on it before there’s even any good ice to fish the main lake. Over a dog!!  Time to dust off the icefishing friends and more thread
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fish4fun8 on Jan 15, 2021, 02:10 PM
I dont care if it was chasing a naked Jennifer Aniston. Doesn't make it right! Unless your father left than we all thought.
?uhmm Jennifer Aniston at the beach  at onieda I'm there!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 15, 2021, 02:33 PM
?uhmm Jennifer Aniston at the beach  at onieda I'm there!!!

That Sylvan Beach webcam is going to crash now!  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 15, 2021, 02:48 PM
theres an article in SYR. COM  about sunfish and crappie in short reducing limit for sunfish to 25 and upping keeper size in some waters on both sunfish and crappie

Here is a link to the draft plan.

https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/panfishplan.pdf (https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/panfishplan.pdf)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2021, 03:10 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/tZX0fPPN/1-rich-ferguson-goose-dog-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/tZX0fPPN)

good  dog  ...good  dog                     it's what  dogs  do
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2021, 03:18 PM
yeah all you goof balls that thought a  25 blue  gill limit was  good that means  jefferson county   that means  the   unlimited  perch will be  next  .....will it hurt you  ...you bet it will when those  12 inch  perch are  seven  and you have a  25 fish limit  state  wide...they'll do perch next
.....no since  being out all day  to catch  25  gills or perch  fr that matter .... the  bait  shops  will all be thanking you   nice another hit on the small buisness man during  covid  ...unbelievable  fisherman  are dumb
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Nysportxman on Jan 15, 2021, 04:27 PM
yeah all you goof balls that thought a  25 blue  gill limit was  good that means  jefferson county   that means  the   unlimited  perch will be  next  .....will it hurt you  ...you bet it will when those  12 inch  perch are  seven  and you have a  25 fish limit  state  wide...they'll do perch next
.....no since  being out all day  to catch  25  gills or perch  fr that matter .... the  bait  shops  will all be thanking you   nice another hit on the small buisness man during  covid  ...unbelievable  fisherman  are dumb

Not to mention the effect on perch sales up north.  I don't know the history about why Jefferson county is unlimited on perch creel.  Are there really that many perch in Jefferson county waters?  I know Ontario and St. Lawrence make up a big portion of the perch numbers.  I haven't heard too much about the rest of the Jefferson county small waters.  I'm thinking it's to draw more fishermen up north too, idk?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2021, 04:59 PM

 Oneida has no shortage of gills and sunnies , let’s turn the whole state into dink city, from many years of observing,
 If they want to stop the sale just be up front , we had better gills and sunnies on the pond before the limit was established
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2021, 05:15 PM
yes i  want want have  less  sex  a  smaller truck  and shorter hunting season and   to  catch less  fish ???????? 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jj ice on Jan 15, 2021, 06:13 PM
 ??? You would catch more fish. Bigger fish. I like slot limits. They work. Yes, the down side is you can’t take as many home as you use to.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 15, 2021, 06:23 PM
Serious question, did making the crappie limit 9” and 25 fish lead to an over abundance of small crappie?

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2021, 06:28 PM
 Not all lakes need the same regulations fact
 After decades  we still have some really big gills and sunnies , and let’s explore the economic value  JMO people won’t make the journey
 
 
 

 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 15, 2021, 06:31 PM
Not all lakes need the same regulations

Agreed.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 15, 2021, 06:32 PM
I guess it all depends on the water  i dont think you would ever see stunted fish on oneida wouldnt complain if perch and other pan fish were at 25 here since currently eye population is very high, not sure about caz and otisco, i hear theres alot of small fish caught does that mean theres stunted fish or is that any decent size fish get harvested quicker in a given area i would think caz and otisco would be big  enough not to worry about stunted fish so i would think a size limit would help, I do think they should go by the science  and not public input
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2021, 06:44 PM
 Well a year or 2 with 5 fish limit will help with the eye population , plus boost local economy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2021, 06:45 PM
Serious question, did making the crappie limit 9” and 25 fish lead to an over abundance of small crappie?

go  fish the  lake  in fulton or  black lake and  see how many shorts you get......where  30 years  ago  we  hammered  slobs    now  you hammer 8 inch fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2021, 06:46 PM
 

Agreed frogger but that will never happen
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2021, 06:52 PM
??? You would catch more fish. Bigger fish. I like slot limits. They work. Yes, the down side is you can’t take as many home as you use to.

a  slot  limit on blue  gills????? are you  stoned???   lets  see  1 inch  to  6 a  keeper   6 to  7 release  7  overkeep   :cookoo: please tell me  your  joking
and  i assure  you i  fish otisco  year round   you will  catch  1000's  of  6 inch  gills  and  very very  few  7's  any one thats  fished it will tell you that
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 15, 2021, 06:55 PM
Well a year or 2 with 5 fish limit will help with the eye population , plus boost local economy
Did this get passed never heard for sure,,,,, also I dont think we had the harvest numbers 30yrs ago as we do now, theres way better equipment elctronics and lake mapping, I can recall before gps and lake maps that i had a number of areas that never got much pressure because people either couldnt find them or didnt know they were there...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 15, 2021, 07:00 PM
Trap you think the 6in fish are from over populations or do the 7 inch plus fish get harvested quick as soon as they are big enough,,,,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2021, 07:05 PM
you really  can't  compare   Oneida  to years ago it's a  put and  take  fishery  and  a lot  depends  on year  class  coming out of that hatchery now  look at the   new  species   zebras  sturgeon   and  the recent  white  perch  explosion which  has  settled  down  all  factors add to that  it has  had  great management .....i think  your  doing  better today  simple  because  it's a  better lake  with a lot more  walleyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2021, 07:17 PM
Trap you think the 6in fish are from over populations or do the 7 inch plus fish get harvested quick as soon as they are big enough,,,,

i think the  6 inch  fish  in the  numbers  we  see  are  from over population ...... another thing  is the  environment  and the  strain  a  7 inch  blue  gill from the  river  will  weight more then a  7 inch  blue  gill  from  sandy  pond....all limits on panfish   is  going to  do is  impact  bait  shops and  sporting good stores  and  limit the  time  someone will be  fishing....there is no shortages of blue  gills  and  i assure  you  100  bluegill fillets  don't last long  at my  house... i think this  is  just  a  (lack of words)  stupid  idea  some   one that  doesn't  even  fish  these waters   came  up  with after  reading to many  books  during the pandemic...it's  effected  their minds.........where talking  bluegills  smh..... and  i'll tell you something else when i was a  kid  no one  even wanted  strawberry bass  (crappies)  people  started  fishing  for  them  then  selling them they  did the same thing  what do you fisherman want  it  went to  a  25 limit  then  8 inch size  later  9  what did this all  accompish?  a whole lot less crappie  fisherman and  a  economic  lose   t0  bait shops  .... and  now you  can  go to  fulton and  drive  100 miles to  black lake  and  get a limit of  9 to 10  crappies ....what a  waste
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 15, 2021, 07:27 PM
go  fish the  lake  in fulton or  black lake and  see how many shorts you get......where  30 years  ago  we  hammered  slobs    now  you hammer 8 inch fish

I hear that the perch in Black Lake are dinks too?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2021, 07:33 PM
it's  good  because  often it's  early ice , gills  can  be ok   i never  did many  big perch that i can remember .....

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 15, 2021, 07:40 PM
agree never heard much about crappies 30yrs ago .....  oneida has gone threw alot of changes, i will say this and maybe its just "remembering when" but back before lake maps gps i would line the tree wit the tower etc find the spot and not many people would now why i was fishing that area, and even if they did was likely they could find it again, seems like you had to put a lil more time an effort back then, and the minority of guys had the knowledge.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 15, 2021, 07:54 PM
agree never heard much about crappies 30yrs ago .....  oneida has gone threw alot of changes, i will say this and maybe its just "remembering when" but back before lake maps gps i would line the tree wit the tower etc find the spot and not many people would now why i was fishing that area, and even if they did was likely they could find it again, seems like you had to put a lil more time an effort back then, and the minority of guys had the knowledge.....

Still the same way I find the honey hole partner will punch it in his GPS we get to the spot I tell him no 20 more feet this way 15 this way and damn do I find the shelf I'm looking for
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2021, 11:28 PM
Did this get passed never heard for sure,,,,, also I dont think we had the harvest numbers 30yrs ago as we do now, theres way better equipment elctronics and lake mapping, I can recall before gps and lake maps that i had a number of areas that never got much pressure because people either couldnt find them or didnt know they were there...
It looks promising far as a limit change
 I fished Back in those days , fishing was good from boat and ice
 There is an old lake map that is great I own several that’s how we found our way around
   Back then
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 16, 2021, 11:40 AM
Dont know if its going to hold up with the wind they got predicted but starting around wednesday cold temp so theres hope...... Just curious whats people thoughts on slot limit say 15 to 18in keeper size
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 16, 2021, 11:53 AM
Dont know if its going to hold up with the wind they got predicted but starting around wednesday cold temp so theres hope...... Just curious whats people thoughts on slot limit say 15 to 18in keeper size
In my opinion the walleye fishery on Oneida needs to be opened up. Move the limit to 5 or 6 say but up the min size from 15” to 16/16.5”.
That’s a strong fishery. My 2cents.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 16, 2021, 12:04 PM
5 eyes  for a  year and see what happens ....... slot  from  15  to 22  keeper ...... fred that would work  for  mw  what  do you say ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 16, 2021, 12:54 PM
Better wait on changing anything until we see if they continue to rape the lake by not returning any fry. Once done and its easier the second time.  I’ve heard several times that Oneida gets hers first and then adjust the other stockings.  So much for that.  None put back last year.. Save $$$ And don’t place a net this year....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 16, 2021, 01:04 PM
Better wait on changing anything until we see if they continue to rape the lake by not returning any fry. Once done and its easier the second time.  I’ve heard several times that Oneida gets hers first and then adjust the other stockings.  So much for that.  None put back last year.. Save $$$ And don’t place a net this year....


I agree if the hatchery on any specific lake they should get fry first
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 16, 2021, 01:07 PM
 Million adult eyes and let’s consider all the 13-14” fish that will be of size and then counted , and let’s add in years of natural spawn , nobody is saying leave the 5 fish rule forever , I’m sure Cornell and DEC will keep a close eye on things , I’m sure they don’t want to lose their cash cow , which normal years it generates between 15-20 million a year, we shall see
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 16, 2021, 01:18 PM
Any regulation change will be in 2022. 5 eyes is a good probability.

Cornell found that the health of the walleyes this fall was poor. I think it was the worst since the 60s. The main factor was the lack of shad this summer for food. The perch on the other hand were very healthy mainly because they are still gorging on gobies.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: eatme on Jan 16, 2021, 01:31 PM
Perch used to be the main forage for walleyes before shad invasion
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Adkrs on Jan 16, 2021, 05:04 PM
Any regulation change will be in 2022. 5 eyes is a good probability.

Cornell found that the health of the walleyes this fall was poor. I think it was the worst since the 60s. The main factor was the lack of shad this summer for food. The perch on the other hand were very healthy mainly because they are still gorging on gobies.

This is interesting. What's keeping the eyes from feeding on the gobies? I feel like burbot and wallys would feast on them more so than perch. I remember this summer I was jigging out of my kayak with a soft plastic that resembled a goby and I couldn't keep the drum off it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: flatironfisherman on Jan 16, 2021, 05:07 PM
How's the ice off Lewis Point?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 16, 2021, 05:57 PM
ive found that everything  eats the gobies,,,,,walleyes to sheepheads
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jhl4661 on Jan 16, 2021, 06:10 PM
Strange.   Eyes on Erie gorge on gobies constantly.   Puke them up in the livewell even in 50 fow plus
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 16, 2021, 06:21 PM
ive found that everything  eats the gobies,,,,,walleyes to sheepheads
I’ve found very few eyes with gobies in their bellies , that’s hard and soft water , ones that had bait had perch ,buckeyes ,a few with banded kill fish , bullhead fry ,  perch I've cleaned lots with gobies in them ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 16, 2021, 06:21 PM
oh the eyes eat gobies on onieda but they gorge on the shad when theres big bait balls ,,, in normal fall theres millions of shad and walleyes feast on them did not see that this year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: snow snake on Jan 16, 2021, 06:42 PM
 walleyes  around  here are smarter   ::)
   they wont eat those nasty gobies
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: eatme on Jan 16, 2021, 06:43 PM
First time in years walleye bellies were full of perch a lot of times. Came A crossed huge balls of perch minnows like I haven’t seen in forever
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 16, 2021, 06:51 PM
I’ve found very few eyes with gobies in their bellies , that’s hard and soft water , ones that had bait had perch ,buckeyes ,a few with banded kill fish , bullhead fry ,  perch I've cleaned lots with gobies in them ,

Agreed. I have only had eyes puke up gobies in my live well 1 time.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 16, 2021, 08:14 PM
I’ve only cleaned 1 walleye that had a goby in it. The perch are a different story.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Jan 17, 2021, 12:43 AM
If you see the shad population falling off, you will also see the walleye population drop off in the years following. Walleye in Oneida follow the shad cycle.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Timmydann on Jan 17, 2021, 08:12 AM
go  fish the  lake  in fulton or  black lake and  see how many shorts you get......where  30 years  ago  we  hammered  slobs    now  you hammer 8 inch fish
if you are having trouble catching crappie over 8" your doing some thing wrong, I've lived in Fulton for almost 50 years and I fish the lake every year and I get alot of 12 to 14 inch fish and some that are larger
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 17, 2021, 08:29 AM
I never remember any shad being in oneida lake until the late 70’s. But there were a lot more buckeyes.   We caught a lot of eyes from when I started fishing Oneida in 1944\1945 until the shad appeared.  Size was 12 inches and 25/day limit.  Those days are not remembered by many. I have seen the Sylvan Beach pier lined with fishermen in the spring when the west wind blew, all with stringers full.  I think the shad have helped the perch population as the eyes go more to the shad but the eye population was very, very good when there were no shad. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 17, 2021, 08:41 AM
I never remember any shad being in oneida lake until the late 70’s. But there were a lot more buckeyes.   We caught a lot of eyes from when I started fishing Oneida in 1944\1945 until the shad appeared.  Size was 12 inches and 25/day limit.  Those days are not remembered by many. I have seen the Sylvan Beach pier lined with fishermen in the spring when the west wind blew, all with stringers full.  I think the shad have helped the perch population as the eyes go more to the shad but the eye population was very, very good when there were no shad.
Throw that 12” and 25 a day is insane for a limit.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 17, 2021, 09:14 AM
looks like ice is holding on made it through the wind last night,,,,, hope it dosent get a bunch of snow colder temps in the forecast
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 17, 2021, 09:22 AM
if you are having trouble catching crappie over 8" your doing some thing wrong, I've lived in Fulton for almost 50 years and I fish the lake every year and I get alot of 12 to 14 inch fish and some that are larger

timmy  you live on phillips street?

i lived there my hole live  i  know  right where the deep hole is  and i can say if i see a couple other people is fishing on that lake a  year  i'm surprized   before the limits i  have  counted  60 lanterns on the ice in one night from my bedroom window ....those days are long gone ..... you hardly get a  crappie  fisherman in the creek in the spring
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 17, 2021, 09:26 AM
oldtimer that is  awesome  my  dad  told me stories  about the  old times  ,very similar to what you just said
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 17, 2021, 09:45 AM
Lots of memories of OL.  Night fishing was big when the limits were big. I don’t remember many lights at night when ice fishing. Some guys would do a 10:00 check of their 25 tipups for hangers.  Could leave them in nights then. I do remember counting 50 or more boats with lanterns, fishing between 109 and 113.  That would be weekdays, weekends upwards to 100. We anchored and fished straight down. Remember well the smell of bugs burning on the coleman lanterns.  It was a big deal when they went from one to 2 mantle lanterns.  They burned “white”gas. Also know as marine gas. It was unleaded.  I’m blessed knowing I went through the best times of lady Oneida. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 17, 2021, 10:18 AM
Great stuff, Old timer! Not too many of the original diehards left to tell those stories! Thank You for sharing!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Timmydann on Jan 17, 2021, 10:24 AM
timmy  you live on phillips street?

i lived there my hole live  i  know  right where the deep hole is  and i can say if i see a couple other people is fishing on that lake a  year  i'm surprized   before the limits i  have  counted  60 lanterns on the ice in one night from my bedroom window ....those days are long gone ..... you hardly get a  crappie  fisherman in the creek in the spring
i lived on west fourth until I was 12, remember the " salem house", i live on west first now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 17, 2021, 10:30 AM
big area just opened up off of dutchmans running towards chapman
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 17, 2021, 11:08 AM
i lived on west fourth until I was 12, remember the " salem house", i live on west first now

i lived on west forth for many years near tony gigalette and john dover use to rent boats  from  dings boat house  fish all day  for 2 bucks lol...lot of nice northers back then too

old timer we  night fished fulton and big bay  for the strawberrys  our  camp wasn bernards bay on the north shore ....the owner of the  camp grounds passed away ice fishing right out there in his shanty....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 17, 2021, 12:40 PM
Great memories and stories guys. I’ve been blessed to have grown up on the shores of Oneida Lake. Such a great place with awesome fishing history.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 17, 2021, 01:54 PM
Great memories and stories guys. I’ve been blessed to have grown up on the shores of Oneida Lake. Such a great place with awesome fishing history.
.

Didn't live there full time but spent all my summers from the early 90s on the lake grandparents have always had a place seasonal camp on drive 10 then a house on lestina beach road and now a house on route 49
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 17, 2021, 02:21 PM
big area just opened up off of dutchmans running towards chapman
Well if the wind keeps up , we know how that goes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 17, 2021, 02:31 PM
i think it would be  great to meet the old time  over a coffee or a beer .... the world has  changed  so much but  good people  and  good fishing stories are as  good today as  ever
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 17, 2021, 02:43 PM
 That’s true we can make new ones up when we run out of old ones , who would ever know 🤪
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 17, 2021, 02:49 PM
We’re fishermen..   
    We don’t tell fake stories.......  ::) ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 17, 2021, 02:59 PM
I could write  so many posts about the “good old days”  they would block me.  Back then you really had to love ice fishing as it was hard Work. Actually, other than getting into perch, we were more of fish gathers than fishermen.  Just tale them off after They had swallowed the minnow and hook.  I remember the big debate was whether to hook the minnow through the lips or in back of the dorsal fin..  Now is is what lure and what color. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 17, 2021, 03:06 PM
i remeber the  lips or the  back  and  a  ice  shack  was  plywood no  pull alongs  ...spoon augers or a old  eskimo  ....or the  spud and  we spudded a lot of  holes  back then .....dacron  line and   red and  white  bobbers  lol 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 17, 2021, 03:33 PM
i remeber the  lips or the  back  and  a  ice  shack  was  plywood no  pull alongs  ...spoon augers or a old  eskimo  ....or the  spud and  we spudded a lot of  holes  back then .....dacron  line and   red and  white  bobbers  lol
Great shacks. Never blew away. Wonder we didn’t kill ourselves with the wick style kerosene heaters.  None of them were ever locked until snowmobiles came along.  My shack always had a bottle of Jaquin’s Ginger Brandy in it.  Sometimes I’d get there and there would be just a half bottle left but the next day threre was a full one to take its place. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 17, 2021, 04:34 PM
Lots of memories of OL.  Night fishing was big when the limits were big. I don’t remember many lights at night when ice fishing. Some guys would do a 10:00 check of their 25 tipups for hangers.  Could leave them in nights then. I do remember counting 50 or more boats with lanterns, fishing between 109 and 113.  That would be weekdays, weekends upwards to 100. We anchored and fished straight down. Remember well the smell of bugs burning on the coleman lanterns.  It was a big deal when they went from one to 2 mantle lanterns.  They burned “white”gas. Also know as marine gas. It was unleaded.  I’m blessed knowing I went through the best times of lady Oneida.
I fished at night like that with my grandfather out of App's in the 70's, 2 lanterns on shepards hook, full of cooked bugs. Just drop A jig with A worm on it, and catch fish like hell. Limit was 10 per person then I think, and they only had to be 12". We knocked the hell out of them, really would be good to find that groove and do it again. Night fishing walleyes was the deal. Back then the barges in Cleveland were covered in fat sunfish too, we really got into those, my grandfather loved them.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 17, 2021, 04:43 PM
big sunfish scale them and cut their heads off  lol  i remember we took abig square wash tub in the back of the beat up station wagen ....when the tub was full we  were done then  fish  for the week ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 17, 2021, 08:00 PM
Ginger Brandy. My dad always had a flask of ginger brandy in the shanty to “warm you up”.  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 18, 2021, 05:36 AM
My brides father and grandfather always had brandy in the boat. He said it was his cure for coughing..... he sure used to cough a lot!!!😁 I found myself coughing from time to time as well!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Birdslayer on Jan 18, 2021, 09:31 AM
My father and grandfather always had a pint of ginger brandy (each) stashed in their wool bibs!! I still carry on the tradition from time to time but prefer a good rusty nail (scotch and drambuie) now. I still have those (woolrich??) bibs and like to put em on when I can take the wheeler out... man do they get heavy when the water freezes to the legs! I would argue that they are the warmest bibs I own and I have both striker and Ice armor bibs.... or maybe it's just the memories that keep me warm?? The rusty nail helps too of course! Ha
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 18, 2021, 10:14 AM
not as much open open water east of dutchmans , west of dutchmans looks open, today guessing floating stuff packed in looks like weds should drop into teens then cold temps starting saturday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db on Jan 18, 2021, 01:51 PM
Thanks for the updates onieda 1
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 18, 2021, 02:48 PM
Just west of Lakeport it looks like it is still locked up but has that dark look to it that says "won't last long".
If the wind and snow can hold off so it can make it to Weds night we might have a chance of fishing here weekend after next.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 18, 2021, 03:08 PM
took a ride down lakeshore Rd today most everything iced over in area of williams beach, just took a very short walk  infront same  1 to 2 inches there has been with an inch of slush on top surprised me ice was still fairly hard,,,, if it holds should making ice starting weds,,,,,,
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Post by: eatme on Jan 18, 2021, 04:54 PM
Supp with beach cam
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 18, 2021, 05:10 PM

 Well a Little it’s rumored that , 3 guys have tried pushing the limit , and took a bath , all ok
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 18, 2021, 06:33 PM
Well a Little it’s rumored that , 3 guys have tried pushing the limit , and took a bath , all ok

Today or last week?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 18, 2021, 07:55 PM
Today or last week?
1 today 2 late last week
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 19, 2021, 05:47 AM
1 today 2 late last week

Not surprised at all. Not sure where they were but that ice off Contstantia was always through on one whack with the spud when I checked it. Yet there were several people out there. I am glad they are okay.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: outfisherman1 on Jan 19, 2021, 07:16 AM
Did you guys by Oneida get hammered with snow? We got around a foot out by the buffalo area that put a hurting on the ice formations out here. Hope not. That lake needs to firm up for you guys.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 19, 2021, 08:51 AM
maybe an inch of snow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 19, 2021, 09:32 AM
Hey fellas anyone have an idea where I can get a pair of Mickey mouse boots been searching all over the internet no one has a size 13 that's not extra narrow if they have an 13 at all thanks for any help
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: outfisherman1 on Jan 19, 2021, 09:35 AM
Well that shouldn't effect much. I'm dying to make a trip to Oneida. Might be sooner than here. I'm sure chatauqua got pounded with snow. That's my best option by me to catch some walleye. Fingers crossed. Stay safe everyone.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: outfisherman1 on Jan 19, 2021, 09:38 AM
Hey fellas anyone have an idea where I can get a pair of Mickey mouse boots been searching all over the internet no one has a size 13 that's not extra narrow if they have an 13 at all thanks for any help
Have you tried army navy stores? Not sure if they are out your way. There is one out in buffalo. They used to carry them.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: youngblood on Jan 19, 2021, 09:45 AM
2 pair14 mediums. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Two-Pair-of-Military-Surplus-Cold-Weather-Micky-Mouse-Boots-Size-14R/114627348430?hash=item1ab05287ce:g:I~cAAOSwS3pfoFf5
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: outfisherman1 on Jan 19, 2021, 09:51 AM
I just called the army store in buffalo. Closest they had were 14 regular. Might be the same as the eBay ones above.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: outfisherman1 on Jan 19, 2021, 09:57 AM
Mickeymouseboots.net
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 19, 2021, 10:23 AM
Maybe an inch of snow on the ice can see some wet spots not sure if its open water or just slush, the only open water for sure is directly North of Dutchmans the Ten day weather looks good today and Thursday are the only days not  dropping into the Teens  and come Saturday and past single digits, should make ice fairly quick but will be at least week before shes ready imo
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Post by: outfisherman1 on Jan 19, 2021, 11:03 AM
Let's hope.
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Post by: jim48jk on Jan 19, 2021, 01:38 PM
getting colder in the next few days, hopefully the ice will be ready in Sylvan Beach area???
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 19, 2021, 02:14 PM
So going threw winter tackle and saw i was short on size5 raps what a pain to find  finally found Fish USA on line and got what i needed
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Post by: Jomat on Jan 19, 2021, 08:58 PM
So going threw winter tackle and saw i was short on size5 raps what a pain to find  finally found Fish USA on line and got what i needed

Check out some of the customs done by lakeshore outfitters up on Lewis point.  Def seem to outfish the factory rapala colors.  He has them in a size 5 and also some real big ones size 9 I think.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: edicestrum on Jan 20, 2021, 05:38 AM
Waiting for good ice 0n Oneida.  I'm told there is decent ice on Saratoga Lake and most of Sacandaga.  Please let us know when ice is good on Oneida.
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Post by: Tricking N Killing on Jan 20, 2021, 05:53 AM
Yes, I agree. Please let us know. It’s been a few years since I’ve fished Oneida.
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 20, 2021, 06:05 AM
Yes can you please let me know when there is ice.
 I don’t feel like driving out there to look.
 Could you also include where to park and GPS locations. 
 Thank you in advance......   @).    ;)
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Post by: ice4066 on Jan 20, 2021, 06:38 AM
 ;D
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Post by: Tricking N Killing on Jan 20, 2021, 06:45 AM
Please include homeowners information for parking. If you have room in your shanty for me to sit and if you are willing to drag my gear out to the desired location of my choice free of charge. I’ll also need it dragged back. Please let us know when there’s safe ice. LOL!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 20, 2021, 06:49 AM
between fulton and oswego  i had to get out the snowblower still coming down
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Post by: Tricking N Killing on Jan 20, 2021, 06:57 AM
Wow!
I guess I’ll need your services to drag my stuff out then. LMAO
Stay safe!
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Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 20, 2021, 07:15 AM
Yes can you please let me know when there is ice.
 I don’t feel like driving out there to look.
 Could you also include where to park and GPS locations. 
 Thank you in advance......   @).    ;)


Can I get in on this as well Feddie may help us out
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Post by: step2jimi on Jan 20, 2021, 07:18 AM
If your looking for someone on this site to tell you when the first safe ice is your not going to get it. Iv only been fishing Oneida for 8 years but iv learned something. Until the entire lake is safe they won't come on here and tell you where it's safe. It's as much for your own good as it is for them keeping the little bit that is safe less crowded imo. The last 3 years I come on here and see its not safe, bring a boat, blah blah blah. But then look at web cams and see people fishing. So iv learned to take the little bit of info you see, look at the web cams and then risk driving the 2.5 hours it is for me to find out. Iv.never driven out and had to turn around. Just gotta look.
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 20, 2021, 07:30 AM

Can I get in on this as well Feddie may help us out

   Sure you can little buddy......   ;D
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 20, 2021, 07:53 AM
Yes can you please let me know when there is ice.
 I don’t feel like driving out there to look.
 Could you also include where to park and GPS locations. 
 Thank you in advance......   @).    ;)

I'll just leave a bucket by my door. Please leave 3 eyes and a few perch in it.

Thanks!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 20, 2021, 07:57 AM
I got at least 3" of snow last night about 1 mile north of the lake. That obviously won't help us.
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Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 20, 2021, 08:01 AM
Sooooooo,  I would have to drill my own holes then ?????

I’m in out I would rather use someone’s else’s drill on my clam plate.

And I assume this is also catered?
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Post by: Tbell112 on Jan 20, 2021, 11:31 AM
Hoping that wind keeps up to blow that snow off. Can’t insulate it or we’re screwed.
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Post by: thegoods on Jan 20, 2021, 11:46 AM
Open the flood gates next weekend with the extended forecast.   Here comes buffalo
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 20, 2021, 01:59 PM
If there's still an opening I'll take some fish too but please clean them first .

Got close to 6" on the south side but the wind is cranking so hopefully it will clean it off.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 20, 2021, 03:37 PM
A lot of it is blowing off. There is a big section of open water mid lake from Cleveland all the way to Constantia.
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Post by: FingerLaker607 on Jan 20, 2021, 04:00 PM
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.syracuse.com/living/2021/01/meet-asa-ladd-of-brewerton-who-once-fell-through-the-ice-and-kept-fishing-and-was-shot-in-the-foot-and-kept-hunting.html%3foutputType=amp
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 20, 2021, 05:29 PM
A lot of it is blowing off. There is a big section of open water mid lake from Cleveland all the way to Constantia.

well end up like last year with sheet ice under the ice
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 20, 2021, 05:46 PM
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.syracuse.com/living/2021/01/meet-asa-ladd-of-brewerton-who-once-fell-through-the-ice-and-kept-fishing-and-was-shot-in-the-foot-and-kept-hunting.html%3foutputType=amp
Great read!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2021, 05:53 PM

Can I get in on this as well Feddie may help us out
I’m waiting on Bruce 😃
 I’ll just take 12 nice perch thanks
 For now I’m burning some miles for my fish ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 20, 2021, 06:12 PM
I'll just leave a bucket by my door. Please leave 3 eyes and a few perch in it.

Thanks!
That will be my bucket!! Please call me when those fish show up!!!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2021, 06:42 PM
 
 Not Oneida
Burned up some miles today , was a little more selective , nice fish but no 12+“ fish
 Kept 20 decent perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 20, 2021, 07:55 PM
Good work Freddie!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 21, 2021, 04:55 AM
Good cold snap tonight and no more snow yet, things are looking up.

 ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 21, 2021, 07:01 AM
Not very cold this AM 25 at 6:00am, looks like not much snow stayed on lake can see bare spots, only open water that I can see is an area out by 121, im guessing still only about 2in of ice should start to building this weekend .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 21, 2021, 09:18 AM
Looks like more lake effect tomorrow night. Hopefully the wind is good enough to keep it off the lake. It will be close.

I checked Cleveland yesterday and had 1.5".

Nice job Fred!
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Post by: THE KRACKEN on Jan 21, 2021, 01:53 PM
So Fred? Haven’t been on in awhile nice job up North. My real question... you’ve been chasing Jennifer Anniston naked on the beach????? 😀👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stoutrod on Jan 21, 2021, 01:55 PM
Talking about the beach what happen to our cameras
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Post by: Db on Jan 21, 2021, 02:19 PM
I agree what happened to the web camera on the beach
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 21, 2021, 02:24 PM
So Fred? Haven’t been on in awhile nice job up North. My real question... you’ve been chasing Jennifer Anniston naked on the beach????? 😀👍
For an old fart I run pretty fast when necessary 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: THE KRACKEN on Jan 21, 2021, 02:44 PM
I think I just saw Biden sigh and agree no more cameras.....more to follow🤨
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 21, 2021, 04:41 PM
What are you going do when you catch her lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: youngblood on Jan 21, 2021, 05:03 PM
What are you going do when you catch her lol
spud spud spud  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 21, 2021, 05:04 PM
spud spud spud  ;D
WT$ lmao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 21, 2021, 06:30 PM
I heard an angry local got drunk and shot the cams out the other night with his .357  something about “stop the fish steal”
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Post by: Adkrs on Jan 21, 2021, 07:06 PM
 :clap: :roflmao: :roflmao:
spud spud spud  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: outfisherman1 on Jan 21, 2021, 07:23 PM
I heard an angry local got drunk and shot the cams out the other night with his .357  something about “stop the fish steal”
Damn good shot. That really stinks.
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Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 21, 2021, 09:42 PM
Damn good shot. That really stinks.

Imagine his sober shot...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 22, 2021, 07:54 AM
saying up to 9in of snow for cny hope we dont get it or at least have some high winds to blow it off lake
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Post by: BRUCEHOOKEDUP on Jan 22, 2021, 08:13 AM
Fished the north shore yesterday, slow bite. The ice was 5" to 2" in a matter of 40yds. Made it out to 24' seen very few fish on screen. Nice just to get out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hando on Jan 22, 2021, 11:54 AM
Fished the north shore yesterday, slow bite. The ice was 5" to 2" in a matter of 40yds. Made it out to 24' seen very few fish on screen. Nice just to get out.

Thanks for the inside info. Webcam looks like a lot of snow hopefully it doesn't slow things down. Anyone have reports going out of Sylvan? Stay safe!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: taildancer on Jan 22, 2021, 02:44 PM
Fished the north shore yesterday, slow bite. The ice was 5" to 2" in a matter of 40yds. Made it out to 24' seen very few fish on screen. Nice just to get out.
Are you willing to say where on the north shore you went out of?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 22, 2021, 04:52 PM
The heavy snow is just north of the lake right now. The wind forecast I see for tonight looks like WNW which is normally a bullseye on the lake. Let’s hope it stays where it is all night long or goes well south. It’s not looking great.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 22, 2021, 05:05 PM
south shore isn't getting hit as bad

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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 22, 2021, 05:29 PM
Just came through Brewerton in 81 headed north. Brewerton was clear. Central Square to Parish was snowing really good. Quite a few cars off the road.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 22, 2021, 05:31 PM
It’s about to whip south. Let’s hope it stays there for good!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 22, 2021, 05:37 PM

 Was nice up north , took the long ride today , weather was pleasant , light winds ,
 Managed to land 1 fair LL , buggered 3 more , well at least no skunk
(https://i.postimg.cc/341zTkKR/A0-FBC6-F5-C349-4-E59-9-CAE-F5-C9-D641-B463.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/341zTkKR)
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 22, 2021, 05:46 PM
Awesome LL, filet!
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 22, 2021, 05:52 PM
Nice job Fred..... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 22, 2021, 05:54 PM
Great fish Fred!
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 22, 2021, 06:01 PM
no catch and release on  that fish  ......thats  dinner  ^5
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: toasted on Jan 22, 2021, 06:21 PM
Can't agree more!  Only if he shares  ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 22, 2021, 06:40 PM
Lake effect is on south shore
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 22, 2021, 08:33 PM

 Planning on getting on Oneida this coming week
 , providing no extra snow , 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 23, 2021, 05:25 AM
We only got 3-4 inches (snow) here in town bud, I don't think it will be too bad. Probably A lot of crazy fools out there on machines this weekend.

:)
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Post by: hunts2long on Jan 23, 2021, 05:59 AM
Nice fish F&R....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 23, 2021, 07:18 AM
It was coming down pretty good last night. Had to drive to Cicero and back around 7:00pm.  Traffic was moving around 20-30 mph on 81. Multiple cars off the road. Looks like 6-7 inches total at my house. I would think ice conditions will improve this week. I didn’t see any big snow events in the 10 day forecast just cold temps
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Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 23, 2021, 07:54 AM
got about 10" here in west monroe. I'm less than a mile from the lake.   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: THE KRACKEN on Jan 23, 2021, 07:59 AM
Nice fish Fred.
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 23, 2021, 09:13 AM
anywhere from 2 to 8 in of snow with drifting, slushy in spots this snow did not help hopefully gets blown off
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 23, 2021, 12:33 PM
I agree. The wind has been whipping here on the north shore pretty good all day. Should get rid of a decent amount of it
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 23, 2021, 12:55 PM
It don’t seem like the snow helped any but it don’t seem like it really is hurting it neither. Really light and fluffy. Be different if we were around 30*. Seems to blow around easy enough.
Tight lines
Perchin
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 23, 2021, 01:02 PM
Yeah it actually filled all the pressure cracks in and with this cold should set things up nice for a while. Light fluffy snow no real issues. Be nice if enough ice is built to make it to the end of walleye season this year or better yet that late March perch fest
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 23, 2021, 01:39 PM
those pressure cracks are right there still   
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 23, 2021, 02:04 PM
Dont know about them. No ice in sodus to see. May have to go north or something.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 23, 2021, 02:26 PM
Not sure about west half of the lake the east sides in very good shape the couple spots I fished. Still pritty thin is all. Anything can still happen but things are heading in the right direction
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Post by: CW88 on Jan 23, 2021, 03:47 PM
The 4 year old practicing for his first year ice fishing haaa


(https://i.postimg.cc/MvjN4XrH/20210123-164352.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MvjN4XrH)

(https://i.postimg.cc/t1DMP67S/20210123-164319.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/t1DMP67S)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 24, 2021, 09:40 AM
few guys out here and there i tried making to one of my spots the ice went from 5in to 2in about 25yards 3/4 mile out, and i  turned around
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 24, 2021, 09:44 AM
sylvan beach web cams are still down
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 24, 2021, 10:18 AM
Crazy how many people are at Lewis Point, people parked all over even in front of no parking signs. Almost ran over a guys pail trying to get to our house must have had electronics in it because he moved it pretty quickly.
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Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 24, 2021, 10:41 AM
Amazing what a fish (maybe) will make a man do !!!!
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 24, 2021, 11:17 AM
Smart move. onieda1 no fish is wrth a swim. Thanks for the heads up
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Post by: njmar75 on Jan 24, 2021, 01:18 PM
Hey oneida1...where was that spot?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: afwrestler1986 on Jan 24, 2021, 01:32 PM
Gotta say, I went to fish big bay off of Kellar rd. and that drop off is bull poop. I didn't even try to fish there with the wife and 3 kids. I don't remember it being like that the last time I fished out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 24, 2021, 01:49 PM
One good thing in my area most snow either blew off or got slushy and froze up
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 24, 2021, 02:00 PM
Gotta say, I went to fish big bay off of Kellar rd. and that drop off is bull poop. I didn't even try to fish there with the wife and 3 kids. I don't remember it being like that the last time I fished out there.

call  the  west monro town  super  and complain
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Jan 24, 2021, 02:39 PM
Has anyone been out by grassy or dakin shoal yet? Was hoping to get out there with an atv next weekend if it’s possible
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 24, 2021, 03:11 PM
Has anyone been out by grassy or dakin shoal yet? Was hoping to get out there with an atv next weekend if it’s possible

I did not see anyone out at either spot this weekend.

There was open water on the south side of Grassy and around Dakin yesterday. No joke, it was waves.
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Post by: Dsportman on Jan 24, 2021, 03:44 PM
Ok Thankyou very much for the reply. Good luck and tight lines!
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Post by: Adkrs on Jan 24, 2021, 04:18 PM
Has anyone been out by grassy or dakin shoal yet? Was hoping to get out there with an atv next weekend if it’s possible

People are reporting that the ice is dangerous for walking in spots....I wouldn't be thinking about taking an atv out. But I'm not your mother. You do you. I'm sure there will be snowmobiles flying across out there if there aren't already.

Be safe folks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 24, 2021, 04:20 PM
My buddy went out by Taft bay this afternoon.  He was on 4 inches of ice then ice went from 4 inches to 1 inch in a matter of feet. His spud popped through and he turned around took 3 steps and went through up to his armpits in at least 16 feet of water. He got out then went through again 20 feet from the first spot. Thank god he got out again and made it to shore. Gonna be a bit until the ice is a little more uniform. Be patient guys as hard as it is
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2021, 04:26 PM
 Sorry to hear XC 600 , wasn’t me as I went north had 1 nice LL on and opps gone 😜
  Thanks for the heads up Bruce , think I’ll come done mid week and try somewhere with spud in hand , a bud sent me some pics of some nice perch and a limit of eyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 24, 2021, 04:41 PM
My buddy went out by Taft bay this afternoon.  He was on 4 inches of ice then ice went from 4 inches to 1 inch in a matter of feet. His spud popped through and he turned around took 3 steps and went through up to his armpits in at least 16 feet of water. He got out then went through again 20 feet from the first spot. Thank god he got out again and made it to shore. Gonna be a bit until the ice is a little more uniform. Be patient guys as hard as it is
Thats about what i found today but stayed on top i was on 4 to 5 in and it got thin quick to about 2in
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 24, 2021, 05:53 PM
Spudded my out to 16 fow on the east end, Lady Oneida was kind. Drilled one set of holes and never had to move. The Ice was uniform where I was, but I took no chances. Float suit, ice pics and a spud are highly recommended . Walking was pretty good, way better than I expected, yesterdays slush froze and a ton of snow piled up at the shore, but once you gpt past that 100 yards or so it was 50 percent glare ice. Final tally was 15 Jumbos, 3 keeper eyes and at least 20 between 13.5 and 14.5. Good for next year I suppose. 

Funny story, Before I had a single keeper eye I hooked up with a dandy for Oneida, 4 lbs Id wager. Had it on a #3 Rap that I regretfully didnt swap out the treble .... well I had the beast half way out of the hole when the hook straightened and went into the roof. I dove after her, went elbow deep, knocked my minnow bucket over, burnt my Bibs on the heater and lost the fish ::) ::) I honestly wish someone was with me, Release would have laughed so hard they would hear him on the west end  ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/m17Y37nd/20210124-145103.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/m17Y37nd)

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Adkrs on Jan 24, 2021, 06:09 PM
Looks like a great day on the water! Your story about the big one got a chuckle out of me too. Definitely been there before. Always seems like all hell breaks loose when the big one is on
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 24, 2021, 06:33 PM
😂 that’s awesome Eddie! The ol wet arm. I been there a time or 2. Glad you got out and found some biters!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 24, 2021, 06:45 PM
That is some scary stuff Bobby. I am glad he is okay!

Nice fish DD.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jim48jk on Jan 24, 2021, 07:34 PM
Took a ride to Sylvan Beach today see enclosed Pic, about 13 shanties out to around 20 ft, talked to one of the guys and the ice is 3.5 to 4 inches, marked lots of fish but little luck, will be ready in a few days with this cold can't wait
(https://i.postimg.cc/CZgq3Skb/Oneida-Lake-1-24-21.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/CZgq3Skb)

(https://i.postimg.cc/v1tVMktk/Oneida-Lake-1-24-21-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/v1tVMktk)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Loudmouth879 on Jan 24, 2021, 08:25 PM
Spudded my out to 16 fow on the east end, Lady Oneida was kind. Drilled one set of holes and never had to move. The Ice was uniform where I was, but I took no chances. Float suit, ice pics and a spud are highly recommended . Walking was pretty good, way better than I expected, yesterdays slush froze and a ton of snow piled up at the shore, but once you gpt past that 100 yards or so it was 50 percent glare ice. Final tally was 15 Jumbos, 3 keeper eyes and at least 20 between 13.5 and 14.5. Good for next year I suppose. 

Funny story, Before I had a single keeper eye I hooked up with a dandy for Oneida, 4 lbs Id wager. Had it on a #3 Rap that I regretfully didnt swap out the treble .... well I had the beast half way out of the hole when the hook straightened and went into the roof. I dove after her, went elbow deep, knocked my minnow bucket over, burnt my Bibs on the heater and lost the fish ::) ::) I honestly wish someone was with me, Release would have laughed so hard they would hear him on the west end  ;D


Nice catch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2021, 08:28 PM

  Well done Eddy 🎣🕳 Sometime Eddy I’ll tell you some good ones about  release
  Tipping your minnows over losing the fish that’s funny sht but burning your bibs or shack isn’t
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 25, 2021, 05:15 AM
Nice job Ed. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 25, 2021, 05:57 AM
hey eddie has to get in a little  trouble when he goes fishing!!!!  good job  tho  ,glad you had fun man
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Jan 25, 2021, 07:44 AM
Good story DD. Good to know this kind of stuff happens to other guys besides me  :)
Nice fish
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 25, 2021, 09:02 AM
-2 this morning at 530am. South shore
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 25, 2021, 09:07 AM
Pretty sure the person running the sylvan cams is a fisherman.. ::) ::)
 He didn’t want people to see if there’s ice out there... ;) ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Jan 25, 2021, 10:32 AM
I can't imagine running sleds or ATVs safely out there anytime soon.  I went to Chapman on saturday afternoon to recon and it was 3" near shore and <50 yards out it was soft slushy and 1". Turned around and followed my tracks back.   Lots of cracks and wet slushy spots. 

This cold snap will be good, but it's still early ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Jan 25, 2021, 11:44 AM
Good report on Chapman, Thank you Fly_ Rodder
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Jan 25, 2021, 12:22 PM
Yeh ditto to that Chapman report good info.  Risky at best in most spots.  Personally I'm gonna give it another week things should be much better by then.  Lots of time left this winter to fish. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: klauricella on Jan 25, 2021, 01:09 PM
You would think people would know better but they where out of Williams yesterday on 4 wheelers and sleds. I spudded out Saturday and it was solid 4" out to east of the islands. It has been packed the last week not sure if any body has been catching anything I did ok yesterday. Hopefully by the weekend it gets a little thicker.

Kevin
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Jan 25, 2021, 01:39 PM
Please be careful there was a big open patch of water at the west end of the lake between the islands and the north shore.

You can see the big black spot on the satellite images https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/modis.php?region=o&page=1 (https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/modis.php?region=o&page=1).  It may freeze thicker there after the cold snap we are having as there is no snow on top to insulate it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jim48jk on Jan 25, 2021, 03:03 PM
Sent email to sylvanbeachny.com about the cameras and they are sending a technician to fix them as the email said, passing along  :) :) :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sandyfisherman534 on Jan 25, 2021, 03:17 PM
I am pretty new to fishing oneida. Not looking for any GPS coordinates but does anyone have any advice on good spots to park and get on the ice? and a general idea of where I might have good luck catching some walleyes? I have fished there a handful of times over the past few years. Usually in about 35 feet of water. Caught some nice jumbo perch and even a sturgeon but no luck on walleyes. Jigging with spoons and minnows, Had tip ups set with minnows at various depths.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Jan 25, 2021, 03:18 PM
I will believe that when I can see Jennifer Aniston lounging on the beach or perhaps Bernie Sander sitting in a chair with his arms crossed and brown mittens on his hands.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Jan 25, 2021, 03:27 PM
Hey Sandy Fisherman, there are several parks and boat launches on the lake that have a bit of parking.  South Shore Boat Launch, Chapman Park, Williams Park, Taft Bay Park, Godfrey Point State Boat Launch, North Bay (edge water), Sylvan Beach, Jewel State Fishing Access, and a few others.  Look at map to finds these spots.  Some will fill up with vehicles quickly when the fish are biting nearby.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 25, 2021, 05:56 PM
I took the youngest for a quick trip tonight for training. He passed. ;D


(https://i.postimg.cc/LqKhmmW4/D6730402-8386-4578-A368-12-E042-D11-AFD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LqKhmmW4)
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Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 25, 2021, 05:57 PM
I took the youngest for a quick trip tonight for training. He passed. ;D


(https://i.postimg.cc/LqKhmmW4/D6730402-8386-4578-A368-12-E042-D11-AFD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LqKhmmW4)

That’s good work young man!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 25, 2021, 06:05 PM

  Well that looks like we got an up and coming walleye master in the making , good job DD
 I see a wheeler dropped in around the Constantia area ,
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Post by: Loudmouth879 on Jan 25, 2021, 06:10 PM
I took the youngest for a quick trip tonight for training. He passed. ;D


(https://i.postimg.cc/LqKhmmW4/D6730402-8386-4578-A368-12-E042-D11-AFD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LqKhmmW4)

very nice congrats
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 25, 2021, 06:25 PM
thurseday - sunday looks like it will make some ice hope we get the low end of forecasted snow tmrw and the wind does its job,,,,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 25, 2021, 06:26 PM
Thanks everyone, and to the network of trustowrthy friends that gave me honest reports of Ice conditions. The lake froze uneven, thats the honest truth, there is some solid ice, maybe 20 percent of the lake total.

If you dont take precautions you are going to be in serious trouble.

Bruce, I love that pic man😎

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 25, 2021, 06:27 PM
Bruce great job on the fish and time with the kid that's what it's all about
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 25, 2021, 06:59 PM
I took the youngest for a quick trip tonight for training. He passed. ;D


(https://i.postimg.cc/LqKhmmW4/D6730402-8386-4578-A368-12-E042-D11-AFD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LqKhmmW4)



kinda looks like you pass to  good dad work right there mister :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 25, 2021, 07:14 PM
Good work, Eddie!

The kid is a natural, Bruce!! Good job little man!!🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigflatsmike on Jan 25, 2021, 07:31 PM
New here to the oneida lake diehards page.   Just had to say awesome pic of the youngster!!  My main fishing partner is my son, a bit older at 15. Hoping to get out there maybe this weekend or next.  The reports of sketchy ice make me nervous as I dont know oneida but looking forward to trying to figure it out!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 25, 2021, 07:40 PM
Great story, DD! And nice fish.

That's awesome with your youngest, Bruce. Congrats!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: dynaglide2012 on Jan 25, 2021, 07:43 PM
New here to the oneida lake diehards page.   Just had to say awesome pic of the youngster!!  My main fishing partner is my son, a bit older at 15. Hoping to get out there maybe this weekend or next.  The reports of sketchy ice make me nervous as I dont know oneida but looking forward to trying to figure it out!
I’m in the same boat Mike. Been doing a lot of reading and driving around Oneida the last few weeks. Hopefully sooner than later
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hando on Jan 25, 2021, 07:46 PM
Went out late Saturday from south shore and had 4-5" everywhere I drilled. Have to imagine even better now. Bite for me was light but managed 10 perch and one keeper 'eye. All the perch came on live bait or pimple with buckeyes but the walleye came on waxies- ???
(https://i.postimg.cc/vxwvyjdH/20210123-133111.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vxwvyjdH)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: deerefishyfishy on Jan 25, 2021, 07:49 PM
Wow, those perch are chunks! Great pics guys! Glad to see kids learning how to get it done also  :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: setterman01 on Jan 25, 2021, 08:34 PM
Walked out of Borio's this afternoon. Found 4-6" of good ice everywhere I drilled. Ended up with 10 nice perch. Nice day to fish.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 25, 2021, 09:14 PM
Great job lil Reeleyez!! That pic is great!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Jan 25, 2021, 09:31 PM
Nice job  Bruce. Kid is going to ne an Oneida Lake legend.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Jan 25, 2021, 09:37 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/TLSBCw4h/0125211653.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TLSBCw4h)
1 mile off Williams tonight..new ice to the right. Good bite from 5 till 6:30. I hope the snow stays off it for next weekend. Definitely more soild on the south shore than the north. Nice day to be out..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 26, 2021, 06:04 AM
Nice pic hrdcore. That was part of that big stretch of open water on Saturday.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 26, 2021, 06:24 AM
Is there any public access from Fremac Marina?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 26, 2021, 06:56 AM
Closest is Chapman
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: steelesteve1 on Jan 26, 2021, 08:52 AM
I see theres no Oneida Page this year, feel free to post info or ask questions here, hope you all have a great ice season.
yes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wally03773 on Jan 26, 2021, 09:26 AM
was gonna go up there this weekend for the first time and i  was thinking just find a bay off lake.is there any areas better for eyes?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wally03773 on Jan 26, 2021, 09:29 AM
was gonna go up there this weekend for the first time and i  was thinking just find a bay off lake.is there any areas better for eyes?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Jan 26, 2021, 11:22 AM
Closest is Chapman
Have you fished out of South Shore Launch?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 26, 2021, 02:02 PM
was gonna go up there this weekend for the first time and i  was thinking just find a bay off lake.is there any areas better for eyes?
Best bet is to contact one of the local bait shops.  Try App's or Lakeside Outfitters.  Also check out some previous year's posts for more detailed info.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 26, 2021, 02:04 PM
tried making out sunday but ran into thin 1/2 mile out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 26, 2021, 05:08 PM
How much snow is there on the lake? Thanks
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Post by: regulator on Jan 26, 2021, 05:43 PM
Went to Lewis Point this afternoon 1:30 - 3:30, more of a recon mission. 1 Keeper eye in 27 fow that went back. Nephew and his buddy stuck it out for a couple more hours and BAM. 4 keeper eyes, about a dozen shorts, and 8 perch. Crossed the pressure crack to the east there but got across good. 5 inches of ice as most are reporting from what I can see here. Snow blowing off for the most part, but drifting up in others spots maybe up to 6" deep. Hard to say how much snow cover, walk 20' on bare ice then 20' through drifts, you know.
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 26, 2021, 05:55 PM
Awesome thanks for the info
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Post by: Jaker112 on Jan 26, 2021, 06:03 PM
Spot on with the report thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: regulator on Jan 26, 2021, 06:05 PM
You bet guys...tight lines!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 26, 2021, 06:17 PM
Thanks for the report.  Hoping to make my first trip this year Thursday or Friday.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jomat on Jan 26, 2021, 09:12 PM
Any reports from the north shore?  Rented a cottage in Constanta for the weekend but hears the ice is a bit sketchier over that way.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db on Jan 27, 2021, 12:39 AM
Jomat how much for the rented cabin if u dont mind me asking
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 27, 2021, 01:37 AM
Any reports from the north shore?  Rented a cottage in Constanta for the weekend but hears the ice is a bit sketchier over that way.
A guy put a wheeler through day before yesterday out from mill street ,  , so use your spud , as the ice isn’t consistent,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 27, 2021, 03:52 AM
How much snow has ended up there so far with this storm?
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 27, 2021, 05:24 AM
How much snow has ended up there so far with this storm?

5"-6" in Constantia 1 mile north of the lake. It looks like it is done snowing here.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 27, 2021, 05:35 AM
5"-6" in Constantia 1 mile north of the lake. It looks like it is done snowing here.
Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 27, 2021, 05:55 AM
guessing total 7 inches here in fulton
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jomat on Jan 27, 2021, 06:33 AM
Jomat how much for the rented cabin if u dont mind me asking

130$ a night.  After fees turns out to be a little over 300$ for the weekend.  Worth it to  me to have lakefront access and isolation. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Jan 27, 2021, 06:42 AM
Spudded my out to 16 fow on the east end, Lady Oneida was kind. Drilled one set of holes and never had to move. The Ice was uniform where I was, but I took no chances. Float suit, ice pics and a spud are highly recommended . Walking was pretty good, way better than I expected, yesterdays slush froze and a ton of snow piled up at the shore, but once you gpt past that 100 yards or so it was 50 percent glare ice. Final tally was 15 Jumbos, 3 keeper eyes and at least 20 between 13.5 and 14.5. Good for next year I suppose. 

Funny story, Before I had a single keeper eye I hooked up with a dandy for Oneida, 4 lbs Id wager. Had it on a #3 Rap that I regretfully didnt swap out the treble .... well I had the beast half way out of the hole when the hook straightened and went into the roof. I dove after her, went elbow deep, knocked my minnow bucket over, burnt my Bibs on the heater and lost the fish ::) ::) I honestly wish someone was with me, Release would have laughed so hard they would hear him on the west end  ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/m17Y37nd/20210124-145103.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/m17Y37nd)

(https://i.postimg.cc/fJj7Jjmy/20210124-171649.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fJj7Jjmy)

Now Eddy, that’s a “Boggeyesque “ short story if I ever heard one. You did learn something from me eh? STORYTELLING
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 27, 2021, 12:01 PM
ice still varies found 4-6 today
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sweedish pimple on Jan 27, 2021, 12:25 PM
How is the snow on the ice around apps landing or by bernhards bay. i will be up this weekend and will be leaving the wheeler at home and bringing my son. Seen reports of sketchy ice so figured that would be best. Our otter flip over is tough to drag in snow but a breeze on bare ice and just wondering if i should bring jet sled and pop up instead? thanks in advance
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 27, 2021, 12:52 PM
How is the snow on the ice around apps landing or by bernhards bay. i will be up this weekend and will be leaving the wheeler at home and bringing my son. Seen reports of sketchy ice so figured that would be best. Our otter flip over is tough to drag in snow but a breeze on bare ice and just wondering if i should bring jet sled and pop up instead? thanks in advance
about 18posts up there's a report
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sweedish pimple on Jan 27, 2021, 01:16 PM
yea that report is for lewis point and was not sure if it was worse or better on north side of lake
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trundog on Jan 27, 2021, 01:21 PM
Be careful out of Lewis pt. Just watched a guy walking go in to his waist 100 yards from shore  on the flag pole side. He looked to be ok, turned around and headed back when he got out.

You never know. I’m sitting on 7” of ice and there’s a guy fishing the channel with a snowmobile
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Jan 27, 2021, 01:37 PM
theres a couple shantys set up on the chapman cam
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jj ice on Jan 27, 2021, 02:37 PM
The one guy hasn’t moved in a while. Probably killing them out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 27, 2021, 02:56 PM
Can someone post a link to the Chapman cam thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 27, 2021, 03:01 PM
Can someone post a link to the Chapman cam thanks

http://oneidalakeassociation.org/ (http://oneidalakeassociation.org/)

Click on the Town of Sullivan web cam link.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 27, 2021, 03:21 PM
http://oneidalakeassociation.org/ (http://oneidalakeassociation.org/)

Click on the Town of Sullivan web cam link.

I’m such an outsider, I was scouring the webcam list looking for “Chapman’s”
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KMaz9697 on Jan 27, 2021, 03:50 PM
Looking for some information on Oneida. Going to try and rent a cottage for a week/weekend. I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations on areas on the lake to look at, or even particular houses. There will be a few of us, the guys annual ice fishing trip. Please PM me, any info is greatly appreciated!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Jan 27, 2021, 04:00 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/WDfYvBFm/Screenshot-20210127-165206-2.png) (https://postimg.cc/WDfYvBFm)
I wasn't going to post this but with the amount of people asking about the North Shore this is what I found off Mill St Monday afternoon..a picture is worth a thousand words..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Jan 27, 2021, 04:09 PM
Thanks Bruce figured you would be the one to reply
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Post by: sandyfisherman534 on Jan 27, 2021, 04:56 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/WDfYvBFm/Screenshot-20210127-165206-2.png) (https://postimg.cc/WDfYvBFm)
I wasn't going to post this but with the amount of people asking about the North Shore this is what I found off Mill St Monday afternoon..a picture is worth a thousand words..

Wow! That's where I was planning on heading tommorow. How far out were you?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 27, 2021, 05:03 PM
Looks like he was about half mile out if the picture of his navionics is correct.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 32degrees on Jan 27, 2021, 05:17 PM
 sandyfisherman534,
That capture pretty much has, the details. ???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: steinea286 on Jan 27, 2021, 05:38 PM
Hey everyone. Hate to say it but lost a brand new first lite jacket off Lewis first thing this morning. Still has tags on it. If anyone found it could you send me a PM?

On a side note...the fish was pretty slow and only ended up with a couple perch. Ice was 5-7 inches everywhere I drilled.

Tight lines everyone!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Jan 27, 2021, 05:52 PM
Wow! That's where I was planning on heading tommorow. How far out were you?
Got to the 1st island and choose not to go further..getting that far was a challenge..once I got over deeper water it got sketchy.. Let me know how you do..ill be back Friday Afternoon to fish somewhere on the lake
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jaker112 on Jan 27, 2021, 08:25 PM
Thanks hdrcore but you chose to set up and fish on that “sketchy” ice! Must be good to go!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Jan 28, 2021, 05:59 AM
Wow! That's where I was planning on heading tommorow. How far out were you?
Picture says a half mile wasn’t crazy hard to figure out and if you have a small sense of direction the spot he fished was given up also  :-\
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 28, 2021, 06:05 AM
Driving home yesterday... Josh and I saw a shack setup near the channel in Brewerton....😬 that area literally froze up a few days ago.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 28, 2021, 06:29 AM
Driving home yesterday... Josh and I saw a shack setup near the channel in Brewerton....😬 that area literally froze up a few days ago.
Yes Larry I saw the same thing !! My guess is who ever that was didn't have a clue where he was, or how dangerous it was.   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 28, 2021, 06:57 AM
people scare me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 28, 2021, 07:04 AM
I went out of Lewis last Tuesday and there was someone in the middle of lake. I gotta believe he came in from north shore. I was only on 4” give or take in 25ish fow. I couldn’t believe it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: eyeguy21 on Jan 28, 2021, 07:44 AM
Nobody on the Chapman cam this morning.....has anyone tried to access over there? 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Jan 28, 2021, 08:11 AM
Nobody on the Chapman cam this morning.....has anyone tried to access over there?

theres a couple shacks out there now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Jan 28, 2021, 11:51 AM
Windy out here , dam wind no fish yet
(https://i.postimg.cc/1ffQKpzs/IMG-20210128-124829.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1ffQKpzs)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mr. Jitterbugger on Jan 28, 2021, 12:33 PM
I'm planning to head out of Constantia on Saturday. Thank you to those who have reported recent conditions. Ice sounds marginal but I'm hopeful this cold snap will help buil more ice before then. Looking forward to more condition reports. Will post how I do :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bostonspankler on Jan 28, 2021, 01:40 PM
Same story every year on here about gas pockets and unsafe ice and pressure cracks.  You've never seen pressure cracks or shove ice until you ice fish lake erie    Lake is covered and weve had a good stretch of cold weather so ill be making the trip.  I'll just walk this time unless I see with my own eyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 28, 2021, 03:19 PM
Went out off Sylvan Beach this morning.  Spudded out to 21' and bounced around a bit.  Didn't find any trouble spots, about 4" snow on the ice, I had 5 to 6 inches of ice each hole drilled.  Mostly shorts, few perch and lost a couple keepers at the hole.  Nice till it got windy. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Adkrs on Jan 28, 2021, 05:02 PM
Hey everyone. Hate to say it but lost a brand new first lite jacket off Lewis first thing this morning. Still has tags on it. If anyone found it could you send me a PM?

On a side note...the fish was pretty slow and only ended up with a couple perch. Ice was 5-7 inches everywhere I drilled.


Ooff. That's rough. Love my Firstlite. crap ain't cheap. Hope somebody finds it for you

Tight lines everyone!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bearded fisherman on Jan 28, 2021, 05:36 PM
hows it looking off of lewis point heading up saturday?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Jan 28, 2021, 08:39 PM
hows it looking off of lewis point heading up saturday?


(https://i.postimg.cc/67DV9Z63/IMG-20210128-164231.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/67DV9Z63) 430pm lewis pt, crack off to the right took a couple people for a dip today . Watch 1 guy spud the crack then walked where he just hit the ice . Not for nothing LMFAO 😂. He got out ok . As I passed by he told me to look out for it , and he went in the same crack going out in the morning.....  ::)
 Couple perch and short eyes. Stupid wind
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icecusan on Jan 28, 2021, 09:10 PM
I’m baaack  haven’t been out yet this year how’s the crowd been at Chapman park
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Post by: perch chacer on Jan 28, 2021, 11:14 PM
I’m baaack  haven’t been out yet this year how’s the crowd been at Chapman park
non-existence, ice hasn't been good so far.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 29, 2021, 04:39 AM

 Headed north yesterday, bite was slow for me to even went to the smallest stuff I had , kept 18 perch and no jumbos , and this nasty weed trout 😡
(https://i.postimg.cc/9zVDbxXq/65-A78943-D84-B-4-FBA-8-BF0-C80-DAF3-CC8-CA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9zVDbxXq)
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 29, 2021, 04:43 AM
Bet you didn’t spend to much time out of the shanty yesterday.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 29, 2021, 05:10 AM
Bet you didn’t spend to much time out of the shanty yesterday.
  No sir it was nippy , I rarely leave the shack , it was so nice inside goon came over , and woke me up as he was 50’ from me he could hear me snoring 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 29, 2021, 05:39 AM
You need a recliner for that shack. Nice bass.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 29, 2021, 08:05 AM
 LOL I wouldn’t get any fishing in then
 Nice flats guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Huntofish on Jan 29, 2021, 09:15 AM
the kids are finally getting out of stay at home lockdown from school possible exposure! :) been home10 days without being able to leave the house LOL. they want to go ice fishing and wondering were a good spot to access Oneida is and put they on some fish we plan to head out Sunday morning for some fun for eyes  and crappie  if anyone has any suggestion would be first time out on Oneida over ice!

Thanks for any suggestions!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: eyeguy21 on Jan 29, 2021, 09:46 AM
Chapman cam showing a bunch of shacks out there.  Anyone have any info on ice thickness? 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Jan 29, 2021, 11:42 AM
Chapman cam showing a bunch of shacks out there.  Anyone have any info on ice thickness?
I am curious as well.  a bunch of people but dont see any machines yet
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 29, 2021, 12:08 PM
Wind has kept the snow down pretty good , ice has seemed to build steady since Sunday, i found 5 to 7 in yesterday afternoon....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Big D 85 on Jan 29, 2021, 12:13 PM
I drove in to check Chapmans yesterday and two snowmobiles out quite a ways and half a dozen walkers.
Didn't check ice - just saying what I saw.
If I had to guess - there will be machines out and about this weekend.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 29, 2021, 04:39 PM

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Another one down in Constantia, I guess they thought we made ice under that snow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: MadPerry on Jan 29, 2021, 04:57 PM
Anyone fishing out of Williams Park?  Out to the islands?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 29, 2021, 05:16 PM
 
 It could have been worse , Tim thanks for posting
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 29, 2021, 06:01 PM
The shore behind Circle K in Constantia is just bad, drifting snow and slush is melting the little bit of ice there. Not to mention it seems people like to try their luck, and head right towards the creek. It's worth the wait, and we are supposed to get a bit more tonight. Recovery guy is gonna kill it again this year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 29, 2021, 06:19 PM

 It could have been worse , Tim thanks for posting
 
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I can’t believe they even attempted it there. At least it wasn’t too bad.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bostonspankler on Jan 29, 2021, 06:56 PM
Looks to me like a slush pocket probably caused by pressure cracks that are always out of that area together with a large utv pulling 2 huts with more than 1 person on board .    Aka user error
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: M R Ducks on Jan 29, 2021, 07:05 PM
Is there any reports on Valentine Beach.  Is there anything to be concerned about going out of there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Jan 29, 2021, 07:44 PM
Anyone fishing out of Williams Park?  Out to the islands?
Yes..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 29, 2021, 07:48 PM
Valentine Beach you mean where coopers use to be ? its all Condos and housing now ,,,or you means williams park??? the park should be fine North of islands maybe iffy parking will fill in fast on weekend
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: M R Ducks on Jan 29, 2021, 08:21 PM
Thank you very much. A friend wants to try a new spot. I’m sure I described it wrong
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 30, 2021, 05:55 AM
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Another one down in Constantia, I guess they thought we made ice under that snow.
Wow. Sometimes your just bound and determined to fish no matter the cost. Lol I hope every one got out/away ok.
I went outa Lewis yesterday. Didn’t do well at all. I felt comfortable with the ice. A buddy put his foot thru the pressure crack after I crossed in same spot. Careful fellas.
Tight lines perchin
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: HVAC Iceman on Jan 30, 2021, 06:20 AM
We carefully ventured out of Constantia yesterday,
There was some slushy spots under the snow for sure,
mostly 3-5" of not really great/black ice
fished 18', marked a couple,
no action....500 yards out, were the only ones out there...
first time posting...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PERCHEYES80 on Jan 30, 2021, 09:05 AM
Going to William's park this upcoming week hows it looking over on that side ?
Also I would like to get a oneida lake diehards sticker how do I get one ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 30, 2021, 09:22 AM
  Be careful HVAC   be careful   I know this sounds like a terrible thing to say,  but I never like to be the first one out there .   And I certainly don't want any one else to take a chance just for me.   Just sayin  I'll go where others have already.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Syracuse Jay on Jan 30, 2021, 12:12 PM
I was the lone wolf out passed the islands at Williams It got thin quick drilled through 3.5 inches backed up towards the island to 5”.  One eye only mark for two hours be careful out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 30, 2021, 12:17 PM
Going to William's park this upcoming week hows it looking over on that side ?
Also I would like to get a oneida lake diehards sticker how do I get one ?
Go to FB for the  cryhard stickers!!! Best of luck fishing!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: MadPerry on Jan 30, 2021, 03:17 PM
Yes..

Thanks.

Fished Williams 6-12 today.  About 2/3 out to nearest island.  7" measured.  Horrible slow bite.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PERCHEYES80 on Jan 30, 2021, 03:43 PM
Ok thanks for the info from everyone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 30, 2021, 04:23 PM
Valentine Beach you mean where coopers use to be ? its all Condos and housing now ,,,or you means williams park??? the park should be fine North of islands maybe iffy parking will fill in fast on weekend
Valentine's Beach was a bar located a couple tenths of a mile just east of William's that closed in the late 90's and was remodeled into a private residence.

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 30, 2021, 04:25 PM
Go to FB for the  cryhard stickers!!! Best of luck fishing!!
  Jeez I get it 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 30, 2021, 05:14 PM
  Jeez I get it 😜
Damn auto-correct!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Jan 30, 2021, 05:30 PM
Fished out of Chapman today. Got my girlfriend on the eyes. She pulled up this beauty for her first fish ever. 8 inches of ice measured where I was. Machines were out. Planning on bringing the wheeler tomorrow. Be safe y’all!!
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Jan 30, 2021, 06:02 PM
Fished out of Cleveland today 7-11 , tough bite,  7 eyes all under 12" and one nice perch, buddy got one undersized eye. 8 inches of ice measured, wheelers and sleds out with no problems...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jigemup247 on Jan 30, 2021, 07:11 PM
Fished east of Chapman in 23-28fow. Had a lot of lookers and was able to get 4 keeper eyes and a couple dozen shorts between 2 guys. Ice was 6-7 inches where we were. Gold Swedish pimple with a whole minnow was working.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 30, 2021, 07:15 PM
First trip out for me this afternoon. Was off the north shore for the evening bite. First hour was slow then the eyes showed up. Had a blast. It was great to finally get out and on the eyes. Ice was 5 1/2 to 6 inches where I was. measured it with a tape.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Jan 30, 2021, 07:22 PM
Fished off of apps this afternoon.. caught probably 15 shorts and only brought home 2 jumbo perch.. couldn't find any keeper eyes.. wheelers and sleds out.. ice was about 6 inches everywhere i drilled
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 30, 2021, 08:28 PM
  Jeez I get it 😜
😂😂😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: s10xr on Jan 30, 2021, 09:03 PM
Got out the last 2 days.  Everywhere i drilled 6-8 inches.  Ran sled.  Good to get back out on oneida and not have to walk.  Stayed on same holes all day.  Just enough action to keep me.  Never seen so many shorts as i have the last 2 days.

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pierce1308 on Jan 30, 2021, 10:02 PM
Fished out of apps the last 2 hours of light , buddy and I hole hopped a couple times only managed a couple barily short eyes but the jumbo perch all over 10inch kept us busy,  took home 30 perch , they really liked raps tipped with eyeballs or caty jigs tipped with eyeballs or wigglers , fished 24-27'
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 31, 2021, 06:26 AM
Fished out of Chapman today. Got my girlfriend on the eyes. She pulled up this beauty for her first fish ever. 8 inches of ice measured where I was. Machines were out. Planning on bringing the wheeler tomorrow. Be safe y’all!!
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good job kid.....keep the reports coming.........missing my ice badly
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mr. Jitterbugger on Jan 31, 2021, 08:33 AM
Fished outa constantia saturday. 4 to 5 inches of ice, a few holes had closer to three inches. 24 feet of water and no perch to be seen. We caught one eye and one perch btwn the three of us. Oh well atleast it was comfortable out there.  :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: xxxbeer247 on Jan 31, 2021, 10:14 AM
Is there parking allowed on Lewis point road or better off at one of the South Bay marinas?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: regulator on Jan 31, 2021, 10:20 AM
Parking area at the end of Lewis Point Rd. Fills up fast on the weekends, was there yesterday at 4:50AM and lor was full by 5:15 AM.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: xxxbeer247 on Jan 31, 2021, 10:48 AM
Being that I’m half hour east of Albany my chances at Lewis point are slim to none. Is there anywhere else in that southeast Corner that can be recommended for access or should I go to the Verona beach launch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: regulator on Jan 31, 2021, 10:58 AM
Verona Beach is a good choice, plenty of parking. More of a walk to decent fishing grounds, but do-able. Did the long walk last year once myself, but the limit of eyes and 7 jumbos took the sting out of the hike. LOL
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fatboy8 on Jan 31, 2021, 11:07 AM
Actually staying in Verona this upcoming Thursday-Monday. Been studying Navionics and past reports so I think I have an okay idea of what to try and do. Will be machine less so I’m expecting long walks to some areas. My question is does that channel coming into Oneida around Slyvan beach trash the ice there? Pretty sure I’ll be dragging directly from where I’m staying at Verona beach right onto the ice. Just want an idea how much spudding I’ll be doing around there. And just by past reports expecting ice around ~7”? Looking forward to heading up and getting a taste of the lake. Hopefully I’ll have some decent reports next week.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 31, 2021, 02:09 PM
Went out of Godfrey this morning till noon.  Pressure crack parallel to shore out 50 ft from launch was open but solid each side on way out and in.  About 6" of solid ice at first break.  Fishing pretty slow for me but thats fishing.  Lots of trails to follow for my fellow walkers.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Jan 31, 2021, 03:54 PM

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Caught and released this guy off of Lewis pt. At first I thought it was a rainbow but now I’m not sure. Anyone have an idea?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 31, 2021, 04:23 PM
Not sure dont think a bow or brown, atlantic?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: komo15 on Jan 31, 2021, 04:37 PM
Wow.  Cool stuff!  Looks like a landlocked salmon, but no fork tail.  I'll say brown trout. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: komo15 on Jan 31, 2021, 04:43 PM

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Slaughtered the jumbos today!  2 keeper eyes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Jan 31, 2021, 04:54 PM

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.got a good pile off the south Shore this weekend..not to bad for being on foot.. 6" + were I've been..dont be afraid to look in the teens in the morning..will be back soon..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Jan 31, 2021, 04:55 PM
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Slaughtered the jumbos today!  2 keeper eyes.
Nice pile..ill cut mine tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 31, 2021, 05:05 PM
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Caught and released this guy off of Lewis pt. At first I thought it was a rainbow but now I’m not sure. Anyone have an idea?

I would say Atlantic. Nice fish!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2021, 05:37 PM
I would say Atlantic. Nice fish!
X2 Land lock
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 31, 2021, 06:12 PM
Thk god weekends over worked all weekend off Monday Nice catches guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 31, 2021, 06:52 PM
land lock
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamminsam on Jan 31, 2021, 06:55 PM
Depending on how much snow we get this weekend, I’d love to come visit for first time. Me and buddy will be on foot 😢. Any, any help would be welcomed. Just where to go, park and depth to target eyes or perch. No coordinates needed, just suggested access point please. You can pm me if you’d like. Thanks. I’ll keep trying to read this thread to research other suggestions.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 31, 2021, 07:10 PM
Had another good evening on the eyes. They were a little fussy tonight but found plenty that wanted to play.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jomat on Jan 31, 2021, 08:44 PM
Wanted to give an update on the ice over at constantia from Sunday.  Staying at a lake house just east of scriba.  Got on the ice from there and headed south toward bird island.  Near shore ice def a soft 3”.  Some very sketchy pressure cracks maybe 200 yards offshore.  Then more out a little deeper.  The ice was soft/slushy around those cracks especially if there was snow present.  Def had to poke around to find spots we felt ok crossing...could see where several machines had broke thru.  Drifting snow might make it not possible to see these areas.  Made it out between the islands and the ice we were on was all hard but went from 5”-3” in the very small area we fished.  Not sure about the walk out from town but be very cautious/avoid this area.  Fishing was slow out there for us anyway, only a couple keepers and couple shorts for 3 guys and I really didn’t feel comfortable on the ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: deerefishyfishy on Jan 31, 2021, 09:04 PM
A buddy and I came up for our first every Oneida ice trip today. We walked out of Sylvan to about 20 fow and didn't mark anything all morning. We tore down the hub and walked out farther to about 25 fow and started marking a few fish but everything had lockjaw regardless of what we threw at them. All the guys I talked to around us were having the same luck. We ended up with one barely legal keeper eye on the only hit we got all day. Still had a blast though. The ice was anywhere from 6 inches to 9 1/2 inches and varied a lot. Lots of machines out all over the east end
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Jan 31, 2021, 09:17 PM
I fished off Sylvan yesterday afternoon and had nothing but watchers for 2 hours and tried upsizing and downsizing with the same result. Finally  realized the big rap was fine, they just wanted to chase it fast up the water column. I caught 3 shorts the last half hour before I had to leave but was glad I was finally able to get some hits.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2021, 09:18 PM

 Nice fish Deadeyze 👍🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Crazy Ivan on Jan 31, 2021, 09:41 PM
Always appreciate the info from others, wanted to share. 2 dudes, 2 days out of Sylvan. 6" of ice. Fished 21 feet Saturday, caught 1 keeper walleye and a few hogger perch. Mostly lockjaw. Short city in the pm. Sunday 24 fow. Slow,  lockjaw continued. The fish had thier masks on again🤬. From 3-5 pm we were assulted again with a barrage of shorts. 3 keeper walleyes all day and a few nice perch.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: grubdropper on Feb 01, 2021, 01:02 AM
Fished out of Williams Sunday afternoon.   Got mostly small Perch but managed enough keepers for a meal.   Ice was 7 to 8 inches everywhere I cut.  Walking was not bad except for a few snow drifts. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 01, 2021, 01:32 AM
 Got out for the first time on Oneida with the goon boy , made a few moves and we managed to find some perch willing to play with some coaxing and thank god the walleyes stayed away
 



Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 01, 2021, 05:30 AM
Nice job Fred and Goon! Glad those nasty eyes stayed away from you lol. Looks like we have more snow on the way 👎🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 01, 2021, 05:41 AM
Nice fish Deadeyze 👍🎣🕳

X2 - Nice fish Bobby!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 01, 2021, 05:47 AM
Real nice eyez there Bob
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 01, 2021, 05:57 AM
Good work everyone!! I sat on the nursery for walleye yesterday. I quit counting after 27 short walleye without a keeper and no perch at my first spot. Made a 1/4 mile move.... picked up a nice keeper eye and 19 perch. Ice was 7-9”.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 01, 2021, 09:48 AM

 Good job KP on the perch , and leaving the nursery for some good fishing 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 01, 2021, 10:56 AM
good job
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 01, 2021, 12:16 PM
Nice job  guys!!

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 01, 2021, 01:30 PM
How snow you guys expecting from this storm?  Been watching the weather for Brewerton and it changes every 30 minutes  :o.  Coming up first time this year to fish Sat-Mon with the wheeler.  Hoping the snow is not gonna force a reschedule!  Most likely destinations are Chapman and Lewis.  Did see the pressure crack at Lewis is pretty prohibitive and will be very sketchy/ possibly invisible if covered in white stuff.  That does not sound too ideal!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 01, 2021, 02:48 PM

 Can’t always count on the weatherman, the other day it was supposed to snow up north but ended up at Oneida 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Huntofish on Feb 01, 2021, 05:56 PM
Went out with one of the boys out of Sylvan Beach yesterday, spent 4 hours with 12 tip ups in 18 feet and the boy did some jigging we didn't get a hit and didn't see anybody have any action? first time on the ice on Oneida looks like probably need to go further west to the boat launch 6 to 7 good ice a lot of ATV's out!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 01, 2021, 05:57 PM
Looks like 2”-5” tonight. Not too bad.

I took the oldest tonight for a quick trip. The fish were not fired up but he got a couple. I was just there to coach. Nice night out there with my buddy.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 01, 2021, 06:13 PM
Fun morning on the lake
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 01, 2021, 06:15 PM
wellhe did a great job!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hando on Feb 01, 2021, 06:43 PM
Nice job DeadEyes! Nice to see a good limit on a tough weekend.  Went out off south shore Saturday and hit 5 eyes at first light with only one 18" keeper and a jack perch. Caught one more perch and did 3 more shorts at the late bite. Saw more lookers than biters.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 01, 2021, 07:19 PM
Great job little Reeleyez!! I fished the last 1 1/2 before dark. The bite wasn’t to good. Fished same spot as the two previous outings. 1 keeper 1 short and dropped one keeper at the hole. Didn’t mark to many tonight.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 01, 2021, 08:43 PM
Good job KP on the perch , and leaving the nursery for some good fishing 👍
Thanks Freddie! Nice job to you and goonie!!😎

Good job everyone!!🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 01, 2021, 10:57 PM
Finally stopped in to see howzit goin'? Man, it looks great! Nice job guys. DeadEyez wins the prize! Great fish boys. keep it up.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 02, 2021, 04:54 AM
Nice job guys...👍👍👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 02, 2021, 05:21 AM
Great job little Reeleyez!! I fished the last 1 1/2 before dark. The bite wasn’t to good. Fished same spot as the two previous outings. 1 keeper 1 short and dropped one keeper at the hole. Didn’t mark to many tonight.

Those fish were definitely lethargic last night with the snow coming in.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 02, 2021, 05:24 AM
Anybody seen this? A big square hole drilled off LP.

Looks like equipment recovery but don’t they normally use a chainsaw and flag it off when they are done? What else could it be?


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 02, 2021, 05:32 AM

Anybody seen this? A big square hole drilled off LP.

Looks like equipment recovery but don’t they normally use a chainsaw and flag it off when they are done? What else could it be?


(https://i.postimg.cc/bZqVWJ9M/9-B2-E9-B1-B-BC3-B-45-D4-9411-B991-B36-A1-E53.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bZqVWJ9M)

I've seen videos of people swimming in holes like that inside a heated shanty for what reason I have no clue. Only other guess would be some smart a** guys wanted to jig in a giant hole all at the same time
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 02, 2021, 05:33 AM
Death trap......
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 02, 2021, 05:56 AM
Death trap......

Absolutely. By now it's skimmed over with 4" of snow on top. In probably the busiest area on the lake.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 02, 2021, 06:00 AM
What is wrong with people. Can’t teach common sense that’s for sure.
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Post by: grubdropper on Feb 02, 2021, 06:03 AM
did They leave a caution maker?   Making a hole that big should not be legal
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 02, 2021, 06:05 AM
First off. Great fish and pics everyone!

Deadeyez, you found the adult school, I see. Beautiful fish. I've been sitting on 13-17 inchers. Been able to take 3 of what I consider perfect eaters (16" males) everyday but nothing over 18 1/2" yet. I like it when the bite is good enough that I can pick out those eaters, it's not as satisfying when they're my best fish. The fish I'm getting are bone skinny too. Never seen 'em this skinny in the winter.

That hole could also be a sight fishing hole. I remember someone asking if they were legal in NY on here last fall. There's some great videos on YouTube of guys in Canada fishing trout though them (Uncut Angling, Jay Siemens) but I always thought that I hope nobody tries that down here. Site fishing doesn't seem to make sense that deep though and whatever it is it should have been roped off. Crazy dangerous, especially with this snow.
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Post by: zcm_82 on Feb 02, 2021, 06:06 AM
Anybody seen this? A big square hole drilled off LP.

Looks like equipment recovery but don’t they normally use a chainsaw and flag it off when they are done? What else could it be?


(https://i.postimg.cc/bZqVWJ9M/9-B2-E9-B1-B-BC3-B-45-D4-9411-B991-B36-A1-E53.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bZqVWJ9M)

Looks like a spear hole to me, but that's just always the first thing that comes to mind whenever I see something cut that big.
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 02, 2021, 06:24 AM
I have not watched a lot of spearing videos but I remember them talking about it on a meateater podcast. I thought they slid the sheet of ice under the ice and then pulled it back into place when they left. That would be the responsible thing to do at least.
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Post by: LP Steve on Feb 02, 2021, 06:25 AM
Spear hole in 20 something feet of water? Some weird stuff goes on out in that lake
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 02, 2021, 06:47 AM
There's the same thing off Philips Point on the north shore.  I was thinking a recovery hole of some sort?  Definitely not cool.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2021, 07:04 AM
seen one cut on big bay a few years ago,i marked it ......i often wonder if they are sight fishing holes or a attempt to get someone wet ....anyone that fishes would mark them ...i think they are left unmarked  intentional.....i think  we  should  post  gps  chords and mark them  a  scrap wood  stick  painted  orange  in your  sled  is all it would take ....i can't help  but worry about a kid  going in one......if  you see someone  make  one  do a sully  and  bucket  educate the moron
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Post by: SwampRat on Feb 02, 2021, 09:12 AM
Maybe they dropped something important down the hole and made bigger to try to snag it? I thought about doing that once when my 6 yr old son kicked my fathers favorite skimmer down the hole. Or maybe the aliens are now taking up ice fishing due to covid.  :o
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Post by: stasui on Feb 02, 2021, 10:37 AM
I may be wrong but i believe the regs say a 10" hole is the biggest you can have in ny.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 02, 2021, 10:58 AM
Maybe they dropped something important down the hole and made bigger to try to snag it? I thought about doing that once when my 6 yr old son kicked my fathers favorite skimmer down the hole. Or maybe the aliens are now taking up ice fishing due to covid.  :o
I don’t think that’s what’s going on if there are three spots that people found within days of each other. Strange
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2021, 11:26 AM
i really think there are people trying to get  others hurt...if the holes were legit they would be marked i sure as hell will be using my spud
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Post by: Tigerwoodsmuskie2 on Feb 02, 2021, 11:29 AM
I'd like to hear more about a bucket education
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Post by: adkRoy on Feb 02, 2021, 11:33 AM
I may be wrong but i believe the regs say a 10" hole is the biggest you can have in ny.

Not true. You can cut big holes but you are suppose to mark them afterwards to warn others.
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Post by: zcm_82 on Feb 02, 2021, 11:40 AM
i really think there are people trying to get  others hurt...if the holes were legit they would be marked i sure as hell will be using my spud
Places where spearing and sight angling are common you come across a lot of them, especially early ice when it is easier to buzz a hole that big. Never have stepped in one, but came close a few times. Ran my truck into a snow covered spear block and bent a tie rod one time, too.

You're supposed to push the blocks under the ice, but once in a while guys will pop them out on top, and they can become a serious travel hazard if they freeze down and are covered by snow.

My guess is someone was just too lazy to mark them after they finished fishing, rather than malice.
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 02, 2021, 02:53 PM
just got off lake a foot or more of snow or more and still falling areas already getting slushy not good
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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 02, 2021, 04:32 PM
Anybody seen this? A big square hole drilled off LP.

Looks like equipment recovery but don’t they normally use a chainsaw and flag it off when they are done? What else could it be?


(https://i.postimg.cc/bZqVWJ9M/9-B2-E9-B1-B-BC3-B-45-D4-9411-B991-B36-A1-E53.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bZqVWJ9M)
The person/people who did that should be held accountable if someone gets killed!!! Absolutely ignorant!!! Did that pic get sent to the DEC by chance??? It should!!!!
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 02, 2021, 04:42 PM
Anybody seen this? A big square hole drilled off LP.

Looks like equipment recovery but don’t they normally use a chainsaw and flag it off when they are done? What else could it be?
When I was young I fell through a hole walking on the ice that looked strikingly similar to this in Minnesota. A spear shack had just been moved and it was snowing lightly. Never even had a chance, threw my arms out and luckily my dad was walking only steps away.
I don’t like the looks of it!

(https://i.postimg.cc/bZqVWJ9M/9-B2-E9-B1-B-BC3-B-45-D4-9411-B991-B36-A1-E53.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bZqVWJ9M)
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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 02, 2021, 04:42 PM
I sent the pic to an Officer who patrols that area. Hopefully, they will barricade that spot. If anymore of these holes pop up guys,  Please post the cords with a pic and call the DEC to get it handled. I’m sure the best they can do is put up barricades. Better than nothing, I guess.
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Post by: BRUCEHOOKEDUP on Feb 02, 2021, 04:44 PM
yep definitely not a good thing , legal or not!!!
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2021, 05:00 PM
Places where spearing and sight angling are common you come across a lot of them, especially early ice when it is easier to buzz a hole that big. Never have stepped in one, but came close a few times. Ran my truck into a snow covered spear block and bent a tie rod one time, too.

You're supposed to push the blocks under the ice, but once in a while guys will pop them out on top, and they can become a serious travel hazard if they freeze down and are covered by snow.

My guess is someone was just too lazy to mark them after they finished fishing, rather than malice.

in new york  you can't spear threw the ice






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Post by: fellinonce on Feb 02, 2021, 05:05 PM
Could they be dipping for smelt? I don’t know if Oneida has a population of them or not?
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2021, 05:07 PM
no they cant 
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 02, 2021, 05:09 PM
Could they be dipping for smelt? I don’t know if Oneida has a population of them or not?

   No smelts in Oneida... ;)
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Post by: LP Steve on Feb 02, 2021, 05:10 PM
Does it really matter what the intention was for drilling a massive hole like that out there? It doesn't freaking matter why they did it. Now it's under a foot of snow. I don't understand why people are going back and forth about it being a spearing hole. First it doesn't matter, second no one is spearing fish in 25 feet of murky water, on Oneida lake. It was done to be a stupid mouth breather and that's it. No reason to que the dateline music.
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Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Feb 02, 2021, 05:17 PM
just got off lake a foot or more of snow or more and still falling areas already getting slushy not good
That really sucks, getting a later start then most years and now this
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2021, 05:27 PM
Does it really matter what the intention was for drilling a massive hole like that out there? It doesn't freaking matter why they did it. Now it's under a foot of snow. I don't understand why people are going back and forth about it being a spearing hole. First it doesn't matter, second no one is spearing fish in 25 feet of murky water, on Oneida lake. It was done to be a stupid mouth breather and that's it. No reason to que the dateline music.

well 1st   why are  you upset if people  ask  questions and  voice  opinions? does  it hurt anyone?doesn't it  get people talking about it and the word  gets out there that  there is  big holes  covered  by snow  right now?  i think it's  good.... second  knowing  why people  did  something helps  to know  where they may have punched other holes ......also knowing  why they  didn't mark  the  holes  and  if they they wanted  someone to fall in ...... another thing   LP maybe  just maybe the  person or  people   responsible reads this  we  can  educate them  to  not  do  it again before  someone  gets  hurt or  drowned.....that is  why it's getting talked  about 
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Post by: LP Steve on Feb 02, 2021, 05:30 PM
well 1st   why are  you upset if people  ask  questions and  voice  opinions? does  it hurt anyone?doesn't it  get people talking about it and the word  gets out there that  there is  big holes  covered  by snow  right now?  i think it's  good.... second  knowing  why people  did  something helps  to know  where they may have punched other holes ......also knowing  why they  didn't mark  the  holes  and  if they they wanted  someone to fall in ...... another thing   LP maybe  just maybe the  person or  people   responsible reads this  we  can  educate them  to  not  do  it again before  someone  gets  hurt or  drowned.....that is  why it's getting talked  about
Hey yapper didn't say it shouldn't be talked about and the reason is a stupid person exists somewhere on Lewis point. I'm sure the stupid person who did this is beyond being educated but you always seem to have the answers so maybe you can try.
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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 02, 2021, 05:31 PM
In my 30+ years in that lake... I’ve never seen such a thing done intentionally. Only gas holes I’ve seen that big. The officer I contacted replied that he will be alerting his colleagues in district 6 and 7 ASAP!!
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Post by: LP Steve on Feb 02, 2021, 05:35 PM
In my 30+ years in that lake... I’ve never seen such a thing done intentionally. Only gas holes I’ve seen that big. The officer I contacted replied that he will be alerting his colleagues in district 6 and 7 ASAP!!
Your a good man. Of course no one has ever seen such stupidity in real life but it's out there. The snow on top is a real issue now unfortunately. Hopefully it froze good the night the picture was taken.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2021, 05:37 PM
seen it at big bay 2 years ago i know other people have run into them i'm tossing some muskrat trapping stakes in the  sled and i'll make any i see.....i'll post in here any location i see one ...... i personally would like to know the intent of this  person....theyput some work in cutting that ....  were they simply  stupid as LP pointed out ,or are they fishing for fisherman or atv's
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Post by: greensider on Feb 02, 2021, 05:42 PM
Sounds like lp steve is probably the one doing it 😂😂😂
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2021, 05:44 PM
green no  he's just upset  someone  could get killed
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 02, 2021, 05:45 PM
 Guys have been known to net through the ice
 Ps the ice maker just came to a halt
 Pray for rain on Friday
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Post by: LP Steve on Feb 02, 2021, 05:51 PM
Sounds like lp steve is probably the one doing it 😂😂😂
Lol I don't even drill that many holes in an entire season of ice fishing.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2021, 05:54 PM
someone hooked a sturgeon threw theis and had to open the hole
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Post by: Frankie Bags on Feb 02, 2021, 06:06 PM
In my 30+ years in that lake... I’ve never seen such a thing done intentionally. Only gas holes I’ve seen that big. The officer I contacted replied that he will be alerting his colleagues in district 6 and 7 ASAP!!
True sportsman...actions speak louder than words and you may have saved someone from getting wet or worse. Not everyone is on this site or social media. I’d hate to hear of someone going in when it could have easily been prevented. Well done.
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 02, 2021, 06:10 PM
Thanks KP!

I do think the way we are going to figure this out is by talking about it to other people. So I think all discussion is good on this one!
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2021, 06:14 PM
this makes me think ....we all know where a person took the time  energy and money to make a fishing access dangerous to the point someone could easily be killed  b in front of tat access is where i seen a large hole last year.....we really don't know
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 02, 2021, 06:22 PM
someone hooked a sturgeon threw theis and had to open the hole
I need evidence it was released. Lol
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Post by: Dsportman on Feb 02, 2021, 06:22 PM
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Decided to make a go of it on foot today. Made it halfway out to grassy and was rewarded with a nice eye. Ice conditions varied as I started out on 8 to 9 inches and ended up on 5 inches of good ice when I just couldn’t drag the shanty anymore. The bite was steady until mid day and then seemed to slow down. I left at 3:00 so am not sure how the evening bite was. Good luck all and tight lines!
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Post by: moosefeet on Feb 02, 2021, 06:31 PM
Does it really matter what the intention was for drilling a massive hole like that out there? It doesn't freaking matter why they did it. Now it's under a foot of snow. I don't understand why people are going back and forth about it being a spearing hole. First it doesn't matter, second no one is spearing fish in 25 feet of murky water, on Oneida lake. It was done to be a stupid mouth breather and that's it. No reason to que the dateline music.
Because it's under a foot of snow and not frozen which makes it very handy for a person or wheeler to end up in! That's why its a big deal.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 02, 2021, 06:48 PM
Nice eye dsportman!
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 02, 2021, 06:52 PM
X2. Well earned!
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Post by: LP Steve on Feb 02, 2021, 06:56 PM
Because it's under a foot of snow and not frozen which makes it very handy for a person or wheeler to end up in! That's why its a big deal.
I said the reason doesn't matter and I'm glad you agree with me.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 02, 2021, 07:13 PM
The person/people who did that should be held accountable if someone gets killed!!! Absolutely ignorant!!! Did that pic get sent to the DEC by chance??? It should!!!!
Last year nothing was marked after a recovery ,
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Post by: dakotaice on Feb 02, 2021, 07:50 PM
Hi all, first trip on ice this yr to oneida,  heading out of briggs bay on Thursday. Wondering if there are any bad ice areas to look out for. Thanks in advance for any info !
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Post by: T-Rok on Feb 02, 2021, 08:00 PM
I almost guarantee that someone cut that hole to get a 4 wheeler or sled out.
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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 02, 2021, 08:14 PM
Last year nothing was marked after a recovery ,
i told the officer that as well Freddie!
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Post by: Adkrs on Feb 02, 2021, 08:37 PM
I've seen similar holes cut on a little Madison county lake I fish this year. The person cut it with a chain saw and it appears he was using it to catch crappie at night.  He had jigging holes cut in close proximity and I believe he was using the bigger hole for his light to draw them in.....  I've never seen him there in the day light, he comes shortly after dark.

Madison county crappie light night bite? I know the exact lake 🤣
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Post by: Adkrs on Feb 02, 2021, 08:38 PM
Those rascals must be spearing gobies again
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Post by: woodburn on Feb 03, 2021, 08:37 AM
On Sandusky Bay in Lake Erie where I grew up they put Christmass trees in the area. In the spring they sank.
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Post by: SwampRat on Feb 03, 2021, 08:40 AM
On Sandusky Bay in Lake Erie where I grew up they put Christmass trees in the area. In the spring they sank.

We do same thing on this end of LE.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2021, 09:49 AM


 :roflmao:
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Post by: BRUCEHOOKEDUP on Feb 03, 2021, 10:52 AM
After all this nightmare crap how is snow on top and is it slushy under??
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 03, 2021, 12:34 PM
Not 100% sure wasnt out today but i can see slush showing up near shore, warm temps friday with rain may help cold temps again saturday night and sunday,,,i would say walking will be very tuff and you better have a decent machine, wheelers will have it tough
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Post by: frozen fingers on Feb 03, 2021, 01:22 PM
Many years ago I did see a large rectangular hole cut intentionally and it was from a scuba diving club from syracuse having an outing off cleveland They had a good time that day and when it was over they marked it off.
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Post by: Db on Feb 03, 2021, 01:36 PM
Onieda 1 do you figure theres about 8 to 12 inches of snow on the ice
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 03, 2021, 03:09 PM
Onieda 1 do you figure theres about 8 to 12 inches of snow on the ice
At least that much in most spots i would say, and that was yesterday
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2021, 03:15 PM
 My bud was out today and said the walk is getting tough , it was sticking to his rig on the way in , hopefully we get a good dose of rain and wind to settle it down and a little cold
 He also seen a sled get stuck in the hateful slush
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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 03, 2021, 04:45 PM
The word I got today is that it’s slushy and it was a little tough for sleds to get going. It’s going to be messy for a bit. Be safe everyone!!😎
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Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 03, 2021, 07:27 PM
In response to the large rectangular hole, I walked up on one while fishing Owasco lake many years ago. Unfortunately it was at dusk and I was alone and nearly stepped right into it over 15’ of water. Fortunately I didn’t but really think it was someone very ignorant or a first time ice fisherman without an auger using a chainsaw.  Hearing that there were a few of these on Oneida makes me think it was the same group being stupid, but not intentional, while trying to catch a fish.  Hopefully they come to their senses before making a tragic mistake for themselves or someone else.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2021, 07:36 PM
wassomebig holes cut and reported on otisco  ...be careful
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 04, 2021, 02:33 PM
It ain’t pretty but I’m shocked that I could move at all. No shanty, just testing the snow/slush.



(https://i.postimg.cc/CZ61x1xP/B3-BF4-CCA-4003-4-BF4-8-AF4-D54-D7-F8-BABBE.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/CZ61x1xP)
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Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Feb 04, 2021, 02:38 PM
It ain’t pretty but I’m shocked that I could move at all. No shanty, just testing the snow/slush.



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Yuck
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Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 04, 2021, 03:06 PM
Yuck

Thanks for the recon.I’m in the Bingo area and have been biting at the bit.I’m thinking next weekend with the sled.
Fingers crossed.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2021, 03:44 PM
After all this nightmare crap how is snow on top and is it slushy under??
Well with the weight on the ice , cracks and auger holes , water seeps into the snow creates slush , this isn’t anything new
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 04, 2021, 04:16 PM
😂😂😂😂
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 04, 2021, 06:05 PM
I measured 10” of snow on the ice in the Cleveland area tonight.

A lot of slush near shore but not bad once I got out a little ways.
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 04, 2021, 06:22 PM
walking u better be in good shape wheelers i doubt it, good snowmobile u should be ok but there is some serious slush around  the south shore has more snow then the north,
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Post by: dakotaice on Feb 04, 2021, 06:34 PM
Took the snowdog out of briggs bay today.patchy heavy slush out to about 400 yrds or so, pretty good after that. Slush was much worse on the way back in.
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Post by: eyehi on Feb 04, 2021, 06:40 PM
Took the snowdog out of briggs bay today.patchy heavy slush out to about 400 yrds or so, pretty good after that. Slush was much worse on the way back in.

How did the snow dog handle the slush ?
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Post by: dakotaice on Feb 04, 2021, 06:51 PM
It doesnt like it, but that being said, it never stopped !
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 04, 2021, 07:12 PM
Went out of the North shore today.  Maybe 5 inches of snow in most spots more in some drifts.  Alot of slush patches.  No problem with wheeler with chains or sleds.  I saw a couple of wheelers that made it with no chains. Not bad walking especially if you could find a sled track.
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Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 04, 2021, 08:08 PM
"Slush is horrible, don't even think about trying to fish here you will get stuck its so bad out here never seen anything so brutal" says the local oneida lake guy as he fires up his machine and goes fishing :roflmao: @) :roflmao:
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Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 04, 2021, 08:57 PM
Headed up tomorrow evening for the first 2021 gallivant at Mother O.  Got the wheeler with chains, but also the walking sleds in case we find some prohibitive conditions.  Thinking Chapman and Lewis, then who knows....  ;D
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Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 04, 2021, 09:14 PM
Okay.Now I’m reconsidering coming up this weekend.Chapman or north side.How’s the parking at apps?  I haven’t been there since before last years construction.
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Post by: WalPerPike on Feb 04, 2021, 10:58 PM
We fished out of Apps lot 9 to 1:30 pm. Went out 200 yds past the pressure ridge, good trail out to deeper water. We fished in 16’, never marked a fish (Beautiful, Sunny,HP day). 14” snow over 5” ice, drilled jigging holes and sat in 4” of water. Broke through at the pressure ridge walking back in (tuck and roll, never got wet). It’s tough out there, but good enough access at Apps and Godfrey Point. Wheelers maybe, side x side No, snowmobiles good to go.
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Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 05, 2021, 05:46 AM
We fished out of Apps lot 9 to 1:30 pm. Went out 200 yds past the pressure ridge, good trail out to deeper water. We fished in 16’, never marked a fish (Beautiful, Sunny,HP day). 14” snow over 5” ice, drilled jigging holes and sat in 4” of water. Broke through at the pressure ridge walking back in (tuck and roll, never got wet). It’s tough out there, but good enough access at Apps and Godfrey Point. Wheelers maybe, side x side No, snowmobiles good to go.

Thanks for the update.Much appreciated .
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Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 05, 2021, 07:45 AM
It is gonna be a tough weekend for sure, but no pain no gain.  Maybe the wallers will enjoy less fishing pressure!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Glowgetter24 on Feb 05, 2021, 08:10 AM
Hopefully with this wind coming . It will blow some of the snow ❄off the lake ?? Time will tell ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 05, 2021, 08:25 AM
snow is heavy andwet now it ain't blowing off
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Post by: sharpsticks on Feb 05, 2021, 08:32 AM
I was coming down this weekend but maybe I'll wait
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2021, 08:36 AM
snow is heavy andwet now it ain't blowing off
Warm weather , some rain and wind will help shrink the depth , then some freezing temps is all we can hope for
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 05, 2021, 10:58 AM
Yeah, slush ain’t blowing off. Hopefully it will freeze, but not too likely with the heavy accum and drifts. Gonna be sloppy sat, maybe a bit better sun and mon. Will try to post as the weekend goes on.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 05, 2021, 11:29 AM
Any get confirmation from DEC that they found and marked the swimming hole?  Also. are the cracks evident/slushy/grey yet after the big snow or are we dealing with land mines?
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Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 05, 2021, 11:30 AM
Sorry....Lewis Point
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2021, 11:46 AM
 Well I’ll head to other  places to tug until it’s better 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 05, 2021, 11:54 AM
Heads up that I foresee a major slush event for south shore (Chapman Park) tomorrow.
Conditions deteriorated while I was out there this morning.
The warm wind is helping knock down the snow but causing wide spread slush spots. If I didn’t follow my old tracks from yesterday, which froze last night, back in I would have been in trouble with one banger snowmobile and heavy shack.
Colder temps to come but I don’t think cold enough to improve things for tomorrow.
Good luck out there.
PerchEyes

P.s., the fishing sucked, only one perch.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 05, 2021, 11:56 AM
It was all hidden last night. The warm weather and rain this morning is making the slush pockets pretty obvious. And they’re deep! So beware.


(https://i.postimg.cc/LYN5bdXf/AD21-A468-04-E5-4-BDE-A9-B5-A01-C7730-DE38.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LYN5bdXf)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 05, 2021, 12:18 PM
PerchEyes, I was wondering about the conditions. I came off at 08:30 but there was a group out with a sled and they usually stay from dark to dark but they picked up and left at Noon today. Thought it may have been due to deteriorating conditions.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: flukeman on Feb 05, 2021, 12:22 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/7CxXcmpn/floating-shacks.png) (https://postimg.cc/7CxXcmpn)

These folks in Wisconsin are bummed, the whole crew floating out to sea  ::)
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2021, 12:43 PM
 
 Glad all are safe
 http:// https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9228691/amp/Coast-Guard-rescues-66-ice-anglers-Wisconsins-Sturgeon-Bay.html
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2021, 12:48 PM
It was all hidden last night. The warm weather and rain this morning is making the slush pockets pretty obvious. And they’re deep! So beware.
(https://i.postimg.cc/LYN5bdXf/AD21-A468-04-E5-4-BDE-A9-B5-A01-C7730-DE38.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LYN5bdXf)
  That wasn’t at KPs tree branch hole was it 😉
 I remember just a few years ago there was 21 days that 4 wheelers didn’t get out was even tough for sleds , that year I made 20+ Platforms where I was high and dry , but it was a long tube to pull fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 05, 2021, 12:56 PM
snow is setteling some slush but i had no issues had to gas it a few times
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Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 05, 2021, 02:17 PM
Thanks folks. Appreciate the feedback. C'mon filet!  Send some of those nasty walleyes my way. Good luck all, and be safe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 05, 2021, 02:54 PM
It was all hidden last night. The warm weather and rain this morning is making the slush pockets pretty obvious. And they’re deep! So beware.
(https://i.postimg.cc/LYN5bdXf/AD21-A468-04-E5-4-BDE-A9-B5-A01-C7730-DE38.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LYN5bdXf)
  That wasn’t at KPs tree branch hole was it 😉
 I remember just a few years ago there was 21 days that 4 wheelers didn’t get out was even tough for sleds , that year I made 20+ Platforms where I was high and dry , but it was a long tube to pull fish

I had to crop the branch hole out of that picture. That's classified information. I didn't want to get busted for posting it on the interwebs.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Feb 05, 2021, 04:17 PM
Heads up that I foresee a major slush event for south shore (Chapman Park) tomorrow.
Conditions deteriorated while I was out there this morning.
The warm wind is helping knock down the snow but causing wide spread slush spots. If I didn’t follow my old tracks from yesterday, which froze last night, back in I would have been in trouble with one banger snowmobile and heavy shack.
Colder temps to come but I don’t think cold enough to improve things for tomorrow.
Good luck out there.
PerchEyes

P.s., the fishing sucked, only one perch.
Great Ice Report Perch Eyes, I appreciate the notice and hope the cold temps arrive next week. Tight lines.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2021, 04:46 PM
I had to crop the branch hole out of that picture. That's classified information. I didn't want to get busted for posting it on the interwebs.
Lmao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ice pirate 74 on Feb 05, 2021, 06:01 PM
What a nightmare, got the sled buried, never caught a fish, only marked three, won’t bite, and just got home, I’m going to bed and wait till next week till it freezes up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: OneBucketMike on Feb 05, 2021, 06:22 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/7CxXcmpn/floating-shacks.png) (https://postimg.cc/7CxXcmpn)

These folks in Wisconsin are bummed, the whole crew floating out to sea  ::)

They don't seem too bummed. Looks like they are all in their huts trolling.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 05, 2021, 06:48 PM
the snow has settled alot but there is some deeps stuff and slush with more pooping up and shoreline being the worst bite was poor today,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fatboy8 on Feb 05, 2021, 07:11 PM
First time out on the lake today and it was a tough walk out but not as bad as anticipated. Had to hole hop a bit and finally marked a ton of fish. Mostly sniffers but landed a jumbo and a scrub that perch. Missed a few bites as well. Hoping tomorrow the bite improves looking forward to it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PERCHEYES80 on Feb 06, 2021, 03:56 AM
CHOWDAIRE
I think people were packing up and leaving the bite was slow and difficult , the conditions really weren't deteriorating just a pain with the wet snow and slush
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Post by: 55fishing on Feb 06, 2021, 08:00 AM
Great idea thanks for info
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 06, 2021, 10:22 AM
I had to crop the branch hole out of that picture. That's classified information. I didn't want to get busted for posting it on the interwebs.
Hey now!! There will be no mention of that tree branch hole on the interwebs!!!!! That’s a VERY high security spot! Thank You for keeping a good cover up in that pic!!!😂😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 06, 2021, 10:33 AM
Bite was good! Limit in 1 hour. Got the four wheeler stuck in some slush on the way back in. Nothing to crazy to get out. Hopefully some of these cold nights will stiffen it up for easy driving. Only about 4 inches of snow where I was. Measured 10inches of solid black ice where I was!
(https://i.postimg.cc/SjjYPrkd/D26-BF522-C385-4455-8-DF8-121072703-F52.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SjjYPrkd)
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2021, 11:44 AM

 Nice eyes Tbell
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Post by: Glowgetter24 on Feb 06, 2021, 12:12 PM
Bite was good! Limit in 1 hour. Got the four wheeler stuck in some slush on the way back in. Nothing to crazy to get out. Hopefully some of these cold nights will stiffen it up for easy driving. Only about 4 inches of snow where I was. Measured 10inches of solid black ice where I was!

(https://i.postimg.cc/SjjYPrkd/D26-BF522-C385-4455-8-DF8-121072703-F52.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SjjYPrkd)
Nice job
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Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 06, 2021, 01:48 PM
Nice fish
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 06, 2021, 02:47 PM
Nice catch!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 06, 2021, 03:34 PM
Conditions were good wheelers struggling but making it,,,,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zadvorney on Feb 06, 2021, 06:32 PM
Fished Friday and half Saturday. I love this lake. One day you pull them up fast, the next you need a can opener to get them out.  A
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fatboy8 on Feb 06, 2021, 06:56 PM
Fished 930am-Dark. Couldn’t believe the amount of fish marked but would touch the bait. Did manage a jumbo and I lost another real nice fish at the hole. Wind wasn’t all that fun.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 06, 2021, 09:12 PM
Made it out with the wheeler. Slow going but no real trouble spots. Def got slushy after sunup. Slow bite. Got a few short eyes and a nice perch. Wind sucked after about 10am. Hit Chapman in am and Lewis after some chow. Stayed past sundown. Clear skies and the stars were popping. 4:30 am tomorrow we do it again!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 07, 2021, 07:39 AM
Did you guys see this tow job on Lake Champlain?
 https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2021/02/ice-fishermen-to-the-rescue-tow-downed-plane-on-frozen-lake-champlain-video.html?fbclid=IwAR28V-FdZFhS12LP4ROZPJ8hsdvAxLvX8hBsgWVYBsw_XUkv20popFL9urI
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mjnoff21 on Feb 07, 2021, 08:10 AM
Any made the trek from constantia to Dakin by machine? Just wondering if there’s any cracks or issues making it out there from behind circle K
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: CNYIcer on Feb 07, 2021, 11:25 AM
Went out yesterday afternoon, south shore.  tough walking. No trails to follow.  30-35 feet.  Wind rattling at 20mph+.  Happy to get a few Jumbos!
(https://i.postimg.cc/svMBkWZq/Perch-2-6-21.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/svMBkWZq)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: adkRoy on Feb 07, 2021, 04:59 PM
Did you guys see this tow job on Lake Champlain?
 https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2021/02/ice-fishermen-to-the-rescue-tow-downed-plane-on-frozen-lake-champlain-video.html?fbclid=IwAR28V-FdZFhS12LP4ROZPJ8hsdvAxLvX8hBsgWVYBsw_XUkv20popFL9urI

Now there's a good ice fishing story!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2021, 05:26 PM

 Tuff day today , lookers and not many biters , only 1 way to and that’s up 😜
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 07, 2021, 06:12 PM
Interesting sunset tonight with the snow coming in.

(https://i.postimg.cc/VJ2cQjQY/B460751-F-A8-EA-4-C16-AE8-C-6-B5-AB19-C254-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/VJ2cQjQY)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 07, 2021, 06:45 PM
Nice pic, Bob!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 07, 2021, 06:47 PM
Those fish will pay, another day, for today, Freddie!!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fatboy8 on Feb 07, 2021, 07:18 PM
Finally was able to get a consistent bite together today fished 800am-3pm and caught all my fish between 10-11. Managed 4 short eyes and 2 jumbos. Still a lot of lookers but it was nice to catch a couple fish. Hopefully tomorrow changes the bite
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 07, 2021, 07:47 PM
Prolly the worst day I’ve had on Lady O. Started at 18 worked my way all the way up to 32 fow. Drove around 10 miles to different marks on my navionics and couldn’t even mark anything. Ended with 2 perch. That top snow hardened a lot from yesterday and most of the slush has hardened. Still ran into some soft spots but managed my way out. Should be perfect for next weekend if we can keep fading snow. Have a great day guys!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2021, 07:50 PM
Those fish will pay, another day, for today, Freddie!!😜
I hope so , got enough for a meal as they are good fish and of course I caught a few short eyes which don’t count in my book  , my bud BMV crushed the keeper eyes but , then tried to find perch but with no luck just more eyes he tossed back a few in the 20” range and kept 3 nice eaters
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Adkrs on Feb 07, 2021, 08:21 PM
Did you guys see this tow job on Lake Champlain?
 https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2021/02/ice-fishermen-to-the-rescue-tow-downed-plane-on-frozen-lake-champlain-video.html?fbclid=IwAR28V-FdZFhS12LP4ROZPJ8hsdvAxLvX8hBsgWVYBsw_XUkv20popFL9urI

Huh. Missed this and that's an area I fish regularly. Those planes fly overhead regularly. They'll usually give ya a tip o' the wings too. Cool stuff 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 07, 2021, 09:38 PM
Good day for me today! Found consistent action on 14” wallers off LP in 26’ in the am. Got 8 releasers, swear 6 were 14” on the button. Best day on O as far as shear numbers go. Headed off to grab a bite and ran out of Constantia with the wheeler looking for a pm bite. Not a great move. Ice was a bit more variable with a fair amount of slush patches. A few decent cracks and heaves out there too. We could cross them but had to inspect/spud and run a ways to find an ideal spot. Pretty slow, had a few walleye come through.  I did manage a nice healthy 17” male in 21’. No perch.  Headed back to the numbers bite for one more am.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 08, 2021, 06:24 AM
Fished yesterday afternoon from 3-5. Ended up with 2 keeper eyes and one short. Lost 2 more keepers at the hole. Wind came up pretty good while I was out there. It was def an awesome sunset last night.

(https://i.postimg.cc/06WKKMxT/EB07496-C-FD12-43-CE-BDE2-80-EB9-B3-ED4-DB.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/06WKKMxT)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mooneye61 on Feb 08, 2021, 06:28 AM
Fished the south east shore Sunday in 32'. Activity all day on the graph. The two of us iced 26 perch over 10", 3 walleyes. Released another 10 or 12 short eyes. All on jigged swim baits and minnow heads. Got some good buckeyes from Lakeside outfitters. Black and gold triggered them the best.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jakep138 on Feb 08, 2021, 06:33 AM
Few pictures from last 2 weeks bites been real good seems if you move enough you’ll stumble on something always , been running a lot of miles on the sled out there . Good luck out there and stay safe !
(https://i.postimg.cc/hf8ydmf7/619-E133-E-9850-4928-9-CF8-4-DE358-B3129-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hf8ydmf7)

(https://i.postimg.cc/4mR2yPNg/72-B1062-A-B44-F-4-D23-9789-1-B4-E6-CB2082-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4mR2yPNg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/w1VGSNzd/7-B7-B8-B05-D788-43-B2-A489-71-C2-D3-C33295.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/w1VGSNzd)

(https://i.postimg.cc/xcL737F8/9-FE7794-C-4-C9-D-4-EBF-89-E7-DDE6-EFD0-A564.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xcL737F8)

(https://i.postimg.cc/5YHKYkCx/CB2-CAD75-D016-4-FD7-AB4-B-74169-B02-E587.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5YHKYkCx)

(https://i.postimg.cc/23ZXCMYG/F7353-CC7-D5-BB-4-F86-ACA2-F1202-A02-B7-D0.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/23ZXCMYG)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 08, 2021, 06:35 AM
Great pics Jake!
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Post by: youngblood on Feb 08, 2021, 06:36 AM
Nice work
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 08, 2021, 06:38 AM
Wow very nice.   Congratulations..  👍👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: deerefishyfishy on Feb 08, 2021, 07:26 AM
Well done fellas! Nice to know someone could get them to bite after all the slow reports
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jaker112 on Feb 08, 2021, 07:29 AM
Probably a long shot but lost a clam jig box out of south shore launch, every panfish jig I own! Send a pm please if found will pay reward!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 08, 2021, 08:07 AM
Nice pics Jake!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 08, 2021, 08:29 AM
Great pics! I especially like that bare ice. Haven't seen that all season in my little corner up here.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Feb 08, 2021, 08:58 AM
Nice work guys..im Gina give it a shot after work today..gotta take advantage of being close do to my job.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 08, 2021, 09:05 AM

 Well done jake
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 08, 2021, 09:08 AM
Nice haul.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Feb 08, 2021, 09:18 AM
wife and I went out of south shore both days this weekend, had a good bite saturday.  Bunch of eyes only 2 keepers though but had consistent bite of perch.  Sunday moved 5 times no keeper eyes but found a few perch at each hole to get a couple meals out of.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 08, 2021, 01:27 PM
Much slower bite this morning at LP. Caught a few small eyes and one good perch. Hopped all around in 28-31’, marking a few at each stop. Still real soft under the crust. Wheeler was digging in a bit. Still great to be out. Looking forward to the next adventure.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sweedish pimple on Feb 08, 2021, 01:46 PM
headed back up this weekend outta Apps landing and wondering if i can get around ok with atv. i was hearing reports of lots of snow on lake and was wondering if wheeler is ok? i know its going to be really cold this week so I'm assuming it will be hard packed.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Feb 08, 2021, 02:57 PM
I used my four-wheeler when I fished off from of Cleveland Sunday.  There was some slush in places but easily managed to get around. Drove out to buoy 123 and moved around a bit.  Did cut one hole that had only 4" of ice, but most was 7" to 10".  Someone said a side by side broke through at the pressure ridge in front of Apps, but I cannot confirm the report.  Also my four wheel has no chains or studs, just knobby tires
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Feb 08, 2021, 04:10 PM
Nice haul Jake.  I guess I should have gone to Oneida today instead of Sodus.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 08, 2021, 04:46 PM
I agree.  Nice to see someone is on em.  I've been struggling so far this winter.  Looks like we have a bit of time left though with weather coming.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 08, 2021, 05:19 PM
Was hoping to come up this Thursday fish 3 days with little man and my dad but basketball just started today practice 6 days in a row is gonna cut into my ice season and March 1st is the start of football my daughter's dance classes on top of it  this covid stuff is killing me but I know they are only young once so I'll suck it up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 08, 2021, 06:01 PM
Tried a new spot this evening. Wasn’t much goin on there. Marked some fish but only lost 1 keeper at the hole and landed a pin pike. On to the next area lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 08, 2021, 06:04 PM
 Well 2 days in a row my perch bite has definitely crapped out no more walking , got to get the sled out of mothballs , and hook up the big shack and go hunting some uncharted water ,
 Pounder I feel for ya as I went through that a long time ago , but it was worth it ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 08, 2021, 06:19 PM
I feel for ya Bill.  Hope you guys can get out there soon
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hando on Feb 08, 2021, 06:28 PM
Went out Saturday from the south shore and did 15 total walleye with only one 19" keeper. Added 6 perch. Not a great day but very happy considering the tough bite. Started at a break in 25" and had consistent marks move through from first light to 830 then really slowed down next 2 hours. Moved to 34" small flat and started to get some movement including the one keeper eye but everything else was short.  The size of perch really make the day as I have yet to throw one back. Not a lot of them for me but footballs every weekend!
(https://i.postimg.cc/HVksdM5Q/20210206-130628.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/HVksdM5Q)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 08, 2021, 07:15 PM
Got out tonight with my son.  Didn’t mark a ton and most were fussy. He scratched out a limit and I got 2.  Easy walking....only a few slush spots and they weren’t too bad. Things should set up nicely with the cold this week.
(https://i.postimg.cc/tYn4RTMD/56167-A3-C-73-F3-41-F3-A801-CFFA84358527.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/tYn4RTMD)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db on Feb 08, 2021, 07:17 PM
Nice haul fishshack
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 08, 2021, 07:26 PM
Nice fish!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db on Feb 08, 2021, 07:39 PM
Hows lady O been for you  deadeyes lots of shorts for me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: TeamWalleye on Feb 08, 2021, 09:01 PM
Had a great outing with  Mooneye61 Sunday on the South shore. It made up for the 8 hours of zero action the week before. Pull was doable as we stayed in sled tracks the whole way out. 32 fow. Lots of shorts, a few keepers, but the perch were on fire. If it wasn't  Super Sunday there would have been more. We have never left an active graph before. Now I wish we stayed.
(https://i.postimg.cc/QHFHrYFY/20210207-181818.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QHFHrYFY)
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 08, 2021, 09:36 PM

 Nice fish guys
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 09, 2021, 03:00 AM
Had a great outing with  Mooneye61 Sunday on the South shore. It made up for the 8 hours of zero action the week before. Pull was doable as we stayed in sled tracks the whole way out. 32 fow. Lots of shorts, a few keepers, but the perch were on fire. If it wasn't  Super Sunday there would have been more. We have never left an active graph before. Now I wish we stayed.
(https://i.postimg.cc/QHFHrYFY/20210207-181818.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QHFHrYFY)
Nice catch.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 09, 2021, 04:52 AM

 Nice fish TW
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 09, 2021, 06:17 AM
Was hoping to come up this Thursday fish 3 days with little man and my dad but basketball just started today practice 6 days in a row is gonna cut into my ice season and March 1st is the start of football my daughter's dance classes on top of it  this covid stuff is killing me but I know they are only young once so I'll suck it up
I only missed one game in all the years of sports for my son and daughter. The best of times for my wife and I. When the sports came to an end, we wished that there was more. We miss it, but, glad we were part of it with them. Have fun Pounder, they’re only young once!!!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 09, 2021, 06:30 AM
KP exactly what u said  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: THE KRACKEN on Feb 09, 2021, 07:03 AM
Hey Ponder....my kids have all grown up and either moved away Marine Corps) or don't have time to fish....Enjoy it I think a;; of us have been at that point. Mine all played sports> Really miss watching them.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fatboy8 on Feb 09, 2021, 07:56 AM
Report from yesterday. Our last day of fishing of course ended up being the best day. First drop paid off to the first jumbo of the day and every hole we went to until about 1:30 paid off with fish. Ended the day with 6 short walleye and 15 jumbos. Can’t wait to come back and fish again. Fish were keyed in at least for me on 29 FOW
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 09, 2021, 09:30 AM
Glad you got some good ones! Thanks for sharing report.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: eyeguy21 on Feb 09, 2021, 03:47 PM
Apologies if I missed this, but any tournaments/derbies scheduled on Oneida this year?  Looking for some fun ones to get the kids involved.  Thanks!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 09, 2021, 04:10 PM

 Apps has 1 every weekend ,one week it’s perch and the next are eyes , give them a call 1-315-675-6011 (bait shop)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: dakotaice on Feb 09, 2021, 06:57 PM
Fished out of apps today,from 10 til dark.ended up with 3 good perch, 4 short eyes and a 3 1/4 lb smallie.all fish came out of 38 f.o.w.marked fish all day right up until 1 hr before dark, tough bite. Ride out was good, hit some slush on the way in. Nothing too bad though. Not the best day,but as many times as ive gotten my but kicked here, ill take as a small win haha !! Headed to chaumont in the morning
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Feb 09, 2021, 07:38 PM
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Fished out of Briggs Tuesday.. absolutely gorgeous out to be fishing for the evening. One perch one short with the headlamp of on. Great conditions for walkers.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: greggill on Feb 09, 2021, 08:08 PM
Does anyone ever fish for crappies or other pan fish in the lake? I  realize the perch and walleye populations are off the charts, but I was curious if anyone ever catches slabs here? Thx for any info
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Nysportxman on Feb 09, 2021, 08:54 PM
Does anyone ever fish for crappies or other pan fish in the lake? I  realize the perch and walleye populations are off the charts, but I was curious if anyone ever catches slabs here? Thx for any info

Big Bay is a popular spot for Crappie and Gills.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 10, 2021, 05:58 AM
I always thought of trying other shallow spots on the lake for panfish. I mean you get some slob sunfish in the summer if you can get into them. I have got them out by SS throwing jigs or on spinners, drifting too. I cant believe all these sunfish head to the bays in the winter, maybe they do. Be cool to find out, panfish everywhere.  @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 10, 2021, 06:40 AM
if you can find a bay, dosnt have to be big bay, with weeds theres normally some panfish,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 10, 2021, 05:21 PM
Great reports guys! It looks pretty good out there! I agree with KP about that hard bare ice...Jake, great photos and a great trip. You and your buddy nailed 'em! Beauty of a walleye. Deadeyez, sharpen your hooks, lol. Freddy's on the move, look out now you big jumbo perch! Great stuff, I'm smilin' at all you guys because I've been there! Enjoy, it's probably only going to get better...ZERO temps in the future! Have fun and Be Free!  ><{{{">
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 10, 2021, 05:38 PM

 Ok , First goon and I headed out of Taft , toward Willard , it is a slush pit , to let you all know , we didn’t get stuck but plowed through it , was a 1/4 mile from the island and still found the slush , so we went back and loaded back up and hit another spot,  , found some fish , got enough for a meal or 2 , fish for me were very sluggish, wish I could go tomorrow but I ended up with about a foot of snow to clean up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: NyPaHunter789 on Feb 10, 2021, 05:49 PM
How are the conditions for walkers tomorrow. Planning on heading out of Godfrey point. I'm 2 hrs away
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 10, 2021, 05:54 PM
slushy mess out there saw one sled get stuck saw no wheelers,,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: NyPaHunter789 on Feb 10, 2021, 05:56 PM
Thanks. How much slush out there? Trying to determine what pair of boots now to wear. I usually wear pack boots but may have to go to rubber boots now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 10, 2021, 06:09 PM
Thanks. How much slush out there? Trying to determine what pair of boots now to wear. I usually wear pack boots but may have to go to rubber boots now

Rubber boots for sure. Not even a question.

I was out on the sled last night and there was a lot more slush than there was Saturday.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 10, 2021, 06:31 PM
That's tough going guys. Not good for traveling, that's for sure. Wet feet suck too! Hopefully the colder weather will help; but that deep snow could just be insulation that keeps the water on the ice under the snow from freezing solid...Hope it stiffens up fellas. I still think a drone flyover by one of the News stations would be a good idea...any clear shots from outer space reeleyz?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 10, 2021, 06:36 PM
 
 There seems to be a long pressure crack  about mid lake running east and west
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 10, 2021, 06:49 PM
I got out for the night bite and got a few to commit. Went out on the sled and had to hammer down and keep moving. Lots of slush as everyone else already mentioned. Much worse than earlier in the week. I figured the cold nights would tighten everything up but the weight of the new snow must have had other plans.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 10, 2021, 06:55 PM
That's tough going guys. Not good for traveling, that's for sure. Wet feet suck too! Hopefully the colder weather will help; but that deep snow could just be insulation that keeps the water on the ice under the snow from freezing solid...Hope it stiffens up fellas. I still think a drone flyover by one of the News stations would be a good idea...any clear shots from outer space reeleyz?

https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/modis.php?region=o&page=1&template=sub&image=t1.21039.1630.LakeOntario.143.250m.jpg (https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/modis.php?region=o&page=1&template=sub&image=t1.21039.1630.LakeOntario.143.250m.jpg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Nysportxman on Feb 10, 2021, 07:07 PM
wow, a lot of reports of slush.  Has anyone gone out of Williams recently on a machine?  If so, how was the slush there?  I was planning on going out tomorrow with an ATV.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 10, 2021, 07:21 PM
Thanks reeleyz, it almost looks like slush or wet snow in that one spot all around the big islands...unless that's a shadow from a cloud...too bad it wasn't closer. It looks better on the east end. But not that lower right corner...open water there...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 10, 2021, 07:25 PM
Welcome opie1, not many guys posting tonight. I think the snow shut the fishing off at a lot of the guys spots. Keep watching and it will pick up again.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 10, 2021, 07:28 PM
I got out this evening for the last couple hours. I got lucky and only hit one slush spot with the sled on my way out. Tried another new spot. Fishing was slow there. Ended up with one keeper and landed 4 shorts.

Dug, good to see you on here. Hope all is well buddy.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Feb 10, 2021, 08:33 PM
Fished out of Mill St tonight..I walked out to grassy and came across a couple areas that were soft but then again I'm always on foot..pack lite on you will be ok..smitty sleds will be the way to go if we get more snow
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 10, 2021, 11:30 PM
Thanks, Bob. I'm good, just have to remember to make a pit stop, before the trip home...
Went to PA last week and bought a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee WITH NO RUST!
The sunsets on Oneida can be incredible. A friend in Lakeport has a good view and he says
the moonsets are terrific too. I don't think I ever watched a complete moon set...Good fishin' bud.

View in full screen...I like the way the snowmobile tracks head right into the sun.
HEY, is that the moon just above the dark clouds to the left? Kool shot if it is...

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 11, 2021, 01:11 AM

 Great sunset 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 11, 2021, 05:00 AM
interesting yesterday battery in my vex died  while i was on the ice and i was thinking of leaving ..then i just fished the way we use too ....took a few misses to get use to fishing with the rod again and not lights on the vex but over all i did just as good without it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Glowgetter24 on Feb 11, 2021, 06:23 AM
Coming up this afternoon and was gonna fish out of Chapman Park. How are the conditions outside of the park. It's a 3hr ride for us. Thanks for the info
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 11, 2021, 06:28 AM
Nice shot Dug. Don't think the moon is in that phase....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pmaloney86 on Feb 11, 2021, 08:38 AM
Nice !!  I find I do as well with no electronics as the guys I fish with that have them - with 1 exception - when the fish are suspended.  Then they have a definite advantage......

I finally got electronics a couple of years ago and somewhat agree.  But more importantly I think electronics allow you to see how fish react to certain presentations.  The ability to see if a fish is willing to chase up on the bait is quite important.  Last Friday if I didn't figure out that they wanted to chase then our catch rate would have been even lower than it was.  We managed to scrounge up some smelt and crappie but most likely would have been skunked without electronics.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 11, 2021, 10:15 AM
Weird how this slush developed. I had pretty decent conditions last week and figured it would only improve. I have friends out today and they said it was a mess, they did make it out though so I guess it's doable.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 11, 2021, 04:57 PM
I've fished almost every day this week and the slush has been getting worse each day.  My guess is there's cracks under this snow where its coming up from.  I haven't experience any open cracks where I've been fishing I think they would be visible if they were very wide not that much snow on the ice.  I have a wheeler with chains on all wheels and I think if I didn't would have had some real trouble today.  Just passing on the conditions where I've been (North Shore) so obviously doesn't pertain to other places.  As always I would recommend if you don't know this lake don't just take off anywhere's.  Stay where you see people and remember just because you see sleds motoring across the ice doesn't mean it's safe for walking or wheeling.  Stay safe and be careful.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 11, 2021, 05:11 PM
Nice shot Dug. Don't think the moon is in that phase....h2l

NO...hunts2long, that photo was taken by Deadeyez a few days ago and he 1st posted it, not me.
I just wanted to compliment him on it so I added it to my post...I've witnessed lots of sunsets
on Oneida lake over the years and I miss it miss them...that's all.

I see it it is in the dark of the moon phase isn't it? Must of been a UFO then. Lmao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 11, 2021, 05:24 PM
still slushy..... sled got a work out,,,saw one wheeler get stuck few times nothing major
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RiserMiser on Feb 11, 2021, 06:40 PM
You just gotta be ready to throttle up at a moments notice lol.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RiserMiser on Feb 11, 2021, 06:43 PM
Slush made traveling a little bit of a pain off Cleveland. Slush fields pop up out of nowhere. Tough bite for us today. Two keeper eyes and a couple perch for our efforts
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 11, 2021, 07:07 PM
Got out this evening for the eye bite. Ended up landing 4 keepers and 3 shorts. Plenty of fish where I was but they were finicky. Here’s the 3 nice eaters I brought home.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 11, 2021, 07:13 PM
Nice job Bobby.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 11, 2021, 07:16 PM
Thanks Bruce. Finally found a limit lol. Been slow all week for me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 11, 2021, 07:54 PM
good eats  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 11, 2021, 08:43 PM

  Well done Bob
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 12, 2021, 03:26 AM
Hey Bob they will work nice job
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 12, 2021, 04:15 AM
Good work Snoop!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 12, 2021, 05:26 AM
Thanks fellas. Bill, I didn’t make it out to that one spot yet. Gonna try to shoot out there this weekend depending on the slush
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 12, 2021, 06:18 AM
Great fish pics, guys. And nice job on the quick limit, DeadEyez.

Crazy sunrise this morning. I’m still half blind from taking the pic.

(https://i.postimg.cc/vgXnBtyV/29094927-D346-43-A9-A121-4434-CB422-E83.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vgXnBtyV)

And as for this slush. It’s crazy over here on North Bay. Can’t find a spot that isn’t slush past about 100yards out. I did plow thru it with the wheeler but ended up setting up in about 8” of water/slush. Glad I wear high rubber boots.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 12, 2021, 06:40 AM
Nice pic Chow. It was a red sky here before sunrise.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: joefish on Feb 12, 2021, 06:48 AM
sylvan beach web cams are still down
 
Does anyone have any additional info about the web cams ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 12, 2021, 09:00 AM
 
Does anyone have any additional info about the web cams ?

I emailed them last week and here is their response.

"We have requested a service technician for repair.  Unfortunately, due to COVID, it is taking longer than usual to get someone on-site to make the repair.  Thank you in advance for your patients, as we understand the value of the service which these cameras provide."

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 12, 2021, 09:33 AM
Thanks Zeker.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 12, 2021, 02:19 PM
Josh and I accessed from the Verona beach area this morning. It wasn’t too bad with sleds, but,  did hit some slush pockets that slowed us down. I did see quads out that were laboring to get to their destination. On the way in, the top crust had softened and made the run to shore a bit more interesting. There are shallow and deep areas of slush out there that ranges 6”-12” of slush. Tall rubber boots are a plus. We’ve had better bites, but, will take what we caught home for a nice meal. The fish were very fussy today. We’ll get out again during next week. I hope everyone has a safe and fun weekend if you venture out onto the ice.😎🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: flukeman on Feb 12, 2021, 02:34 PM
If you guys would quit poking holes in the ice we wouldn't have so much slush!   😀
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: woodburn on Feb 12, 2021, 02:40 PM
Hard to beleve what a good insulator snow is, would have thought the temps would have frozen it solid. I hate slush. Frozen Margaritas are ok.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 12, 2021, 02:45 PM
If someone could shovel all the snow off the ice and remove it....conditions would be perfect in the am!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 12, 2021, 03:44 PM
Everyone should go and drill as many holes as possible and flood everything. Should freeze up in a few days.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 12, 2021, 08:30 PM

Everyone should go and drill as many holes as possible and flood everything. Should freeze up in a few days.

Great idea it’s only 79.5 square miles shouldn’t take long 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 12, 2021, 09:23 PM
Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 12, 2021, 09:24 PM
Great fish pics, guys. And nice job on the quick limit, DeadEyez.

Crazy sunrise this morning. I’m still half blind from taking the pic.

(https://i.postimg.cc/vgXnBtyV/29094927-D346-43-A9-A121-4434-CB422-E83.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vgXnBtyV)

And as for this slush. It’s crazy over here on North Bay. Can’t find a spot that isn’t slush past about 100yards out. I did plow thru it with the wheeler but ended up setting up in about 8” of water/slush. Glad I wear high rubber boots.
Awesome shot Chow!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 12, 2021, 09:51 PM

 I had a slow day as well but ended up  with a meal or 2 , encountered some slush pockets , with 2 riders and 2 shacks in tow , it slowed us down but we plowed through.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: deerefishyfishy on Feb 12, 2021, 11:07 PM
Awesome shot Chow!!
That is a great pic... I'm still half blind from looking at it!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 13, 2021, 04:20 AM
Awesome pic Chow I can't wait to get back to camp
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Reelax on Feb 13, 2021, 04:48 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 13, 2021, 05:49 PM

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

   
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 13, 2021, 05:58 PM

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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 13, 2021, 06:09 PM
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!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 13, 2021, 06:16 PM
22 miles long widest is 5 miles
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 13, 2021, 06:17 PM
Nice job Fred!

Can you imagine if the lake was only 12 miles long? Good lord it probably would be all holes by now!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Feb 13, 2021, 06:31 PM

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 Had a good night tonight,hit a few slush pockets but nothing like it was. Tight lines!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 13, 2021, 06:45 PM
lookslike you did well freddie
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 13, 2021, 07:07 PM
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!!
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 13, 2021, 07:27 PM
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,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 13, 2021, 07:30 PM
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 😡
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Crazy Ivan on Feb 13, 2021, 07:32 PM
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
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 13, 2021, 07:35 PM
 Ivan those lumps are absolutely harmless , you should have made a meal of that fine catch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 13, 2021, 07:57 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Crazy Ivan on Feb 13, 2021, 08:13 PM
Ivan those lumps are absolutely harmless , you should have made a meal of that fine catch
Haha thanks, I'll know for next time!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 13, 2021, 08:34 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 13, 2021, 08:46 PM
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
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 13, 2021, 08:55 PM
I hope he is okay. Those cracks come up really fast in the dark.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 14, 2021, 12:10 AM

 Hope he is ok , there is a good size pressure ridge out toward mid lake running east to west ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: delawareriver on Feb 14, 2021, 04:48 AM
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
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 14, 2021, 05:54 AM

 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
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 14, 2021, 09:53 AM
Definitely less slush out there today. Still slush in spots but probably half as bad as Tuesday.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: D3adhead on Feb 14, 2021, 11:26 AM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Feb 14, 2021, 11:39 AM
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.
PM sent
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jomat on Feb 14, 2021, 12:11 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 14, 2021, 01:44 PM
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!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 14, 2021, 02:16 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 14, 2021, 02:20 PM
....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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 14, 2021, 02:55 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 14, 2021, 03:04 PM

 Well put KP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 14, 2021, 04:49 PM
Well put KP
Really wasn't that big of a deal and it's understandable.Thats why I asked.This world doesn't need more drama.So i`'ll keep that in mind and understand its SOP from here on in.Thanks for the feed back.Its much appreciated.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 14, 2021, 06:28 PM
Any news on that snowmobile accident yesterday?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dsportman on Feb 14, 2021, 06:50 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/HJkQ9Wn1/0568-E62-E-8324-44-D9-99-FD-3-AFB078-F3-D72.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/HJkQ9Wn1)

(https://i.postimg.cc/DJWLRC1C/308-AB4-FA-6-BE0-40-A3-B1-B2-3-D399-D4-A372-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DJWLRC1C)
Was nice to be there for my girlfriends first keeper eye ice fishing and from there she got her limit and the biggest fish of the day! Happy Valentine’s Day to the lovely Miss Elizabeth!
(https://i.postimg.cc/yJp0Qq3g/8-C87-EA49-908-C-42-FB-BD39-239-FF3-FE607-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yJp0Qq3g)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 14, 2021, 07:07 PM
Nicely done!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 14, 2021, 07:11 PM
Nicely done!
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: D3adhead on Feb 14, 2021, 07:20 PM
PM sent

Thanks for the tip fishinjohn, appreciate your willingness to help out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 14, 2021, 10:43 PM
That's a nice catch Dsportman, both the fish and the girlfriend. Atta girl!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LP Steve on Feb 15, 2021, 04:24 AM
....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.
I saw you took hell for posting this on FB.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 15, 2021, 04:38 AM
....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.
I know how you feel it happened to me once 3 yrs ago now I make sure I will be able to unload and load with out much hassle. People forget about common curtesy. At a local spot that get horrible when I get there I try to park and set so people with truck and trailer could follow suit and be off the road but most people don’t care and just park any ol way. Last time I was there I got double parked. Luckily the guy behind me was someone I fished with. But it’s like wth I know we all want to get out there but we can work together and make life easier for the group.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 15, 2021, 05:44 AM
I saw you took hell for posting this on FB.
Why? , this day an age some people think the world revolves around them , got a place in chaumount bay that I may lose do to people not having permission
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 15, 2021, 05:48 AM
What’s FB 😜
FB=Fat Buckeyes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 15, 2021, 05:54 AM
FB=Fat Buckeyes.
I like it 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LP Steve on Feb 15, 2021, 08:12 AM
Why? , this day an age some people think the world revolves around them , got a place in chaumount bay that I may lose do to people not having permission
That group can be brutal at times. I believe this was in a public parking area so at Oneida it's almost expected someone will park behind your trailer, especially on weekends.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 15, 2021, 08:25 AM
 Thanks LP , once I got blocked in for no reason , but I’m very old school , so with a little adrenaline rush I jack knifed his trailer , dam that was heavy 😀
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 15, 2021, 09:07 AM
Thanks LP , once I got blocked in for no reason , but I’m very old school , so with a little adrenaline rush I jack knifed his trailer , dam that was heavy 😀

Few years back had an asshat double park me lucky I was able to get out but I'm sure he was very unhappy when he can out to 4 flat tires. No I didn't slash them I'm just took the valve stems out and put them back in lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 15, 2021, 09:19 AM
Thanks LP , once I got blocked in for no reason , but I’m very old school , so with a little adrenaline rush I jack knifed his trailer , dam that was heavy 😀

Yeah , no doubt.I was able to get out and loaded in another spot.
So not worth making a big deal over.I'll just expect it may happen in the future and try to park accordingly.
Just trying to be considerate and abide by local "rules".So again thanks to everyone for your input.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rock-n-reelin on Feb 15, 2021, 08:28 PM

   Hey guy's, I was at lewis point sunday afternoon till dark and got 3 decent perch. On my graph i could see the fish come in and look at my jig for a bit and then swim off. I tried all sorts of different jigs to no avail. can anybody clue me in on what i'm doing wrong. Any help would be great, it's a 2.5 hr drive to get there. Thanks!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mr. Freeze Miser on Feb 15, 2021, 09:07 PM
You are not doing anything wrong. I have ice fished Oneida for over 25 years and this lake is very humbling. I fish with a network of people and we are all having a tough time this year. Unfortunately for the guys that live a distance away it is a crap shoot...you can do well one day and skunk the next. I live 35 minutes away so no big deal if i don't catch anything. Remember contrary to what you might read or hear... Oneida is not a crush fest ever time you go out....22 miles long...a lot of water for the fish to hide. Try small.. try spikes.. minnow heads... spoons.. jig raps...pretty much my go to's  And move around the lake until you land on the honey hole. Good luck...tight lines..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 15, 2021, 09:31 PM
You are not doing anything wrong. I have ice fished Oneida for over 25 years and this lake is very humbling. I fish with a network of people and we are all having a tough time this year. Unfortunately for the guys that live a distance away it is a crap shoot...you can do well one day and skunk the next. I live 35 minutes away so no big deal if i don't catch anything. Remember contrary to what you might read or hear... Oneida is not a crush fest ever time you go out....22 miles long...a lot of water for the fish to hide. Try small.. try spikes.. minnow heads... spoons.. jig raps...pretty much my go to's  And move around the lake until you land on the honey hole. Good luck...tight lines..

Ditto.But I live near Binghamton.So it takes me 1- 1/2 to 2 hrs depending on where I go out from.Definitely a crap shoot.But as humbling as it can be.It can also be kind with some beautiful catches.So much so I never give coming up a second thought.Hard or soft water.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: outfisherman1 on Feb 15, 2021, 09:45 PM
The fish are acting the same way on Chatauqua this year as well. It is pretty frustrating. I don't know if having a flasher helps or hinders me from fishing. I get frustrated when I see the fish right on your jig and it has lockjaw. Haha.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 16, 2021, 04:49 AM
Does a fish whistle work on walleye like it does on perch? If so that would be my go to for finicky fish. Or I’d use a bigger treble. Lol
Tight lines all.
Perchin

She’s humbled me this year as I’ve been a few times and not caught anything. So I started fishing Sodus. Maybe it’s time to go back to the lady.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2021, 04:58 AM
 
Ben this seems to work
 http:// https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cUusX1Js6R0I
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 16, 2021, 05:01 AM
   Hey guy's, I was at lewis point sunday afternoon till dark and got 3 decent perch. On my graph i could see the fish come in and look at my jig for a bit and then swim off. I tried all sorts of different jigs to no avail. can anybody clue me in on what i'm doing wrong. Any help would be great, it's a 2.5 hr drive to get there. Thanks!
using light 2-4 pound fluoro? If not it really does help
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 16, 2021, 05:11 AM

Ben this seems to work
 http:// https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cUusX1Js6R0I

That's a classic!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2021, 05:20 AM

 Every once in a while I do it when people are around , for some reason most keep their distance , caught goon boy using it the other day 😀
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Feb 16, 2021, 05:43 AM
Does a fish whistle work on walleye like it does on perch? If so that would be my go to for finicky fish. Or I’d use a bigger treble. Lol
Tight lines all.
Perchin

She’s humbled me this year as I’ve been a few times and not caught anything. So I started fishing Sodus. Maybe it’s time to go back to the lady.
I generally find the whistle to be good for any species especially when morals are at the lowest  ;) just bring a couple out incase they are still to far away to hear the first whistle haha
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2021, 05:59 AM
 Was just looking at the Chapman web cam looks like the light caught fire
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/XZYJhxTB/625-E7-CD6-EA79-40-E9-A1-C2-0-FBB1-BAA983-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XZYJhxTB)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 16, 2021, 06:15 AM
One of the frustrating things about seeing the reports on here is, like Mr. Freeze Miser said above, the size of the lake. People in one area can be on an absolute slamfest, catching 'em on a cigarette butt with a hook in it, and in another area you might be working all day for two finicky fish. It's not necessarily anything you're doing wrong, other than choosing the wrong place to go out of.

I've been to all of my normal good walleye spots this year. Two years ago I was getting a few fish over 20" every outing for the first month of the early season bite. Last year I got 3 of the biggest, fattest eyes I've ever seen on Oneida. This year I've got either dead holes or a bunch of 13-17" fish that are bone skinny. I've been able to pull limits of skinny 15-17" fish but nothing more. Just can't find the healthy schools this year.

And as for getting them to bite. Just go through a rotation to see what they want. I always start with a #5 glow perch rap and a medium sized flutter spoon and rattle spoon. Then upsize, then downsize, try gold, copper, perch pattern, etc. Throw on a vibe/rattle bait. Pound bottom, pound 5' off the bottom. Eventually something you do will fire them up.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Feb 16, 2021, 06:18 AM
Was just looking at the Chapman web cam looks like the light caught fire
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/XZYJhxTB/625-E7-CD6-EA79-40-E9-A1-C2-0-FBB1-BAA983-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XZYJhxTB)

Walked off the ice at Chapman last night 6:00 pm along with a few others. Lights were working fine. It almost looks like it's out off shore a distance. Hope Im wrong.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 16, 2021, 06:25 AM
Sure looks like it. I just checked the video it was burning now smoking. wild.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stickbow70 on Feb 16, 2021, 06:31 AM
   Hey guy's, I was at lewis point sunday afternoon till dark and got 3 decent perch. On my graph i could see the fish come in and look at my jig for a bit and then swim off. I tried all sorts of different jigs to no avail. can anybody clue me in on what i'm doing wrong. Any help would be great, it's a 2.5 hr drive to get there. Thanks!
   In this day of technology, use your navionics and start picking apart the structure. Another reason that they are getting finicky may be the fact that that particular area has been getting pounded daily since the ice was safe to walk on. Guys have been off the point since late January. Once you can find unmolested fish, your bucket will be full. Keep plugging away!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 16, 2021, 08:11 AM
Good advice. Try to find fish away from the crowds. So....now that the slush is starting to tighten up, are we doomed for another snow event to restart the slop fest over again?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Feb 16, 2021, 10:43 AM
The later the lake freezes over the poorer the bite is. There will be good days here and there but in general that is the rule. 
The experienced fishermen in the 6os said “if the lake does not freeze up by the first of the year  the bite will be slow.”.
 There reasoning was that the water got too cold.     Just sayin.... 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 16, 2021, 10:45 AM
I wouldn't be to concerned with the ice conditions now.  Yesterday was the best conditions I've fished on all year.  Around 10 inches of real good ice, slush frozen and very little snow on top.  Last night we got about 4 inches of snow and will probably get a little more this week.  We should have over a month of good fishing yet. Walleyes have been very cooperative where I've fished so far this year.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Feb 16, 2021, 10:48 AM
Nice catch!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2021, 10:53 AM

 Well done elro 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 16, 2021, 11:05 AM
The later the lake freezes over the poorer the bite is. There will be good days here and there but in general that is the rule. 
The experienced fishermen in the 6os said “if the lake does not freeze up by the first of the year  the bite will be slow.”.
 There reasoning was that the water got too cold.     Just sayin....

The water does tend to get colder when the lake is open because the waves keep the water mixed up more.

One might argue that the bite is the same either way but when it freezes early you can get on the good early bite.

Nice job Elrod.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jiignut on Feb 16, 2021, 11:22 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/HJkQ9Wn1/0568-E62-E-8324-44-D9-99-FD-3-AFB078-F3-D72.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/HJkQ9Wn1)

(https://i.postimg.cc/DJWLRC1C/308-AB4-FA-6-BE0-40-A3-B1-B2-3-D399-D4-A372-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DJWLRC1C)
Was nice to be there for my girlfriends first keeper eye ice fishing and from there she got her limit and the biggest fish of the day! Happy Valentine’s Day to the lovely Miss Elizabeth!
(https://i.postimg.cc/yJp0Qq3g/8-C87-EA49-908-C-42-FB-BD39-239-FF3-FE607-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yJp0Qq3g)

Congratulations you two. Miss Elizabeth, YOUR the keeper.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 16, 2021, 02:49 PM
Was just looking at the Chapman web cam looks like the light caught fire
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/XZYJhxTB/625-E7-CD6-EA79-40-E9-A1-C2-0-FBB1-BAA983-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XZYJhxTB)
Awesome pic.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Feb 16, 2021, 03:02 PM
I generally find the whistle to be good for any species especially when morals are at the lowest  ;) just bring a couple out incase they are still to far away to hear the first whistle haha

Never. Stop. Whistling.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 16, 2021, 03:14 PM
I generally find the whistle to be good for any species especially when morals are at the lowest  ;) just bring a couple out incase they are still to far away to hear the first whistle haha
Can’t ever go out with just 1 whistle. Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rock-n-reelin on Feb 16, 2021, 05:34 PM
Thank You All for that good info!! I will be back to give it another go!!  Thank's much!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 16, 2021, 07:33 PM
Nice job Elrod!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: H2O-32 on Feb 16, 2021, 07:55 PM
Was just looking at the Chapman web cam looks like the light caught fire
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/XZYJhxTB/625-E7-CD6-EA79-40-E9-A1-C2-0-FBB1-BAA983-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XZYJhxTB)

Thinkin those 3 amigos were to blame.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: deerefishyfishy on Feb 16, 2021, 07:58 PM
Thinkin those 3 amigos were to blame.
Maybe it was started by a fish whistle...  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 16, 2021, 10:57 PM
The 3 amigos would never do anything like that  :whistle: but you never know where we will strike ;D...now if your out there fishing and your bucket a fish comes up missing that's a different story :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2021, 11:25 PM
The 3 amigos would never do anything like that  :whistle: but you never know where we will strike ;D...now if your out there fishing and your bucket a fish comes up missing that's a different story :roflmao: :roflmao:
Well I guess we could start a go fish me pg , instead of a go fund me pg 😜for the 3 of you 😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 17, 2021, 05:42 AM
Well I guess we could start a go fish me pg , instead of a go fund me pg 😜for the 3 of you 😂

No we can't no on will donate and in end those 3 will owe
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 17, 2021, 05:53 AM
Thinkin those 3 amigos were to blame.

my God you people don't even know what you have there ...that is clearly the landing of a UFO ...... happens  all the time you know  ,vast numbers  of  Volusions working and living  among  us  since  1948 ,the  government knows all about it. I personal have  seen  20 of their ships  hovering over me after  a  grateful dead  concert back in 75
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: big_guy_13021 on Feb 17, 2021, 06:25 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/6TjbCtX1/giphy-QFNp-Ee-QABc-MEw-fixed-width-583720949298473.gif) (https://postimg.cc/6TjbCtX1)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 17, 2021, 06:27 AM
Another 6 inches of snow fell last night at my house in Bernhards Bay. Anyone have travel conditions out on the lake?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 17, 2021, 06:29 AM
my God you people don't even know what you have there ...that is clearly the landing of a UFO ...... happens  all the time you know  ,vast numbers  of  Volusions working and living  among  us  since  1948 ,the  government knows all about it. I personal have  seen  20 of their ships  hovering over me after  a  grateful dead  concert back in 75
😂😂😂😂😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 17, 2021, 06:30 AM
my God you people don't even know what you have there ...that is clearly the landing of a UFO ...... happens  all the time you know  ,vast numbers  of  Volusions working and living  among  us  since  1948 ,the  government knows all about it. I personal have  seen  20 of their ships  hovering over me after  a  grateful dead  concert back in 75

That's what wrong with ya UFOs and a Greatfull dead concert
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 17, 2021, 07:04 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/NKh5RDnM/giphy-QFNp-Ee-QABc-MEw-fixed-width-583720949298473.gif) (https://postimages.org/)

you can't dispute photographic evidence.............. ....... and  i believe this  is  actually how the  gobies got into the  Oneida watershed......governm ent knows all about it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 17, 2021, 07:56 AM
 Same guy that shot out the Sylvan cameras must have been at Chapman having another go at it....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 17, 2021, 07:57 AM
you know that is  seriously  scary
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icecusan on Feb 17, 2021, 10:25 AM
Was wondering how’s the bite on south shore today I’m planning on heading out for afternoon bite just curious if they’re looking or swallowing  :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jnatoli93 on Feb 17, 2021, 10:53 AM
On the south shore as we speak, been out since 7 a lot of looks but sadly no tight lines here
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Feb 17, 2021, 01:00 PM
The 3 amigos would never do anything like that  :whistle: but you never know where we will strike ;D...now if your out there fishing and your bucket a fish comes up missing that's a different story :roflmao: :roflmao:
Yeah. That big guy can't catch fish so he will empty your bucket when your not looking.  :whistle: :whistle:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Feb 17, 2021, 03:21 PM

Ben this seems to work
 http:// https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cUusX1Js6R0I
😂 im dying over hear...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 17, 2021, 03:29 PM
Coming up Saturday morning for 2nd ice trip of the season.I’ll have my sled.Thinking about north side this time.Can I get out on my sled from Godfrey Point? Launch my boat there often.Never went out from there for hard water.Ive gone out at apps before.But I hear the parking is more limited since the construction.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 17, 2021, 03:55 PM
That's what wrong with ya UFOs and a Greatfull dead concert
With a fish whistle😮😮
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 17, 2021, 06:35 PM
just curios .... I never hear any discussion about those white bass or white perch, (what ever they are).  I caught several the last few days.  They seem to be a very chunky solid fish.  They all went back in, I'm just wondering ,  are they decent table fare or are they best left in the lake?   Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LP Steve on Feb 17, 2021, 06:56 PM
Some like em, some don't. Only way to know for sure is keep one and give it a shot.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 17, 2021, 06:59 PM
I have had them and liked them,  I do remove the darker meat along the lateral line......

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 17, 2021, 07:04 PM
Trapper likes white perch!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LP Steve on Feb 17, 2021, 08:08 PM
Hey guys, any place near Bridgeport that you can recommend for staying overnight?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 17, 2021, 08:16 PM
I have had them and liked them,  I do remove the darker meat along the lateral line......

SeanP
      Guess I'll give them a try next time They are a very pretty fish    I just had enough yellows for a good fry so I let the whites go   Thanks guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 17, 2021, 08:44 PM
Got out this evening. The spot I fished only yielded one short and not many marks. Traveling wasn’t bad on the sled. Ran into a few slush spots but nothing major. 5-7 inches of snow on the ice where I fished.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 18, 2021, 04:02 AM

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 18, 2021, 05:17 AM
I was out last night as well. It seemed like the slush was about the same as over the weekend. Less snow on the ice than I figured. Like Deadeyez mentioned 5" - 7" where I was.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 18, 2021, 06:34 AM
I wandered away from my usual haunts yesterday and hit a nasty patch of slush you couldn't see under the snow.  Buried my wheeler (4wd w/chains on all 4). Was about a foot deep with water and slush.  Had to shovel it out. Getting way to old for that crap.  Gonna stay in my area till the snow conditions improve.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mdm25549 on Feb 18, 2021, 08:26 AM
Hey guys I fish Oneida quite a bit but want to try a different part of the lake and go out of south shore boat launch. Any problems or things to watch for going out of here? I usually only fish off the north shore
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 18, 2021, 09:54 AM
Check conditions thread. Guy just posted about Chapman yesterday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 18, 2021, 10:32 AM
i love  white perch and they love me ...... they helped get me a  new  shanty  ;D  seriously  alot of people  like them  sean is  right   try to  remove  some  of the  dark meat   and  i think they are  pretty good
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ice head Ed on Feb 18, 2021, 01:32 PM
yeah my future son in law got stuck in the slush too, so I went around him and cheered him on while he dug himself out. I am way to old to dig slush too. Save that for the young bucks 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icecusan on Feb 18, 2021, 02:52 PM
Took the wheeler out about a week ago during the slush fest didn’t have any problems getting thru just kept it in 4 low as close to 20 mph if I dropped down to 10-13 mph really bogged down next morning had to deal with ice build up Just kept pouring hot water on ice with a funnel to melt it  sounds like I’ll be doing same this weekend
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 18, 2021, 02:53 PM
Fished this morning. Ended up with 5 jumbos. Caught few small perch and short eyes as well. Travel wasn’t to bad at all. Bumped into the perch assassin. It was good seeing you out there Freddie
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 18, 2021, 03:06 PM
I think I'm coming up Saturday morning about a mile out from my grandparents on route 49 to good perch fishing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 18, 2021, 04:15 PM
 I moved a few times ended up finding them but I couldn’t find the lockjaw key , got enough for a meal , had 1 that went a #4
 I’m in a slump , maybe I need to go laker fishing 😜
 Did find a few slush spots , only one I had to power up for
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 18, 2021, 05:04 PM
I set up on some perch in the mud the other day. 4 hours later I had 10 on the ice. They were pigs but tough to get 'em to go. They were puking up piles of muscles and stuff they were rooting out of the mud. Along with a bunch of buckeye bodies that I was throwing down the hole.

Can't wait to give it another try to see if I can find something that gets 'em to eat a little better.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: greensider on Feb 18, 2021, 05:28 PM
Perch love scuds I would imagine very small pieces of shrimp would work great
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 18, 2021, 06:38 PM
Perch love scuds I would imagine very small pieces of shrimp would work great

Little tungsten with a plastic scud is one of the things I just rigged up. Now I just need to find a little time to get out there and see what they think of it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 19, 2021, 04:03 AM
 Yesterday I was down to 1/64-1/80 hair in different colors and they past them up to 😡
 But I’m a stubborn ol fool sometimes smaller isn’t always the answer 😉
 Full to the brim
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 19, 2021, 04:57 AM
pounding the big blade to draw a crowd then teasing a fathead up and up and up to 6-8' off the bottom was way I got some Wednesday. ended up with 20 but it was work. A small gold buckshot got a few active biters too when a school showed. All good fish but work. 34-36' deep
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 19, 2021, 08:03 AM
 I've been attaching a fly (thanks KC) on a dropper loop above a 3mm tungsten. Half of the perch come off the fly. Fun to watch their reaction when they finally notice the fly dangling above! I think the fly looks more like the forage they're used to. And if you can find some oak leaf grubs you'll be in business.  :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dcf7173 on Feb 19, 2021, 09:39 AM
Anybody having luck on west end of lake? Near muskrat bay? Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Birdslayer on Feb 19, 2021, 10:25 AM
For the weekend travelers. We went off Taft yesterday with the 4x4 wheeler and it was tough going (sleds no problem that I could see). Encountered several slush spots but four really stand out they were deep and nasty. I have studded tires to grip the ice underneath the slush and didn't officially get stuck but It was far from ideal conditions. If you choose to go out in that area I recommend traveling light, bring a LONG tow rope, shovel and keep the speed up. If you stop or slow down your in trouble. Plenty of other wheelers out there but they were all chained up from what I could see so it's possible but I don't recommend it if your going solo or not in good health. Ended the day with three keeper eyes, dropped a few at the hole, few shorts and 17 fat jumbos between 2 guys. 28ft of water. Not a bad day once we found them. Good luck and travel safe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 19, 2021, 02:19 PM
slush is becoming an issue again didnt get stuck but had to throttle up  a few time on sled wheelers iffy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dlobrown on Feb 19, 2021, 05:01 PM
I’m taking out 3 kids and 2 never ice fished before 6 and 8.   Hoping to get them hooked like me!   A newbie neighbor of mine and wondering if Lewis or Chapman are better options?  I usually fish Conesus and Owasco so also new to Oneida going out tomorrow and Sunday.  Thx for any input!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 19, 2021, 05:18 PM
More parking at Chapman.  Lewis has a small lot.  Either way, get there early.  Hope you find em!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 19, 2021, 05:30 PM

 Bud sent me a pic , smallest fish was 11 3/4 to 14” , I’d take 15 of those any day
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 19, 2021, 06:40 PM
Fished the evening for walleyes.  Tough bite for me.  Very few marks in the 3 spots I tried.  Had a little action right at dark. 1 keeper, 1 short, missed one or two.  Was out with the snowmobile.  Found a few large areas of slush but hit the gas and got thru them with no problems.  Nice perch your bud got Fred!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sheesh2208 on Feb 19, 2021, 06:52 PM
Fished off the north shore for the first time last two days. Caught about 20 walleye and enough jumbo perch for a couple meals. Not a single walleye was legal size. Is this normal?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 19, 2021, 08:30 PM
Seems to be this year anyway. Last year did killer on eyes not as many perch... this year tough getting may keeper eye buts doing very well on the perch and most of them are tanks!!  Maybe just me been hearing a lot of the same around the lake though
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 20, 2021, 05:26 AM

 There sure is a large population of juvenile eyes out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 20, 2021, 06:58 AM
Good for the future of the lake...h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Feb 20, 2021, 08:47 AM
Want to go out of Godfrey tomorrow (Sunday) with my 4 wheeler. I want to get to 30+ Feet of water. Reply’s from people out there today would be helpful.Can I get out that far?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 20, 2021, 01:36 PM
Went out of Chapman’s today. Ride out was slushy but not to bad. On the way in was terrible. That sun had a huge effect on the slush. Stuck 3 times and had to shovel myself out. This was with a wheeler. Snowmobiles seemed to be fine. Ended with 20 perch tough bite.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 20, 2021, 04:22 PM
Went out of Chapman’s today. Ride out was slushy but not to bad. On the way in was terrible. That sun had a huge effect on the slush. Stuck 3 times and had to shovel myself out. This was with a wheeler. Snowmobiles seemed to be fine. Ended with 20 perch tough bite.


20 perch for the day is a tough bite??? Can I fish with you next time? Lol

Looks like weather warming up next week.. slush will get worse before it gets better
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Feb 20, 2021, 06:50 PM

20 perch for the day is a tough bite??? Can I fish with you next time? Lol

Looks like weather warming up next week.. slush will get worse before it gets better
tough bite meaning finicky! Amount of fish was good. I had fish on me all day. Had to go to the tiniest little jig I had tipped with a wax worm to get them to just set it in the mouth. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: primepin65 on Feb 20, 2021, 06:53 PM
Want to go out of Godfrey tomorrow (Sunday) with my 4 wheeler. I want to get to 30+ Feet of water. Reply’s from people out there today would be helpful.Can I get out that far?

You should be able to slowly maneuver your way out. Lots of slush to fight with. We almost got our sled stuck once today. We fished off godfrey the last two days. Marked a ton of fish both days. Got maybe 19 perch between two of us over the two days. Threw back a bunch of short eyes with no keepers.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Beekeeper1099 on Feb 20, 2021, 07:04 PM
Went out of Godfrey today. Very slow bite. Lots of looker's. Was on foot with smitty so wasn't too bad. Saw 3 wheelers get buried. One guy turned around and left. Sleds are getting around fine. Managed a few nice perch and a bunch of short eyes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mjn5150 on Feb 20, 2021, 08:26 PM
I went out of Godfrey this morning and made it to 35 fow with my ATV.  There were a few bad spots but I seemed get through fine.   I didn’t see anyone stuck out there.   I managed a bunch of 12 inch walleyes and 6 perch all over 11 inches.  The perch bite for me seemed to pick up about 11:30.  Walleyes were a slow pick all morning. 

Fished out of Taft in the evening.  I’ve been there a few times in the evening this year and it’s been the same story.   I don’t seem to mark a lot of fish then the last hour almost everything the swims by eats.  Biggest walleye tonight was 14 3/4.   I can’t seem to get on consistent fish there.    Lots of slush there too. 


No keeper eyes tonight but I got some nice perch.   Buckshots and jigging raps tipped w minnow head seemed to be the only thing I could get them today. 

Good luck tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Feb 21, 2021, 06:59 AM
went to shackelton yesterday, same story as everyone else lot of lookers only a few takers.  slush was horrible on the way in, buried my snowmobile and then the machine really worked the rest of the way
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 21, 2021, 07:30 AM
Hopefully this week’s warm up and freeze will take care of the slush.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 21, 2021, 08:08 AM
I was almost hoping for a complete meltdown at this point. Get all this BS slop off the top and hope that  freezes up. I like ridding the wheeler I’d rather walk on bare ice though makes jumping around quicker and easier
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 21, 2021, 08:14 AM
Hopefully this week’s warm up and freeze will take care of the slush.
🤞
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 22, 2021, 06:52 AM
Picked away at the perch and eyes this last week and weekend. The bite wasn’t to crazy but I was on fish. The majority of the perch we caught were 11 inches and better. A lot of the eyes were just under legal size with some being keepers. Last night took my nieces boyfriend out for his first time ice fishing. Managed to get our limit on eyes and didn’t run into any shorts. It was nice to put a nice pile of jumbo perch in the freezer finally. Back at it this week.

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 22, 2021, 08:00 AM
Nice work DeadEyez!!  Love those tank perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 22, 2021, 08:09 AM
Nice work DeadEyez!!  Love those tank perch

X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Feb 22, 2021, 10:04 AM
weather not looking good through 10 day, a bunch of 40s in it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 22, 2021, 10:55 AM
Boat was on a lake mid march last two years. Walk on water while you can for sure.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 22, 2021, 02:00 PM
If we can just keep it below freezing at night we can cruise for a little while.

Last day on Oneida ice in 2020 was March 8th and in 2019 it was March 27th.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2021, 07:14 PM
 March 8th was also my last day 2020 , on Oneida lake
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2021, 07:16 PM
X2
X3
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2021, 07:18 PM

 We chased lakers today , nothing note worthy, but some keepers , I unbuttoned several , sat in the slush ,and water and the wind was ripping
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 22, 2021, 08:51 PM
We chased lakers today , nothing note worthy, but some keepers , I unbuttoned several , sat in the slush ,and water and the wind was ripping
Perfect day Freddie!!😁😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Feb 22, 2021, 09:13 PM
We fished out of Mill tonight.. Wasn't to bad going out but coming back in was a little rough..we had to stay on the gas the intire time..If you own a Wheeler leave it home. It Will be 46 on Wednesday. With that being said will be going north for Wednesday. Hopefully will grapple a limit early tomorrow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 23, 2021, 05:26 AM
We chased lakers today , nothing note worthy, but some keepers , I unbuttoned several , sat in the slush ,and water and the wind was ripping

Sounds fun to me! Lakers are definitely tough to keep hooked sometimes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 23, 2021, 05:56 AM

 You know Bruce I’ve been lucky over the years I’ve caught nice flats , perch and and double digit eyes but for just plain fun lakers and LL salmon make my T levels rise 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 23, 2021, 06:51 AM
Snuck out for last hour and a half yesterday. It was def a little rough on the way in. Shanty  was weighed down with slush and snow by the time I got to shore. Sled ran good though. Just had to stay on the throttle 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 23, 2021, 11:17 AM
getting slushy sled stayed on top for most part
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 23, 2021, 05:17 PM
PM trip getting slushier but its not real deep everything is setteling but its wet out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 23, 2021, 05:38 PM
PM trip getting slushier but its not real deep everything is setteling but its wet out there
[/quote thanks Oneida 1
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 24, 2021, 09:48 AM
Good goin' guys. The perch look good DeadEyez. The 3rd week of February was always my prime time. The slush sounds crappy and it'll get worse this weekend; but it's always colder out on that BIG ice cube...maybe it'll all stiffen up after that. Good luck & stay safe out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 24, 2021, 04:19 PM

 I know your not supposed to run with out a ridge hitch but when it’s slush a long rope works much better no build up in front of your shack to dog ya down
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 24, 2021, 04:53 PM
I know your not supposed to run with out a ridge hitch but when it’s slush a long rope works much better no build up in front of your shack to dog ya down

14 inch yeti buckets are illegal also but people still use them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: greensider on Feb 24, 2021, 06:10 PM
If someone says something about no ridged hitch tell them check dmv regulations they still say only for towing people
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 24, 2021, 06:27 PM
If someone says something about no ridged hitch tell them check dmv regulations they still say only for towing people


Wrong anything towed must have a ridgid tow bar

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PAR/25.03
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 24, 2021, 06:29 PM
Rigid tow bar on a snowmobile at all times. With or without a person being towed.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 24, 2021, 06:38 PM
Thanks Brad, You beat me to Your post. Here are the rules for ATV operation.


YOU MAY NEVER OPERATE AN ATV

Other than while seated on the permanent, regular seat.
With a passenger, unless the ATV is designed to carry a passenger.
At a speed too fast for existing conditions or potential hazards.
In a careless, reckless or negligent manner.
While intoxicated or impaired by alcohol or drugs.
On the tracks or right-of-way of a railroad.
On a highway, if the ATV is equipped with studded tires other than automobile-type studs.
In a tree nursery or planting in a manner which damages or destroys growing stock or creates a substantial risk of damage or destruction.
Within 100 feet of a dwelling between midnight and 6 A.M. at a speed greater than necessary to keep the ATV moving.
While pulling a person on skis, a toboggan, sleigh, sled or trailer, unless the device is attached to the ATV by a tow-bar or other rigid connection.
On the ice or public water within 100 feet of a person, fishing shanty or shelter at a speed greater than necessary to keep the ATV moving.
Over an area cleared of snow for skating, unless necessary for access to public waters.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 24, 2021, 06:42 PM
I got out tonight for the night bite. Only 8 or so marks. Caught 2 keeper walleyes and a short. It was pretty slushy on way out and on the way in it was a mess. Almost didn’t make it back due to the sloppy slush. Going to be tough for machines for a bit.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 24, 2021, 06:49 PM
Good work Fishshack!! You mind me asking north or south shore you encountered those conditions? Thank You in advance!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 24, 2021, 06:56 PM
Nice job fishshack. I almost went tonight but decided to wait until that slush firms up.

And no talking about tow bars on this thread.  :nono:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishshack on Feb 24, 2021, 06:56 PM
North Shore.  It got really bad the last 100 yards from shore. I was running beside it while pushing lol.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 24, 2021, 06:58 PM
south shore is no better
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 24, 2021, 07:33 PM
Nice job fishshack. I almost went tonight but decided to wait until that slush firms up.

And no talking about tow bars on this thread.  :nono:
😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 24, 2021, 07:36 PM
Thanks Oneida1 and fishshack!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chartreuse on Feb 24, 2021, 08:05 PM
I went out for a few hours on the North shore and it was a sloppy mess.  I only pulled two perch out of the hole.  There were lots of lookers and few bites.  After cleaning the fish, I noticed their guts were PACKED with 1" nymphs!  Hopefully this helps   ;)
Also, thank you again to the guy who helped with my sled!
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FishOnForever on Feb 25, 2021, 12:10 AM
I went out for a few hours on the North shore and it was a sloppy mess.  I only pulled two perch out of the hole.  There were lots of lookers and few bites.  After cleaning the fish, I noticed their guts were PACKED with 1" nymphs!  Hopefully this helps   ;)
Also, thank you again to the guy who helped with my sled!
(https://i.postimg.cc/BX8SvXQL/B6-D21-F92-C282-47-E7-8328-1-C685-C0-B4618.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BX8SvXQL)
I went to chap last week and only catch 1 perch in 2 hours. 7 fathead in its stomach
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 25, 2021, 01:47 AM
 Well done fish shack ,
 Reason I mentioned a long rope for your shack is so it doesn’t bog your sled down and you get buried in the slush , tracks full of slush is no joke at all most 65 I’ll take the ticket versus more ruptured discs , and I know the law as that’s why my reply above stated that it is illegal,other times I run a hitch ,  but like everything it gets blown up just like posting a pic of a big fish of course that would have to be photo shopped 
  Jeez ,
 
 
 
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Post by: fishshack on Feb 25, 2021, 05:14 AM
Lots of silly rules!!  Tow bar pulling a shanty is one.  I could see if your pulling a sled full of children.....   About 15 years ago I got a ticket for no helmet on a 4 wheeler. It was glare, slippery ice.  I didn’t know it was a law back then.  I told the officer it was more dangerous walking on that slippery ice than it was driving 10 mph on a wheeler. Which it was!! 
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Post by: trundog on Feb 25, 2021, 06:13 AM
I walked out on the south side yesterday afternoon, first 500 feet tricked me into believing the walk wasn't going to be too bad. The perch that swam through were aggressive, didn't have to play cat and mouse with them at all...that was a nice change.  10" walleye slam after that.  Came home with nine nice perch.

(https://i.postimg.cc/JDmqpqLB/IMG-3834.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JDmqpqLB)
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Post by: billybob851 on Feb 25, 2021, 06:20 AM
Well done fish shack ,
 Reason I mentioned a long rope for your shack is so it doesn’t bog your sled down and you get buried in the slush , tracks full of slush is no joke at all most 65 I’ll take the ticket versus more ruptured discs , and I know the law as that’s why my reply above stated that it is illegal,other times I run a hitch ,  but like everything it gets blown up just like posting a pic of a big fish of course that would have to be photo shopped 
  Jeez ,
 
 

Had the track full of slush last saturday on the way in from shackelton, I had to dig it out then lift the back while my wife hit the throttle to walk it out. Couldnt imagine being by myself and that happen
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 25, 2021, 09:00 AM
Not to mention that long rope helps keep your machine from filling your sled with snow and slush. Cover or not it’s suck covering your equipment in wet slush. Maybe less so with a sled but I run a wheeler and I know it can be an issue with a short rope. I’m with you filetandrelease I’ll take the ticket. I bet a lot of judges would probably toss it anyway if you your nice and respectful
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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 25, 2021, 09:50 AM
Nice job on the perch trundog. How was the ice quality and thickness holding up? Thanks.
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 25, 2021, 11:35 AM
went out 1st light slushy but improved at noon when i came its crusting up and if it gets to low 20's tonight most slush should be set up
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Post by: coast51 on Feb 25, 2021, 12:56 PM
Thanks for the report.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 25, 2021, 08:39 PM
Thanks Oneida1
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2021, 12:45 AM
 Got out yesterday , windy with a wintry mix  🌝 back at it tomorrow 🎣🕳
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2021, 05:47 PM

 Got out today and the weather was awesome
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Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Feb 26, 2021, 05:51 PM
Got out today and the weather was awesome
How where the conditions ? Looking to bring the wheeler tomorrow....
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Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 26, 2021, 06:18 PM
Assuming the warm weather beat all the snow down so I will be heading down to Oneida for one last trip for eyes before the season ends as I do not get down there often... plan to go out off the north shore.. will report back what I find for conditions and hope to put a limit of legal eyes on the ice! --- Key word: LEGAL
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 26, 2021, 07:22 PM
How where the conditions ? Looking to bring the wheeler tomorrow....

I ran into a few big slush spots off Cleveland tonight. It was better than it has been though.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Otto on Feb 26, 2021, 07:54 PM
Walked out at Lewis Point this afternoon in full sun.  Still pretty stiff on top considering.  I could see where sleds and wheelers went through some slushy spots, but didn’t look too bad.  Very slow fishing, but beautiful afternoon.
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/Sn1LqS2z/5-BE71336-1-A95-4-BF0-884-C-BC04-F74955-E3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Sn1LqS2z)
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 26, 2021, 08:27 PM
Travel was still decent with the wheeler tonight on the NE side. We'll see what this warmup and rain does.

Moonrise to the east.

(https://i.postimg.cc/DJHZ6BJd/76948408-F0-FD-47-A0-AAEF-92-CC2-F9-CFBD5.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DJHZ6BJd)

Sunset to the west.

(https://i.postimg.cc/q62kL0d4/57880-A91-C3-BF-47-DC-BBDA-9-F44-EEFBEB28.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/q62kL0d4)
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Post by: Icehoole on Feb 26, 2021, 08:44 PM
Great afternoon to ditch work and get out one last time. Fish where cooperative and weather was perfect.
(https://i.postimg.cc/jL8tZq5p/AD6-B963-D-95-DC-46-BB-BBEE-FC2-E0-E496-F8-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/jL8tZq5p)
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 26, 2021, 09:14 PM
Awesome pics guys. I would have loved to have been out there this evening with that sunset. Haven’t fished since Monday evening. Heading out in the morning. Good luck to everyone going out tomorrow.
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Post by: coast51 on Feb 27, 2021, 06:43 AM
Nice pics.
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Post by: conesusguysouth on Feb 27, 2021, 06:53 AM
i took almost the same pictures in the same area! it was beautiful out there, managed a couple walleye and some big perch as well.  :o
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 27, 2021, 11:03 AM
Fished this morning until 11:00. Fishing was slow. Stayed on top of the slush areas for the most part on the way out. On our way in it was a sloppy mess with the rain starting. Had to throttle through the slush all the way in. Hopefully the rain knocks it down and it freezes back up Monday and Tuesday.
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Post by: coast51 on Feb 27, 2021, 12:19 PM
Thanks DeadEyez
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Post by: woodburn on Feb 27, 2021, 04:56 PM
Lost a set of Nissan keys out of Mill Street in the slush last week. I have another key but its $60 to get another one made. I like to have a spare.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: youngblood on Feb 28, 2021, 08:20 AM
  Hiked out on the north shore Friday. Got a few short eyes. Did ok on the stripes. Marked fish all day long. Best eye bite was mid day.
(https://i.postimg.cc/685H5FJF/Resized-20210226-160233001.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/685H5FJF)
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 28, 2021, 08:29 AM
Nice haul Youngblood
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 28, 2021, 11:19 AM
Nice haul Youngblood
X2
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Post by: Fishin-Mission on Feb 28, 2021, 02:33 PM
Went to Chapman today walked about about 3 miles. Only got two nice perch. Did not mark many but two of the four did hit.  Left my 4 wheeler at home, big mistake. No slush spots where I was. hopefully the ice holds up for a couple more weeks.
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 28, 2021, 02:42 PM
Went to Chapman today walked about about 3 miles. Only got two nice perch. Did not mark many but two of the four did hit.  Left my 4 wheeler at home, big mistake. No slush spots where I was. hopefully the ice holds up for a couple more weeks.
I’m headed there Tuesday. Fish there often. Is most of the snow gone and is the lake bare ice. Hard to tell on the webcam. Trying to decide if the studded snowmobile would be the better decision. Thank you for your report.
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Post by: regulator on Feb 28, 2021, 03:24 PM
Walked off Lewis Point this morning at 9:30, didn't feel like making the wee morning run. Good walking surprisingly, top was tight and needed creepers as no snow on top to speak of. Made stops in 26, 28, 30, 35 fow on the way out, would get a couple marks very briefly at each stop, then right back into the muck they went. Stopped at 29 on the way back in and hit 1 nice perch just as the noon whistle was winding down. Was the only one out of the dozen or so I marked that had any gumption. As for drilling, solid white top of 4", 4" slush under that, then 8" clear under that. Nice morning and never set up the hub, easy drag.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 28, 2021, 03:36 PM
 Nice report regulator 👍 to bad the catching wasn’t better
 
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Post by: Reelax on Feb 28, 2021, 04:01 PM
Fished out of Chapman today, 9:30 - 2:30. As stated on last couple of posts the drag literally could not be easier. Ice seems to be holding up fairly well. Ended up with 4 nice perch and one short eye, all in 22 fow. Still a lot of lookers but bite seemed to be a little more aggressive than last couple of weeks. Back at it on Tuesday.
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Post by: regulator on Feb 28, 2021, 04:10 PM
Thanks filet, me trusty kastmaster saved the skunk. Was nice to get out and set on a bucket!
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 28, 2021, 04:14 PM
Fished out of Chapman today, 9:30 - 2:30. As stated on last couple of posts the drag literally could not be easier. Ice seems to be holding up fairly well. Ended up with 4 nice perch and one short eye, all in 22 fow. Still a lot of lookers but bite seemed to be a little more aggressive than last couple of weeks. Back at it on Tuesday.
Great report. Thank you
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 28, 2021, 04:14 PM
Thanks filet, me trusty kastmaster saved the skunk. Was nice to get out and set on a bucket!
That lure has saved me more than once
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Post by: regulator on Feb 28, 2021, 04:24 PM
That lure has saved me more than once

The old Billy Baroo

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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 28, 2021, 04:30 PM

 Lmao
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Post by: deerefishyfishy on Feb 28, 2021, 06:55 PM
Yessir, the old Billy Baroo... lmao! Well played regulator  ;D
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Post by: Tg8 on Feb 28, 2021, 08:24 PM
Out of Lewis today. hit east side of it, started in 27, not a single mark, came in to 13, 15, one mark not a touch. Went to west side of it 24 ft, waiting for the 5pm rush , Had over a dozen come in, slow follows up, 6 ft off bottom max. swapped raps, out, went smaller, went to glow spoon. Then tried a minnow on a ball jig. Still couldn't get them to kiss anything. But was a ton of fun watching them on panoptix, they were busy but smart enough to stay away.
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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 28, 2021, 10:47 PM
Enjoyed reading your report Tg8. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: LP Steve on Mar 01, 2021, 04:47 AM
Out of Lewis today. hit east side of it, started in 27, not a single mark, came in to 13, 15, one mark not a touch. Went to west side of it 24 ft, waiting for the 5pm rush , Had over a dozen come in, slow follows up, 6 ft off bottom max. swapped raps, out, went smaller, went to glow spoon. Then tried a minnow on a ball jig. Still couldn't get them to kiss anything. But was a ton of fun watching them on panoptix, they were busy but smart enough to stay away.

Last weekend I had the same problem and actually went with my bigger raps and was getting em. Red and silver. Biggest I had. #7 maybe?
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Post by: Chowdaire on Mar 01, 2021, 05:37 AM
Last weekend I had the same problem and actually went with my bigger raps and was getting em. Red and silver. Biggest I had. #7 maybe?

That happens a lot. Everyone tries downsizing but a lot of times upsizing is the ticket.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 01, 2021, 05:39 AM
That happens a lot. Everyone tries downsizing but a lot of times upsizing is the ticket.
X2
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Post by: lederh94 on Mar 01, 2021, 06:10 AM
Went out yesterday from 2-6pm...drag ou wasn’t Too bad. No perch takers but saw plenty of jumbos on the camera. Ended up with 5 eyes... 2 shorts that went back and 3 nice ones for the limit . Lots of lookers on the screen all afternoon but it was a challenge to get them to commit.
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Post by: hunts2long on Mar 01, 2021, 06:54 AM
I always went bigger because I felt that the jig dropped faster and that is what trigger them...h2l
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 01, 2021, 07:09 AM
I also upsized from a #5 rap to a #7 rap this past week and it definitely helped.
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Post by: oneida1 on Mar 01, 2021, 09:41 AM
ice is still in good shape but got tired of fighting the wind and poor fishing
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Post by: Otto on Mar 01, 2021, 11:11 AM
That happens a lot. Everyone tries downsizing but a lot of times upsizing is the ticket.

Interesting.  I had 2 holes one with either a #5 jigging rap or small jig and minnow and in the other hole a small Caty jig with spikes on it.  They took the Caty jig.  Next time, I will try a larger size.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: youngblood on Mar 01, 2021, 11:28 AM
I up sized from a #5 to a #7 for the Perch the other day. I did get a couple on it but they seemed more responsive to the #5. What worked for me was to fish higher in the water column 2 to 3 ft. Off the bottom and not waste my time with the ones glued to the bottom.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 01, 2021, 06:29 PM
Man is that wind ripping tonight! Wouldn’t want to be on that ice. You would be wind surfing lol
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 01, 2021, 06:36 PM
Man is that wind ripping tonight! Wouldn’t want to be on that ice. You would be wind surfing lol
X2!! You ain’t kidding...!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 01, 2021, 07:14 PM
X2!! You ain’t kidding...!
X3 our power just went out
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Mar 01, 2021, 07:18 PM
Mine flickered
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Post by: oneida1 on Mar 01, 2021, 08:01 PM
anyone thinking of going out tmrw AM use your judgement the wind may lay down but theres gust around 60mph as of now
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Post by: tblaster123 on Mar 01, 2021, 08:03 PM
Hope nobody was out on the ice tonight when this wind started ripping.. if anyone got caught in it I hope you made it home safe..

I've been on Oneida on days with 15mph wind and days when there was supposed to be no wind/calm and somehow the breeze just cuts right thru ya on the big lake!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 01, 2021, 08:08 PM
anyone thinking of going out tmrw AM use your judgement the wind may lay down but theres gust around 60mph as of now
Originally wanted to fish tomorrow but for that reason alone I’m coming Wednesday instead. Plan on fishing a few days. Looking forward to it. Most likely my last trip on the ice this season. It’s always bittersweet to see it end.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 02, 2021, 08:20 AM
i would say after last nights temp there is no slush  out there lots of bare ice wind was brutal and swept the lake clean   theres almost no snow, creepers would be smart to have
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Post by: Tigerwoodsmuskie2 on Mar 02, 2021, 08:32 AM
I can't get the old Billy Baroo outta my head. Cracked me up.  Want drop my favorite Blue Kassmaster in the toilet, I know there's a walleye down there
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Post by: eatme on Mar 02, 2021, 08:57 AM
Snub nosed brown trout down there
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 02, 2021, 01:04 PM
i would say after last nights temp there is no slush  out there lots of bare ice wind was brutal and swept the lake clean   theres almost no snow, creepers would be smart to have
Spot on oneida1. Got out here at noon. Bare ice and no slush. Creepers are a must. Def slick out here.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 02, 2021, 04:21 PM
hockey skates are  fun till you find some ones hole
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Post by: fishshack on Mar 02, 2021, 04:39 PM
hockey skates are  fun till you find some ones hole

Is it hard to swim in cold water with ice skates on??

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vsXwJTLfXG4
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Mar 02, 2021, 07:17 PM
So you get into any this afternoon deadeyez??  I had a window to go after work but chickend out. Cold with that wind. Maybe Thursday or Friday 
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 02, 2021, 07:19 PM
Headed out around noon today. Wind was still whipping pretty good. Only a few guys out that I could see. Found some perch but only managed one lol. Missed a few and a bunch of lookers. Had a nice flurry of eyes before dark and put 8 keepers on the ice in 10 minutes. It was chaotic for a few minutes lol. Great sunset tonight too.


(https://i.postimg.cc/PNj3YC8s/75-BE23-DD-2295-4-F3-B-8450-723-A15-C02-E33.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PNj3YC8s)

(https://i.postimg.cc/7bnBVqgC/AF26-E42-B-D139-4237-8392-DF82-F327-BFB2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7bnBVqgC)
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Mar 02, 2021, 07:22 PM
Sweeeeeeeet!!!!! Nice catch man
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 02, 2021, 07:24 PM
Thanks. Was nice to run into some eyes that I didn’t have to measure
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Mar 02, 2021, 07:27 PM
For sure. Iv been finding same thing lately. If I do end up with any at end of the day there all caught within minutes of each other and only lasts 15 mins or so
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Post by: deerefishyfishy on Mar 02, 2021, 07:39 PM
Those are chunks! Nice catch deadeyez!
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Post by: KingPerch on Mar 02, 2021, 07:53 PM
Good work, Snoop!!🎣🕳
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 02, 2021, 09:26 PM

 Good work Bob
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 03, 2021, 04:11 AM
very nice
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Mar 03, 2021, 04:53 AM
Nice job. Maybe next year I’ll finally pull a whole limit thru ice. Then again if it goes to 5 who knows. Lol
Keep getting em guys.
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 03, 2021, 05:26 AM
Great job Bobby!
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Post by: Dug1898 on Mar 03, 2021, 05:34 AM
Great job Bobby!

X2 DeadEyez
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Post by: Chowdaire on Mar 03, 2021, 05:51 AM
Great looking fish, DeadEyez! You're finding the healthy ones.

Nice sunset too.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 03, 2021, 06:48 AM
Thanks everyone. Looks like the weather looks good for the rest of the week into the weekend. Good luck to anyone venturing out!
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Post by: coast51 on Mar 03, 2021, 03:36 PM
Nice Fish, great picture as usual. Great Day!
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Mar 03, 2021, 05:05 PM
Had to really tease um today
(https://i.postimg.cc/rdN8Gv4F/20210303-084557.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rdN8Gv4F)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Sn8QRXN9/20210303-152842-Burst01.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Sn8QRXN9)
And this little walleye
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Post by: step2jimi on Mar 03, 2021, 05:40 PM
Nice work on all the success guys. I'm thinking about heading out there Saturday morning and would like to brig my wheeler. Was thinking about going out of apps or Taft can canyone tell me how the access looks? I know.some places are getting iffy for wheeler access.
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 03, 2021, 06:05 PM
Travel should be great for a wheeler on Saturday. I would assume both Apps and Taft are fine for access.

I have not seen anything iffy yet and where I get on is the first to get bad.
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Post by: step2jimi on Mar 03, 2021, 06:15 PM
Thanks reeleyz. Now if I can just find some eyes.  I only make it out a few times a season as I spend most of my free time on lake george jigging lakers. This will be. my 3rd trip this year and I have had a terrible time finding keeper eyes. Lots of jumbo though to make the trips well worth it. Hopefully with the wheeler I can get away from the crowds and do some more searching.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 03, 2021, 07:28 PM
Nice catch yotecatcher. They def were picky today. I only ended up with 2 jumbos this afternoon.
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Mar 04, 2021, 04:34 AM
Thanks DeadEyez
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Post by: billybob851 on Mar 04, 2021, 05:34 AM
seen a couple reports on fb last night that north shore got a big ice heave and wheeler sunk in the mud at godfrey launch, be careful.  cant wait to get out this weekend!!!!
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Post by: lederh94 on Mar 04, 2021, 06:07 AM
Ice still safe enough to bring utv out there this weekend?
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Post by: XC 600 on Mar 04, 2021, 07:22 AM
Ice was in great shape last night at Lewis Pt couple of cracks beginning to open nothing major. Fishing was slow for me.
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Post by: tblaster123 on Mar 04, 2021, 03:46 PM
Fished today out from Godfrey.. marked the most fish I've ever seen on Oneida all morning but couldn't BUY a bite.. was very frustrating, normally i struggle to find them but when I do I can get at least a handful to commit.. not today... fished the first drop, made a few moves and ended up out at the 2nd drop in about 35 fow. Threw every lure in the tackle box at em. I know its getting late in the season but any help is appreciated!!
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Post by: 62&done on Mar 04, 2021, 04:06 PM
Fished today out from Godfrey.. marked the most fish I've ever seen on Oneida all morning but couldn't BUY a bite.. was very frustrating, normally i struggle to find them but when I do I can get at least a handful to commit.. not today... fished the first drop, made a few moves and ended up out at the 2nd drop in about 35 fow. Threw every lure in the tackle box at em. I know its getting late in the season but any help is appreciated!!
  I feel your pain tblaster  I struggle miserably on Onieda ice   I feel I'm doin everything I should and just can't crack that nut.  on soft water I have a blast but rite now I'm scratching my head, and it's not kooties either
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Post by: Db on Mar 04, 2021, 04:21 PM
Tblaster i feel your pain thats how it was for me yesterday found the fish couldn't get them to bite threw everything but the vex and shanty  lol
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Post by: Reelax on Mar 04, 2021, 04:45 PM
Hate to say it but that’s fishing! Had plenty of those days where it seemed I was fishing in a wasteland. Oneida is a hard lake to figure out. That’s what makes all of us coming back for more. Had some good success yesterday off Lewis switching it up and going shallow (20-18 fow).
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Mar 04, 2021, 05:13 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/PpjVgzpr/20210304-070545.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PpjVgzpr) These were in the perch I caught yday
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Post by: Oldtimer on Mar 04, 2021, 05:15 PM
I think you are trying too hard.  Take 4 lures, all the same size and color. There, now you don’t have to worry about that.  Turn the vex off once you have found fish . Read a book and jig with the other hand. 
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Post by: Reelax on Mar 04, 2021, 05:23 PM
Well said Old Timer. Sometimes it’s not always about killing ‘em
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Post by: hinkydo on Mar 04, 2021, 06:00 PM
Just paying your dues.

                                         hinkydo - FISH ON
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 04, 2021, 06:58 PM
Fished today out from Godfrey.. marked the most fish I've ever seen on Oneida all morning but couldn't BUY a bite.. was very frustrating, normally i struggle to find them but when I do I can get at least a handful to commit.. not today... fished the first drop, made a few moves and ended up out at the 2nd drop in about 35 fow. Threw every lure in the tackle box at em. I know its getting late in the season but any help is appreciated!!
Yesterday fished from dark to dark and managed 6 jumbos, two short walleyes but had to really coax them. Today I felt just like you did. Tried literally everything lol. I think the winds played a roll today. I did manage another 5 jumbos today but thought the fishing was really tough. One thing that helped me get bite both days was jigging higher in the water column. Jigging close to the bottom the fish would just stare at it and then go hug bottom. I think the more aggressive fish liked it up higher. Frustrating I know.....and that’s fishing. Here for a few more days. I’ll give er another go tomorrow. Good luck to you if ya get back out!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: belowzero on Mar 04, 2021, 07:53 PM
Gas holes of the beach
N 43.19519
W 075.73639


N 43.19624
W 075.73305
(https://i.postimg.cc/3kgWD5gn/56-C8-E595-382-D-47-B7-86-AA-0-A3-CBD24-FD6-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/3kgWD5gn)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: eatme on Mar 04, 2021, 08:32 PM
What are these coordinates?
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 04, 2021, 08:52 PM
What are these coordinates?
He listed a gas hole
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Post by: eatme on Mar 04, 2021, 09:28 PM
Sorry thought they were GPS coordinates
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: belowzero on Mar 04, 2021, 10:24 PM
Sorry thought they were GPS coordinates
They are
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 05, 2021, 02:12 AM
They are
Thanks for posting it to the list ,
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 05, 2021, 07:31 AM
Thanks for posting it to the list ,

X2.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Reelax on Mar 05, 2021, 09:16 AM
Can someone please stop this wind? Cut my day short yesterday. Got tired of fighting it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 05, 2021, 09:23 AM
Can someone please stop this wind? Cut my day short yesterday. Got tired of fighting it.
X2!! Brutal out here.....ugh!
Has really slowed things down
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Otto on Mar 05, 2021, 09:39 AM
Wind ripping bad?  Should I pass on today and shoot for tomorrow instead??? 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 05, 2021, 09:41 AM
Wind ripping bad?  Should I pass on today and shoot for tomorrow instead???
I don’t think tomorrow is supposed to be much better. High winds of 15-25 forecasted through Sunday for Oneida.  Last trip on the ice for me this year. So I’m fishing regardless
Good luck
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Post by: Otto on Mar 05, 2021, 09:45 AM
I can always walk back - going for it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 05, 2021, 09:49 AM
You really need to be on your “A” game setting up and packing things up! 20mph sustained out here.
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Post by: oneida1 on Mar 05, 2021, 01:43 PM
fyi theres a open gas hole approx mile east of dutchmans and a lil north of dutchmans
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Post by: kissafish on Mar 05, 2021, 02:07 PM
Saw a good size gas hole straight out from chapman's about 1.2 miles out
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Post by: oneida1 on Mar 05, 2021, 02:44 PM
fyi the one i saw is on navioncs was updtaed 2/25/21
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 05, 2021, 02:49 PM
below thanks that looks like a  machine eater too
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 05, 2021, 02:56 PM
 First time I used my anchor on my 1 man
(https://i.postimg.cc/yD6z79MP/9-C04-CF4-A-68-C1-431-F-B4-F8-BB58-C83-E2690.png) (https://postimg.cc/yD6z79MP)
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 05, 2021, 03:21 PM
I was going to go tonight but I took a hard pass with this wind!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 05, 2021, 03:44 PM

 Goon and I lasted till noon
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 05, 2021, 03:44 PM
I was going to go tonight but I took a hard pass with this wind!
Same here Bruce! I was goin back and forth about it then said I’m gonna pass. I’ll try it tomorrow afternoon.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 05, 2021, 03:56 PM

 Come on Bob , just for an hour so you can catch your eyes 😜
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 05, 2021, 04:22 PM
Come on Bob , just for an hour so you can catch your eyes 😜

There’s still time!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 05, 2021, 04:35 PM
There’s still time!
Good luck guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 05, 2021, 04:50 PM
Gas holes of the beach
N 43.19519
W 075.73639


N 43.19624
W 075.73305
(https://i.postimg.cc/3kgWD5gn/56-C8-E595-382-D-47-B7-86-AA-0-A3-CBD24-FD6-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/3kgWD5gn)
This thing just looks sinister!
Scary......Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Schwartzy on Mar 05, 2021, 05:18 PM
The West coordinates on the post of gas hole at the beach are incorrect. I don’t know what they are but know that it may have been mistyped.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Mar 05, 2021, 05:20 PM
Gas holes of the beach
N 43.19519
W 075.73639


N 43.19624
W 075.73305
(https://i.postimg.cc/3kgWD5gn/56-C8-E595-382-D-47-B7-86-AA-0-A3-CBD24-FD6-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/3kgWD5gn)

That is wild, look at the sled tracks from when it was softer on top. Couldn't see it back then with the snow, that was a close call for somebody
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 05, 2021, 05:41 PM
Come on Bob , just for an hour so you can catch your eyes 😜
lol I may be getting wiser as I get older...don’t tell anybody though 😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: belowzero on Mar 05, 2021, 05:58 PM
The West coordinates on the post of gas hole at the beach are incorrect. I don’t know what they are but know that it may have been mistyped.
try this one

N 43°11'46"
W 75°43'59"

N 43°11'43"
W 75°44'11"
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: belowzero on Mar 05, 2021, 06:03 PM
This thing just looks sinister!
Scary......Thanks for posting.
they are nasty, this one is even more scary, It’s closer to the shore in 10 feet of water
(https://i.postimg.cc/qNfzRMCN/6-E54444-E-1-D89-417-F-B97-A-A76-FE73-EEC83.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qNfzRMCN)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 05, 2021, 06:26 PM
they are nasty, this one is even more scary, It’s closer to the shore in 10 feet of water
(https://i.postimg.cc/qNfzRMCN/6-E54444-E-1-D89-417-F-B97-A-A76-FE73-EEC83.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qNfzRMCN)
Boy,,,, You’re not kidding!
 I think it’s great everyone on here keeps track of these and to keep all of us safe. I’m really intrigued by them but super freaked out
as well. The snowmobile tacks next to them just blow my mind......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 05, 2021, 06:28 PM
That is wild, look at the sled tracks from when it was softer on top. Couldn't see it back then with the snow, that was a close call for somebody
Thought the same thing. Insane picture. Must have looked at it 30+ times today.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 05, 2021, 06:30 PM
Walked out of Chapman at 8:00 am. Solid glare ice, by far the easiest walk this year. Definitely need ice creepers. Fished in 28 fow with 8" of ice, lots of marks right away, got a couple of perch to commit. They were most aggressive when jigging a medium sized Rap up 3' to 5' off the bottom. I was anchored down but the one man was still getting blown around pretty good, forgot to bring weights out to hold the skirting down which rendered the little buddy heater fruitless. Kept visualizing the iconic  Marilyn Monroe "flying skirt" image and it was all over with, fished 1 hour. The ice was noisy, heard and felt some good quakes. Back at it tomorrow morning.  Cookies Bait Shop has been VERY generous all season long with buckeyes, had to get 3 for 1 this morning there. Good People!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Otto on Mar 05, 2021, 06:35 PM
I walked out of Chapman at 12:30 or so, left around 3, just too windy.  When I walked out there were 8 or 9 shacks around, when I left, there was just one other left. 
I did have marks and chasers but nothing would commit.  They would run up from the bottom and linger under my jig and then dash back down.   
We will see what tomorrow or Sunday bring.  May try one more day, or a day early next week. Otherwise, I think I am done for the season. 

Oh and Cookies rocks, he gave me at least double what I paid for. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 05, 2021, 07:05 PM
I walked out of Chapman at 12:30 or so, left around 3, just too windy.  When I walked out there were 8 or 9 shacks around, when I left, there was just one other left. 
I did have marks and chasers but nothing would commit.  They would run up from the bottom and linger under my jig and then dash back down.   
We will see what tomorrow or Sunday bring.  May try one more day, or a day early next week. Otherwise, I think I am done for the season. 

Oh and Cookies rocks, he gave me at least double what I paid for.
I left there (Chapmans) today at 12:30. Started before sunrise. Winds became unbearable. Fishing was tough. Caught 3 short walleyes at daybreak and managed 4 nice perch by jigging higher in the water column as well. Seemed to be the trick the last couple days.
Was my last trip for the year on the ice. Learn a little more each year on Oneida. Some really talented fisherman up there on that ice. I have a huge amount of respect for all of you. It’s always bittersweet for me this time of year. I really love to ice fish. Hope everyone has a great finish..!! Time to get the boat ready. Stripers just around the corner....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 06, 2021, 12:53 PM
Have a great open water season man. Enjoyed your posts on here!
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 06, 2021, 01:34 PM
Have a great open water season man. Enjoyed your posts on here!
Right back at ya Deadeyez!!
I always look forward to reading yours as well on here. Especially when I’m up there fishing. Oneida is special. It fishes very similar to a lake I grew up fishing in Minnesota. Tons of structure and deep water flats.  Everyone is super nice, helpful and laid back up there. I really like it. Safe rest of the season to ya!
Caught a beautiful sunrise yesterday morning.
Was a great finish to a great season!
(https://i.postimg.cc/bDR6bJTY/5241-E9-B8-0898-4190-9899-08-CEBC550050.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bDR6bJTY)
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2021, 02:15 PM
 Didn’t fish today as it’s my day to take care of things glad you had a good time H2
 And yesterday was slow and windy , but this past week has been slow for me , finding them but couldn’t unlock their jaws ,
(https://i.postimg.cc/Fdx9VXkb/48-A1-C7-D7-6-B16-49-AC-B052-2-EB591139-C3-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Fdx9VXkb)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 06, 2021, 03:28 PM
Didn’t fish today as it’s my day to take care of things glad you had a good time H2
 And yesterday was slow and windy , but this past week has been slow for me , finding them but couldn’t unlock their jaws ,
(https://i.postimg.cc/Fdx9VXkb/48-A1-C7-D7-6-B16-49-AC-B052-2-EB591139-C3-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Fdx9VXkb)
Thank you Fred!
Stay safe out there and good fishing to ya.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 06, 2021, 05:42 PM
Just came off 3" fresh powder over 13" ice. 7 frozen slush 6 black. Never marked so many fish and caught so few.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2021, 05:52 PM
Just came off 3" fresh powder over 13" ice. 7 frozen slush 6 black. Never marked so many fish and caught so few.
Glad it isn’t just me 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Reelax on Mar 06, 2021, 06:00 PM
Same problem. Ton of marks. All lookers. Ice was singing today with a couple “ice quakes”. Couple more days and I think my season is done.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Crappie slammer on Mar 06, 2021, 10:26 PM
If anyone found a rod box in parking lot at Lewis tonight please pm me ty
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 08, 2021, 04:21 AM

 I found something off the north shore pm me with description and I’ll see you get it back 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 08, 2021, 05:47 AM
I found something off the north shore pm me with description and I’ll see you get it back

Was it a school of perch? I have been looking for them!

5 degrees at my house this morning and I am sure it is colder on lake. Hopefully that can negate some of this heat coming our way.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Mar 08, 2021, 05:51 AM
I found something off the north shore pm me with description and I’ll see you get it back


That limit of perch and18" eyes are mine could you clean them up I'll be over this evening to pick them up 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 08, 2021, 10:12 AM
Was it a school of perch? I have been looking for them!

5 degrees at my house this morning and I am sure it is colder on lake. Hopefully that can negate some of this heat coming our way.
LOL , It’s not perch , but they are right out in front for ya 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Redbeard03 on Mar 08, 2021, 10:56 AM
First post here, was out from 4:30-6:30 last night, lots of marks, no fish until a flurry at 6:00, got 5 jumbos on the jigging rap
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 08, 2021, 01:46 PM
Not hardwater related, but I checked the chittenango lions website today and it says the opening weekend derby is on for this year!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Mar 08, 2021, 02:26 PM
Not hardwater related, but I checked the chittenango lions website today and it says the opening weekend derby is on for this year!


(https://i.postimg.cc/JHmkHsJr/158435087-5041446739259286-3207531659760119868-o.png) (https://postimg.cc/JHmkHsJr)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 08, 2021, 02:50 PM
Nice Job RedBeard.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 08, 2021, 03:43 PM
Nice Job RedBeard.
X2! Nice meal! 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 08, 2021, 05:55 PM
X2! Nice meal! 👍🏻
X3
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 08, 2021, 06:17 PM
Better bite for me this evening. Found a mixed bag. Couldn’t manage my 3rd walleye but no complaints


(https://i.postimg.cc/zV2QVfyW/38-CCAFDD-780-C-4998-91-A8-36-B9-A2-B313-D9.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zV2QVfyW)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 08, 2021, 06:22 PM
That looks like a perfect trip to me Bobby. Great job!
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 08, 2021, 06:40 PM
Niceeeeee! That looks pretty perfect......!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 08, 2021, 07:03 PM
That looks like a perfect trip to me Bobby. Great job!
X2
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Post by: Db on Mar 08, 2021, 07:07 PM
Nice haul eyes
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Post by: fishshack on Mar 08, 2021, 08:12 PM
Nice work DeadEyez!!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 08, 2021, 08:17 PM
Nice to see you found some hungry ones. I think I’ll try my last trip of the season tomorrow on the east shore.  Hopefully I can find an auger along the way at one of the shops since I seem to have left mine at the chaumont bay parking lot last week 😩
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: deerefishyfishy on Mar 08, 2021, 11:14 PM
Great haul DeadEyez! The dark colors on that tank perch are awesome. Don't think I've ever seen one that dark before
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Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 09, 2021, 04:42 AM
Thanks. There have def been some strange colored perch this winter. Was just talking with Fred about that the other day.
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Post by: Dug1898 on Mar 09, 2021, 06:35 AM
Way to go DeadEyez...I was always happy with a catch like that. Keep after 'em.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Mar 09, 2021, 09:32 AM
Nice job DeadEyez... I was off Godfrey yesterday afternoon in 18, 26, 39, 35 and 29 fow. Very tight lipped. 1 short eye to show for it. Wind shifted coming from east didn't help.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 09, 2021, 05:49 PM
well judging by forecast  we will have ice till close of walleye some warm temps next 48 hrs but then below or at freezing from friday till mid next week
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 09, 2021, 06:09 PM
well judging by forecast  we will have ice till close of walleye some warm temps next 48 hrs but then below or at freezing from friday till mid next week
Agreed but keep your spud at hand as ice is not uniform , just this old buzzards .02
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 09, 2021, 07:01 PM
I made a quick trip tonight after work. The ice stiffened up good at sunset.


(https://i.postimg.cc/zHVkpTYy/07-F4-DEDD-E01-B-41-BA-830-F-8-E177889-E210.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zHVkpTYy)

(https://i.postimg.cc/bdBgrV1k/734776-DE-31-F8-457-C-85-CE-97-B0-E4-D1-EF8-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bdBgrV1k)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 09, 2021, 07:12 PM
Must of been a beautiful night to fish....
Great job!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 09, 2021, 08:43 PM
You did way better than I did today. I sat on watchers all day and ended up with 4 perch and 2 short ‘eyes. Really had to work for the few hits I got.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 09, 2021, 08:49 PM
Awesome Bruce!! Wish I was out there this evening. Well done!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 10, 2021, 05:18 AM
Thanks guys. It was beautiful out there.

Down to 28 at my house right now. Hopefully we don't get much rain so the water doesn't come up much around the edges.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Mar 10, 2021, 10:24 AM
Looks like the secret key to catching some keeper walleyes is to change your Iceshanty forum name to something that ends with "eyz" or "Eyez".
Hats off to Reel and Dead.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 10, 2021, 11:22 AM
That’s it... I’m changing my name to KingPerchEyez!!!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Mar 10, 2021, 11:57 AM
Looks like the secret key to catching some keeper walleyes is to change your Iceshanty forum name to something that ends with "eyz" or "Eyez".
Hats off to Reel and Dead.

Or fish in the afternoon from around 3 - dark. Ive noticed most of the good reports/pictures are from the afternoon bite. Tried it myself once earlier this season and caught my limit in 30 min right at sunset.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Mar 10, 2021, 01:00 PM
Yup or have line in water by 6am latest for morning
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: youngblood on Mar 10, 2021, 01:27 PM
  I only made it up twice. Both times in the last week and a half. Only 1 keeper to show for it but my biggest fish were around noon. Early and late were all baby eyes. Good thing I found ok Perch fishing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 10, 2021, 02:58 PM
Yup or have line in water by 6am latest for morning

^ This

I catch a lot eyes before sunrise.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 10, 2021, 06:01 PM
ice held up ok top 2in soft after that hard,,, lil water on top in spots
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Mar 10, 2021, 06:05 PM
  I only made it up twice. Both times in the last week and a half. Only 1 keeper to show for it but my biggest fish were around noon. Early and late were all baby eyes. Good thing I found ok Perch fishing.
You threw a dart and hit the bullseye..perch were not a problem this year shorts were
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 11, 2021, 01:56 AM
 As always I post good or bad , and yesterday we found perch but they were tight lipped again, 2 buds 4 miles down lake landed on an active school and landed 98
 Nice yellows 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 11, 2021, 05:34 AM
F & R, is that 9-8" perch?  A good day at the office. I bet it got sloppy.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 11, 2021, 06:21 AM
F & R, is that 9-8" perch?  A good day at the office. I bet it got sloppy.
No it was 98 yellow perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 11, 2021, 06:29 AM
Got out yesterday from 5-6 after changing out both wheel bearings in the truck. Had a bunch of chasers but no takers. Saw some sketchy spots out there on my way out and back in. It was my last trip with the sled. I’ll be on foot from here on out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 11, 2021, 07:00 AM
No it was 98 yellow perch
You came back 100Lbs heavier than you went out with. Sharpen the filet knives, Awesome catch!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 11, 2021, 07:07 AM
You came back 100Lbs heavier than you went out with. Sharpen the filet knives, Awesome catch!
No it was buds 4 miles down lake that caught them , wish I was that lucky
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 11, 2021, 07:19 AM
i can't catch a cold
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Mar 11, 2021, 07:57 AM
How's the ice holding up guys  ?   I'd like one more shot at it tomorrow   Don't care where : any where between Sylvan and BB  Just don't want to go swimming   
   Any advise ?    Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 11, 2021, 08:11 AM
How's the ice holding up guys  ?   I'd like one more shot at it tomorrow   Don't care where : any where between Sylvan and BB  Just don't want to go swimming   
   Any advise ?    Thanks

I was out last night and the top couple of inches were soft. I got on and off okay with the sled. The rain stayed away this morning but it is warm.

I have to imagine the water will start coming up some making a few spots tough to get on but most access should be okay I would think.

As fillet mentioned it’s a good time to dust off the spud.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Mar 11, 2021, 08:14 AM

As fillet mentioned it’s a good time to dust off the spud.

Spud shouldn’t have dust on it until it’s time to put it away for the season
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Mar 11, 2021, 08:19 AM
thanks  reeleyz  I'll be sure to have the spud and also wear a life jacket
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 11, 2021, 09:15 AM
Spud shouldn’t have dust on it until it’s time to put it away for the season
I have it with me all the time used it first ice , now it will start getting some use soon
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Mar 11, 2021, 09:41 AM
I have it with me all the time used it first ice , now it will start getting some use soon

I was thinking dusting off the spud meaning it’s been in the garage since first ice, apologies for the miscommunication.

I still spud throughout the season. Especially new waters. The potential benefits out weigh the additional time it takes me to get from point A to point B
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 11, 2021, 09:53 AM
When I am zipping from the shore to a known destination on my sled, the spud stays in my truck. If I am walking (normally early and late ice), I always have my spud.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 11, 2021, 10:05 AM
thanks  reeleyz  I'll be sure to have the spud and also wear a life jacket

always in my shanty and i walk with that spud alot .....especially after snow with these morons  cutting  3 to 4 foot holes out there ........  now if we get past today and tomorrow  were all good  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 11, 2021, 10:21 AM
When I am zipping from the shore to a known destination on my sled, the spud stays in my truck. If I am walking (normally early and late ice), I always have my spud.
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 11, 2021, 10:42 AM
Got out yesterday from 5-6 after changing out both wheel bearings in the truck. Had a bunch of chasers but no takers. Saw some sketchy spots out there on my way out and back in. It was my last trip with the sled. I’ll be on foot from here on out
Good call too play it Safe Eyez's. Just think, Monday was perfect ice and Thursday considering calling it the season. Pic was this past Jan. 29th, my personal best day, Iced first keeper walleye, Great action and learning to filet proficiently, Im hooked!
(https://i.postimg.cc/RJWmdjLj/KVXG5430.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/RJWmdjLj)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 11, 2021, 11:38 AM
X2
Mine even goes with me on my snowmobile
 But walking on 12-16”s of ice it stays in my shack , as I’m familiar with the areas I fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 11, 2021, 05:28 PM
 Nice fish coast 51 🎣🕳
 It’s been a struggle for this ol boy ,
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/WdhHVjBN/5951-C2-F8-0212-4-AE8-B0-F7-16-C2-D16-D9-F76.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WdhHVjBN)
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Mar 11, 2021, 05:31 PM
Yes nice ones Coast51
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Post by: oneida1 on Mar 11, 2021, 05:44 PM
ice held up better then i thought it would top couple inches a lil soft then solid
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 11, 2021, 05:49 PM
Mine even goes with me on my snowmobile
 But walking on 12-16”s of ice it stays in my shack , as I’m familiar with the areas I fish
I’m going to start carrying mine more. A few times out I wish I had it and it wasn’t with me. I know I always feel better when I have it regardless of where we are in the season!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 11, 2021, 07:13 PM
Nice fish Fred and Coast! A buddy was out today. Said he fished out by the buoys and top 4 or 5 inches was pretty soft where he was. Bottom 6-8 was still pretty hard ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 11, 2021, 07:34 PM
I got out again tonight.

The bite didn’t start until after sunset. Same thing as last night.

Lost 3” of ice since Sunday where I was. There was still 12” of ice.


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(https://i.postimg.cc/vcqbQMkL/D7-FDB827-096-D-4-DBF-A6-CB-9-A70-C99-EE549.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vcqbQMkL)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 11, 2021, 07:39 PM
I’m living vicariously through all you boys up there.  Nice fish guys! That sunset is killer reeleyz!  I checked the webcam at Chapman and caught some cool colors. What a night to fish....!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 11, 2021, 07:53 PM
I’m going to start carrying mine more. A few times out I wish I had it and it wasn’t with me. I know I always feel better when I have it regardless of where we are in the season!
X2 SPUD! I've slowly been putting together ice fishing equipment, a couple of seasons ago I left behind a bucket with every Ice rod and reel I owned in it at Chapman's parking lot. Within a couple of hours, all returned to me with the help of a friend posting on social media and an honest fisherman that's on the Ice Shanty forum, awesome memory! I'm a walker, have a wheeler just never gave it enough effort. I spoke with the guys at Lakeside Outfitters, shared his thoughts on ice rods. Currently I use a 24' Northland medium light rod,  A Berkley -24'UL and a 24" medium "all middle of the road" ice rod's. They suggested adding a 30" to the mix. He explained MUCH better sensitivity with enough backbone for walleye's. The cost is about double and will have to learn how to set the hook in the close quarters of a one man but it made sense to me, said it could help for those finicky days, when I might be missing a few. First things first, A spud bar! Thanks everybody for the tips and suggestions thru this season. Appreciate Oneida1 for the bricks trick. Hold's down the shanty skirt on windy days and all the ice reports from you all! Good Luck and be safe out there.
(https://i.postimg.cc/qNbZYMxN/IMG-0955.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qNbZYMxN) not sure how I put our hounds pictures up but meet Parker and Chuck and Tight Lines!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 11, 2021, 08:01 PM
I got out again tonight.

The bite didn’t start until after sunset. Same thing as last night.

Lost 3” of ice since Sunday where I was. There was still 12” of ice.


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 Great Pictures reeleyz!  Keep em coming.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 11, 2021, 08:46 PM
Nice work and awesome pics Bruce!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icecusan on Mar 11, 2021, 10:02 PM
I’ve never taken the wheeler out on the ice without my spud bar because you never know when you’ll come up upon a iffy crack that needs to be checked before crossing also on windy days with bare ice you can use it to lay on the shanty skirt to help keep wind out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Mar 11, 2021, 11:12 PM
X2...Always check a crack with a spud before crossing it for the 1st time...remember, cracks get wider and more soft when it starts getting warmer...if you break through, the spud could keep you from falling into the crack. If I was a walker, I'd always carry a spud just for that reason also. Plus it helps your stride. I've seen people using 2 ski poles for that too. I spud could save your life. 

Great fish and photos fellas. I hope it up stays a bit longer for you guys...I'd always quit when my feet began to get wet... :o 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Mar 12, 2021, 05:33 AM
Nice work and pics everyone. My hardwater season has come to an end, glad to see others able to get out.

Stay safe!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 12, 2021, 05:38 AM
My thermometer says 36 but the ground seems to be frozen here. Hopefully the lake got down enough to freeze. We didn't get much rain either.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Mar 12, 2021, 07:33 AM
Awesome pics and catch, Reeleyz!

The bite started after sundown? Sounds like they’re already going into open water mode.

Good luck and safe everybody
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Lakelivin on Mar 12, 2021, 02:05 PM
The Fat lady is singing.. Took a walk out from my shoreline today near messengers bay , The ice is deteriorating fast.. slusy top and some open water spots. with swift waters under the ice, Imho i'm calling it a season. No one ventured out today that i can see..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rock-n-reelin on Mar 12, 2021, 03:22 PM
By any chance has anyone gone out of Lewis Point, i'm looking for ice conditions there. It's a 2.5 hr drive for me, looking at sunday. Thanks in advance for any info.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Beekeeper1099 on Mar 12, 2021, 03:41 PM
Check out the post above yours. Messenger bay is right next to lewis point
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Post by: oneida1 on Mar 12, 2021, 04:05 PM
shore from state launch to chapman is getting iffy open water in spots also between east end of dutchmans  theres and open crack at least 6 feet wide more in spots runs straight to south shore so dosnt look like you can even get to main lake from the launch, fat lady is singing boys,,,, I see 2 guys out one in front of chapman one  east of dutchmans
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 12, 2021, 04:17 PM

 Here is 1 on the west end
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: regulator on Mar 12, 2021, 04:35 PM
Came across the west end on 81 yesterday on my way to Massena and back, and knew it was all but shot. As I lost a couple weekends avoiding the snow and slush, it was a super short season for me. Had a bunch of fun and caught a few fish fry's so all was good. Time to get the boat ready. See Ya'll on the soft water, and have a great upcoming season. Be safe, and best of luck to everyone.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 12, 2021, 04:35 PM
Damn not good!! Wind is cranking here on the northshore. Saw a guy out of spruce grove this afternoon. Hope he got off the ice ok with this wind
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Mar 12, 2021, 04:37 PM
Just went to the beach and back, only saw like a few people out. The edges are sketched, Scriba creek and the other ones are running like hell too. Get out the planks and the floaties.

🤪
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 12, 2021, 04:38 PM
well fred what you told me in feb came true ....tat ice looks solid but there is lot of air init ...when it gets warm well lose this ice fast ....again you called  it weeks ahead...good call man
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 12, 2021, 04:39 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/2qCGNYCd/IMG-20210312-173000557-HDR.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/2qCGNYCd)
Stacking big at the point
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 12, 2021, 04:58 PM
The north shore definitely took a beating. Saw a few guys out tonight. Not sure how much these cold nights will help with the water rising.
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Post by: XC 600 on Mar 12, 2021, 05:08 PM
Just watched 2 guys mountain climbing to get to shore not sure why they were out so long. Lucky guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Reelax on Mar 12, 2021, 05:28 PM
Even with upcoming colder temps I personally would not trust that ice. Hate to see it go but was a good season nonetheless. Great to see everyone’s posts this year, be smart and safe. Till next year....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 12, 2021, 06:11 PM
I would say its over ice is moving and stacking up in place even if we get cold temps the wind can move it around and cause issues our FD have better things to do then try to get people off the ice, I know bridgeport FD had 2 calls today about guys out on ice that may need help getting in,,,  These guys are volunteers for FD with better things to do ,,,, after today its your own fault if you get in a bind out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Mar 12, 2021, 06:30 PM
I had a good year on the lake and caught some good perch and only one walleye. Thanks guys that gave decent reports as to the conditions of how the ice was. Stay safe out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Mar 12, 2021, 06:52 PM
Had a decent season couldn’t get out as much cause of work. Prayers to anyone who ventured out today and got stuck out there. Don’t play with Mother Nature... it’s no joke. Never seen the lake lose all the ice that quick.  Have a great rest of the year fellers I’ll see you all back here next season👍!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Krocodile on Mar 12, 2021, 07:15 PM
Got 20 perch off the east side of Lewis Point today. When I came back in around 4:30 the ice had opened up from the point and for a long way down the east shoreline. There was also a new pressure ridge around the point that I had to spud through to get to shore. Another guy was coming from the northwest and had to navigate around some open water and had to get off where I did. Plenty of solid ice away from shore but closer to shore lots of holes and cracks were opening.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Mar 12, 2021, 07:44 PM
Fished the beach today. Walked right on in AM took some navigating to get off around 2pm. Male eyes are working there way in anyway. Gonna be interesting tomorrow. Might take some driving around and parking lot checking but like previous posts said good ice once your out....... and if ya do get in trouble got nobody to blame but yourself.  My worst case scenario tomorrow is I’ll end up at a dinner somewhere lol. Only half hour trip for me in all honesty I wouldn’t chance it for much over an hour drive myself.  Stay safe all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 12, 2021, 08:05 PM
its the same every year the ice is ok 100yrds or so out but shore line goes 1st but once the ice starts shifting cracks can open up all over in minutes,, and ice pulls away from shore, wind is brutal tonight...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Mar 12, 2021, 08:38 PM
Yeah for sure!!  What a tease. I remember this weekend last year open water fishing in front of the crazy clam. Could see giant ice burg out there couple hundred yards from shore. Would have paid a hundo for a ride out and back!! Lmao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rock-n-reelin on Mar 12, 2021, 09:03 PM
  Well it looks like the ice is done for me and I would like to thank you guy's for the help you gave me!! Your a great bunch!! I will be back next year better equipped and hopefully a better catch!!
                   Take care!!
                 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: flukeman on Mar 13, 2021, 06:42 AM
Was talking to a guy who took a sled out yesterday. Said fine in morning, 5 hours later broke thru in a foot of water at shoreline trying to get back in. Told me he never saw ice deteriorate as fast as it did yesterday.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 13, 2021, 06:56 AM
 Lots of air in the ice , plus warm temps and add in the wind ,
 I was out but not Oneida and lost a little over 4” yesterday
 Soon it will be eating away top and bottom
 Be careful everyone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 13, 2021, 07:17 AM
The ice moved quite a bit last night. It pushed in in some spots.

I didn’t see anyone else out though which is sort of surprising.

Be careful if you go. The cracks are opening and things are still shifting a bit.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 13, 2021, 07:20 AM

 Bruce , Thanks for the heads up
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 13, 2021, 07:20 AM
fred you know where to find  me  buddy  ........

i seen  the pond  at  fair  haven  lose  15inches in a  few  hours  but  there was  warm water   coming in short walk thank goodness  but it was  getting bad and   didn't   even know it   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Mar 13, 2021, 08:07 AM
fred you know where to find  me  buddy  ........

i seen  the pond  at  fair  haven  lose  15inches in a  few  hours  but  there was  warm water   coming in short walk thank goodness  but it was  getting bad and   didn't   even know it


I fished sodus Tuesday morning and watched it loses 2-3 inches in 3.5 hours
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db on Mar 13, 2021, 08:27 AM
Thanks to onieda 1 and reelezy for your update on lady o this year have a safe season on soft water see you next year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 13, 2021, 09:03 AM
Seen a guy on a 4 wheeler and shanty half mile east of 109 in the channel ,shanty's out at the beach my mom used to say ALL FOR A FISH god bless her
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 13, 2021, 10:53 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/BXS7nWGV/t-mcdonalds-Filet-O-Fish.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BXS7nWGV)


2 for 6 bucks and the only ice shifting is in your soda......... stay safe
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 13, 2021, 11:22 AM
I’ll take these 2 instead.

My son’s hand, not mine.  ;D


(https://i.postimg.cc/87325QH0/0924-A96-D-EB4-D-4-C7-D-9-E72-4-EF28512-C42-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/87325QH0)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 13, 2021, 11:29 AM
I’ll take these 2 instead.

My son’s hand, not mine.  ;D


(https://i.postimg.cc/87325QH0/0924-A96-D-EB4-D-4-C7-D-9-E72-4-EF28512-C42-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/87325QH0)

X2
Lol!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 13, 2021, 01:31 PM

 Sure it is 😜
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Mar 13, 2021, 02:03 PM
Yup I’d take the 2 eyes over 2 of McDonald’s carp sandwiches any day
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 13, 2021, 02:07 PM
Sure it is 😜

LOL!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 13, 2021, 02:09 PM
LOL!
Good work
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 13, 2021, 02:10 PM
you guys really eat them huh ????? i'll take the perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Mar 13, 2021, 02:22 PM
you guys really eat them huh ????? i'll take the perch
Love walleye.... love perch even more as well
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 13, 2021, 02:29 PM
bluegills then perch for me  walleyes and crappies are ok ,,,none of them are worth taking a risk for
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 13, 2021, 03:10 PM
Good work

Thanks Fred.
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Post by: KingPerch on Mar 13, 2021, 05:49 PM
Nasty walleye!!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 13, 2021, 06:08 PM
Nasty walleye!!😜

Saving the perch population one walleye at a time! :woot:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 13, 2021, 07:37 PM
Saving the perch population one walleye at a time! :woot:
You certainly are!! God knows I gave it a shot at depleting the perch population this winter. The perch won... for now. Open water is around the corner....😈🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 13, 2021, 08:10 PM
The perch kicked my butt bad. Ungrateful little things.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 13, 2021, 08:16 PM
The perch kicked my butt bad. Ungrateful little things.
They showed no respect!!🤬
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 13, 2021, 08:20 PM
you can'tcatch perch in open water ......your silly
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 13, 2021, 08:57 PM
Saving the perch population one walleye at a time! :woot:
I love it!! 😂 Nice eyes Bruce
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Mar 13, 2021, 09:06 PM
Like one of you guys always use to post. Them fish will pay.............. another day!!!!!!! Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Mar 13, 2021, 10:33 PM
took a ride around the lake today with the mrs. alot of big open spots, and some huge wide open cracks. we pulled into sylvan beach parking lot, and here comes a sled pulling 2 shanties with 1 guy riding on back one. went right across the beach onto the ice, and out to the channel !! I couldn't believe it. was waiting to call the rescue, but they stayed on top, and proceeded to fish. hope they made it back to shore. the ice is moving around alot.  it was piled up good just east of cleveland. got around to the south shore. just east of frenchmans, and dunahms island a huge opening atleast 100 yds across all the way across the lake. went across the brewerton bridge, and there's 3 more idiots 100 yds from the open water in the channel !! sometimes you just can't fix stupid. went to big bay to look at where they did a rescue yesterday where a wheeler went through. there's about 10 guys out there in the same area that the wheeler went through the day before !! we had seen enough at that point, and went home. I was out a handful of times this year, but didn't post ice conditions. It was a strange freeze up this year, and I knew it wouldn't last long once it warmed up. stay safe , and stay off the ice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 14, 2021, 05:19 AM
won't be long and we can have the boats in  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 14, 2021, 07:43 AM
Like one of you guys always use to post. Them fish will pay.............. another day!!!!!!! Lol
I kinda remember saying that a time or two!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 14, 2021, 07:48 AM
took a ride around the lake today with the mrs. alot of big open spots, and some huge wide open cracks. we pulled into sylvan beach parking lot, and here comes a sled pulling 2 shanties with 1 guy riding on back one. went right across the beach onto the ice, and out to the channel !! I couldn't believe it. was waiting to call the rescue, but they stayed on top, and proceeded to fish. hope they made it back to shore. the ice is moving around alot.  it was piled up good just east of cleveland. got around to the south shore. just east of frenchmans, and dunahms island a huge opening atleast 100 yds across all the way across the lake. went across the brewerton bridge, and there's 3 more idiots 100 yds from the open water in the channel !! sometimes you just can't fix stupid. went to big bay to look at where they did a rescue yesterday where a wheeler went through. there's about 10 guys out there in the same area that the wheeler went through the day before !! we had seen enough at that point, and went home. I was out a handful of times this year, but didn't post ice conditions. It was a strange freeze up this year, and I knew it wouldn't last long once it warmed up. stay safe , and stay off the ice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Sully...
Thanks for the update Sully!!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Mar 14, 2021, 08:09 AM
Heading to Rome for my second dose this morning, there are people out of the east end. I could see at least 4 groups. Darwinism is real lol. Ice is piling up in town, the edges are open water, or open dirt actually. Be nice to have some water in the lake when the ice goes out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Mar 14, 2021, 09:46 AM
Yeh I know when to cry "uncle" putting my ice gear away today.  Was a short season but got a few fish in the freezer.  Snow shower going on right now combined with the cold tonight will only make the conditions more dangerous.  We'll have an inch on ice on the open spots which is a recipe for disaster.  Time to start getting the boat ready looking at the long term weather forcast we should be on the open water early.  Glad there were no major issues on the lake this year lets keep it that way. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 14, 2021, 10:43 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/XB4vymKL/fat.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XB4vymKL)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 14, 2021, 12:04 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/XB4vymKL/fat.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XB4vymKL)
Stop that , now you go stand in the corner until further notice 😃
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 14, 2021, 01:13 PM
Stop that , now you go stand in the corner until further notice 😃

X2!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 14, 2021, 01:15 PM
I tried this meateater recipe with walleye and onion rings. It is freakin’ awesome!

 https://www.themeateater.com/cook/recipes/the-best-beer-battered-fish-recipe (https://www.themeateater.com/cook/recipes/the-best-beer-battered-fish-recipe)


(https://i.postimg.cc/dhP1x8Jx/A1154318-A061-4623-85-DA-6276651-D8-E8-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dhP1x8Jx)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 14, 2021, 02:00 PM

 Thanks Bruce
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Mar 14, 2021, 02:00 PM
I tried this meateater recipe with walleye and onion rings. It is freakin’ awesome!

 https://www.themeateater.com/cook/recipes/the-best-beer-battered-fish-recipe (https://www.themeateater.com/cook/recipes/the-best-beer-battered-fish-recipe)


(https://i.postimg.cc/dhP1x8Jx/A1154318-A061-4623-85-DA-6276651-D8-E8-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dhP1x8Jx)
I gotta try that   I'm a firm believer that the frying pan was invented by a man who hated broiled fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 14, 2021, 02:15 PM
broiled?????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 14, 2021, 02:26 PM
 looks good reeleyz thanks for the recipe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 14, 2021, 03:39 PM
That looks just awful!!!!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Mar 14, 2021, 06:13 PM
bluegills then perch for me  walleyes and crappies are ok ,,,none of them are worth taking a risk for
I agree with none are worth risking for.
But your off 
Eyes perch then calis then the gills. Lol best wish in the covid world this year all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 14, 2021, 06:19 PM
i don't like mushy fillets  or fillets that fall apart ......blue gills  top  perch second  3rd rock bass waldos are better then crappies as long as thier small waldos
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 14, 2021, 06:28 PM

 Gills,  perch , eyes here also
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jperch on Mar 14, 2021, 06:41 PM
I would have to put rockies caught in cold water somewhere in that list.  My favorite is usually just whichever one of those I can catch at the time!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 14, 2021, 06:58 PM
rock bass are the greatest fish God made you don't go fishing  you go catching them  they have big firm fillets that taste great and most people never target them  ....easy to catch easy to clean  taste great ..... :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 14, 2021, 07:19 PM
I can honestly say I’ve never tried eating rock bass....
I love to eat fish and have tried most. Just not those. I take it you guys like them?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 14, 2021, 07:20 PM
1st Perch, 2nd perch, 3rd perch, then perch!!!! 😁 walleye are nasty!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 14, 2021, 07:24 PM
I can honestly say I’ve never tried eating rock bass....
I love to eat fish and have tried most. Just not those. I take it you guys like them?

hard you try them you'll love them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 14, 2021, 07:26 PM
hard you try them you'll love them
Interesting...
I’ve caught a bunch over the years. Have always just pitched them back.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jperch on Mar 14, 2021, 07:50 PM
My brother taught me apple blossom time is time to catch rockies.  I don't like them as much if caught in the summer. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FishOnForever on Mar 14, 2021, 08:07 PM
rock bass are the greatest fish God made you don't go fishing  you go catching them  they have big firm fillets that taste great and most people never target them  ....easy to catch easy to clean  taste great ..... :thumbsup:
good to eat and easy to catch. Exactly!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Mar 14, 2021, 08:22 PM
My brother taught me apple blossom time is time to catch rockies.  I don't like them as much if caught in the summer.



Only time of year I even think about keeping rockies
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sawdust on Mar 14, 2021, 10:23 PM
I’m with KP! Perch it is!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Mar 14, 2021, 11:13 PM
1st Perch, 2nd perch, 3rd perch, then perch!!!! 😁 walleye are nasty!!😁
I'll 2X, 3X and 4X the perch. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Mar 15, 2021, 09:08 AM
gills have got to be No 1  not sure who comes next but maybe spring time bull heads then it's crappie , wally and yes don't forget rocky  I started keeping them one day when the gill bite was tough and was pleasantly surprised . They really are good when caught thru the ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: touge30 on Mar 15, 2021, 09:32 AM
i caught some this year color was washed right out of them had to look close to know what they were
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 15, 2021, 10:19 AM
1perch  2 blue gill/sunfish, 3 walleye,,,,, dont keep anything else never tried rockies might this year and bullheads use to but just dont care for them.... normally stock freezer with perch during ice, and CR for the most part come open water
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 15, 2021, 10:38 AM
oneida  lets go bullhead fishing i have extra buckets  ;D

i love catching walleyes but i rate them  4th place myself
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 15, 2021, 12:51 PM

 Frogger your right they aren’t harmful to eat , but are unappealing in appearance
 I don’t keep peppered fish either 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Mar 15, 2021, 05:02 PM
I can't identify those little black dots or the ugly beyge ones or even those red string like creatures but I do know that the more the fish relates to weed beds the more parasites you find.  For instance  same body of water, sunfish caught in the weeds are peppered but blue gills that spend more time in the deeper water ,not so much.    Perch in Onieda not so many. Perch in Vermonts Bomoseen which are caught in the weeds are a mess I try to pick some out but if they're too many they go in the gut bucket.  Hope the eagle doesn't mind
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 15, 2021, 05:05 PM

 http:// https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_spot_disease_(fish)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: eyehi on Mar 15, 2021, 06:50 PM
I can't identify those little black dots or the ugly beyge ones or even those red string like creatures but I do know that the more the fish relates to weed beds the more parasites you find.  For instance  same body of water, sunfish caught in the weeds are peppered but blue gills that spend more time in the deeper water ,not so much.    Perch in Onieda not so many. Perch in Vermonts Bomoseen which are caught in the weeds are a mess I try to pick some out but if they're too many they go in the gut bucket.  Hope the eagle doesn't mind

Shallow water usually has slot  to  do with the black dots .... However I have never seen them.in crappies .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 15, 2021, 07:26 PM
Hey Trapper!

Now it’s over.  :P


(https://i.postimg.cc/zb6RmLkB/289-F2-A4-D-5-A72-4702-9-A69-6-ED60444-EE30.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zb6RmLkB)

(https://i.postimg.cc/DJ8bYQLH/9-ECB8-D80-62-BC-4718-9755-1-C455-E52-FD15.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DJ8bYQLH)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 15, 2021, 07:29 PM
😂 Awesome Bruce!! Way to close out the season
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 15, 2021, 07:30 PM
beautiful picture man

naaa it's over for me my stuff is getting put up.........i guess i don't have the faith in life after death as you guys......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 15, 2021, 07:34 PM
Now that’s custom! Nice finish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 15, 2021, 07:35 PM

  Well done Bruce
 I’m still chasing perch and maybe lakers  for a bit longer , first winter I have never fished for eyes on Oneida , just couldn’t leave those perch alone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 15, 2021, 08:02 PM
Thanks guys. I still had 10.5” of ice but it won’t take much to break it up. Looks like a big warm up next week.

Good Luck Fred.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 15, 2021, 08:04 PM

 Thanks Bruce it won’t be much longer , boat is ready
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 15, 2021, 08:15 PM
Good work Bruce!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 15, 2021, 08:17 PM
By the way.... I was thinking about a fish I’d add to my list today. I’d have to add perch,  again to that list!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 15, 2021, 08:23 PM
By the way.... I was thinking about a fish I’d add to my list today. I’d have to add perch,  again to that list!!😁

they ain't that good KP you'd be better off fishing for  sheephead and  white perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 16, 2021, 05:05 AM
Anybody ever try sheephead? I know it sounds nasty eating those slimy things but it might be worth a try once.

Also, did anybody catch a burbot this winter? I did not.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 16, 2021, 05:20 AM
Satellite image showing where the open water was earlier this year. It will be interesting to see if that opens up first.


(https://i.postimg.cc/BLztQmwB/FDCF27-AA-EBC1-453-A-BA56-1-A1-AB7126562.png) (https://postimg.cc/BLztQmwB)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Mar 16, 2021, 05:31 AM
Also, did anybody catch a burbot this winter? I did not.

My wife caught one out in front of chapman this year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 16, 2021, 05:37 AM
they ain't that good KP you'd be better off fishing for  sheephead and  white perch
sheepshead I haven’t tried...white perch are for the garden bud!! 😁
Anybody ever try sheephead? I know it sounds nasty eating those slimy things but it might be worth a try once.

Also, did anybody catch a burbot this winter? I did not.
First winter in some time I didn’t catch one.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Mar 16, 2021, 06:37 AM
I may try one this spring. Here in Fl. The Drum are spitting images of them, maybe not looked upon as favorably as a Pompano but above a Whiting. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: greensider on Mar 16, 2021, 06:40 AM
Our fresh water drum are very good eating but for their size you don’t get much meat I have eaten some smaller ones under 5 pounds that compared to eyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 16, 2021, 06:50 AM
Salt water sheep’s head taste great. A couple from the Gulf of Mexico..   ;D ;D

(https://i.postimg.cc/qzfMRqLG/5-F2-AAA3-C-4710-44-AE-8-B53-05340-F2-A42-EF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qzfMRqLG)

(https://i.postimg.cc/JGb7B8YC/AD4-CA099-1-D10-4947-94-D9-0858-AD89-D5-C1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JGb7B8YC)


Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Mar 16, 2021, 07:55 AM
Shallow water usually has slot  to  do with the black dots .... However I have never seen them.in crappies .....
Not exactly true there is black spot disease which isn’t Harmful to the fish (humans I don’t know) but all fish can get it crappies included it’s from kingfishers poop and biomagnification shallow weedy lakes can get worms and parasites in the fish fillets tho can’t see them until you cut the fish usually and the intestines or fillets are filled
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Mar 16, 2021, 07:58 AM
I may try one this spring. Here in Fl. The Drum are spitting images of them, maybe not looked upon as favorably as a Pompano but above a Whiting.
Black drum they are little different but they are good eating just watch for worms in those also lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Mar 16, 2021, 08:03 AM
By the way.... I was thinking about a fish I’d add to my list today. I’d have to add perch,  again to that list!!😁

I think I can help with your supply, give it about a week.

BTW, I got the boat out Sunday, spent an hour freeing up the launch to get the boat in. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 16, 2021, 08:17 AM
 Back in the old days my son brought a buddy (Tony) to camp with us for some fishing. Well Tony caught a sheep and wanted to keep it and eat it. So I showed the boys how to fillet it and mom did the cooking honors. When that fish hit the hot oil it curled right up, thought it was going to jump out of the pan! Anyway the kids mentality was that they caught it and where damn well going to eat it. The boys actually enjoyed it and cleaned their plates. They did say it was a little rubbery. Long story short Tony loved everything about fishing and I wish I could of taken him out more often. Tony ended up getting messed up with heroin and died of an overdose. Man that kid loved to fish, what a waste. This was years ago, and I'm glad to say my son is now a college grad, business owner and an avid fly fisherman.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 16, 2021, 07:50 PM
Last few days on my way home through Brewerton  I’ve seen anglers in shacks fishing in the channel, not too far from open water.😳😳😳😳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Mar 17, 2021, 05:41 AM
Back in the old days my son brought a buddy (Tony) to camp with us for some fishing. Well Tony caught a sheep and wanted to keep it and eat it. So I showed the boys how to fillet it and mom did the cooking honors. When that fish hit the hot oil it curled right up, thought it was going to jump out of the pan! Anyway the kids mentality was that they caught it and where damn well going to eat it. The boys actually enjoyed it and cleaned their plates. They did say it was a little rubbery. Long story short Tony loved everything about fishing and I wish I could of taken him out more often. Tony ended up getting messed up with heroin and died of an overdose. Man that kid loved to fish, what a waste. This was years ago, and I'm glad to say my son is now a college grad, business owner and an avid fly fisherman.
Weird to see but fish curl when they hit the pan cuz the fish is actually too fresh rigimortis or nerves still acting it is if you wait ten hours give or take no curling of the fillet
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 17, 2021, 07:24 AM
Rugburn sorry to hear about your son's friend ,it's an awful disease. Glad your son is doing good. Hopefully see you out this summer.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 17, 2021, 07:26 AM
 That fish was only an hour out of water, you're probably right! Just like eating venison that hasn't been cooled. No Bueno.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 17, 2021, 07:37 AM
Thanks XC, I'll be out in your neighborhood soon. I'll look for the tan colored Toon! I'm running a black Lund these days.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 17, 2021, 09:51 AM
Rugburn we will be the only tan toon out there lol. Unfortunately mom passed away last fall but the wife and I were able to buy the house so you have permission to fish inside the floating posted signs.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 17, 2021, 11:09 AM
So sorry to hear of your Moms passing, prayers sent XC. God Bless....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Mar 17, 2021, 01:02 PM
 I caught some ocean Drum off southern Jersey once. The wife made a fish chowder with it and it was pretty good. Not sure how they compair to a fresh water drum ,but I think I'll pass
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Adironzach on Mar 17, 2021, 01:14 PM
Sorry about your loss XC. I was in your shoes a couple years ago and it isnt enjoyable in the least. Thinking of you and your family
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 17, 2021, 02:27 PM
XC sorry about your mom my prayers to you and family
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 17, 2021, 02:40 PM

 XC600 Sorry to hear of your loss
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Mar 17, 2021, 02:59 PM
While looking at the Chapman Park web cam I notice it looked like part of the hand rail on the peer was missing.  Ran the time laps and see they took most of the railing off.  What are they doing to the peer?  Does anyone know?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 17, 2021, 03:00 PM
 Well went across 81 south and noticed the guys were still fishing in Brewerton on the main  sheet ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 17, 2021, 05:33 PM
XC, My condolences to you and your family.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 17, 2021, 06:37 PM
XC600 Sorry to hear of your loss

X2 - prayers sent.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 17, 2021, 06:40 PM
Thanks fellas she really loved Oneida Lake. Hope everyone has a great year!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 17, 2021, 06:57 PM
Well went across 81 south and noticed the guys were still fishing in Brewerton on the main  sheet ,
they’ve been there for days.... I bet there on a hot perch bite!!!🤨
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 17, 2021, 07:53 PM
Well went across 81 south and noticed the guys were still fishing in Brewerton on the main  sheet ,
I saw that group out there today as well. They were over to the right today.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 17, 2021, 07:54 PM
XC thoughts and prayers sent your way.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Mar 18, 2021, 10:24 AM
While looking at the Chapman Park web cam I notice it looked like part of the hand rail on the peer was missing.  Ran the time laps and see they took most of the railing off.  What are they doing to the peer?  Does anyone know?
They take them off so the ice doesn't destroy them. Once ice is gone they go back up.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Mar 18, 2021, 10:54 AM
If that is the purpose for removing part of the hand rail, then why not remove all of it to aviod damage. There is still part of the rail remaining so the ice would damage that.  I am skeptical about the purpose being to aviod damage from the ice. ???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Mar 18, 2021, 11:25 AM
Maybe some illegal scrappers took them?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Mar 18, 2021, 11:51 AM
I did not appear to be scrappers, the people looked like county employees and they did during daylight not in the dead of night. Looked like they had a Bobcat Backhoe or similar piece of equipment.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 18, 2021, 08:24 PM
 Managed some late perching on the ice , no Oneida , had a decent bite , this time of year I’ll take what I can get
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/FfbGYDMN/23172-D45-BD5-D-476-E-BF68-DB68-E4-D97313.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FfbGYDMN)

(https://i.postimg.cc/QBZ0NRnf/296-E2-B31-5993-4940-9-F97-901-E3-E07-D88-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QBZ0NRnf)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Mar 18, 2021, 08:36 PM
Managed some late perching on the ice , no Oneida , had a decent bite , this time of year I’ll take what I can get
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/FfbGYDMN/23172-D45-BD5-D-476-E-BF68-DB68-E4-D97313.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FfbGYDMN)

(https://i.postimg.cc/QBZ0NRnf/296-E2-B31-5993-4940-9-F97-901-E3-E07-D88-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QBZ0NRnf)

What did use you to catch the thermos, Hali??

Nice haul!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Mar 18, 2021, 08:38 PM
What did use you to catch the thermos, Hali??

Nice haul!

Magnet and some mason line
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 18, 2021, 08:42 PM
Very nice!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 18, 2021, 08:57 PM
Good work Freddie!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 18, 2021, 09:14 PM
Nice catch Fred!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: THE KRACKEN on Mar 19, 2021, 04:04 AM
Nice work Fred.🇺🇸
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 19, 2021, 05:12 AM
Very nice Fred!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Mar 19, 2021, 06:23 AM
If that is the purpose for removing part of the hand rail, then why not remove all of it to aviod damage. There is still part of the rail remaining so the ice would damage that.  I am skeptical about the purpose being to aviod damage from the ice. ???
A friend of mine takes them off so believe what you want.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 19, 2021, 06:26 AM
Nice catch F & R
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Mar 19, 2021, 07:36 AM
mcully, I am not say you are wrong.  After thinking about it, they may have left the rail on the East side to protect the light post from ice damage. We seem to get a lot of strong wind from the East.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Mar 19, 2021, 07:53 AM
He said he plans to move the sign at the top of the hill too that's in our way with sleds.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 19, 2021, 08:57 AM
freddie  looks like you got back on them ...^5
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Mar 19, 2021, 01:43 PM
Interesting.  ??? ??? ???

(https://i.postimg.cc/gXzC1gN6/162847766-10225797696836969-7640892323626933750-n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gXzC1gN6)
  :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Mar 19, 2021, 01:52 PM
Interesting.  ??? ??? ???

(https://i.postimg.cc/gXzC1gN6/162847766-10225797696836969-7640892323626933750-n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gXzC1gN6)
  :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
very interesting
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Mar 19, 2021, 02:14 PM
I told my wife not to park there.  I see a report about a rescue team being deployed to Verona Beach on myfishfinder, it looks like the picture above is why.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Mar 19, 2021, 03:44 PM
They're not all in Utica
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 19, 2021, 05:57 PM
i got a few myself freddie  ....not oneida either


(https://i.postimg.cc/tZpVCtT1/1-per.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/tZpVCtT1)


Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Mar 19, 2021, 06:47 PM
If it wasn't on Oneida, why post it on this thread? Sorry I couldn't help but ask, carry on everyone...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 19, 2021, 07:21 PM
If it wasn't on Oneida, why post it on this thread? Sorry I couldn't help but ask, carry on everyone...

because i'm trapper
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Mar 19, 2021, 07:33 PM
because i'm trapper

Some good eatin in that bucket no doubt. Waiting for open water myself... looking forward to the smelt run
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 19, 2021, 07:41 PM
because i'm trapper
End of story!!! Lmao!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 19, 2021, 07:45 PM
If it wasn't on Oneida, why post it on this thread? Sorry I couldn't help but ask, carry on everyone...
Cause we can 😉
 Here are a few from today , not Oneida
 
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/7CVbDP4q/67202-C11-B823-448-A-BCC1-FE3-B9-AFB5-D5-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7CVbDP4q)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 19, 2021, 07:51 PM
Cause we can 😉
 Here are a few from today , not Oneida
 
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/7CVbDP4q/67202-C11-B823-448-A-BCC1-FE3-B9-AFB5-D5-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7CVbDP4q)
If it wasn’t on Oneida, why post it??? Andy is a DK, he thought he’d ask!!😜😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 19, 2021, 07:52 PM
Good work on the perch boys!🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 19, 2021, 07:54 PM
 KP remember the false ice report last year
 The old man remembers some stuff because the ice wasn’t safe and they weren’t even there , 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 19, 2021, 07:59 PM
Some good eatin in that bucket no doubt. Waiting for open water myself... looking forward to the smelt run

i use to love dip netting for smelt  ....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Mar 19, 2021, 08:03 PM
i use to love dip netting for smelt  ....

Bringing my son for the first time this year... (he is 5) if nothing else just looking to make a good memory netting some smelt
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 19, 2021, 08:05 PM
Cause we can 😉
 Here are a few from today , not Oneida
 
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/7CVbDP4q/67202-C11-B823-448-A-BCC1-FE3-B9-AFB5-D5-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7CVbDP4q)

i think there is a few more to go with them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 19, 2021, 08:06 PM
Bringing my son for the first time this year... (he is 5) if nothing else just looking to make a good memory netting some smelt

 :thumbsup: thats great
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 19, 2021, 08:13 PM

 Thanks for the reminder , I’ve got a # left complements of mr a mrs crappie killer
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: iceman260 on Mar 20, 2021, 07:29 AM
Do any of you diehards know if the walleye hatchery will be open to visitors this year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 20, 2021, 07:50 AM
KP remember the false ice report last year
 The old man remembers some stuff because the ice wasn’t safe and they weren’t even there , 😉
I remember my friend. People shouldn’t tell stories. You’re still sharp as a tack! Your inner guy..? Not so much!!! He can’t hold his mud!!!😂😂😂😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 20, 2021, 07:54 AM

 Not true Release was in mud and swap up to his waste and it did stick 😜 Andy is a DK
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 20, 2021, 08:01 AM
Release is good for a good laugh at least once a season. 😂 He’s good for something!!!!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ship of fools on Mar 20, 2021, 08:03 AM
So what happened at the beach yesterday?

There was a post on the Facebook page and then it got removed.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 20, 2021, 04:23 PM
So what happened at the beach yesterday?

There was a post on the Facebook page and then it got removed.
Some squirrel drove his car out on the ice from what I was told ,
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/CBCQj3L1/E9-BF306-D-1-D64-4-CC4-BC02-670551-E46-B91.gif) (https://postimg.cc/CBCQj3L1)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 20, 2021, 06:10 PM
I heard there were anglers on Oneida today!! 🤨
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 20, 2021, 06:13 PM
I heard there were anglers on Oneida today!! 🤨
Hope they got off safe , and they whooped them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 20, 2021, 06:22 PM
I heard there were anglers on Oneida today!! 🤨

hey there is at least 4 inches of honeycombed slush , is that bad????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 20, 2021, 08:16 PM
hey there is at least 4 inches of honeycombed slush , is that bad????

10” of solid ice where I was. The bite was non-existent but it sure was beautiful out there.

I am done. It was a great year for walleyes but I struggled to find a consistent perch bite.

(https://i.postimg.cc/H8jFFFXG/4-DD61-D49-5-DDF-4921-9441-2-D461-DDD24-A6.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/H8jFFFXG)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 20, 2021, 08:25 PM
Until next season....
Great picture!
Enjoyed all your post as well.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 21, 2021, 06:19 AM

 Nice pic Bruce , looks like you had plenty of room ,lots of people where I was yesterday most gone by noon perch bite was slower
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 21, 2021, 07:45 AM
Nice pic Bruce , looks like you had plenty of room ,lots of people where I was yesterday most gone by noon perch bite was slower

cause ya caught them all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 21, 2021, 08:31 AM

 LOL , I wish , Oneida was tough perching for me this year,  I did pretty well other places 
   I never targeted walleyes this ice season, but I’m sure I may give them a go from the boat
 Trapp you might see me this week 🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 21, 2021, 09:18 AM
Until next season....
Great picture!
Enjoyed all your post as well.
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 21, 2021, 12:54 PM
300 days, 26 hours, 43 minutes and 11 seconds till ice!!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 21, 2021, 01:04 PM
300 days, 26 hours, 43 minutes and 11 seconds till ice!!!!😁
Omg KPs inner child took over 😜
 301 days 2 hrs 43 min 11
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 21, 2021, 01:23 PM
300 days, 26 hours, 43 minutes and 11 seconds till ice!!!!😁
so for us regular folk's who may wear an occasional python boot, :) is that Jan.17th 2022 first thing in the am? :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 21, 2021, 02:20 PM
so for us regular folk's who may wear an occasional python boot, :) is that Jan.17th 2022 first thing in the am? :)
Yes, give or take a few minutes!!😁
Omg KPs inner child took over 😜
 301 days 2 hrs 43 min 11
DK!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 21, 2021, 02:42 PM
so for us regular folk's who may wear an occasional python boot, :) is that Jan.17th 2022 first thing in the am? :)
Never heard anyone even close to calling release regular  😳
(https://i.postimg.cc/Y4fsZXQn/24-AC18-F6-B075-485-B-89-E8-46-D9-B0-BDD94-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Y4fsZXQn)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 21, 2021, 03:01 PM
Never heard anyone even close to calling release regular  😳
(https://i.postimg.cc/Y4fsZXQn/24-AC18-F6-B075-485-B-89-E8-46-D9-B0-BDD94-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Y4fsZXQn)
Oh, you’re regular alright!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 21, 2021, 03:06 PM

 Maybe It was normal 🤔
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 21, 2021, 03:09 PM
Maybe It was normal 🤔
Abby Normal
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 21, 2021, 03:14 PM
Never heard anyone even close to calling release regular  😳
(https://i.postimg.cc/Y4fsZXQn/24-AC18-F6-B075-485-B-89-E8-46-D9-B0-BDD94-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Y4fsZXQn)
cool boots!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Mar 21, 2021, 03:16 PM
Yes, give or take a few minutes!!😁DK!😜
Roger that, let the count down begin with the Best days ahead.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 21, 2021, 03:25 PM
Maybe It was normal 🤔
nope!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 21, 2021, 03:26 PM
Roger that, let the count down begin with the Best days ahead.
Have a good open water season!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 21, 2021, 03:58 PM
Have a good open water season!!😎
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 21, 2021, 06:33 PM
300 days, 26 hours, 43 minutes and 11 seconds till ice!!!!😁

Can’t wait!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 21, 2021, 07:54 PM
i rather fish open water

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 25, 2021, 05:38 PM
Still hanging in there
(https://i.postimg.cc/N9Cp1Xvw/IMG-20210325-183547352.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/N9Cp1Xvw)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 25, 2021, 05:53 PM
Still hanging in there
(https://i.postimg.cc/N9Cp1Xvw/IMG-20210325-183547352.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/N9Cp1Xvw)
Some big wind , a little rain and poof get the boat s out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: piscesman on Mar 26, 2021, 06:44 PM
Just a quick question here. It seems the majority wants this ice to go away so they can get their boats out and fish. OK. That said what are you targeting?? Walleye season closed till May. Pan fish, perch, crappie???
      Kim ??? ???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 27, 2021, 06:29 AM
It’s perch season PMan.. ;D.
 I’m going to be on a different lake tomorrow in a 6hp rowboat fishing between the shore and ice..  ;D
 Besides perch taste way better than those stinking walleyes.... @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 27, 2021, 04:05 PM

 Yes sir perch before eyes ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 27, 2021, 05:01 PM
PERCH!!!😋
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Mar 29, 2021, 06:20 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/WqmvJRzw/4-B59-C343-7753-4434-BB35-F1-E8-F69892-E3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WqmvJRzw)

(https://i.postimg.cc/pyKxSjC5/76-F7199-B-3-EEB-4-F7-D-8-E63-6-A446-A7-BCE68.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/pyKxSjC5)
Perchhhhh

(https://i.postimg.cc/fJZZQbq2/BF41-C9-D7-CFDC-4586-A751-D061-C68-CF17-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fJZZQbq2)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 29, 2021, 08:15 AM

 Nice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Apr 03, 2021, 12:04 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/WqmvJRzw/4-B59-C343-7753-4434-BB35-F1-E8-F69892-E3.jpg)(https://i.postimg.cc/pyKxSjC5/76-F7199-B-3-EEB-4-F7-D-8-E63-6-A446-A7-BCE68.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WqmvJRzw)(https://i.postimg.cc/fJZZQbq2/BF41-C9-D7-CFDC-4586-A751-D061-C68-CF17-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fJZZQbq2)
Now that's what I am talking about.  Perch all the way.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: youngblood on Apr 12, 2021, 01:42 PM
   I see the Sylvan Beach cam is finally back online.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bowski76 on Apr 13, 2021, 12:04 PM
The cameras are not as clear as the old ones.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Apr 13, 2021, 10:47 PM
13 3/4" nice slob PC.
Not my fish, Mcully caught them.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jun 02, 2021, 02:37 PM
How many days until ice KP?  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jun 03, 2021, 02:36 PM
🤔🤔😆
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Jun 28, 2021, 12:07 PM
Buddy on north shore says the eel flies (big mayflies) are the worst they have been in a long time.
Meanwhile, I've only seen a couple on the south shore (but not complaining!).

Has this affected the fishing on the north shore?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jun 28, 2021, 01:54 PM

 Here’s a few flies , think the fish are feeding well lol
(https://i.postimg.cc/sMy25Fzs/2-B0-F8-E4-B-C005-4886-BC1-A-13-E36-F865-E49.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sMy25Fzs)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jul 20, 2021, 08:17 PM
How many days until ice KP?  ;D
180 days, 23 hours, 53 minutes and  44 seconds!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Lupi151 on Sep 04, 2021, 01:47 PM
I know there's Walleye Wednesdays during the summer. Does anyone do anything during the ice season on Oneida??
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Sep 04, 2021, 04:27 PM
I know there's Walleye Wednesdays during the summer. Does anyone do anything during the ice season on Oneida??
Well last year APPs had a tourney every weekend with safe ice,  eyes and perch alternating weekends
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trundog on Oct 20, 2021, 09:27 AM
I found some fishing gear at the South Shore boat launch Sunday 10/17, PM me if you lost something and we can figure out how to get it back to you.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Oct 20, 2021, 09:30 AM
I found some fishing gear at the South Shore boat launch Sunday 10/17, PM me if you lost something and we can figure out how to get it back to you.

  You should post this on MyFishFinder..... ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Oct 20, 2021, 10:03 AM
I found some fishing gear at the South Shore boat launch Sunday 10/17, PM me if you lost something and we can figure out how to get it back to you.


(https://i.postimg.cc/mzzmmkzh/Screenshot-20211020-110250.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mzzmmkzh)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Oct 20, 2021, 11:29 AM
The paddle was lost last night…
Fishing gear was found on Sunday.. ;)
 But should still be posted on MFF..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Oct 20, 2021, 11:37 AM
The paddle was lost last night…
Fishing gear was found on Sunday.. ;)
 But should still be posted on MFF..

My bad didn't look at the dates. Just know someone posted about losing something at south shore
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Oct 20, 2021, 11:47 AM
My bad didn't look at the dates. Just know someone posted about losing something at south shore

 That’s ok.
But still should  have been posted there.   
 Maybe the night it was found… ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Oct 20, 2021, 12:34 PM

 That’s ok.
But still should  have been posted there.   
 Maybe the night it was found… ;)

Have to agree there 👍👍👍👍😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Oct 31, 2021, 03:23 PM

 Happy Halloween
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/hhQfj3Pm/84-C4-D231-F31-F-4-C89-9114-B209-EE3-AC876.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hhQfj3Pm)

(https://i.postimg.cc/qzxhVbLd/DAE9-C484-41-CF-497-B-A37-F-7179386-FDF88.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qzxhVbLd)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Oct 31, 2021, 06:56 PM
Great pic Freddie! Happy Halloween!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Nov 17, 2021, 07:19 AM
 Got out last night , went early for a change , and got lucky at my first stop , fished about an hour landed 4 outta 5 , eyes were scrappy , they are in great shape and plump
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/QKt9sHk0/D1154420-D9-BA-4-A29-BE76-BF212-E385-B8-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QKt9sHk0)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Nov 17, 2021, 07:31 AM
Nice job Fred ..Leave me some for ice…
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Nov 17, 2021, 05:23 PM
Nice job Fred ..Leave me some for ice…
I worry more about the boat guys leaving me some perch for ice season
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Nov 18, 2021, 05:55 PM
X2 Freddie…
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Dec 08, 2021, 07:14 PM
This should get your spirts up guys...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 09, 2021, 01:41 AM
 
 Nice to see the ladies enjoying a great sport
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Dec 09, 2021, 01:07 PM
I'm with you Frogger these are some good looking fisher/ladies  And they seem to know their stuff    All my buds have beards
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 11, 2021, 09:35 AM

 Managed to get out last night for some casting , glad I had my Go Warmer with me as my old paws have seen better days
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/1805B9KR/AFF5-CDF1-2774-4240-884-B-FD4-F0-CCFADCF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1805B9KR)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 11, 2021, 07:40 PM
Nice job Fred. I picked up a few from the boat yesterday.

Surface temp was 37. Not too bad really considering it has been on the warm side.

Looks like open water for a while…
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Dec 11, 2021, 07:43 PM
Nice eyes!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 11, 2021, 11:11 PM

 Well done Bruce and thanks for the temp
 I keep forgetting my thermometer
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 12, 2021, 04:10 AM
so....your saying the ice ain't that good yet huh?



 :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bosco2 on Dec 12, 2021, 06:01 PM
Managed to get out last night for some casting , glad I had my Go Warmer with me as my old paws have seen better days
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/1805B9KR/AFF5-CDF1-2774-4240-884-B-FD4-F0-CCFADCF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1805B9KR)

What's up with the eye on the bottom fish?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 12, 2021, 08:43 PM
What's up with the eye on the bottom fish?
That’s from setting the hook so hard, they go cross-eyed!!!! 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 13, 2021, 04:03 PM

 Ok , if I hit you that hard over the head your eyes would bulge to 😃
 I dispatch my fish soon as I land them 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 13, 2021, 04:28 PM
Ok , if I hit you that hard over the head your eyes would bulge to 😃
 I dispatch my fish soon as I land them
lol!!!! QUIET FISH!!!!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bosco2 on Dec 13, 2021, 05:51 PM
ah....ok...giving 'em a whack with the ole' shillelagh, are ya'? Makes sense now. I keep mine in the live well until I bleed them last thing before heading back to the launch. Thanks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Dec 13, 2021, 09:29 PM
ah....ok...giving 'em a whack with the ole' shillelagh, are ya'? Makes sense now. I keep mine in the live well until I bleed them last thing before heading back to the launch. Thanks.

I'm 99% sure these fish were caught from shore
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 13, 2021, 10:42 PM
I'm 99% sure these fish were caught from shore
👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 14, 2021, 12:21 PM

 No ice and temps above freezing so I hit the shore line, managed 2 keepers ,
   (https://i.postimg.cc/WdjgStGz/20-D7-F26-D-02-F7-4-C2-F-A6-CA-833-A8-C2-C08-BE.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WdjgStGz)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Dec 14, 2021, 12:36 PM
Nice fish! Can’t beat the weather for extended open water….
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 14, 2021, 03:56 PM
Nice fish! Can’t beat the weather for extended open water….
True , but wind direction has been a problem for me , but I’m not complaining fishing has been above average
 Last year last outing was 12-20
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 14, 2021, 04:53 PM
freddie you did a  sully on that poor  walleye
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Dec 15, 2021, 06:29 AM
freddie you did a  sully on that poor  walleye
I know that Release carries a 20 oz framing hammer. I just carry my trusty weighted bucket  ;D   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 17, 2021, 02:05 PM
I know that Release carries a 20 oz framing hammer. I just carry my trusty weighted bucket  ;D   Sully...
Lol you give release a little to much credit
 Although he isn’t wrapped real tight ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 18, 2021, 04:07 AM
Lol you give release a little to much credit
 Although he isn’t wrapped real tight ,

 :roflmao: yeah  but  at least he's smart enough not to eat  sheephead or  spam   :roflmao:

i laughed so hard  .............
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Dec 18, 2021, 09:44 AM
:roflmao: yeah  but  at least he's smart enough not to eat  sheephead or  spam   :roflmao:

i laughed so hard  .............
and whats wrong with spam ???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Dec 18, 2021, 09:50 AM
Spam in the can makes the best ham salad sandwiches I’ve ever had!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 18, 2021, 10:00 AM
you  can't  catch  catfish on it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 18, 2021, 11:54 PM
and whats wrong with spam ???
Well as a kid I had it fried , stewed and baked and a few ways that aren’t in a book 😜and trapp that was hilarious what you told me that catfish wouldn’t eat it lmao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Dec 19, 2021, 07:45 AM
Well as a kid I had it fried , stewed and baked and a few ways that aren’t in a book 😜and trapp that was hilarious what you told me that catfish wouldn’t eat it lmao
I was in the Navy for 8 years, sea rations, spam & crackers !!
 and your right Trapp, there's so much grease in it it floats ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 19, 2021, 11:30 AM
you can keep rust off a  riffle  with it or pack wheelbears if you need too......DON"T USE IT FOR CATFISH BAIT !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 19, 2021, 11:40 AM
i rate  it  right there with potted  meat
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 19, 2021, 12:34 PM
Wow! And, all along as a kid, I thought I was getting something special for dinner. 😄
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 19, 2021, 01:27 PM

 Even a lake trout doesn’t compare to spam
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Dec 19, 2021, 01:40 PM
Would rather eat a greasy fried  spam sammy than a laker.. @)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 19, 2021, 02:00 PM
hey theres  people that eat spam  with a  straw  and  like it!!!!!  thats   _________  hard  core......cat fish  won't eat it tho
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 23, 2021, 10:10 AM
Bays are skimmed…..until tomorrow lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 23, 2021, 06:24 PM
It’s a start. At least the water temp is close.
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Post by: KingPerch on Dec 24, 2021, 08:29 AM
Is there any safe ice yet??? I’m driving 20 minutes, don’t want to waste time making the trip!!😁 Thanks in advance!!
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Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 24, 2021, 09:30 AM
there is safe ice in my soda class
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Post by: KingPerch on Dec 24, 2021, 10:45 AM
20 minutes 1 way or both ways ??   ;D ;D
1way….. it’s the 20 minute long ride back home, not finding ice, that will be the frustrating part!! Figured I get the info before the frustration factor sets in!!!😂🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 24, 2021, 12:10 PM
i don't want to  burn my  super secret spot  nor  give  out info  to anyone  but  regular local guys KP so i'll PM you
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 26, 2021, 06:08 AM
Is there any safe ice yet??? I’m driving 20 minutes, don’t want to waste time making the trip!!😁 Thanks in advance!!

i just checked the sylvan beach web cam looks pretty  shaky to me  .........now watch  some  moron get mad i  didn't tell  him how  many inches there was   what  jig to use and  what bait .....they just don't learn locals don't give up  nuthin.........



  before i get  e mail this is complete  BS and  sarcasm i honestly was  yelled at  for mentioning  looking at the web cam and  not giving a ice report.  :roflmao:  oh there is a  boat out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Dec 26, 2021, 06:27 AM
i just checked the sylvan beach web cam looks pretty  shaky to me  .........now watch  some  moron get mad i  didn't tell  him how  many inches there was   what  jig to use and  what bait .....they just don't learn locals don't give up  nuthin.........



  before i get  e mail this is complete  BS and  sarcasm i honestly was  yelled at  for mentioning  looking at the web cam and  not giving a ice report.  :roflmao:  oh there is a  boat out there



Here he is at it against n trying to stir up trouble
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 26, 2021, 08:36 AM
i just checked the sylvan beach web cam looks pretty  shaky to me  .........now watch  some  moron get mad i  didn't tell  him how  many inches there was   what  jig to use and  what bait .....they just don't learn locals don't give up  nuthin.........



  before i get  e mail this is complete  BS and  sarcasm i honestly was  yelled at  for mentioning  looking at the web cam and  not giving a ice report.  :roflmao:  oh there is a  boat out there
I just want to know if you’re going to bring coffee and drag my gear out!!!!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 26, 2021, 09:29 AM
I just want to know if you’re going to bring coffee and drag my gear out!!!!😜


lets keep this hush hush ........
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Post by: Chowdaire on Dec 27, 2021, 05:55 AM
Hey guys. Water was 35even yesterday. It’s the first year in a while the ice checks didn’t start in December, but let’s hope we can start making progress next week.
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Post by: KingPerch on Dec 27, 2021, 06:31 AM
Thanks for the update on the water temp, Bob!
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Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 27, 2021, 07:05 AM
i'm going to go shoot bunny rabbits :)
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 27, 2021, 08:04 AM
Thanks for the update on the water temp, Bob!
X2
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Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 27, 2021, 08:14 AM
i went to the  boat launch chapmans  lewis point and  sylvan beach i found  no safe  ice  .........this is my only ice report for this  year .....i did my duty
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 27, 2021, 05:12 PM

 You can save a drive and look at the web cams 😉
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Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 27, 2021, 05:22 PM
no no no fred  last time  i looked  at the web cams  and  said anything i  got yelled  at  for  no ice  report  lure section  depth and exactly  what the  wind  was  ....no no  fred  this  time  i went and  personally  check i measured  0  ice ... the  good  news is it's  not  freezing  uniform  because  everywhere i  check  was  the  same  .....zero also i  noted i seen  no gas  holes
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Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 27, 2021, 06:25 PM

 Trapp gas holes are posted at top of NY PG
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Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 27, 2021, 06:47 PM
them  things are  scary ...nothing   gave  me  butterflys like the  guy that walked  between the  two ......that  was   scary
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 27, 2021, 08:08 PM
I remember when HT drove his brand new quad right over one…. Still don’t have it figured out how he didn’t get wet!!😁 I’m glad he didn’t though!!
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Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 04, 2022, 07:17 PM
There is a strange things happening on the lake, I dare not say how nice it looks. 🤣
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 04, 2022, 07:35 PM
Keep hush Tim!!! I know exactly what you’re talking about!!!😂
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Jan 04, 2022, 07:35 PM
Patiently waiting…… ;D
I caught a glimpse on webcam at Chapman’s 
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 05, 2022, 12:48 AM
 I got out and what a tough day made several moves and waded through a pile of shorts ,
, managed to keep a dozen perch
And lots of well needed exercise  👍
 Checked out another body of water, spuded  out a ways but not quite ready , lots depends on the snow that is forecasted
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 05, 2022, 06:27 AM
Your on ice Freddie!! Exercise is always needed. You’re going to be in good shape when it comes time to take on the ice a bit later in the season. Keep after them!!🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 05, 2022, 05:28 PM
We goda be getting close to debating if big bay is safe to fish yet or not right?!?!?!  Never fished that far west on oneida love to read about it though lol. Keeps me busy until the main lake Locks up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 05, 2022, 05:30 PM

 Ice man  unfortunately not yet
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 05, 2022, 05:39 PM
Damn!! Thanks for the update anyway. Heard there’s greener pastures up north don’t care if I goda drive 3 hrs I’m drilling a hole into ice this weekend! Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 05, 2022, 06:06 PM
The wind did a number on the skim ice that formed yesterday.
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 05, 2022, 06:31 PM
I bet. Maybe somthin will happen next week
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 05, 2022, 06:33 PM
Yeah def. Some single digit temps headed our way
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 06, 2022, 03:13 PM
high of lke 5 tuesday low -5,,, should help fingers crossed
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 06, 2022, 05:51 PM
Should be a good start at least.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 06, 2022, 10:04 PM
no no no fred  last time  i looked  at the web cams  and  said anything i  got yelled  at  for  no ice  report  lure section  depth and exactly  what the  wind  was  ....no no  fred  this  time  i went and  personally  check i measured  0  ice ... the  good  news is it's  not  freezing  uniform  because  everywhere i  check  was  the  same  .....zero also i  noted i seen  no gas  holes
i think i got caught up in that to last yr trap, no ice reports from me this yr well ill give this one no ice yet,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 07, 2022, 04:56 AM
 I and goon drove 200 miles round trip 2.5 weeks ago to check conditions on a few bodies of water , my understanding guys on FB have been giving reports and some were over exaggerated 1 spot was told 4” I checked it in several places 2.5 tops , some was 2” ,
 I to have been bit , I’ve had guys tell me My reports weren’t right and I withheld information to keep the fishing to myself
 
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 07, 2022, 07:07 AM
Next Monday and Tuesday night's lows close to or below zero. Low winds on Tuesday night might lock up Oneida. I hope the snow stays off.
Keeping fingers crossed...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ice pirate 74 on Jan 07, 2022, 11:39 AM
Anyone know the hours at apps bait shop ??
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 07, 2022, 12:24 PM

 
Apps tackle shop
1-315-675-6011
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Post by: Ice pirate 74 on Jan 07, 2022, 02:31 PM
Thank you, I ended up driving to apps but it was closed, sign in window says not open till ice season,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: goonboy on Jan 08, 2022, 04:52 AM
Goooooooons lol 😆,  we will get on the ice soon men tight lines and keep it tight
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 08, 2022, 06:42 AM
lake appears to have finally locked up from the cam perspective.........wi shing for light wind and no snow for ya'll from sunny Myrtle beach
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 08, 2022, 06:52 AM
It's all white here on the south east end.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 08, 2022, 07:03 AM
Goooooooons lol 😆,  we will get on the ice soon men tight lines and keep it tight
Who are you calling a goon?…..GOON!!😂 Good to see you back around, Bud!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 08, 2022, 12:21 PM
cant see any open water about an inch of ice 50 ft from shore
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 08, 2022, 08:02 PM
Friend said there was just one open strip along north shore.  Shouldn’t be long now before there is walking Ice.  I had set the date of 3 inches on January 17.  Might be a couple days late. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 09, 2022, 05:58 AM

  the forecast sounds like it’s going to be windy with snow today , so let it do it now before we get 3-4” of good ice and really screw it up
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 09, 2022, 07:58 AM
I agree Fred. I would rather see a fresh freeze Monday night with the snow coming.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 09, 2022, 01:22 PM
sylvan beach  is  wide open again
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 09, 2022, 03:30 PM

 I took a ride around the lake after stopping to visit  with Carl at mad River tackle
 There is a nice sheet on the lake but I’m afraid it may not hold do to the wind that is forecasted , some parts of the lake like the east end is open
 And the lake has been drawn down but so far not as bad as last season
   To let every one know APPs will be open maybe Wednesday , Thursday for sure and he is really well stocked with lures , and he will have buckeyes , as of now he Has fats
  315-675-6011 shop number
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 09, 2022, 05:23 PM
well weather report now puts heavy snow anywhere north of rt 31, 1 to 2 feet tmrw, not sure what will happen wind  might break up ice which will cause the beach to have lots of shelf ice but not terrible thing or it turns into a watery slush mess and makes decent amount of white ice not all that bad either, ice isnt thick enough to support any weight from snow so dont see snow working as an insulator
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Jan 09, 2022, 05:28 PM
Thank you everyone for all the recent post on current conditions. Let’s hope for the best…
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 09, 2022, 05:33 PM
That wind just kicked up. I am sure that ice will be toast. We’ll get this snow out of the way and hopefully set up a nice base. Next weekend has some cold temps too…
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 09, 2022, 05:33 PM
Thanks for update filet. Drove past east end Friday just before dusk had 4’ breakers went by yesterday bout noon looked like 1” of beautiful ice….. guess not so much today. Goes to show the water temp is ready to go. Looking forward to Wednesday. Hopefully the snow doesn’t F everything up🤞
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 10, 2022, 07:01 AM
sylvan  was  open yesterday  it's  froze again this  morning
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 10, 2022, 07:12 AM
 Not sure how much snow is hanging around Oneida but Pulaski area is getting belted , about 10” so far and still falling
 By the looks of the cams Oneida may have been spared
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 10, 2022, 07:47 AM
weather map shows it missing oneida  right  now  but if those  bands  move south were in trouble
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 10, 2022, 08:16 AM
Only a few inches here in Constantia last night and I am 1 mile north of the lake.

It is definitely missing the lake right now.

The East end is gonna have some nice shove ice!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: orngcrush17 on Jan 10, 2022, 11:18 AM
It's not going to be pretty when this band slides down.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 10, 2022, 12:05 PM
Is the east shore bait & tackle still open ?  went buy there New years weekend it looked dark
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 10, 2022, 12:17 PM
well lake is wide open west of lewis point , lewis to the beach solid shove ice,,, so if the snow comes down will only effect what ice there is on east end
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Jan 10, 2022, 12:25 PM
looks windy right up until midnight so hopefully it really pushes it to small chunks so it can freeze as a patchwork sheet instead of the big chunks under each other. Time will tell and we get what we get.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 10, 2022, 12:25 PM
Keep your band up north!! We don’t want your stinkin snow down here lol. East shore bait shop closed couple years back. New sign at shop says dons bait or somthing like that. Iv never seen it open though. If I need bait that way I go to lakeshore outfitters right off Lewis point rd or bucks and bolts off 49
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 10, 2022, 12:29 PM
Kinda what I thought Iceman thanks
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Post by: zaphod4 on Jan 10, 2022, 12:33 PM
Ditto on Lakeside Outfitters.They are good with info and lots of tackle.Ive had them custom make harnesses for me on the spot.As well as add hooks to a couple of mine that had broken off.Tried to no charge me for adding the hooks.But I wasn’t having it.Bait shops are a must and I’ve seen too many go under.So I am more then happy supporting them any chance I get to keep them open.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 10, 2022, 07:31 PM
Double ditto on Lakeside Outfitters!
Good bait, good info, nice selection of tackle.
So glad to have them near by.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 10, 2022, 07:34 PM
Forgot to mention that it just started snowing on south shore, mid-lake.
Not coming down too hard (for now).
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Post by: OLDCURIOSITY on Jan 10, 2022, 07:44 PM
Happy to pay a little more for bait!  The info you get back More than makes up.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 10, 2022, 08:40 PM
wind ripping now snowing pretty hard hope wind settles and she locks up before morning,
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Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 11, 2022, 06:07 AM
Web cams make it look like it froze again last night.  Long range forecasts look good too.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2022, 06:10 AM
 
 It’s going to get cold
  New spoon came out
Made buy (iron decoy) they go from 1/12-1 oz , I really liked the look
 http:// https://irondecoy.com/shop/
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 11, 2022, 06:21 AM
It’s locked on the east end. Not too much snow here but the whole lake has a light covering.

What a beautiful sight to wake up to.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 11, 2022, 06:32 AM
locked up as far as i can see
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 11, 2022, 06:39 AM
 :clap: :thumbsup:
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2022, 07:10 AM
looks  good on cams
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Petercos22 on Jan 11, 2022, 07:36 AM
Those Irondecoy spoons do look nice and well priced.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 11, 2022, 11:43 AM
That didn't take long. Stay safe, and spud, spud, spud.

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 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 11, 2022, 11:48 AM
Seen that too!! “Game on Wayne”
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Post by: Squeakysteve on Jan 11, 2022, 12:38 PM
I thought I was just seeing things.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2022, 01:01 PM
yesterday morning that was open  water ......watched  him walking in
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Post by: fishyfishes on Jan 11, 2022, 01:21 PM
Out of curiosity, how cold did you guys get last night?
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 11, 2022, 01:27 PM
-1 at 5 am high today has been 7
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Squeakysteve on Jan 11, 2022, 01:56 PM
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/oneida-lake-beach-west-ny-13032



Time lapse  from last night into today is pretty cool.
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Post by: hockey14 on Jan 11, 2022, 02:00 PM
Fronzie are you there
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Post by: fronzie on Jan 11, 2022, 02:09 PM
I'm here.  Waiting on ice conditions.  Can't wait
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2022, 02:17 PM
 Remember just cause someone is out there doesn’t make it safe for everybody , I got it places to fish , I’ll give it a few more days
 I was told 2.5 ? but that means there will be thinner spots if that was true , there are very few guys that I believe , and I fish with 4 of them 5th 1 is my spud 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2022, 02:24 PM
that was  open yesterday morning .....i'd  be hesitant
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 11, 2022, 02:35 PM
i was 20ft from shore 3/4in, half a whack with spud and threw
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2022, 02:39 PM
that's probably not safe  oneida i think you should  wait.....thanks  for the report
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 11, 2022, 02:48 PM
Should continue to build tonight and then Thursday night through the weekend looks really cold again.  I'm ready.  Think we're all ready.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 11, 2022, 02:56 PM
Oh there’s not a doubt in my mind you'll see some machines out there Saturday. Not saying it’s a good idea but they’ll be out lol
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Post by: fishyfishes on Jan 11, 2022, 03:29 PM
Oh there’s not a doubt in my mind you'll see some machines out there Saturday. Not saying it’s a good idea but they’ll be out lol
scary but true. I completely agree with that.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 11, 2022, 03:32 PM
WOW      God please,  keep them safe
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2022, 03:41 PM

 Thanks Oneida 1 , there are plenty of ice other places to fish Oneida isn’t going anywhere 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mjnoff21 on Jan 11, 2022, 03:41 PM
How much success does everyone have fishing for eyes after the sun goes down? I’m definitely more of a morning guy than an evening but curious if I’m missing something for the evening bite
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2022, 03:44 PM


  In my limited walleye fishing no need to fish at night , I know few that do and they do catch some eyes 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2022, 04:10 PM
i don't mind  going bullhead fishing or  casting for eyes at night but i ain't sitting on a frozen lake in the middle  of night to catch a  fish i most likely will give away anyways
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 11, 2022, 04:10 PM
i was 20ft from shore 3/4in, half a whack with spud and threw

Same on the north shore, 1" max. It's going to be a bit. There is more good cold coming this weekend.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2022, 04:13 PM
thanks for the   heads up guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DANMAN on Jan 11, 2022, 04:23 PM
was open water sunday.  bernards bay.     wind busted it up


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 11, 2022, 05:35 PM
Watched 4 people walk out front of the house just before dark. They were headed to a spot that was open last nite. My mother used to look out the window, shake her head and say " all for a fish"
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 12, 2022, 05:03 AM
two shantys  out on sylvan this morning ..... i'd be real careful out there ...stay on top


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 12, 2022, 05:44 AM
With the temps we got coming overnight I think Shes gonna be ready next weekend
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 12, 2022, 12:01 PM
I tried using the Sylvan Beach Cams to see what is going on.
Very grainy images; hard to distinguish anything on the ice.
Maybe camera lenses need a cleaning...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 12, 2022, 12:10 PM
My pix was good. Dark sky but not grainy unless I zoomed way in.   Didn’t see anyone out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Jan 12, 2022, 01:41 PM
looks like a couple people out fishing on the chapman park cam
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: piscesman on Jan 12, 2022, 06:45 PM
Must be one of those "FISH TALES" you hear about.............. :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:
      Kim
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 12, 2022, 06:46 PM
Friend just told me his neighbor just walked out a long way off either Lewis pt or Chapman (my bad - can't remember which) - caught 6-8 walleye and 15 HUGE perch (15").  Didn't mention how thick the ice was and I'm not sure I'd believe it anyway ... said he was able to walk 2 miles out ... sounds hard to believe but .....He saw the perch tails sticking out of the bucket and said he thought they were walleye tails till he looked in it
WITHOUT PICS, IT DIDN’T HAPPEN!! I’ve fished that lake a long time and only caught my biggest perch at 14 3/4”….and, to catch 15-15” perch in one trip? 🤔
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Jan 12, 2022, 06:53 PM
15 15 inchers!!! he had a banner season on day one!!

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 12, 2022, 07:01 PM
 
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stasui on Jan 12, 2022, 07:20 PM
Banner season I live on erie he had a lifetime in one day. I'm sure he caught some nice perch 12" r really good ive caught a few over 13 but.....
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Jan 13, 2022, 05:29 AM
fish stories, fish stories they've started already! 
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Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 13, 2022, 05:32 AM
Me & the Mrs took a ride around the west end yesterday. A bunch of people out to the islands, 5 people at lofties shole, 1 person at lower south bay, 1 person straight out of walnut point, 3 people out of onieda shores, 1 of them was in the middle of the channel !!! and a bunch out of big bay. 2 of them were on the east side of the bay !!! BE SAFE OUT THERE !!! There can't be much ice out there, especially the channel.   Sully...
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 13, 2022, 06:52 AM
i haven't even checked the ice at big bay yet
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Post by: Squeakysteve on Jan 13, 2022, 09:30 AM
Quite a few guys off of the beach this am.  :o
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Post by: Deadeyes on Jan 13, 2022, 12:33 PM
Keep up the good work guys ! Thanks for all the info . Can't wait !
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Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 13, 2022, 06:52 PM
I checked the ice this morning on the south side mid-lake and only got 100 yards from shore where the spud went through in one easy whack. It was definitely less than 2 inches so I high tailed back to shore. To my amazement I saw one brave soul at least a mile out from Chapman Park! Later in the day there was at least two more in front of the park but not nearly as far out. I know everyone is chomping at the bit (me including) but just hold off till Sunday. Plenty of cold air coming tomorrow.
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Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 14, 2022, 01:03 PM
I just swung by and grabbed some beautiful looking buckeyes at Apps. They're getting a bunch of augers and such in right now too. Now we just need this ice to firm up!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: delay18 on Jan 14, 2022, 04:54 PM
Hey guys. I've never fished Oneida before but a friend just offered up their lake house for a weekend trip.

I want to plan a trip out in the next few weeks and am trying to determine if I'm in a decent spot depth wise or if I need to travel a bit. The house is on the west end of the lake near a bay.  Navionics shows lots of structure and water depth anywhere from 8-12 foot of water. Wondering if that is too shallow and if we should travel or not. We do have a wheeler and snowmobile.

Not looking for  GPS spot, just wondering how the depth sounds.
 
I appreciate  the help.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 14, 2022, 05:39 PM
We have a stiff 15 plus mph NNW wind right now. Wind chill -5. Ice should be decent shape before the snow next week.
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 14, 2022, 05:53 PM
9 degrees south shore
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 14, 2022, 07:03 PM
I stopped at Apps today as well. Had a nice visit with Rick and Dave. As Chowdaire mentioned, they are hard at work stocking and getting the walls full of inventory.
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 15, 2022, 04:04 AM
-7
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2022, 04:38 AM
 
 Now let’s hope the snow cast is wrong
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 15, 2022, 06:32 AM

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A little chilly out
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 15, 2022, 07:25 AM

 Now let’s hope the snow cast is wrong
This ☝️
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 15, 2022, 07:36 AM
Have heard any where between 10” to 24”.  Who knows..  Any snow at this point sucks.    :P
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Post by: yankmyline on Jan 15, 2022, 10:19 AM
XC keep posting pictures. That's a great view of the east end.
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Post by: coast51 on Jan 15, 2022, 10:44 AM
thanks for the information XC , great shot and nice view for sure!
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 15, 2022, 01:35 PM
FYI - the walleye limit on Oneida Lake is STILL 3 fish over 15” for now.

The 5 fish limit is still just a proposal and not a law yet.

https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/124339.html (https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/124339.html)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 15, 2022, 02:06 PM
I think more then a few guys will be taking 5 thinking it changed, snow forecast changed 3 to 6in now highest temp i saw today was 5
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2022, 02:13 PM
lot of  people out today at chapman and the launch and  sylvan cold  not windy
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Post by: Crazy Ivan on Jan 15, 2022, 02:25 PM
FYI - the walleye limit on Oneida Lake is STILL 3 fish over 15” for now.

Thank you👍. I hope there is an abundant keeper class this year. I couldn't hide from those short piranhas last year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2022, 06:19 PM

 Thanks Bruce for posting ,
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 15, 2022, 06:28 PM
FYI - the walleye limit on Oneida Lake is STILL 3 fish over 15” for now.

The 5 fish limit is still just a proposal and not a law yet.

https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/124339.html (https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/124339.html)
Thanks for posting, Bruce!!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 15, 2022, 06:51 PM
Thanks Bruce for posting ,

Thanks for reminding me.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 16, 2022, 05:00 AM
Thanks for reminding me.
I’m lucky I remembered to remember 😜
 Good luck to all today and be safe
 Looking forward to some pics 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 16, 2022, 05:48 AM
lot of  guys walking out on the  east shore  right now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 16, 2022, 07:32 AM

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Too cold for these old construction bones. Lots of people out this morning.
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 16, 2022, 09:14 AM

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Entitled fisherman, signs mean nothing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 16, 2022, 09:22 AM
Hopefully they all get a expensive ticket.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneidawalleye on Jan 16, 2022, 10:09 AM
Sad part for what many of my friends experience that live on Lewis Point Road from the ice fishermen that park there is blocking of their driveways at times and parking partially on the lawns of private property. One of the main reasons they have no parking signs down there, is when the cars really get crowded on Betsinger and Lewis Point Road, emergency vehicles such as firetrucks and ambulances at times would not be able to get down these roads in case of an emergency. The code enforcement officer and the sheriff's are well aware of the problem. People just need to be smart and considerate.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Jan 16, 2022, 10:23 AM
Anyone else look at the Chapman Park we came and notice that red hub hasn’t moved since it was setup yesterday morning?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 16, 2022, 10:28 AM
I live at the end of Bettsinger Rd. I'm the guy with the posted signs across my property trying to keep people, sleds and 4 wheelers off my lawn. Maybe they would like to help pay my taxes. Sheriffs won't do anything untill someones house burns. Rant over
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 16, 2022, 11:52 AM

 Sorry I’d call the heat and complain, call the troopers , that’s BS
 If I can’t get a place to park I just move on
 XC600 I here you about old construction bones 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchPirate on Jan 16, 2022, 12:01 PM
Anyone else look at the Chapman Park we came and notice that red hub hasn’t moved since it was setup yesterday morning?
Gone now….maybe slept on the ice?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 16, 2022, 12:35 PM
That access has been a crap show for years. I have a story I can tell about how a vehicle blocked me in and it got moved out of my way somehow….🤔 but, I’ll save that for another day!! 😁 I feel for the folks on that road.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 16, 2022, 01:23 PM
 Here is a spoon that should hit the stores maybe next week , made by iron decoy
 But only been tested on perch so far
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 16, 2022, 01:41 PM
Lewis Pt. parking lot was pretty full already at 5:20 this morning.  I noticed the cars parked on the side road when I came in at 11.  Too bad they can't make more spaces available behind that second row in the parking lot.  That's a tough drag from the lot to the ice with no snow on the way.  Guessing that might change tonight.
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Post by: bigbuck on Jan 16, 2022, 01:46 PM
Interesting colors on that perch F&R. Looks like it mixed with a smallie.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 16, 2022, 01:46 PM
Here is a spoon that should hit the stores maybe next week , made by iron decoy
 But only been tested on perch so far
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/mzwcPZB5/46-D15022-0-F93-4-A54-AACE-9-C536-CDE8-D06.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mzwcPZB5)

Interesting color on that perch.

Here is one from today. Looks sort of like a smallmouth pattern.


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Here is one from last night for comparison.  ;D


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 16, 2022, 01:48 PM
Guess we think alike Bigbuck!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 16, 2022, 02:06 PM
Anyone else look at the Chapman Park we came and notice that red hub hasn’t moved since it was setup yesterday morning?
that red hub walked off yesterday and  back on this morning 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 16, 2022, 03:21 PM
Fillet were a dying breed   
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Post by: Icehoole on Jan 16, 2022, 04:14 PM
Been out there for plenty of ice quakes. Never walked out of the shanty after one though and found a one foot gap right next to me.
(https://i.postimg.cc/F1kMt3MW/657-B99-A1-5-AC6-48-A3-8335-CEB0-F9122-E3-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/F1kMt3MW)
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Post by: sebago2jigtima on Jan 16, 2022, 04:17 PM
 :o
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Post by: Crazy Ivan on Jan 16, 2022, 04:22 PM
Finicky bite out of Sylvan today. Lucky I hung in, it got hot from noon to one! They liked a barely moved buckshot today. All walleyes were over 12"! Keepers 15-18" Good luck this week!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 16, 2022, 04:33 PM

 XC 600 unfortunately I have to agree
 Nice to see we aren’t the only ones that catch bass perch 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 16, 2022, 05:25 PM
i would never disrespect yours or any ones else's property  xc600 it's really a shame that people that hide behind the name sportsmen  are so disrespectful and  give us all a bad name  ...  xc if you need  help in the  spring on your  yard   let me  know i'll give  ya a hand  buddy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 16, 2022, 05:26 PM
This week get ahold of a supervisor at sheriffs Department Lt or something tell him of the parking issue and hazards advise him it will be the same shat show this weekend and if he could have a road patrol unit come down around 9 am and write some parkers...and have as many neighbors as you can call....so if u have to call Saturday morning and you may have too you can say u spoke to so so this week and they advised you to call and the issue would be delt with...last year same issue on N. Main and a few got towed
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 16, 2022, 05:39 PM
Yeah they put signs up on both sides of north main like down Lewis too.  First come first serve. Apparently all the idiots that show up late can’t read. The lake is huge with tons of great fishing everywhere. Their not happy till nobody can park there. I won’t even fish Lewis on the weekend cuz of that
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 16, 2022, 05:59 PM
Called an asset I have, the second time a deputy showed up he actually saw the no parking signs and put notes on a few vehicles. Our new super is a good friend and I will be speaking to him soon enough. Ice is piling up at pressure cracks, saw a few snow dogs and sleds today although there is little snow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Jan 16, 2022, 07:24 PM
Took a look at her from 81 this afternoon on the way back from Chaumont. Saw some shanties out off south shore. Looking forward to getting back up soon. Get up at 4am for lp or go somewhere else. Don’t be an ahole.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 16, 2022, 08:41 PM
Here is a spoon that should hit the stores maybe next week , made by iron decoy
 But only been tested on perch so far
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/mzwcPZB5/46-D15022-0-F93-4-A54-AACE-9-C536-CDE8-D06.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mzwcPZB5)

Copper and orange? Yuck!

Where can I buy them?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 16, 2022, 09:08 PM
I am also a fisherman who on occasion has to drive by a place I'd like to fish because there is no room to park.  That is just the way it is , lots of fishermen and few places to park.  I also have the utmost respect for land owners as I am one myself. I would never consider parking on someones front lawn or make it difficult for them to exit their own driveway.  Here is a suggestion for the Lewis point residents. Get the number of a reliable towing service and when that jerk returns from a grand day on the ice let him figure out where his vehicle is and pony up the tow bill. Guaranteed he won't do it again.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trundog on Jan 16, 2022, 09:09 PM
Great start to Oneida Lake 2022 (at least for me).  I finally figured out last season that to catch walleye I need to target perch.  Put that into practice today
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Post by: 62&done on Jan 16, 2022, 09:17 PM
Nice haul there trundog, I was up there on Friday but I'm too old and spooky. I just didn't like the looks of it although there were many guys out of Lewis and sylvan.  I'll have to wait a bit yet.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 17, 2022, 05:41 AM
 
 Yes sir well Trundog
 Curious what’s the wind and snow situation
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 17, 2022, 06:45 AM

 Yes sir well Trundog
 Curious what’s the wind and snow situation

We got maybe 3” last night max.

The wind is keeping the snow off the ice though.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 17, 2022, 07:00 AM
Nice catch TD….👍👍
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Post by: chummer16 on Jan 17, 2022, 07:08 AM
I walked out past Dunhams yesterday. 6” of ice every where I checked.  I had to take a detour on way back because pressure crack opened up and my path out was under water on way back.  Luckily it was close enough to island to be very shallow water so I eventually did my impersonation of a fat Superman and jumped it.  Fishing was lousy. Marked very few and ended up with 5 perch for a whole day of fishing.  Stopped on way in where tent village was and didn’t mark a fish in 30 minutes so called it quits. 
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Post by: fishyfishes on Jan 17, 2022, 07:40 AM
Some nice eaters right there!
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 17, 2022, 07:58 AM
Got out yesterday afternoon and fished from 3:30-5:30.  Marked very few fish. Ended up catching one perch and a short eye. Travel was easy going. Crossed one decent crack. Had to lay my spud down and step on it to get across. May have to bring a plank out to cross that crack again. Was nice to get out. 5 1/2- 6 inches of black ice everywhere I checked on my way out.
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 17, 2022, 08:19 AM
Thanks for the offer Trap but we're all good for now.
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Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 17, 2022, 09:03 AM
I'm glad Oneida is missing this storm so far.  We're getting pounded back in Irondequoit (Rochester).  A good foot and still coming down.  Not great for our new ice around here.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 17, 2022, 10:28 AM
I like the spud trick Bobby.

Some healthy cracks forming already.
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Post by: Db1 on Jan 17, 2022, 10:32 AM
Reeieyz
I might head out for the night bite you say only 3 inches is the wind howling  i am not that close to the lady O but took week off to spend on her ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 17, 2022, 11:01 AM
The wind has died but the snow has started again. Let's hope it stays light.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Genzer on Jan 17, 2022, 11:15 AM
I'm10 mins from the lake in Central Square and we have close to 7" of heavy wet snow, hard to believe Oneida's not getting it
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Post by: Db1 on Jan 17, 2022, 12:14 PM
Thanks guys i wait until morning I will make a day of it tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Jan 17, 2022, 02:40 PM
I'm10 mins from the lake in Central Square and we have close to 7" of heavy wet snow, hard to believe Oneida's not getting it
This is a weird one.  I am in Cicero and we only have a couple inches.  All the heavy stuff last night was sleet. 
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 17, 2022, 03:34 PM
I am afraid that this snow is sticking now on the lake. Hopefully the wind picks back up and blows it off.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 17, 2022, 03:50 PM

 Thanks Bruce
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 17, 2022, 04:52 PM
Just watched 2 guys come off the beach...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 17, 2022, 05:48 PM
I like the spud trick Bobby.

Some healthy cracks forming already.
It did the trick. Hopefully don’t have to use that too much though lol. Picked up couple more inches of snow this evening. Decided to take a ride on the snowmobiles up to panther lake and back with the Mrs instead of fishing this evening. I’ll be out tomorrow chasing the eyes at some point. Trying to finish up a cargo sled I built to haul my gear out on the ice with behind the snowmobile. I’ll post pics when she’s finished up.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stasui on Jan 18, 2022, 08:40 AM
Did the lake get pounded with snow yesterday?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 18, 2022, 06:56 PM
It’s not to bad out there. Some bare spots and the snow spots are mostly crusted up and about 3-4 inches in depth. Wasn’t a terrible drag this evening at all. 7 inches of black ice where I was. The moonrise on my way in was awesome.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Jan 18, 2022, 07:06 PM
Thanks for posting Deadeyez. Gonna give er a try end of the week.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: CW88 on Jan 18, 2022, 07:58 PM
Well started the day off at 530 got about 45 min away on our way to onieda and something in the front end of his Cherokee crapped out so we turned around limped it home and swapped to my truck and started over finally got in the shanty at about 1130 after trying to decide where to go. Decided to play it safe and stick to where we saw other shanties. Constantia had 6" of good black ice. The inlaw caught the only fish a nice fat 16in marked them on and off right up till 5 when we left just couldn't get them to bite. Hopefully I got my skunk out of the way for the season haaa
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stasui on Jan 18, 2022, 08:36 PM
Thanks for the snow info
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Post by: hrdcore on Jan 18, 2022, 09:02 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/R30m8q95/0118221756.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/R30m8q95)

And managed three for the bucket as well..6" of ice and growing..
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Post by: Ascott3006 on Jan 18, 2022, 09:37 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/R30m8q95/0118221756.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/R30m8q95)

And managed three for the bucket as well..6" of ice and growing..
Thats pretty sweet
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Jan 18, 2022, 10:59 PM
Any ideas if it will be good to take my sled out.Was thinking Chapman or godfey area
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Jan 19, 2022, 05:19 AM
 4 wheelers got to be out? The beach, chapman?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimpedition on Jan 19, 2022, 08:22 AM
I am also a fisherman who on occasion has to drive by a place I'd like to fish because there is no room to park.  That is just the way it is , lots of fishermen and few places to park.  I also have the utmost respect for land owners as I am one myself. I would never consider parking on someones front lawn or make it difficult for them to exit their own driveway.  Here is a suggestion for the Lewis point residents. Get the number of a reliable towing service and when that jerk returns from a grand day on the ice let him figure out where his vehicle is and pony up the tow bill. Guaranteed he won't do it again.
I'm from a couple of hours away and want to head up to Oneida to fish this weekend.  If I can't get there early enough to park at Lewis point can anyone recommend a couple other spots to park and hit the lake.  Don't want to be a bad guy and cause problems.  Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Jan 19, 2022, 08:47 AM
Chapman Park.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 19, 2022, 08:49 AM
I'm from a couple of hours away and want to head up to Oneida to fish this weekend.  If I can't get there early enough to park at Lewis point can anyone recommend a couple other spots to park and hit the lake.  Don't want to be a bad guy and cause problems.  Thanks in advance.
Best option is.... get there in time.. or wait till noon...
I live 3 1/2 hrs away  so I totally get what you're asking...
If I cannot leave my house by 230 a.m. I just wait and leave later and plan to fish evening...
I typically just stay overnight to make sure I'm good for the a.m. bite
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Crazy Ivan on Jan 19, 2022, 08:50 AM
"If I can't get there early enough to park at Lewis point can anyone recommend a couple other spots to park and hit the lake.  Don't want to be a bad guy and cause problems.  Thanks in advance."

There is a park to the east as well as Sylvan right around the corner. Usually ample parking. With a machine you can go where you want from there. If not there's fish there too.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 19, 2022, 08:52 AM
Lewis pt lot is usually full by 6 am, now with trailers it will be fairly limited. If you have a sled or wheels Verona Beach is a great place to leave from. Chapman Park and South Shore boat launch are other options.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeepFisherman on Jan 19, 2022, 10:21 AM
Sending this from the shanty, went out off south shore today about half way across the lake 7"+ of ice everywhere I drilled and did see a few sleds out. 

Large heave with some open water running East and South from Dunham's Island, also noticed that the Oneida Shores Boat launch access is closed for construction. 


(https://i.postimg.cc/PNZyvn38/PXL-20220119-131135445-MP.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PNZyvn38)

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 19, 2022, 10:49 AM
How's the haul out of Sylvan beach area was wondering if I shld bring my Smitty Sled thanks for any info. :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 19, 2022, 11:58 AM
i just  had  a fried  walleye  sandwich for  lunch  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Deadeyes on Jan 19, 2022, 02:37 PM
If you are pulling by yourself I would bring the smitty. I always do , just my opinion. The easier way is often the best way I always say.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Deadeyes on Jan 19, 2022, 02:40 PM
Just to add to what I just said there is snow piled up on the way out of Sylvan , according to the webcam.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 19, 2022, 03:09 PM
Thanks guys I'll throw it in my truck as like to make it as easy as possible for myself.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 19, 2022, 03:09 PM
"If I can't get there early enough to park at Lewis point can anyone recommend a couple other spots to park and hit the lake.  Don't want to be a bad guy and cause problems.  Thanks in advance."
Not sure where your coming from my go to spot if I have wheeler is Godfrey point. Never seen the lot full myself and tons of grate fishing….East, west, 113, hell if conditions aren’t bad and your set on Lewis point its only roughly 3miles straight across almost. That said I haven’t been yet this year so I’m not sure on conditions there. As of now that’s my plan for Saturday take wheeler to Godfrey and if it looks to sketchy to take machine I’ll walk right straight out. Had lot of hot days right off the first drop from the launch the wheelers just nice to get away from the frigging shanty town
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 19, 2022, 03:31 PM
if you got machine park at verona beach avoid the parking mess at lewis longer ride on sled worth missing parking nightmare
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Jan 19, 2022, 03:49 PM
Where about at Verona?I usually go out at Chapman with my sled.But I keep my boat at Lewis Point area.So I know that end a little better and would love to ice fish that end.As well as avoid the Chapman nightmare.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 19, 2022, 03:50 PM
 if i recall theres a lot within eye sight of lake .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 19, 2022, 04:40 PM

 Got out for the first time on Oneida with goon boy , it was a pleasant  first outing
 Got some nice perch and kept a limit of eyes , I test drove an iron decoy spoon
 With a new rod from mad River tackle also please with it performance
 (https://i.postimg.cc/phkMjhQ9/14900-BC4-85-F4-48-E9-9-F44-EE14-AF034-FCF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/phkMjhQ9)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 19, 2022, 04:42 PM
Nice F/R :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: regulator on Jan 19, 2022, 04:53 PM
Good deal F&R, fish had lock jaw on the east end this morning. They were there, just couldn't pry them off the bottom. 1 keeper eye and 1 slob perch was all I could manage from 7-11. For those walking out of LP, best to go straight out off the end of point and head from there. The corner on the south bay side is a heaved up wreck. A couple sleds and wheelers out this morning.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 19, 2022, 05:05 PM
Nice job Fred... :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Jan 19, 2022, 05:07 PM
Nice catch!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 19, 2022, 05:10 PM
 Regulator it just happens I’ve been there many times , you will get them next time
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Jan 19, 2022, 05:25 PM
Got out for the first time on Oneida with goon boy , it was a pleasant  first outing
 Got some nice perch and kept a limit of eyes , I test drove an iron decoy spoon
 With a new rod from mad River tackle also please with it performance
 (https://i.postimg.cc/phkMjhQ9/14900-BC4-85-F4-48-E9-9-F44-EE14-AF034-FCF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/phkMjhQ9)

Nice job!!! I will up this weekend to give it a go!!

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jimpedition on Jan 19, 2022, 05:42 PM
Best option is.... get there in time.. or wait till noon...
I live 3 1/2 hrs away  so I totally get what you're asking...
If I cannot leave my house by 230 a.m. I just wait and leave later and plan to fish evening...
I typically just stay overnight to make sure I'm good for the a.m. bite
Thanks a lot brother.  I'm a little over 2 hours so I'll keep all that in mind.  Is it reasonable to expect I can walk it out of Lewis point.  Between wheelers right now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 19, 2022, 05:43 PM
Got out for the first time on Oneida with goon boy , it was a pleasant  first outing
 Got some nice perch and kept a limit of eyes , I test drove an iron decoy spoon
 With a new rod from mad River tackle also please with it performance
 (https://i.postimg.cc/phkMjhQ9/14900-BC4-85-F4-48-E9-9-F44-EE14-AF034-FCF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/phkMjhQ9)
Good work ol buzzard!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 19, 2022, 05:53 PM
Nice fish Fred.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 19, 2022, 06:09 PM
Nicely done Fred and Goonboy!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 20, 2022, 06:05 AM

P.M. sent
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Jan 20, 2022, 06:08 AM
Where about at Verona?I usually go out at Chapman with my sled.But I keep my boat at Lewis Point area.So I know that end a little better and would love to ice fish that end.As well as avoid the Chapman nightmare.

verona beach state park.  its not all that far from lewis point fishing grounds
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Jan 20, 2022, 11:18 AM
verona beach state park.  its not all that far from lewis point fishing grounds
Thx.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tbell112 on Jan 20, 2022, 01:31 PM
Any wheelers out on the ice yet? Thinking of taking mine out of Chapman this weekend.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 20, 2022, 02:49 PM
there has  been a  few out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2022, 05:30 PM

 There have been wheelers and sno sleds out of different locations
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 20, 2022, 05:43 PM
havent seen any major cracks yet but with the cold we have forecasted next 7 days i would bet some show up.... just fyi
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Jan 20, 2022, 05:56 PM
I’m headed out early in the morning. Hope to be on the lake to watch the sun come up. Looking forward to fishing. Love Oneida!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 20, 2022, 06:33 PM
dress really warm
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 20, 2022, 06:36 PM
havent seen any major cracks yet but with the cold we have forecasted next 7 days i would bet some show up.... just fyi

There is a big crack on the North Shore in front of Cleveland not too far out. That one is going to be a beast.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Jan 20, 2022, 08:49 PM
7-8” hard ice out of Chapman, saw some sleds and quads. Some tiny cracks but no big pressure heaves. She’ll be popping and banging tonight and through the weekend. A lot of the snow has blown off or melted and where it hasn’t it’s pretty hard packed. But lots of open ice areas so wear yer spikes.

Slow but steady pick this afternoon, had fun.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 21, 2022, 12:18 AM
 
 Fly-rodder is right wear your creepers ,
 Slow day for me , 2 set ups didn’t mark many but managed to get 11 really nice perch , goon marked more and did much better than I ,spoons seemed to work the best tipped with a minnow head , going to be a cold 1 in the morning
 
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 21, 2022, 05:21 AM
hey fred i got out my old  hockey helmet and pads  for  ya when ya go out on the  ice  buddy ......be careful out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: skinny4 on Jan 21, 2022, 06:28 AM
Didn't think they had helmets when you played hockey trap!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Jan 21, 2022, 06:50 AM
Nice meat Fred.  I may actually make it out there this year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 21, 2022, 08:08 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/8FMVCSJh/E3-D20-B5-A-E6-B0-454-F-A401-2-A7-B9-B99-B005.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8FMVCSJh)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 21, 2022, 10:48 AM
Didn't think they had helmets when you played hockey trap!

i'm not that old  lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Jan 21, 2022, 01:16 PM
i'm not that old  lol
Your just a young feller Trap.  :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DadPot on Jan 21, 2022, 02:57 PM
7-8” hard ice out of Chapman, saw some sleds and quads. Some tiny cracks but no big pressure heaves. She’ll be popping and banging tonight and through the weekend. A lot of the snow has blown off or melted and where it hasn’t it’s pretty hard packed. But lots of open ice areas so wear yer spikes.

Slow but steady pick this afternoon, had fun.

I think we're heading out this way this weekend.  I'm relatively new to ice fishing.  Is there something to keep an eye out for on the ice when temperatures get really cold?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Jan 21, 2022, 03:34 PM
Frostbite.   If you don’t have a shanty and heater I wouldn’t go.  Oneida is brutal with just a little wind.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 21, 2022, 04:16 PM
Frostbite.   If you don’t have a shanty and heater I wouldn’t go.  Oneida is brutal with just a little wind.
x2 please play safe out there everyone!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SwampRat on Jan 21, 2022, 05:14 PM
Does Apps still have minnows?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 21, 2022, 05:16 PM
First the goon burned me bad today , I just couldn’t unlock the combination, to get those little buggers going ,
 Walking is pretty easy with  the hard pack
 Looks like some good size pressure cracks
 From a distance
 It was chilly but pleasant
 ,
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 21, 2022, 08:39 PM
First the goon burned me bad today , I just couldn’t unlock the combination, to get those little buggers going ,
 Walking is pretty easy with  the hard pack
 Looks like some good size pressure cracks
 From a distance
 It was chilly but pleasant
 ,
The goon will get lucky from time to time! He’ll get it reversed on him at some point!! I’m sure!! 🙂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 21, 2022, 11:06 PM
Does Apps still have minnows?
Yes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 22, 2022, 03:58 AM
The goon will get lucky from time to time! He’ll get it reversed on him at some point!! I’m sure!! 🙂
I’m getting him on eyes but we aren’t targeting them 🙄
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 22, 2022, 06:16 AM
I’m getting him on eyes but we aren’t targeting them 🙄

Not the worst first world problem to have!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 22, 2022, 06:21 AM
Not the worst first world problem to have!
My world is very small lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 22, 2022, 06:29 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/hJXXNjQv/IMG-20220122-072707721-HDR.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hJXXNjQv)
A little chilly out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 22, 2022, 07:42 AM
fred  catches  more  eyes not  trying then most people  do targeting them   :roflmao:


i'd  go  for the perch  too buddy  do them up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: IceJunky5 on Jan 22, 2022, 07:48 AM
Any hiccups getting on at Godfrey?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 22, 2022, 08:00 AM
Hate it when those stupid walleyes interfere with my fishing for other spices……
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 22, 2022, 10:20 AM
fred  catches  more  eyes not  trying then most people  do targeting them   :roflmao:


i'd  go  for the perch  too buddy  do them up

FACT!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 22, 2022, 01:13 PM
 reeleyz i swear this is  true  and you can ask  fred  ...i  wash casting with a  bunch of  people  around i called fred  told  him it  sucked  he  told  me  exactly what to put  on   where  to  cast  and how  to retrive i went  from  zero to  a limit plus   with him on  the phone   :roflmao:  true  story
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ascott3006 on Jan 22, 2022, 01:57 PM
reeleyz i swear this is  true  and you can ask  fred  ...i  wash casting with a  bunch of  people  around i called fred  told  him it  sucked  he  told  me  exactly what to put  on   where  to  cast  and how  to retrive i went  from  zero to  a limit plus   with him on  the phone   :roflmao:  true  story

Thats impressive!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stickbow70 on Jan 22, 2022, 02:11 PM
Aww man...... Anyone pick up a black soft sided rod locker west of lewis point this morning?? It fell out of my sled on the walk back in. Please text me @716.785.3650
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: beerbellybob106 on Jan 22, 2022, 02:14 PM
Lots of parking tickets issued this morning on main and lewis glad I got there at 5 to get a spot
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 22, 2022, 03:06 PM
they  been warned  for  years    surpriced  they  don't  start  towing



stickbow  sure  hope  someone  is  a  stand  up  guy (most are)  and  calls  you if  not  let  me  know i may have  a  extra  rod  or two  i can loan ya
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 22, 2022, 04:47 PM
fred had mentioned a  new jigging spoon  called  a  iron decoy spoon which i  naturally had  to   order more then i will  ever use , it's  my nature  . anyways  i  thought i would  share  one of  my  favorites  it's the  Thomas  eel  they are not  expensive and  i  have  good  luck  on perch and  walleyes ...gold seems  to work  best for me  most days  but they  come in many  colors.......if you see some  they are well worth a try


(https://i.postimg.cc/PCxpnT7H/1aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PCxpnT7H)

made  in the  USA  and   great  for  stream  trout
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Jan 22, 2022, 05:16 PM
Probably my most frustrating day ever on Oneida.  I fished from sunup till three and had perch under me the whole time.  No matter what I tried they would not bite.  I must have tied on 20 different jigs.  I managed 4, missed a couple bites and had a slob break my line because my reel was frozen up.  Even a slow bite I would of had good numbers on the number of marks. Oh well, next weekend we shall do the dance again. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 22, 2022, 05:20 PM
bad day hear also moved maybe 8 times 1 or 2 here 1 or2 there just nothing consistant
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 22, 2022, 05:42 PM

 Trapp Thomas makes some good spoons , matter of fact APPs carries some of them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 22, 2022, 05:57 PM
i  don't  troll but i have caught a lot of  trout casting them  but it is  one of my got to  perch walleye jigging spoons  the  gold   is  best  for  me  followed  close  by silver   depending on day
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jomat on Jan 22, 2022, 06:29 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/Bjkxf0q4/89-C089-AC-CE0-D-4079-AE5-B-DED36-AAFB19-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Bjkxf0q4)

Fun things to see on panoptix while ice fishing onieda.  Gas vent releasing every hour or so throughout the day.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Catchthis44 on Jan 22, 2022, 07:08 PM
Heading out of Chapman in the early morning, any pressure cracks I need to look for?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 22, 2022, 07:14 PM
none as of 3pm today
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Bug-Eye-Brew on Jan 22, 2022, 07:35 PM
Where is there a place to get bait near Chapman's ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 22, 2022, 07:43 PM
corner of rt31 and lewis point rd,,,, i think its called lakeside bait shop
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 22, 2022, 08:45 PM
Lakeside outfitters    best selection of ice fishing gear any were      Lots of very good quality stuff
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 22, 2022, 11:51 PM
Where is there a place to get bait near Chapman's ?
Vern and Mike’s is an option
 5601 Bartell rd Brewerton
 Reason I say this bug-Eye it’s saves you back tracking as your grandby
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 23, 2022, 05:44 AM
hey mike makes  great casting bobbers  for  anyone that pan fishes in the spring.... me  and  KP  are  big custmers
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 23, 2022, 05:50 AM
Lakeside outfitters    best selection of ice fishing gear any were      Lots of very good quality stuff
X2 on this.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 23, 2022, 05:50 AM
hey mike makes  great casting bobbers  for  anyone that pan fishes in the spring.... me  and  KP  are  big custmers
Well they would last longer if you 2 didn’t tree fish so much 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Timmydann on Jan 23, 2022, 08:50 AM
hey mike makes  great casting bobbers  for  anyone that pan fishes in the spring.... me  and  KP  are  big custmers
damn right trap,I buy 100 to 150 at a time
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Jan 23, 2022, 08:52 AM
Lakeside outfitters    best selection of ice fishing gear any were      Lots of very good quality stuff
X3
Great shop there!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Crazy Ivan on Jan 23, 2022, 12:29 PM
After a tough afternoon yesterday, my cousin and I had a banner morning. Limited in a half hour out of the South shore. Good luck this week!
(https://i.postimg.cc/SjKjJYwW/20220123-102208.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SjKjJYwW)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 23, 2022, 12:48 PM
Nice job..👍👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Jan 23, 2022, 01:04 PM
Congratulations Ivan!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 23, 2022, 01:23 PM
Well they would last longer if you 2 didn’t tree fish so much 😜
Hey now…. Trap and I won’t be beat casting bobber rigs into trees!! If it was an Olympic sport…. The rest of the competition wouldn’t even dare to show up!!!!😁😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 23, 2022, 01:25 PM
On another note… I fished 1/2 day on Oneida…. Gonna need that can of skunk off Freddie!!!😂 different part of the lake next time!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 23, 2022, 02:07 PM
when  me  and  larry started  casting  people  left that back slip in fear!!!!  we   had tree limbs  falling, birds  knock out of  the  air , people  seeking  shelter .......you crappie  fish with us  you  darn  better  have a  helmet and  body armor on mister!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 23, 2022, 02:12 PM
when  me  and  larry started  casting  people  left that back slip in fear!!!!  we   had tree limbs  falling, birds  knock out of  the  air , people  seeking  shelter .......you crappie  fish with us  you  darn  better  have a  helmet and  body armor on mister!
😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Jan 23, 2022, 02:29 PM
Anyone know what these bumps are?? Caught this eye yesterday off south shore with them. Saw a post on target walleye last week of a fish completely covered with them on one side from somewhere out in the Midwest. Harmful to the fish? Humans??
(https://i.postimg.cc/w31bY4Dy/3-F568602-9888-4369-8779-77-DF35-CB9-CA2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/w31bY4Dy)

(https://i.postimg.cc/bSS60dqH/BB023457-8-F65-4-B36-96-FB-92-DB091-B6-A1-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bSS60dqH)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 23, 2022, 02:35 PM
some type of warts forgot what that name is very common not harmful to fish or to the person who eats it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 23, 2022, 03:39 PM
eat them warts
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 23, 2022, 04:35 PM
some type of warts forgot what that name is very common not harmful to fish or to the person who eats it
X2 they knock off pretty easy for pics 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Racer268 on Jan 23, 2022, 05:25 PM
Haven’t been on here in a long time.  But I have been fishing.  So,  hello again everyone.  Hope you’re all doing well. I had a great soft water season and ice season is off to a very good start.  Good luck everyone. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 23, 2022, 05:59 PM
good  luck to you as well racer 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 23, 2022, 06:20 PM
some type of warts forgot what that name is very common not harmful to fish or to the person who eats it

 Lymphocystis and Walleye Dermal Sarcoma  another great answer  from google!!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 23, 2022, 06:22 PM
Glad you stopped in Racer.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Jan 23, 2022, 06:26 PM
Lymphocystis and Walleye Dermal Sarcoma  another great answer  from google!!!!!

https://www.pnas.org/content/97/11/6114

This specifically mentions Oneida Lake and that at any given time approx. 30% of the walleye population can have it.
Interesting read. Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2022, 03:27 AM
 Hey Bill glad your doing well
 If anyone comes across a heater please contact reeleyz
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 24, 2022, 05:32 AM
Yes, I lost my Black cat heater off of Cleveland yesterday. If someone finds it let me know!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: joefish on Jan 24, 2022, 06:49 AM
eat them warts
      Is that what they call a Wart Hog ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Jan 24, 2022, 08:00 AM

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Arm fell off when I got home yesterday but got a few. Dead stick did much of the work but had to get them to come in. Couple keeper eyes too.
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Post by: bigbuck on Jan 24, 2022, 08:03 AM
Awesome bucket you got there!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2022, 08:16 AM

 Well done Mcully
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Post by: mcully on Jan 24, 2022, 08:43 AM
I know the common thought is to be mobile and keep moving but I drilled three holes flipped the shanty over, cranked the heat and didn't move. Gold 5/8 ounce blade on 6lb fireline on a pool cue 20" glass rod (the yellow and black ones that used to be in buckets at bait shops w 2 eyes) on the left and size 4 hook with a 1/4 ounce lead splitshot on 4lb fluoro on the other with a fathead. 3rd hole for the flasher. Pounded the bottom with the blade and probably  caught a dozen on that rod but majority were caught on the minnow rod. Dozen eyes and a big smallie but only 2 that were for sure over 15". Some were close if not over but so skinny they went back down the hole.  Friends I fished with bounced around more and tried many presentations and did ok averaging 20 each for the 4 of them. Some days just need to grind it out and chip away and be ready when the fish do show so you grab a few before they move on. I'm sure a ton of luck played into it too and on an old waypoint for this time of the ice season in 24' water.
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Post by: Catchthis44 on Jan 24, 2022, 10:18 AM
Good info Mcully.  Love when people share what they had luck on.  We fished out of Chapman Sunday and I had luck with a silver/green pimple tipped with a fat head.  Also black and gold rap.  Good luck all!
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Jan 24, 2022, 03:11 PM
Took my first trip out on the ice this year.  Waiting for the right conditions to try out my new shanty.  Its big and I cant pull it due to health concerns.  Went off the north east shore after breakfast no hurry kind of a recon mission.  Knocked over my bait bucket in the parking lot off to a good start!  Picked up most of the fatheads and got em back in the bucket and poured my only bottle of water on them.  Didnt think they would live in beer.  Anyway worked my way out to 17 foot of water and was pleased to find 10 inches of rock solid ice.  Caught 3 walleyes in an hour and a half so was real happy with the season opener for me.  Fish were a little finicky but understandable of mid day.  I did well mid day last year for some reason too.  Good luck and stay safe to everybody heading out.
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Post by: bigbuck on Jan 24, 2022, 03:16 PM
Way to go Elrod. Great story.
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 24, 2022, 03:19 PM
Sounds like a good day..👍👍👍
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Post by: 62&done on Jan 24, 2022, 03:19 PM
just in general' how deep would one start looking for perch or eyes on Onieda.  I know lots of guys like to get out there but is it necessary ?  I've got a hip that tells me when enough is enough and I really don't want to regret going fishing any more.  I would rather enjoy it.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2022, 03:42 PM

 Well done Elrod
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Jan 24, 2022, 04:33 PM
Thanks guys.  I'll keep posting hope to go frequently now.
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Post by: chummer16 on Jan 24, 2022, 04:34 PM
just in general' how deep would one start looking for perch or eyes on Onieda.  I know lots of guys like to get out there but is it necessary ?  I've got a hip that tells me when enough is enough and I really don't want to regret going fishing any more.  I would rather enjoy it.
If you go out of Chapman you can get to deep water pretty quick. 
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 24, 2022, 04:57 PM
elrod ^5  great  ice breaker  buddy
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 24, 2022, 05:26 PM
Nice fish guys, great info!
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Post by: fishyfishes on Jan 24, 2022, 05:29 PM
Would anyone be so kind in telling me where there is a bait store near Cleveland? I’ll be coming down from 81 and traveling about a few hours on wednesday early morning.
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Post by: caribou on Jan 24, 2022, 05:39 PM
APPS BAIT SHOP IS RIGHT IN CLEVELAND
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Post by: Schwartzy on Jan 24, 2022, 06:02 PM

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Post by: fishyfishes on Jan 24, 2022, 06:14 PM
Thank you both! Much appreciated!
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Post by: Schwartzy on Jan 25, 2022, 05:33 AM
Give them a call.
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Post by: walleyeken on Jan 25, 2022, 05:53 AM
fred had mentioned a  new jigging spoon  called  a  iron decoy spoon which i  naturally had  to   order more then i will  ever use , it's  my nature  . anyways  i  thought i would  share  one of  my  favorites  it's the  Thomas  eel  they are not  expensive and  i  have  good  luck  on perch and  walleyes ...gold seems  to work  best for me  most days  but they  come in many  colors.......if you see some  they are well worth a try


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made  in the  USA  and   great  for  stream  trout

Not only made in USA but made in my hometown of Hawley PA!  Thomas has a great line of lures that work great for perch - like the little tiger, rough rider and colorado.  Gold is the way to go and these lures stay nice and shiny for many years because they use a real gold electroplating - at least that is what my high school physics teacher told us.
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Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 25, 2022, 06:22 AM

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Started out off Sylvan beach before daybreak yesterday and bounced around for the first hour trying to find some marks.  Nothing in the first 8 holes from 18' to 23'.  Got cold so stayed at the last hole and in the hut for the next 3 hours.  One small walleye for my effort.  At noon started moving again out to 27', still nothing.  One last move back in to 25' and saw some marks.  Had a steady pick of perch and small walleye next couple hours.  The last hour had some keepers move in and it was game on.  Every drop had aggressive followers.  Bigger jigging raps brought the bigger fish.  Lost more than I caught.  Ice was solid 10" everywhere I walked and drilled.   Thinking next time I sleep in and make the 2 hour drive later in the day for the afternoon bite.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 25, 2022, 06:55 AM
 ^5 2 much
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Post by: 315Angler$ on Jan 25, 2022, 07:27 AM
Headed out today from Williams. Breaking the Oneida cherry this year. Heard this weekends the fishing was good but getting busy. Hoping to avoid the crowds!
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Post by: IceTanner on Jan 25, 2022, 07:46 AM
I need a little advice about parking in the Lewis Point area. Is there public access for parking and where? Should I just go to Sylvan Beach? Or some place to park in between?

Much Appreciated.
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Post by: billybob851 on Jan 25, 2022, 08:10 AM
I need a little advice about parking in the Lewis Point area. Is there public access for parking and where? Should I just go to Sylvan Beach? Or some place to park in between?

Much Appreciated.

lewis point is good but you need to get there real early to get a parking spot.  If you have a machine park at verona beach state park and ride out from there.  we did this past weekend and the ride out was good, where we set up off lewis we had 14 inches of ice.
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Post by: IceTanner on Jan 25, 2022, 08:20 AM
Thanks billybob, Bringing my 76 yr old father and want a short walk for him. He wont ride on the back of the wheeler. So is the parking at the rv park on the point or at the town of lennox bldg?
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Post by: billybob851 on Jan 25, 2022, 08:24 AM
Thanks billybob, Bringing my 76 yr old father and want a short walk for him. He wont ride on the back of the wheeler. So is the parking at the rv park on the point or at the town of lennox bldg?
its near the rv park, probably room for 30-40 vehicles unless trailers start parking there.  another option is chapman park on the south shore or godfrey point on the north shore. both are comparable walks to get to deeper water
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Post by: IceTanner on Jan 25, 2022, 08:32 AM
Appreciate the info billybob !!
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Post by: robert.d12 on Jan 25, 2022, 12:32 PM
Is the parking on the road at Chapman or is there a parking lot? Can’t see one on a map
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Post by: 315Angler$ on Jan 25, 2022, 12:35 PM
Is the parking on the road at Chapman or is there a parking lot? Can’t see one on a map

Pretty large parking lot
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Post by: jsmex on Jan 25, 2022, 02:00 PM
"Short walk"is a relative term...Nothing short about the walks at Oneida in my opinion. Usually 500 yds or more to get into deeper water...then you gotta find a honey hole from there. Plan accordingly bud. Good luck
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Post by: SwampRat on Jan 25, 2022, 02:07 PM
"Short walk"is a relative term...Nothing short about the walks at Oneida in my opinion. Usually 500 yds or more to get into deeper water...then you gotta find a honey hole from there. Plan accordingly bud. Good luck

As i get older this gets more and more true and I'm not that old i don't think ???
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Post by: robert.d12 on Jan 25, 2022, 06:37 PM
Pretty large parking lot

Got it, thanks. I was looking at the point on Navionics, not looking for the park
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Post by: Grizzy23 on Jan 25, 2022, 06:45 PM
Hey all,

New to the area and had some questions about accessing on the south shore.  Oneida Shores County Park says it's closed for construction work.  Does anyone know if you can access from there to ice fish?  If not, what would be the nearest access in that area? Thanks in advance!
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Post by: 315Angler$ on Jan 25, 2022, 07:47 PM
Fished Williams this afternoon. Lots if ice. 12" few machines. Settled randomly at 14' Caught roughly 30 perch. 15 keepers. Two 13" jumbos. The on off blizzard made moving tough. Slid into 19' 2 hours before dark. 0/1 on walleye. Lost a beauty at the hole and added 1 more jumbo. We headed off the lake when the next front of snow was about to engulf us. Should have trusted my gut and slid in closer to the pencil bouy line. The drag was decent but got 3"+ deeper today. Everyone was pretty scattered. Guys near us said they just got a bunch of dinks. Hopefully Feb is a nicer to us. I'll prob slide to a different part of the lake next trip.
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Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 25, 2022, 09:13 PM
How much snow is on top?
I'm coming up this weekend and just trying to plan accordingly
Thanks in advance
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Post by: 315Angler$ on Jan 26, 2022, 05:41 AM
How much snow is on top?
I'm coming up this weekend and just trying to plan accordingly
Thanks in advance

As of the walk off last night about 4-5". It was pretty windy so some drifts a little deeper. She def still not a horrible drag but I prefer 0" lol.  Forecast doesn't show any snow the next few days. But if your coming up Sat keep an eye on the weather. Sat high of 10° and 15-25 mph winds with high gust possible. NNW so the south shore won't shield you at all.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 26, 2022, 06:09 AM
 Long day for me yesterday , fished with the goon and BMV , fished from 25-41’, every hole I pulled pin pike most of those places are my perch spots 😱, BMV found a small school of perch , Goon and I got over there late afternoon, I ended up with and even dozen perch 10-13.5”
 BMV gave a beaten  , by the time we picked up and moved 1/4 mile he had another 14 fish
 And the sledding is a bumpy ride
 
 

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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 26, 2022, 06:37 AM
Got out yesterday to track down some eyes. First time out in 4 days. Fished from 2:00-5:00. Started out with a few perch and the eyes moved in. Brought home 3 nice eaters but landed 10 keepers and 5 shorts. Felt good to give some sore mouths lol. Snow was cranking up pretty good on the way off at dark. Some slush spots showing up.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 26, 2022, 06:39 AM
Good work guys!
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Post by: hrdcore on Jan 26, 2022, 08:23 AM
Hey all,

New to the area and had some questions about accessing on the south shore.  Oneida Shores County Park says it's closed for construction work.  Does anyone know if you can access from there to ice fish?  If not, what would be the nearest access in that area? Thanks in advance!
Borios would be the closest
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Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 26, 2022, 08:58 AM
As of the walk off last night about 4-5". It was pretty windy so some drifts a little deeper. She def still not a horrible drag but I prefer 0" lol.  Forecast doesn't show any snow the next few days. But if your coming up Sat keep an eye on the weather. Sat high of 10° and 15-25 mph winds with high gust possible. NNW so the south shore won't shield you at all.
I plan on bringing the wheeler as long as the snow isnt too bad...
Definitely keeping an eye on the wind... if it's too bad I'll skip and stay home and fish local
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Post by: IceGeek on Jan 26, 2022, 10:16 AM
Aww man...... Anyone pick up a black soft sided rod locker west of lewis point this morning?? It fell out of my sled on the walk back in. Please text me @716.785.3650

There was a guy on Diehards Facebook page who found a black/yellow HT soft sided rod locker and was looking for the owner....check the diehards FB page if you think it's yours.
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Post by: yankmyline on Jan 26, 2022, 11:30 AM
There is a pickup plowing snow on the ice off Sylvan Beach. Check out the camera.
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Post by: billybob851 on Jan 26, 2022, 11:32 AM
There is a pickup plowing snow on the ice off Sylvan Beach. Check out the camera.
They were doing it the other night also,  there is snowmobile drags next month
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 26, 2022, 12:36 PM
One cld hope they'd plow out about a half mile or so. How's it for hauling gear? Snow, slushy?? Thanks for any info.
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Post by: stas60 on Jan 26, 2022, 01:12 PM
Patches of snow. Wasn't a bad walk yesterday.
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Post by: SwampRat on Jan 26, 2022, 02:29 PM
Has anyone been to Vern and Mikes Bait & Tackle in Brewerton? Curious how there bait is, never been.
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Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Jan 26, 2022, 02:45 PM
Had some consistency issues with the previous ownership, but no idea about new one.  Hope it becomes a great asset for south shore!  let us know when you find out.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 26, 2022, 04:24 PM
vern and  mikes  is  open and  have  what you need  good  guys  mike  also is the  man that makes  casting bobbers
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Post by: chummer16 on Jan 26, 2022, 04:33 PM
vern and  mikes  is  open and  have  what you need  good  guys  mike  also is the  man that makes  casting bobbers
where is it?
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Post by: Natethefisher on Jan 26, 2022, 05:54 PM
I'm heading out to Oneida on Friday. I've only been there twice and only cought 1 walleye. Do you guys have spots or tips to catch more walleye. Thank you
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 26, 2022, 06:42 PM
vern and  mikes  is  open and  have  what you need  good  guys  mike  also is the  man that makes  casting bobbers
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 26, 2022, 06:44 PM
where is it?
Bartell Rd, Brewerton
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Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 26, 2022, 07:07 PM
I'm heading out to Oneida on Friday. I've only been there twice and only cought 1 walleye. Do you guys have spots or tips to catch more walleye. Thank you
No offense but i certainly won't give up my spots, because I've worked hard at doing my own research studying maps and actually grinding away on thos spots to see if they produce... no body Is going to give you spots.....
However... I'll gladly share some tips..
Study a contour map... look for transition areas... cuts... bends... flats... that could be a funnel for fish.... early a.m. bite I'd start shallower.. midday-early afternoon switch to a little deeper location....
When you have successful share with everyone and over time MAYBE someone will share their spot with you if you have a spot to share with them
Good luck!!!!!
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Jan 26, 2022, 07:15 PM
No offense but i certainly won't give up my spots, because I've worked hard at doing my own research studying maps and actually grinding away on thos spots to see if they produce... no body Is going to give you spots.....
However... I'll gladly share some tips..
Study a contour map... look for transition areas... cuts... bends... flats... that could be a funnel for fish.... early a.m. bite I'd start shallower.. midday-early afternoon switch to a little deeper location....
When you have successful share with everyone and over time MAYBE someone will share their spot with you if you have a spot to share with them
Good luck!!!!!

X2^^
Far more rewarding working hard, fishing new ground and doing it on your own. Trial and error. Some days you fish the right areas and some you don’t. You’re not really learning anything by being handed a “hot spot”. Because when the fish move you’ll be back to square one. Just keep after it. Good luck
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Post by: Natethefisher on Jan 26, 2022, 07:30 PM
Thank you guys.  good luck out there
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Post by: Jomat on Jan 26, 2022, 08:07 PM
Navionics on your phone the most important 15$ u can spend on fishing.
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Post by: skinny4 on Jan 26, 2022, 08:34 PM
Navionics on your phone the most important 15$ u can spend on fishing.
X2...just map out a few spots on the map. Some lakes are more accurate than others but gets you close. Look for humps, saddles, break lines, etc. Drill a bunch of holes and check for fish. Move to next piece of structure. Pay attention to depth and time of day and you will be able to find them. Hit some shallow areas early and work your way out. On the way back don't be afraid to recheck those spots you tried on the way out. Move as much as you need to.
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Post by: Grizzy23 on Jan 26, 2022, 08:37 PM
Borios would be the closest

I appreciate the info hrdcore
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Post by: Greenhornet73 on Jan 26, 2022, 09:55 PM
I’m heading out Saturday for my first trip of the season and wondering how the water clarity is on the south shore. It was pretty green all fall and wondering how much it has cleared up since?
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Post by: regulator on Jan 27, 2022, 03:49 AM
X3 on the Navionics app, and great info guy's! Two options here, 1. Pick a likely spot and wait them out or 2. Run and gun until you find fish. Figuring it out takes time and when you hit them based on your own input and effort, the reward is sooo much sweeter! Good luck, tight lines, and a safe successful season to you all!
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Post by: snow snake on Jan 27, 2022, 05:05 AM
would like  know this what type of fishing line
to use for jigging walleye?
test pound  to use  and clear line or color?
thank you
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Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 27, 2022, 05:34 AM
would like  know this what type of fishing line
to use for jigging walleye?
test pound  to use  and clear line or color?
thank you
I run braid as my main line... attatch a tiny barrel swivel to end and run a 3 foot leader of 10-12lb fluorocarbon to jig
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Post by: Hando on Jan 27, 2022, 09:05 AM
I run braid as my main line... attatch a tiny barrel swivel to end and run a 3 foot leader of 10-12lb fluorocarbon to jig
Same but lighter. I run Power Pro braid in 5lb & 8lb with a flouro leader off a barrel swivel.  Leader I go 3-4lb off the 5lb Power Pro and 6lb off the 8lb braid. I do also have a couple mono setups and run a 6lb Berkley micro ice line and direct tie a 4-5lb flouro leader. Heavy enough for the walleye and light enough for the perch. Good luck!
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 27, 2022, 11:36 AM
I'm heading out to Oneida on Friday. I've only been there twice and only cought 1 walleye. Do you guys have spots or tips to catch more walleye. Thank you


follow the crowds  they are setting up there for a reason
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Post by: billybob851 on Jan 27, 2022, 11:37 AM
Navionics on your phone the most important 15$ u can spend on fishing.
another option is if you have a garmin unit on your boat you can download the active captain app, it allows you access to all of your maps from your plotter and acts like navionics with gps showing where you are.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 27, 2022, 11:49 AM
i run  20 or 30 pound mono  on my  rods  with a  2 oz  sinker   then i  tie  in  4 or 5  loop  knots and  put  jigs on ....i like  really  big  jigs    drop it  down to the  sinker  hits the  ground  then  jig it once let it set count  to 10  do it again ....works  great!!!!!  when  i get them on the  ice  i  carry a  small club like the  ones  truckers  check there  tires  with and a  smash  em  3  or 4 times  so they don't flop back  down the  hole  besides  i think it's  more  humane ...i hate  people that toss them in a lonely bucket to  slowly  expire ......when  you  get them  home  i usually hang them  a  day or  two  to get tender  then  scale  them    cut the heads off .... i like the  bones in makes them look  bigger ...... when your  done  take  all the  scrape  put in a  food procceser and  grind it up save  for  your next trip out for  chum....oh  make  sure  yo  fry them in real lard  and  bacon  fat   fry them slow  so ,it  helps make  the  fish tender .....hope i  helped you  guys....next week i'll  talk about  snipe  hunting  for  beginners
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Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 27, 2022, 11:56 AM
i run  20 or 30 pound mono  on my  rods  with a  2 oz  sinker   then i  tie  in  4 or 5  loop  knots and  put  jigs on ....i like  really  big  jigs    drop it  down to the  sinker  hits the  ground  then  jig it once let it set count  to 10  do it again ....works  great!!!!!  when  i get them on the  ice  i  carry a  small club like the  ones  truckers  check there  tires  with and a  smash  em  3  or 4 times  so they don't flop back  down the  hole  besides  i think it's  more  humane ...i hate  people that toss them in a lonely bucket to  slowly  expire ......when  you  get them  home  i usually hang them  a  day or  two  to get tender  then  scale  them    cut the heads off .... i like the  bones in makes them look  bigger ...... when your  done  take  all the  scrape  put in a  food procceser and  grind it up save  for  your next trip out for  chum....oh  make  sure  yo  fry them in real lard  and  bacon  fat   fry them slow  so ,it  helps make  the  fish tender .....hope i  helped you  guys....next week i'll  talk about  snipe  hunting  for  beginners
I'm rolling  :icefish: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Jan 27, 2022, 12:19 PM
Thanks Trap for sharing all your secrets with us!!!
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Jan 27, 2022, 12:33 PM
i run  20 or 30 pound mono  on my  rods  with a  2 oz  sinker   then i  tie  in  4 or 5  loop  knots and  put  jigs on ....i like  really  big  jigs    drop it  down to the  sinker  hits the  ground  then  jig it once let it set count  to 10  do it again ....works  great!!!!!  when  i get them on the  ice  i  carry a  small club like the  ones  truckers  check there  tires  with and a  smash  em  3  or 4 times  so they don't flop back  down the  hole  besides  i think it's  more  humane ...i hate  people that toss them in a lonely bucket to  slowly  expire ......when  you  get them  home  i usually hang them  a  day or  two  to get tender  then  scale  them    cut the heads off .... i like the  bones in makes them look  bigger ...... when your  done  take  all the  scrape  put in a  food procceser and  grind it up save  for  your next trip out for  chum....oh  make  sure  yo  fry them in real lard  and  bacon  fat   fry them slow  so ,it  helps make  the  fish tender .....hope i  helped you  guys....next week i'll  talk about  snipe  hunting  for  beginners

Haha….That’s action!
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Post by: stasui on Jan 27, 2022, 01:30 PM
I heard gun powder seasoning works great. Lmao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SwampRat on Jan 27, 2022, 02:15 PM
i run  20 or 30 pound mono  on my  rods  with a  2 oz  sinker   then i  tie  in  4 or 5  loop  knots and  put  jigs on ....i like  really  big  jigs    drop it  down to the  sinker  hits the  ground  then  jig it once let it set count  to 10  do it again ....works  great!!!!!  when  i get them on the  ice  i  carry a  small club like the  ones  truckers  check there  tires  with and a  smash  em  3  or 4 times  so they don't flop back  down the  hole  besides  i think it's  more  humane ...i hate  people that toss them in a lonely bucket to  slowly  expire ......when  you  get them  home  i usually hang them  a  day or  two  to get tender  then  scale  them    cut the heads off .... i like the  bones in makes them look  bigger ...... when your  done  take  all the  scrape  put in a  food procceser and  grind it up save  for  your next trip out for  chum....oh  make  sure  yo  fry them in real lard  and  bacon  fat   fry them slow  so ,it  helps make  the  fish tender .....hope i  helped you  guys....next week i'll  talk about  snipe  hunting  for  beginners

Sounds a lot like my grandfather trap. He worked on the freighter ships as mechanic. I think they actually used rope and wire though and the spoons were made from kitchen ware.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Jan 27, 2022, 04:24 PM
i run  20 or 30 pound mono  on my  rods  with a  2 oz  sinker   then i  tie  in  4 or 5  loop  knots and  put  jigs on ....i like  really  big  jigs    drop it  down to the  sinker  hits the  ground  then  jig it once let it set count  to 10  do it again ....works  great!!!!!  when  i get them on the  ice  i  carry a  small club like the  ones  truckers  check there  tires  with and a  smash  em  3  or 4 times  so they don't flop back  down the  hole  besides  i think it's  more  humane ...i hate  people that toss them in a lonely bucket to  slowly  expire ......when  you  get them  home  i usually hang them  a  day or  two  to get tender  then  scale  them    cut the heads off .... i like the  bones in makes them look  bigger ...... when your  done  take  all the  scrape  put in a  food procceser and  grind it up save  for  your next trip out for  chum....oh  make  sure  yo  fry them in real lard  and  bacon  fat   fry them slow  so ,it  helps make  the  fish tender .....hope i  helped you  guys....next week i'll  talk about  snipe  hunting  for  beginners
You joke but I do carry a club in my shanty.  Before I pack up I dump them all out and put them to sleep.  That way when I dump them in the sink at home they don’t fop all over and make a mess.  I learned that trick from the Legend Tony Buffa.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 27, 2022, 04:46 PM
if theres  no water in the  sink  you won't have  a  mess anyways
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Jan 27, 2022, 05:35 PM
if theres  no water in the  sink  you won't have  a  mess anyways
Then they flop when the knife goes in, blood and scales all over the kitchen.  Quick little bonk on the head.  Easy peasy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 27, 2022, 05:40 PM
usually  they are   gone   by the  time  i  clean them any ways  , but a  lot of guys  do  whack  em
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 27, 2022, 06:18 PM
usually  they are   gone   by the  time  i  clean them any ways  , but a  lot of guys  do  whack  em
Clip the gills = GAME OVER
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Jan 27, 2022, 08:14 PM
I’ve had perch freeze solid while out on the ice all day then thaw out and start kicking again. Even had one swimming upright in a bucket of water and I let it go the next day.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 28, 2022, 12:34 AM
Quiet fish
    http:// https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0z_reKMff8
 Got out with the guys yesterday and again I was monkey in the middle , started out ok grabbed 2 really nice eyes and then that all went Down hill they were catching perch on both sides of me while I struggled for perch , goon and BMV each did well I ended up with a handful
 I think those 2 young lads are taking advantage of an ol buzzard  😜
 Also yesterday if any one felt and heard
 The ice quake , it happened about 15’ from me and the goon , lucky the water pushed up on the other side of the crack and it shut of the goons heater off lol 
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dawg05 on Jan 28, 2022, 05:35 AM
I like to cut the gills and bleed them out. Get nice clean white filets. One question, are people driving wheelers or snowmobile on the ice? Have not been out yet this year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 28, 2022, 05:40 AM
I like to cut the gills and bleed them out. Get nice clean white filets. One question, are people driving wheelers or snowmobile on the ice? Have not been out yet this year.
I’m running my sled just watch crossing the bigger cracks is all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: CNYperchsearch on Jan 28, 2022, 05:48 AM
Went out from north shore with ATV yesterday with no problems. Hopefully the snow from last night didn’t change that.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Jan 28, 2022, 05:59 AM
Clip the gills = GAME OVER

I always clip the gills, no fish flopping when trying to filet and much cleaner filet board while doing it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 28, 2022, 08:28 AM
I was out there in the afternoon and felt that boom Fred. That ice moved pretty good.  :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Jan 28, 2022, 11:42 AM
Friend just said he got stuck this morning on wheeler in a 2' deep slush pool mid lake. Cruising along and splashed in deep so had to unhook shanty and make his way out. That stinks in the dark
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 28, 2022, 11:52 AM
That sucks in the light too!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dawg05 on Jan 28, 2022, 11:58 AM
That would scare the crap out of me… might wait until daylight now…
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Jan 28, 2022, 12:38 PM
It's great when cruising along and not a ripple to see it and bam you are in too deep to power through or brake and back out. Pucker factor for sure in the dark. Could be isolated spot but guys asked about wheelers and he happened to tell me that when I called. He has a half dozen perch and one eye so far so pretty slow for him.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Jan 28, 2022, 12:54 PM
Slush can be a nightmare! My least favorite thing on the lake. Last season I got in it so badly on Chazy Lake. Was up to my knees trying to get a snowmobile out. Day was shot!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 28, 2022, 02:11 PM
 

 That sucks last year I plowed through a large pond of slush but luckily I managed to power through , in years past I’ve gotten stuck not a fun time
I’m never in a big hurry to get out in the dark , especially when I need to cross pressure cracks , the 1 I sat next to yesterday opened up and flooded back 40’
 With the temps forecasted should help tighten things up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Jan 28, 2022, 02:44 PM
I made my normal rare appearance yesterday. We were about a mile east of Apps when that boom occurred. The entire shanty with both of us and the atv lifted up and down a hell of a lot more than I ever experienced.  When we were done for the day and packing up, that crack/ canyon was less than 20 yds away and extended a long ways. That was something!
I went through slush today on Honeoye. Heard talk about it so I did not take the shanty out when I took the atv on the ice just to check.  Thank God I left the shanty . I really had to floor it to get through. Hate that stuff.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mjnoff21 on Jan 28, 2022, 03:13 PM
Hit some slush heading to dakin from constantia this morning as well. Buried up to the frame of the ranger. Luckily was able to back out and keep going but hit a few other lighter slush spots as well.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 28, 2022, 03:47 PM
That snowstorm was blinding this morning. Caught three short eyes and 20 nice perch lost a cpl of heavy fish all in all a good morning on Oneida. I was using Wax Worms on a three beaded horizontal jig GLO Red.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Jan 28, 2022, 04:07 PM


 That sucks last year I plowed through a large pond of slush but luckily I managed to power through , in years past I’ve gotten stuck not a fun time
I’m never in a big hurry to get out in the dark , especially when I need to cross pressure cracks , the 1 I sat next to yesterday opened up and flooded back 40’
 With the temps forecasted should help tighten things up

Yikes!! That’s eery to say the least. I’m like you, daylight sure is nice sometimes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigace on Jan 28, 2022, 04:59 PM

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Tank of a smallie that hit a spoon meant for eyes. Fished sunrise to sunset yesterday. About a dozen fat perch 4 keeper eyes between me and my dad and around 20/30 dink walleyes kept tripping flags all day
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 28, 2022, 05:25 PM
Sounds like a good..  Nice bass... :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Jan 28, 2022, 05:54 PM
I made my normal rare appearance yesterday. We were about a mile east of Apps when that boom occurred. The entire shanty with both of us and the atv lifted up and down a hell of a lot more than I ever experienced.  When we were done for the day and packing up, that crack/ canyon was less than 20 yds away and extended a long ways. That was something!
I went through slush today on Honeoye. Heard talk about it so I did not take the shanty out when I took the atv on the ice just to check.  Thank God I left the shanty . I really had to floor it to get through. Hate that stuff.
Hi there old friend.  I have taken the last few years off.  Trying to get back into it.  Good to see you are still after them.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Jan 29, 2022, 05:56 AM
Wow. Long time there buddy. I still tell stories about how I used to catch fish on oneida with you. I sent you a pm.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 29, 2022, 11:23 AM

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Where did everybody go? Cold out there today.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Jan 29, 2022, 02:25 PM

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Definitely not many people where I was this morning but I killed the perch on Oneida in 6 hrs of clearing my holes inside the shanty until I needed hot coffee
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: robert.d12 on Jan 29, 2022, 03:41 PM
I should have gone today instead of yesterday but my brother and I still managed a few in the 12 hrs we were there
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 29, 2022, 03:54 PM
Looks like a few meals to me.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Jan 29, 2022, 04:13 PM
Anybody who fished today sure earned what they caught.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 29, 2022, 04:41 PM
Anybody who fished today sure earned what they caught.
That’s what I said my last 2 outings as my 2 buds put a beat down on them each side of me 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 29, 2022, 05:13 PM
Hate when that happens!  :'(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 29, 2022, 06:13 PM

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Picked away at them this morning/early afternoon. Never on fire but steady. Took wheeler out from Godfrey hit couple slush holes nothing more than 6”…couple deep snow drifts both sleds and wheelers seem to be cruzing along good for now. Stayed put with the wind today. Like someone posted earlier if ya stay put stay ready and they’ll come threw eventually if your in the ballpark
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck326 on Jan 29, 2022, 06:13 PM
hello, Taft Bay Park allows ice fishing access and ok with a trailer to park?  thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 29, 2022, 06:35 PM
hello, Taft Bay Park allows ice fishing access and ok with a trailer to park?  thanks

Yes. There is a good amount of room but it still fills up all the way to route 49 some days.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: regulator on Jan 30, 2022, 04:47 AM
Nice job Iceman, that's a great day there! I don't go out expecting to limit out, and am perfectly happy with a bunch like that. Couple a hearty meals right there!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 30, 2022, 07:22 AM
Thanks regulator. Same here. I can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday this time of year fish or no fish. I don’t care to clean much more that 15 maybe 20 fish in one sitting anyway. My fillets start to get sloppier after handful of beers lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Randy218 on Jan 30, 2022, 10:43 AM
Hey guys. Coming up
In the morning for the second time. My first time was last year. I fish on foot and solo. Looking at going out or sylvan or Lewis. Any tips?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 30, 2022, 11:19 AM
I'm heading off Sylvan tomorrow late morning myself.  Not much structure to look for there, just have to move around till you see some marks.  If you're heading to Lewis, get there very early or the lot will be full.  Lots more structure to land on and fish around at Lewis.  Haven't heard any more about some cracks that were there a couple of weeks ago.  Good luck.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: regulator on Jan 30, 2022, 12:59 PM
As far as walking goes, I like Lewis Point. Many more options for those of us that hump it out andf back. Navionics app and a flasher or graph will be your best weapons for finding decent looking structure and fish.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck326 on Jan 30, 2022, 02:55 PM
Yes. There is a good amount of room but it still fills up all the way to route 49 some days.
thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigace on Jan 30, 2022, 03:48 PM
As far as walking goes, I like Lewis Point. Many more options for those of us that hump it out andf back. Navionics app and a flasher or graph will be your best weapons for finding decent looking structure and fish.
I’ve heard this a few times and haven’t found the right app? Which one is it because when I type in navionics multiple charting applications pop up
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 30, 2022, 04:32 PM
I’ve heard this a few times and haven’t found the right app? Which one is it because when I type in navionics multiple charting applications pop up
Boating and marine. US waters unless u go to Canada fishing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 30, 2022, 07:02 PM

 Got out with the boys again , and again BMV sat right on them  , while the goon and I worked for our fish , I finally caved and went to some eye grounds and, grabbed a quick limit then back at the perch search ended up with a handful but they were tanks
 BMV ended up with 35 perch and his limit of eyes , not sure how the goon ended up ,
 Sure was a nice day
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Otto on Jan 30, 2022, 07:20 PM
This may have been covered somewhere, but what happened to Cookies Bait and Tackle?  I wanted to stop there today and it was closed and all the signage gone.  Place looks totally empty. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 30, 2022, 07:50 PM
cookies closed up this summer,,,  not sure why  but they r closed
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 31, 2022, 04:58 AM
Got out with the boys again , and again BMV sat right on them  , while the goon and I worked for our fish , I finally caved and went to some eye grounds and, grabbed a quick limit then back at the perch search ended up with a handful but they were tanks
 BMV ended up with 35 perch and his limit of eyes , not sure how the goon ended up ,
 Sure was a nice day


now you know how i felt  fishing with sully we  sat side  by  side  same  bait  same  jigs  and he  took big slob gills and  i  couldn't  catch  nothing ....why that happens ???? i have know idea  but when your a experanced  fisherman and you know there is no logical explanation it has to  be  paranormal ....first i'm some what a  expert on the paranormal ,i have  watched   the  Osbornes  believe tv show 3 times  and the  movie ghost twice Fred  you need  a  skunked  spirit exorcism you need  to  wear garlic  around your  neck  and  you need a  lucky  rabbits  foot..then say  3 hail MARYS  before you walk out on the ice  toss salt  over  your shoulder as you set  down  at your  next  hole  and  always  keep in mind  we  are  under  the  adminastration that promotes  everyone  gets a participation trophy

ps  and i'm 100% serious ,MAKE  SURE  NO ONE FED  SPAM  TO YOUR  MINNOWS OR  SPIKES  OR YOU WON'T  CATCH ________!!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2022, 05:10 AM
 I will admit mike said after these past few years I finally got you 2 , he has come a long ways when we first started fishing with him , goon and I each had a few words I told him he had good teachers 😃goon just said about time took you long enough lol 😜
 Name of the game is take no prisoners
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Jan 31, 2022, 05:48 AM
got out both days this weekend with the wife, lots of window shoppers but brought a few walleye and handful of perch home each day.  calling for a foot of snow thursday-friday, will be a tough weekend for wheelers if we get it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 31, 2022, 05:54 AM
don't  worry old  boy you have  more  fish in the  freezor  then  most and  you'll be  back in the groove soon
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 31, 2022, 06:02 AM

now you know how i felt  fishing with sully we  sat side  by  side  same  bait  same  jigs  and he  took big slob gills and  i  couldn't  catch  nothing ....why that happens ???? i have know idea  but when your a experanced  fisherman and you know there is no logical explanation it has to  be  paranormal ....first i'm some what a  expert on the paranormal ,i have  watched   the  Osbornes  believe tv show 3 times  and the  movie ghost twice Fred  you need  a  skunked  spirit exorcism you need  to  wear garlic  around your  neck  and  you need a  lucky  rabbits  foot..then say  3 hail MARYS  before you walk out on the ice  toss salt  over  your shoulder as you set  down  at your  next  hole  and  always  keep in mind  we  are  under  the  adminastration that promotes  everyone  gets a participation trophy

ps  and i'm 100% serious ,MAKE  SURE  NO ONE FED  SPAM  TO YOUR  MINNOWS OR  SPIKES  OR YOU WON'T  CATCH ________!!!!!
lol! Freddie needs to listen to some different heavy metal… The fish are used to Rob Zombie now!!!😂😜
Don’t feel bad Freddie, I’ve gotta change up my music selection as well.
My trips out haven’t been epic.🤬🤯 Gonna try some SNOOP DOGG next trip!!!😁
As for Sully…. That guy has fish blood in his veins!!!😎 He put a hurting on me and the fish when I fished with him. Great fisherman!!!👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 31, 2022, 06:14 AM
hey i had  great lock  with the  new  kid rock  songs  WE THE PEOPLE  checkit out on you  tube  (is  adult  material )  and   no one  going to tell me how  to live   i'm not  posting a  link they are  adult  words  but  you can  google  you tube...............hey what  happened to the  music thread that was in here????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 31, 2022, 06:40 AM
Thanks guys ;D, but as for music, you guys are way off. It's COUNTRY,COUNTRY,COUNTRY !!!!!! Tried classic rock one year. Not half as good as COUNTRY. Tried hip hop for about 15 seconds years ago, and threw my walkman down the hole !!! Got my radio back out, and ever since, it's been smooth sailing. Plenty of fish, and some good ol' COUNTRY MUSIC... ::) ::)   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 31, 2022, 06:51 AM
lol! Freddie needs to listen to some different heavy metal… The fish are used to Rob Zombie now!!!😂😜
Don’t feel bad Freddie, I’ve gotta change up my music selection as well.
My trips out haven’t been epic.🤬🤯 Gonna try some SNOOP DOGG next trip!!!😁
As for Sully…. That guy has fish blood in his veins!!!😎 He put a hurting on me and the fish when I fished with him. Great fisherman!!!👍🏻
Snoop will def work 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 31, 2022, 08:28 AM
Thanks guys ;D, but as for music, you guys are way off. It's COUNTRY,COUNTRY,COUNTRY !!!!!! Tried classic rock one year. Not half as good as COUNTRY. Tried hip hop for about 15 seconds years ago, and threw my walkman down the hole !!! Got my radio back out, and ever since, it's been smooth sailing. Plenty of fish, and some good ol' COUNTRY MUSIC... ::) ::)   Sully...

could  always  bring  a  couple  guitars  out there and  when it  slows  down  strum a  tune or two
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 31, 2022, 08:29 AM
Snoop will be at the half time show.  :afro:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2022, 08:35 AM
Snoop will be at the half time show.  :afro:
Lmao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Jan 31, 2022, 10:05 AM
Got out yesterday in the morning....got the making for a fish fry!!


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SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 31, 2022, 11:53 AM
lol! Freddie needs to listen to some different heavy metal… The fish are used to Rob Zombie now!!!😂😜
Don’t feel bad Freddie, I’ve gotta change up my music selection as well.
My trips out haven’t been epic.🤬🤯 Gonna try some SNOOP DOGG next trip!!!😁
As for Sully…. That guy has fish blood in his veins!!!😎 He put a hurting on me and the fish when I fished with him. Great fisherman!!!👍🏻

fred and  sully good  fisherman ......  yeah their  okay ........ :roflmao:

not  sure i should  comment on KP's  post last time  got people all  upset with me   :woot: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 31, 2022, 12:23 PM
Made it to promise land Sunday.we left Saturday a.m.at 10..
Blew u bolts on trailer on 90 around noon...
Finally got a tow truck to pick us up... ibwas able to find a place that graciously fixed me up after I visited 2 different tractor supplies for the right parts and pieces!!!!
Pulled in with parts at 448.. they closed at 5...
He got us back up and running around 458.. lol (2 min to spare hehehe)
3 1/2 trip took us 8 1/2 hrs.. crashed in hotel and hit the ice sunday a.m. at 530..
Left at noon.. dropped 4 legals at the hole and caught a handful of shorts...
Took home 5 legals and couple nice bonus perch
(https://i.postimg.cc/MMvPfrwv/20220130-115716.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MMvPfrwv)
Caught most of them on Al's goldfish
Lil 49ers tipped with minnow head
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 31, 2022, 02:57 PM
John you certainly earned those fish     congrats on being a diehard
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: regulator on Jan 31, 2022, 03:12 PM
Great job Fishinjohn, stuck it out and took home some fish fry's!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 31, 2022, 03:22 PM
Nice job John..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2022, 03:31 PM
John you certainly earned those fish     congrats on being a diehard
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 31, 2022, 03:37 PM
Made it to promise land Sunday.we left Saturday a.m.at 10..
Blew u bolts on trailer on 90 around noon...
Finally got a tow truck to pick us up... ibwas able to find a place that graciously fixed me up after I visited 2 different tractor supplies for the right parts and pieces!!!!
Pulled in with parts at 448.. they closed at 5...
He got us back up and running around 458.. lol (2 min to spare hehehe)
3 1/2 trip took us 8 1/2 hrs.. crashed in hotel and hit the ice sunday a.m. at 530..
Left at noon.. dropped 4 legals at the hole and caught a handful of shorts...
Took home 5 legals and couple nice bonus perch
(https://i.postimg.cc/MMvPfrwv/20220130-115716.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MMvPfrwv)
Caught most of them on Al's goldfish
Lil 49ers tipped with minnow head
That's dedication right there congratulations :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 31, 2022, 03:37 PM
bite seems to be getting tougher fish are there but tight lipped
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 31, 2022, 03:47 PM
bite seems to be getting tougher fish are there but tight lipped

High pressure will do that
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 31, 2022, 04:13 PM
due to our late  start  most people  don't realize it  but  it's getting  time  for our mid winter slump ......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 31, 2022, 04:28 PM
Thanks fellas...
It was an expensive weekend.. lol
But way worth it
I LOVE SEEING THIS

(https://i.postimg.cc/K1Jmt3gn/20220130-063146.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/K1Jmt3gn)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 31, 2022, 05:41 PM
fred and  sully good  fisherman ......  yeah their  okay ........ :roflmao:

not  sure i should  comment on KP's  post last time  got people all  upset with me   :woot: :thumbsup:
You’ve got to learn that sometimes my inner guy, Andy, likes to use my KP account and post stuff that is irrelevant to fishing. That was Andy who suggested that you should be a moderator!!!!😜😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 31, 2022, 06:16 PM
that  darn ole  andy  ....getting  me in trouble  and  i didn't  do  anything   :roflmao: ....hey lets  not say joke around  in here ....  this thread will get  locked  ......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 31, 2022, 06:27 PM
Finally got home before dark, 32' couple lookers until sun hit the horizon and the walleye bite was insane for about 15 minutes. How do they know? 15" of rock hard black ice, little bumpy.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 31, 2022, 06:30 PM
XC glad you got out thereand had some  fun ^5
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 31, 2022, 07:54 PM
Went out off Sylvan again this afternoon.  Pretty slow from 1 till 4.  Quite a few perch marks but they were tight lipped, only got 4 to commit.  A few aggressive pin walleye as well.  Last hour was crazy.  Lost a number of good ones but did get my 3 keepers.  Ice in great shape, 11" at 25 fow.  Lots of trails to follow for us walkers.  Nice sunset. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2022, 10:44 PM

 Well done everyone
cool pic fishinjohn 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigace on Jan 31, 2022, 11:30 PM
Saw an ad for some jigs on Facebook and decided to order them.
Anybody use larsons jigs before? I’m really digging rattle spoons for Onieda I’ve been doing good using 1/8 ounce rattle spoons.
(https://i.postimg.cc/1ggvYXLH/F9606077-B8-D8-40-BC-A73-E-870-DAD066-DB5.png) (https://postimg.cc/1ggvYXLH)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 31, 2022, 11:42 PM

 
 They look good , let us know how it goes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Natethefisher on Feb 01, 2022, 10:53 AM
I went out to Oneida recently and I caught some walleye with these weird growths on there sides. Are they still fine to eat?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 01, 2022, 11:06 AM
I’m fishing today out of Chapman. Lost both my helmets between a short move around lakeport shoal. If anyone found them please pm me. I’m on a yellow ski do tundra. 1 helmet is a black fox with white goggles other is full face with black and yellow. Tip for anyone who has them. Thank you!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 01, 2022, 01:04 PM

 Sorry to hear hopefully you get them back
 Nate yes they are ok to eat it’s common to see those , they knock off pretty easy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 01, 2022, 01:32 PM
I’m fishing today out of Chapman. Lost both my helmets between a short move around lakeport shoal. If anyone found them please pm me. I’m on a yellow ski do tundra. 1 helmet is a black fox with white goggles other is full face with black and yellow. Tip for anyone who has them. Thank you!

   Why werent they on your heads?   ::) ::)     ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 01, 2022, 02:11 PM
   Why werent they on your heads?   ::) ::)     ;D

They should’ve been. Short move. Stupid mistake!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 01, 2022, 02:19 PM
i  don't  wear  mine half  the  time on the  motorcycle   ...... hope you recover  them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 01, 2022, 02:36 PM
Mad at myself! Not a lot of people here today. I know someone picked them up. I’d return anything I found. Always do👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 01, 2022, 02:58 PM
it's  early lets  see if  someone post  or  contacts  you i  find  95% of  outdoorsman  are   mighty honest  folks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 01, 2022, 03:03 PM
it's  early lets  see if  someone post  or  contacts  you i  find  95% of  outdoorsman  are   mighty honest  folks

I agree. Hoping for the best
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 01, 2022, 06:35 PM

 When I make short hops I toss mine in the shack
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 01, 2022, 06:50 PM
When I make short hops I toss mine in the shack

I should’ve done exactly that
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 01, 2022, 07:00 PM
I should’ve done exactly that
Hopefully you will get them back sometimes it takes a day or 2 , have somebody check FB
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 01, 2022, 07:07 PM

 Well today goon and I went chasing Lakers we each landed 2 and boogered a few , and not to disappoint my fishing partner , I up rooted and did a little shack surfing 🤪
 And I was told there were a few colorful
 Metaphors from my shack as I passed by  🙄
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jigemup247 on Feb 01, 2022, 09:36 PM
I’m fishing today out of Chapman. Lost both my helmets between a short move around lakeport shoal. If anyone found them please pm me. I’m on a yellow ski do tundra. 1 helmet is a black fox with white goggles other is full face with black and yellow. Tip for anyone who has them. Thank you!

I saw the black and yellow helmet sitting on an ice shove near the Chapman launch that someone placed there when I was driving in. It was there around 4pm as I was coming off the ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2022, 03:54 AM
Well today goon and I went chasing Lakers we each landed 2 and boogered a few , and not to disappoint my fishing partner , I up rooted and did a little shack surfing 🤪
 And I was told there were a few colorful
 Metaphors from my shack as I passed by  🙄

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMChBJZUDK8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMChBJZUDK8)

hey waxing  surf  boards and the  bottom of ice  shantys another great use  for  spam!!!!!!  hang  10 fred
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 02, 2022, 04:22 AM

 😎 not many wind surf in a shack with style
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 02, 2022, 05:30 AM

I walked up and down both sections of shove ice and didn’t see them. I just check again first thing this morning. Didn’t see anything. Looked around the pavilion, bathrooms etc but to no avail. Appreciate you reaching out! Thank you
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 02, 2022, 05:42 AM

 H2 I was hoping it was still there check FB maybe someone picked them up for a safe return
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 02, 2022, 07:30 AM
H2 I was hoping it was still there check FB maybe someone picked them up for a safe return
Yes , me too. I don’t have fB so if anyone sees them please reach out. Really appreciate everyone’s help.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 02, 2022, 07:56 PM
Got this one tonight. She blew her air bladder so I couldn’t get her to go back.

It’s my second biggest Oneida eye at 26”.


(https://i.postimg.cc/SYFJSyLJ/D3-F12931-9980-4-F21-8-B7-E-94-FBB2-D6-DFF6.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SYFJSyLJ)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 02, 2022, 08:27 PM
Nice walleye, Bruce!! Good work!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2022, 08:30 PM
nice fish man
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 02, 2022, 09:02 PM

 Congrats Bruce big one for Oneida
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 02, 2022, 09:53 PM
Congratulations on a great Walleye. Must have been exciting seeing it come to the hole.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ascott3006 on Feb 02, 2022, 09:54 PM
nice fish man
X2 congrats still hoping for one myself
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 03, 2022, 05:17 AM
Nicely done.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 03, 2022, 05:20 AM
Monster Bruce congratulations…👍👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 03, 2022, 05:42 AM
Thanks everyone.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: coast51 on Feb 03, 2022, 06:08 AM
nice walleye
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 03, 2022, 06:22 AM
Beauty! Congrats.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 03, 2022, 06:26 AM
Very nice 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 03, 2022, 06:43 AM
That’s a beauty Bruce! Congrats brother 💪🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2022, 06:52 AM

 Hey Bobby, Bruce is setting that bar really high this winter , doesn’t give the rest of us a ghost of a chance
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 03, 2022, 07:14 AM
Hey Bobby, Bruce is setting that bar really high this winter , doesn’t give the rest of us a ghost of a chance

 Now I need to find one of those 15" perch.   :o  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2022, 07:17 AM
burpppppp   he's  gone  ;D

i didn't get a  15   and  not a  lot but i  got some  chunks this year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2022, 07:53 AM
Now I need to find one of those 15" perch.   :o  ;D
If you hit 15”s you better head to the casino 🤑
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 03, 2022, 08:00 AM
That's a beauty Reeleyz  :o Thanks again Freddie... ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 03, 2022, 08:05 AM
That’s a good en!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trundog on Feb 03, 2022, 08:45 AM
That's a big one for Oneida Reeleyz, good job!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2022, 09:41 AM
That's a beauty Reeleyz  :o Thanks again Freddie... ;D
Your always welcome and thank you for the gift
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 03, 2022, 10:52 AM
Awesome fish congrats
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RedneckYachtClub92 on Feb 03, 2022, 10:53 AM
Thinking of heading out Lewis Point after some eyes and perch this weekend. Can anyone fill me in on what parking looks like and if I can take a wheeler out of there? This will be my first time out of Lewis. Any help is appreciated. Tight lines all!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 03, 2022, 10:58 AM
Now I need to find one of those 15" perch.   :o  ;D
Thats easy… early reports say that there were 15 of them caught in one day!!!😂🤡
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: robert.d12 on Feb 03, 2022, 11:12 AM
Thinking of heading out Lewis Point after some eyes and perch this weekend. Can anyone fill me in on what parking looks like and if I can take a wheeler out of there? This will be my first time out of Lewis. Any help is appreciated. Tight lines all!

Others will know better, but from what I’ve heard you better be there really early or the night before if you want parking for a wheeler.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 03, 2022, 11:46 AM
I’d be very skeptical about bringing a wheeler anywhere on oneida this weekend depending on how much snow we get. Gonna be wet and heavy and push that ice right down to make a giant slush field. Gonna be quite the show at Lewis this weekend I’d imagine. I’d have couple back up plans is all I'm sayin. If ya run a wheeler just bring equipment assuming you’ll get stuck couple times
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: RedneckYachtClub92 on Feb 03, 2022, 12:01 PM
I’d be very skeptical about bringing a wheeler anywhere on oneida this weekend depending on how much snow we get. Gonna be wet and heavy and push that ice right down to make a giant slush field. Gonna be quite the show at Lewis this weekend I’d imagine. I’d have couple back up plans is all I'm sayin. If ya run a wheeler just bring equipment assuming you’ll get stuck couple times

Appreciate it. Is there anywhere else to park in the area to fish some of the same area or in South Bay? I assume it's a rat race everywhere, just trying to get my bearing before I show up. Thanks again
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Beekeeper1099 on Feb 03, 2022, 02:25 PM
Plenty of parking at Verona state Park. With a machine it's easy travel to same spot as Lewis
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Feb 03, 2022, 02:36 PM
Plenty of parking at Verona state Park. With a machine it's easy travel to same spot as Lewis
Beekeeper for the win...easy travel on quad or snowmobile..give the walkers a chance...the lot is small..better fishing west anyway.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 03, 2022, 03:02 PM
Never fished South Bay don’t no anything about it. There is Chapman park in between south bay and Lewis. Been a while since I been but I remember a way bigger lot. Not sure if they have parking issues there or not though. A shorter travel to deeper water as well. Vernon beach is nice if we don’t get dumped on unless ya got a sled or snow dog. Might be a nightmare on wheelers and side by sides
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Beekeeper1099 on Feb 03, 2022, 03:04 PM
I haven't fished lewis in 2 years because of the sh*t show. No regard for the people who live there. Garbage everywhere and people parking blocking driveways and others in.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Beekeeper1099 on Feb 03, 2022, 03:07 PM
I actually prefer fishing north shore when I can. I'm a walker so no machine. Godfrey has lots of parking and not too bad a walk to some nice structure.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 03, 2022, 03:08 PM
Keep in mind that a major snowstorm is headed our way guys. What’s been easy traveling or walking may get tough real quick!! Be safe everyone!!!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 03, 2022, 03:29 PM
I actually prefer fishing north shore when I can. I'm a walker so no machine. Godfrey has lots of parking and not too bad a walk to some nice structure.
same here man. I’m doing Godfrey again this weekend. I’ll bring my wheeler but if it looks like a mess I’ll leave it right on the trailer.  I know I can suck it up and chug it out to 25 fow if need be
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 03, 2022, 05:26 PM
Verona beach would be a better spot to unload, like was said there is going to be some slush to deal with.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2022, 06:55 PM
so far this  storm isn't  dropping alot yet  i hope it stays this way
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 03, 2022, 07:13 PM
so far this  storm isn't  dropping alot yet  i hope it stays this way

Trap you most be glass half-full guy. Channel 3 predicted 10-16 for Oneida. Just started snowing a bit harder on south shore. Supposed to heavy through early morning. Not looking forward to slush on Saturday with low teens in the AM.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2022, 07:20 PM
cross your  fingers and  lets  hope  brother
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 03, 2022, 07:54 PM
So far only about an inch at our house ....
I’ll hope for the lake.   I’ve got a nice fresh4-6 out here near sodus bay not looking good
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 03, 2022, 10:56 PM
its going to be a slushy mess
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Feb 04, 2022, 02:28 AM
just got home from plowing. it's 3 am. we've got 10 to 12 " in brewerton easy. I would say the lake has the same. I would think twice before taking a wheeler out there.   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Feb 04, 2022, 04:49 AM
Only 6 inches in Constantia, but it is very heavy snow and it's still snowing slow like. Don't forget your nitroglycerin you old walking goats. 🤣🤣🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 04, 2022, 06:02 AM
Fished yesterday and slush was already forming as we came off at 3pm. Buddy set up on a snow pile because he forgot his creepers and it a a sloppy mess when we left. Morning was great but they shut down where we were and never reconnected bouncing around. 25 stripers and 2 eyes
Buddy got that one. Not 15” but close
(https://i.postimg.cc/gwxhvVpv/0-BE04-FD2-3829-4-B4-A-B5-D4-D47456-D57-C4-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gwxhvVpv)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 04, 2022, 06:18 AM
it looks like 2 people walking out from sylvan beach  hard to see but i seen figures
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: joefish on Feb 04, 2022, 06:30 AM
Doesn't appear they got to far, can still see them now. 07:29
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 04, 2022, 06:48 AM
7:48 they ain't out to far not sure what thats all about
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 04, 2022, 06:56 AM
7:48 they ain't out to far not sure what thats all about
They found the stick hole marker. “ HOT SPOT “
Lol. Lmfao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 04, 2022, 07:34 AM
If you are talking about these 2 figures out there, they have been there for a week. Part of the racetrack for the snowmobile drags coming up.  ???

(https://i.postimg.cc/mtynV91V/Snap-Shot-20220204-083011-Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mtynV91V)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 04, 2022, 07:47 AM
Went out to measure snow. Got 9-10 inches here near Lakeport. And it appears to be fairly dense, so should make for excellent snowmobile traveling. Couldn't stand how bumpy the ice has been so far this year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 04, 2022, 01:51 PM
If you are talking about these 2 figures out there, they have been there for a week. Part of the racetrack for the snowmobile drags coming up.  ???

(https://i.postimg.cc/mtynV91V/Snap-Shot-20220204-083011-Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mtynV91V)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Zeker when and where are these snowmobile drags?  thanks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dawg05 on Feb 04, 2022, 01:59 PM
I am assuming south shore access site by Bridgeport will be plowed by tomorrow morning… anyone fishing out of there today?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 04, 2022, 02:11 PM
Still coming down pretty good in Constantia.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 04, 2022, 03:53 PM
I measured 8" so far in Contantia.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2022, 04:13 PM
I measured 8" so far in Contantia.
Thanks Bruce , I’m stuck waiting  for deliveries , or I’d be checking things out
 Good luck to all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 04, 2022, 04:43 PM
We got nearly a foot here on SE shore after .3" of rain. See a few sleds getting around. 14 degrees and dropping this wet snow might tighten up a little.  I'm sure there is some slush under the snow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 04, 2022, 04:47 PM
Zeker when and where are these snowmobile drags?  thanks.
6
Sylvan Beach 2/26 & 2/27

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 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 04, 2022, 04:54 PM
just got off bite was ok at least a foot of snow some spots with slush under the snow but no issues with getting around on sled walking well thats your call but it will be very tough to say least , wheelers with chains maybe but i think they will struggle for sure
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 04, 2022, 05:24 PM
Thanks for the reports guys.  Looks like I'll wait a few days for some machine trails to harden up to follow out on foot.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db1 on Feb 04, 2022, 05:39 PM
Thanks onieda 1 for the updates i am walking so i also will wait for more sled tracks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 04, 2022, 06:03 PM
Yep. Just got done cleaning it up. Probably 11-13" on the NE side.

And congrats to your buddy on that perch, mcully. That's a slaunch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 04, 2022, 07:09 PM
Thanks for the info Zeker.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 05, 2022, 04:43 AM
Nice perch - thats how you guys measure ?  With those things with lines on them .... no wonder you don't catch the 15" ers.  SMH

 :roflmao: :clap:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ascott3006 on Feb 05, 2022, 04:45 AM
Tape dont lie lol
:roflmao: :clap:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 05, 2022, 05:00 AM
you guys with snowmobiles make lots of good trails at chapmans!!!!! 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Feb 05, 2022, 05:52 AM
Can you go to Williams when your done at Chapman.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 05, 2022, 11:06 AM
just got in buiried sled once had to dig out, anywhere theres been holes is a slush mess... saw no wheelers....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2022, 11:11 AM
Good to know thanks. I’m thinking of doing a night trip but will choose a spot with minimal walking and go lightweight
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 05, 2022, 12:16 PM
just got in buiried sled once had to dig out, anywhere theres been holes is a slush mess... saw no wheelers....

I only use a sled for ice fishing.So I don’t have much time on them and have never been out there in deep snow.Any advice to keep from burying it?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 05, 2022, 12:18 PM
just got in buiried sled once had to dig out, anywhere theres been holes is a slush mess... saw no wheelers....

X2 - it is a real mess out there. I got buried at my first stop too and I had packed a trail before I stopped.

Second stop I unhooked the shack and pulled the sled away from my holes.

I think I burned more gas this morning than I have all season.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 05, 2022, 12:20 PM
I only use a sled for ice fishing.So I don’t have much time on them and have never been out there in deep snow.Any advice to keep from burying it?

Pack a trail where you want to stop by circling back on your track. Then when you stop, unhook the sled from your shanty and pull the sled away from where you are fishing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 05, 2022, 12:35 PM
Pack a trail where you want to stop by circling back on your track. Then when you stop, unhook the sled from your shanty and pull the sled away from where you are fishing.

Thanks.As always reeleyz you advice and help is much appreciated.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 05, 2022, 01:42 PM
Im glad to hear you guys got back to shore ok!!! I managed to get to my first stop without much struggle with my sled, went to move to another stop and buried my sled in a deep drift. Took nearly 30-40 minutes to dig it out. I travel a lot like reeleyz does in that slushy mess. First time ever getting stopped to a complete stop out there.

To the two 🤡🤡 who thought it was epic and funny to clap and take pics of my issue out there, I 👏 applaud you for being real standup sportsman and citizens for not attempting to help someone who was in need of help!! Good work 🤡🤡!!!

By the way, after I got myself to shore, I grabbed a shovel and commenced to walk 150 yds back out to help another guy who was in trouble with a friend with their stuck machine. Only to have them yell to me, that they were all set. They saw me unbury my sled already. And, that I didn’t need anymore exercise!! 😁 it’s wet and deep out there guys! Plan ahead if you decide to venture out. I did see a gas hole between Willard island and Taft bay access. I didn’t get cords for it, sorry!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Feb 05, 2022, 02:58 PM
Sounds like a hell of a trip Larry.  People are crazy huh?!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 05, 2022, 03:12 PM
I have other choice words for crazy people, Jon!!  Here is not the place to share them!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 05, 2022, 03:34 PM
Anyone know how sleds going out of Verona fared?Im not really experienced with a sled in deep snow and traveling 2 hrs to get there.Last thing I want is a whole day ruined by my inexperience.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 05, 2022, 04:02 PM
Just went for a joyride from lewis pt to verona beach trails. Have to say the lake is brutal, if you ride in trails your in slush. They have a good trail out from verona beach it's slushy and rough but should be froze in the morn.4 degrees right now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2022, 04:24 PM
 
 KP their are Richard Craniums every where
 Just a couple of nozzles
When in a slush situation dump the hitch and go with a long rope it will help
 I’ve been there done all that bad stuff but it isn’t fool proof , Temps  will help in the next few day,
  The goon and I had a slush plowing episode last season in the same area as KP
  Only thing that saved me was I had a delivery at my house
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 05, 2022, 04:43 PM
That sounds terrible KP. Crappy people make it all the worse. Hopefully you at least caught some fish.

I took my wheeler this morning and it probably wasn’t smart. Didn’t get stuck but ran 5500 rpm’s the whole way and moved about a mile an hour.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 05, 2022, 05:14 PM
Thanks to everyone for the input.Think I’m going to stay closer to home.Im near Binghamton and we didn’t get too much snow.So I think I’ll hit Whitney point instead.Not a great place to catch fish but I haven’t been out yet this season and I’m chomping at the bit.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 05, 2022, 05:55 PM
well sounds like i wasnt the only one that the slush monster tried to eat my sled lol... stayed close to shore this afternoon nothing great few fish not a spot i would normally go but it was close and no slush
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SwampRat on Feb 05, 2022, 06:01 PM
Yeah that crap swallowed my sled too off the south shore today. Gotta basically gun it the whole way. Hopefully she locks up a bit. Def seemed like a lot less people for a sat.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dawg05 on Feb 05, 2022, 06:16 PM
It was awful going out the south shore today, lots of slush until you get passed the island.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 05, 2022, 06:20 PM
That sounds terrible KP. Crappy people make it all the worse. Hopefully you at least caught some fish.

I took my wheeler this morning and it probably wasn’t smart. Didn’t get stuck but ran 5500 rpm’s the whole way and moved about a mile an hour.
Made a beeline for shore after getting unstuck. I beat up my equipment enough with that run. Caught 3 small fish in the first hour before I wanted to move. I’ll be back to get revenge on those fish!!😈
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 05, 2022, 06:35 PM
Those fish will pay another day king perch hahaha. Same story at Godfrey. I seen wheelers snow dogs and sleds all get stuck today…. I was one of them. Group of crazy guys in a side by side got stuck 2-3 time they got back though. I keep 4 or 5 12” 2by4 on my rack when I go out in case I have to drill a hole put 2by4 down hole with my spud and  winch cable attached and pull out. Had to do it today. It’s been a while. 6 keeper perch and tossed couple dinks back. Guess a good whooping every now and again reminds ya the lake is boss. I’m getting drunk tonight and sleeping in tomorrow lmao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2022, 06:52 PM
Iceman that’s funny, I’m getting drunk tonight because I Couldn’t get out there tonight. I’ll try to give it a shot tomorrow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 05, 2022, 07:11 PM
Iceman that’s funny, I’m getting drunk tonight because I Couldn’t get out there tonight. I’ll try to give it a shot tomorrow.
im a weekend warrior for the most part unfortunately. I’d rather be fishing again sun up tomorrow but I know when to except defeat and spend the next day licking my wounds lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 05, 2022, 07:15 PM
i;m having a  st pauli girl myself  ;D

slush sucks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 05, 2022, 07:38 PM
It sure does…… old Milwaukee lights with a shot of sambuca after every couple. That ot to do her
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: perch chacer on Feb 05, 2022, 08:51 PM
I only use a sled for ice fishing.So I don’t have much time on them and have never been out there in deep snow.Any advice to keep from burying it?

Going out/in and moving stay on the throttle and when you stop, circle around your spot and stop on your own track.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 05, 2022, 08:57 PM
trails should be frozen in the morning
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 05, 2022, 11:10 PM
trails should be frozen in the morning

Highly doubt it it was 0 here this morning and the bay was still very slushy and sloppy this morning
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2022, 03:19 AM
 It’s 0* in Cleveland according to my weather map , will take a few days to tighten up so I’ll be fishing else where ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 06, 2022, 06:19 AM
i broke a  rear brake line in the  truck  :%$#!: this is  going to suck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2022, 06:29 AM

 Yep that sucks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 06, 2022, 06:39 AM
hey thank God they make  duel systems  now days i got home with front brakes  ......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 06, 2022, 07:11 AM
It’s 0* in Cleveland according to my weather map , will take a few days to tighten up so I’ll be fishing else where ,
I agree Freddie… that crust on top can be just as bad as slush only. Breaking that crust layer and battling that slush underneath won’t be epic!!! I’ll wait till next weekend! Be safe everyone!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 06, 2022, 07:19 AM
Trapper I thought you drove a Flintstone vehicle 😂😂😂 jk
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 06, 2022, 07:37 AM
It’s 0* in Cleveland according to my weather map , will take a few days to tighten up so I’ll be fishing else where ,

Pm sent
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 06, 2022, 07:39 AM
Trapper I thought you drove a Flintstone vehicle 😂😂😂 jk

hey  seriously   i know a  antic shop that has   one i thing  from a  entertainment park sets  in the front of their store  .......i got to get pictures of that................my  truck isn't from the  flintstone era  but close....i'm the one from the  flintstone  era i dated   betty  before barney  ever knew her..............oh and  dino was never allowed to annoy people on the ice either
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 06, 2022, 09:30 AM
i broke a  rear brake line in the  truck  :%$#!: this is  going to suck

Karma😂😂😂😂😂😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 06, 2022, 11:50 AM
Just took the 700 out on the lake for a quick rip to see how bad the conditions are. Man is there some serious slush out there as mentioned by others. Had it to the wood a few times so I didn’t get stuck. My sled is heavily studded too. I haven’t fished in 8-9 days. I won’t be out there until this mess improves. Was -6 last night on my way back from hanging out with some buddies at our hunting camp in north Constantia last night and didn’t seem to firm things up out on the lake.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 06, 2022, 12:00 PM
Just took the 700 out on the lake for a quick rip to see how bad the conditions are. Man is there some serious slush out there as mentioned by others. Had it to the wood a few times so I didn’t get stuck. My sled is heavily studded too. I haven’t fished in 8-9 days. I won’t be out there until this mess improves. Was -6 last night on my way back from hanging out with some buddies at our hunting camp in north Constantia last night and didn’t seem to firm things up out on the lake.

And it's not going to that snow is just insulating it we need 3-4 days of 40s and sun melt all that snow and then drop back to sub zero temps
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 06, 2022, 12:09 PM
Yeah I know. Thanks for the reminder
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 06, 2022, 12:21 PM
some of the trails that had numerous passes on them set up but cold didnt touch anything under the snow still slush... like said above warm up is what we need
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Reelax on Feb 06, 2022, 12:47 PM
Lost my spud bar today off Chapman if anyone found one. Red Eskimo “redneck chisel”. Long shot but you never know. Anyway bite was pretty good from 8am -10:30. Managed 15 perch and a nice 18” eye. Slush not to bad for walking.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 06, 2022, 01:03 PM
Glad you found some Reelax. Thanks for the report. How deep were you?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2022, 01:07 PM

 Good job Reelax
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Reelax on Feb 06, 2022, 02:11 PM
23’ just about straight out. Been having good luck all season in 20-24’. First 40 minutes aggressive bite with a rap. Slowed a bit, changed to a small blue and silver kast master, managed a bunch. Slowed down even more and went small jig with a couple spikes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 06, 2022, 02:14 PM
Thanks... may try to get out soon.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 06, 2022, 02:29 PM
hey  seriously   i know a  antic shop that has   one i thing  from a  entertainment park sets  in the front of their store  .......i got to get pictures of that................my  truck isn't from the  flintstone era  but close....i'm the one from the  flintstone  era i dated   betty  before barney  ever knew her..............oh and  dino was never allowed to annoy people on the ice either
I liked Wilma redheads and blue eyes 😉 hey Trapper I'd like to see a pic of that though
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2022, 03:25 PM

 Mother Nature is just giving the fish a break for a spell
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 06, 2022, 06:51 PM
Damn.......hope it gets better when I come up on the 15th
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 06, 2022, 06:52 PM
Damn.......hope it gets better when I come up on the 15th
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: TeamWalleye on Feb 06, 2022, 07:25 PM
3 of us went out of Apps today. 24 feet. 2 keeper eyes and 4 perch. Bunch of shorts. Tough to get a commitment.  Walk was a workout. 2 of us wore snow shoes and we stayed on top of the slush mostly. No bouncing around due to the conditions. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Feb 06, 2022, 08:10 PM
3 of us went out of Apps today. 24 feet. 2 keeper eyes and 4 perch. Bunch of shorts. Tough to get a commitment.  Walk was a workout. 2 of us wore snow shoes and we stayed on top of the slush mostly. No bouncing around due to the conditions.

Wow !! 3 fishermen with the same mindset  of fishermen of  50 years ago.  There is the lake lets put on our backpacks , grab a spud and go fishing.  Now if your fish finder, power auger, or heater don’t work or your hut has a hole in it , or your wheeler or sled wont go through the slush no one fishes.   Hardly Diehards..   no offense just a comparison..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Feb 06, 2022, 08:11 PM
Another thing I don’t understand is how to post once !!!   Duh!!   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 06, 2022, 08:47 PM
Tried the night bite in 18fow and the walk was surprisingly easy compared to the reports. I stayed on the sled tracks and where it may have been slush earlier was frozen over. Steady marks on the vex from 5-6:30 pm but mostly lookers besides 3 pins and 1 15”. Nothing on the tip-ups, had to work for the bites.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 07, 2022, 05:17 AM
Old timer said it perfectly!! Mother Oneida has handed it to me many times. But, I keep going back. I’ve never put myself in the Diehard category! Never will! I’ll also add that I’ve posted previously that the Original Diehards were the likes of Oldtimer and the fisherman of his generation and others for a short time after. Most fishermen of today don’t even compare!! 😎🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2022, 05:24 AM

 I still do what I’ve done for the past 40+ years , when she gets like this I pack up my toys and move to another body of water until it tightens up , lots of fishable water without the workout 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 07, 2022, 05:46 AM

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don't be girlie men !!!!! and someone pull trappers  stuff out and back!!!!



Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 07, 2022, 05:48 AM
I was out last night. The snow settled a little and the slush was about the same. Hopefully it slushes up enough this week to freeze it all.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 07, 2022, 05:58 AM
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don't be girlie men !!!!! and someone pull trappers  stuff out and back!!!!
😂 you’re too much Trap!!! Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 07, 2022, 06:07 AM
 :roflmao:

 slush on lake  in fulton too
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 07, 2022, 06:57 AM
I was out last night. The snow settled a little and the slush was about the same. Hopefully it slushes up enough this week to freeze it all.
Thanks Bruce
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 07, 2022, 07:01 AM
Old timer said it perfectly!! Mother Oneida has handed it to me many times. But, I keep going back. I’ve never put myself in the Diehard category! Never will! I’ll also add that I’ve posted previously that the Original Diehards were the likes of Oldtimer and the fisherman of his generation and others for a short time after. Most fishermen of today don’t even compare!! 😎🎣🕳
Your right on that Larry. No power tools back then either and when it was time to split firewood they karate chopped it with their hand 😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 07, 2022, 07:29 AM
sssssssss_______tttttt tt  when we were young chain saws weren't invented we would train beaver to chew trees down for fire wood..........you kids have it so easy now days ............. :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 07, 2022, 07:32 AM
😂😂😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Squeakysteve on Feb 07, 2022, 12:37 PM
Made the trek walking from north shore yesterday. Walk was tough, great exercise  :-\. Set up in 19FOW hoping To get lucky and not have to travel, lol. Wasn’t the case. Hiked out to 28 ft and was on fish the rest of the day. Caught fish with Gold rattle Kastmaster, purple jig n rap, and majority from A white slender spoon. Caught dozens of eyes 10-14 inches landed 2 17 inchers and took home 25 really nice perch. Overall a rewarding day for the conditions. Also, saw 1 quad and 2 sleds get stuck throughout the day.
Anyone have any go to tactics to help target bigger eyes ? I don’t have access to a snowmobile or quad so I’m limited to travel wise but still not afraid to walk.
Eyes seems to be extra warty this year ?

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 07, 2022, 01:03 PM
😂😂😂
Trap trained those beaver to cut his firewood, then made stew out of them!!! Great way to reward those beaver Trap!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2022, 01:20 PM
 Good job squeaky
 Far as targeting bigger eyes no secret to catching bigger eyes , your doing fine just didn’t happen for you is all , you can move around  , I prefer eyes that size to eat
 And those perch are hard to beat
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 07, 2022, 01:25 PM
That is a great day SS!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 07, 2022, 05:07 PM
Nice job Steve! Sounds like a good day to me! Just like filet stated, you will get into the bigger eyes. Just keep at it!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Feb 07, 2022, 05:13 PM
😂😂😂
I heard Trap trained that beaver on the Dinty Moore commercial.  He cuts wood just like a chain saw. Just watch the commercial and see Trap's magic.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 07, 2022, 05:42 PM
Good job Steve you earned those fish.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 07, 2022, 07:20 PM
sssssssss_______tttttttt  when we were young chain saws weren't invented we would train beaver to chew trees down for fire wood..........you kids have it so easy now days ............. :roflmao:

Geez I thought i was the only one that trained beavers!!! LOL ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 08, 2022, 07:39 AM
I was out with the snowmobile last night on the lake after I got a call from a buddy who rents an air B and B. He had some renters who threw a track on their tracked wheeler a mile out and needed their gear towed in to shore. It was pretty froze up if you were in someone’s tracks out there so wasn’t to bad.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 08, 2022, 05:49 PM
Fished this afternoon from 3:30-5:30. Travel was pretty darn good on the snowmobile. Only ran into one pretty good area of slush but it wasn’t too bad. Shanty didn’t get swamped or anything like that. Ended up limiting on eyes and 2 jumbo perch. Tossed back one small perch and one short eye. Also got broke off once. That makes 4 times I’ve been broke off by eyes this winter. Getting expensive lol. The keeper eyes I caught were on the bigger side. They were all hooked in the back of the throat. They were def hungry.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 08, 2022, 06:26 PM
Great job Bobby.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 08, 2022, 06:42 PM
Good work Steve and, SNOOP!!😎🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 08, 2022, 06:45 PM

 Good job Homie
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 08, 2022, 07:00 PM
Lol thanks guys. Was nice to get out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 08, 2022, 07:17 PM

 We went mud chicken fishing we each landed 2 and a first timer thought is was a hoot
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 08, 2022, 07:23 PM
hey  at least if you catch lakers threw the ice they can;t slime your net
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 08, 2022, 07:35 PM
hey  at least if you catch lakers threw the ice they can;t slime your net
Hey bud , your voice mail is full , and I didn’t have any spam so I needed a couple Lakers to grease my runners 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 08, 2022, 07:36 PM
Nice Fred!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 08, 2022, 08:31 PM
Hey bud , your voice mail is full , and I didn’t have any spam so I needed a couple Lakers to grease my runners 😁

OMG  fred  finally someone told  me one good reason to keep one of them things  ......do you  wring the  grease out and apply it  or  just rub the  whole fish on the  runners and sliders????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 09, 2022, 06:23 AM
We went mud chicken fishing we each landed 2 and a first timer thought is was a hoot

They are a riot through the ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 09, 2022, 07:02 AM
They are a riot through the ice.
Yes sir they are the boys like to see how hard they can push me ,4.7miles on foot yesterday 🙄
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 09, 2022, 07:16 AM
best fighting fish i ever  caught threw the ice  is a  tiggermusky   but i have never  caught a laker threw the  ice  ...i hear laker and i get visions of netting them  for beer bellied guys from new  jersey and  having to say  nice laker   :sick: and then they ask how i like eatting them ...... threw the ice it sounds  fun .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 09, 2022, 09:07 AM
Is the walking getting any easier ?   coming up tonite & fish next 2 days   Maybe chapmans one day , godfreys the next
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 09, 2022, 10:30 AM
havent been over there but chapman should have some decent trails....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 09, 2022, 11:11 AM
havent been over there but chapman should have some decent trails....
Thank you   Will find out in the AM
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 09, 2022, 05:38 PM
The snow settled a lot. There is still a good amount of slush. That should get pretty sloppy tomorrow and then hopefully freeze up.

Another 26” eye tonight. Hard to believe!


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 09, 2022, 05:51 PM

 Bruce you better head to the casino , your on a roll congrats
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 09, 2022, 06:05 PM
nice fish,,, she was getting sloppy when i came in at dark but come sunday it should set up nicely warm tmrw till sat with possible rain
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 09, 2022, 06:11 PM
Another Tank! Nice Bruce! I was out this evening and ended up with 2 keepers. Couldn’t get the 3rd lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 09, 2022, 06:12 PM
Bud back to back 26 inches that's impressive hoping to get out there very soon too much work right but about to free up soon
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Feb 09, 2022, 06:14 PM
Nice fish reeleyes..nice to see the kids holding a fish instead of a smart phone..Oneida1 thankyou for the slush report im on foot..muck boots it is..we should have good temps for a couple days..
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Post by: SeanP on Feb 09, 2022, 06:37 PM
Beauty Reeleyz!!! Great pic with the yougnins!!

SeanP
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Post by: paul23 on Feb 09, 2022, 07:12 PM
Quick trip after work, first two eyes of the year.

26ers👍👍👍👍 Nice job Bruce
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 09, 2022, 07:20 PM
Thanks guys. The kids were pretty excited to see that come through the hole.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 09, 2022, 08:30 PM
reel nice fish man
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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 09, 2022, 10:49 PM
Awesome fish. Must have been a special and memorable night.
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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 09, 2022, 10:55 PM
Went out of Godfrey Point this afternoon for last couple hours. We got 1 keeper eye, 16 incher, and 3 nice perch. Dropped a good eye and also caught and released 7 short eyes. Beautiful sunset and evening. Drag wasn't bad at all on snowmobile trails.
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Post by: XC 600 on Feb 10, 2022, 07:26 AM
Those are some nice eyes. Got out before sunset, my first 2 spots were anchored in with over 3' of ice. Moved in to 10' only couple lookers. Nice sunset anyways. Slush in spots but seem as deep. 15" where I could drill.
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Post by: flukeman on Feb 10, 2022, 08:16 AM
Anyone taking ATV's out of Verona Beach since the snowfest of last weekend? Going to try and fish tomorrow.
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 10, 2022, 11:56 AM
snow/slush settling will be messy but not as thick into weekend should be set up come monday
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 10, 2022, 01:53 PM
I agree with Oneida1. Haven’t been out today but Tuesday and Wednesday it wasn’t bad at all. The only real slushy spot I ran into in my 3 mile round trip was before I got outside the bay I head out from.
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Post by: Mjnoff21 on Feb 10, 2022, 06:13 PM
It was sloppy outta apps this evening. Decided to walk to the first drop and it wasn’t easy. Plenty of slush even on the machine trails, seemed to break through every other step. Wheelers out but were struggling. I don’t think I’d bring mine out till it hardens up.
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Post by: paul23 on Feb 10, 2022, 07:51 PM
 :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:


(https://i.postimg.cc/RNNVdTFf/776-A5172-F0-F3-4-E69-AC87-C57-A33-B6-C1-B1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/RNNVdTFf)
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 11, 2022, 05:53 AM
Nice mess of fish Paul.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 11, 2022, 06:41 AM
Nice mess of fish Paul.
X2
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 11, 2022, 07:48 AM

 It sure does 👍
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Post by: paul23 on Feb 11, 2022, 08:25 AM
Was nice to finally get out.  Fish were eager to hammer the raps.
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 11, 2022, 10:46 AM
Cozy and warm and the fish were cooperating what more cld be better.
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Post by: hrdcore on Feb 11, 2022, 11:53 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/Mn80hxBR/0210221653a.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Mn80hxBR)
Bring rubber boots if you're going out for the afternoon..4 perch & 1 short eye yesterday..
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Post by: chummer16 on Feb 11, 2022, 04:44 PM
Is that Williams?  I really want to go tomorrow instead of Sunday but the walk Sunday will certainly be easier. 
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 11, 2022, 04:59 PM
go both days  , if you need i'll   write you a note  or  talk to your wife and  explain how  your needed there this week end
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Post by: chummer16 on Feb 11, 2022, 05:46 PM
I have a day of cooking planned for Sunday. Plus I walk a long ways and I hate going to work Monday after fishing Sunday. Everything hurts for a couple days then I have to clean the fish.  Saturday is just easier all the way around.  That being said if I can’t get to my spot Saturday I will go Sunday. 
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 11, 2022, 06:41 PM
The slush seemed to freeze up some last night. There are still some slush pockets around Cleveland but it was not too bad.

Saturday night should really lock that up good.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 11, 2022, 07:03 PM
i'm debating where to go in the  morning  lol  but the  truck is  loaded
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 11, 2022, 07:15 PM
i'm debating where to go in the  morning  lol  but the  truck is  loaded
Brake line fixed?
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 11, 2022, 07:18 PM
Brake line fixed?

we  got that  done .......truck is  loaded
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 11, 2022, 07:42 PM
we  got that  done .......truck is  loaded
Good deal
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Post by: regulator on Feb 11, 2022, 07:55 PM
Ive got one shot to get out this weekend, and tomorrow it is. Slush be damned, i'm going rogue and hoofing it out of Chapmans.
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Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 11, 2022, 09:06 PM
Is it possible to get a sled out of Chapman.The only time I hardwatered on the north side I took my sled out of apps
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Post by: bills25 on Feb 11, 2022, 10:47 PM
Anyone ever target burbot through the ice on Oneida? Thinking about heading there for a night Monday then meeting some guys in old forger to snowmobile the next day.  I can settle for eyes lol my original plan.  But I thought I heard burbot spawn under the ice in February never targeted then but would like to give them a shot.  I thought I heard there’s a targetable population in Oneida, any info would be appreciated.
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 12, 2022, 04:06 AM
yes on sled chapman might it some soft stuff tho, burbout have declined over the years  only get 1 or 2 a yr last few years not worth a trip or to target them speciffically
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Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 12, 2022, 04:21 AM
I’m such a dumbass.Meant Godfrey.I usually go out of Chapman.Thanks for the info though.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 12, 2022, 05:22 AM
yes on sled chapman might it some soft stuff tho, burbout have declined over the years  only get 1 or 2 a yr last few years not worth a trip or to target them speciffically
I agree with Oneida 1 your better off targeting walleyes
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 12, 2022, 07:58 AM
not on lake but from looking out appears most snow/ slush gone with just wet spots on top,,,
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 12, 2022, 08:04 AM
There is a crust and then maybe 3” - 6” of slush. I watched some wheelers
blasting through slush.
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Post by: ntfd60 on Feb 12, 2022, 09:31 AM
I'm headed over to Oneida next weekend to fish on Sunday & Monday with the Mrs. I'm working on a Smitty sled to put under my foldover Frabill. The weather looks good so far. Do you think the slush will have locked up by then? Our plan is to get bait and park at Lewis point to access the lake. What's been a good depth for Walter and Jack? Never fished Oneida so I'm going to be following the bait shop's advice. The hand drag from Lewis point looks relatively easy-ish. Good plan? Any advice/input would be appreciated. Thanks...BTW, my wife usually beats me on our First, biggest, & most wager. I would like to find some fish to avoid the expected ball-busting from her.
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 12, 2022, 10:37 AM
The slush will definitely be locked up by sunday.  It is going to be extremely cold both days with wind chills below zero.  You can forget Lewis Point on sunday unless you get there by like 3am. I would recommend something like Chapman Park.  I would also expect very slippery conditions both days.  Good luck I hope you catch some fish!
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Post by: 62&done on Feb 12, 2022, 11:17 AM
Food for thought :    I'm not suggesting any thing I'm just sayin this happened to me   Fished thurs out of Godfreys  Without a favorite spot, I just bounced around looking here and there  About 2:00 I had had enough and had dinner plans so I proceeded to fillet my perch on the ice with my jig pole still down and fish finder on.  Every so often I would wash off my cutting board in my hole and continue. By the time I had a dozen fish cleaned I had the bite going that I had looked for all day. It was quite intense for about an hour.
 I know that chumming has been discussed hear before and beat to death with a lot of ugly comments. Again I not suggesting to got out there and start dumping stuff, I just found it  ironic that they just started biting like that.  Maybe a school just happened to come in ?  Or maybe they just decided it was time to eat ?
 
Any way, I returned to the same hole yesterday without so much as thinking of chumming and did Ok but not great   I did however crack that Onieda jinx and caught 2 nice walleye
      My first thru the ice
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Post by: XC 600 on Feb 12, 2022, 11:44 AM
Lewis point has calmed down, Saturday forget it Sunday hasn't been so crowded weekdays are good before 7 am. Took a walk things have tightened some lots of water should be good after cold returns.
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Post by: billybob851 on Feb 12, 2022, 12:40 PM
out of godfrey today, still a good bit of slush.  never stuck with snowmobile but it got a workout getting through, seen a couple wheelers get stuck.  nice morning until the rain and ridiculous wind behind it came.  lots of lookers and the takers where shorts but the wife got a nice 20 incher
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Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 12, 2022, 04:26 PM
To each their own but I know when other guys are struggling and I have my limit I won't say chumming in non sense
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 12, 2022, 04:37 PM
do ii think you can chum perch or walleyes ....probablly not but i bet you could chum   minnows and crawfish to come in ....  people  use lights to draw minnows in to get a bite going  .....maybe it does work
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Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 12, 2022, 05:16 PM
Keep your ego In check. You don’t have time to clean fish and chum at the same time if you’re catching your limit.
Maybe in the Gulf of Mexico.

Since when does chum have to be from that days catch? Or that it has to be filleted fish?
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Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 12, 2022, 05:28 PM
Here we go blah blah......this time of year all we need to know is how was the ice today...are the cracks doing ok and did the slush tighten up its a big lake no need to bicker everyone get together and help each other out....most important everyone have a fun a d safe trip out on the ice
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 12, 2022, 05:40 PM
 Pounder
 Just get the info from Bruce or Bobby as you know those 2 ,and there are a few others I believe , sorry I haven’t been out
 And to chum or not to chum is a choice
 I for 1 would like to see all these limits of 50 good perch off Oneida
 
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 12, 2022, 05:54 PM
Lmao no kidding. A dozen or so good keeper perch is a good god damn day in my book for oneida.. chumming or not chumming. I don’t myself
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 12, 2022, 05:59 PM
i would think tomorrow that slush should be tightened up
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Post by: 62&done on Feb 12, 2022, 07:02 PM
Lmao no kidding. A dozen or so good keeper perch is a good god damn day in my book for oneida.. chumming or not chumming. I don’t myself
  I guess I just got lucky for a guy who is not a regular and don't know as much as I would like to about the lake I think I had a fun 2 days. with 15 good perch on thursday  and 11 on friday plus 2 eyes and a bunch of throw backs. Please guys don't let this turn into something ugly.  I just wanted to know others opinions. Maybe it was just luck

 By the way, Pimple pounder thats a nice pic.  Two guys enjoying the weather with a cool one on the bucket and a fish fry going home   nice
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 12, 2022, 07:17 PM
62 i think you did great buddy .....and  first thing about oneida  just when you think you know it ......  it screws ya lol  my best this year was 17  and that was luck i suck on that lake
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 12, 2022, 07:18 PM
I’m sorry. I’ve been slamming beers all day and my mouth and fingers got the best of me. I may chum the toilet soon at the rate I’m going.
Chum away boys. Dog food, perch guts, human remains, whatever. As long as you get your limit while others are struggling.

well said  ,i too am having a few labatts   ;D
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 12, 2022, 07:33 PM
  I guess I just got lucky for a guy who is not a regular and don't know as much as I would like to about the lake I think I had a fun 2 days. with 15 good perch on thursday  and 11 on friday plus 2 eyes and a bunch of throw backs. Please guys don't let this turn into something ugly.  I just wanted to know others opinions. Maybe it was just luck

 By the way, Pimple pounder thats a nice pic.  Two guys enjoying the weather with a cool one on the bucket and a fish fry going home   nice
oh no I didn’t mean anything by that post I was just agreeing Iv very rarely if ever seen a limit (50 perch) on oneida from one guy in a day of 8” plus fish. I count that as a Great weekend you had myself. As far as chumming to each there own as far as I’m concerned
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 13, 2022, 09:06 AM
The slush is all locked up.
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Post by: chummer16 on Feb 13, 2022, 11:50 AM
Walking was great, fishing sucked.  The fish were not where I left them 2 weeks ago.  I like to think I know how to catch perch on Oneida.  In 20 years I think I have 5 limits, a few 40’s and a lot of 20’s and 30’s.  Now if you added up all those days and multiplied by 16 you would get my single digit and 0 trips.  I only keep 10” and up so I will gladly take all the beatings for the occasional good or great day.  Those great days the fish seem to run larger so 50, 11-13” perch fills the freezer bigly. 
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 13, 2022, 12:29 PM

 Chum it’s about getting lucky and landing on fish ,  after 2 weeks they may have picked that spot clean of forage and moved on
 You’ll get them next time
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Post by: Adkrs on Feb 13, 2022, 12:55 PM
How's the burbot bite been? Taking a break from adk Lakers and Pike. Willing to trade Lake Champlain laker spots for some Oneida burbot  ;D
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 13, 2022, 01:02 PM
For those asking about burbot last ten yrs there havent been many around to my knowledge no specific area they are caught and area very far and few now . Not sure why years ago they were very common i may have got 2 last yr none this year ... IMO not worth a trip to oneida to target them maybe some others have more positive info
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Post by: chummer16 on Feb 13, 2022, 01:17 PM
For those asking about burbot last ten yrs there havent been many around to my knowledge no specific area they are caught and area very far and few now . Not sure why years ago they were very common i may have got 2 last yr none this year ... IMO not worth a trip to oneida to target them maybe some others have more positive info
I used to get a few every year.  I bet haven’t caught one in 7-8 years
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 13, 2022, 01:36 PM
Fished this morning. Conditions were great for travel. Everything is locked up as Reeleyez stated. Marked quite a few fish. Ended up landing 6 keeper eyes 7 shorts just under 15” and 10 perch. Fish were there but kind of fussy.
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 13, 2022, 01:52 PM
That sounds like a great morning Bobby.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 13, 2022, 01:59 PM
Definitely was Bruce! Weather was perfect too!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 13, 2022, 03:17 PM
 Good job guys
 The ones that want to target burbot , IMO save your time and money , I believe you will be very disappointed 
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 13, 2022, 04:17 PM
I also have not caught a burbot in quite a few years.  Never caught alot of them.  Personally I think targeting them would be a fruitless adventure.
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Post by: paul23 on Feb 13, 2022, 04:26 PM
I would enjoy hooking into one.  Been at least 5 and more likely towards 10 years since ive caught one. 
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Post by: chummer16 on Feb 13, 2022, 05:09 PM
I would enjoy hooking into one.  Been at least 5 and more likely towards 10 years since ive caught one.
Probably didn’t help that a lot of guys just left them on the ice.  I ate one and it was pretty good. 
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Post by: yankmyline on Feb 13, 2022, 07:09 PM
Back in the 90' s on weekends people would be out looking for them. I used to see an older gentleman dragging a sled and picking them up.
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 14, 2022, 05:12 AM
Probably didn’t help that a lot of guys just left them on the ice.  I ate one and it was pretty good.

I have not caught a burbot in at least 3 years. When I was a kid they would be all over the ice. I hope Karma pays a visit to the people that used to do that.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 14, 2022, 05:34 AM

 I personally only kept 1 (burbot) if I was fishing with someone that ate them
 I can also remember seeing them on the ice , I was trying to remember the last 1 I caught it’s been several years
 Last one I saw was cruising the shore line while I was casting 2 years ago
 
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 14, 2022, 06:28 AM
 haven't caught a lawyer if years
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Post by: mcully on Feb 14, 2022, 08:30 AM
Caught a couple inside 113 late February last year in 22' water
recall multiples few years back in similar depths similar time of year east of Dunham too
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Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 14, 2022, 10:22 AM
I got a 23” burbot about 5 years ago, 23’ off sylvan. Was dejected from not catching any walleyes and slamming a snap rap on bottom and got slammed. I thought I had a nice walleye, but up slithered mr burbot. It was a nice surprise and are well with the few perch we had caught. Def do not think you can target them, as others have said.
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Post by: SwampRat on Feb 14, 2022, 11:15 AM
I've caught a few but never kept them. Got a giant trolling with leadcore on bottom of lake erie this summer and threw it back. I told myself i was gonna try the next one. Caught one on Oneida few weeks ago 16.7 ft of water and kept it. The cleaning process was different, made like i would lobster and it was actually really good. Was shocked! I'll keep going forward. Just one man's opinion.
(https://i.postimg.cc/VJWrw3sF/burbot3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/VJWrw3sF)

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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 14, 2022, 11:52 AM
Thanks for sharing, looks pretty good! I haven't caught any in about 5 years like many others have commented. Got some off Chapmans on tip-ups with minnows.
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 14, 2022, 03:07 PM
ice is in great shape perfect for wheelers if you have a sled that needs snow not to over heat may be an issue
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Post by: Otto on Feb 14, 2022, 04:46 PM
Burbot make an awesome fish stew! Definitely a keeper fish!
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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 14, 2022, 06:19 PM
The burbot can go back down the hole as quick, if not quicker that it came up through the hole. Could never understand why people killed them for no reason. Coyote bait? 🙄 I have caught a few in my days on the ice. It’s been roughly 5 years since I’ve caught one.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: robert.d12 on Feb 14, 2022, 06:24 PM
I’m pretty new to the lake and hoping to do better tomorrow than I did last time. Planning to head out from Lewis point. Is there a certain depth I should target for perch and walleye? When I’ve fished Oneida it’s seemed like I just get a mark once in a while.  Should I move around more and try to find a school?
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 14, 2022, 06:30 PM
caught a few bourbot last year. lovely fish. coyotes enjoyed them.

I assume that you are joking?
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Post by: Ascott3006 on Feb 14, 2022, 06:36 PM
I assume that you are joking?
I was thinking the same maybe the remains after cleaning?..... i hope
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 15, 2022, 06:40 AM
Got out yesterday afternoon from 3:30-5:30. Wind was pretty brisk. Fished the same spot as Sunday. Didn’t mark as many fish but I ended up bringing 2 nice perch and 2 eyes home with me. Snow started cranking up as I headed in.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 15, 2022, 05:19 PM
i'm debating   i know i can hammer big gills .....or go to oneida  hmmmmmmmmmmmm  going to be warm with easy walk either way
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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 15, 2022, 06:10 PM
i'm debating   i know i can hammer big gills .....or go to oneida  hmmmmmmmmmmmm  going to be warm with easy walk either way
You leave my perch alone!!!😁
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 15, 2022, 06:31 PM
Got out this evening for last hour and a half before dark. Beautiful sunset tonight. Ended up catching 2 keeper eyes and a tank of a perch. Also tossed back one short eye. Enough for dinner this trip.


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(https://i.postimg.cc/fVNStm17/ED895-A3-D-51-FB-411-E-AEFF-FAD1-B48-D7-FCD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fVNStm17)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 15, 2022, 06:32 PM
Good job Snoop!!😎
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 15, 2022, 06:54 PM
Thanks Larry! 😜
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 15, 2022, 07:07 PM
Nice job Bobby.
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Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 15, 2022, 08:02 PM
Got out this afternoon off Lewis Pt.  Easy walk with just a light dusting of snow.  Picked away at the walleye all afternoon.  They came in waves, always chased and most often hit my jig.  Most were shorts but got 3 keepers and a few others that were legal.  The perch were there, seldom chased and never strayed far from bottom.  My only perch chased and crushed a No 7 jigging rap.  Biggest Waldo at 20" sucked in a small perch jig.  Had my 3 so still swimming.  Ice was 14 -16" everywhere I drilled.  Wish this lake was closer to home! 
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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 15, 2022, 08:57 PM
Nice work 2much! Heading to the lake tomorrow and will probably head off south shore somewhere for some shelter from high winds that are forecast the next couple days.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Feb 15, 2022, 10:43 PM
We went mud chicken fishing we each landed 2 and a first timer thought is was a hoot

You popped someones cherry on those slimy wonderful fish!?  I think I have Larry convinced he needs to give them a go.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 15, 2022, 11:49 PM

 Good work gentlemen
 Jon , goon and I took our bud Matt he had a good time
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Post by: piscesman on Feb 16, 2022, 04:57 AM
Hey quick question here. Wife and I fished Oneida last year and only managed 4 perch on 4 trips. Mainly used tip-ups and jigged to kill the time. Also visited 3 different entrance points. Do you basically stay in one spot and jig or move after a certain amount of time if the schools don't come to you? If you stay in stay in one place for the duration, do you put tip-ups in. Thanks for any help............ 
      Kim ??? ???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Feb 16, 2022, 05:33 AM
Hey quick question here. Wife and I fished Oneida last year and only managed 4 perch on 4 trips. Mainly used tip-ups and jigged to kill the time. Also visited 3 different entrance points. Do you basically stay in one spot and jig or move after a certain amount of time if the schools don't come to you? If you stay in stay in one place for the duration, do you put tip-ups in. Thanks for any help............ 
      Kim ??? ???
I know people run tipups but not many do on oneida, just mainly jig.  do you have electronics? that makes all the difference. If we are not catching its time to move.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 16, 2022, 06:05 AM
the vexlar is your friend  .... your new my suggestion get close to  groups   ...  tip ups are more work then they are worth  .concentrate on jigging ...i work  at perch and walleyes are  accidental  catches ......have  fun stay  save i'm getting in the truck right now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 16, 2022, 06:16 AM
Using the navionics app will help get you close to the breaks you're looking for.  Then its drill a couple holes to see where you're at.  Move till you find some marks.  Repeat as needed.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2022, 06:21 AM
 Pman what guys are saying is true not that tipups don’t catch any eyes , jigging is so much more productive, being mobile certainly will help just my .02
 Nav on your phone is a plus
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tblaster123 on Feb 16, 2022, 07:48 AM
Fished on Sunday near 109 and had a hell of a time with ice chunks underneath the main sheet. Almost like a detached layer of ice that was stuck down there.. Never experienced that before but what a pain!!

2 short walleye and dropped another close to the hole. Was tough to move around because of how annoying it was to get the hole cleared out. That’s probly a wrap for me on Oneida this year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Schwartzy on Feb 16, 2022, 08:34 AM
My faith has been restored!!  Out near 109 and the 4 wheeler quit. No spark. Great guy towed me back to Verona. It was dark out by then and he was willing to help.  Thanks for the help!

No keepers-ice at 23”-marked many but couldn’t make the bite.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2022, 08:47 AM

 Schwartzy glad you found a helping hand
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 16, 2022, 08:55 AM
There are some pretty decent ppl left. Glad you got help.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wincendf on Feb 16, 2022, 12:05 PM
Never been on Oneida before and thinking about taking the kids who are 4 and 6 on Sunday. Are any areas of the lake better than other for this? Ill be on foot also no machine for us. Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 16, 2022, 03:11 PM
no where near an expert on Onieda but I think most of the productive water would be a long walk from shore for the little ones. The wind can also be a factor.  Have you considered Big Bay on the west end ?  Not a bad walk from a pay to park lot and lots of good sized sunnies to keep the kids interested.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2022, 04:40 PM
 Agreed most places will a bit much for the little ones to walk , BB would be much more agreeable just my .02 the sunnies and gills are very nice in size but can be finicky at times
 If you go on your own +-1/2 mile can put you in good fishing water just my .02
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 16, 2022, 05:00 PM
If it's glade ice like where I'm headed this weekend just put the kid in the sled and drag them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 16, 2022, 05:28 PM
wincendf pm send  hope it helps .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2022, 05:48 PM
If it's glade ice like where I'm headed this weekend just put the kid in the sled and drag them
It’s not all glade ice , after sleds and wheelers drove through the slush that is refrozen , my bud that was out day before yesterday where he went out was ankle busting walk at least a hundred yards dragging at least an extra 100lbs ,  hopefully with the rain and a little snow will smooth things up by the weekend
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 16, 2022, 05:54 PM
Never been on Oneida before and thinking about taking the kids who are 4 and 6 on Sunday. Are any areas of the lake better than other for this? Ill be on foot also no machine for us. Thanks

Not sure about you but I won’t be fishing until next week prolly mid week at that, I won’t fight that wind anymore
My personal opinion is a 4yo and a 6yo on the ice with winds blowing 20+ all day would not be fun.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 16, 2022, 06:07 PM
Not sure about you but I won’t be fishing until next week prolly mid week at that, I won’t fight that wind anymore
My personal opinion is a 4yo and a 6yo on the ice with winds blowing 20+ all day would not be fun.

Taking my 4 year old Saturday afternoon and then My 9 year old all day Sunday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 16, 2022, 06:13 PM
beenperchin it wasn't much fun for a old fart today when those gust really hit ......i might hit a sheldered spot i know tomorrow  i went and checked it out this evening
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2022, 06:22 PM

 Sunday looks to be the best of the 2 days far as wind
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 16, 2022, 07:03 PM
I may not be that old but I have lived a good and exciting life to date and I only spent an hour on the ice today.
Like trap said get behind something for some shelter or I don’t go anymore

Wind blows closed flip.
Closed flip goes sideways.
Snowmobile slides sides ways  with it.

Have at it. I was once that willing to beat myself up too I raced motocross.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 16, 2022, 07:20 PM
it was to brutal today  .......i even anchored the shanty down and i still had visions of a icshanty ice boat ride......it wasn't fun
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kipawakrazy on Feb 16, 2022, 07:31 PM
Hey folks - way overdue but was out weekend before last and wanted to post a quick report. As I’m sure any fools like us experienced that weekend, 4 wheeeler was brutal even with chains due to slush and snow combo. Should have listened to guy in parking lot with a wheeler turned ice ball but you couldn’t tell us anything after a 3-hour drive to fish! We earned every foot of the mile and a half we made it out… set up on an underwater point in 24 foot of water on a pretty steep drop from 10 to 28 in about 100 yard span. O5 jigging raps with  an emerald head were best and we managed 11 eyes and 3 perch between two guys - average size was really nice… 2 over 20” and only 3 shorts. Old school black and gold was the hot color. Thanks to all you regulars that post general ice and fishing updates on here - much appreciated by this weekend warrior that only gets out a few times a year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2022, 07:33 PM
it was to brutal today  .......i even anchored the shanty down and i still had visions of a icshanty ice boat ride......it wasn't fun
Lol I did that 2 weeks ago 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 16, 2022, 09:33 PM
Fished off Lewis Point this afternoon. My son-in-law got his walleye limit in the last hour of light. We added 2 perch. Silver and black jigging raps with fathead head. 28 to 32 fow. Wind was strong when we got on at 2:30 but settled down later on to where it was not bad. Overall better than I thought it would be wind wise.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 17, 2022, 05:24 AM
Nice job guys. I agree bigbuck, the wind went down at sunset and it was nice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 17, 2022, 05:29 AM
Nice job Buck.  That last hour has been more productive for me than the first hour in the am.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Feb 17, 2022, 05:46 AM
Finally had a break working. Got over to bb yesterday. it was a slow pick, but managed 23 big sunnies, and 1 crappie. The wind was brutal !! I managed to not let my bucket, and jet sled take flight. It was good to get out, and get on some fish  ;D.   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2022, 05:56 AM

 Nice job sully
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 17, 2022, 06:44 AM
good job sully that wind got to me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: JEBADIAH on Feb 17, 2022, 10:24 AM
Is there more than one Jewel access point,the one I went out of on Tuesday is not the one I remember from 20 years ago?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2022, 10:28 AM

 To let everyone know there are ice depressions out there and now are filled with water , 1 SW of mills street access, so I’m sure there are more around the lake
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: HooKEDUP24 on Feb 17, 2022, 11:38 AM
Hi guys, looking for some insight on bait shops and access points.  I am heading up this weekend for my first time ever fishing in NY.  I thought I had a plan, but the wind on Saturday has me thinking of a contingency plan or two.  Planning to leave the house around 3AM and make the 4.5 hour drive due north to Lakeside Outfitters. I planned to fish off Lewis point or Sylvan beach so this place seemed to be in route.  Anyway, really only looking for a few dozen minnows and maybe a jigging rap or two.  Will this place fit the bill?  Since I was arriving later on Saturday I thought maybe Lewis Point parking would be full at which time i was going to try Sylvan.  That's before the wind forecast got worse and worse every time I looked at it.  Can I find protection from the wind in south bay or do I need to go to the west end of the lake?  I saw big bay mentioned above, where can you park to fish this bay?  Walleye was the main target since I have never caught one while ice fishing, not many opportunities in SE PA. I'm willing to walk a long ways for a good bite, but I may stay closer to shore on Saturday and take the long walk on Sunday. 
Thanks in advance and tight lines.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 17, 2022, 11:48 AM
ice creepers or korkers are a must
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 17, 2022, 11:58 AM
Lakeside outfitters has everything you’ll need.
Good fishing all over Oneida. Just have to find them. Good luck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: HooKEDUP24 on Feb 17, 2022, 01:48 PM
I would maybe start by scrolling the 247 pages of posted information available to you at no cost except your time.
I read the last 10 or so pages  and got a few laughs. Wasn’t sure if the bait shop and parking situation would still be relevant on posts from 2017.  I know many of our bait shops in PA have closed in that time frame.  Thanks for your time. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db1 on Feb 17, 2022, 01:52 PM
There should be parking at lewis or slyvan if u get there later for the wind LADY O is the boss might want ice anchors
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 17, 2022, 02:08 PM
To let everyone know there are ice depressions out there and now are filled with water , 1 SW of mills street access, so I’m sure there are more around the lake
Thanks for the heads up 👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 17, 2022, 02:44 PM
Is an "ice depression" a low area that collects water or is it an area of bad or weak ice?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 17, 2022, 03:08 PM
Was wondering the same thing. Hope their isn’t whitecaps on the lake Saturday lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2022, 03:15 PM

 It’s a depression in the ice where snow built up in an area then melts , that fills with water , I’ve seen them over knee deep ,
 If I have time I usually stop and drill a hole to drain them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 17, 2022, 03:23 PM
Ahh. Got ya filet. Thanks for the tip! I think I actually remember you or someone else posting somthing like that couple years back. I’ll try to do the same. Goda suck not seeing that and plowing threw on a wheeler or sled goin more than 10mph
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 17, 2022, 03:30 PM
It’s a depression in the ice where snow built up in an area then melts , that fills with water , I’ve seen them over knee deep ,
 If I have time I usually stop and drill a hole to drain them

They make some pretty impressive whirlpools as they drain!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2022, 03:52 PM
Ahh. Got ya filet. Thanks for the tip! I think I actually remember you or someone else posting somthing like that couple years back. I’ll try to do the same. Goda suck not seeing that and plowing threw on a wheeler or sled goin more than 10mph
2 years ago after all these years I ran into 1 and stalled my sled , Rick from apps towed me in and I took it over to KPs and drained it ,with his help , pain in the Arz 1-1.5 hrs and running like top with no damage
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 17, 2022, 04:18 PM
you want to be careful as the water  drains it  eats that hole  and it gets  bigger
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: youngblood on Feb 17, 2022, 04:22 PM
  Where I was fishing today 8in. hole was like 12in. with in 2 or 3 hours.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 17, 2022, 04:23 PM
2 years ago after all these years I ran into 1 and stalled my sled , Rick from apps towed me in and I took it over to KPs and drained it ,with his help , pain in the Arz 1-1.5 hrs and running like top with no damage
man that will ruin a day of fishing in a hurry. Glad you had some good friends to help ya out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 17, 2022, 04:50 PM
I read the last 10 or so pages  and got a few laughs. Wasn’t sure if the bait shop and parking situation would still be relevant on posts from 2017.  I know many of our bait shops in PA have closed in that time frame.  Thanks for your time.
Don’t worry about that guy. His name says what he is.

 Your doing the right thing. Lakeside is a great place has huge collection. There is other bait shops on the lake like apps and the likes not a pro on oneida. I would recommend shelter from the wind Saturday. couldn’t tel you where the best protection is on the lake tho.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 17, 2022, 05:05 PM
just got in , water on top varies alot from none to 6in or better, where there were 2 or 3 holes close together they maybe one big one, slick as slick can be, hope its gets cold enough to freeze most of the water but doubt it will
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2022, 05:13 PM
man that will ruin a day of fishing in a hurry. Glad you had some good friends to help ya out
I do but had to walk a 1/2 mile back in without an offer of a ride in when some stopped to see my sled in the water and me on foot , learned something else when trans Alaskans are soaked weigh 10#s apiece 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 17, 2022, 05:40 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/JHkRxG1Y/IMG-20220217-174231915.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JHkRxG1Y)
East side of Lewis 4' high frozen slush pushed up. This is in 5' water runs from Wilson point to Lewis point. Looks a little better towards the point. Water is brownish and ice is rotten in spots. Watch for drain holes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2022, 05:47 PM

 Thanks XC600
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 17, 2022, 07:01 PM
Thanks for describing what an "ice depression" is F&R. Looks like we are in the middle of a "tropical depression" now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 17, 2022, 08:04 PM
2 years ago after all these years I ran into 1 and stalled my sled , Rick from apps towed me in and I took it over to KPs and drained it ,with his help , pain in the Arz 1-1.5 hrs and running like top with no damage
Glad I could help an ol buzzard out. I was upset that I didn’t have the ringer on, on my phone, when you called me that morning. I went through that depression an hour before you… it was 6” deep. That area filled pretty fast. Be safe out there everyone! Gas holes will be opening up pretty good with this warm spell, rain and ice/snow melt!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 17, 2022, 08:08 PM
Solid report xc600!! Thanks!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 17, 2022, 08:49 PM
Fred heading your way Saturday afternoon fishing all day sunday and Monday with little Bill and deadeyez can't believe it's my first trip this year gotta say work sucks but the money is nice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Black Betty on Feb 18, 2022, 07:45 AM
Good morning all.  Looking to get out this afternoon at Chapman.   Wondering how the shoreline faired there.  Thanks!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 18, 2022, 08:55 AM
Here is the webcam from Chapman's park fishing pier... Several shanties out there now.
https://owc.enterprise.earthnetworks.com/OnlineWeatherCenter.aspx?aid=7300 (https://owc.enterprise.earthnetworks.com/OnlineWeatherCenter.aspx?aid=7300)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db1 on Feb 18, 2022, 10:28 AM
Onieda 1 how did lady o hold up through the rain planning on sunday morning very early not sure if going from lewis or the beach any info would be appreciated
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 18, 2022, 12:22 PM
no water left on ice slick as snot shoreline was fine
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 18, 2022, 01:23 PM
Anybody happen to know how the boat launch at Godfrey held up…or is she toast? Hoping to get wheeler out I know it doesn’t take much of a warm up and little sun to hit that ramp and all goes to hell. I’ll do jewel if I goda I just hate that damn hill
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 18, 2022, 02:21 PM
Anybody happen to know how the boat launch at Godfrey held up…or is she toast? Hoping to get wheeler out I know it doesn’t take much of a warm up and little sun to hit that ramp and all goes to hell. I’ll do jewel if I goda I just hate that damn hill
   X2 I'm on foot but would like the same info   Coming out for Sun-Mon
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 18, 2022, 02:41 PM
Only shot I have to fish this weekend is tomorrow gonna try be there 530 and fish till the wind kicks me off the ice.  If we don’t hear any word I will keep ya posted on what I find out 62
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 18, 2022, 02:54 PM
Thanks Iceman I'll be doing a local tournament Sat and coming up sun AM
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 18, 2022, 03:03 PM
Anybody happen to know how the boat launch at Godfrey held up…or is she toast? Hoping to get wheeler out I know it doesn’t take much of a warm up and little sun to hit that ramp and all goes to hell. I’ll do jewel if I goda I just hate that damn hill
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I would be careful with the boat launch ,
 I’d spud it first , I always launched off the rocks , guys have gotten mud baths there just my .02
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 18, 2022, 03:39 PM
Thanks for the heads up filet. Your .02 is always appreciated in my book. I too have seen a couple poor souls take a bath in my years of fishing there. I have walked off the rocks before years ago. I remember one year having to cross 6 floating pallets to get on the sheet  ::) what a day of fishing though. Would you recommend taking a machine over the rocks, or is that more of a on foot thing?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tigerwoodsmuskie 44 on Feb 18, 2022, 04:53 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Black Betty on Feb 18, 2022, 06:09 PM
Just got off from chapman.  Ice is beautiful.  Like traveling on the thruway.  16 inches solid diamond ice 2 miles out.  Shoreline is great.  Good luck. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 18, 2022, 06:18 PM

 Thanks BB
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BillyGoat on Feb 19, 2022, 04:19 AM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 19, 2022, 07:21 AM
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!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 19, 2022, 07:37 AM

 Yes sir 4.5 miles in a white out 1 way
 And it was nice of the fish to hang out another day 🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 19, 2022, 09:11 AM

 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
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kautz88 on Feb 19, 2022, 09:27 AM
I know this is off topics but how is the bullhead fishing in the spring?? any intel would be appreciated
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 19, 2022, 10:01 AM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 19, 2022, 10:08 AM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 19, 2022, 10:50 AM

 I’m sure it was nasty
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 19, 2022, 10:56 AM
Yes sir 4.5 miles in a white out 1 way
 And it was nice of the fish to hang out another day 🎣🕳
👍🏻😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishyfishes on Feb 19, 2022, 11:39 AM
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
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 19, 2022, 11:48 AM
i see  guys out on chapmens ......doesn't look fun to me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 19, 2022, 11:49 AM
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
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 19, 2022, 11:53 AM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 19, 2022, 12:04 PM
always  carry a compass in the shanty and one on my coat
If you don’t just hunker down till it lets up 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 19, 2022, 12:07 PM
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
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 19, 2022, 12:17 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 19, 2022, 12:22 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 19, 2022, 12:22 PM
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
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 19, 2022, 12:30 PM
I also carry this along with a compass. Keeps the phone charged all day.
(https://i.postimg.cc/SjtQCxnG/20220219-132703.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SjtQCxnG)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 19, 2022, 12:34 PM
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 19, 2022, 12:41 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 19, 2022, 12:43 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 19, 2022, 12:57 PM

 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
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 19, 2022, 01:17 PM
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
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 19, 2022, 01:25 PM
extra propane and coffee your all good
You bet ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 19, 2022, 01:28 PM
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!!!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 19, 2022, 01:44 PM
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
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Feb 19, 2022, 01:52 PM
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
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 19, 2022, 01:55 PM


 Your right if you were down that way
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 19, 2022, 02:12 PM
Sound advice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 19, 2022, 02:16 PM
Any word on people going out of Verona , Godfrey or Chapman with a sled?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 19, 2022, 02:51 PM
i got the chapman web cam up watching them shanties getting pounded ...i had to use my compass to get to the fridge and get a beer ......life is good
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 19, 2022, 02:59 PM
i got the chapman web cam up watching them shanties getting pounded ...i had to use my compus to get to the fridge and get a beer ......life is good

I bet you have an olfactory compass for that Trap.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Feb 19, 2022, 03:17 PM
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 fish the west end for perch.  Usually in 19 fow. I usually find two different bites.  If they are hitting minnows you can be on the bottom to 4’ up. They will cover that whole zone.  When they are only hitting spikes I usually only get bites in the bottom foot.  On the occasional day, they hit everything, everywhere. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 19, 2022, 03:34 PM
Gave it a shot at Godfrey this morning 6-1230. Ramp and ice were in beautiful shape. No slush or water that I found. The typical pressure ridge bout 80 yards out running east to west is all you goda watch. Little harry this morning crossing tightened right up with that south west wind by time I left. Some of the drifts were building up knee high or so but I’d say 3/4 of lake is bare ice. Fishing was tough I fought for 3 nice perch and handful of short eyes all morning then bang just like a switch at 1115 I landed 2 18” eyes and dumped 2 at hole. Kept hooking edge of hole🤬.  They were done by noon. Got a quick window bout 1230 the sun came out I packed up and high tailed it out of there. Wind sucked but I expected it. Kept sled rope attached to  wheeler and anchored back of sled with an ice angel…. good to go. Did 2 set ups 30fow then 37. Did much better at 37. Wish I could go tomorrow goda put in some family time build them points up for next weekend. Good luck to all venturing out tomorrow. Time for me to drink some beer clean some fish and watch my gear dry ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 19, 2022, 03:48 PM

 Well done in bad conditions iceman
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 19, 2022, 06:37 PM
You certainly earned those fish today, Iceman!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 19, 2022, 06:48 PM
arbys fish sandwiches /2 for  6 bucks  ....no fighting 50 mpg guest


good job ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 19, 2022, 07:26 PM
Awesome job and nice report. Reading it was like being right out there without having to fight the wind!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Feb 19, 2022, 07:52 PM
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 think you are thinking too much. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 19, 2022, 07:56 PM
Thanks guys. It was fish or sit around the house trying to find stuff to do. Maybe some day……… not today though. I just did my best to relax in the shanty and not call the old girl any bad names ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 19, 2022, 07:56 PM
some times fish are picky other times they smash everything..... one thing ive learned about onieda in over 45 yrs the fish are hitting some where every single day, and there is no one thing that is a magic trick....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 19, 2022, 08:38 PM
^this!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Feb 20, 2022, 07:30 AM
Wasn't able to make it up this weekend with brother and buddies, said wind was brutal yesterday, hopefully a better day today! Good luck to all !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 20, 2022, 08:37 AM
Be there in a couple hours !    coming for 2 days
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Feb 20, 2022, 08:57 AM
Getm  62!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jcirigliano3 on Feb 20, 2022, 09:01 AM
I'm taking a vacation day Monday and making the drive up with my ice fishing addict 10 year old son.  I'm not too familiar with this area of the south shore, park in the big lot and follow the beaten path down (I assume to the east of the pier)?  How is the on/off at Chapman for a walker with a smitty sled?  I see a nice little shanty town out there on webcam today, looks like everything froze up nicely post storm.  We'll be wearing our cleats.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wnyaddict on Feb 20, 2022, 09:03 AM
Out of Chapman now. One 20” eye and 3 nice perch. Action stopped at 8. Just lookers since then. Hoping for one more turn on before I turn out.

Drag is as easy as it gets. Bring creepers.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jcirigliano3 on Feb 20, 2022, 09:08 AM
Out of Chapman now. One 20” eye and 3 nice perch. Action stopped at 8. Just lookers since then. Hoping for one more turn on before I turn out.

Drag is as easy as it gets. Bring creepers.

Awesome, thanks!  Tight lines, best of luck the rest of the morning!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 20, 2022, 10:30 AM

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It used to be lonely out here before nav app
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 20, 2022, 12:12 PM
Water is very turbid around the canal on the east end today. Fished for an hour this morning with only two lookers so we packed up the truck and headed for clearer water. Found eyes and nice perch in 22’ of clear water. 5 keepers, 4 shorts and 8 jumbo perch between 2 of us.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 20, 2022, 03:02 PM
How's the Perch bite been at Sylvan Beach? Anyone have a update?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: HOLOTA18 on Feb 20, 2022, 03:31 PM
I'm supposed to be coming up to fish Wednesday evening and for the day Thursday. The weather looks like its going to be pretty warm the next 3 days. How does that effect the ice conditions and pressure cracks? I know there's plenty of ice and it's not going anywhere, just curious about cracks and weird gas pockets?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 20, 2022, 03:43 PM

 As always just be aware of your surroundings, if in question on a crack when crossing check with a spud , as the cracks do sometimes shift
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 20, 2022, 03:55 PM
As always just be aware of your surroundings, if in question on a crack when crossing check with a spud , as the cracks do sometimes shift
X2^^
And it’s Mid to late February, ice is changing daily from here on out. Use good judgement and be safe. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 20, 2022, 04:54 PM
Ice was almost to the top of my auger blades today so the slab will still be around a while but getting out onto it could get a little sketchy after a few days of intense sun like we had today. The bite was weird today, I couldn’t jig up a keeper eye but my buddy jigged his limit right next to me practically but couldn’t get a perch. All 5 of my walleyes came on tip ups,  3 were short but I jigged up perch when they showed up and all were 10” -12”. It was a beautiful day to be out there.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 20, 2022, 05:01 PM
Nice day of fishing there Gh73!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 20, 2022, 05:14 PM
Congratulations Greenhornet..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 20, 2022, 05:46 PM
Nice job hornet! I fished from 1:30-5:30. Tough afternoon as I only landed 2 perch and 4 short walleyes. Marked a decent amount of fish but they didn’t like me today lol.  A couple buddies who I met out there fished sunup until 2:00 and did pretty good. Ice was in great shape but the shoreline was a little wet when we came in. Nothing to crazy though.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 20, 2022, 06:09 PM

 Nice day hornet
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 20, 2022, 06:40 PM
Nice work Greenhornet!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ric66 on Feb 20, 2022, 09:13 PM
Had a rough morning. Got to Lewis parking lot at 6:20 and it was full. Drive to Godfrey’s and see I need my creepers. Take several steps and left one breaks but I still can walk in it. Get to my spot and drill two holes. On second one auger comes loose from my drill. Grab it just in time before it sinks to bottom. Luckily the rest of the day was great. Never had to move fish under me the whole time. Lost quite a few at the hole and lost a nice walleye so couldn’t get my limit.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 20, 2022, 10:27 PM
Very nice bunch of fish Ric66. Glad you caught your auger in the hole!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 21, 2022, 05:09 AM
Looks like a good day.  Nice grab on the auger! 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 21, 2022, 06:17 AM
Nice job on the fish Ric and even better job moving on to another access point and not trying to manufacture a parking spot at LP.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: yankmyline on Feb 21, 2022, 06:37 AM
Nice job. Healthy looking fish.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ric66 on Feb 21, 2022, 07:23 AM
Thank you! And thanks to all the guys who share info on here. I read the reports religiously.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 21, 2022, 07:32 AM
ric66  should  i bring the  beer  for the fish fry????   good job  and  glad  you  caught that  auger shaft
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jcirigliano3 on Feb 21, 2022, 01:22 PM
There were 2 fellas fishing off a snowmobile behind my son and I in an Otter flip over...  you left something on the ice, we picked it up.  I have it now, shoot me a message and we'll make arrangements to get it back to you.  This was off Chapman around 1:30-1:45.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 21, 2022, 03:26 PM

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Fished from 6:00-12:00 today wasn't disappointed. Stayed at one hole and marked fish all morning caught two short walleye and lost two others halfway up they felt pretty heavy. All on a #12 white jig with a Wax Worm.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 21, 2022, 04:26 PM
 Well done ric and  Yote I sucked today , I couldn’t get away from the short eyes , even with several moves and a wide range of depths , 2 keeper eyes and 6 perch and tossed back 2 that needed another stripe or 2 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 21, 2022, 04:44 PM
I sucked ever worse!!!!  4 perch between 2 guys!!!

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 21, 2022, 04:55 PM
Same boat as you guys. 6 perch 1 keeper eye and 6 eyes that were 14-14 3/4.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 21, 2022, 05:13 PM
Great photos everyone. Very nice!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 21, 2022, 05:35 PM
Great photos everyone. Very nice!
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 21, 2022, 06:01 PM
Nice job guys!! Sweet weather day. I was thinking, "shouldn't these guys be working"? Then I realized it's a National Holiday.
Time to retire is close...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 21, 2022, 06:26 PM
Thanks guys it was a good day and the weather was great hopefully I'll be able to make it one more time before the ice is gone. And I think I'll go one size bigger with the jigs I use maybe that'll help me keep them on better.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 21, 2022, 06:30 PM
It sure was a beautiful night out there. Possibly the nicest night we’ll have all season.

I got the boys out for the last couple hours. 4 perch and 3 walleyes for us.

This one hit a tip down, that says a lot about the bite!


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 21, 2022, 06:32 PM
Great night and even better pics Reeleyz

SeanP
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 21, 2022, 06:39 PM
The smile says it all very cool 😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 21, 2022, 06:40 PM
Stellar afternoon to be fishing. Wished all day I was out there. Great photos Reeleyz!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 21, 2022, 06:43 PM
Finally got a few days in with little pounder first time out all year usually fish a alot more but work has been busy hoping ice sticks around so I can get dad out for a few trips travel was very easy
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 21, 2022, 06:49 PM
Nice job PP and little PP.
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Post by: SeanP on Feb 21, 2022, 06:52 PM
Big and little Pimplepounder got a pail of perfect perch!!

Nice job!

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 21, 2022, 06:53 PM
very nice everyone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: delawareriver on Feb 21, 2022, 08:18 PM
Yesterday in 30fow had fish under me and my buddy from sunrise to sunset. A few short breaks in action but for the most part it was non stop. Between us probably 20 keeper eyes, 21 perch and as many shorts as you wanted, way too many to count plus a bonus 4+lb smallie. I caught majority on raps, he did better on spoons. Faster the better was the general rule, was almost like lake trout fishing.

Today two quick limits by 830 and 6 perch, touger more finicky bite but quailty fish maybe only 25 shorts and we decided to search for a more consistent perch bite instead of having to unhook any more shorts. Couldn't find any perch and bite just completely shut off so we called it a day at noon.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 21, 2022, 11:57 PM
Nice fish everyone.

I fished out of Godfrey launch today from 1:30 until sunset. Managed to get 13 nice perch, lost a nice eye in the hole and released 7 shorts. Beautiful day.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2022, 12:03 AM
Nice job PP and little PP.
X2 , nice evening Bruce for you and the young ones 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 22, 2022, 05:01 AM
Fished off Sylvan Beach yesterday afternoon and never really found em.  Did better shallower than in previous trips.  Very few marks for me until I got back to 21'.  Fish were pretty sluggish and even in the last hour of daylight they would chase but not crush it, just a gentle tap.  Beautiful afternoon out there, never bothered to set up the tent.  Nice to see lots of kids out.  Ice is starting to soften up a bit and the first 100 feet onto the ice is rutted pretty good with machine trails.  No cracks to contend with.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: flukeman on Feb 22, 2022, 05:36 AM
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Caught my first keeper walleye through the Onieda ice yesterday! To make things better, in the last 30 minutes I managed to scratch out a limit.
Arrived at the Verona Beach Park around 11am I guess. Had the wheeler and mounted my HDS7 from the boat so I had a map this time. Ice was smooth and about 3 feet thick everywhere I went. I moved six times and never saw a fish on the Vex. I started in 20 fow, it was quite stained. With a couple hours of light left, I decided to go to a waypoint from the open water season. When I got there a few people were around. I switched to a Northland Glow Shot perch spoon for a smaller profile, and more visibility. 1st drop i whacked a slob, my pole was bent tip to handle, to only lose it at the bottom of the hole. So I decided to make my stand there. I probably saw 30 fish in those couple hours, and it took 27 of them to figure out how to entice them into biting.  None of them big, just over keeper size. The last one spit up what I believe was a 9 or 10 inch American Eel and a couple minnows. What a great day to be out!

I did get a visit from DEC yesterday. Really nice guy, checked my affairs and had a short chat. He said they had heard a lot of feedback about parking at Lewis Pt. from all parties. People wanting to fish Lewis Pt. with machines should consider parking at Verona Beach. Tons of easy parking for trucks and trailers. Real nice on/off the lake, very short ride everywhere on east end.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 22, 2022, 06:13 AM
Great report flukeman. That definitley looks like an eel.
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Post by: hunts2long on Feb 22, 2022, 06:16 AM
Way to go everyone....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Catchthis44 on Feb 22, 2022, 06:36 AM
Fished out of Chapman yesterday sun up to sun down.  Had the intention of running and gunning and did just that.  Ended up with 2 keeper walleye, five nice perch and last hour of day light was intense with walleye.  I caught 6 walleye and missed another 3 in the last hour.  I found a Jets hat on Lakeport shoals and left it on the door handle of the men's bathroom at Chapman.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 22, 2022, 07:05 AM
Awesome reports and pics everyone!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jcirigliano3 on Feb 22, 2022, 07:06 AM
Ended with 9 perch total, fished Chapman from sunrise to sunset.  It was a long day but the quality of the fish made it worth it!  Lots of aggressive lookers throughout the day but they were pretty tight lipped.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 22, 2022, 07:08 AM
probablly the owner of the hat left it too  :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2022, 07:46 AM

 Nice fish everyone ,
 On the east end there is plenty of shove ice to drill through ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 22, 2022, 07:47 AM
Sounds like everyone is doing pretty well out there. Nice to see lots of kids the last few days. Sunday was slow for me, fish def got a workout chasing my jigs. Colder weather coming should tighten the top up.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: HooKEDUP24 on Feb 22, 2022, 08:57 AM
Yesterday in 30fow had fish under me and my buddy from sunrise to sunset. A few short breaks in action but for the most part it was non stop. Between us probably 20 keeper eyes, 21 perch and as many shorts as you wanted, way too many to count plus a bonus 4+lb smallie. I caught majority on raps, he did better on spoons. Faster the better was the general rule, was almost like lake trout fishing.

Today two quick limits by 830 and 6 perch, touger more finicky bite but quailty fish maybe only 25 shorts and we decided to search for a more consistent perch bite instead of having to unhook any more shorts. Couldn't find any perch and bite just completely shut off so we called it a day at noon.

Similar day for us on Sunday. Walked a mile out.  Fished in a little shallow water than you.  100+ fish for two guys sun up to sundown.  All but three fish came out of the ice house holes.  A usual outing for me in PA is 25-50 holes drilled and constant hole hoping.  Fish weren’t picky, took tungsten jigs, raps and spoons equally well. 
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Post by: delawareriver on Feb 22, 2022, 11:08 AM
Similar day for us on Sunday. Walked a mile out.  Fished in a little shallow water than you.  100+ fish for two guys sun up to sundown.  All but three fish came out of the ice house holes.  A usual outing for me in PA is 25-50 holes drilled and constant hole hoping.  Fish weren’t picky, took tungsten jigs, raps and spoons equally well.
definitely one of those days that make you feel like a hero, which means next trip lady o gonna remind you it's not always so easy
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Post by: fishyfishes on Feb 22, 2022, 01:28 PM
Thanks guys. Sounds like a lot of guys are doing well. Nice fish everyone.
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Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 22, 2022, 03:25 PM
Fished my same holes today from sundays trip and did pretty well again.  The bite was aggressive right from the first drop with a rap then they got shy.  After seeing what was in their stomachs from Sunday I decided to scale waay down and match the hatch. That was the ticket and finished my walleye limit out and caught 10 perch before I finally forced myself to pack up  ,most were 11 and 12” fatties. Snapped my favorite perch rod setting the hook on one of the walleyes that barely bit. The jig was a tiny bluegill jig tipped with a tiny plastic I use for panfish. I really hope this ice has a chance to firm back up so we can get a couple more weekends out here.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 22, 2022, 05:10 PM
Nice job! Was a nasty afternoon with all the rain to be out there. Saw the headlight of a machine heading off the ice on my way home from work this evening.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 22, 2022, 05:10 PM
Nice job! Was a nasty afternoon with all the rain to be out there. Saw the headlight of a machine heading off the ice on my way home from work this evening.
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Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 22, 2022, 05:16 PM
Thanks, I was actually off the ice and halfway home before the rain hit. Most of the action was done by 10:30 but I couldn’t break from the challenge of working the perch up but finally called it around 11:30.
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 22, 2022, 05:18 PM
Nice job and reports everyone. Always enjoy seeing everyone’s success.
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Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 22, 2022, 05:35 PM
Yup nice photos guys. It's nice to see you getting into them on good safe ice. Looking like Prime Time is here for some and it sounds like a Big Bite is close by...Greenhornet73 that catch was worth a broken pole I guess you could say...Here's a pic of a walleye chowder I concocted the other day to wet your appetites. I remembered to take a pic before I ate it this time. It was delicious too. Thanks again  ><{{{{*>
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 22, 2022, 05:37 PM
Looks pretty tasty!
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Post by: Jcirigliano3 on Feb 22, 2022, 05:42 PM
That looks amazing!
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 22, 2022, 05:48 PM
dug share the recipt buddy ....good to see folks pulling fish
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2022, 06:07 PM
Looks pretty tasty!
Sure does
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Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 22, 2022, 06:37 PM
Well, it's a simple recipe. I don't usually cook from scratch, so I cheat and use a can of New England Chowder for the base. I try to ignore the clams Lmao.
I saute' the fish of choice with potobella mushrooms in olive oil and some butter, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and a good dash of Worcestershire sauce. I guess at the measurements, lol...After the fish and mushrooms are done (not long) add them to the soup...that's it, adjust the taste if need be and enjoy. Add 2 cans of soup and more fish of course if you're feeding everyone. Perch & walleye are the only fish I use. It's easy and quick, a great lunch or dinner with a perch sandwich or a cheese burger on a toated onion roll. Mmmm Good stuff...I just cooked a cheeseburger with the same mushrooms and seasonings and cheddar cheese on a toasted onion roll.  ::)
Keep on walkin' on water as long as you guys can and be smart and safe. Watch the cracks and always use a spud as you walk up to one before you attempt to cross it. I learned that the hard way...You may need it to keep you azz from falling through the crack!
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Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 22, 2022, 06:45 PM
Dug that chowder looks fantastic, thanks for sharing the pics and recipe. I thought I saw mushrooms in there.
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Post by: SeanP on Feb 22, 2022, 07:11 PM
You can make a good chowder base with other soups too, cream of celery, cream of mushroom, cream of corn and others.  Great idea DUG!!

Looks very tasty!!

SeanP
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Post by: fatboy8 on Feb 22, 2022, 07:27 PM
Wrapped my 4 days at the lake up today. Saturday was tough with the wind didn’t produce much, Sunday managed a few nice perch and 2 keeper eyes Sunday night. Monday I put the pieces of the puzzle together and smashed the perch out of Chapman on the AM bite. All really nice fish too can only really think of 2-3 that weren’t over the 10” mark. Then Monday night I think I got plain lucky. First spot out of Lewis point where we did well Sunday night was pretty stained. Fished it for about 30 minutes and decided we needed to move to find cleaner water. Pushed off maybe a half mile from the spot and hit 30’ of cleaner but not clear water. Marked fish pretty consistently, but then from 530-615ish it was drop and reel walleye fishing. I had never experienced anything like it before. I believe between two of us and a dead stick in the shack we tripled once and doubled multiple times. I think we only managed one throw back in all of this. Naturally the second fish of the triple header produced a 25 3/4” fish. Almost lost it at the hole when it popped the jig but due to the size just had to thumb it onto the ice. It was unreal the panoptix was lit up the whole time with multiple fish feeding. Really looking forward to my next trip back. (All fish were released as well)
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Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 22, 2022, 07:52 PM
That’s awesome, I’ve never experienced that kind of walleye action besides a quick 2 or 3 fish flurry at a time. Good stuff
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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 22, 2022, 09:38 PM
That's the kind of bite we all dream about. Congratulations on hitting it.
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Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 23, 2022, 08:38 AM
Reminds me of a perch bite one year when I first started where the perch were in such a frenzy one day we were pulling up two at a time on double rigs and even had a couple jump up through the hole chasing the caught fish we were reeling in.
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Post by: robert.d12 on Feb 23, 2022, 12:54 PM
Reminds me of a perch bite one year when I first started where the perch were in such a frenzy one day we were pulling up two at a time on double rigs and even had a couple jump up through the hole chasing the caught fish we were reeling in.

It’s stories like this that make me get out of bed in the morning
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Post by: delawareriver on Feb 23, 2022, 12:59 PM
Fished my same holes today from sundays trip and did pretty well again.  The bite was aggressive right from the first drop with a rap then they got shy.  After seeing what was in their stomachs from Sunday I decided to scale waay down and match the hatch. That was the ticket and finished my walleye limit out and caught 10 perch before I finally forced myself to pack up  ,most were 11 and 12” fatties. Snapped my favorite perch rod setting the hook on one of the walleyes that barely bit. The jig was a tiny bluegill jig tipped with a tiny plastic I use for panfish. I really hope this ice has a chance to firm back up so we can get a couple more weekends out here.
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Good info. What did you find in the stomachs? We checked the walleye and didn't see much but several perch had tiny gobies. Like 1/2" tiny tiny golbies
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Post by: Squeakysteve on Feb 23, 2022, 02:00 PM
Dang fatboy!!!! I’m lucky to get into one of those bites every few years . What dreams are made of. Good stuff. How’s your experience with panoptix? What did you run before?
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 23, 2022, 02:03 PM
super slick out there and rock hard just got off ice
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Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 23, 2022, 02:18 PM

Good info. What did you find in the stomachs? We checked the walleye and didn't see much but several perch had tiny gobies. Like 1/2" tiny tiny golbies
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Bingo. Zoom in on the jig I caught all those fish on. It’s tipped with a 1”plastic
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Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 23, 2022, 03:00 PM
Thanks Oneida1.  Sounds like this cold is firming everything up again.  I was getting concerned about the shore ice.
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Post by: fatboy8 on Feb 23, 2022, 03:33 PM
Dang fatboy!!!! I’m lucky to get into one of those bites every few years . What dreams are made of. Good stuff. How’s your experience with panoptix? What did you run before?

It’s a game changer and worth the money if you’re a serious angler. Obviously didn’t utilize it to find the fish since they hug so close to bottom. Before it I ran a Striker 4. I noticed the difference with Panoptix was I got more second chances at fish that would chase a bait and lose interest. Being able to drop the bait and track it easier with multiple fish on screen really helped. Don’t think it completely lead to this success but definitely helped. I think studying Navionics was the key to this and hitting the types of spots that were working. 
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 23, 2022, 06:51 PM
super slick out there and rock hard just got off ice
Thanks for the update.  Did you see much ice loss once you got on the lake from the rain and warm nights?  I would like to get out tomorrow but gotta use a wheeler.  There were no open cracks in the area I have been fishing.  Thanks for any more info.
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Post by: jpr on Feb 23, 2022, 06:58 PM
Lost a left hand Kuiu camo glove between Chapmans and Shackelton Shoals few weeks ago…most likely 09Feb. Any help finding and returning would be appreciated.
Thanks JPR
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 23, 2022, 07:02 PM
i messured about 13in of ice today so may have lost couple inches,,, one crack i cross has opened up in spots...
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Post by: elrodalonzo on Feb 23, 2022, 07:31 PM
Thanks I appreciate that. I'll keep my eyes open.
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Post by: Oldtimer on Feb 23, 2022, 09:52 PM
Ice loss is seldom the reason ice fishing stops. Its usually the breakup of the shoreline. 
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Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 23, 2022, 10:13 PM
I HAVE YET TO GET UP THERE.Please tell me sleds will be running this weekend.I have to use a sled to cover and type of distance.
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 24, 2022, 05:09 AM
very true oldtimer normally u could get a week or to longer but cant get on due to shore being eaten away
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Post by: billybob851 on Feb 24, 2022, 05:30 AM
I HAVE YET TO GET UP THERE.Please tell me sleds will be running this weekend.I have to use a sled to cover and type of distance.
yes, still good for sleds and you will need one after tonight, looks like 8-14 inches of snow
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 24, 2022, 06:38 AM
At this point in the season I welcome some snow. It soaks up rain when it comes and it protects the ice and shoreline from the sun. We have plenty of great ice out there still. Hopefully we don't get any more big rains for a while.



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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 24, 2022, 07:23 AM
this cold  came  right at the right time  some of the place i been fishing (not oneida)  were  getting  iffy at the shoreline and  one place   the spud went threw ...... i think it's  tightening up just in time...be careful anyways!
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 24, 2022, 08:42 AM
Anyone hear anything about an ice rescue on Oneida this morning? I saw Cleveland and Constantia fire departments with some of their rescue equipment heading down Route 49. Didn’t know if they were training or if an actual rescue took place. Haven’t talked to any of the guys I know from the fire department yet to confirm. Listened to the scanner on my way to work but didn’t hear anything.
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Post by: delawareriver on Feb 24, 2022, 09:29 AM
Anyone hear anything about an ice rescue on Oneida this morning? I saw Cleveland and Constantia fire departments with some of their rescue equipment heading down Route 49. Didn’t know if they were training or if an actual rescue took place. Haven’t talked to any of the guys I know from the fire department yet to confirm. Listened to the scanner on my way to work but didn’t hear anything.
saw on Facebook someone said a 4wheeler went through near one of the islands. Sounded like shallow water to the point that the Wheeler is still visible, more so need help to get the Wheeler out. But this is all 2nd hand from what I saw
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Post by: SwampRat on Feb 24, 2022, 09:32 AM
I was just going to ask how the cracks are off of Boysen area? Assume caution is still in order over that way.
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Post by: 2muchleft on Feb 24, 2022, 12:26 PM
I just tried that walleye chowder recipe from a couple pages back.  I started with the couple of cans of New England clam chowder and threw in some additional clam juice and seafood base.  Added some potatoes and onions to the mushrooms and also a few cut up pieces of shrimp.  Good stuff!  A nice break from frying.
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Post by: Arkangel on Feb 24, 2022, 12:51 PM
...great...now I'm hungry...!   ;D

~ArkAngel
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 24, 2022, 12:52 PM
^^Starving!
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 24, 2022, 01:05 PM
I just tried that walleye chowder recipe from a couple pages back.  I started with the couple of cans of New England clam chowder and threw in some additional clam juice and seafood base.  Added some potatoes and onions to the mushrooms and also a few cut up pieces of shrimp.  Good stuff!  A nice break from frying.

  Nice..  A lot of other ways to cook fish other than hot oil... ;)
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Post by: greensider on Feb 24, 2022, 01:13 PM
I don't fry many fish anymore I do mainly blackened just a little Butter in pan seasoned fillets simple clean and delicious
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 24, 2022, 01:15 PM
saw on Facebook someone said a 4wheeler went through near one of the islands. Sounded like shallow water to the point that the Wheeler is still visible, more so need help to get the Wheeler out. But this is all 2nd hand from what I saw
Thanks man. That’s what I was thinking. They didn’t seem like it was something super urgent. Didn’t have their emergency lights on or anything like that.
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 24, 2022, 01:26 PM
Hay thanks to the class act who was driving blue/white  sled cargo rack on the back with otter hut purple snow shovel , lots a room out there 17yards "I had a range finder lol" is a lil close , this was not area of walkers or community area Lewis, chapman etc.... nope plenty of room along same drop with just me on it but NO you had to be right on top of the only 2 other guys  .... Class Act, some guys never use there heads  i dont own lake but if im headed to area and theres a guy already there i fish else where or give ample space  u drove within 12 feet of me doing your circles
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 24, 2022, 01:33 PM
I had that happen on a smaller lake guy drilled holes all around me and was using his live scope didn't see him catch one fish.
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 24, 2022, 02:56 PM
Hay thanks to the class act who was driving blue/white  sled cargo rack on the back with otter hut purple snow shovel , lots a room out there 17yards "I had a range finder lol" is a lil close , this was not area of walkers or community area Lewis, chapman etc.... nope plenty of room along same drop with just me on it but NO you had to be right on top of the only 2 other guys  .... Class Act, some guys never use there heads  i dont own lake but if im headed to area and theres a guy already there i fish else where or give ample space  u drove within 12 feet of me doing your circles

Had two guys do this very same thing to me on Chaumont this year. I was fishing same spot for 3 days.. day 4 they pulled up on 1 atv and literally set up next to me with two flip overs. When I say next to me I mean 10yds. Trying to fish exact same structure. Classic D-bags! They looked right at me like I was the problem….lol.
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 24, 2022, 04:01 PM
Had two guys do this very same thing to me on Chaumont this year. I was fishing same spot for 3 days.. day 4 they pulled up on 1 atv and literally set up next to me with two flip overs. When I say next to me I mean 10yds. Trying to fish exact same structure. Classic D-bags! They looked right at me like I was the problem….lol.
Funny. I had same exact thing happen up there this year. Middle shoal-herricks shoal area.
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Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 24, 2022, 04:23 PM
Just watch the feed at Chapman.Pretty cool watching that heave form through the day.
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 24, 2022, 04:30 PM
you can fish next to me but you better bring food beer and drill my holes
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 24, 2022, 04:35 PM

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Kinda like this guy onieda1
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 24, 2022, 05:41 PM
lol
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 24, 2022, 06:29 PM
 Yep that sucks , peaceful where we were nobody within 300 yards
Didn’t set  them on fire , brought home 20 perch and 2 eyes that just happen by
 Well IMO by looking at the ice after all the rain there is a lot of air bubbles it so the integrity isn’t what it was , don’t get me wrong there is still plenty of ice time left , but when it starts to go with all that air in it it will quicken the thaw , just an ol buzzards .02
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 25, 2022, 05:45 AM
Nice job Fred.
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Post by: zadvorney on Feb 25, 2022, 08:31 AM
Launch at Godfrey is a little spicy.  Bring boards to cross at the launch. Then again at the shove. It is a little windy out today but there is heat in the shack.
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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 25, 2022, 08:42 AM
Thanks for the shore update. Good luck.
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Post by: dog4up7 on Feb 25, 2022, 09:22 AM
Thanks for the report Z, looks like you are having a great time out there. Hopefully nothing but big ones !!
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Post by: zadvorney on Feb 25, 2022, 10:52 AM

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Lots of chasers. Can't get them to commit. I like the fists full of fifties and it's three am kind of fishing. This is too much like work. I've tried raps, pimples,rattle shad, drops hot. If I had dynamite I'd use that. I don't dare move as the torque converter is frozen engaged. No stopping. Type 2 fun all day.
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Post by: chummer16 on Feb 25, 2022, 01:43 PM
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Lots of chasers. Can't get them to commit. I like the fists full of fifties and it's three am kind of fishing. This is too much like work. I've tried raps, pimples,rattle shad, drops hot. If I had dynamite I'd use that. I don't dare move as the torque converter is frozen engaged. No stopping. Type 2 fun all day.
Go small
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 25, 2022, 01:50 PM
Go small

Or dead stick a minnow.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 25, 2022, 02:01 PM

  A dropper with a fly might work
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 25, 2022, 03:07 PM
2lb floracarbon very small tungston jig
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Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 25, 2022, 04:35 PM
Any reports on good access for a sled?Ive read the Oneida Lake  Fishing report. https://www.oneidalakefishingreport.com/
and looks like Godfrey is out.Not sure where the Jewel and Cleveland access points are.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 25, 2022, 04:47 PM

 Jewel parking is on wanner rd , there is a hill to deal with ,
 
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Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 25, 2022, 04:58 PM
Jewel parking is on wanner rd , there is a hill to deal with ,

Thanks Filet
Really not pulling my weight on this site this season.Just haven’t had the chance to get there this winter.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 25, 2022, 05:09 PM
I drove from North Bay to Central Square yesterday and every spot I could see had some open water. Some areas were shot, some just a few feet open. Looks like the snow got it all slushed up and it's starting to freeze now. Hopefully it tightens up enough so all the access points are good to go in the morning.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 25, 2022, 05:13 PM
This was the best spot I could find on my property this afternoon to get on.


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Post by: JEBADIAH on Feb 25, 2022, 05:19 PM
Fished out of Jewell yesterday,the heave out in front of there was pretty sketchy on the way in last night before the snow.After you get past that the ice was beautiful.
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Post by: Db1 on Feb 25, 2022, 05:49 PM
Any reports on going from lewis or slyvan beach slush or cracks
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 25, 2022, 05:53 PM
My main access spot is shot. Went right through with the sled in knee deep water. Drove over to Taft and was able to access there with the sled. Ice on the main lake is good but the shorelines are shot. 2 short eyes a small perch and a keeper perch for me this evening. Fished 28 fow from 3:15-5:15. Marked prob 30-40 fish. The ones I did catch were on a jiggin rap without bait


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 25, 2022, 05:53 PM
Heading to Oneida in the morning. South side out of Chapman. I’ll give reports on what I see.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Feb 25, 2022, 06:58 PM
Yep that sucks , peaceful where we were nobody within 300 yards
Didn’t set  them on fire , brought home 20 perch and 2 eyes that just happen by
 Well IMO by looking at the ice after all the rain there is a lot of air bubbles it so the integrity isn’t what it was , don’t get me wrong there is still plenty of ice time left , but when it starts to go with all that air in it it will quicken the thaw , just an ol buzzards .02
Right on about the ice.  We have walked 100’s of miles of ice and have learned ice. There are places you walk through, or around. There are places you back slowly away from and I’ve even laid down and rolled20 or 30 yards from.   The bad thing about sleds and wheelers is when whizzing along you don’t learn the ice and if you do know ice you are going too fast to recognize the warning signals.    Be careful guys.   
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2022, 02:59 AM

 I might add give the streams plenty of room , with all the rain streams have risen
 And at this point on a spud is a good idea
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 26, 2022, 06:19 AM
I might add give the streams plenty of room , with all the rain streams have risen
 And at this point on a spud is a good idea
X2 on this. It wasn’t at Oneida. But 3rd creek sodus last week after the 2 warm days and the rain watched a guy on quad go across the front of tubes maybe 50’ from open water. I thought I was gonna have to get my ropes.

Please be safe people.
Tight lines
Perchin
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 26, 2022, 07:23 AM
i said right after the rain  the shore lines are paying for this .....otisco the ice was soft and i could feel it  spongy getting on   no  4 wheelers  or  sleds there so it remained   ...fulton canal  don't even think of trying to get on the  edges are all broken you will  get a  bath   phoenix  is  just as  bad  but i'm sure a few  will get on ...i really  don't recommend it all that water is at least a foot higher with warm currents under the ice .....be careful use that spud and your head  there is good ice to fish  just avoid the bad ice ps  i did pull some crappies  in fulton's lake neatahwanta .....in the deep hole
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Post by: chummer16 on Feb 26, 2022, 09:10 AM
i said right after the rain  the shore lines are paying for this .....otisco the ice was soft and i could feel it  spongy getting on   no  4 wheelers  or  sleds there so it remained   ...fulton canal  don't even think of trying to get on the  edges are all broken you will  get a  bath   phoenix  is  just as  bad  but i'm sure a few  will get on ...i really  don't recommend it all that water is at least a foot higher with warm currents under the ice .....be careful use that spud and your head  there is good ice to fish  just avoid the bad ice ps  i did pull some crappies  in fulton's lake neatahwanta .....in the deep hole
I used to fish Fulton lake all the time as a kid.  We pulled a lot of bass out of there.  Never saw many guys ice fishing it.  Are there still tiger muskies in there?
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Post by: XC 600 on Feb 26, 2022, 10:16 AM

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3/29/15 don't think we will go that long this year. I agree with FR saw black ice start to air up 2 weeks ago sun is working on it.
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Post by: Craveman85 on Feb 26, 2022, 02:00 PM
Anyone know how the ice is out of the south shore fishing access?  I'd be going on foot not by machine.
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 26, 2022, 02:15 PM
maybe not 3/29 but i think we will be on it for last day of walleye
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 26, 2022, 03:28 PM
Well. I finally joined the double limit club.

Worked for last half of them.

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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 26, 2022, 03:32 PM
Welcome to the club, Bob!! You had an epic day today. Thanks for the cords early morning, but, I wasn’t going to move in and, mess up your bite!! Good work!!😎🎣🕳
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Post by: flukeman on Feb 26, 2022, 03:38 PM
Anyone know if an atv is possible out of Verona Beach? Or would I be better off walking?

Thanks
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 26, 2022, 03:48 PM
Great work Bob!
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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 26, 2022, 04:05 PM
Anyone know if an atv is possible out of Verona Beach? Or would I be better off walking?

Thanks
I saw quads on the east end today. Sporadic, deep drifts did slow them down some. But, they managed to navigate around. Most accesses were torn up from the mild temps we had. Now, frozen, it’s a bit rough at first. I did see walkers, but, maybe some of those guys will chime in later. Good luck!!
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 26, 2022, 04:09 PM
i'm not as nice as KP i would have drilled a hole right in te bottom of your bucket!!!!  .....great job man
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2022, 04:42 PM

 Well done chowdaire, that is a great feeling indeed
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 26, 2022, 06:06 PM
Well. I finally joined the double limit club.

Worked for last half of them.

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Nice job! No doubt, you had a great day.👍
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Post by: Ric66 on Feb 26, 2022, 06:18 PM
Fished out of Lewis at 6am. Glad I got a parking spot. Ice was fine as far as I saw. Drilled a hole in 28 feet and immediately marked fish and what began the four most frustrating hours I’ve ever fished. They chased whatever I dropped down but would not commit. Small large didn’t matter. Finally got one and two more to get my first Oneida limit (probably will never say that again when they raise the limit to six) All came on #5 rap black and silver. To get them to hit you had to finesse to the point you barely moved the lure.
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Post by: XC 600 on Feb 26, 2022, 06:21 PM
I hope you are right Oneida1
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 26, 2022, 06:23 PM
Good job  Ric66! Nothing wrong with those👍
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Post by: Squeakysteve on Feb 26, 2022, 06:28 PM
Nice chowdaire . That’s what my bucket is going to look like tomorrow  @) …..I hope. Has anyone ran into any shallower eyes yet ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 26, 2022, 06:29 PM
maybe not 3/29 but i think we will be on it for last day of walleye

Agreed. Just need the big rains to stay away.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 26, 2022, 06:54 PM
Fished South side out of Chapman today. Shore access is getting soft near the fishing pier and spud the crack not far out after that. Measured 10” of ice. Some snow and glare. Thought the morning bite was really decent til about 11. The afternoon bite was not as strong. Lots of chasing…..but wouldn’t commit.  I think the wind and the water started getting murky had to do with that. Managed a few once I figured the bite out. A bunch of shorts…lost a few nice ones at the hole as well. Great day to be out. Really enjoy fishing here,, hope it’s not my last trip.  Going to give er a go in the am before the high winds come in.
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 26, 2022, 06:57 PM
Nice haul HW.
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 26, 2022, 07:00 PM
Nice work.
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Post by: Yotecatcher on Feb 26, 2022, 07:02 PM
Nice catches and reports everyone thanks for sharing 👊🏻
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2022, 07:21 PM

 Good eats HW2
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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 26, 2022, 07:26 PM
Great looking buckets and limits. Nice ice status and photos. Thanks.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 26, 2022, 10:24 PM
Hell yeah Chow!! Nice job!! Nice pics and reports guys
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Post by: Craveman85 on Feb 27, 2022, 12:04 AM
Went out of the south shore access tonight. There was one spot where it looks like someone had a tire go through at the boat launch. Went out to 16' of water and got into some eyes. 3 were probably keeper sized but I didn't bring a tape.   Lost a couple on their way to the hole. When I was on my way out I noticed someone broke up the ice really good at the launch.
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Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 27, 2022, 07:56 AM
Thanks guys. That was fun.

I don’t get on the perch too often but I came loaded with spikes, waxies and wigglers to get the job done yesterday. And, with all that, all but about 5 came on the same old raps and spoons with a buckeye head that I use everyday
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Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 27, 2022, 08:35 AM
Thanks guys. That was fun.

I don’t get on the perch too often but I came loaded with spikes, waxies and wigglers to get the job done yesterday. And, with all that, all but about 5 came on the same old raps and spoons with a buckeye head that I use everyday

don't be telling that .....it's a secret   :roflmao:  really  glad you banged them up man 
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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 27, 2022, 10:01 AM
That's great... funny how we carry everything possible but usually rely on a few tried and true offerings!
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Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 27, 2022, 10:08 AM
Fished South side out of Chapman today. Shore access is getting soft near the fishing pier and spud the crack not far out after that. Measured 10” of ice. Some snow and glare. Thought the morning bite was really decent til about 11. The afternoon bite was not as strong. Lots of chasing…..but wouldn’t commit.  I think the wind and the water started getting murky had to do with that. Managed a few once I figured the bite out. A bunch of shorts…lost a few nice ones at the hole as well. Great day to be out. Really enjoy fishing here,, hope it’s not my last trip.  Going to give er a go in the am before the high winds come in.
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Where there any machines going out of Chapman?How about bait near by.Since Cookies closed I’ve only traveled farther east and gotten bait from Lake Side Outfitters.Just hate to back track.
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Post by: lowaccord66 on Feb 27, 2022, 10:43 AM
Looks like a decent snow shower is getting ready to cross the lake.  Larry thanks again for taking care of my buddy Kenny.  Appreciate you!
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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 27, 2022, 11:18 AM
Looks like a decent snow shower is getting ready to cross the lake.  Larry thanks again for taking care of my buddy Kenny.  Appreciate you!
You're welcome bud! Kenny is a hardworking guy that deserved a little intel for Oneida lake. He never caught a walleye through the ice before this weekend. He put the time in and pulled two limits, with a bunch of bonus perch!! He will be returning to do it all again one day! 😎🎣🕳
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 27, 2022, 11:23 AM
Thanks guys. That was fun.

I don’t get on the perch too often but I came loaded with spikes, waxies and wigglers to get the job done yesterday. And, with all that, all but about 5 came on the same old raps and spoons with a buckeye head that I use everyday
   Without exageration,  I literally carry a $1000 worth of jigs.  3 boxes of every kind, shape, size, and color that one can imagine.  I'm sure many of them have never touched the water. Why is it that on any given day, no matter what I'm fishing for, it's a caty jig that gets tied on.  Maybe because they work
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Jigger on Feb 27, 2022, 11:29 AM
I’ve been using Cary jigs for 35 plus years ,my number 1 go to jig great quality and lasts a long time
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Post by: flukeman on Feb 27, 2022, 12:07 PM
Well I put in a quick 4 hours this morning. Was heading to a waypoint when I realized some folks were actually close to it. So I decided to try a little shallower for some perch this time. Saw some about every 15 minutes, just could not get them to go. Until

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I knew something was unusual when my first bass of 2022 just trucked me. A little over 4lbs, a ton of fun on a perch rig 😀 Fish was in great shape. The wind was really something this morning. Ice was good everywhere I was, could have brought the wheeler.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 27, 2022, 02:08 PM
Btw. For the match the hatch guys. Along with 1” gobies the perch and walleyes were puking these up.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 27, 2022, 02:13 PM
Where there any machines going out of Chapman?How about bait near by.Since Cookies closed I’ve only traveled farther east and gotten bait from Lake Side Outfitters.Just hate to back track.

Saw a few machines out. I had my snowmobile. Lakeside outfitters for bait.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: yankmyline on Feb 27, 2022, 04:12 PM
Chowdaire those are mayfly larva.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 27, 2022, 04:29 PM
Chowdaire those are mayfly larva.
Yep wigglers , when the hatch is on it’s insane , I posted pics on MFF last season walleyes were stuffed with them
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Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 27, 2022, 04:29 PM
Saw a few machines out. I had my snowmobile. Lakeside outfitters for bait.

Thank Hardwater.
It is much appreciated.
Heading out in the am.Traveling from Binghamton area and hate to have trailered my sled all that way and then not get to use it.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 27, 2022, 04:39 PM
 Here is a pic of the hatch June 28 2021
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 27, 2022, 05:00 PM
Man that was crazy Fred! Remember the huge clouds of them while we were out there fishing lol. Miss those days when gas was only $3.08 a gallon to! 🤪
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Post by: oneida1 on Feb 27, 2022, 05:02 PM
sleds are good to go....
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Post by: Jigemup247 on Feb 27, 2022, 05:32 PM
Fished out of Chapman this morning. Ice is beat up directly in front of the launch area but it is fine to the right as you are heading out. Fished 20-22fow and caught 4 keeper walleye and a few shorts as well as 8 perch between 2 guys. Black and chrome #5 jigging rap worked best for us. Lots of marks but only a few takers.
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Post by: 62&done on Feb 27, 2022, 07:25 PM
Fished out of Chapman this morning. Ice is beat up directly in front of the launch area but it is fine to the right as you are heading out. Fished 20-22fow and caught 4 keeper walleye and a few shorts as well as 8 perch between 2 guys. Black and chrome #5 jigging rap worked best for us. Lots of marks but only a few takers.
   Do you put any bait on your jigging raps   I got a bunch and all I can catch is the side of the hole     
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Post by: Jigemup247 on Feb 27, 2022, 08:55 PM
   Do you put any bait on your jigging raps   I got a bunch and all I can catch is the side of the hole   
We were using a half of a small emerald shiner.
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Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 28, 2022, 12:54 AM
Great stories and photos guys. I'm glad it stiffened up for you. Chowdaire that's a good looking bucket for sure! Those mixed bag buckets are a treat for the eyes and the taste buds you guys. Don't forget the Old Bay Seasoning while cooking your fish chowder.
You guys hammer them now and be safe out there.

That mayfly nymph it the Hexagenia Nymph, the largest mayfly, I think. It gets like that on Skinny too at times. Dead bugs stuck all over. Seen them on Oneida hovering above the water several feet up and several feet thick...a huge cloud.
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Post by: skinny4 on Feb 28, 2022, 07:29 AM
Heading to Oneida tomorrow for my birthday. Never actually ice fished this lake and am going to scratch it off the list before i get any older. Was thinking of going out of Chapman. Just looking for the best ice and not sure if Chapman is the best access. Not worried about the fishing much but is that the best access to good ice at this point or is there safer ice elsewhere? I've been skunked this year more than any year I can remember so I'm ok with less fish just want to be safe out there. Got a machine but willing to walk. Gonna be there tomorrow and Wednesday. Any info for best ice would be appreciated. Pm me or post here please.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 28, 2022, 07:41 AM

 Skinny being mobile is a plus , just give plenty of room around creek mouths and any islands you may pass
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 28, 2022, 08:15 AM
Skinny being mobile is a plus , just give plenty of room around creek mouths and any islands you may pass
X2
Definitely stay far away from those creek mouths! Asking for trouble in those areas
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Post by: Squeakysteve on Feb 28, 2022, 08:40 AM
Well my bucket didn’t end up looking like chowdaires. First time I’ve sat on one hole all season but moving with my set up would’ve been risky. Fished the southern end of the beach yesterday. 15 perch and 12 short eyes all between 13-15 inches. Water was really murked up more than I expected . Mostly all on a gold chrome rippin rap not tipped.
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Post by: fly_rodder on Feb 28, 2022, 12:26 PM
Heading to Oneida tomorrow for my birthday. Never actually ice fished this lake and am going to scratch it off the list before i get any older. Was thinking of going out of Chapman. Just looking for the best ice and not sure if Chapman is the best access. Not worried about the fishing much but is that the best access to good ice at this point or is there safer ice elsewhere? I've been skunked this year more than any year I can remember so I'm ok with less fish just want to be safe out there. Got a machine but willing to walk. Gonna be there tomorrow and Wednesday. Any info for best ice would be appreciated. Pm me or post here please.
If you have a machine, it doesn't really matter much where you launch from.  Plenty of parking at Chapman and South Shore Boat launch.  Lewis point is dicey with limited parking.  Sylvan Beach is a good place as well.

The only bait store on the south side is Lakeside Sports right now that I know of.  Ice at Chapman is fine, I drilled ~14" yesterday and there's still a lot of hard black ice.  Just kind of slushy by the pier.
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Post by: bigbuck on Feb 28, 2022, 04:20 PM
Has the shore ice at Godfrey frozen back up? Considering going out of there tomorrow afternoon. Thanks.
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Post by: zaphod4 on Feb 28, 2022, 04:34 PM
To the sled out of Godfrey this morning.No issues going out or on the way in.Patchy packed snow and exposed patches of ice.Went out to 32fow.Caught 1 short eye.Moved in to 29fow and caught one decent perch.Lookers all day long.Bigger marks where in shallower.Very few fish came to my bait quickly.The ones that did were decent marks.But they weren’t bitting.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 28, 2022, 05:51 PM
Thank you for the ice and fishing report zaphod4. Wish they were more cooperative for you. I will share a report late tomorrow with what I find.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 01, 2022, 05:27 PM
Fishing tomorrow from the South Shore. My last hurrah. I’ll post reports and conditions. Looks like early next week some warm temps coming….
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 01, 2022, 05:29 PM
Fishing tomorrow from the South Shore. My last hurrah. I’ll post reports and conditions. Looks like early next week some warm temps coming….
Good luck
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 01, 2022, 05:30 PM
Thanks Fred👍
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Post by: XC 600 on Mar 01, 2022, 06:16 PM
Ice is in great shape measure 12" everywhere I've drilled. Can't pry the perch off the bottom, best fishing is coming.
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Post by: bigbuck on Mar 01, 2022, 08:45 PM
Decided to fish out of Chapman Park today. Ice was in real good shape. Easy drag.
Managed 37 perch (4 in our group) from 1:30 to 6 pm. Also 2 short eyes.
Fish came in short spurts, not a steady flow. In the last hour they became very tight lipped and it started raining. Majority came on jigging raps tipped with minnow head. Very pleasant afternoon.
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Post by: oneida1 on Mar 01, 2022, 09:30 PM
did my 50 today only second time this season.....and got a northern pike he went back about 26 in
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Post by: bigbuck on Mar 02, 2022, 12:13 AM
Nice work Oneida1!!
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Post by: Db1 on Mar 02, 2022, 12:20 AM
Nice job onieda  thats some great dinners
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Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 02, 2022, 05:26 AM

 Good job Oneida
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Post by: skinny4 on Mar 02, 2022, 08:51 AM
I can't view the reports and conditions page for Oneida. Only time in my life I needed that thread and it's gone! Lol
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Post by: badbrad2186 on Mar 02, 2022, 10:09 AM
I can't view the reports and conditions page for Oneida. Only time in my life I needed that thread and it's gone! Lol

https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=13676.180
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Post by: nys on Mar 02, 2022, 05:34 PM
Oneida virgin looking for a little help. Heading up Friday, and was wondering where the shortest walk to decent perch grounds might be. Being a little long in the tooth but still having a little get up and go, any help would be appreciated. Thanks.   
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Post by: XC 600 on Mar 02, 2022, 05:48 PM
Might have to change my handle to "right place, wrong time". Ice seemed to be a touch softer tonite fish are there just wrong time slot. Work comes first. NYS if you get to Lewis Pt by 6 on fri you should be good, about half mile to decent fishing.
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 02, 2022, 06:16 PM
Good job Oneida

X2
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Post by: nys on Mar 02, 2022, 07:07 PM
Thanks XC600. Very much appreciate a starting point to begin the quest. Not afraid to work for my dinner! If you need any info for the smaller western finger lakes pm me. That’s where I spend my days on the hard water.
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Post by: zadvorney on Mar 02, 2022, 09:24 PM
Started at Lewis. Water was muddy. Lots of marks this morning but no takers. Went to Messenger. Hopped around a little. Water stained. A couple perch and lots of short eyes. Drove down to Shackleton.  Hit a few spots with little to show. Hit two spots in front of Chapman's.  Didn't even get a bite. Went back to messenger for my final stand. Almost fell out of my chair napping. The sun came out and it got way to hot inside.  Last two hours had lots of shorts. I changed to a cicada and used a perch belly for bait. A mark came in and I set the hook so hard the pole came out of my hand. A 21 inch eye and a PB for this lake. I had 2 15s after that and more shorts. That was a long azz day. I bet I did more that 10 miles on the snowdog. I had fumes in the tank back at the truck.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 03, 2022, 06:18 AM
Fished yesterday from 8:30-2:30. Fished the same holes the whole time I was out. Was over a good school of fish but had to do some sorting. Iced 36 perch with 15 being keeper sized perch and 2 nice keeper walleye. Caught fish on raps with minnow head, raps without bait, and spoon with perch eye.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 03, 2022, 06:39 AM

 Well done Bob
 Nice eye Zad
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Post by: reeleyz on Mar 03, 2022, 07:47 AM
Well done Bob
 Nice eye Zad

X2!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Catchthis44 on Mar 03, 2022, 08:04 AM
Going out of Verona tomorrow, usually go out of Chapman, anything I need to look out for (cracks, bad shore)?  I am going early and bringing snowmobile, thanks!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 03, 2022, 08:11 AM
The long range forecast shows some cooler weather in mid March. Hopefully we can dodge some rain on Sunday and cruise along for a while longer.

The water level came up almost 2' at the end of February. Anybody know if the gates are open?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Mar 03, 2022, 10:42 AM
Nice job DeadEyez. Sounds like a nice day.
Way to persist Zadvorney... that was quite a day of traveling. Congratulations on a PB walleye and limit!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Mar 03, 2022, 01:26 PM
Realeyez, yes all of the gates are open at the C'noy dam.  They open them up every year after boating season, late Nov- early Dec. and do not close them again until after ice out and the lake level lowers. I live within a 1/2 mile of the dam and have notice the river level has risen noticeably. My understanding is they try to keep the lake level down until ice out to avoid property damage that is likely to occur when the ice starts moving. When the ice near shore melts leaving the middle of the lake with a big mass of ice and the wind get it moving, it can pile up on shore and even get to homes along the lake. Sorry if this is more than you wanted to hear.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 03, 2022, 01:45 PM
Understood FM. Thanks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 03, 2022, 06:00 PM
The water is still a little murky here in the se corner with a little current, but the shore and the ice is holding. Nice job on the fish guys, my best perch days have been after walleye season ends.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Mar 04, 2022, 07:54 AM
Really nice looking eye Zadvorney and nice job Deadeyez. Glad you're all still getting out and the ice is good. You might want to take sunscreen with you on Sunday...65 degrees!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Mar 04, 2022, 03:31 PM
I was planning on my last trip tomorrow but my truck crapped the bed and ended up at the dealer with all my stuff in the back.  Won’t be done until next week some time.  Oh well I had a pretty good season.  Two great trips and a bunch of one meal trips.  Good luck to everyone still going out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 04, 2022, 04:47 PM
chummer  sorry to hear that but i think this ice will survive for a little while
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Post by: oneida1 on Mar 04, 2022, 04:55 PM
based on forecast i think we will make close of walleye without many worries
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Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 04, 2022, 05:39 PM
i  think so
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 04, 2022, 05:50 PM
Finished my season today……
Fished out of Chapman for a couple days. Stayed overnight (2) in my hut through the snow and high winds. Thursday was tough fishing but managed a decent bucket and a limit of eyes. Bunch of shorts as well. On Wednesday I caught an 18” Brown trout on a PK flutter spoon. Was super cool! Tried to get a pic but screwed it all up. Had the pleasure of visiting with Percheyes on here. We met on the lake last season. We fished briefly together. He’s a real gentlemen w/a cool snowmobile! I measured 10- 13” of ice. Conditions were great for walking or snowmobile. Noticed today on the way in the crack by the pier opened slightly. Enjoy reading everyone’s post on here. Hope you have a great rest of the season and stay safe out there! 👍
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 04, 2022, 06:35 PM
Great job HW.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Mar 04, 2022, 06:36 PM
Thank you for the report hardwater on ice conditions. Tomorrow maybe better than Sunday with the weather coming in. If walking is good in in..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 04, 2022, 06:45 PM
Thank you for the report hardwater on ice conditions. Tomorrow maybe better than Sunday with the weather coming in. If walking is good in in..

Tomorrow will be a nice day to be out. Snow was pretty hard out there today. Good luck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Radneck on Mar 04, 2022, 07:45 PM
HW,  talked to you today on my way out. Thanks for the tips.  Managed a few shorts       A great day with my son all in all.  Thanks for the ride offer on Thursday. Much appreciated. Hope to see you out there next season. Don’t work too hard and stay safe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Mar 04, 2022, 10:15 PM
Hardwater,
It was great trading fish stories with you on Wednesday.
You are definitely a dedicated fisherman!
I hope you have a great striper season this spring.
PerchEyes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tigerwoodsmuskie 44 on Mar 05, 2022, 05:01 AM
Finally! After 5 or 6 trips this year found em yesterday. Jumbos. Screen stayed lit from 8-2. First 2 were 8's, the next 28 were over 10" with 5 over 12". Then at 2:00 a school of eyes showed up, landed 2-18", lost 3 more big ones, all in about 15 minutes. Like a dummy trying to horse em up to get back down. That's why you fish this Lake. Out of Williams, just east of the Islands in 18'. A few on raps, switched to a size 4 pimple with red insert with whole buckeye. Got a bunch on deadstick with good sized buckeyes from Bartel. Only God and my wife know why I'm not in the same holes this morning.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Mar 05, 2022, 06:17 AM
Got out yesterday late morning off sylvan beach and stayed through the afternoon bite.  Bounced around from 21' to 26' but never really landed on them.  Enough nice perch for a couple of meals.  Landed a few short walleye but missed all my keeper opportunities either on the way up or at the hole.   I'm really starting to question that front hook!  Ice was still solid, walk not too bad following machine trails, water fairly murky.  Probably my last trip for the season.  Stay safe and tight lines.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Mar 05, 2022, 06:51 AM
Finally! After 5 or 6 trips this year found em yesterday. Jumbos. Screen stayed lit from 8-2. First 2 were 8's, the next 28 were over 10" with 5 over 12". Then at 2:00 a school of eyes showed up, landed 2-18", lost 3 more big ones, all in about 15 minutes. Like a dummy trying to horse em up to get back down. That's why you fish this Lake. Out of Williams, just east of the Islands in 18'. A few on raps, switched to a size 4 pimple with red insert with whole buckeye. Got a bunch on deadstick with good sized buckeyes from Bartel. Only God and my wife know why I'm not in the same holes this morning.
If you went to your holes today you would learn why you don’t post your location.   Congrats on the great day.  Days like that make all the memories of no fish days disappear.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tigerwoodsmuskie 44 on Mar 05, 2022, 07:02 AM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 05, 2022, 08:05 AM
HW,  talked to you today on my way out. Thanks for the tips.  Managed a few shorts       A great day with my son all in all.  Thanks for the ride offer on Thursday. Much appreciated. Hope to see you out there next season. Don’t work too hard and stay safe.

Glad you had a nice day out with your son. Great to hear that👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 05, 2022, 11:55 AM
ice great condtion, ran all over couldnt find em.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Mar 05, 2022, 01:30 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 05, 2022, 01:44 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: zadvorney on Mar 05, 2022, 02:13 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 05, 2022, 02:16 PM
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.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 05, 2022, 02:19 PM
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!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 05, 2022, 02:20 PM
Good work Greenhornet!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 05, 2022, 02:30 PM
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. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 05, 2022, 02:56 PM
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!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 05, 2022, 03:04 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 05, 2022, 03:16 PM
 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
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 05, 2022, 03:28 PM
i use  broken  broom handles  and  just rip them  eyes out of the water .......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 05, 2022, 04:00 PM

 Well done hornet
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Mar 05, 2022, 04:14 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 05, 2022, 04:48 PM

Chowdaire,  Sounds like a good day to me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Mar 05, 2022, 04:56 PM
Oh yeah. Good day for sure. Good to end the season with some perch in the freezer.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 05, 2022, 05:06 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 05, 2022, 05:10 PM
Oh yeah. Good day for sure. Good to end the season with some perch in the freezer.

End to the season?  :nono:

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!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 05, 2022, 05:14 PM
Good job, Bob!! 🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: greensider on Mar 05, 2022, 05:16 PM
Large flocks all day today heading north
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 05, 2022, 05:18 PM
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. 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Mar 05, 2022, 05:27 PM
End to the season?  :nono:

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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Mar 05, 2022, 08:39 PM
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 🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Mar 05, 2022, 10:08 PM
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.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 05, 2022, 10:59 PM
Nice pics and reports guys! Tomorrow is gonna be brutal. 60 mph wind gusts with thunderstorms
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 06, 2022, 08:00 AM
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.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 06, 2022, 08:07 AM
Better than working..👍👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 06, 2022, 08:10 AM
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...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 06, 2022, 08:23 AM
Better than working..👍👍
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 06, 2022, 09:41 AM
Better than working..👍👍

It sure is!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2022, 11:01 AM

 Beats the crap out of a 🦨
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 06, 2022, 11:20 AM

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Sun and 60 degree south wind is doing a number. Only 2 tenths of rain so far. Fingers crossed shore can hold up.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Mar 06, 2022, 12:12 PM
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Sun and 60 degree south wind is doing a number. Only 2 tenths of rain so far. Fingers crossed shore can hold up.
They upped the temps across the ten day since yesterday.  The fat lady is gargling.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 06, 2022, 12:27 PM
I’m praying that the fat lady gets strep throat!!!! 😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 06, 2022, 12:37 PM
Town of Sullivan
03/6/2022 1:36:03 PM
Sullivan,NY

71.5°Switch to Metric

6
mph
Latitude:43.0867Longitude:-75.8729Elevation:420 ft
TEMPERATURE
Hi/Low72°/32°Feels Like71.5°Dew Point44.0°
WIND
CurrentSSW 5.9 mphGustSSW 35.3 mphAvg.SW 8.5 mph
PRECIPITATION
Today0.05"Rate0.00"

yeah  it's  warm  and  sunny ........
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 06, 2022, 12:45 PM
I’m praying that the fat lady gets strep throat!!!! 😂

Throat punch would do it.

This weather sucks!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2022, 12:50 PM

 I’m no expert but pull up the beach cam and look at the tree over the bath house and watch it for a min 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 06, 2022, 12:54 PM
wind is  picking  up  ......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Mar 06, 2022, 01:13 PM
Ice is getting that look.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 06, 2022, 01:23 PM
Time to look into uncovering the boat? It was a great but too short ice season but when one door closes….
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2022, 01:35 PM
 Now you stop that or
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 06, 2022, 01:54 PM
Time to look into uncovering the boat? It was a great but too short ice season but when one door closes….
now… you’re talking dirty!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: greensider on Mar 06, 2022, 01:59 PM
Fired up the kicker yesterday maybe big motor tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 06, 2022, 02:08 PM
I won’t complain if we get another weekend or two on Oneida but I still have my annual chaumont trip I haven’t taken yet. This wind may end those dreams quick up there though.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 06, 2022, 02:08 PM
It’s always bittersweet,,, I love the ice as much as everyone else. Today I  Rigged up three spring jigging rods and organized some summer tackle…..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 06, 2022, 02:18 PM
Way off topic but I caught a huge silver bass or white perch yesterday on a tip up. Thought it was a walleye pulling it in and debated whether I should keep it or not. Are they as good as perch when they’re that big? Was probably close to 15” and thick.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 06, 2022, 02:35 PM
Way off topic but I caught a huge silver bass or white perch yesterday on a tip up. Thought it was a walleye pulling it in and debated whether I should keep it or not. Are they as good as perch when they’re that big? Was probably close to 15” and thick.

To me they’re not as tasty as perch or walleye. They are okay if you cut the bloodline out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2022, 02:38 PM
To me their not as tasty as perch or walleye. They are okay if you cut the bloodline out.
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 06, 2022, 02:43 PM
I know I’ve kept one or two smaller ones before and mixed in with the perch fillets never noticed much of a difference. I figured being that big it wouldn’t be worth keeping since I already had a decent amount of perch on the ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 06, 2022, 02:49 PM
They are tons of fun to catch if a school of them come in. Aggressive fighters!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 06, 2022, 03:05 PM
It must have stripped about 50’ of line off the tip up. That may have been the flag I ran for that took out my rod in my excitement.  I thought the tip up was going to start hovering the way that thing was spinning.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Mar 06, 2022, 03:58 PM
It must have stripped about 50’ of line off the tip up. That may have been the flag I ran for that took out my rod in my excitement.  I thought the tip up was going to start hovering the way that thing was spinning.
Beautiful part of fishing west end is you don’t have to deal with them.  I caught a few at Chapman and gave them to my buddy and he said they were gross.  I don’t know how he cooked them. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Mar 06, 2022, 04:00 PM
Great eatting always think you have a much bigger fish in than you do they are pound for pound the best fighting panfish around..I got into a few of them my self well fishing for yellows
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chummer16 on Mar 06, 2022, 04:14 PM
Great eatting always think you have a much bigger fish in than you do they are pound for pound the best fighting panfish around..I got into a few of them my self well fishing for yellows
THe school I got into were super aggressive.  They would race each other up 10’ to hit it on the drop. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 06, 2022, 04:29 PM
white  perch have there  place  ....now  don't they  fred   ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2022, 04:53 PM
white  perch have there  place  ....now  don't they  fred   ;D
Yes sir , they use to be gas money 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 06, 2022, 04:55 PM
going to have to  catch  golden  fish  for gas money now  :(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2022, 04:59 PM

 Not Oneida perch
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 06, 2022, 05:16 PM
oneida perch are too good  to  sell .......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2022, 05:31 PM
oneida perch are too good  to  sell .......
X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 06, 2022, 05:43 PM
Yes sir , they use to be gas money 😜
I contributed to that fund once or twice with you.😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Mar 06, 2022, 05:43 PM
oneida perch are too good  to  sell .......
They are just fat pigs.
Lol

Taste just as good as the 7” from Chaumont. Only thing is takes less to fill the pale
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 06, 2022, 05:53 PM
 If you get on a good bite on chaumount you’ll see some pigs , but it is a big place here are some
 (https://i.postimg.cc/8j2bbTGT/21-DA7166-1194-4-C52-B093-D86-BF3623-F1-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8j2bbTGT)


Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Mar 06, 2022, 07:09 PM
If you get on a good bite on chaumount you’ll see some pigs , but it is a big place here are some
 (https://i.postimg.cc/8j2bbTGT/21-DA7166-1194-4-C52-B093-D86-BF3623-F1-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8j2bbTGT)
Nice job.
Wish I had more time then I had this weekend to find them guys. And got lazy with the boys didn’t move enough.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 06, 2022, 07:26 PM
7 day forecast shows only 1 night that is not below 32.... im guessing 10 to 14 days min. left yesterday there was avg of 14in of ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 06, 2022, 07:41 PM
7 day forecast shows only 1 night that is not below 32.... im guessing 10 to 14 days min. left yesterday there was avg of 14in of ice

I like your optimism.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 06, 2022, 07:52 PM
7 day forecast shows only 1 night that is not below 32.... im guessing 10 to 14 days min. left yesterday there was avg of 14in of ice
We had 13” of ice where we fished. I’m with reeleyz on that throat punch!!!!🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 07, 2022, 07:47 AM
And here comes the rain. This will do some damage around the edges.  >:(

At least the heavy rain has stayed mostly south so far.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Mar 07, 2022, 08:08 AM
Yeah, I went out saturday, picked up two keepers but the hat trick eluded me.  Sunday, I dried out the flip-over in the sun & wind and organized gear for storage. 

No big deal.  Seasons change ... now spring trout, gearing up for turkeys, and getting the garden stuff ready.  Short season, but I had fun.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Mar 07, 2022, 09:43 AM
Not looking good for ice this week. I see the boys from Triple T Towing pulled a couple machines out that went in off Verona Beach. I may try to walk out one more time but I'm not sure about that.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Mar 07, 2022, 11:46 AM
All the feeder streams are up 1 to 2 ft. And they show the lake level about half a ft below full pool.  Need some cold weather to slow down the run off if you are looking to get on the ice. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 07, 2022, 12:45 PM
Yeah it’s not looking very good. Where I access went from good to bad in less than 24 hours. Granted there is a 2-3 foot wide feeder creek near my access that is running like a fire hose but the ice out there looks pretty grey
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Mar 07, 2022, 01:01 PM
Watched a sled get popped out of a hole just off cornell point little while ago. Not far off the shore at all so probably where the rocks soaked up the sun.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 07, 2022, 03:42 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/75nYKBZh/013-B4-B78-7-C56-466-B-BEC5-D9551-EE0-D463.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/75nYKBZh)This joker thinks it’s funny that the ice is fading away and his toothy friends will be safe soon anyway!!!! Well, two words for you Joker…..Frying Pan!! End of story!!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 07, 2022, 03:44 PM
And here comes the rain. This will do some damage around the edges.  >:(

At least the heavy rain has stayed mostly south so far.
one question for you bud….did you take care of that throat punch???🤣😜 lol!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Mar 07, 2022, 04:21 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/75nYKBZh/013-B4-B78-7-C56-466-B-BEC5-D9551-EE0-D463.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/75nYKBZh)This joker thinks it’s funny that the ice is fading away and his toothy friends will be safe soon anyway!!!! Well, two words for you Joker…..Frying Pan!! End of story!!!😂
  I know some crappie who were also laughing yesterday but they are suffering the same fate today mmm good
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 07, 2022, 05:11 PM
one question for you bud….did you take care of that throat punch???🤣😜 lol!

LOL!

She moves too fast for me. She is spry for a fat lady.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 07, 2022, 05:12 PM
A lot of shore access is going to be rough after this rain.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 07, 2022, 06:07 PM
LOL!

She moves too fast for me. She is spry for a fat lady.
😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 07, 2022, 06:08 PM
  I know some crappie who were also laughing yesterday but they are suffering the same fate today mmm good
😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Mar 07, 2022, 06:42 PM
Tremendous wind gusts and torrential downpours here South of Oneida.  Going to be a tough night for the ice. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 07, 2022, 06:44 PM
The lake has risen  quite a bit last 2 days, creeks are running high lots of water pouring in. Hope that ice candles fast before the breakup. Red wing blackbirds are back around here bullheads will be biting soon.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 07, 2022, 07:00 PM
BULLHEADSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Mar 07, 2022, 07:23 PM
BULLHEADSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
You would.lol
 I can get you on a spot to beat the crap out of some bullhead
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jeremywhorf on Mar 07, 2022, 10:12 PM
Hello All,
Planning a camping / fishing trip in early June to Oneida.
We will be towing a boat. Does anyone have any experience or preferences with either camping at Verona State Park or Oneida Shores Park?

Looking to target walleyes or perch!
Any favorite baits or suggestions would also be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Jeremy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: tack on Mar 08, 2022, 12:32 AM
Oneida shores has a boat launch on site, Verona Beach you will have to trailer your boat. Another great option is renting a cottage from apps landing or other small cottage rentals that have docks. In June, fishing is good all around the lake so base it on your accommodations.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Mar 08, 2022, 06:57 AM
Another consideration is the wind.  If you go to Verona Beach and want to launch nearby the wind will be a big factor.  A 3 day blow will have you trailering more towards the West end.   After a 3 day blow the East end is the place to be….
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Mar 08, 2022, 08:56 AM
There isn't anyone out of Chapman or Sylvan Beach on the cameras now. Anyone able to report on how the shore and main sheet have faired through rain and wind? Thanks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 08, 2022, 09:41 AM
 Many options , try anglers bay
 Just hit google camp grounds Oneida lake ,
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 08, 2022, 11:58 AM

 Forgot to show some things I saw yesterday on Oneida , bring your spud
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/8JZM1YyW/2-FE0-BD48-D122-47-CF-93-EB-208-DED0-CD3-FA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8JZM1YyW)

(https://i.postimg.cc/wR3J3kPr/42-ACDE81-3-FC5-4062-89-FF-C94-EE82-B880-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/wR3J3kPr)

(https://i.postimg.cc/3WbmVP0Q/CF542906-ED5-D-4-F2-B-AE83-4666-C413-D6-D1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/3WbmVP0Q)

(https://i.postimg.cc/3d4mTn24/D34-A3-E8-D-EDC8-4-E0-A-94-BB-B083-B0473-AB3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/3d4mTn24)

(https://i.postimg.cc/8sCLy15b/E297-D7-BB-2689-45-EE-84-E2-21-E483197-C24.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8sCLy15b)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Mar 08, 2022, 11:59 AM
There isn't anyone out of Chapman or Sylvan Beach on the cameras now. Anyone able to report on how the shore and main sheet have faired through rain and wind? Thanks.
Not many ice reports this time year as it changes too fast. I can say I saw ice to the ramp at SS yesterday before the rain and wind later in the day. Didn't set foot on it just ate a slice in the empty lot.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db1 on Mar 08, 2022, 12:17 PM
My ice season ended last Saturday and had great season on Onieda this year just want to give a big THANKS to the locals Onieda 1 Deadeyes and Reeleyes and the guys at lakeside  for all the reports and ice conditions
             Thanks again
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 08, 2022, 12:23 PM
My ice season ended last Saturday and had great season on Onieda this year just want to give a big THANKS to the locals Onieda 1 Deadeyes and Reeleyes and the guys at lakeside  for all the reports and ice conditions
             Thanks again

X2!! Thank you as well
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Mar 08, 2022, 01:25 PM
Thanks for the pics F & R... pictures are worth a thousand words!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 08, 2022, 01:55 PM
hope to get at least 2 more days tmrw and thurseday,,,im sure theres some hazards out there gas holes open cracks etc.. areas of shore may be sketchy but the main sheet should be ok for next few days,,, but thats just my thoughts use cause this time of year late ice is worse then early ice imo...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 08, 2022, 03:10 PM

 I agree Oneida 1 late ice is a little trickier
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Mar 08, 2022, 03:24 PM
I would also like to thank all you local diehards for the reports and observations that you share on here.  Much appreciated!  Think we'll have a chance at some shore fishing soon back here in Rochester.  Till next year. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Mar 08, 2022, 03:45 PM
BULLHEADSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
  Best part about mud season is mister wiskers getting hungry. I got 4 this past week thru the ice so he's definatly ready for some warm water. I'm looking at tomorrow and hoping once more after that. I think this ice will be gone soon.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 08, 2022, 04:04 PM
fred  cool pictures ...

i'm ready  for  mr whiskers 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sawdust on Mar 08, 2022, 04:44 PM
You to KP for all the reports and banter, LMFAO!   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 08, 2022, 07:49 PM
Thanks to everyone for the reports and conditions, fish pics and stories, Trapper for his sarcasm and words of wisdom!! 😜

I’m going to put in one more trip on Oneida before I head north for a few trips. Be safe everyone and use a spud if you venture out. 🎣
You to KP for all the reports and banter, LMFAO!   
Thanks sawdust…. I’m usually good for a few reports and a bunch of banter!!!! 😜 my inner guy likes to step in from time to time!!🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 08, 2022, 07:59 PM
Definitely good to talk to everyone on here this season! Had a good time! My gear is ready to be put up. I can’t get on the ice where I’m at on the north shore and don’t really wanna travel around looking for access as the freezer is stocked up. Good luck and stay safe to anyone who ventures out. Still have the snowmobile at the ready to do a little riding incase we get dumped on one more time though 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: orangeguy on Mar 08, 2022, 09:45 PM
Apps Landing..

Just wanted to give props to the people at Apps. Myself and a couple of friends entered last weekends 2 day walleye tournament and all managed to finish in the money. The tourney was well run and the folks at the bait shop were some great people.

Thank you...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 09, 2022, 05:28 AM
watching the cam  someone just walked out on sylvan beach
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 09, 2022, 05:42 AM

 Every year the beach is the last shot
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 09, 2022, 05:44 AM
There were a few people out yesterday off the north shore. My normal access is in rough shape. It will take a little "undercarraige wash" as Fred likes to say.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 09, 2022, 05:51 AM
Bruce your use to a little water skipping 👍
 I only rinsed  mine once this season 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 09, 2022, 07:28 AM
fred  you know  where i'm  fishing  but i  keep a  eye  on the  big  O   nice  perch this  year  and of  course  the  eyes are there to bad  it's  looking  rather  grim ...... 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Mar 09, 2022, 08:37 AM
Onondaga opened up yesterday. Funny how fast it goes back to being a lake. Beach can be last shot and can be a trap when the wind blows offshore and you float away. If your flasher is acting odd beware hahaha
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Mar 09, 2022, 09:49 AM
Onondaga opened up yesterday. Funny how fast it goes back to being a lake. Beach can be last shot and can be a trap when the wind blows offshore and you float away. If your flasher is acting odd beware hahaha

Ha. Yep! Keep your GPS speed on the display this time of year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 09, 2022, 10:01 AM
Lol true story boys 😜

Great to run into KP and Josh this morning! We shared some laughs that’s for sure! You might have changed my mind about putting the ice gear up Larry 😈
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Mar 09, 2022, 12:05 PM
I think it was just a few years ago Snagger was the first one to warn fishermen about the ice moving . That was on theEast end. Made a big news event. A few got wet wading in from the 3 ft depth .   
Snagger was a wealth of knowledge for Oneida Lake.  Too bad a couple jealous posters chased him off.   He is still Mr. Oneida Lake to me.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 09, 2022, 12:11 PM
I think it was just a few years ago Snagger was the first one to warn fishermen about the ice moving . That was on theEast end. Made a big news event. A few got wet wading in from the 3 ft depth .   
Snagger was a wealth of knowledge for Oneida Lake.  Too bad a couple jealous posters chased him off.   He is still Mr. Oneida Lake to me.   
Sure wish he’d return to the forum!
To heck with the jealous haters
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 09, 2022, 12:25 PM
ok conditions are diffrent all over the lake and  changing daily,, I found that was easy to get on and off however this private and dosnt get all chewed up like public spots,, ice is a foot or better were I was but getting soft auger went threw fairly easy and quick, use caution and good judgement
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Mar 09, 2022, 12:27 PM
I think it was just a few years ago Snagger was the first one to warn fishermen about the ice moving . That was on theEast end. Made a big news event. A few got wet wading in from the 3 ft depth .   
Snagger was a wealth of knowledge for Oneida Lake.  Too bad a couple jealous posters chased him off.   He is still Mr. Oneida Lake to me.   

100% on the wealth of knowledge.  He does post pretty regular on the diehard page on facebook though, and as always gives great info
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE CAMPGROUND
Post by: jeremywhorf on Mar 09, 2022, 06:09 PM
Thanks for the replies everyone.
We have decided to stay at Oneida Shores Park because of the ease of having the boat launch right there.
Our only other trip to Oneida Lake we launched from Godfrey's and were pretty successful with jumbo perch and a few keeper eyes drifitng with a jiggin rap.
Any other bait suggestions or depths would be helpful!

Once again,

Thanks for the input!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 09, 2022, 06:15 PM

 Bucktail jigs and sonars ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Mar 09, 2022, 06:21 PM
Ditto to Filet and I also drag worm harnesses..tried and true

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 09, 2022, 06:54 PM
Lol true story boys 😜

Great to run into KP and Josh this morning! We shared some laughs that’s for sure! You might have changed my mind about putting the ice gear up Larry 😈
Nice talking to you this morning, Snoop!!! I’m still in for that Ford F-ing Ranger ride!!! 😂😂😜😜🤣🤣 Be safe if you venture out!!!🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 10, 2022, 09:10 AM
I think it was just a few years ago Snagger was the first one to warn fishermen about the ice moving . That was on theEast end. Made a big news event. A few got wet wading in from the 3 ft depth .   
Snagger was a wealth of knowledge for Oneida Lake.  Too bad a couple jealous posters chased him off.   He is still Mr. Oneida Lake to me.   
I ran into Snagger years ago on the ice and he filled me in on Navionics when I was still using a flip phone.  Many years later I finally downloaded the app this year and shake my head at all those years I spent guessing…..great guy and great fisherman, I miss seeing his posts and unique photos on here.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 10, 2022, 09:30 AM
Hey Larry, I can’t wait to try that combo out you gave me but not just because that rod feels great but the reel is a league above every cheapo that I have on my other ice rods.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 10, 2022, 03:36 PM
Hey Larry, I can’t wait to try that combo out you gave me but not just because that rod feels great but the reel is a league above every cheapo that I have on my other ice rods.
It’s a great combo, Chris! Best of luck with it.🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 10, 2022, 07:04 PM
not sure but have been my last day for season  cant go again until monday but we will see what the conditions are,, wont report any conditions because it varies so much place to place now..some areas ok other not so much
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Mar 10, 2022, 08:45 PM
The shoreline is pretty trashed in most places. The first spot I tried I wasn't able to get on. The first 50 yds or so is pretty sketchy. After that the ice was still decent but there's lots of spooky looking wet spots. I was finally able to get out for probably my last time and ended the season with a double limit. Perch were comitting suicide when I left today.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 10, 2022, 10:49 PM

 Great day Matt 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 11, 2022, 05:02 AM
Good work Matt!🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Mar 11, 2022, 05:08 AM
Just watched six guys walking out off the beach cams.  Good luck and stay safe.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 11, 2022, 05:38 AM
I've been on the last 2 evenings. The main ice is solid but those usual hazzard spots are scetcky. Some of the cracks are wide open.

We should make it to at least the walleye closer.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 11, 2022, 05:39 AM
Great day Matt 👍

X2!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 11, 2022, 07:53 AM
Nice job Slammy! Way to close out the season man!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Mar 11, 2022, 07:56 AM
I fished off the south shore yesterday. Shore was soft and a little broken up but got on with my 18 inch boots. Main ice was about 14 inches and still solid. Got 15 perch and lost a walleye in the hole. Nice day. The shore looks like it is the limiting factor going forward? The storm today and Saturday will make things interesting. Cold temps on Sunday. Warmer highs next week.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Squeakysteve on Mar 11, 2022, 10:10 AM
Fished off the beach last night from 3-6:30 for probably the last dance of the year. Was a beautiful warm night I won’t forget. Chatted with the dude flying his ultra lite plane around . Shoreline was spotty as most have mentioned, ice was a little better than I expected. Majority of the marks were in 20-24 for. 2 keeper eyes a few shorts ,really had to work the eyes and 5 perch, all on small moonshine glow in brown. Hopefully can make it out again. Humbling year. Thanks for all the reports.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 11, 2022, 02:05 PM
Hit the beach and fished from 8-12 today. Ended up with a limit of eyes and a dozen perch. Tossed back a few smaller perch and 4 additional keeper eyes. The eyes were all on the bigger side. Ice was in decent shape with the exception of the shoreline. My last trip of the season. Good luck to anyone venturing out from here on out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 11, 2022, 03:03 PM
That is a perfect morning Bobby!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Mar 11, 2022, 03:32 PM
Way to go
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 11, 2022, 05:03 PM
 Good job to everyone who caught some fish!!🎣 Josh and I fished out of the north shore today…. Shoreline is a wreck getting on the ice. We managed to get on and spud our way out to where we fished. Lots of open spots 100 yards or so from shore. After that it was much better. 8-9” of ice where we were. We had a good day with fish and a better day weather wise. Today is our last trip on Oneida ice. The weather that is predicted to hit our area is going to cover up bad spots, cracks and gas holes…. If you guys venture out this weekend…. A spud and common sense goes a long ways!!! Be safe everyone!!!😎🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: taildancer on Mar 11, 2022, 06:07 PM
Coming in off the ice at Williams found a folding chair in the lawn put it  under the pavilion next to the picnic tables
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 11, 2022, 07:30 PM
glad you and  josh got a  few  good days  in  out there  larry ...i think it's  past my  comfort level  but i been  fishing my   honey holes  this last week
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 11, 2022, 08:07 PM
 I and goon fished a little northern ice was 14”s but the integrity wasn’t good but the bite was pretty good , fish ranged from 9 and the longest was 14” for the goon , which I measured  ;)
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 11, 2022, 08:31 PM
14”  perch :clap: :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Mar 12, 2022, 01:01 PM
How many inches of snow did the the lake get? We were going to fish but didn't due to the weather. Thanks for your replys..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 12, 2022, 01:34 PM
How many inches of snow did the the lake get? We were going to fish but didn't due to the weather. Thanks for your replys..

3”-4” here in Constantia.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 12, 2022, 02:28 PM
The snow will most likely hide anything that was visible yesterday. I saw quite a few open water spots and cracks on the ice while walking out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 12, 2022, 03:54 PM
That is a perfect morning Bobby!
Sure is 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Mar 12, 2022, 04:24 PM
Reeleyz& KP thanks for the report..I hopped a crack off Dutchman Wednesday that was small 4 days earlier..best fishing of the season and left early to hop back across in the daylight..Will see what Monday brings.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 12, 2022, 04:29 PM
Reeleyz& KP thanks for the report..I hopped a crack off Dutchman Wednesday that was small 4 days earlier..best fishing of the season and left early to hop back across in the daylight..Will see what Monday brings.
You're welcome. Play safe!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 13, 2022, 08:05 AM
I see a hut out of Chapmans this morning on webcam.  That’s awesome! Be careful. Hope you hammer ‘em.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 13, 2022, 09:16 AM
I snuck on the ice off the north shore this morning.

Limit of eaters, 7 perch, and a surprise!
My first Atlantic through the ice.

I quit at 9:30.


(https://i.postimg.cc/0bBcJD0m/6-B284454-F709-451-E-B9-C1-725-A067-AB66-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0bBcJD0m)

(https://i.postimg.cc/s1KnstBT/BB4349-C2-C1-A6-4-EBB-85-E6-A8734-CBC7531.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/s1KnstBT)

Probably my last sunrise on the ice this season.

(https://i.postimg.cc/KRz0zJBx/C22-D0223-F200-404-D-8-CFC-B6-FAC8-C98-D60.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/KRz0zJBx)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 13, 2022, 09:18 AM
I snuck on the ice off the north shore this morning.

Limit of eaters, 7 perch, and a surprise!
My first Atlantic through the ice.

I quit at 9:30.

Incredible! That’s awesome. Nicely done👍


(https://i.postimg.cc/0bBcJD0m/6-B284454-F709-451-E-B9-C1-725-A067-AB66-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0bBcJD0m)

(https://i.postimg.cc/s1KnstBT/BB4349-C2-C1-A6-4-EBB-85-E6-A8734-CBC7531.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/s1KnstBT)

Probably my last sunrise on the ice this season.

(https://i.postimg.cc/KRz0zJBx/C22-D0223-F200-404-D-8-CFC-B6-FAC8-C98-D60.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/KRz0zJBx)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 13, 2022, 09:54 AM
That’s awesome Bruce! Great pics as usual
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Mar 13, 2022, 10:33 AM
Very nice Reeleyz!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BRUCEHOOKEDUP on Mar 13, 2022, 10:48 AM
Does anybody think i can walk out of sylvan beach monday morning and not go swimming?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 13, 2022, 10:53 AM
Very nice Bruce..👍👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 13, 2022, 10:55 AM
Does anybody think i can walk out of sylvan beach monday morning and not go swimming?
There is at least a dozen out there right now according to the web cam
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 13, 2022, 11:08 AM
Good work, Bruce!!🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BRUCEHOOKEDUP on Mar 13, 2022, 11:09 AM
Thanks, what cam is that?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: youngblood on Mar 13, 2022, 11:22 AM
http://sylvanbeachny.com/sylvan-beach-live-cams/
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BRUCEHOOKEDUP on Mar 13, 2022, 11:27 AM
Thanks again. Any info on a decent safe bite?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 13, 2022, 11:35 AM
reeleyz  what a great  way to end the  season the alantic is awesone  ^5

i think everyone  had a  decent season i really  enjoyed the  times i was  out  and  all the  guys  sharing storys  here   ^5  guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 13, 2022, 11:59 AM
Thanks again. Any info on a decent safe bite?
I refer to the beach as the soup bowl fish meandering about , far as safe ice ,a spud is your best friend this time of year ,
 And fish should be staging up , good luck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 13, 2022, 12:04 PM
yes  you absolutely want a spud with you and use it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 13, 2022, 12:28 PM
20 shacks out from the beach right now. Just passed by there on my way to estimate a job. They aren’t very far off shore. You should only need to get out to 17-21 feet of water and you should be on the fish. Definitely spud your way out like mentioned above. Also saw few shanties off the north shore.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 13, 2022, 01:43 PM
That Atlantic looks awesome, congrats. Few guys out at Lewis PT shore seems to be holding in spots, cracks are a little wet. Put my gear up yesterday.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icevader on Mar 13, 2022, 02:19 PM
That Atlantic looks awesome, congrats. Few guys out at Lewis PT shore seems to be holding in spots, cracks are a little wet. Put my gear up yesterday.

That’s a brown trout.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: skinny4 on Mar 13, 2022, 02:59 PM
That’s a brown trout.
Had to look again but I think your right. Spots and tail look Atlantic but the eye looks brown. I don't catch enough of either to know for sure. Still an amazing catch.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ECobb91 on Mar 13, 2022, 03:27 PM
That’s a brown trout.

Looks like a Brown to me too.
-forked tail
- some spots below the lateral line
-and the most telling feature is the jaw extend past the eye

Still impressive. A brown trout and Atlantic is very very rare on Oneida.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 13, 2022, 05:10 PM
ok i dont know what it is , other then nice fish, but this what i looked up salmon forked tail and back of jaw no farther then back of eye, brown square tail jaw beyond eye... so i guess i would go with salmon but i have no real idea
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: grubdropper on Mar 13, 2022, 05:17 PM
Fished sylvan beach this afternoon from 12 to 5 pm.   Caught 2 keeper walleye and 16 descent yellow perch.   About 20 people fishing when I left.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Beekeeper1099 on Mar 13, 2022, 05:19 PM
With a forked tail and no red spots I'm thinking salmon. But they are so close.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 13, 2022, 05:28 PM
My last ice trip out this year I caught what I thought to be a brown trout. Was 18” and after looking at reeleyz fish it looks strikingly similar. Thought it was the coolest thing. I fudged the picture though ha! Neat to know their are a few in there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Mar 13, 2022, 06:17 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/64VzGptV/ADC4-A11-C-AE4-D-4-F2-B-951-A-5225-B32-AD92-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/64VzGptV)
I landed this one in north bay 3 ice seasons ago. Came in halfway up the water column and smashed my kast master. What a fight! I’m still not sure which of the 2 species the fish was someone at the time said a club up fish creek was doing trial releases with landlocked salmon. Not sure how much truth there is to that. Pritty cool either way
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 13, 2022, 06:37 PM
I believe Atlantic salmon have been released in Fish Creek since 1997, a friend of mine and retired ECO belonged to the club at the start.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 13, 2022, 07:20 PM
The fight was awesome and the one I caught was only about 17”. I knew immediately it wasn’t a perch, walleye, or burbot.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 13, 2022, 07:23 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/64VzGptV/ADC4-A11-C-AE4-D-4-F2-B-951-A-5225-B32-AD92-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/64VzGptV)
I landed this one in north bay 3 ice seasons ago. Came in halfway up the water column and smashed my kast master. What a fight! I’m still not sure which of the 2 species the fish was someone at the time said a club up fish creek was doing trial releases with landlocked salmon. Not sure how much truth there is to that. Pritty cool either way

That’s awesome! Similar bite for me too haha. Was ripping a PK flutter spoon 3’ off bottom and fish screamed up and crushed it. Was a great little fight.  Fish I caught looked identical.  Very cool!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: yankmyline on Mar 14, 2022, 06:59 AM
Iceman that is definitely a brown trout.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Mar 14, 2022, 07:03 AM
Thanks for all the tales and accounts from my home lake all you guys :'(........having a nice winter down here in Murrells inlet....got some beautiful speckled sea trout, red fish.and tons of short flounder......a few small black drum also......did fly home for a week in mid Feb. to ice fish and did pretty well when I could get out......you guys had an epic year on the old girl this year......be home the end of march and hopefully bring some nice south Carolina sunshine with me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 14, 2022, 08:04 AM
looks  like  a  brown to me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 14, 2022, 08:12 AM
http://fishcreeksalmon.org/atlantic-salmon-id.htm#:~:text=The%20Atlantic%20salmon%20has%20on,trout%20is%20broad%20and%20square. (http://fishcreeksalmon.org/atlantic-salmon-id.htm#:~:text=The%20Atlantic%20salmon%20has%20on,trout%20is%20broad%20and%20square.)


either way  very cool fish ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 14, 2022, 10:14 AM
I think iceman’s fish is a brown. Square tail and the mouth goes well behind the eye.

Mine the mouth was even with the eye and the tail slightly forked. Confident that it was an Atlantic.

Either way some rare catches!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Mar 14, 2022, 10:33 AM
Yes the square tail definitely makes me think brown but like all you guys said, either way very cool to hear and see pics of different species of fish coming out of the lake. Yesterday morning was my last day out. Made it out with a buddy, far from a banner morning but we found some perch and eyes willing to play. Thanks again to everyone posting conditions tips or just fishing stories in general. I’m ready for spring and some open water fishing although I know it won’t be long and I’ll be missing that steady hummmmmmmmmmmm of my flasher and the smell and glow of my propain heater going. Good luck to anyone still making it out on the hard stuff 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 14, 2022, 01:03 PM
got about a 5 lb white sucker today second one in last 2 weeks came up just like any fish and hit it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 14, 2022, 02:11 PM
I think it spawning season for suckers or close to it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 14, 2022, 02:17 PM
Hey KP, I tried that rod you gave me up at Chaumont yesterday and hammered the perch. Jeez Larry, when you said the hooksets from that thing would make them go cross-eyed I thought you just meant that figuratively but one of the jumbos I landed looked like the walleye I was looking for on the screen and drove the hook home.  I released about 80 perch that day so if anyone happens to catch one of these “2nd chancers” I apologize in advance. PS- I didn’t take a picture of that fish but this gives you an idea of what I’m talking about…
(https://i.postimg.cc/FYF9jsks/F03554-EE-DFCA-442-A-9305-C7349-E766-D0-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FYF9jsks)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 14, 2022, 03:09 PM
bruce's  fish is  100% alantic

both  fish are  awesome .......and really cool you  got them on oneida
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 14, 2022, 03:44 PM
😂 Chris, I warned you about getting to aggressive with those rods on hook sets!! Nasty!!😈 the ol buzzard, Freddie, would be proud!!!😜 I’ve felt fish hitting the bottom of the ice from 50’ away from his hook sets with those rods!!💪🏻😂

Good work on those perch yesterday!!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 14, 2022, 04:17 PM
…from 50’ away 😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 14, 2022, 05:49 PM

 Good job hornet , those rods are something
 I have the whole line up , I like the med 28”
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 14, 2022, 05:52 PM
Good job hornet , those rods are something
 I have the whole line up , I like the med 28”
I think I’d like the 28” for my cramped 1.5 man shanty. I kept whacking the door and roof with my high bite hooksets
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 14, 2022, 06:25 PM
…from 50’ away 😂
Seriously…. You wait till we set you up between us…..😈😂😜 what do you think Freddie!!!😜🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 14, 2022, 06:32 PM
Seriously…. You wait till we set you up between us…..😈😂😜 what do you think Freddie!!!😜🤣
Think he will do the same as you and put your ear buds in 😱
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 14, 2022, 06:34 PM
Think he will do the same as you and put your ear buds in 😱
lol! That was back then… I just remove my hearing aids now!!! 😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Mar 14, 2022, 07:13 PM
Haha no worries, I don’t hear crap….just ask my wife
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 14, 2022, 07:25 PM
Oh, you’ll hear release!!!😂😂😂😂😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 14, 2022, 07:27 PM
got another sucker today on 2nd trip out .....and a real nice eye 6lb range both went back.....perch bite was ok
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 15, 2022, 03:32 PM
there was some  folks  out at the  beach  ,wondering if any last minute  walleye stories
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 15, 2022, 06:21 PM
 Trapp your the master at story telling , so carry on lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 15, 2022, 06:30 PM
well  it's  wanting to see other peoples  wishes    oneida  and  a  few others  said they wanted to make it till the  end of walleye  season .....i was  hoping  a few   got to on the  O........  me  i rather  chase  open water now   ;D  but i'm hoping  they  got out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 15, 2022, 06:50 PM
I snuck out off the north shore this evening. It was a little damp but the fish didn’t mind.  ;D


(https://i.postimg.cc/HVD4zpJP/9-EBE29-B7-603-B-4-A25-9-C8-E-689-FD1-B5194-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/HVD4zpJP)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 15, 2022, 07:00 PM
I snuck out off the north shore this evening. It was a little damp but the fish didn’t mind.  ;D


(https://i.postimg.cc/HVD4zpJP/9-EBE29-B7-603-B-4-A25-9-C8-E-689-FD1-B5194-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/HVD4zpJP)

Stellar^^
You’re my hero! Nice job👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 15, 2022, 07:05 PM
well made it out this afternoon no eyes but perch bite was decent....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 15, 2022, 07:50 PM
 Well done guys I headed north the perch bite wasn’t bad
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 16, 2022, 04:34 AM
i been fishing open water for  more then a week  but i wanted to see you guys  get the last  day of walleyes  on  oneida    ^5 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 16, 2022, 05:20 AM
I can't complain about this season. Just over 2 months on the ice, at least 12" of beautiful ice, good walleye bite from start to finish, and some good perch action too.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 16, 2022, 06:06 AM
Good job guys!🎣 I’m thinking a trip or two north, then the gear gets put away.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 16, 2022, 06:08 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/K3c185Rb/7-C3-A2-E67-27-EB-486-A-8173-C94-CFB3-CB4-DD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/K3c185Rb)Looks like Mrs. KP lost her parking spot in the garage already!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 16, 2022, 06:19 AM
 :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Mar 16, 2022, 06:38 AM
I can't complain about this season. Just over 2 months on the ice, at least 12" of beautiful ice, good walleye bite from start to finish, and some good perch action too.
Well said I couldn't agree more!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Mar 16, 2022, 07:33 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/K3c185Rb/7-C3-A2-E67-27-EB-486-A-8173-C94-CFB3-CB4-DD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/K3c185Rb)Looks like Mrs. KP lost her parking spot in the garage already!!😁

Plenty of room for a "SMART" car!!! ;D

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 16, 2022, 07:39 AM
Nice ride KP! We just need to get through mud season, then game on! My Lund has an inside slot too...
Just gave Pete at Anglers Bay a deposit few days ago. Plan on staying at as many rentals as possible this year, doing a comparison, looking for a favorite.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Mar 16, 2022, 08:15 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/K3c185Rb/7-C3-A2-E67-27-EB-486-A-8173-C94-CFB3-CB4-DD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/K3c185Rb)Looks like Mrs. KP lost her parking spot in the garage already!!😁
My spot has been taking up with my boat for 2 weeks now... itching to get on it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Mar 16, 2022, 08:32 AM
Larry where's the planer board mast and downriggers ??? ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 16, 2022, 10:42 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/K3c185Rb/7-C3-A2-E67-27-EB-486-A-8173-C94-CFB3-CB4-DD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/K3c185Rb)Looks like Mrs. KP lost her parking spot in the garage already!!😁
Oh boy….KP sleepin on the couch tonight 😂🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 16, 2022, 05:03 PM
Larry where's the planer board mast and downriggers ??? ;D
lol! That thing doesn’t like to idle along too long. In gear, no throttle it chugs along at 4.5 mph…. A little fast for trolling.😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 16, 2022, 05:04 PM
Oh boy….KP sleepin on the couch tonight 😂🤣
Would’nt be the first time and most likely won’t be the last!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 18, 2022, 02:50 AM
lol! That thing doesn’t like to idle along too long. In gear, no throttle it chugs along at 4.5 mph…. A little fast for trolling.😁

 Sure you can you’ve got the bow electric 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 18, 2022, 05:07 AM
trolling anchor  or the  old rope and bucket trick................. ....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 18, 2022, 05:46 AM
I figured I should drop this here too.

The new walleye regs are official. 5 fish walleye limit and the season now opens on May 1st every year.

https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/124958.html (https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/124958.html)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 18, 2022, 09:30 AM
Thanks Bruce
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 18, 2022, 09:50 AM

 Thanks Bruce
 Well got out on some ice not Oneida yesterday with the goon , they aren’t tanks but they will eat
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/67Cky0NN/AD3838-DF-1-B89-4-B3-B-BBCA-CA070-EC3-F2-EC.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/67Cky0NN)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Mar 18, 2022, 09:54 AM
Very nice Fred!!! Nock em dead!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 18, 2022, 12:49 PM
Good work Fred.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Mar 18, 2022, 12:54 PM
Nice F&R !! My bud went balls deep with one leg earlier this week, but we are 1 hour south of Oneida. It's a wrap here.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 18, 2022, 03:45 PM
Stay after them Fred and Nate!! Nice job
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 18, 2022, 04:30 PM

 Sure you can you’ve got the bow electric 😉
You’re always thinking ol man!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 18, 2022, 05:50 PM
Nicely done Fred!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 18, 2022, 05:56 PM
good  job  ole  boy ...you'll be the last man  standing on hardwater i know  that
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 18, 2022, 06:14 PM
Good job Freddie!! 😎
good  job  ole  boy ...you'll be the last man  standing on hardwater i know  that
The ol buzzard walks on water Trap!!! Even when the ice is gone!!!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 18, 2022, 06:37 PM
naaaaa  but  he  doesn't get  very wet  wading  for  fall walleyes 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 18, 2022, 08:01 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/0z9RChGG/CE9-F590-B-7-BE1-40-B4-BB9-C-AAC93372-C0-D6.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0z9RChGG)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 18, 2022, 08:22 PM
Priceless!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 18, 2022, 08:40 PM
 Omg , the wife made that up years ago to bust on me , lmao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 19, 2022, 07:20 AM
I laugh out loud every time I see it in my photo library!! 😜 As Reeleyz posted earlier… priceless!! 😎

I do have other pics of you… but, we’ll save those for another time!!😁🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 19, 2022, 08:38 AM
I laugh out loud every time I see it in my photo library!! 😜 As Reeleyz posted earlier… priceless!! 😎

I do have other pics of you… but, we’ll save those for another time!!😁🤣
Thanks 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Mar 19, 2022, 02:38 PM
She's moving.

(https://i.postimg.cc/bGx3SWPP/Snap-Shot-20220319-153434-Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bGx3SWPP)

(https://i.postimg.cc/KR3y1P9N/Snap-Shot-20220319-164203-Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/KR3y1P9N)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 19, 2022, 03:10 PM
Thanks for sharing zeker!! Won’t be long now before she opens up!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 19, 2022, 03:14 PM
i'm thinking maybe  i'll stay off that ice untill we  get some  more  cold  weather , what do you guys  think?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 19, 2022, 04:05 PM
I was thinking of riding it in, but, trolling for walleye is frowned upon at the moment!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 19, 2022, 04:25 PM

 Trapp I’ll Let you know Monday  😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 19, 2022, 06:14 PM
i  got  2  truck inner tubes  i'm  tieing them to the  bottoms on my snow shoes   count me in  :roflmao: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 22, 2022, 06:56 PM
 Well I found a puddle to icefish today ,managed enough for a few meals
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/ykq5FFqP/1518-B0-DD-2-A37-40-B2-8-BF5-3-D6-DF7354-C4-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ykq5FFqP)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 22, 2022, 07:05 PM
Nice job Freddie!!🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 22, 2022, 07:50 PM
Nice job you maniac 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 23, 2022, 06:00 AM
Very nice!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 27, 2022, 06:23 AM

 
I was going to head out this morning but weather held me back 😡, maybe tomorrow I’ll take a drive 
 Don’t worry trapp I’ll be seeing you very soon , as all my open water rods and minnow bucket are within arms reach
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 27, 2022, 06:55 AM
remember  my  friend it's  easier to  drop a  anchor then  drill  holes!   ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 27, 2022, 07:16 AM

 Maybe but my 4.5” nils is pretty fast , I’m afraid getting on maybe the problem , my days of putting on waders has long been over ,  I still walk the plank plank 🏴‍☠️
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Mar 28, 2022, 07:14 AM
remember  my  friend it's  easier to  drop a  anchor then  drill  holes!   ;D

Even easier to hit a button for spotlock and no planks ,waders or risk of going through.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 28, 2022, 04:54 PM
 Isn’t ice fishing a form of spot lock 😜
(https://i.postimg.cc/gx4RjyZW/2-CCA103-A-9-E4-E-4-E7-C-8819-5-B7097-F64-DE4.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gx4RjyZW)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Mar 28, 2022, 10:44 PM
Man those are some fatty's !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Mar 29, 2022, 07:21 AM
Isn’t ice fishing a form of spot lock 😜
(https://i.postimg.cc/gx4RjyZW/2-CCA103-A-9-E4-E-4-E7-C-8819-5-B7097-F64-DE4.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gx4RjyZW)

Completely spotlocked very true
You hang on the hard stuff til the end for sure. Nice pile
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 29, 2022, 12:22 PM
oh freddie  will be the last man  standing on the hard water .......and  no worries  he  knows  what he's  doing......nice  fish ole  boy hurry up  i  have  a  boat seat and  a  place  for  you to sit   to  beat on the  yellers
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 29, 2022, 02:57 PM
Does anyone know if the hatchery will be open to the public this year??
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 29, 2022, 05:51 PM

 Well to my dismay today looked like my last day only do to a dentist appointment , and some rain cause I sure would like a couple more days
(https://i.postimg.cc/QF93vpLm/738-D172-B-6-F28-4-B79-BA80-171-D32-B86-D91.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QF93vpLm)

(https://i.postimg.cc/NK3ct5Bc/B903453-C-3624-4387-A653-24-F0-E4006-AB9.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/NK3ct5Bc)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 29, 2022, 06:03 PM
nice fish fred ^5
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 29, 2022, 06:14 PM
nice fish fred ^5
Thanks trapp , I’ll take you up on that seat
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 29, 2022, 06:28 PM
Well to my dismay today looked like my last day only do to a dentist appointment , and some rain cause I sure would like a couple more days
(https://i.postimg.cc/QF93vpLm/738-D172-B-6-F28-4-B79-BA80-171-D32-B86-D91.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QF93vpLm)

(https://i.postimg.cc/NK3ct5Bc/B903453-C-3624-4387-A653-24-F0-E4006-AB9.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/NK3ct5Bc)
You’re giving up early!!!!!😜 Do I need to mention that we fished April 15th one season???😁 Good job ol buzzard!!😎🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Mar 29, 2022, 06:56 PM
Dang Fred those are nice!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 29, 2022, 07:05 PM
Does anyone know if the hatchery will be open to the public this year??

The last I heard they were not going to be open to the public this year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 29, 2022, 07:06 PM
Great ending Fred!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 29, 2022, 07:37 PM
Most excellent!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: deerefishyfishy on Mar 30, 2022, 07:49 AM
Man, those things are tanks! Great job diehard!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 30, 2022, 08:05 AM
Some beauty’s there Fred!! Nice job staying after them late season! Before you know it we will be jiggin eyes on the boat
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: iceman260 on Mar 30, 2022, 08:09 AM
Nice job on the perch, those are really nice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Apr 01, 2022, 04:15 PM
This just in.

The Hatchery is now OPEN to the public!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Apr 01, 2022, 08:36 PM
Yay !!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Apr 02, 2022, 04:45 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/0z9RChGG/CE9-F590-B-7-BE1-40-B4-BB9-C-AAC93372-C0-D6.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0z9RChGG)

That photo says it all KP! Nice job on the ice season to all of you guys...great photos all season long.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Apr 02, 2022, 05:32 AM

 KP likes to bust my chops lol ,
 Thanks Bruce for letting us know

 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: iceman260 on Apr 02, 2022, 07:25 AM
This just in.

The Hatchery is now OPEN to the public!!!
Thanks for info, when is best time to see eggs being stripped, have been waiting for it to reopen to public.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Apr 02, 2022, 08:28 AM
Thanks for info, when is best time to see eggs being stripped, have been waiting for it to reopen to public.

Not sure if they have a schedule for stripping eggs. I know I have seen them stripping in the mornings a lot.

I would assume that they should be going for the next 7 days or so. Not sure if it would stretch into next weekend.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Apr 02, 2022, 03:35 PM
I've been there a couple times. Seems they go out every morning to empty the nets. Maybe 8-10  Takes them a couple hours to do that and the folks inside start rite away. By mid-day they're finished for that day
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Apr 02, 2022, 08:04 PM
KP likes to bust my chops lol ,
 Thanks Bruce for letting us know
I wouldn’t bust chops if I didn’t like you bud!!🤪

Thanks for the hatchery news, Bruce!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mjnoff21 on Apr 07, 2022, 05:21 PM
Not sure if anyone saw this…..
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0ztNX6rkX54ZViPCg4fvprw1PqHKBNER8ZrmPL43RKSrybBG1ebN958Vk6ZP7co3Rl&id=379760922061043&__tn__=%2AW-R
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Apr 07, 2022, 05:53 PM

 Thanks for posting mjnoff
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Dec 01, 2022, 12:40 PM
I'll bet she's a little rough today
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 02, 2022, 07:15 AM
I'll bet she's a little rough today
Oh man that wind was something
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Dec 02, 2022, 09:52 AM
No bugs though .... so we had that going for us ...  LOL
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 02, 2022, 09:59 AM
No bugs though .... so we had that going for us ...  LOL
That’s true
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Dec 02, 2022, 11:16 AM
Pretty big waves on the webcam yesterday..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 02, 2022, 06:38 PM
46 days, 11 hours, 36 minutes and 44 seconds till safe ice!!🎣🕳️😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 03, 2022, 02:45 PM
46 days, 11 hours, 36 minutes and 44 seconds till safe ice!!🎣🕳️😎

Perfect!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 03, 2022, 02:47 PM
The wind is ripping again pretty good.

Surface temp is cooling off fairly well. It was 43 the other day. I hate to say it but a good dump of snow would help get it down faster!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 03, 2022, 07:25 PM
Perfect!
😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Dec 04, 2022, 05:15 AM
Going to be A light wind tonight, need some freezer fillers, can't wait 46 days to fish.  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 04, 2022, 05:31 AM

 Me to I’m down on my freezer supply ,
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Dec 04, 2022, 05:42 AM
Me to I’m down on my freezer supply ,

  Me 3..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 09, 2022, 05:43 PM
i been hanging on fishing the open water
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Dec 10, 2022, 07:57 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/rRFz3jNZ/20161210-095419.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rRFz3jNZ)
9/10/16
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 10, 2022, 03:16 PM

 15 and 16 were great ice years even got out on deep water on the finger lakes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 11, 2022, 07:55 AM
Water temp was 39 on Friday. It’s getting there. Nice stretch of cool weather coming up to keep it headed it the right direction.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Dec 11, 2022, 10:08 AM
Wind and snow today, cold all week. It's looking promising .
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 11, 2022, 10:23 AM

 Need this wind to lay down , snow will help cool it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Dec 12, 2022, 08:42 AM
39deg two days ago
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 12, 2022, 08:48 AM
 Thanks chowdaire, , lot of it depends on the wind , I’m looking at the end of the month somewhere 🤞
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 13, 2022, 06:30 AM
10 degrees at my house and Sylvan beach shows 6. I bet that water temp went down a bit last night!

The forecast still looks decent. Hopefully we can capitalize on it!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Dec 13, 2022, 06:34 AM
Yo Bruce
“From your mouth to God’s ear”

Boggey
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 13, 2022, 06:43 AM
Yo Bruce
“From your mouth to God’s ear”

Boggey

 ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 13, 2022, 09:21 AM

 Let the rock tossing begin lmao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Dec 13, 2022, 02:40 PM
Before Iceshanty we used to use a bowling ball to see how far it could get before disappearing….  :whistle:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Dec 20, 2022, 07:03 AM
Let the rock tossing begin lmao
We might tossing rocks next week sometime if we're lucky, lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 20, 2022, 07:14 AM
We might tossing rocks next week sometime if we're lucky, lol
looks like I maybe grounded for another week so hold off 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Dec 20, 2022, 11:58 AM
Hope you guys get a good coat of ice soon........Merry Christmas to one and all.......heading for South Carolina again this year.......leaving tomorrow to beat the incoming storm.....fly home home for a week the end of Feb. to hopefully get my ice fishing fix in.....good luck and stay on top ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 20, 2022, 01:27 PM

 Merry X-mass Scout maybe see you in feb
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Dec 20, 2022, 04:06 PM
Friday night might be good if the wind goes the right way. Water is pretty low, might need to get in the rowboat go get off the point. I have got them New Years before. Oh wait this is for ice fishing, wrong board lmao.  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 21, 2022, 05:37 AM
Have a safe trip Scout.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 21, 2022, 05:39 AM
Happy Holidays Scout!! Have a safe trip!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 21, 2022, 05:39 AM
Hopefully we get lucky with this cold snap. After that the 8-14 day forecast is not good.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 21, 2022, 06:04 AM
🤦🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 21, 2022, 06:15 AM
good rabbit hunting weather
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Dec 21, 2022, 11:53 AM
Saw a bunny this morning when getting the newspaper out of the box   He thought he was hidden  Ha Ha
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moose66 on Dec 22, 2022, 11:32 PM
Me and some buddies rented a house on Oneida 2nd week of Feb. We are staying in a house by Lakeport Bay. Just looking for any pointers that you guys could throw my way. Tip up or jigging and where to buy bait. Thanks in advance and good luck to everyone this season.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LipRipper315 on Dec 23, 2022, 02:01 AM
Moose, head to Lakeside Outfitters for bait right down the road headed east at the corner of Lewis point road..this also a popular fishing spot/launch if you don’t have lake access at your rental. Need to be early if parking at Lewis.. The parking lot fills up fast. West of you is chapman park..large parking lot with ample space for trucks with trailers.
Most stick to jigging on Oneida for walleye as they like it aggressive and moving. Having a flasher is key. Jiggin raps with a minnow head on the treble and JamJig it in their face but play keep away at the same time. Best bites are sun-up/sun down for eyes..then try to hunt the perch pods in between. Best of luck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moose66 on Dec 23, 2022, 05:41 AM
Thanks man appreciate it. We have a rental right on the lake so most likely heading out from there with the machines.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 23, 2022, 06:01 AM
Thanks man appreciate it. We have a rental right on the lake so most likely heading out from there with the machines.
Don’t hesitate to try spoons tipped
 Early and late is prime time for eyes but I’ve had lots of great bites during the day
 I installed some  LEDs in my shack ,thanks KP for picking them up for me
 And that was only 1/2 a set
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/SXKrgHtm/0-D69-C146-0795-4-E62-88-CD-689054043838.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SXKrgHtm)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 23, 2022, 06:50 AM
Looks good Fred.

Hey Trapper. I saw this on another forum and instantly thought of you!


(https://i.postimg.cc/cKNDRnnr/F88-F8199-2-FF8-401-B-93-A5-C50-A770-F649-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/cKNDRnnr)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 23, 2022, 06:52 AM

 Lol that’s trapp
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 23, 2022, 06:56 AM
Looks good Fred.

Hey Trapper. I saw this on another forum and instantly thought of you!


(https://i.postimg.cc/cKNDRnnr/F88-F8199-2-FF8-401-B-93-A5-C50-A770-F649-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/cKNDRnnr)

lol i  did  have that  guy smoking   :roflmao: 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Dec 23, 2022, 11:54 AM
46 days, 11 hours, 36 minutes and 44 seconds till safe ice!!🎣🕳️😎
🤞🤞 man I hope your right. Not looking like we’ll be out there before then lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mbart on Dec 23, 2022, 02:47 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/SXKrgHtm/0-D69-C146-0795-4-E62-88-CD-689054043838.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SXKrgHtm)
F&R, mind if I ask about the size pvc pipe and fittings you are using with the side flare outs.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 23, 2022, 04:09 PM
Don’t hesitate to try spoons tipped
 Early and late is prime time for eyes but I’ve had lots of great bites during the day
 I installed some  LEDs in my shack ,thanks KP for picking them up for me
 And that was only 1/2 a set
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/SXKrgHtm/0-D69-C146-0795-4-E62-88-CD-689054043838.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SXKrgHtm)
Those lights work pretty good bud!!👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 23, 2022, 04:32 PM

 Yes sir they are plenty bright , if I put the whole set in I’m thinking maybe I could be spotted from the space station 😃
 Thanks again KP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 23, 2022, 06:52 PM
Yes sir they are plenty bright , if I put the whole set in I’m thinking maybe I could be spotted from the space station 😃
 Thanks again KP
You’re welcome my friend!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 25, 2022, 11:05 AM
 Just looked at the beach cam looks like really rough walking
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 25, 2022, 11:22 AM
thats  not good at all   going to  be  a  horror to drag out on and  won't freeze right :(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Dec 25, 2022, 12:57 PM
The webcam at Chapman Park shows open water.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 25, 2022, 01:03 PM
Just looked at the beach cam looks like really rough walking
Thats some ugly looking ice!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Dec 25, 2022, 01:31 PM
 If the projected warm up doesn't destroy the ice completely, then perhaps it will melt the rough spots and smooth it out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ice pirate 74 on Dec 26, 2022, 10:49 AM
Lmfao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Dec 26, 2022, 01:50 PM
Hi guys hope every one has had a good holiday    I know the wind has been brutal  Has big Bay been able to freeze ?  would like to drop a jig next couple days  Thanx
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Dec 26, 2022, 02:09 PM
took a ride down past big bay. there was 32 guys out there. I don't how much ice they were on. Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 26, 2022, 03:01 PM
took a ride down past big bay. there was 32 guys out there. I don't how much ice they were on. Sully...

 sully good to see ya   i'm sure i'll be catching you down there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Dec 26, 2022, 05:08 PM
Thanx Sully  the wife is dragging me up to the Turning  Stone for a couple days  Now I have an escape
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: irishgoodbyes on Dec 27, 2022, 11:05 AM
Hey guys, where are you finding the sylvan beach cam? The ones I am able to find aren’t working
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: regulator on Dec 27, 2022, 12:50 PM
Looks like the Sylvan Beach cam's are down, here is a link to the north shore cam.

https://www.oneidalakeview.com/
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Dec 27, 2022, 05:31 PM
When they they go down in the off season(Sept to June) they are slow to fix them..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 27, 2022, 05:53 PM
When they they go down in the off season(Sept to June) they are slow to fix them..

Interesting timing too…
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Dec 27, 2022, 06:39 PM
Interesting timing too…
I thought so as well. This isn’t the first time the camera went out this time of year…..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Dec 27, 2022, 06:50 PM
could the wind have something to do with it ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 27, 2022, 06:58 PM
This is the time of year when the weather guy on the news really irks Me… smiling every time he mentions a warm up……🤯🤬

I don’t like that guy!!☹️
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 28, 2022, 10:28 AM
This is the time of year when the weather guy on the news really irks Me… smiling every time he mentions a warm up……🤯🤬

I don’t like that guy!!☹️

He needs a throat punch!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Dec 28, 2022, 12:26 PM
well as of yesterday can see no open water, but im sure its just an inch or so and warm up coming so it wont lsat
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 28, 2022, 12:48 PM
50's  all this week
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Dec 28, 2022, 12:52 PM
Drove along the north side of the lake this morning, people are out there fishing  :cookoo: :nono: :pinch: :blink: :wacko: :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 28, 2022, 06:17 PM
He needs a throat punch!
😂 my thought exactly!

The north shore has open water I’m being told.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Dec 29, 2022, 08:03 AM
I sent out an email about the Sylvan Beach web cams being down and got a reply:

Thank you for letting us know.  We are working on getting the web cameras back on line as soon as possible. Thank you for your patients!  Happy New Year!
SVBRA

(https://i.postimg.cc/Whz3GmTB/Snap-Shot-20210901-193755.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Whz3GmTB)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Dec 29, 2022, 04:33 PM
They just got someone off the ice in front of the breakwall in town, heard on the radio they didn't fall through. Had the airboat from brewerton come, by the time it got there they were off the ice. Be careful, the geese have a swimming spot 200 yards out. I saw 20 trucks at Taft yesterday, some out quite a ways, I think it is sketchy as hell. Remember the closest airboat is brewerton, so you will have a wait for your ride if you go through.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 29, 2022, 04:48 PM
I sent out an email about the Sylvan Beach web cams being down and got a reply:

Thank you for letting us know.  We are working on getting the web cameras back on line as soon as possible. Thank you for your patients!  Happy New Year!
SVBRA

(https://i.postimg.cc/Whz3GmTB/Snap-Shot-20210901-193755.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Whz3GmTB)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:

ya know  ever year it doesn't work  on the  beginnings of ice i wonder it they shut it off so no one  follows the  first   idiots that stumble out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 29, 2022, 04:58 PM
For the record it was me and there was no issue at all. Somebody from Mill St called the fire department saying somebody was through the ice up to their chest. I have to imagine they saw my kids falling on the ice over and over again ice skating.

And if someone doesn’t go first, nobody would ever go.

My oldest jigged up this one tonight.

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Dec 29, 2022, 05:21 PM
I was saying that to my brother in law, I said the guy was probably fishing till dark and someone called. There is an open spot out to the right at the access. It was probably the new people in Pierces house, that is the only house that is on Mill street. Glad you were just fishing, I figured something was up when you walked in.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 29, 2022, 05:34 PM
For the record it was me and there was no issue at all. Somebody from Mill St called the fire department saying somebody was through the ice up to their chest. I have to imagine they saw my kids falling on the ice over and over again ice skating.

And if someone doesn’t go first, nobody would ever go.

My oldest jigged up this one tonight.

(https://i.postimg.cc/G4d242hT/F0-E37-C52-5-F03-48-D6-885-C-C1-F41637255-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/G4d242hT)

you know how to use a spud  you were good
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 29, 2022, 05:43 PM
Good work on that walleye young man!!! 😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 29, 2022, 05:58 PM
WALLEYE ????


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Dec 29, 2022, 06:02 PM
ya know  ever year it doesn't work  on the  beginnings of ice i wonder it they shut it off so no one  follows the  first   idiots that stumble out there

Sunset Cam is working again.

(https://i.postimg.cc/PPV0tvZn/Snap-Shot-20221229-190044-Copy.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PPV0tvZn)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 30, 2022, 04:50 AM
 Well done young man , Nice healthy looking eye
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Dec 30, 2022, 08:34 AM
Any word on the conditions at BB ?  Hoping for tomorrow but not too optimistic
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 30, 2022, 10:47 AM
Warm up and rain, which is, what it is doing in Brewerton at the moment, will most likely rot that ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Dec 30, 2022, 12:01 PM
Warm up and rain, which is, what it is doing in Brewerton at the moment, will most likely rot that ice.
Thanks King ,   I guess I already knew that    Just hoping
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Dec 30, 2022, 02:30 PM
Nice job Lil Reeleyez!! Make those fish pay 💪🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 30, 2022, 02:55 PM
Thanks King ,   I guess I already knew that    Just hoping
👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Dec 30, 2022, 05:04 PM
long term forecast says no cold weather till last week of Januarary ugh....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Dec 30, 2022, 05:29 PM
long term forecast says no cold weather till last week of Januarary ugh....

Not saying they are right or wrong but .... most of the time when its 3 days later the entire forecast changes - LOL
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 30, 2022, 05:31 PM
saves  money on fuel oil
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: FingerLaker607 on Dec 30, 2022, 05:55 PM
The next week doesn't look good but long range is starting to chill out...there is hope!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 30, 2022, 06:13 PM
long term forecast says no cold weather till last week of Januarary ugh....
That should put us about the time I predicted on December 2nd! 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Dec 30, 2022, 06:33 PM
That should put us about the time I predicted on December 2nd! 😁
got faith in you bro!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Dec 31, 2022, 06:04 AM
Not much different than the last few years.  There will be lots of time to fish the ice.  With the cost of fuel this year this weather is a welcome break for some of us shortens the winter a little.  Happy & safe new year to all. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 01, 2023, 05:15 AM

 Well maybe this warm with rain will help the ice out that nasty ice and make some better ice on Oneida down the road , I usually don’t figure on getting on the main lake until first or second week of January,
 Anything before that is a bonus
 Until then I’ll find ice else where ,lots of time to fill a freezer ,if I didn’t have an issue at home I’d been out before Christmas
  I don’t mind traveling , as I have a fishing partner , we split the cost of fuel which makes it more than reasonable
 This ol boy wishes all of you a safe and productive ice season 🎣
 
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 01, 2023, 08:00 AM
Happy New Year to all!!

Freddie, you and the goon will most likely have a tag-along at times when we get ice.😁 No worries, I’ll leave the sidekick in the truck!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 01, 2023, 09:40 AM
well what ice was on the south shore in my area is gone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 01, 2023, 03:54 PM
Happy New Year to all!!

Freddie, you and the goon will most likely have a tag-along at times when we get ice.😁 No worries, I’ll leave the sidekick in the truck!!😂
What the hell my side kick goes so bring him along , then they can b***h at each other and leave us alone 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 01, 2023, 06:57 PM
What the hell my side kick goes so bring him along , then they can b***h at each other and leave us alone 😃
lmao!! 😂 I’d rather not listen to either one of them, Thank You!! 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rock-n-reelin on Jan 04, 2023, 06:43 PM
Hello All !!
         I am adding a gps/plotter this season to get better at onieda lake. I can get either navionics or lake vu g3 ultra for maps. i would like to take the gas hole locations and put them on the map from the list you guys have put together. i have no clue which map is better or how to add the gas holes, can some one advise.
                        Thank you!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 05, 2023, 06:21 AM
Hello All !!
         I am adding a gps/plotter this season to get better at onieda lake. I can get either navionics or lake vu g3 ultra for maps. i would like to take the gas hole locations and put them on the map from the list you guys have put together. i have no clue which map is better or how to add the gas holes, can some one advise.
                        Thank you!!

I am using the Navionics App on my phone for that. I am not sure if there is a way to download those waypoints to a graph?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 05, 2023, 10:56 AM
With the navionics phone app, click on the search icon…click on long/lat….. you can scroll up and down on the numbers to chose the waypoint location. Click on show on map… it will show you the location. Click on the point it shows… it will take you to a list of icons/markers page. There, you will chose the icon you’d like to mark the spot for a gas hole. Lots of gas holes are already on the app for Oneida Lake. First, you must open up community edits from the menu page to see them all. They will be red hazard markers. Hope this gets you into the right direction.

Man, I’m jonesing bad for ice!!!🤬🤯
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 05, 2023, 11:33 AM
The NE end actually held it's ice sheet until last night. Ready to take the boat out now though.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rock-n-reelin on Jan 05, 2023, 02:47 PM
Thank You King Perch and reeleyz !!
    I was not aware that navionics comes in a app. You guys saved me some money !! Thank You Much!! Hopefully some ice soon!! Take care!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Jan 05, 2023, 06:08 PM
With the navionics phone app, click on the search icon…click on long/lat….. you can scroll up and down on the numbers to chose the waypoint location. Click on show on map… it will show you the location. Click on the point it shows… it will take you to a list of icons/markers page. There, you will chose the icon you’d like to mark the spot for a gas hole. Lots of gas holes are already on the app for Oneida Lake. First, you must open up community edits from the menu page to see them all. They will be red hazard markers. Hope this gets you into the right direction.

Man, I’m jonesing bad for ice!!!🤬🤯

Now I am jonesing too!  Thanks KP!!  Navionics is the best!!

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 05, 2023, 06:58 PM
i  wouldn't  know  how to use it anyways :(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 05, 2023, 07:51 PM
i  wouldn't  know  how to use it anyways :(
I find myself technologically challenged as well. Anybody know where I can find a payphone ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 06, 2023, 03:30 AM
I find myself technologically challenged as well. Anybody know where I can find a payphone ?
The stinkin dill weeds got rid of them. I haven’t seen one (working) in years. Lol
Ice said BRB!!! lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 06, 2023, 05:19 AM
With the navionics phone app, click on the search icon…click on long/lat….. you can scroll up and down on the numbers to chose the waypoint location. Click on show on map… it will show you the location. Click on the point it shows… it will take you to a list of icons/markers page. There, you will chose the icon you’d like to mark the spot for a gas hole. Lots of gas holes are already on the app for Oneida Lake. First, you must open up community edits from the menu page to see them all. They will be red hazard markers. Hope this gets you into the right direction.

Man, I’m jonesing bad for ice!!!🤬🤯

Thanks for clearing that up KP!!!

Might be a while before that ice comes back. The NOAA 8-14 day outlook is not in our favor.  :%$#!:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 06, 2023, 07:15 AM
I hear ya Reeleyz, couldn't look at my gear any longer and put it back in the attic. Hope there is some ice by the end of the month.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: deerefishyfishy on Jan 06, 2023, 03:53 PM
https://www.newyorkupstate.com/outdoors/2023/01/anglers-caught-107000-oneida-lake-walleye-in-2022-most-in-over-a-decade.html
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fillethunter19 on Jan 06, 2023, 05:13 PM
The NE end actually held it's ice sheet until last night. Ready to take the boat out now though.
So there is no ice on Oneida right now?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 06, 2023, 05:33 PM
Thanks for clearing that up KP!!!

Might be a while before that ice comes back. The NOAA 8-14 day outlook is not in our favor.  :%$#!:
All of You can blame me for losing the ice we had… I bought a new shack and auger this season. 😁 I knew it would come back to haunt me!!!🤦🏻

If we even get a month out of it… I’m taking that whole month off… the fish will pay!!! They have no clue what will hit them!!!🎣🕳️😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 06, 2023, 05:34 PM
All of You can blame me for losing the ice we had… I bought a new shack and auger this season. 😁 I knew it would come back to haunt me!!!🤦🏻

If we even get a month out of it… I’m taking that whole month off… the fish will pay!!! They have no clue what will hit them!!!🎣🕳️😁
Hey stop it your nose will grow 🤥🤭
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 06, 2023, 06:15 PM
Damn you Larry......there better be ice when I come home for a week the end of Feb...... ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 06, 2023, 07:11 PM
So there is no ice on Oneida right now?
none
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 06, 2023, 07:49 PM
Damn you Larry......there better be ice when I come home for a week the end of Feb...... ;D
Sorry Dennis!! I’m sure there will be ice for you!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 07, 2023, 03:40 AM
Damn you Larry......there better be ice when I come home for a week the end of Feb...... ;D
Don’t worry Dennis we won’t that grinch spoil your up coming visit 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 07, 2023, 06:31 AM
All of You can blame me for losing the ice we had… I bought a new shack and auger this season. 😁 I knew it would come back to haunt me!!!🤦🏻

If we even get a month out of it… I’m taking that whole month off… the fish will pay!!! They have no clue what will hit them!!!🎣🕳️😁
Its my fault too, I saw people on the lake and gave the sled A tune up. 2 days later the weather went to hell.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 07, 2023, 07:22 AM
Don’t worry Dennis we won’t that grinch spoil your up coming visit 👍
😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 07, 2023, 11:37 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/hz5MqYtw/IMG-20230107-123158661.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hz5MqYtw)
Lewis Point today. Swans are enjoying the weather
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Jan 07, 2023, 01:18 PM
Love the weather guys trying to sell us on how temps will be seasonable this week. Still looks daytime warm to me. Nuts 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 07, 2023, 01:25 PM
Love the weather guys trying to sell us on how temps will be seasonable this week. Still looks daytime warm to me. Nuts
Weather guys and I don’t get along!! 🤬
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Jan 07, 2023, 02:18 PM
Best are the wind forecasts for the lake. 9 out of 10 the report says west wind yet it’s coming out of the NE corner until mid to late morning.
Worms in the driveway few nights ago. Knocking out some spring interior lists now so I’ll be ready to roll.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 07, 2023, 05:27 PM
you think the bullheads are biteing????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 07, 2023, 05:46 PM
You guys just might see a bass boat, on Oneida, with an ice shanty on the rear deck tomorrow!!! Just saying…..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: sploke on Jan 08, 2023, 08:41 AM
Hey guys... This sucks.  I'm a CT native, I have a house booked in Constantia the first weekend in Feb, supposedly to come ice fish.  We usually go up north to Maine, but decided to try something different this year... Right now this is looking like not a great decision.   I've been holding out hope for a cold snap but the forecast is not giving me much hope that we'll have safe ice by then...ugh.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 08, 2023, 09:12 AM
I for one don’t think I can watch one more utube video on icefishing. I hate to say it one more weekend like this and I’m busting back out the open water gear. Might wanna do the same sploke. Fishing the pier or somewhere else is better than not fishing at all. Hey ya never know. Still fairly early in the year. Just need one of them Arctic blasts to dip down for a bit 🤞🤞
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 08, 2023, 10:43 AM
well she skimmed over last night but given the forecast wont last so this will be the 3rd time she froze over this year and didnt hold
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 08, 2023, 12:00 PM
well she skimmed over last night but given the forecast wont last so this will be the 3rd time she froze over this year and didnt hold
the old girl is quite the tease! Where me and a couple buddy’s got out last weekend their fish finders were reading between 31-32 degrees. She’s ready to go. I’m sure your right. It wont hold
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 08, 2023, 01:03 PM
At some point. The ice will show up.

Hopefully soon!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 08, 2023, 02:28 PM
No bass boat trip today, one time in 27 years that I helped my wife with our business tax crap. Due to not having ice…..🤯 maybe I’ll grab some black sponge and a steelhead rod. 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 08, 2023, 03:07 PM

 Nothing better than fresh picked black sponge for bait , 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 08, 2023, 04:01 PM
Nothing better than fresh picked black sponge for bait , 👍
👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 08, 2023, 05:34 PM
we could shoot  bunnys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 08, 2023, 07:49 PM
we could shoot  bunnys

NOO!! Not thumper. 😂🤣😂🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 09, 2023, 07:02 AM
https://www.google.com/search?q=buills+return+opening+kick+off&ei=_Q68Y-2HL8WmptQPr-qWwA0&ved=0ahUKEwit-v7dxLr8AhVFk4kEHS-1BdgQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=buills+return+opening+kick+off&gs_lcp=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&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:2dc31e79,vid:zs5SHKTOCqo (https://www.google.com/search?q=buills+return+opening+kick+off&ei=_Q68Y-2HL8WmptQPr-qWwA0&ved=0ahUKEwit-v7dxLr8AhVFk4kEHS-1BdgQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=buills+return+opening+kick+off&gs_lcp=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&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:2dc31e79,vid:zs5SHKTOCqo)


THIS IS  WHY THERE ISS  NO ICE  ....THE  BUFFALO BILLS ARE RED HOT!!!!!! ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 09, 2023, 08:11 AM
All of You can blame me for losing the ice we had… I bought a new shack and auger this season. 😁 I knew it would come back to haunt me!!!🤦🏻

If we even get a month out of it… I’m taking that whole month off… the fish will pay!!! They have no clue what will hit them!!!🎣🕳️😁

KP, not your fault, it’s me. I just registered sled and trailer.
That’s usually the kiss of death.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 09, 2023, 07:19 PM
KP, not your fault, it’s me. I just registered sled and trailer.
That’s usually the kiss of death.
Lol!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 09, 2023, 08:37 PM
getting a sled registered is a rip in NYS if you just use it for fishing,,,,100bucks for one year and alot of the money goes to the trails that if just fish u never use...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 10, 2023, 07:39 AM
getting a sled registered is a rip in NYS if you just use it for fishing,,,,100bucks for one year and alot of the money goes to the trails that if just fish u never use...

Throughly agree!
You can save $25 if you join a snowmobile club first but what sense does that make for someone who just uses the sled on a lake and never uses a trail???
They should make the registration fee the same as an ATV (or less since you only use the snowmobile for a couple of months) and then require a separate sticker for those wanting to ride a trail.
That would be the logical and fair way to do it but will never happen due to the strong NYSSA snowmobile association that would lobby to oppose losing that free money.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 10, 2023, 07:49 AM
 All they have to do to separate the 2 is have different colored stickers , but again
 This doesn’t surprise me how NY works , home to the empress of eye brows 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 10, 2023, 07:56 AM
well she appears to be mostly wide open again .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Icehoole on Jan 10, 2023, 03:54 PM
Are we talking about the governors eyebrows or the lake…?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 10, 2023, 04:47 PM
Lmao! Got a good chuckle out of that one
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Db1 on Jan 10, 2023, 08:37 PM
Yeah me too
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 10, 2023, 10:36 PM
Are we talking about the governors eyebrows or the lake…?
Subject came up about snowmobile registrations , trail VS ice
 So the answer is yes to both as the brows run the state 😜
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: elrodalonzo on Jan 11, 2023, 05:55 AM
All they have to do to separate the 2 is have different colored stickers , but again
 This doesn’t surprise me how NY works , home to the empress of eye brows 😃
Filet this is illogical.  Would be nearly impossible to enforce.  Be careful what you wish for if NYS had to do something this complicated it would be so involved (environmental studies, etc. etc.}, the stickers would end up costing you $500 each! ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2023, 06:04 AM
Filet this is illogical.  Would be nearly impossible to enforce.  Be careful what you wish for if NYS had to do something this complicated it would be so involved (environmental studies, etc. etc.}, the stickers would end up costing you $500 each! ;)
With different colored stickers really ? police seem to spot stickers on cars while moving , they change the color of your hunting and fishing license every year don’t they , and they manage to see a 1” sticker on a trailer , a bud just got a ticket for that 😉
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 11, 2023, 06:18 AM
i think it would  be a  good  idea  but  what the state  will tell you   registration is  registration   period  it is  for off your property use ...belonging to a  club  merely  gives  you a  discount ......... ithink a  lake  only  registration would  be  great but they will never do it
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2023, 06:20 AM

 Your probably right trapp they would rather waste millions on studies for the I 81 project 😉
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Post by: joefish on Jan 11, 2023, 06:43 AM
Throughly agree!
You can save $25 if you join a snowmobile club first but what sense does that make for someone who just uses the sled on a lake and never uses a trail???
They should make the registration fee the same as an ATV (or less since you only use the snowmobile for a couple of months) and then require a separate sticker for those wanting to ride a trail.
That would be the logical and fair way to do it but will never happen due to the strong NYSSA snowmobile association that would lobby to oppose losing that free money.
  There was a bill for non trail registration for $ 25 but it got sent to transportation and has never been herd of since.  That was about 10 years ago.  If you research the bills I think you can find it.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2023, 06:58 AM
 
Thanks Joe
 My memory isn’t so good so I asked the wife who worked for the state  said it was brought up but disappeared , don’t you remember b***hing about it guess not lol
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 11, 2023, 07:18 AM
not sure if its still this way but getting the ticket use to be cheaper then getting it registered
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2023, 07:25 AM
not sure if its still this way but getting the ticket use to be cheaper then getting it registered
A friend got a ticket for unregistered sled
And no insurance, 200 plus court cost
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 11, 2023, 08:29 AM
That is true Joe. Transportation filed that bill in the garbage pail. I've been writing to my congresspersons for 20 years about sportsman and vintage regies, my sister was pres of NYSSA. The state and NYSSA like the $ and won't change.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 12, 2023, 02:41 AM
Lots of fodder here for discussion. problem is, in most cases you can't just backup to the ice and unload. you will end up driving your sled down some town road or trail of some type to get to the ice  and guess what   gotcha   sounds like a great idea but it will never fly and this is just one of the reasons I won't own a sled   I'll go by foot or use my 4x4 occasionally  They haven't gotten nuts about them yet
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 12, 2023, 04:53 PM
 I fish several bodies of water in 3 counties and all have places to unload and access the water some have several , I must be lucky , 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Jan 13, 2023, 08:05 AM
Any clubs willing to give limited ice use fee structure so guys that only use sleds on ice still get the registration discount but pay less in club fees?
What are the typical club dues?
I'm in a business group that gives individuals the ability to join at a reduced rate with limited benefits compared to full price businesses where the rates are based on gross sales.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 13, 2023, 08:38 AM
Any clubs willing to give limited ice use fee structure so guys that only use sleds on ice still get the registration discount but pay less in club fees?
What are the typical club dues?
I'm in a business group that gives individuals the ability to join at a reduced rate with limited benefits compared to full price businesses where the rates are based on gross sales.

The local snowmobile club here is $30 a year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 13, 2023, 09:33 AM

 You save 25$ if you belong to a club
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 13, 2023, 10:19 AM
Lots of clubs are only$30..

(https://i.postimg.cc/9RgXSB4n/5-B9-CE8-E7-94-AD-4-A26-A70-A-0-D073599-F333.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9RgXSB4n)
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Post by: SwampRat on Jan 13, 2023, 07:41 PM
sux with no ice lol
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 14, 2023, 04:54 PM
this weather/forecast is terrible
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 14, 2023, 04:57 PM
 There were Guys out on Oneida today
 
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 14, 2023, 05:47 PM
well all i can see is open water and whitecaps where i am
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 14, 2023, 07:26 PM
There were Guys are out on Oneida today
In the boat?
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 14, 2023, 10:03 PM
In the boat?
No,
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2023, 04:18 AM
 My buds know I can’t go for a bit so they send me pics like this , I hope I can return the favor 😃 before anyone asks I don’t give out someone else’s spots 🤐
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/xXmQndvn/A2-A0-BA4-C-B6-E1-4-DFA-BC43-C4997-A7-EA036.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xXmQndvn)

(https://i.postimg.cc/JyWLnWxJ/CCF9-CE3-A-CD3-B-4465-A572-64-B0-B5-FB7373.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JyWLnWxJ)
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 15, 2023, 06:29 AM
My buds know I can’t go for a bit so they send me pics like this , I hope I can return the favor 😃 before anyone asks I don’t give out someone else’s spots 🤐
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/xXmQndvn/A2-A0-BA4-C-B6-E1-4-DFA-BC43-C4997-A7-EA036.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xXmQndvn)

(https://i.postimg.cc/JyWLnWxJ/CCF9-CE3-A-CD3-B-4465-A572-64-B0-B5-FB7373.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JyWLnWxJ)
Beautiful load. Gotta be 3/4 guys haul there.
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 15, 2023, 06:31 AM
Someone got a good paycheck that day…. ::)
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2023, 06:39 AM
Someone got a good paycheck that day…. ::)


none of us  sell fish.................. ...................... ............much
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 15, 2023, 06:57 AM
Someone got a good paycheck that day…. ::)
I didn’t say nothing bout selling.  :wacko: :whistle: :wacko: :whistle:

I did think tho. Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2023, 07:06 AM
Someone got a good paycheck that day…. ::)
2 trips and craps can’t be sold
 Far as filleting that’s not many fish to do
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2023, 07:13 AM
  Here is 1 from today , they like to torture me , pay backs are a beach lol
 My other bud had a drift boat trip for steelhead, I’m sure he will send pics if his sports if they can get land them

(https://i.postimg.cc/SJcJZyWs/CE98346-C-4-FDC-4-A46-AF69-367-F75-F76-F19.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SJcJZyWs)
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Post by: 62&done on Jan 15, 2023, 09:08 AM
That pile of perch looks like a lot of fish to clean   If they are not selling them they're nuts !
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Post by: hangemhigh on Jan 15, 2023, 09:30 AM
That pile of perch looks like a lot of fish to clean   If they are not selling them they're nuts !

hahahaha - I agree - anything more than 12 is too many for me to clean.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2023, 09:54 AM
That pile of perch looks like a lot of fish to clean   If they are not selling them they're nuts !
I and my bud had a guy late last fall that sells fish to restaurants gave us a call to clean up some fish between  5-6 hours we did 360#s ,if I get a good catch I’ll sell some fish off to cover bait ,gas , lunch and some tackle if need be , Oneida perch never go to market
 I give away fish to older friends , that don’t fish anymore, plus the wife has some widowed friends that still enjoy a few meals
 
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 15, 2023, 11:07 AM
  Here is 1 from today , they like to torture me , pay backs are a beach lol
 My other bud had a drift boat trip for steelhead, I’m sure he will send pics if his sports if they can get land them

(https://i.postimg.cc/SJcJZyWs/CE98346-C-4-FDC-4-A46-AF69-367-F75-F76-F19.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SJcJZyWs)
Mikey has it coming!!😈
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2023, 11:14 AM

 Little turd is up on the goon and I by 2 walleyes so far lol
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 15, 2023, 11:29 AM
Yep…. He’s got it coming to him!!😂
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 15, 2023, 02:29 PM
froze over again, doubt it will hold rain and warmer tempts coming tuesday
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2023, 02:46 PM
 And now the other 1 is teasing me about a  8#s ,steelhead,
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/tZR05qdL/0-B87052-E-D3-AA-4-D4-C-8-A71-BCD01-BE7-DF13.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/tZR05qdL)
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 15, 2023, 04:39 PM
Well some dude managed to find a way on off the beach. Hope he limits out…. and gets off. I’m feeling optimistic bout the next couple weeks. Whole lake might not be good but I think there will be more walking options soon
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 15, 2023, 04:44 PM

 I hope your right Iceman , let’s think positive
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 15, 2023, 05:41 PM
And now the other 1 is teasing me about a  8#s ,steelhead,
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/tZR05qdL/0-B87052-E-D3-AA-4-D4-C-8-A71-BCD01-BE7-DF13.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/tZR05qdL)
You’ve got your hands full, with paybacks, with those two goons!!😁
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 15, 2023, 08:49 PM
Can you still walk off Borios
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 15, 2023, 08:52 PM
Not sure its owned by new people and its not open as buisness / resturant so i wouldnt think so...
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 15, 2023, 09:11 PM
Thanks Oneida1. Didn't realize it wasn't a restaurant anymore
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Post by: slamboney on Jan 16, 2023, 04:28 PM
Found a spot to get out today. Ice was sketchy and there are some good size open holes and thin ice where cracks pulled apart and refroze. I fished on 3.5 inches. The ice actually sunk after I sat there for the morning  causing about 2 inches of water to pond where my shanty was sitting. I did have some decent action and it was nice to get out.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 16, 2023, 04:37 PM

 Glad you got Matt , 🎣
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 16, 2023, 05:31 PM
Glad you got Matt , 🎣

X2. He must have had so many fish in his bucket he sunk the ice!  :woot:
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 16, 2023, 06:28 PM
Good work, Matt!
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Post by: Greenhornet73 on Jan 16, 2023, 08:04 PM
My daughter and I got out this morning (not on Oneida) to try out my new 1 man flip shanty. Fit us both way better than my last one and caught a handful of nice smallmouths.  I know a lot of people aren’t able to find ice yet so I included a pic to help with the itch.
(https://i.postimg.cc/zyXTDFHd/10-F2-DFE4-880-F-48-AF-AAD8-25-A8419-FB3-FA.png) (https://postimg.cc/zyXTDFHd)
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Post by: jiggysmalls on Jan 16, 2023, 08:08 PM
Was able to get on some 10-12” perch today. 3-4 inches and some open water spots….hopefully it builds enough at night to handle these daytime highs coming up
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 16, 2023, 11:41 PM

 Welcome to the site Jiggysmalls
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Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Jan 17, 2023, 06:17 AM
Found a spot to get out today. Ice was sketchy and there are some good size open holes and thin ice where cracks pulled apart and refroze. I fished on 3.5 inches. The ice actually sunk after I sat there for the morning  causing about 2 inches of water to pond where my shanty was sitting. I did have some decent action and it was nice to get out.

soft spongey ice ugh god you made it off safe
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 17, 2023, 07:53 AM
soft spongey ice ugh god you made it off safe

Last week’s rain weakened the ice quite a bit.
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Post by: Vinny1892 on Jan 17, 2023, 07:58 AM
I heard lewis pt was locked up but not sure in thickness.... any imput?
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Post by: Greenhornet73 on Jan 17, 2023, 04:44 PM
If they’re fishing it you won’t find out until the bite stops
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 17, 2023, 04:45 PM
My input is I’m finally liking the extended forecast!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 17, 2023, 05:59 PM
The NOAA 8-14 at least shows normal temps for the end of the month. Maybe we’ll get a good push of cold after that. Hopefully we can dodge any big snow too.
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Post by: oneida1 on Jan 17, 2023, 06:04 PM
not holding my breath but fingers crossed think this 4th or 5th time i could see no open water
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 17, 2023, 07:06 PM
There’s a few guys here and there on the lake. The ice conditions are too erratic for anyone to, want to post, to give advice on early conditions. Most seasoned anglers on here won’t give that info… not that we don’t want to… we won’t. Slamboney, a seasoned angler, posted yesterday on his outing. He only fished a few hours due to ice conditions getting bad. Best advice I can give is wait for solid reports. I for one, am still waiting impatiently for safe ice on Oneida….my annual prediction of safe ice conditions is drawing near the deadline. Meanwhile, I’ll go north a ways…. Be smart, be safe!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 18, 2023, 04:45 AM

Got the wife home from a 2.5 week Stretch at the hospital , she’s on the mend , then I buggered my shoulder
 Now I’m grounded due to a GD cortisone shoulder flare for a couple more days , those fish better not have an appetite as I have a lot of fish to make up as my buds are killing me
Lmao
 For the guys out be careful and post pics
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Post by: hunts2long on Jan 18, 2023, 05:50 AM
Glad to hear that the wife is home, hope she is doing OK....h2l
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 18, 2023, 05:54 AM
I’m happy to hear that the Mrs is doing better Freddie!!😎

Your buds need a head start anyway… you’ll catch up. Get healed up bud!
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Post by: masoneddie on Jan 18, 2023, 05:56 AM
  Best wishes to your wife Fillet and hope you can get in the game again soon…good luck Sir!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: icefishermanny on Jan 18, 2023, 06:06 AM
Thinking of getting a snowmobile for just icefishing. Never owned a snowmobile before. Does anyone know the best one to use for icefishing?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 18, 2023, 06:16 AM
Thinking of getting a snowmobile for just icefishing. Never owned a snowmobile before. Does anyone know the best one to use for icefishing?
I’ve always ran fan cooled sleds. Liquid cooled sleds need snow to help keep them from overheating. Lightly studded track and good carbides on the skis. On the trips where there is ice and no snow, chances of heating up the sliders in the suspension can happen. A squirt bottle of lube is carried to help the sliders from sticking to the metal clips on the track. Taking your time and running slower speeds always helps. The fish don’t care how fast you get there.😁
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 18, 2023, 06:23 AM
Glad Mrs Filet is home and doing better Fred.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 18, 2023, 06:36 AM
Thinking of getting a snowmobile for just icefishing. Never owned a snowmobile before. Does anyone know the best one to use for icefishing?
I would have to agree with kingperch and and a good reason my opinion is a fan cooled sled is 80-100# lighter on average than the comparable liquid cooled.
Other than fan cooled a cheap one would be next to my list.
I believe the Polaris sport series (lxt) has the fan cooled sled not sure if the adventure series of the newer stuff offers it or not. Sport series is from back early/mid 2000s. Lxt/adventure is the modern. Not sure what they were labeled as in between. 550cc motor common
Skidoo used to have a good setup skandic, but  stopped putting their 550f motor in that. Not sure if they still have the fan motors but the skandic is a great sled if you can find one. The older sleds they had a 500f 380f others too. Not to sure on other models of skidoo.
Best luck
Perchin
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Post by: mbart on Jan 18, 2023, 07:14 AM
F&R, wishing your wife a speedy recovery.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 18, 2023, 07:17 AM
F&R, wishing your wife a speedy recovery.

X2

And I almost feel bad for the fish when your shoulder heals up Fred!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 18, 2023, 07:25 AM
I would have to agree with kingperch and and a good reason my opinion is a fan cooled sled is 80-100# lighter on average than the comparable liquid cooled.
Other than fan cooled a cheap one would be next to my list.
I believe the Polaris sport series (lxt) has the fan cooled sled not sure if the adventure series of the newer stuff offers it or not. Sport series is from back early/mid 2000s. Lxt/adventure is the modern. Not sure what they were labeled as in between. 550cc motor common
Skidoo used to have a good setup skandic, but  stopped putting their 550f motor in that. Not sure if they still have the fan motors but the skandic is a great sled if you can find one. The older sleds they had a 500f 380f others too. Not to sure on other models of skidoo.
Best luck
Perchin

I have a 2015 Polaris Indy LXT 550 fan cooled with a 2 up seat. Perfect machine for the ice and it was one of the cheaper sleds with a 2 up seat and rack back then.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Arkangel on Jan 18, 2023, 07:51 AM
Icefishermanny...

Have you checked out a Snowdog?  Lots of vids on YouTube.

I am a lifetime family snowmobiler - I've owned single and touring - liquid and fan...and I loved every one of them. 

I "aged out" of the sport a few years back - and sold everything - lock stock and barrel and I dove headfirst into an old love of mine - ice fishing.

I quickly discovered I needed a machine as I tend to fish larger bodies of water.

At first - I lamented the fact that I sold my sled(s) and trailer...but I'm at a stage where I'm trying to simplify and de-clutter.

Then I discovered the Snowdog.

No insurance - No registration.  Bonus!

And because you can haul them around in a truck or minivan (or do what I do and use a receiver hitch hauler).  This also means - no trailer - no insurance and no inspection (or maintenance) on trailer either.  Double Bonus. 

Stores very easily in small spaces indoors or in a shed.  Very Compact and light.

They do a great job towing.  Want evidence?  Midwest guide services use them to haul multiple customers and all their gear out onto Large Lakes like Lake of the Woods in Minnesota.

They have smaller (compact) and larger models...10 HP or (like mine) 13.5 HP with 420 CC - fan cooled, low maintenance, easy (electric) start with throttle and brake assembly...they even have a headlight.

Last year - you could NOT find one - they sold out.  This year they have better availability.

They are overall 2/3 less (new) than a snowmobile and only weigh about 330#

Check them out...and if that doesn't work - contact me at end of season as we're retiring and moving south.

~Arkangel
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: icefishermanny on Jan 18, 2023, 08:01 AM
Arkangel I appreciate the post on the snow dog. I actually tried to buy one by me at a dealer and they gave me the run around so I was looking for a snowmobile now for fishing. Another closer dealer is far away and I wasn’t driving just to get the run around again. Appreciate the snowdog recommendation tho!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Vinny1892 on Jan 18, 2023, 08:01 AM
I figured the ice wasnt good or sketchy at best . Ill wait some more. Thank u
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: yankmyline on Jan 18, 2023, 08:40 AM
They're fishing out of Sylvian Beach.
(https://i.postimg.cc/FdCJ9Pkt/Screenshot-20230118-093400.png) (https://postimg.cc/FdCJ9Pkt)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 18, 2023, 09:03 AM

 Thanks all for the well wishes everyone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 18, 2023, 10:38 AM
I would have to agree with kingperch and and a good reason my opinion is a fan cooled sled is 80-100# lighter on average than the comparable liquid cooled.
Other than fan cooled a cheap one would be next to my list.
I believe the Polaris sport series (lxt) has the fan cooled sled not sure if the adventure series of the newer stuff offers it or not. Sport series is from back early/mid 2000s. Lxt/adventure is the modern. Not sure what they were labeled as in between. 550cc motor common
Skidoo used to have a good setup skandic, but  stopped putting their 550f motor in that. Not sure if they still have the fan motors but the skandic is a great sled if you can find one. The older sleds they had a 500f 380f others too. Not to sure on other models of skidoo.
Best luck
Perchin
I have the skidoo mxz 380f. Nice light machine that does a good job of towing.

Filetandrelease has the 550 tundra. Maybe he could chime in with some info on it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 18, 2023, 11:16 AM
 I’m pleased with my old tundra 550 fan cool lots of power , I  bought it strictly for ice fishing , what ever brand or model, I suggest a long track sled , go easy and lube you clips , I got 10 years out of my first set of rails and I run bare ice
 Lots of guys are buying sno dogs , cheaper and no lube needed not fast but get you out and back 
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2023, 01:02 PM
Thinking of getting a snowmobile for just icefishing. Never owned a snowmobile before. Does anyone know the best one to use for icefishing?
   


yes your friends
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: iceman260 on Jan 18, 2023, 02:10 PM
F& R glad the wife is home, hope for speedy recovery.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: redshanty on Jan 18, 2023, 02:46 PM
Thinking of getting a snowmobile for just icefishing. Never owned a snowmobile before. Does anyone know the best one to use for icefishing?
.  Whatever you get i’d suggest it has reverse and if possible, electric start.   The reverse will save you back from lugging off the trailer, getting unstuck, and missing a trail and having to back up.   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 18, 2023, 03:17 PM
.  Whatever you get i’d suggest it has reverse and if possible, electric start.   The reverse will save you back from lugging off the trailer, getting unstuck, and missing a trail and having to back up.

X2 on reverse, I love it!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Jan 18, 2023, 03:39 PM
Got the wife home from a 2.5 week Stretch at the hospital , she’s on the mend , then I buggered my shoulder
 Now I’m grounded due to a GD cortisone shoulder flare for a couple more days , those fish better not have an appetite as I have a lot of fish to make up as my buds are killing me
Lmao
 For the guys out be careful and post pics

My best to your wife and your shoulder!!

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 18, 2023, 04:07 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/xcp0GkkX/IMG-20230118-164447221.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xcp0GkkX)
Finally got home before dark, this is Lewis Point, decide for yourself. Hope things are going well F&R. I use a 03 ski Doo 550 fan. Studs, electric start and rev, great sled.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 18, 2023, 04:15 PM

 Looks rough
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 18, 2023, 04:27 PM
X2 on reverse, I love it!!!
x3….
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 18, 2023, 09:26 PM
was starting to see some open water again today at sunset...ugh
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2023, 10:11 PM
it's green  outside .....i'm thinking about taking up golf
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 18, 2023, 10:28 PM
it's green  outside .....i'm thinking about taking up golf
Shame on you
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Jan 19, 2023, 05:41 AM
 :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 2muchleft on Jan 19, 2023, 07:02 AM
Extended forecast is looking better and better for last few days of January and start of Feb.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Steeeeeeeeevee on Jan 19, 2023, 09:16 AM
on the last few frames of the chapman cam does it look like the ice is moving to anybody else?
https://owc.enterprise.earthnetworks.com/OnlineWeatherCenter.aspx?aid=7300
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Jan 19, 2023, 09:23 AM
It does appear to be moving! Yikes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 19, 2023, 01:01 PM

 There is a shack out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: deerefishyfishy on Jan 19, 2023, 02:19 PM
There is a shack out there

Crazy *****! There ain't a fish in that lake worth that much!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 19, 2023, 02:28 PM
Crazy *****! There ain't a fish in that lake worth that much!!
I agree but of course the older I get the smaller they seem to be 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 19, 2023, 03:45 PM
He must have had to bring an extra jet sled out with him to bring his giant balls in!  Still one guy left out off the beach too. Hope they put fresh rain x on there shacks last fall
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 19, 2023, 04:22 PM
balls the  size of water mellons  or brains the size on peas.......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 19, 2023, 04:55 PM
Probably both. Usually comes as a package. Although I can’t say I blame him much at this point
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 19, 2023, 05:20 PM
at the  end  someone joined him .......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 19, 2023, 05:30 PM
As I’m sure you know it’s a weird body of water. I fished 21 fow New Year’s Eve on 7” of good ice in north bay and as of Monday you couldn’t get 80 yards from shore. Who knows they could be on a foot of shelf ice. I’m heading north Saturday… I think Sunday I’ll do some poking around on oneida see what I can find. Either way next weekend is looking a lot more favorable………..finally
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Jan 19, 2023, 08:03 PM
As I’m sure you know it’s a weird body of water. I fished 21 fow New Year’s Eve on 7” of good ice in north bay and as of Monday you couldn’t get 80 yards from shore. Who knows they could be on a foot of shelf ice. I’m heading north Saturday… I think Sunday I’ll do some poking around on oneida see what I can find. Either way next weekend is looking a lot more favorable………..finally
Hope you get a magnum up there!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 20, 2023, 07:43 AM
Well lake opened up last night 1st 100yrds of shore held,  then i can see ice about 3 miles to the east other that wide open again......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Jan 20, 2023, 08:41 AM
Sheesh, I do enjoy ice fishing and get antsy about getting out, but I can wait another week or so.  It should lock right up after today and then the weather looks real good for next week to build ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 20, 2023, 08:42 AM
.  Whatever you get i’d suggest it has reverse and if possible, electric start.   The reverse will save you back from lugging off the trailer, getting unstuck, and missing a trail and having to back up.

I concur on the electric start and reverse as I have neither.
Get a long track like a Skidoo Tundra if you can find one.
Fan cool is best as many times there is no snow on the ice.
Carbides for skis for better control on bare ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Jan 20, 2023, 10:14 AM
I'm newer to ice fishing, probably 6-7 years now, and I walk.  But how often are people with ATVs regretting not having a sled out there?  Based on my experience, I don't really remember many days where I didn't see ATVs out there.  I'd love to have one of each, but that's a lot of coin to justify for occasional use.  I could get into snowmobile trail riding, but I have too many hobbies as it is to add one more timesuck. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Jan 20, 2023, 10:27 AM
Honestly I’ve been walking since I started in 1994 and most of the time am fine with it.  Oneida is one lake where some areas are a mile walk so I avoid those hotspots and have found enough within 1/2- 3/4 mile walk to not jump on buying/ storing a sled for 2 months of use. I definitely recommend building a smitty sled that I just built last year, game changer for walkers unless snow is over 8” deep. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2023, 11:10 AM

 At 66 I do a lot of walking , but when the snow and slush monster shows up I take my  old tundra out , reverse is an absolute plus ,but  no electric start , last year I only used it for a week but was worth it to me
 Sno dogs seem to be the new ticket
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2023, 01:47 PM
 
 2 shacks  off the beach
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 20, 2023, 05:08 PM
probablly the  same  two shacks that were off chapmans  yesterday ....  told ya  the ice was moving  :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Jan 20, 2023, 05:28 PM
probablly the  same  two shacks that were off chapmans  yesterday ....  told ya  the ice was moving  :roflmao: :roflmao:

hahahaha  Maybe they are trolling ??  ;D ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 20, 2023, 05:47 PM
i know the other day  i seen 5 inches of  black ice today was open water .....it's not just the  temp it's the run off and  rising water
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 20, 2023, 10:19 PM
trap ur right the water came up and a slight wind i planned  on going out today and it was wind open where there 4in of of yesterday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 21, 2023, 05:14 AM
 The 2 big factors fishing big water early or late ice , possible run off and wind direction
 In the past I have switched shores do to wind , but that’s just me and be cautious spud and picks are a must in my book as things can change quickly that’s just observing for 50  years without a chaperone
 Be safe and enjoy a great sport 
just an ol buzzards .02 ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: grubdropper on Jan 21, 2023, 06:03 AM
What parts of Oneida lake have visible open water?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 21, 2023, 07:24 AM
not sure about west end but from soth shore lunch east is pretty much open
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 21, 2023, 07:31 AM
check out the sylvan beach web cam ........ i have not been there  i have not checked the ice  and this is in no way  a ice report ......pleace note  trapper is not  there !!!!!  oneida  looks like chamnans opened up hours after the two ice shantys were out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 21, 2023, 07:44 AM
I was informed yesterday that the north shore had lots of open water. A friend did a north shore tour…..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Jan 21, 2023, 07:59 AM
I see open water on the Chapman Park and North Shore cams, and several portable shanties out of Sylvan Beach with what appears to be open water just beyond where they are. Sure hope the winds stay calm, as wave action from strong winds can easily destroy 4 inch thick ice. I know they may have float suits but getting back to shore with broken ice would be extremely difficult. Additionally, rescue personnel would find it challenging to get to them and put rescue persons at major risk. Sure hope nothing happens, causing the government to create some sort of new restrictions/laws for ice fishing. I hate to hear of anyone drowning because they went through the ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 21, 2023, 01:15 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/NKw5rgyL/IMG-20230121-140638543.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/NKw5rgyL)
Lewis Point today. Glad you weren't out there Trap we all know how crazy you are. Them fellas at the beach are in close, can't be very deep.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 21, 2023, 04:07 PM
Fished Big Bay yesterday the 20th  Good 4-5"  depending how far out   I got there late, maybe 11 am   Had a real good bite for 2 hrs then they were real picky but fairly steady for the afternoon  Plans were to fish today but the Mrs had other plans for me   Back home now I'll be doing a crappie trip in the AM
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: cnypanfisher on Jan 22, 2023, 09:36 AM
Just went to cleveland and back, wide open for the most part. Like 8 shanties in front of Winns point, they are fishing 100 yards from open water. To each their own I guess.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: JR100385 on Jan 23, 2023, 03:42 PM
Anyone have a report from Williams park?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 23, 2023, 03:45 PM
 First time on the ice this season
 And I was blessed with a limit of perch that were 9-12” and 3 plump eyes
 
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(https://i.postimg.cc/mtLLVprM/65-ADEFB0-8361-40-E8-9802-51-A4-E4-AB1-E83.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mtLLVprM)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 23, 2023, 04:07 PM
First time on the ice this season
 And I was blessed with a limit of perch that were 9-12” and 3 plump eyes
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/K1VmGZDr/486-C6-C52-736-A-4-DED-96-EC-EE86-F0-E4-F5-F2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/K1VmGZDr)

(https://i.postimg.cc/mtLLVprM/65-ADEFB0-8361-40-E8-9802-51-A4-E4-AB1-E83.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mtLLVprM)
Showoff!!😜 good work bud!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Jan 23, 2023, 04:10 PM
Anyone have a report from Williams park?


Had a lot of water on top of the ice at 7am this morning..bring mucks or you will have wet feet. I fished Briggs for a couple hours, managed to catch 5 more strippers to add to Chaumont catch..tje lake looks to be in ruff shape. Going to freeze on evenly now..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: JR100385 on Jan 23, 2023, 04:12 PM
Thanks hrdcore. Think I’ll wait a little longer, gonna head to chaumont this weekend instead
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 23, 2023, 04:38 PM
Great work Fred!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 23, 2023, 04:40 PM
good job ole boy  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 23, 2023, 05:01 PM

 Just got a pic from my bud I fished with today
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 23, 2023, 05:09 PM
nice catch ,,,,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Jan 24, 2023, 06:54 AM
Very impressive catch.  Good job.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: iceman260 on Jan 24, 2023, 07:08 AM
Nice catch.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 24, 2023, 09:19 AM
Wow! You sure made up for lost time in a hurry. Congrats
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 24, 2023, 09:25 AM
well what i found on short drive today shore line is poor where there is ice  , snow on top cant see weak or bad areas and from mid lake east is wide open.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2023, 09:39 AM

 Thanks even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while , but I can’t take credit for finding them as my bud got a 2 hr head start
 Thanks for the report Oneida 1
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 25, 2023, 07:01 AM

 Guys extended forecast looks very promising February looks cold 👍 pray we don’t get a ton of snow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 25, 2023, 10:35 AM
lets hope, i think she froze over 6 or 7 times now only to break up,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 25, 2023, 11:58 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/t7Z9Yjpr/IMG-20230125-123732739.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/t7Z9Yjpr)
Not a great picture but the dark grey is open water. I think the point is going to be a while.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 25, 2023, 12:14 PM
Two guys just came off . This is the second guy..

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Jan 25, 2023, 12:16 PM
Watched 5 work their way out this morning  :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 25, 2023, 12:20 PM
East wind is supposed to pick up this afternoon. sheets that aren't glued to shore will be moving.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 25, 2023, 02:07 PM
lot of open water ....someone could go for a ride
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 25, 2023, 02:44 PM

 Just got back from Syracuse west open for 1/4 mile snowing and blowing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Jan 25, 2023, 03:15 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/bd7XSZfq/Screenshot-20230125-160821-2.png) (https://postimg.cc/bd7XSZfq)
I drove the whole lake on Monday coming home from Chaumont. The red line represented open water from my prospective..I also got to fish Briggs bag for an hour or so and did well on perch.. Ice was 4" there with open pockets of water around. Only went out 1/4 mile.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 25, 2023, 05:59 PM
I drove down south shore today. Open water from Muskrat bay to Long point. Lots of wet areas  before the open water. We need extreme cold!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 25, 2023, 08:14 PM
i don't see much ice making weather coming
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 25, 2023, 08:48 PM
Got the wife home from a 2.5 week Stretch at the hospital , she’s on the mend , then I buggered my shoulder
 Now I’m grounded due to a GD cortisone shoulder flare for a couple more days , those fish better not have an appetite as I have a lot of fish to make up as my buds are killing me
Lmao
 For the guys out be careful and post pics
Sorry to hear about your wife and shoulder F/R I see guys are getting um.  I need to make a pilgrimage to Oneida lake soon. Hopefully I'll be able to after the first of February
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 25, 2023, 09:03 PM

 Thanks Yotecatcher , if we don’t get a lot of snow we should get a crack at them , this is what I’m looking at
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/z3pLQxWR/0-EDB88-FB-E7-D1-43-B3-9456-F377-B05851-D0.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/z3pLQxWR)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 25, 2023, 09:14 PM
Thanks F/R I'm liking those night time Temps.  Maybe next week I'll take a drive.  I wad up there in the beginning of the month and had coffee on the beach with my girlfriend
(https://i.postimg.cc/R6LG9N0X/20230110-082509.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/R6LG9N0X) she loved going there in the summer time
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: TeeBugg on Jan 26, 2023, 06:00 AM
What are my chances of fishing big bay this weekend lol just looking to catch some panfish!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 26, 2023, 07:02 AM

 
  4 huts off the beach
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Yotecatcher on Jan 26, 2023, 07:21 AM
Let's hope it stays cold
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: grubdropper on Jan 26, 2023, 09:03 AM
Wind shifting to west at 20 mph.   People on ice of sylvan beach.   If there is open water out there, I would think that ice would be buckling and popping.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Jan 26, 2023, 10:17 AM
I was planning on big bay again tomorrow but I heard it might have just blown open. Can anyone verify if I can still get on .  It’s a 2 hr drive for me.thanks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 26, 2023, 10:46 AM
heard the same thing did not see it for myself
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Jan 26, 2023, 11:14 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/DWJ9YY0q/Screenshot-20230126-121307.png) (https://postimg.cc/DWJ9YY0q)
Here's your answer about big bay..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 26, 2023, 11:47 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/bdrHsNZF/IMG-20230126-120744642.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bdrHsNZF)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Mn2yP7dh/IMG-20230126-120623911.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Mn2yP7dh)
If you're heading to Lewis Point might want to bring some waders or a boat
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 26, 2023, 12:11 PM

 Nobody at the beach now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Jan 26, 2023, 12:56 PM
I just saw a picture taken a half hour ago at the access that made it look ok with a few tents out.  Hard to figure who is right
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 26, 2023, 03:48 PM
i remember  a few  years  back onieda and  i  both reported  that  chapman  park was open water we  both had  just left there  we  were called liars  in here thats why i WON"T  give a report  ......  guess you'll have to  drive the 2  hours  ......sorry
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 26, 2023, 04:18 PM
 There was nobody at the beach according to the webcam at 1:11 when I posted or they came between those  times , people come and go all the time
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 26, 2023, 04:33 PM
Maybe they were UFO’s
Unidentified Fishing Objects
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 26, 2023, 04:49 PM
lol i recall that trap and i can see chapman out my window
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 26, 2023, 05:11 PM
lol i recall that trap and i can see chapman out my window
I remember that , also remember a helicopter giving directions to a guy on a wheeler after the ice shifted and he couldn’t get back to where launched
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 26, 2023, 06:48 PM
Real shame about this winter so far. Lots and lots of businesses are losing a bunch of money not to mention all the fun that we're not having.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Jan 27, 2023, 04:05 AM
Thanks for bringing me back to a reality “62”. I feel bad for the local businesses. My bait store seems lonely lately.  He will be fine but others are going to take a hit. Usually the shelves of ice fishing gear are pretty much picked over by this time. Not this year. I had a big selection of stuff to throw money away at yesterday in at Runnings.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fillethunter19 on Jan 27, 2023, 06:59 AM
Alright I give up you can all blame the no ice on me I bought a new pop up shelter last year at the end of the season when they were on sale.  ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tigerwoodsmuskie2 on Jan 27, 2023, 07:50 AM
Not sure what yet, but I'm going to go buy something expensive this weekend to try to change this Karma
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 27, 2023, 08:05 AM
Not sure what yet, but I'm going to go buy something expensive this weekend to try to change this Karma

I suggest you buy a boat and plan to open water fish next week. That’ll get the job done!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Whamperskitty on Jan 27, 2023, 08:14 AM
Guys fishing off the beach, anyone have a ice report? Would be much appreciated
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 27, 2023, 08:57 AM

 Until Oneida locks back up I’ll ice fish else where 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Jan 27, 2023, 09:07 AM
It's locked in front of me this morning, which is a heck of a lot better than looking at waves, but not even close to fishable.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Jan 27, 2023, 11:30 AM
I know a few of us have had the beach ice move west and then a day later push back to the east to hop on for a quick hit watching the wind direction the entire time. Remember a friend calling me after he noticed his flasher acting weird only to realize he was moving west. A bunch "self-rescued" with a cold wet walk back off the ice sheet and even cut a few chunks and floated sleds and gear in. Being on or off Oneida can change with short notice but can change really fast in a bad way too. Just one of those years that you're better off finding alternative spots and get your boat ready for when it really opens up in March by the looks of the weather patterns. Cold nights coming it looks but who really knows until we are a few days closer.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Jan 27, 2023, 01:03 PM
I suggest you buy a boat and plan to open water fish next week. That’ll get the job done!
Heck, I've been thinking about taking the kayak out this weekend to pick up a limit.  At least I won't have to deal with jet skis and boats towing knee boarders.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: keim99 on Jan 27, 2023, 01:23 PM
Looks like Sylvan has good enough ice for some shallow pan fishing…hope so
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 27, 2023, 04:53 PM
Guys fishing off the beach, anyone have a ice report? Would be much appreciated
           i got a better idea you walk out and  come back and give us a report ..... much appreciated
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 27, 2023, 05:05 PM
 
 Just because there are guys on the ice doesn’t mean it’s safe , everyone has their own comfort level
 My understanding it was rolling ice yesterday or the day before
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: greensider on Jan 27, 2023, 07:28 PM
To many dead already this season
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Whamperskitty on Jan 27, 2023, 09:16 PM
           i got a better idea you walk out and  come back and give us a report ..... much appreciated
  Grow up pal. It's a ice fishing forum. Where people report. I've reported before it works both ways. If u have a problem with that get off this website
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 27, 2023, 10:02 PM
  Grow up pal. It's a ice fishing forum. Where people report. I've reported before it works both ways. If u have a problem with that get off this website

Oh man you just poked the hornets nest. He's going to tell you how stupid you are and that he had 900+ years experience that he isn't taking anyones word for anything
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Whamperskitty on Jan 28, 2023, 05:03 AM
Oh man you just poked the hornets nest. He's going to tell you how stupid you are and that he had 900+ years experience that he isn't taking anyones word for anything

  I seen people on the Sylvan cam. I asked about conditions on a ice forum. I live two hours away. If I was at the lake I would give a update or a report. I check ice no matter what someone tells me. Guys a degenerate ass clown.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 28, 2023, 05:13 AM
trap has over 8000 post looks like u got 23 think hes reported ice conditions a bit more and hes just having fun,,,, hopefully ice will be here soon nothing on oneida is good as of now as far as ice goes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 28, 2023, 05:33 AM

 Read post 8259 , your right Oneida 1 cold weather is in the forecast 🤞let’s hope it makes for safer conditions
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 28, 2023, 05:58 AM
  I seen people on the Sylvan cam. I asked about conditions on a ice forum. I live two hours away. If I was at the lake I would give a update or a report. I check ice no matter what someone tells me. Guys a degenerate ass clown.
Obviously you have no idea about Oneida. It’s a very dangerous lake when the whole thing isn’t locked up.
I agree with trap go find out for yourself. I’ve done it and I’m 1 hr40 min out.
Bad year bad/no ice no one giving reports. Gotta look ourselves.
Best luck guy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 28, 2023, 06:18 AM
Gonna be another windy one today. Be willing to bet it opens her right back up what little ice had formed… back to the little lakes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Jan 28, 2023, 07:29 AM
  I seen people on the Sylvan cam. I asked about conditions on a ice forum. I live two hours away. If I was at the lake I would give a update or a report. I check ice no matter what someone tells me. Guys a degenerate ass clown.

People on here have given honest, truthful ice conditions, then been ridiculed or called a liar by the same people that ask because they look at a cam and don't believe them ....so why should he (or anyone) bother ....Everyone has been reporting that parts of the lake are still wide open .... if you know Oneida  then you know that a simple wind shift can make "safe" ice dangerous ice in a matter of minutes.  If you look at the cam and see ice, and you hear other people say parts of the lake are open - that is your answer - what is it you want ??  Make the ride and let us know what you find....or not ....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 28, 2023, 08:23 AM
And…. It starts!!!😂 Every year!!!🤦🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zimmy87 on Jan 28, 2023, 09:01 AM
I'll get the popcorn 😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 28, 2023, 09:06 AM
I'll get the popcorn 😂
Just make sure you have enough for the whole class lmao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Jan 28, 2023, 09:07 AM
If someone does not believe part of the lake remains open, just look at the Chapman Park webcamhttps://owc.enterprise.earthnetworks.com/OnlineWeatherCenter.aspx?aid=7300 (https://owc.enterprise.earthnetworks.com/OnlineWeatherCenter.aspx?aid=7300). All you see is open water.  I drove around part of the lake Tuesday thinking I may be able to fish. Saw a few people fishing Lower South Bay near open water. Checked Williams park, ice was not good there for access. It appeared the fishermen accessed the area from the Yacht Club. I am not a member and the fishing looked limited there to me. Checked Phillips Point, nobody there as the ice was broken up with patches of open water. Went further down the north shore and everywhere I looked, either broke up ice with patches or open water, (Taft Bay, Bernhard Bay, Cleveland, Godfrey Point and Jewell). Ya, I could have gone to Sylvan Beach, but with the project wind I was concerned that what ever ice was there could shift and leave me stranded on the ice. Look at the Sylvan Beach cam when i got home and when the wind increased, everyone exited the ice quickly.  Believe what you want, but I agree fishing Oneida Lake with open water can be dangerous.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Schwartzy on Jan 28, 2023, 09:12 AM
Guys fishing off the beach, anyone have a ice report? Would be much appreciated

https://owc.enterprise.earthnetworks.com/OnlineWeatherCenter.aspx?aid=7300
Use the link here - Chapman looking north. Lewis point to your right. South launch to your left. Pretty much open today. Waves a rolling two days ago. Stay on top. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 28, 2023, 09:26 AM
 
 If your not a member of the yacht club you risk getting towed and they aren’t joking
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 28, 2023, 09:58 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/RJhs8RJt/IMG-20230128-105159383.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/RJhs8RJt)
I probably should go out and do an ice check for the out of towners, that's my responsibility right. Stay tuned!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 28, 2023, 11:22 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/RJhs8RJt/IMG-20230128-105159383.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/RJhs8RJt)
I probably should go out and do an ice check for the out of towners, that's my responsibility right. Stay tuned!
Please do. And while your out could you find out what bait the good eaters want and what color they are going after best.
O yea could you also catch my 5 limit and put it on a stringer for me. Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 28, 2023, 12:59 PM
 Could you please fillet mine out , I think I can manage to cook them
 Thanks XC600 your the man
 Ps perch between 9-12” and eyes 16-18” will do 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 28, 2023, 01:47 PM
While you’re at it XC 600, 12 perch for me and 3 walleye will do…I don’t wanna be greedy! 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 28, 2023, 01:49 PM
I’d give my left…. you know what….to smash a bucket of perch right now!!! It’ll be here soon….😈🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 28, 2023, 02:11 PM
1/16" of good black ice covered by 1/2" white ice out to the anchor ice flow. Few large open gas holes. Shad raps trolled at 1.5 mph was the ticket. Managed 4 limits of perch and eyes. The fillets are in a cooler at Lewis Point parking lot, Get em while you can won't last long.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 28, 2023, 02:49 PM
 Thanks your the best , I stopped and got my share , I’m giving them another rinse
  some for the pan and for the freezer 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 28, 2023, 03:16 PM
Sorry I forgot the cocktail sauce.  :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 28, 2023, 03:19 PM
Sorry I forgot the cocktail sauce.  :tipup:
That’s ok but your homemade is awesome maybe next time , I’m just glad to get some fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 28, 2023, 06:11 PM
I just picked up my share! 😁 I left some for BeenPerchin!! no cocktail sauce needed. 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 28, 2023, 08:52 PM
just had a fresh perch dinner  saved a few walleyes for my brother ......now sitting back enjoying a cold  yuengling and some  cheese and crackers......debating  perch tomorrow  or   steelies  ;D life is good....... larry did you use those  decoys yet???? hey whats the chain on them for????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 28, 2023, 09:42 PM
And…. It starts!!!😂 Every year!!!🤦🏻

and somehow i feel responceable   :roflmao: :roflmao:  fish one!!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 28, 2023, 09:43 PM
just had a fresh perch dinner  saved a few walleyes for my brother ......now sitting back enjoying a cold  yuengling and some  cheese and crackers......debating  perch tomorrow  or   steelies  ;D life is good....... larry did you use those  decoys yet???? hey whats the chain on them for????
Trap, yes, I’ve used them. Thanks again!! Caught 4 big bass on them yesterday. 😁 That chain adds a little chatter and a natural kind of attraction to the lure when jigged. I see them doing a number on the perch and walleye…. When I get a chance to get on some good ice. Headed north on Monday.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 29, 2023, 03:59 AM
some forecasts are showing -8 for friday the 2/3/23....hope its true
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 29, 2023, 04:29 AM
i know it sounds bad but i'm hoping it doesn't get that cold i want the river to stay open now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 29, 2023, 04:41 AM
 KP the perch I caught last Monday  95% of them came on the decoy including the 3 eyes I took the chains off but I  saved them
 The other 5% came on a no 3 rap
 I really like how far the decoys  can be drifted where most can’t ,     
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 29, 2023, 04:41 AM
I just picked up my share! 😁 I left some for BeenPerchin!! no cocktail sauce needed. 😁
Thanks kp. I just got mine while I did an ice check at Lewis. I was able to make it out 6.735” onto the .45” ice mat it’s looking good just need to keep the out of towners off it.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 29, 2023, 05:16 AM
serously .....and i have wondered this  .....if you give a ice report and someone is injured or worse ,in this crazy day could you be held liable????? something to think about
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 29, 2023, 05:28 AM
serously .....and i have wondered this  .....if you give a ice report and someone is injured or worse ,in this crazy day could you be held liable????? something to think about
Very possible. I have public disclaimer in my postings so everyone is on their own in my eyes.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 29, 2023, 06:04 AM
 I personally don’t like giving early or late ice reports , as conditions change and some take it as gospel, ice rarely is uniform , and I see to many just walk out without any safety equipment like chisels or picks , not everyone uses good judgment , I’ve seen guys walk across thin ice because someone else was out there that I wouldn’t set foot on as my chisel went through with 1 strike
 Even my good friends whom I trust  give  me reports I’m still checking it just my.02
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 29, 2023, 07:35 AM
some forecasts are showing -8 for friday the 2/3/23....hope its true

Keeps getting lower. Not sure what happened overnight but TWC shows -11.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 29, 2023, 07:46 AM
No one get excited now. You know them weather peoples can’t get right. Lol

Thoughts and prayers to the ice gods. 🤣😂😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 29, 2023, 07:50 AM
trap has over 8000 post looks like u got 23 think hes reported ice conditions a bit more and hes just having fun,,,, hopefully ice will be here soon nothing on oneida is good as of now as far as ice goes


Nope traps not just having fun. He's a miserable old man who is never wrong. His way or the high way learned that first hand.  Called me a liar on something he wasn't there for
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 29, 2023, 08:00 AM
i know it sounds bad but i'm hoping it doesn't get that cold i want the river to stay open now
We can’t be friends if you keep talking like that!!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 29, 2023, 08:07 AM
KP the perch I caught last Monday  95% of them came on the decoy including the 3 eyes I took the chains off but I  saved them
 The other 5% came on a no 3 rap
 I really like how far the decoys  can be drifted where most can’t ,   
👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 29, 2023, 08:27 AM
We can’t be friends if you keep talking like that!!!😂

 :roflmao: we  can  go bullhead  fishing ......boobers in trees crappie  fishing  :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 29, 2023, 08:34 AM
:roflmao: we  can  go bullhead  fishing ......boobers in trees crappie  fishing  :roflmao:
That sounds good! 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Jan 29, 2023, 08:35 AM
:roflmao: we  can  go bullhead  fishing ......boobers in trees crappie  fishing  :roflmao:
I got a bullhead thru the ice yesterday Trapper   ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Jan 29, 2023, 08:37 AM
I got a bullhead thru the ice yesterday Trapper   ;D

I had 1 year where I caught some of those too, but I had a great uncle that did really well on them all the time in a smallish state pond .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 29, 2023, 10:09 AM
I've caught a few bullheads whenever I visit a particular area during nice weather (similar to recent trends). I have tried to target them a couple times with no luck-just hit and miss.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Jan 29, 2023, 10:41 AM
I've caught a few bullheads whenever I visit a particular area during nice weather (similar to recent trends). I have tried to target them a couple times with no luck-just hit and miss.

Yeah I would think you might really have to be on top of them - not sure if this is true or not but I don't picture them moving around much in the winter .... could be way off base though .... I make some stuff up as I go  .... LOL
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 29, 2023, 10:56 AM
i have caught alot of bullheads  on last ice on sandy (greens point) even got them on tip ups
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 29, 2023, 03:00 PM
i know it sounds bad but i'm hoping it doesn't get that cold i want the river to stay open now
thats a terrible statement to make trap
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 29, 2023, 03:17 PM
but i'm catching fish  :whistle: what bothers me about that forecast only a  couple really cold days followed by  the 40's ......and we will be in feb .......i just  want the river open  now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 29, 2023, 03:38 PM
yeah wish it was cold longer but accuweather has low of -16 now for friday....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 29, 2023, 04:14 PM
thats not good for anyone  thats broken pipes and frost bite
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 30, 2023, 11:17 AM
wow lake  neawanna  had opened right up  last night it was open today skimmed over with some snow on top



my offical ice report i stepped on ice  went right threw ice looked to be about a quarter inch thick  how ever  this is a estimation as i didn't have a tape measure handy ......i can not report on how the bite was as the water where i was standing was shallow! i personally would advice not attempting to fish this lake i have a feeling it is no safe to  do! ....this is a opinion of course ..... final  note the byrne dairy across the street has fresh coffee and excellent sandwiches

  i have now completed my duty and given my first ice report in a long time  ....please no one drive  2 hours to fish this lake ....... not bad for a miserable old man now was it???.................... :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Jan 30, 2023, 11:41 AM
great report trap lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 30, 2023, 12:00 PM
oneida  watch someone  yell at me that the  ice  is  fine  ............. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Jan 30, 2023, 12:01 PM
Thanks for that excellent report Trapper. you had me falling out of my chair reading it  :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 30, 2023, 12:07 PM
don't be  asking me  for any exact location bigal  cause i'm no spot burner   :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SwampRat on Jan 30, 2023, 12:31 PM
So if i drive from 3 hrs away i should be fine right  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Jan 30, 2023, 01:08 PM
wow lake  neawanna  had opened right up  last night it was open today skimmed over with some snow on top



my offical ice report i stepped on ice  went right threw ice looked to be about a quarter inch thick  how ever  this is a estimation as i didn't have a tape measure handy ......i can not report on how the bite was as the water where i was standing was shallow! i personally would advice not attempting to fish this lake i have a feeling it is no safe to  do! ....this is a opinion of course ..... final  note the byrne dairy across the street has fresh coffee and excellent sandwiches

  i have now completed my duty and given my first ice report in a long time  ....please no one drive  2 hours to fish this lake ....... not bad for a miserable old man now was it???.................... :roflmao:

Is that hot dog place open? Hate to drive 2 hours to find out it’s seasonal.

Thanks!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 30, 2023, 01:08 PM
So lake is good gonna drive 7hrs from va. To fish for a day

Bahahaha!!!🤣😂

Now was that wavey 1/4” ice or still 1/4” ice? Was the sun out with your leg held out right as to not fall thru?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 30, 2023, 03:36 PM
i have  not seen the  hot  dog truck  but  mr mikes is open again....... it  was  over cast  about  7 am  and i had the weight of a coffee in my hand........3  hours  1/4   temp at  28 .........you should  be fine  if you don't go any further out then i  did ...........  i  did  hear  a rumer that the weather has  been so warm a possiable  blue  algea bloom  is possiable  so be careful 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 30, 2023, 06:13 PM
I’m not going anywhere near that lake Neatawanna…..1/4” or 14” of ice…rumor has it that Oggo Poggo lives there!! 🙄
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Jan 31, 2023, 09:55 AM
I took the advice and drove to Big Bay myself. In keeping with tradition, here’s my report………………………………………
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Jan 31, 2023, 10:06 AM
I took the advice and drove to Big Bay myself. In keeping with tradition, here’s my report………………………………………

I don't believe you .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 31, 2023, 10:16 AM
I took the advice and drove to Big Bay myself. In keeping with tradition, here’s my report………………………………………
All lies they were fishing it yesterday. Roflmfao

Where’s the cams someone’s gotta be fishing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Jan 31, 2023, 01:29 PM
Meanwhile any news on Grandma Brown's Baked Beans?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 31, 2023, 01:57 PM
Meanwhile any news on Grandma Brown's Baked Beans?

Yes there is…
In light of recent wokeness now they are just grandmas baked beans.
Sorry for any miscommunication.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 31, 2023, 01:57 PM
Meanwhile any news on Grandma Brown's Baked Beans?

  :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 01, 2023, 01:10 PM
I know everyone is itching to ask so I will put this out there. Any area of the lake that has capped should gain 2.5” of ice by the end of just Friday alone according to the forecast and my calculations.  There will be walkable ice over deep water on the lake this weekend but since I haven’t scouted it yet, I don’t know where it is capped and where it’s not. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 01, 2023, 01:43 PM
I know there is still some open water in front of Taft bay park.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 01, 2023, 01:54 PM
That stinks. Is there much snow on the ice that is there?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 01, 2023, 03:12 PM
That lake just plain scares me.  I love to fish it but jeepers it scares me!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 01, 2023, 03:20 PM
Lots of gas holes to be aware of so I always stick to the same areas I’ve always fished.  If I had a machine I would definitely stay on the tracks.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 01, 2023, 03:27 PM
I just checked a local body of water that needs to cap to tell me all of Oneida is safe. It’s still wide open so the wait continues….
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 01, 2023, 03:42 PM
I saw some open water on the west end. Any ice out there isn’t safe… it just started to refreeze. North shore still has wet areas that are freezing now. Anybody venturing out… please use EXTREME caution. The last snow will most likely be hiding gas hole areas and newly skimmed over open water from the last warm up. A spud is your best friend. Don’t take any info from anyone and check the ice yourself. Stay on top!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Feb 01, 2023, 04:19 PM
I saw some open water on the west end. Any ice out there isn’t safe… it just started to refreeze. North shore still has wet areas that are freezing now. Anybody venturing out… please use EXTREME caution. The last snow will most likely be hiding gas hole areas and newly skimmed over open water from the last warm up. A spud is your best friend. Don’t take any info from anyone and check the ice yourself. Stay on top!!😎

I agree - I live about 30 miles away, and even with the cold the last couple days its been breezy, too so that won't help things ....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 01, 2023, 04:26 PM
LOCALS ONLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lmao. But really only advice I’d give to you guys who have a far drive is it’s obvious there has been truckloads of people fishing the beach and that would be my back up plan. Oneida is one of them lakes it never has “safe ice”. Friday is looking like a windy one and that is never fun on any body of water. I have driven to other lakes before over an hour away just to find no ice and go to the local dinner and maybe wonder around town and still have fun… it is the name of the game sometimes for ice fisherman
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Schwartzy on Feb 01, 2023, 04:31 PM
That lake just plain scares me.  I love to fish it but jeepers it scares me!

That fear is a godsend. The most important part of Oneida is being fearful of what can happen. Open or ice. I have spent many days driving all over NY hoping to get out only to be turned back. The canal has just skimmed back over at the beach.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 01, 2023, 04:55 PM
Meanwhile any news on Grandma Brown's Baked Beans?
Still shut down 😡
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 01, 2023, 05:54 PM
well its nice to get a cold snap but i dont see machines on the main lake or much fishing on maine/ middle of lake this yr,, still plenty of open water to be found today and extended forecast after monday shows 45 degrees for several days....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 01, 2023, 06:28 PM
well its nice to get a cold snap but i dont see machines on the main lake or much fishing on maine/ middle of lake this yr,, still plenty of open water to be found today and extended forecast after monday shows 45 degrees for several days....

Just a tease. This weather is saving a lot of fish!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 01, 2023, 06:42 PM
getting late  in the year........
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 01, 2023, 06:47 PM
I’m fine with it as long as I get 2 or 3 outings on Oneida ice.  Always nice to catch eyes through the ice but not too bad on the boat either for 7 almost months.  Plenty of other options for ice fishing around here for perch and panfish and my freezer is already off to a good start.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 01, 2023, 06:59 PM
I agree - I live about 30 miles away, and even with the cold the last couple days its been breezy, too so that won't help things ....
I haven’t been on Oneida yet. I work around the lake at times, so I’m able to post what I see. I have seen anglers out of the beach… on the webcam. I don’t know conditions down there to allow me telling anyone it’s safe. The cold temps have helped. How much? I don’t know…
It’s been a crazy season so far….
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 01, 2023, 07:15 PM
I haven’t been on Oneida yet. I work around the lake at times, so I’m able to post what I see. I have seen anglers out of the beach… on the webcam. I don’t know conditions down there to allow me telling anyone it’s safe. The cold temps have helped. How much? I don’t know…
It’s been a crazy season so far….

So you’re sayin there’s a chance? 


Alllright!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 01, 2023, 08:32 PM
So you’re sayin there’s a chance? 


Alllright!!!
Yes!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 02, 2023, 05:33 AM
Happy Groundhog Day!! Let's see what the gopher says but the weather today is like it has been- chilly but not enough and a way too short cold snap next few.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 02, 2023, 05:53 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/vcX1nxBx/4691-D48-B-B0-CC-47-E0-B5-C3-37-BF8012-AEA8.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vcX1nxBx)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 02, 2023, 08:37 AM
What day was that taken?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 02, 2023, 08:59 AM
Awesome pics and video posted yesterday on FB.

https://www.facebook.com/1756849123/videos/pcb.5884485308261874/1261185857942782

(https://i.postimg.cc/XBGz9kDF/327780823-6450995048294628-5643695390769616488-n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XBGz9kDF)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 02, 2023, 10:29 AM
Very cool pic and loving the black ice off the drop offs.  I’ll give it a couple days and take a field trip Sunday to see it in person
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pixleyken on Feb 02, 2023, 12:12 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/sMNpMDSM/1-C2-D43-B4-7-F4-A-4-C0-C-83-B0-79-A62-ADD0-DE7.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sMNpMDSM)

Lewis Point today, a bunch of huts at sylvan
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 02, 2023, 01:08 PM
What day was that taken?
Sorry for the screenshot pics. I believe that was yesterday.

Thanks for the better pic Zeker!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Feb 02, 2023, 01:36 PM
Happy Groundhog Day!! Let's see what the gopher says but the weather today is like it has been- chilly but not enough and a way too short cold snap next few.

The lake I was on today was making all day ....13 when I got there and 28 when I left ..... the holes were hard to keep open and kept getting smaller and smaller in diameter ....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 02, 2023, 01:44 PM
 still finding open water on oneida in areas  and very thin ice....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 02, 2023, 03:46 PM

 
(https://i.postimg.cc/K4zHc0p0/51-C53-FC7-C6-B6-4-E6-A-AA4-E-C5-F15-BFFEC66.png) (https://postimg.cc/K4zHc0p0)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 02, 2023, 05:02 PM
well looking at that forecast what ice we have wont be around for long after sunday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Feb 02, 2023, 06:30 PM
still finding open water on oneida in areas  and very thin ice....

That doesn't surprise me - I was on a small lake - Oneida is a totally different animal, especially the way its laid out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 02, 2023, 06:58 PM
If we can just keep any rain away for a while we might limp along. It is still 35 here in Constantia, must be a pretty good temp drop coming if it is going down to 5 tonight…
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 02, 2023, 07:31 PM
If we can keep fishable ice in the short term and if you believe this Accuweather forecast for March highs/lows we should be ice fishing till end of March.
Note that’s a lots of “ifs” (if your aunt had nuts…)
(https://i.postimg.cc/1VVnQPyq/A5092479-4-F1-F-46-F8-A39-E-36-AC4-F994-A05.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1VVnQPyq)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 02, 2023, 08:57 PM
if you had a  foot   and a half of  decent ice  you might make  end of march on oneida ...... what you have out there  right now   i doubt it .......just my opinion.......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 02, 2023, 09:06 PM
well the way the wind is kicking up the lake might open up in some areas tonight, i like the theroy of march but i just dont see it, but hope it does
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PerchEyes on Feb 02, 2023, 10:14 PM
Well guys, you’re probably right.
Wind is howling hard in Lakeport right now and will only increase throughout the day tomorrow.
It will be a miracle if the little ice we had mid-lake will survive this.
So much for being optimistic….
I told you I jinxed us all when I registered my snowmobile.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 03, 2023, 05:14 AM
If we can keep fishable ice in the short term and if you believe this Accuweather forecast for March highs/lows we should be ice fishing till end of March.
Note that’s a lots of “ifs” (if your aunt had nuts…)
(https://i.postimg.cc/1VVnQPyq/A5092479-4-F1-F-46-F8-A39-E-36-AC4-F994-A05.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1VVnQPyq)

"Accu" weather has been terrible at predicting anything beyond about 10 days this winter. After that they seem to settle in on the average highs and lows. Look at their monthly prediction for the second half of February. It is all low 30s for highs and teens at night. I doubt that will happen but it would be nice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 03, 2023, 05:18 AM
I pay more attention to the NOAA 8-14 Day outlook. The NOAA seasonal outlook shows warmer than average temps litterally until November.

Make hay while the sun shines!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 03, 2023, 05:45 AM
Black ice and sun with temps in the 40's make it ugly fast.
Someplace will have thick shelf ice once this wind dies and things lock up.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 03, 2023, 05:47 AM
Dagum fellas y’all believe a lot of what they’re telling you then. I don’t believe any thing past4/5 days and AccuWeather has been very good for that term. I’m still hopeful but not gonna hold my breath.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 03, 2023, 05:59 AM
Well look thru the Bino's the icehld up to the wind and did not break up it did mess with my furance was a chilly 60 in the house but appears to be working now,,, I planned on going out but that wind is brutal so dont think thats happening
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 03, 2023, 06:05 AM
 With Lake Ontario in the backyard pretty tough to getting good weather reports beyond a few days , , especially winds it’s hit or miss
 Hers another forecast (https://i.postimg.cc/7CdpvzDH/BE7441-A7-E971-4518-93-D7-FE176-C3-F8107.png) (https://postimg.cc/7CdpvzDH)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: huntfishtrap247 on Feb 03, 2023, 06:56 AM
Is there still access out of Jewell?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 03, 2023, 07:17 AM
My area broke up a little from the wind. The shoreline and then one big nasty crack running 1-200 yards out. Tough to tell if parts are open or if it’s just water coming thru the crack. As usual. Conditions are going to be different in different parts of the lake.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 03, 2023, 07:20 AM
Is there still access out of Jewell?

I think the access is still there. Haven’t had the ice conditions to see anyone out of there yet so not 100% sure.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2023, 07:35 AM
there is 16 shantys that i can count out on the beach right now ........ they get the fickled finger of faith award!!!!!  and a free trip to the frost bite pervention class
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 03, 2023, 07:38 AM
I give them credit. At least if their stuff blows away it won't go far!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2023, 07:39 AM
ends up back at the car
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 03, 2023, 07:51 AM
she may be starting to move some tuff to tell see some shoves couple miles out that i dont think were ther at sunrise
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chartreuse on Feb 03, 2023, 08:00 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/cgqwTqLr/92634-AE4-2683-4650-8-B3-E-67-E3806-C196-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/cgqwTqLr)

Someone's shanty was in view from the  Chapman Park camera for an hour this morning.  Wonder if they got off the ice due to the weather, or just went to another spot.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 03, 2023, 08:09 AM
A few locals out last nite east of Lewis, ice looked pretty sketchy . 40 mph winds as the front went thru last nite but the ice looked pretty locked. Use caution around the many cracks ice may be very thin.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 03, 2023, 10:07 AM
I hope nobody is out today.  Out on my 9 mile walk today and that wind is brutal.  No pop up shanty will block this out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Feb 03, 2023, 10:16 AM
went down lakeshoe rd. on the south side. the center of the lake is wide open and rolling from the islands east as far as i could see. got to williams park and couldn't believe my eyes !!! there's about 10 shantys out there not far from the open water ??? ??? if those shacks come loose they wil go into open water with the 40 plus mph wind out there. hope they make it back to shore ok. I haven't stepped foot on it this year. hasn't stayed cold enough for me, and the days are getting longer.   Sully
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 03, 2023, 10:29 AM
Nope, that’s no way to go.  Other ice to fish around here or sit one out and wait a day.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2023, 12:59 PM
sul i agree with you
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 04, 2023, 04:39 AM
-15 here going to give it a go, wind has died down , wont be moving around much 1st part of day thats for sure good luck to all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2023, 05:16 AM

 Good luck Oneida 1
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 04, 2023, 05:26 AM
Best luck. If you could please post or pm me the ice you had at your launch and where you sat. Trying to gage coming up on Monday. TIA
Perchin
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Southbuffalojay on Feb 04, 2023, 06:17 AM
Good luck and god bless everyone trying today. Got a place rented on Lewis pt next weekend. Looking to cancel now. God bless.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 04, 2023, 06:31 AM
Lots of guys out there this morning..

(https://i.postimg.cc/dh3FFTjD/FF9-AE841-047-A-4-F34-94-AA-FFFA643-A5962.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dh3FFTjD)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 04, 2023, 06:35 AM
people in front of chapmans too  think i'm going to take a drive
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 04, 2023, 07:58 AM
Good luck to everyone today. I’ll be out somewhere later.

Just thought I’d post that I tried to go out of my place just now and it’s still not doable. The areas that opened up from the wind are about an inch of crap ice buried under snow. So be sure to check your spots. Some are safe and some are setup to trick you into taking a swim.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Southbuffalojay on Feb 04, 2023, 08:44 AM
Be safe. God bless. Spud spud spud with the hand of god.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 04, 2023, 08:45 AM
X2 on that. The ice is extremely variable on the north shore. Some spots are still 1”.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 04, 2023, 10:09 AM
Good luck and god bless everyone trying today. Got a place rented on Lewis pt next weekend. Looking to cancel now. God bless.
Lots of guys off Lewis Point today, haven't been out yet (work comes first). Not a guarantee but the ice should hold up. You can always hit the east end of the lake.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Southbuffalojay on Feb 04, 2023, 10:15 AM
Bless you for the positive thoughts.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 04, 2023, 01:49 PM
Is the East end good all the way across?  I’m heading out tomorrow to check out the beach
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Squeakysteve on Feb 04, 2023, 03:05 PM
Anyone try out of Jewell today? Was hoping not to fish the beach again tomorrow but looking like that will be the safest bet. Gold kastmaster has been the ticket for me.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 04, 2023, 03:15 PM
Was sent this. Sled went in..

(https://i.postimg.cc/y39CF3s1/5-CD68-EB7-125-A-4607-883-E-3-C8-F9-FB66-FB5.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/y39CF3s1)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Feb 04, 2023, 03:39 PM
Where is that Dom ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 04, 2023, 03:43 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/5Q1q4D7x/6768-C4-CE-0-F2-D-4577-BBF6-733-B9491-A140.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5Q1q4D7x)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2023, 04:17 PM
 Good thing you said chapmans or the way the map is I would have thought the north shore maybe Constantia 😉
 Hope all are safe
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Southbuffalojay on Feb 04, 2023, 04:19 PM
Was sent this. Sled went in..

(https://i.postimg.cc/y39CF3s1/5-CD68-EB7-125-A-4607-883-E-3-C8-F9-FB66-FB5.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/y39CF3s1)

God bless him/her. Hope they made it out safely.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 04, 2023, 04:35 PM
poor bite check ice as you go....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 04, 2023, 04:52 PM
he's not kidding on this   be  solid take a step and  spud goes threw ....... beyond my comfort zone....be safe guys
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 04, 2023, 05:33 PM
I’m pretty surprised there are any machines out there already. I’m leery of walking out on foot with my 150# frame and lightly packed shanty. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2023, 05:43 PM
 Let your spud be your guide
 I can still drag my gear out until I’m comfortable running my sled
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Southbuffalojay on Feb 04, 2023, 05:55 PM
Let your sud be your guide
 I can still drag my gear out until I’m comfortable running my sled
I don’t care if there’s 2 feet of ice. I spud spud spud every single step. In 1983 I was fishing Chaumont and there were trucks driving by me. I hit with my spud and there was less than an inch of ice and that was a mile out. God was with me on that day.
God bless the savvy souls out there today and tomorrow. And bless their hearts.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 04, 2023, 06:06 PM
My boot went through a crusted over 10” hole over 20 fow one time and leg went in down to my crotch and I thought I was  going in.  Ice was a foot thick but that feeling scared the crap out of me. Walk carefully and watch those areas that look a little different than the ice your standing on.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Feb 04, 2023, 06:42 PM
My boot went through a crusted over 10” hole over 20 fow one time and leg went in down to my crotch and I thought I was  going in.  Ice was a foot thick but that feeling scared the crap out of me. Walk carefully and watch those areas that look a little different than the ice your standing on.

Yep thats a real adrenaline check isn't it ??  Had the same thing happen and I spilled my minnows on the way down. When I figured out I wasn't going thru I started trying to scoop them up by hand and put them back in the bucket while I was still crotch deep .... I lasted till 10:30 when I couldn't feel myself moving my toes but I knew I was doing it.  LOL
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 04, 2023, 06:51 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/5Q1q4D7x/6768-C4-CE-0-F2-D-4577-BBF6-733-B9491-A140.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5Q1q4D7x)
Stupidity! That area of lake was completely destroyed and was open water. It just refroze recently. I hope the operator is ok. Damn!!!!!🤦🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Feb 04, 2023, 07:12 PM
My son and I fished Mill st out by Grassy. There's only 3" of ice out there. Only did 1 walleye & 1 perch. Them fish hugged the bottom the entire 3 hrs we were out. People are running machines close to shore. The weekend anit over yet in positive that somebody will put another in the lake.. We're going to try the south shore tomorrow..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: moosefeet on Feb 04, 2023, 08:18 PM
Who is the retard that parked a pickup and 25' camper in the Lewis Pt parking lot taking up 6 spaces?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 04, 2023, 08:20 PM
moose i agree  some people  do stupid things  but  out of respect lets not use that term and insult  innocent people
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 04, 2023, 09:01 PM
 :blink: it’s ok moose I’m not offended, I know you didn’t mean it that way
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Icehoole on Feb 04, 2023, 09:04 PM
I’m offended by that word. “ that there is an RV Clark.”
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Southbuffalojay on Feb 04, 2023, 09:36 PM
Who is the retard that parked a pickup and 25' camper in the Lewis Pt parking lot taking up 6 spaces?
People do things a little unorthodox sometimes. Hopefully he was righted down the right path afterwards.
We’re all gods children. Be patient with him.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 04, 2023, 09:50 PM
I would be pretty frustrated myself if I drove all that way to fish only to have to find a different spot because the whole lot was taken up by only a handful of vehicles, who wouldn’t be?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2023, 10:13 PM
I would be pretty frustrated myself if I drove all that way to fish only to have to find a different spot because the whole lot was taken up by only a handful of vehicles, who wouldn’t be?
I agree ,I haven’t parked there in years , lots of places to park around the lake
 With good fishing ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 05, 2023, 05:29 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/7GTwfCWV/4-BB4-F010-F04-D-4-DBC-B559-9-E93-CDA2-E8-BD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7GTwfCWV)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 05, 2023, 05:38 AM
Drive by Lewis 520 this morning and there as already a line of trucks heading out! Man I thank my lucky stars I have friends with camps on the lake. Waiting for that sun to peak up and the action to start!  ;)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 05, 2023, 06:26 AM
Pretty busy out there.. ;D

(https://i.postimg.cc/ppxr6Hrd/77268497-7-DF1-4810-8-E0-C-EF3-BE7-CD86-C3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ppxr6Hrd)

(https://i.postimg.cc/G4gptTQB/7-F415-CF9-EDF4-403-E-AD5-F-329-CF77-A2-A81.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/G4gptTQB)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Southbuffalojay on Feb 05, 2023, 09:08 AM
God bless those on the other side of the pressure crack which just opened up off Lewis.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 05, 2023, 09:15 AM
I figured something opened up somewhere. There was one heck of an ice quake this morning!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2023, 11:33 AM
It freaked my dead stick minnow out and attracted a keeper walleye to it haha.  Ended up with 12 eyes ( 9 keepers) and 3 perch. Great morning on 5” of black ice
(https://i.postimg.cc/XXZGsdTH/CB6-D7772-DAD4-4067-A754-22-B5-A47-DD9-D4.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XXZGsdTH)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 05, 2023, 11:48 AM
Nice haul hornet!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2023, 12:07 PM
Thanks, too bad this ice won’t last long.  Crossed two narrow pressure cracks on my way back in that will open up quickly from the sun and warm forecast
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 05, 2023, 12:37 PM
Moose you should live down here some people have no respect. Didn't feel comfortable walking out, cracks opened up 4' lots of icebergs, it was a long walk back. Amazed at how many people walk without a spud on 3-4" crushed ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Feb 05, 2023, 02:32 PM
Who is the retard that parked a pickup and 25' camper in the Lewis Pt parking lot taking up 6 spaces?

The person is most likely self centered and inconsiderate with no morals. Mentally challenged people are more considerate than that person. I wish Lewis point remained like it was back before it was sold.  You would park out on the point, there usually was plenty of parking and I think the town plowed it. I avoid from Lewis point now, because of the parking is a nightmare.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2023, 02:37 PM
I agree and there are better areas to fish where the bite lasts longer than a half hour.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2023, 03:12 PM
XC- funny you should mention spudding on todays ice.  A guy on a snowmobile drove up to my shanty and asked how much ice I had under me.  I didn’t have anyone within 100 yards of me in any direction. Are you kidding me? I told him I had 4 good inches, he sat there for a few minutes and watched me land 2 walleyes then moved out to deeper water and parked to fish. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 05, 2023, 03:45 PM
Friend retrieved his sled and gear this morning. He’s ok. Not a rookie by any stretch and lives on the water not far from the spot.
Stay on top
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 05, 2023, 03:46 PM
So by what I’m reading if I wanted to get out on the big lady I shoulda come up today.

Daggummit
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2023, 04:06 PM
Yep, it was a good one but I had no idea the ice would have been as good as it was.  From the conversations on here all weekend I was expecting 2-3” of ice and wasn’t sure if I was even going to get on over deep water.  I get that people don’t want to be responsible for anyone getting hurt but there were hundreds of shanty’s on the lake today.  If you know the lake well, or at least spots you’ve been on in the past that freeze well,  use your judgement or contact someone you know you can trust for an honest ice report.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2023, 04:22 PM

 I trust a few but I still spud , ice isn uniform
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 05, 2023, 04:34 PM
You’re also talking about a 24 hour difference with really low temps. As an example. I really couldn’t get out of my place at 9:30am Saturday but got out and fished on 5” of ice today.

People aren’t lying. Conditions change.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 05, 2023, 04:45 PM
they can change the other way fast too .......one crazy year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2023, 05:05 PM
True, there wasn’t much snow cover either to insulate it from freezing more overnight but we really got 2” in that short of a time? It definitely didn’t waste any time breaking down once the sun got warm by 11am.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Feb 05, 2023, 05:11 PM
Yep, it was a good one but I had no idea the ice would have been as good as it was.  From the conversations on here all weekend I was expecting 2-3” of ice and wasn’t sure if I was even going to get on over deep water.  I get that people don’t want to be responsible for anyone getting hurt but there were hundreds of shanty’s on the lake today.  If you know the lake well, or at least spots you’ve been on in the past that freeze well,  use your judgement or contact someone you know you can trust for an honest ice report.
I agree most ppl on here tryna scare ppl off got out mile today and there was sleds all over the lake over deep water had 5-6” of ice everywhere drilled
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Feb 05, 2023, 05:26 PM
I wouldn’t be taking a machine of any kind not even a snow dog yet tho that being said stupidity can’t beat lazy the drags easy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2023, 05:29 PM
Definitely didn’t need my Smitty today, even with the sticky snow on the way back in
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Ric66 on Feb 05, 2023, 05:50 PM
Fished out of Verona. Got there around 6:30am. Surprised to see some ATVs and sleds but out to about 20 feet ice was good. Past that and it looked sketchy to me. Just thrilled to finally get out. First half hour got nothing then started to get action. Went home happy at 10:30.




(https://i.postimg.cc/bDnQwWpS/A85-B0-E47-EFEA-4-A64-BB08-273-DD641-A6-B0.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bDnQwWpS)

(https://i.postimg.cc/v4P7q50T/FCDCF5-E9-3-B0-D-44-F0-B9-A9-C6467-D5-CBF3-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/v4P7q50T)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 05, 2023, 05:54 PM
True, there wasn’t much snow cover either to insulate it from freezing more overnight but we really got 2” in that short of a time? It definitely didn’t waste any time breaking down once the sun got warm by 11am.

Yes. 2+ Inches in 24 hours. I checked a spot Saturday morning that was maybe 2” and would barely hold my weight. This morning it was over 4”.

You can make a lot of ice when it is below zero for almost 24 hours…
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 05, 2023, 05:58 PM
better day today but it was a grind  cant get to my better areas, theres still very thin ice out there , i know area in less then a step goes 6in to 2in,,, and the 2in area aint small
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2023, 06:04 PM
I’m usually a week behind first ice and wait for the 6” report to head out but surprised that 1000 people took the chance this morning to head out.  Anyways, it was a good weekend for the locals to get a crack at it.  I had 2 walleyes iced before I even dropped a jig. They were hitting my first tip up before i could even set the spring. It was that kind of morning for me, finally.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 05, 2023, 06:17 PM
I’m usually a week behind first ice and wait for the 6” report to head out but surprised that 1000 people took the chance this morning to head out.  Anyways, it was a good weekend for the locals to get a crack at it.  I had 2 walleyes iced before I even dropped a jig. They were hitting my first tip up before i could even set the spring. It was that kind of morning for me, finally.
That sounds just horrible to start a day with. Shoulda been there, never had an eye bite like that.
Nice job
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2023, 06:22 PM
TY
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2023, 06:29 PM
They weren’t crushing the jig and my Wicked 13 ML didn’t have the backbone to bury the hooks in many of my jig hits but this one was driven home.
(https://i.postimg.cc/9RSP4tjD/711972-C5-0-B37-4-A36-9-A5-E-73-AA407-AA5-B4.png) (https://postimg.cc/9RSP4tjD)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 05, 2023, 06:33 PM
What’s peoples thoughts is the ice gonna hold on till the temp drops decent again next weekend. Think maybe Wednesday/Thursday for a stop by
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Feb 05, 2023, 06:35 PM
I know onieda..(not like others FOR SURE)
But after looking closely at weather I decided to make the 3 1/2hr drive because it looks like this might be my only chance to get on the ice on onieda and wasnt disappointed...... left my place at 2 a.m...
We were first truck in verona parking lot at 520..
Took our time and spudded spudded spudded out to 22 fow...
Before I knew it there were machines running all over the place.. needless to say i was SHOCKED!!!!!!!!
 We started with appx 8" of ice..
Caught over 50 eyes... dropped several legals at the hole....
Caught some decent perch and dropped some of those at the hole also!!!!
By 130 we had our limit and headed back in.. when we left ice was down to appx 6" the warm temps will deteriorate conditions fast!!!!!!!!!!!
Bar none the best ice day I've had on any body of water!!!!
Thank you lady O!!!

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2023, 06:39 PM
Honestly, as fast the snow was melting off early this afternoon it will expose the ice to the rain and warm temps so I don’t see it holding up long.  That’s my 2 cents for what it’s worth
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Feb 05, 2023, 06:41 PM
Honestly, as fast the snow was melting off early this afternoon it will expose the ice to the rain and warm temps so I don’t see it holding up long.  That’s my 2 cents for what it’s worth
I agree 1000000% hornet!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Frankie Bags on Feb 05, 2023, 06:52 PM
Fantastic John and Hornet! A few of us were planning on going up on the 23rd for a few days. It would be my first time walking on Oneida ice. I’d love to have a fraction of the day you guys had. Crossing my fingers…but the forecast doesn’t look favorable.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2023, 06:52 PM
FJ- that IS an awesome day. It was my best 4 hours of eye catching but 50 in a day is lights out. Your intuition was correct, congrats for having the faith to make the 3+ hour trek.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 05, 2023, 07:02 PM
They weren’t crushing the jig and my Wicked 13 ML didn’t have the backbone to bury the hooks in many of my jig hits but this one was driven home.
(https://i.postimg.cc/9RSP4tjD/711972-C5-0-B37-4-A36-9-A5-E-73-AA407-AA5-B4.png) (https://postimg.cc/9RSP4tjD)
If those walleye don’t come thru the hole cross-eyed…. You need to set the hook harder!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 05, 2023, 07:03 PM
They weren’t crushing the jig and my Wicked 13 ML didn’t have the backbone to bury the hooks in many of my jig hits but this one was driven home.
(https://i.postimg.cc/9RSP4tjD/711972-C5-0-B37-4-A36-9-A5-E-73-AA407-AA5-B4.png) (https://postimg.cc/9RSP4tjD)
If those walleye don’t come thru the hole cross-eyed…. You need to set the hook harder!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 05, 2023, 07:04 PM
I know onieda..(not like others FOR SURE)
But after looking closely at weather I decided to make the 3 1/2hr drive because it looks like this might be my only chance to get on the ice on onieda and wasnt disappointed...... left my place at 2 a.m...
We were first truck in verona parking lot at 520..
Took our time and spudded spudded spudded out to 22 fow...
Before I knew it there were machines running all over the place.. needless to say i was SHOCKED!!!!!!!!
 We started with appx 8" of ice..
Caught over 50 eyes... dropped several legals at the hole....
Caught some decent perch and dropped some of those at the hole also!!!!
By 130 we had our limit and headed back in.. when we left ice was down to appx 6" the warm temps will deteriorate conditions fast!!!!!!!!!!!
Bar none the best ice day I've had on any body of water!!!!
Thank you lady O!!!
Good work, John!! Epic trip for you!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2023, 07:07 PM
If those walleye don’t come thru the hole cross-eyed…. You need to set the hook harder!!😁
Larry, I ended up getting a ML and didn’t bring the Med i got from you because I thought I would be focusing on perch more. Definitely learned my lesson, I could have landed 20 if I brought that one haha
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 05, 2023, 07:14 PM
Larry, I ended up getting a ML and didn’t bring the Med i got from you because I thought I would be focusing on perch more. Definitely learned my lesson, I could have landed 20 if I brought that one haha
Just busting on you! 😁 I’m glad you caught some fish bud. That rod I gave you was MH… that will get the job done. 🎣💪🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 05, 2023, 07:15 PM
I know onieda..(not like others FOR SURE)
But after looking closely at weather I decided to make the 3 1/2hr drive because it looks like this might be my only chance to get on the ice on onieda and wasnt disappointed...... left my place at 2 a.m...
We were first truck in verona parking lot at 520..
Took our time and spudded spudded spudded out to 22 fow...
Before I knew it there were machines running all over the place.. needless to say i was SHOCKED!!!!!!!!
 We started with appx 8" of ice..
Caught over 50 eyes... dropped several legals at the hole....
Caught some decent perch and dropped some of those at the hole also!!!!
By 130 we had our limit and headed back in.. when we left ice was down to appx 6" the warm temps will deteriorate conditions fast!!!!!!!!!!!
Bar none the best ice day I've had on any body of water!!!!
Thank you lady O!!!
Nice job.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2023, 08:06 PM
Just busting on you! 😁 I’m glad you caught some fish bud. That rod I gave you was MH… that will get the job done. 🎣💪🏻
Holy crap I forgot and the one I was using was a medium, what a difference between the two!  My hands were against the ceiling before that rod fully loaded up and still needed another foot before I would have given it enough oomph. Maybe in early march I’ll finally get to try out yours unless I head up to Chaumont first.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 05, 2023, 08:25 PM
This is literally what a decent walleye does to the medium.
(https://i.postimg.cc/XGDwJqyp/93-F5-E139-5683-43-E0-8-A15-EB6-A61-C687-C3.png) (https://postimg.cc/XGDwJqyp)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Feb 06, 2023, 05:47 AM
better day today but it was a grind  cant get to my better areas, theres still very thin ice out there , i know area in less then a step goes 6in to 2in,,, and the 2in area aint small
Actually shocking that only one machine went thru and it happened to be someone familiar with the lake just goes to show can never be too careful we’ll see with the temps this week what she does that sun hitting the black ice isn’t the best lots of heat absorbing and expanding
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Feb 06, 2023, 05:48 AM
I’m usually a week behind first ice and wait for the 6” report to head out but surprised that 1000 people took the chance this morning to head out.  Anyways, it was a good weekend for the locals to get a crack at it.  I had 2 walleyes iced before I even dropped a jig. They were hitting my first tip up before i could even set the spring. It was that kind of morning for me, finally.
Good work man, well deserved
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ship of fools on Feb 06, 2023, 07:21 AM
better day today but it was a grind  cant get to my better areas, theres still very thin ice out there , i know area in less then a step goes 6in to 2in,,, and the 2in area aint small

We were straight out of Chapmans yesterday in around 27' of water and the ice went from white to clear black ice. The clear black ice was 2" thick and that was in the morning before the sun and warm temps.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Feb 06, 2023, 08:36 AM
We were straight out of Chapmans yesterday in around 27' of water and the ice went from white to clear black ice. The clear black ice was 2" thick and that was in the morning before the sun and warm temps.
Was that the hockey rink out there?  It looked like a 1/2 acre of open water, but wasn't.  I walked up to it and the same thing, 1-2" clear ice.

I fished the afternoon shift.  Crossed a couple of small cracks on the way out to 30 fow, 3/4 mile walk.  A few shanties further out than me.  Everywhere was 5-6 inches, but by the time I wrapped up at 5:30, you could see the air bubbles forming in the ice.  A couple of snow dogs out there, brave souls.  I heard a couple of sleds, but didn't see any personally.  Pretty quiet afternoon pick and then at dusk was a slam show.  The last hour was all marks and I caught 6 eyes in about 20 minutes, with 3 good keepers in that 16-19" slot.  One had those warts on its fins.  The ones I kept were all males.  Added two jumbo perch to the pile and called it a weekend.  UV buckshot spoon tipped with a buckeye brought all the boys to the yard. 

Could be it for the season, but who knows.  I don't think the ice lasts past thursday and I won't be back out until I see another good cold snap.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ship of fools on Feb 06, 2023, 09:00 AM
Was that the hockey rink out there?  It looked like a 1/2 acre of open water, but wasn't.  I walked up to it and the same thing, 1-2" clear ice.

It could be - no one was on it when i left mid day. I caught one 14.5 inch walleye and that was it for me. It was very slow the whole morning.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SwampRat on Feb 06, 2023, 12:30 PM
Had a great time this weekend sat off Williams and Sun off Lewis. I was 1.2nm directly east of Dunham sat and there was 2.5 to 3inches of ice and def open water more to my east. Plane kept flying overhead at my location. Each area has its bad spots that's ice fishing gotta spud and spud some more and be very aware of your surroundings. Hopefully she lasts!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2023, 02:34 PM

 Good job all 🎣👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 06, 2023, 02:59 PM
steady pick today, lil water on ice in early AM  but top was hard by 1pm everything froze on top
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 06, 2023, 03:37 PM
This is literally what a decent walleye does to the medium.
(https://i.postimg.cc/XGDwJqyp/93-F5-E139-5683-43-E0-8-A15-EB6-A61-C687-C3.png) (https://postimg.cc/XGDwJqyp)
I use the MH all winter. When they hit, they get screwed to the top!!🎣 I don’t give them time to play games.😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 06, 2023, 03:47 PM
I use the MH all winter. When they hit, they get screwed to the top!!🎣 I don’t give them time to play games.😁
Using a MH for them. You must be dodging “eye” darts. Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 06, 2023, 04:17 PM
I’ll definitely be using the MH for jigging raps late season if there’s ice.  The tip on the M was too mushy for dancing them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 06, 2023, 04:35 PM
Their calling for 1/4-1/2” of rain Thursday.  Not good…………… ::)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2023, 04:37 PM
 I use a med 13 wicked 28”for perch and Oneida eyes , for the big Ontario gals I use a 13 wicked 31” MH and a 31” glass rod ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 06, 2023, 04:51 PM
I bought a new Eskimo wide shanty for this season which is awesome but has a really low roof that doesn’t allow for much of a hook set so maybe that’s why I had trouble not burying the hooks in them like I usually could. I only have about 3’ of clearance from my resting hand position to the roof. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 06, 2023, 05:06 PM
I use the MH all winter. When they hit, they get screwed to the top!!🎣 I don’t give them time to play games.😁
lol. I’m with you KP. I hook a fish and right to the top it goes. I lose more screwing around with them than snapping the line
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 06, 2023, 05:34 PM
I bought a new Eskimo wide shanty for this season which is awesome but has a really low roof that doesn’t allow for much of a hook set so maybe that’s why I had trouble not burying the hooks in them like I usually could. I only have about 3’ of clearance from my resting hand position to the roof.
Not sure how big you are but I myself am 6’6 220 and I tried the otter hideout for 2 years and had around 2ish ft above resting. I started setting the hook like it was a bait runner, reel to water then set. I notice myself now my rod tip is inches from h2o while jigging. Just bought a MH this year have not used it yet. The fight from a 7/8/9# eye on a M rod is fun. And even more so with a pike. That MH for when I thing I need more back bone.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 06, 2023, 05:45 PM
Not sure how big you are but I myself am 6’6 220 and I tried the otter hideout for 2 years and had around 2ish ft above resting. I started setting the hook like it was a bait runner, reel to water then set. I notice myself now my rod tip is inches from h2o while jigging. Just bought a MH this year have not used it yet. The fight from a 7/8/9# eye on a M rod is fun. And even more so with a pike. That MH for when I thing I need more back bone.

Funny you mention keeping your tip down. I was coaching my 6 year old last night about keeping his tip down when he teased up fish. He would raise his tip toward the sky instead of raising the butt. I must have told him 10 times to keep the tip down or you’ll never get the hook set!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 06, 2023, 06:04 PM
Funny you mention keeping your tip down. I was coaching my 6 year old last night about keeping his tip down when he teased up fish. He would raise his tip toward the sky instead of raising the butt. I must have told him 10 times to keep the tip down or you’ll never get the hook set!
I’m still bad in that dept some days too. Haha
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 06, 2023, 06:39 PM
Using a MH for them. You must be dodging “eye” darts. Lol
😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 06, 2023, 06:48 PM
I bought a new Eskimo wide shanty for this season which is awesome but has a really low roof that doesn’t allow for much of a hook set so maybe that’s why I had trouble not burying the hooks in them like I usually could. I only have about 3’ of clearance from my resting hand position to the roof.
Rod tip down… even when making them chase. I reel up as I got them on the run… when they commit… game on. I own a single clam kenai pro and a new otter cabin 2 man. The otter is a bit taller than the kenai and my frabil 2 man that I gave my son. The MH rod loads quick, without the rod bend like the lighter rod will do, prevents swatting the roof during battle. It’s my style, it’s not for everyone.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 06, 2023, 06:55 PM
lol. I’m with you KP. I hook a fish and right to the top it goes. I lose more screwing around with them than snapping the line
I run 6# mainline to 8# flouro leader on Oneida Lake. Very uncommon for me to break line. However, I have snapped rods in the past on hook sets. The 13 fishing Wicked 31” MH rods have performed great for me so far.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 06, 2023, 07:25 PM
I snapped 2 rods last year, never snapped one previously, which is why I went to the MH after KPs recommendation.  I try to keep the tip down but I also catch myself watching the graph instead of my rod tip once the fish is on the bait.  I’m a terrible multi-tasker.  This shanty will help train me to reel down instead of lifting
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 06, 2023, 07:52 PM
I snapped 2 rods last year, never snapped one previously, which is why I went to the MH after KPs recommendation.  I try to keep the tip down but I also catch myself watching the graph instead of my rod tip once the fish is on the bait.  I’m a terrible multi-tasker.  This shanty will help train me to reel down instead of lifting
👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 06, 2023, 08:00 PM
I run 6# mainline to 8# flouro leader on Oneida Lake. Very uncommon for me to break line. However, I have snapped rods in the past on hook sets. The 13 fishing Wicked 31” MH rods have performed great for me so far.
hahahaha you ain’t kidding when you say if they don’t come up cross eyed you ain’t doin it right! I run 6# line as well no leader though. Gonna have to give it a try I guess. I’ll let ya know when I snap my first rod on a hook set lmao
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 06, 2023, 08:16 PM
It looks something like this, first hook set break last season haha
(https://i.postimg.cc/WDcRnLF8/5113-A49-C-04-D6-4969-A067-8-B300-A8-E9-EE0.png) (https://postimg.cc/WDcRnLF8)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 06, 2023, 08:24 PM
Lol I’d cry. On oneida 3/4 of the time I run my 32” gold digger. It’s handled 20+inch lakers so I’m pritty confident in it but I guess.. ya never know
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2023, 10:02 PM

 Nothing like a good hook set 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 07, 2023, 05:40 AM
Freddie, when you set the hook, the fish are already fileted and packaged for the freezer!!! 😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 07, 2023, 05:42 AM
hahahaha you ain’t kidding when you say if they don’t come up cross eyed you ain’t doin it right! I run 6# line as well no leader though. Gonna have to give it a try I guess. I’ll let ya know when I snap my first rod on a hook set lmao
I add a small micro swivel between the mainline and leader. It helps eliminate line twist.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2023, 06:04 AM
Freddie, when you set the hook, the fish are already fileted and packaged for the freezer!!! 😂
Lol , make sure you bang there heads on the bottom of the ice just to make sure they are unconscious
 
I add a small micro swivel between the mainline and leader. It helps eliminate line twist.
I also use a micro for 2 reason 1 for line twist and the other is when the swivel reaches the top. Of ice it’s lift and land
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 07, 2023, 06:19 AM
And, all these years I thought that noise from the ice was just the ice moving!! I should’ve known it was You!!😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mbart on Feb 07, 2023, 06:32 AM
13 wicked rods on sale at Thorne Brothers.
https://www.thornebros.com/products/13-fishing-wicked-rod?variant=28371973633
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2023, 06:35 AM

 Thanks Mbart that’s a great price
 KP I have a question you have both the the original ones with cork how are the new handles , as my line up are all old with cork
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Walnut109 on Feb 07, 2023, 06:52 AM
Out of Sylvan yesterday with my buddy.  A bit slow, but managed 2 keeper eyes and 6 nice perch.  Also released two shorts.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Feb 07, 2023, 07:13 AM
Alls looking decent besides this rain Thursday
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 07, 2023, 07:33 AM
Thanks Mbart that’s a great price
 KP I have a question you have both the the original ones with cork how are the new handles , as my line up are all old with cork
That new handle profile is a bit slimmer than the cork. Comfortable fit!!
I have a new combo in the package… pick it up when you’re around. 😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 07, 2023, 08:25 AM
KP. Good seeing you yesterday. How about that guy spudding 50ft from my shack using 2 hands and slamming hard enough to harpoon a whale. All this while snowmobiles were passing him.  Some people are just special I guess.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2023, 10:41 AM

 
(https://i.postimg.cc/4H3z5bKG/B4834-BD4-DF46-4-EA7-85-C6-CE8-C910-CAD43.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4H3z5bKG)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 07, 2023, 11:09 AM
Exactly fillet, which is why I ask,  I'll be on ice tomorrow just not sure if East end or West end    Are there people on north bay ?  or should I head out to big bay  Really don't care which   Thanks guys   Some of us do appreciate you local guys and your opinions
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 07, 2023, 12:34 PM
The guy on the sled that went in near Chapmans knew full well the lake was open days before since it is in his front yard.  He was OK until he decided to try another spot from last year a little farther out. Decisions decisions decisions. Sleds back together running and only lost $$ and a small jig box luckily.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2023, 02:29 PM
 I watched the FB footage,  looking down the lake you can see another shack , you can also see the difference in the ice in that area
 
 Good plug for the drill 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 07, 2023, 05:00 PM
just came off ice ok bite, lil water on top from rain top was still hard however IF  i go it tmrw, depends if the top stays solid ,  ill guess it will be it for me thurs temp with rain and friday temp i think will destroy shore lines and get the top soft and im only on 5 to 6in so if the top two inches are soft its an issue
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: goonboy on Feb 08, 2023, 04:33 AM
morning all you goons good luck today and stay on top ill be out there somewhere lol  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 08, 2023, 06:30 AM
morning all you goons good luck today and stay on top ill be out there somewhere lol  ;D
Who you calling a goon…GOON!!😜 Go easy on the ol buzzard today!! Be safe!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Feb 08, 2023, 07:02 AM
just came off ice ok bite, lil water on top from rain top was still hard however IF  i go it tmrw, depends if the top stays solid ,  ill guess it will be it for me thurs temp with rain and friday temp i think will destroy shore lines and get the top soft and im only on 5 to 6in so if the top two inches are soft its an issue
I’m worried about the same things for this weekend looks like this week was the only good shot forecast doesn’t look good for next two weeks mostly days in the 40s
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 08, 2023, 08:27 AM
I was able to get on ice 3 times this season, all on different bodies of water, and had excellent success.  Shortest but best ratio of success I’ve ever had. Still hope this is the last year of la Nina. I remember El Niño being better for fishing year round but that was also in the late 90’s when fishing was in general better.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 08, 2023, 08:48 AM
Ouch , I wish I didn’t look but this year looks to be transitioning to an El Niño but hotter than usual and probably more rain… let’s hope for the best
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Post by: Steeeeeeeeevee on Feb 08, 2023, 05:31 PM
Anyone going to attend this?
(https://i.postimg.cc/Tp1szKzR/Screenshot-20230206-210230-Chrome.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Tp1szKzR)
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 09, 2023, 03:34 AM
Hey all what color has been working on the north shore. Thrown just about everything at em last nite.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Post by: wert on Feb 09, 2023, 04:08 AM
being pretty much cokor blind  dark or light shades probly best bet!!!!  iratic movement is strick key
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Post by: wert on Feb 09, 2023, 04:10 AM
color not cokor.  sorry
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 09, 2023, 05:15 AM

 Perch fishing was slow for me  , they were super moody but got enough for a meal or 2 and the ice wasn’t very good on the way in this rain with the wind is really going to hurt
 Drove the spud through a few spots with 1 and 2 strikes , so I suggest if you don’t have a spud make 1 ,i stopped at apps on the way home and he had a few left
 Plus he has a huge inventory of lures and yes I parted with a few $$ lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Feb 09, 2023, 06:27 AM
being pretty much cokor blind  dark or light shades probly best bet!!!!  iratic movement is strick key
Walleye are not colored blind they have some of the keen and most sensitive eyes out of all fish…. They see green and red the best
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 09, 2023, 06:29 AM
The walleye bite was nonexistent for me last night. I guess I'l blame it on the moon!

Next week's forecast is terrible.  >:(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 09, 2023, 06:58 AM
The walleye bite was nonexistent for me last night. I guess I'l blame it on the moon!

Next week's forecast is terrible.  >:(
I’m glad to see it wasn’t just me having a tough go of it , calling for 1/2-5/8”s of rain late today ,extended forecast is not good for sure
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 09, 2023, 07:19 AM
The walleye bite was nonexistent for me last night. I guess I'l blame it on the moon!

Next week's forecast is terrible.  >:(

I didn't too well either, I'm blaming the moon too! Gale force winds tomorrow don't look too promising.  On the bright side it got below freezing last night, hopefully it helps hold things together enough to get out this weekend? My snowmobile is staying parked in the yard this year.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 09, 2023, 07:49 AM
well went out yesterday maybe last time   with the forecast dosent look good  i did ok on the perch 4 out of 5 times i got out only 1 eye,
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 09, 2023, 08:20 AM

 Well done Oneida 1
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 09, 2023, 08:40 AM
The top was stiffened up good when I came off last night. We might limp along for a bit.

My sled is staying parked too. The walking conditions are great anyway.

There is some discussion about a colder end to February but I don’t trust it.

Maybe I’ll change the oil in my outboard this week. That might make it get cold.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Feb 09, 2023, 08:54 AM

There is some discussion about a colder end to February but I don’t trust it.

Maybe I’ll change the oil in my outboard this week. That might make it get cold.
Long term looked good all month at first I don’t believe the weather man for tomorrows weather anymore unfortunately, will be headed east to fish lakers again this weekend again looks like I won’t be on lady o this winter personally buddy was there Sunday-Wednesday all over most of the lake both shores best he did was ten keepers 2 keeper one day and 3 the next one decent day of perching with 26 but even slim numbers on them as well
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 09, 2023, 11:09 AM
I’ll be getting the bass boat ready with my son to head to Florida for some big bass!! 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wert on Feb 10, 2023, 02:00 AM
walleyes have many many many more rods in there eyes . [low light gathering cells]  than cones [ for color differences red blue green and in some life forms ultraviolet] deer owls have h u g e rod advantages  for night vision       more rods means extraodinary visual acuity and movement detection!!!!!!!!    what they see only they are aware. this annolgy is for those that care!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 10, 2023, 05:45 AM
can't go wrong with gold, silver or perch color on Oneida. Others work but rotate through these and you'll be OK.  Blade baits and Kastmasters with a rap tossed in is about all you need too and you'll have success more than not. Don't need to overthink it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 10, 2023, 09:53 AM
Yep, Sunday I was getting hit with gold then they backed off it until I went with a large silver and it was back on. Glows and colors didn’t do much that day for me
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Feb 10, 2023, 12:48 PM
walleyes have many many many more rods in there eyes . [low light gathering cells]  than cones [ for color differences red blue green and in some life forms ultraviolet] deer owls have h u g e rod advantages  for night vision       more rods means extraodinary visual acuity and movement detection!!!!!!!!    what they see only they are aware. this annolgy is for those that care!!!!
Spot on I didn’t feel like teaching someone who already “knows” about walleye funny to me usually the more clueless the more you find them posting on socials or the internet
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 10, 2023, 03:23 PM
I just checked a spot that I got on Sunday. It’s open water!

That rain really did some damage. Be careful out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 10, 2023, 05:10 PM
I’m getting my trolling gear together this weekend to get on Lake O in a few more weeks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: slamboney on Feb 11, 2023, 06:51 AM
Got out last night to check the ice. Still fishable ice but cracks have pulled apart in some spots that kept me from getting too far. Also found a couple drain holes where the spud went through with one whack.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Will12785 on Feb 11, 2023, 08:46 AM
Howdy all! Only ever read the forum but thought this would make a good first post. No relation or acquaintance just good story.

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/outdoors/2023/02/angler-hauls-in-one-big-ice-bass-on-oneida-lake-biggest-fish-i-ever-caught.html
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Feb 11, 2023, 09:35 AM
Welcome to the site. That’s a monster..👍👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 11, 2023, 09:43 AM
Anybody fish last Sunday off mill st and checked by a warden walking around pulling a sled if you did and happened to get his name I would like to get in contact with him and return some gear he left behind thank u
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 11, 2023, 09:51 AM

Pounder  I’ll see What I can find out
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Post by: pimplepounder on Feb 11, 2023, 09:52 AM
Awesome appreciate it bud
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 11, 2023, 12:57 PM

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Some pritty nasty separations out there today. Couldn’t quite make it to my 🍯 hole but I was still able to get on a handful of them oneida lake pig perch made for a decent morning. Back at it bright and early tomorrow for possibly last oneida lake ice outing for me this year. I really don’t see it lasting another week if they are right about the forecast. Hopefully some of the smaller bodys of water stay locked for a bit longer
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 11, 2023, 02:30 PM
Awesome FB pics posted

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 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Thomasb123 on Feb 11, 2023, 03:08 PM
Dang I seen a whole slew of ppl on webcam earlier. Comming up Monday too, rented a cabin on the lake for a week for this tragedy to happen, anyone have any idea of a decent bait shop around the lake to get my hands on some good live bait when I get up there even if I have to travel to chaumont to get some good ice for the week? Much appreciated
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 11, 2023, 05:16 PM
south shore is lakeside outfitters on rt 31 near lewis pt rd,,, not sure about north shore bait shop Apps is all ive heard of
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 11, 2023, 05:30 PM

 North shore AAPs in Cleveland, recirculated water from the lake for the bait   , and best lure selection
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 11, 2023, 07:55 PM
Anyone going to attend this?
(https://i.postimg.cc/Tp1szKzR/Screenshot-20230206-210230-Chrome.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Tp1szKzR)

I think the seminar portion is being recorded. I just watched Bhammer’s talk live on YouTube on the Awakening Angler channel. Brian is always very informative. A lot of attention to detail.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Thomasb123 on Feb 11, 2023, 08:31 PM
Copy that guys I appreciate it! Me, the Ole lady and pups got a cabin on the lake on northwest side by the hatchery. Our first time on oneida and it's like this but imma still make the most of it. Thanks for the info stay safe out there and tight lines!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 11, 2023, 09:25 PM
Did the ice on the east end hold up today after the wind?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 12, 2023, 08:25 AM
To all anglers going out of Williams Beach…. Someone went through the ice, roughly in 9’ of water. He was able to get out safe! Erratic ice conditions in that area. Seasoned angler, using a spud!! It can happen to anyone! Be safe!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 12, 2023, 08:31 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/5H8T47GB/B1-C113-E7-B50-A-449-A-8991-70-E2-A63890-AA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5H8T47GB) Here’s the general location.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 12, 2023, 09:43 AM
Thanks for the heads up KP. I am glad he is safe!

Where I was last night I drilled a line of holes along a drop and every hole had a different ice thickness and color. The most variable conditions that I can ever remember.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 12, 2023, 10:39 AM
thank goodness he's ok
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Tigerwoodsmuskie2 on Feb 12, 2023, 12:34 PM
That's kinda scary. I pulled into Williams today and there's a lot of people out there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 13, 2023, 06:51 AM
I took the puppy for a walk last night. It was a beautiful evening out there.


(https://i.postimg.cc/0rdnMDsK/085-A83-AA-1-B64-4-D9-E-973-D-7-CA1-B39-D9018.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0rdnMDsK)
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Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 13, 2023, 08:27 AM
I took the puppy for a walk last night. It was a beautiful evening out there.


(https://i.postimg.cc/0rdnMDsK/085-A83-AA-1-B64-4-D9-E-973-D-7-CA1-B39-D9018.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0rdnMDsK)


Awesome picture reeleyez.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 13, 2023, 09:29 AM

 Nice pic Bruce along with dinner
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 13, 2023, 09:46 AM
Thanks guys.

At least the fish are cooperating better than the weather is.

There are still some rumblings of a cool down in a couple of weeks. It would be nice to limp through for a while longer.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 13, 2023, 10:11 AM
Thanks guys.

At least the fish are cooperating better than the weather is.

There are still some rumblings of a cool down in a couple of weeks. It would be nice to limp through for a while longer.

I hear that. You think the ice might last through the next couple days? See upper 50s temps but it looks like rain will not be bad. Hoping to maybe get out Friday or Saturday and then looks like the temps will drop after that a little bit.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 13, 2023, 10:20 AM
lost about an inch,  inch and half since last outng perch bite ok  up until a little after 9am then died out
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 13, 2023, 02:05 PM
I hear that. You think the ice might last through the next couple days? See upper 50s temps but it looks like rain will not be bad. Hoping to maybe get out Friday or Saturday and then looks like the temps will drop after that a little bit.

I think most of the ice will hang on through that. The issue will probably be the shoreline getting soft.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 13, 2023, 05:42 PM
just got in was a little soft on top,,,, not sure how ice will hold up would really help if temps were below freezing at night but that even looks unlikely 44 for the day
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Post by: reeleyz on Feb 13, 2023, 05:57 PM
That's a great day Oneida1!
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Post by: KingPerch on Feb 13, 2023, 05:59 PM
I took the puppy for a walk last night. It was a beautiful evening out there.


(https://i.postimg.cc/0rdnMDsK/085-A83-AA-1-B64-4-D9-E-973-D-7-CA1-B39-D9018.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0rdnMDsK)
Nice pic, Bruce!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 13, 2023, 07:04 PM
just got in was a little soft on top,,,, not sure how ice will hold up would really help if temps were below freezing at night but that even looks unlikely 44 for the day

Nice job Oneida1. Hopefully we hold through Friday then the forecast looks to drop maybe at least keep us going a little longer
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Feb 13, 2023, 08:18 PM
Thanks for saving me the trip Larry.  Buddy Mike graciously offered his cabin so I went for lakers instead.  Cant beat free!   
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Feb 14, 2023, 09:31 AM
Thanks for saving me the trip Larry.  Buddy Mike graciously offered his cabin so I went for lakers instead.  Cant beat free!
AND THE FIREPLACE! To DIE for
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 14, 2023, 02:24 PM
i dont think most of the lake will hold up till the weekend, hope i m wrong but just walked out 50yrds to check and its pretty soft on the top....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Feb 14, 2023, 02:58 PM
I just returned from a trip to Lewis Point. Managed to catch a few perch and several under size walleye. I left around 2:00 because I felt uneasy about the condition of the ice. In my opinion the sun is doing a number on the ice. The top is rotting and it is not much better underneath. It was easy cutting hole with my auger which indicates to me the ice is rotting.  Put my spud through with one wack on the dark ice in a couple of places. It is only getting worse as the day progresses. With the warm temperatures and rain expected tomorrow, I would not expect the ice to be safe this weekend. Today was my last trip to Oneida this ice fishing season. This was the shortest ice fishing season ever!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Salar4me on Feb 14, 2023, 03:17 PM
I also just returned from Lewis Point... I was scheduled to meet a buddy at his place at 2:00 to venture out together.  Since I had to travel down 31 for another reason... I went out solo at about 1:15  ... he met me on the ice a little after 2:30 ... didn’t even set up ... spud went through on two half Hearted strikes... he strongly encouraged we get off pronto - out at 32’.  The ice changed that quickly - indeed I owe him
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 14, 2023, 03:22 PM
Thanks for saving me the trip Larry.  Buddy Mike graciously offered his cabin so I went for lakers instead.  Cant beat free!
You're welcome bud. You did better where you went!!🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 14, 2023, 03:28 PM

 Remember fellas black ice at the end is not your friend ,be very cautious, I’ve stuffed my spud through 9” of that stuff , plus as the water warms from the streams and rivers it will melt at both ends
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Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 14, 2023, 03:39 PM
Remember fellas black ice at the end is not your friend ,be very cautious, I’ve stuffed my spud through 9” of that stuff , plus as the water warms from the streams and rivers it will melt at both ends

X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 14, 2023, 04:13 PM
Thanks for the reports fellas. Hopefully the cold forecasted next weeks helps. Might head north instead.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 14, 2023, 07:19 PM
Next three days all above freezing. Get your boats ready. Three trips so far for me. Love late ice when we have it with white on top. Black just soaks up that sun too much.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 14, 2023, 07:37 PM
Boats!?!? Yeah good luck with that. Next week or so is not looking good and I won’t touch that lake with a 10’ rod but I’m not giving up all hope. I think there is still a chance of walkable ice the first 2 weeks of March. It’s worst case scenario not safe to icefish but not safe to boat fish either lol. Should make for a good May either way I guess
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 14, 2023, 08:24 PM
Even if we get extreme cold, the ice that’s out there is still junk.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 14, 2023, 08:28 PM
i fished open water today .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 15, 2023, 05:17 AM
Even if we get extreme cold, the ice that’s out there is still junk.

100% junk! It's the kind of ice you don't like to walk on when it's above freezing at all.

There is a cool down coming. Be interesting to see if the junk holds on for another month.

I wonder how many fish this weather has saved.  :-\
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 15, 2023, 05:54 AM
100% junk! It's the kind of ice you don't like to walk on when it's above freezing at all.

There is a cool down coming. Be interesting to see if the junk holds on for another month.

I wonder how many fish this weather has saved.  :-\
In a perfect world…a complete meltdown with some arctic cold for a week would give us good chance of seeing a month of good ice.

It’s been a strange winter!!!! If the perch are, where I hope they’ll be, at ice out, they don’t stand a chance!!🎣😈

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 15, 2023, 06:13 AM
 I was out of Cleveland a few days ago and it was junk then spudded our way back weaving around cracks  and small heaves
 5”of ice  spudded down 3” and watched it fill with water so it was time to get out of dodge 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 15, 2023, 08:24 AM
In a perfect world…a complete meltdown with some arctic cold for a week would give us good chance of seeing a month of good ice.

It’s been a strange winter!!!! If the perch are, where I hope they’ll be, at ice out, they don’t stand a chance!!🎣😈


When you target perch at ice out do you use live bait or jigs and lures? I’ve seen people use fat heads under floats but never tried it.

Goose
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Feb 15, 2023, 10:11 AM
Remember fellas black ice at the end is not your friend ,be very cautious, I’ve stuffed my spud through 9” of that stuff , plus as the water warms from the streams and rivers it will melt at both ends

My buddy stuffed himself through 8".  Barely made it out alive.  Solid advice Fred.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Feb 15, 2023, 10:13 AM

When you target perch at ice out do you use live bait or jigs and lures? I’ve seen people use fat heads under floats but never tried it.

Goose

I do pretty well with fatty's under a bobber but I fish really shallow water from shore on cloudy days too ..... I can see the perch most of the time and they seem to ignore everything else I throw but not those .....the ones I target seems to be following spawning suckers and eating their eggs .... if I hit it just right its like a feeding frenzy.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Feb 15, 2023, 11:35 AM
Just seen there was a call for an ice rescue.  hope everyone is ok
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 15, 2023, 12:02 PM
Boats!?!? Yeah good luck with that. Next week or so is not looking good and I won’t touch that lake with a 10’ rod but I’m not giving up all hope. I think there is still a chance of walkable ice the first 2 weeks of March. It’s worst case scenario not safe to icefish but not safe to boat fish either lol. Should make for a good May either way I guess
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(https://i.postimg.cc/zVSrvXHN/C31-D0-EE1-93-FD-416-E-A6-BA-2-CFF6-C47-ACAD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zVSrvXHN)
Very safe on some bodies of water
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 15, 2023, 12:14 PM
Nice perch 👍👍. Glad you guys are getting out. Guess I just assumed you meant on oneida. I been getting pics from a buddy who’s getting into some hogs on one of the finger lakes by boat
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 15, 2023, 12:16 PM
I'm ready to roll as soon as one of the ramps on oneida is ice free. I've been out with icebergs more than once.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 15, 2023, 12:24 PM
Lol whatever turns you on man. I’m really hoping the ice sticks around a little longer but if it goes good luck out there. I’m sure the fishing is awesome at ice out 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 15, 2023, 01:15 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/B8Sbgd8v/8802-D61-C-AEA1-414-A-912-C-06633-A2-FEF90.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/B8Sbgd8v)Another rescue today guys… start using your heads!!! The ice is JUNK!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 15, 2023, 01:24 PM
Yikes... to risky for this old guy!
Thanks KP
My boat is ready, and just renewed our slot at Anglers Bay.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 15, 2023, 02:37 PM
Shortest season ever for me, never felt comfortable this year. Hate to say it so soon but looking forward to open water. Glad you guys had a decent season.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 15, 2023, 02:45 PM
heard a crack opened up preventing guys getting to shore,, ice does not look good 66 degrees south shore
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 15, 2023, 03:31 PM
just checked ice 50 yrds out was 4 to 5in one medium hit with spud right thru soft as warm butter its shot imo guys,,,, i would go else where
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 15, 2023, 04:00 PM
just checked ice 50 yrds out was 4 to 5in one medium hit with spud right thru soft as warm butter its shot imo guys,,,, i would go else where

That’s too bad. Wonder if the cold next week will stiffen it up enough or if it’s just so rotten that it won’t be good for walking for the rest of the season. Appreciate the update. Maybe get out on the kayak open water this weekend.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 15, 2023, 04:08 PM
it's honey combed  ......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 15, 2023, 04:54 PM
That’s too bad. Wonder if the cold next week will stiffen it up enough or if it’s just so rotten that it won’t be good for walking for the rest of the season. Appreciate the update. Maybe get out on the kayak open water this weekend.
ill be suprised if majority of its not gone by tmrw afternoon but maybe not
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 15, 2023, 05:21 PM
ill be suprised if majority of its not gone by tmrw afternoon but maybe not

Probably be better for it to go and then maybe we get a chance to get on it again if we get an extended cold blasts. Thanks for all the updates Oneida1. Tight lines.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 15, 2023, 05:57 PM
If that mid lake ice goes out I can’t see anyone getting on much of the lake again this year. Maybe the East and West ends. The chances of another stretch of 2 nights around zero and no wind or snow are slim.

So I would rather see it hang on and get what I can out of it than pray for another super cold snap…

Or clear it out and I’ll get the boat out. It looks like March could be cooler. It would suck to not be able to get on the ice or get the boat in! That happened in  March of 2017. It got warm at the end of February but the junk ice hung on through March.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 15, 2023, 07:05 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/t7WyZjPZ/DC8-C901-B-5-C3-C-40-B0-BA8-F-259-A1-DEA3328.png) (https://postimg.cc/t7WyZjPZ)WHY???🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 15, 2023, 08:15 PM
human sacrifice to the ice  Gods  ????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Feb 15, 2023, 09:31 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/t7WyZjPZ/DC8-C901-B-5-C3-C-40-B0-BA8-F-259-A1-DEA3328.png) (https://postimg.cc/t7WyZjPZ)WHY???🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻

For the "likes" Larry. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: deerefishyfishy on Feb 15, 2023, 09:49 PM
Wow, that is some sketchy @ss looking ice!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 16, 2023, 05:22 AM
For the "likes" Larry.
I guess??🙄
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Feb 16, 2023, 06:58 AM
I can not believe my eyes, looks like someone on the Sylvan Beach web cam. With the recent reports of ice rescues on Oneida I would not expect anyone to be testing fate by venturing out onto the lake. Even with a float suit, once the honey comb ice breaks it is unlikely you can get out on your own. Sure hope there are no more reports of ice rescues on Oneida.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 16, 2023, 10:32 AM
Friend said airboats headed out for another one.
Really Hope it’s rescue verses recovery like Champlain had recently
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Feb 16, 2023, 11:38 AM
Friend said airboats headed out for another one.
Really Hope it’s rescue verses recovery like Champlain had recently

Couple dead on champ, damn shame. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Feb 16, 2023, 12:02 PM
My goodness - what wrong with people ..... I LOVE ice fishing, but I love living more.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 16, 2023, 01:22 PM
The real shame is they put others' lives in danger for their stupidity.  For a fish!!

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigbuck on Feb 16, 2023, 01:57 PM
A recent airboat rescue was for a dog out from Bridgeport.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 16, 2023, 01:58 PM
A recent airboat rescue was for a dog out from Bridgeport.

Stupid dog should have known better!  :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Feb 16, 2023, 02:58 PM
The real shame is they put others' lives in danger for their stupidity.  For a fish!!

SeanP

I disagree with this ideology.  One could argue we put first responders in danger driving, or pulling us over on the highway, or if we are unlucky and have a house fire.  Last time I checked no one forces anyone to be a first responder.  You choose the profession knowing there is inherent risk. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 16, 2023, 03:06 PM

 Pimplepounder pm sent on the found equipment
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 16, 2023, 03:25 PM
looks like someone out there right now or a  shanty left  from a  prior rescue......

  most  of the rescuers are  volunteers, usually  vfd personal  that only wish  to help keep  people and property safe. putting these  people at added risk is  shameful ,selfish,and stupid...........

and that is  someone  out  at the  beach fishing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 16, 2023, 04:52 PM
Looks like some colder temps starting next week wonder if it could be on next weekend
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 16, 2023, 05:35 PM
Go to Syracuse .com and see the helicopter rescue today I can't leave a link I'm on my phone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 16, 2023, 05:38 PM
Go to Syracuse .com and see the helicopter rescue today I can't leave a link I'm on my phone

I saw that trapper. Helicopter had to hover over the ice couldn’t even touch down at all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 16, 2023, 05:52 PM
Go to Syracuse .com and see the helicopter rescue today I can't leave a link I'm on my phone

https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2023/02/amazing-flying-watch-police-chopper-rescue-fisherman-who-fell-through-thin-ice-on-oneida-lake.html (https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2023/02/amazing-flying-watch-police-chopper-rescue-fisherman-who-fell-through-thin-ice-on-oneida-lake.html)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 16, 2023, 06:09 PM
Some skilled flying! Glad everyone is ok
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 16, 2023, 07:10 PM
I guess it's time to start thinking about bullheads   I hate it that it's over so soon especially since we had a late start
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 16, 2023, 08:19 PM
From a guy who normally gets out a couple dozen times or more a season…. and, loves ice-fishing….. I hope the ice blows out and the lake opens up at this point. I pray that next season locks up early and we all can get a full season in!! 😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 16, 2023, 08:57 PM
agree at this point let it clear out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2023, 04:24 AM

 Big wind in the forecast, so this should help
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 17, 2023, 05:34 AM
The wind just started here.

Looking at the forecast there's 2 nights above freezing in the next 2 weeks...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Feb 17, 2023, 06:09 AM
I saw that trapper. Helicopter had to hover over the ice couldn’t even touch down at all
If ice couldn’t hold the person being rescued then yes I’d say the helicopter wouldn’t be able to touch down, very good observation
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 17, 2023, 06:10 AM
lots of large areas that are wide open today
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 17, 2023, 06:12 AM
I’m marking up my maps for my perch spots that I would hit now through the ice….. my god are those fish in trouble if they’re there!!!😈🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: snow snake on Feb 17, 2023, 07:58 AM
  There is a  short live video being  shown on
  Finger Lakes NEWS   FEB 17 2023       
  News of Several rescues on Oneida Lake 
 as fishermen try to get out on thin ice by  helicopter  (video)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 17, 2023, 08:04 AM
Triple T Towing was going to get his 4 wheeler out today. Not sure if that will happen.

&t=11s

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 17, 2023, 08:15 AM
I’m marking up my maps for my perch spots that I would hit now through the ice….. my god are those fish in trouble if they’re there!!!😈🎣

Please feel free to share them once you have them all marked up!  LOL

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: theTUGistheDRUG on Feb 17, 2023, 08:51 AM
Please feel free to share them once you have them all marked up!  LOL

SeanP

They all have big sticks on them.  Just look for the sticks before the ice melts  :roflmao: 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2023, 08:58 AM

 Looks to be someone out of the beach
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 17, 2023, 09:02 AM
whitecaps where i am she ripped wide open where i am
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Feb 17, 2023, 09:28 AM
whitecaps where i am she ripped wide open where i am

hopefully the whole lake rips open with the winds all day.  Ready to get the boat out at this point
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 17, 2023, 09:31 AM
What an unbelievable winter….
So depressing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 17, 2023, 09:52 AM
Looks to be someone out of the beach

 :o

That wind is cranking and white caps are headed that way! I can't see that section breaking up but who knows. They can ride the waves right in to shore.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 17, 2023, 10:14 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/Y4XxdsPc/Snap-Shot-20230217-111217.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Y4XxdsPc)
rocket scientist
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 17, 2023, 10:26 AM
Time-lapse at Chapman's is showing the ice moving.

https://owc.enterprise.earthnetworks.com/OnlineWeatherCenter.aspx?aid=7300

(https://i.postimg.cc/jWGWPW8g/021720231118-l.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/jWGWPW8g)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 17, 2023, 10:35 AM
What an unbelievable winter….
So depressing
  you got that right    cancelled tournaments, vacations gone bad, disappointed sales in the small shops,  etc  etc 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 17, 2023, 10:47 AM
If ice couldn’t hold the person being rescued then yes I’d say the helicopter wouldn’t be able to touch down, very good observation

It was an amphibious chopper would have floated.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 17, 2023, 10:48 AM
Please feel free to share them once you have them all marked up!  LOL

SeanP
Of course…..😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SwampRat on Feb 17, 2023, 11:21 AM
Now you know how us lake erie guys feel  ;D we didn't even smell ice this year and haven't had good ice on east side in 8yrs.  It's sad, i can't carry on the tradition as much and as easy as my father did with me.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2023, 11:55 AM
 

I’m sure the pilot took into consideration if he landed could have made the rescue more difficult

Oneida isn’t the only place to icefish 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SwampRat on Feb 17, 2023, 12:14 PM


I’m sure the pilot took into consideration if he landed could have made the rescue more difficult

Oneida isn’t the only place to icefish 😉

I know but its a good test of how ice is in the area. When your travel turns from few mins to a few hrs to half a day and getting longer just depressing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 17, 2023, 01:43 PM
 , your right it’s depressing to make trips  but I enjoy fishing so it’s 4-600 miles a week or stay home and be miserable
  And my spud is pretty trust worthy
 With all the reports out , things can happen without trying to win a  Darwin trophy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Feb 17, 2023, 02:06 PM
I enjoy it too much as well Freddie. Hopefully headed north 1 more time next week for the last hurrah😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 17, 2023, 03:23 PM
i just seen a bunch of robins in my yard ....drove by lake neatahwanta in fulton it was 90% ice  covered yesterday  today  90 % open water
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 17, 2023, 03:43 PM
The ice is packed in from Cleveland and East. To the West is mostly open water.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 17, 2023, 03:52 PM
yeah i only got two fairly good size areas open now everything is packing in...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 17, 2023, 04:10 PM
Is the wind enough to pile the ice up on the beach ?  Saw it last year after the fact , Thats amazing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 17, 2023, 04:16 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/r00wj2C9/IMG-20230217-170605461.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/r00wj2C9)
East side of Lewis Point ice is stacking up. Any one ever wade main lake for prespawn walleye.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Feb 17, 2023, 04:41 PM
never had tried but ive got them in the canal prior to march 15
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 17, 2023, 04:44 PM
i swear ...it looks like  2  shantys out on the  beach right now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 17, 2023, 05:03 PM
Is the wind enough to pile the ice up on the beach ?  Saw it last year after the fact , Thats amazing

No.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 17, 2023, 05:05 PM
it's something to watch ice get pushed up on shore
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Mjnoff21 on Feb 17, 2023, 05:07 PM
Open water out from mill street in constantia
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 17, 2023, 08:48 PM
never had tried but ive got them in the canal prior to march 15
cant remember the exact year maybe 6-8 years ago we were getting them in fish creek all the way up to Blossvale the last weekend of season. Rather be on ice that time of year that was a close second though
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 17, 2023, 09:46 PM
i swear ...it looks like  2  shantys out on the  beach right now
I saw that on the beach cam  earlier  NUTS or what 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 18, 2023, 08:07 AM
I've caught plenty of fish in the canal early march, but I agree ice is better . Can see some guys out on sylvan this morn.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 18, 2023, 08:49 AM
there is  few out there........... you  can't tell were that fillet came from when it comes out of the fry pan  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 18, 2023, 10:12 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/fJzrwhWb/IMG-20230218-104038086.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fJzrwhWb)
More than a few.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 18, 2023, 10:42 AM

  Nice pic XC 600 , but why aren’t you out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Feb 18, 2023, 12:51 PM
Crack skipping days are over for me. Broke out the long rods.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 18, 2023, 01:00 PM
Crack skipping days are over for me. Broke out the long rods.
Lol I hear that , my long rods are all ready 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 18, 2023, 02:48 PM
been using the long rods  ......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 19, 2023, 05:06 PM
i'm  thinking  go out  with a  jet  ski   put tip ups on   inner tubes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Feb 19, 2023, 06:31 PM
i'm  thinking  go out  with a  jet  ski   put tip ups on   inner tubes

I think those Frabill pro tip-ups float so you might just need the jet ski !!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 19, 2023, 06:42 PM


Here you go Trapper!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: greensider on Feb 19, 2023, 07:24 PM
Just make sure it's within ice fishing season I asked dec about using them on tubes during summer no go there is actually a start  and end of ice fishing season for tip up use
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 20, 2023, 04:48 AM

 3 rods per person on soft water and 7 devices during ice season
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 20, 2023, 05:21 AM
looks like  a lot of  work to me  for a couple  bass
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 20, 2023, 08:47 AM
Anyone ever try planner boards on a river, from the bank? I've thought about it, just never tried.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 20, 2023, 08:50 AM
 Yes sir a few decades ago on the salmon river we used these
 
(https://i.postimg.cc/67zmC35J/7903-DEB5-970-F-40-BF-AB3-B-443-B011890-A6.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/67zmC35J)
No reason 1 of the new boards wouldn’t work for you , they come in different sizes
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 20, 2023, 09:28 AM
Cool, might allow for a different presentation. You could keep the bait dangling in their face. I'm sure current and flow would dictate how well it worked.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 20, 2023, 02:47 PM
i have used the pink lady like   freddie  is  showing and  used a  homemade planner  board   in oswego years ago ....they  work
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 20, 2023, 03:45 PM
I’ve seen guys using dipsey divers from the wall in Oswego a few times.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ECobb91 on Feb 20, 2023, 06:21 PM
I’ve used that pink planer board for big streams targeting trout and trolling lake clear wabblers for Brookies. Never caught a thing with them but they definitely work as they should
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Feb 20, 2023, 06:28 PM
Seen guys with homemade boards at art park years back in Niagara river with kwik fish 3 way rig behind them would get them way out bring them in slowly and let back out catching rainbows and steal head i personally never tried myself need good heaven rod when doing it there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 20, 2023, 06:50 PM
this sucks.....flying home from SC to ice fish and you guys are talking about planer boards.......... :'(
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 20, 2023, 07:49 PM
I haven’t used them in a river but did fish with them from a pier with spoons and worked! Used a smaller size than the usual walleye board obviously so I could swing it out there far enough without snapping the line.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 20, 2023, 07:52 PM
this sucks.....flying home from SC to ice fish and you guys are talking about planer boards.......... :'(

Where ya headed hopefully alot further north than NY
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Feb 20, 2023, 07:54 PM
I just got home from Lake Placid and still a lot of ice to fish up there from Bonaparte North.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Feb 21, 2023, 04:49 AM
Where ya headed hopefully alot further north than NY
bridgeport,ny.......not looking good......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 21, 2023, 07:50 AM
They still getting out a little or is it pretty much toast now ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Feb 21, 2023, 08:47 AM
Found one of KP’s perch spots. Shhhh….


(https://i.postimg.cc/tspfLVQg/CDA15-E17-E929-4979-8-A52-6535-CF4-DD90-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/tspfLVQg)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Feb 21, 2023, 12:06 PM
That looks more like the OL monster coming up for air .....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 21, 2023, 01:17 PM
yup  first  sightening of the year  the ogo pogo is  well and  doing fine!!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: snow snake on Feb 21, 2023, 04:58 PM
 HEY YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL SHOW UP
was on local news tonight   

a day ago
A 4ft alligator has been captured from a lake in a New York park. The reptile - which has reportedly been nicknamed Godzilla - was spotted on Sunday morning by staff in Brooklyn's Prospect Park. They contacted the park's authorities, who then captured the gator in the park's lake. It was later taken to the Bronx Zoo 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 21, 2023, 05:24 PM
https://abc7ny.com/prospect-park-alligator-brooklyn-lake/12847527/

thats  funny  same thing happened  at  whitney point a  few  years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2ibozht0zc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2ibozht0zc)

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 21, 2023, 05:50 PM
Found one of KP’s perch spots. Shhhh….


(https://i.postimg.cc/tspfLVQg/CDA15-E17-E929-4979-8-A52-6535-CF4-DD90-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/tspfLVQg)
Damn, nothing is a secret anymore!!😂The big question of the day is…. Did you fish my spot???😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 21, 2023, 05:53 PM
yup  first  sightening of the year  the ogo pogo is  well and  doing fine!!!!!
a little early for OGGO POGGO!! He usually shows himself to let me know that perch are under him!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 22, 2023, 02:12 PM
For those of us who don't really know can we get the skinny on the OGGO POGGO ?  Is he an Onieda creature ?  should we be afraid for our children ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 22, 2023, 03:03 PM
I would guess an offspring of Sacandaga Sal...h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 22, 2023, 03:13 PM
well  62   it's your lucky day i was here when  you started  asking  your  questions  ....see  62  i am  one of the  few  living men   that  can  claim  he was chased  by a  attacking   oggo poggo and i have  photographic  evidence  of  this happening!!!!!  one picture is  worth a  1000  words.....


(https://i.postimg.cc/yDqwGvPX/cicel2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yDqwGvPX)


we  had to  row  for our lives  and  fight off this  evil creature of the  deep  .......the oggo  poggo  clearly  makes  the  lock ness  monster and  big foot  look like  the  panseys they are!!!!

when  not   chasing  innocent  fisherman    the  oggo poggo  likes  to relax  and  give  people tyhe idea  he is  just a  friendly  sea  monster  but i  warn  you .....don't  trust him!!!!




(https://i.postimg.cc/dhbrrTJ0/cecil.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dhbrrTJ0)

and  as  far  as  children  are  concern  i  can  honestly  say  there  is  no  way i would  even  think about taking a  child  on oneida lake at this  time!!!!!!.....

i highly  suggest you all take that warning  serously
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2023, 04:09 PM
 Real nice trapp chasing the competition  away 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 22, 2023, 06:19 PM
OGGO POGGO shows up when Trap and I are busy casting bobbers into the trees while crappie fishing in the spring. Floating, dead fatheads in our minnow bucket are his favorite treat. You should see the tricks Trap has taught him, for those treats. But, only Trapper has ever been able to perform this. Others have tried and failed….I’ll leave the rest of that story for Trap to tell you … he tells it better than I can. 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 23, 2023, 09:47 AM
looks like the beach is  opening up ........lets get da  boats out  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 23, 2023, 10:44 AM
I drove the north shore yesterday to Cleveland….95% is open water. As far as I could see… no ice.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Feb 23, 2023, 11:32 AM
looks like the beach is  opening up ........lets get da  boats out  ;D

and looks like heavy west winds tomorrow.  should clear the little thats left
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 23, 2023, 01:51 PM
looks like the beach is  opening up ........lets get da  boats out  ;D

Good luck!


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 23, 2023, 02:08 PM
you think thats  going to freeze  back up????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LingFling on Feb 23, 2023, 02:14 PM
What’s that yellow thing I see on a couple days of the forecast?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 23, 2023, 02:17 PM
you think thats  going to freeze  back up????

When did I say that ???

Good luck launching a boat…
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 23, 2023, 02:31 PM
i can  slide  mine in  anywhere i  don't need a  launch......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 23, 2023, 02:35 PM
i can  slide  mine in  anywhere i  don't need a  launch......


 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 23, 2023, 02:42 PM
i just  got thinking  with that  limit  going up to  5  then this   really short ice  season i  bet  that walleye  population  is   really   not where they hoped to get it
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 23, 2023, 02:47 PM
just watch out for that big green monster    Don't know if I'll ever fish that lake again...............Ya right

  He does look scary though
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 23, 2023, 02:57 PM
i have  a  oggo poggo repeller i'll let you  borrow it  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 23, 2023, 02:58 PM
Always good people here
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: paul23 on Feb 23, 2023, 02:58 PM
Getting my spear ready.   :whistle: :whistle:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Feb 23, 2023, 03:06 PM
i just  got thinking  with that  limit  going up to  5  then this   really short ice  season i  bet  that walleye  population  is   really   not where they hoped to get it
It’s time for the boat then. Try to help the population out 5@a time. Lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 23, 2023, 05:18 PM
i just  got thinking  with that  limit  going up to  5  then this   really short ice  season i  bet  that walleye  population  is   really   not where they hoped to get it

The perch and walleye take had to be 1/8 of a normal winter?

The local businesses get the real kick in the nuggets.
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 23, 2023, 05:21 PM
i just  got thinking  with that  limit  going up to  5  then this   really short ice  season i  bet  that walleye  population  is   really   not where they hoped to get it
Don’t worry the boats will help out with that
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: PLGoose88 on Feb 23, 2023, 05:27 PM
People out in the kayaks yet ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 23, 2023, 05:30 PM
Don’t worry the boats will help out with that

perch  first  for  me ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Feb 23, 2023, 05:50 PM
People out in the kayaks yet ?
As soon as I figure out how to mount my shack to my kayak. 

One of the best parts of ice fishing to me is sitting back in a nice warm shack, no wind, a cooler full of snacks, and a comfy chair.  I can get two out of three in my kayak. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 23, 2023, 08:28 PM
Getting my spear ready.   :whistle: :whistle:
lmao.. right
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 23, 2023, 08:30 PM
As soon as I figure out how to mount my shack to my kayak. 

One of the best parts of ice fishing to me is sitting back in a nice warm shack, no wind, a cooler full of snacks, and a comfy chair.  I can get two out of three in my kayak. 
Same here man!  Love open water fishing….. not this time of year
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 24, 2023, 05:57 AM
perch  first  for  me ;D
I might try catching a few perch somewhere 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 24, 2023, 09:03 AM
Good Luck, stay safe....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hangemhigh on Feb 24, 2023, 10:20 AM
perch  first  for  me ;D

If you don't mind me asking, when you fish for perch after ice out where do you find them - shallow ?  I fish a small lake, and when the suckers are spawning the perch follow behind the suckers and I can get them in water less that 3 ft deep.  I don't even have to cast.  I'm assuming they are eating the sucker spawn .....Do you fish shallow weed beds or something - in a boat or from shore ??  Thanks Trapper
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 24, 2023, 10:56 AM
i  will be  fishing  shallower then most times around inlets  can  be  good  ...most the  places i will be  going are  places i been going for years .......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 24, 2023, 03:53 PM
I’m waiting till the lake water temp is 48.31* perfect conditions to track down OGGO for a chance to catch him on a planer board and a 2# white perch rig!!!😈🎣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 24, 2023, 05:13 PM
i wouldn't  be  waiting to long larry that oggo poggo is  pretty  hungry  buddy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 24, 2023, 05:22 PM
i wouldn't  be  waiting to long larry that oggo poggo is  pretty  hungry  buddy
You’re going with me bud!! Bring coffee!😁 Why is it…Im thinking of the JAWS movie and I’m hearing Trap say…”KP, we’re going to need a bigger boat”!😂😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 27, 2023, 06:28 AM
Purgatory…

Through the end of walleye season.

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Mar 05, 2023, 11:17 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/Y4BwqD0S/IMG-20230305-114759461.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Y4BwqD0S)

(https://i.postimg.cc/5Y11pKWr/IMG-20230305-115023521-HDR.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5Y11pKWr)
Was worried about Traps Ogo Pogo racing a bite out of me too
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 05, 2023, 11:36 AM

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 them darn ole Ogopogos sure like thier venison too!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Mar 08, 2023, 06:28 AM
Am I hallucinating or is that someone's portable ice shanty off from Chapman Park? I know it has been a little colder lately but it is hard to believe the ice is safe. I see lots of open water on the North Shore webcam. Well we all have a different comfort level for ice thickness, but it just seems extremely risky to me. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 08, 2023, 06:41 AM
 i  think it is! 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida1 on Mar 08, 2023, 07:38 AM
yes it is looking at him out my window
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Mar 08, 2023, 08:15 AM
looks like open water right behind him to  :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Mar 08, 2023, 08:30 AM
WOW    I guess that's all I can say   WOW
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 08, 2023, 10:40 AM
 I just drove part of the lake and saw 3 guys out but wasn’t Chapmans
 I got out the day before for perch up north lots of sorting, manage a decent meal
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Mar 08, 2023, 06:59 PM
I'm assuming that the guy came off without issue ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 15, 2023, 03:19 PM
It looks like the walleyes got off pretty easy.

I got out a couple more times in the past 2 weeks and did decent. I tried to get out this afternoon and the little bit of ice that is left is beyond shot.

I guess we were lucky to get on the ice at all this winter.

This was from my last trip last week. I even had a nice surprise. I am guessing the pike was at least 36”.  I released it.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 15, 2023, 03:32 PM
my God that one  perch is a tank!!!!!  she's  full of  eggs ........  she's a  breeder  i hope ya  filleted  her ......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 15, 2023, 04:01 PM

 
Well done Bruce
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 15, 2023, 04:16 PM
Thanks Fred.

Trapper they all got the knife except the pike.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 15, 2023, 04:21 PM
i coulda  fillet that pike  quicker then she swam away   ;D


Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 15, 2023, 04:34 PM
i coulda  fillet that pike  quicker then she swam away   ;D

  ;D

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Mar 15, 2023, 06:17 PM
Sweet deal reeleyz 👍. Almost made it to the end of walleye season!! Made it out longer than I though anyone would have
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jperch on Mar 15, 2023, 06:25 PM
Beautiful pike Reeleyz!  It must have put up a good fight on a walleye pole.  I would have had a hard time releasing it, what trapper said.  They are delish.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 15, 2023, 07:25 PM
Beautiful pike Reeleyz!  It must have put up a good fight on a walleye pole.  I would have had a hard time releasing it, what trapper said.  They are delish.

I could tell immediately that it wasn’t a walleye. It fought more erratic like an Atlantic. It took quite a while to turn the head up the hole. I’m lucky that the spoon was sticking out of her mouth so the line didn’t get bit off.

I have only caught a few pike on Oneida and this is the only one I have ever got through the ice here. I figure they are somewhat rare and might as well let her go.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Mar 15, 2023, 07:54 PM
Nice job Bruce!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 15, 2023, 08:02 PM
Nice job Bruce!!

Thanks Bobby.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Mar 15, 2023, 08:27 PM
Nice mess of perch bud!! 😎 You didn’t release those nasty walleye with that pike??😁

275 days, 11 hours, 16 minutes and 43 seconds till safe ice!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Mar 16, 2023, 06:27 AM
Reeleyz, way to end the season, nice catch....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: iceman260 on Mar 16, 2023, 08:03 AM
Nice mess of fish, good eats there.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hardwater2 on Mar 16, 2023, 10:03 AM
Nice fish Reeleyz. Well done!👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Mar 16, 2023, 11:34 AM

 I don’t know about the rest of you but I’m
Going to follow Bruce around next ice season 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Mar 16, 2023, 04:35 PM
I don’t know about the rest of you but I’m
Going to follow Bruce around next ice season 😃

 :P
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Mar 16, 2023, 06:06 PM
i thought we  already  did and  he just didn't know it  ??? ???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Mar 17, 2023, 11:04 AM
Trapper have you thought about your Bullheads yet ?  I would give it a go this week coming but I think all my spots are covered yet.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Hijinks on Mar 18, 2023, 06:12 AM
Had a good few weeks on the Big O this year since Chautauqua didn't lock up the way it should. But, I was in the timeout chair again here for a few months, so I guess I've learned my lesson and wasn't able to share reports.
Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2023.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chad.m.miles on Oct 04, 2023, 02:53 PM
I'm planning an ice fishing trip with a bunch of my buddies looking at different cottages on the lake found a nice one on the west south side of the lake that we are considering but wondering how the fishing is on that end of the lake if it's worth it or if I should just find something on the east side
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Nov 21, 2023, 08:01 AM
was on the boat yesterday and surface 42 degrees end of the day
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Nov 23, 2023, 10:33 AM

 Thanks cully
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Nov 27, 2023, 06:30 AM
Lost a few more degrees was 39 yesterday and murky from the wind. Perch were in 12-14' where i was and few eyes on a 15-16' flat.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Nov 27, 2023, 10:50 AM
48 DAYS…4 HOURS…13 MINUTES….3 SECONDS TILL SAFE ICE!!!!🎣🕳️😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Nov 27, 2023, 11:22 AM
48 DAYS…4 HOURS…13 MINUTES….3 SECONDS TILL SAFE ICE!!!!🎣🕳️😎

I hope its not that long!!!! Though i would like to get through the late western Duck season before i switch gears!!

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Nov 27, 2023, 03:26 PM
I'm ready
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Nov 30, 2023, 04:21 PM
37 this afternoon
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Nov 30, 2023, 05:27 PM
37 this afternoon
Thanks
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Dec 01, 2023, 09:30 AM
As northern zone deer season winds down, I start checking this board and planning when I can get my gear out and start prepping everything ...

First week of January is looking downright chilly.  C'mon ice!

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 02, 2023, 04:54 AM

 I to am looking forward to putting some time on Oneida
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida!! on Dec 04, 2023, 03:10 PM
Hoping for a good year i was formally. Oneida 1 new computer lost everything from old one and my E-mail I originally signed up with his no longer active  welcome all back ...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 04, 2023, 03:39 PM
I’m ready to get back on Oneida ice. Get ready Freddie!!!😈🎣🕳️
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 04, 2023, 03:48 PM
 Welcome back Oneida
 Hey KP after all the talk on rods ,reels , line and lures hope we have some of the right stuff 🤔
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 04, 2023, 04:16 PM
 yup  pickerel  and  white  perch  the perfect  combo :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 04, 2023, 06:09 PM
Welcome back Oneida
 Hey KP after all the talk on rods ,reels , line and lures hope we have some of the right stuff 🤔
I’m beginning to think We should re-think our tactics!!! 🙄
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 04, 2023, 06:10 PM
yup  pickerel  and  white  perch  the perfect  combo :roflmao:
white perch…. The other white meat!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 04, 2023, 06:36 PM
white perch…. The other white meat!!!😁
Gas money 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 04, 2023, 06:38 PM
Has money 😃
🙄🤦🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 04, 2023, 09:00 PM
🙄🤦🏻
I’ll keep them for you to eat 🍽️
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 05, 2023, 06:20 PM
I’ll keep them for you to eat 🍽️
oh, no you won’t!!! 🤢 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Dec 16, 2023, 06:42 AM
Is there still fishing access at Jewel.  There is no DEC fishing access sign on RT49 and I could not locate the access to the lake through the woods to the lake.  I see a gate with posted sign where I thought the access was.  ???
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hrdcore on Dec 18, 2023, 03:52 PM
Is there still fishing access at Jewel.  There is no DEC fishing access sign on RT49 and I could not locate the access to the lake through the woods to the lake.  I see a gate with posted sign where I thought the access was.  ???
Warner rd off 49. I stopped going is that hills too much. Better access elsewhere.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Dec 20, 2023, 07:43 AM
I’ll keep them for you to eat 🍽️

I can grab him a couple hundred pounds from champlain in March.  Got Larry's address?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 20, 2023, 07:51 AM
I can grab him a couple hundred pounds from champlain in March.  Got Larry's address?
Omg you want to get us both killed 😜
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 20, 2023, 05:38 PM
white perch  use to be one of my favorite fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 20, 2023, 06:56 PM
lol!! I can sit there on the ice and fight those white perch all day. Crazy fight in them. I’ll stack em up on the ice and give them to the ol buzzard. 😁 I have no desire to clean and eat them.🤢🤮
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: grubberfishhunter on Dec 20, 2023, 10:19 PM
black dot disease is propagated by fish eating birds, they complete the cycle of the parasite. the more you feed them the more chance they can poop into the water and then the fish can get the black dots...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 21, 2023, 01:15 AM
 Grubber we don’t leave fish on the ice , stacking is a phrase 😉
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 21, 2023, 06:55 AM
The ol buzzard is my nickname for filetandrelease….we don’t leave fish on the ice unless we intend to keep them. It was a joke…..😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 21, 2023, 07:36 AM

 This guy is truly a Richard Cranium
 https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016YhoH20RoRuI24U6ka--eX9sBrq8rcWp70nCe_lFZ_dARyW5ApcxI5-Df_8JDm_Tx7brorCiVj1kympgKRXXEMuqHnFnRbDA1uUITJWYftnv7FBSkbhhVu0duy8VPJTjX7cbyFEDKFJk8t_pOeHJoWW2piKP5hSNCIxkxEEbCyWX0utDesJAfJI0UuNCmfY2ez_xbHu6D-9fHpvDM7Vz7Vw8T7c0MN9sB62aXadLeYA=&c=0R4TkZ-7StBxtlL5lMFyh9mkIr8y9kmTKyVmAiYbFB-jGWesvOCxGg==&ch=odEklEMAEqy11DV2pC4XnFYnogqrykJvShib_1c-XdLY5jIhAE6vAg==
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: UofLCARDS on Dec 21, 2023, 08:37 AM
black dot disease is propagated by fish eating birds, they complete the cycle of the parasite. the more you feed them the more chance they can poop into the water and then the fish can get the black dots...

Regardless of how they get them, fish eating birds EAT FISH and are going to do that anyway.........that has to be the worst argument in the history or arguments .....LOL.  Its not like they will say "gee I can't get any fish I think I'll have a burger ....."
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: UofLCARDS on Dec 21, 2023, 08:39 AM
This guy is truly a Richard Cranium
 https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016YhoH20RoRuI24U6ka--eX9sBrq8rcWp70nCe_lFZ_dARyW5ApcxI5-Df_8JDm_Tx7brorCiVj1kympgKRXXEMuqHnFnRbDA1uUITJWYftnv7FBSkbhhVu0duy8VPJTjX7cbyFEDKFJk8t_pOeHJoWW2piKP5hSNCIxkxEEbCyWX0utDesJAfJI0UuNCmfY2ez_xbHu6D-9fHpvDM7Vz7Vw8T7c0MN9sB62aXadLeYA=&c=0R4TkZ-7StBxtlL5lMFyh9mkIr8y9kmTKyVmAiYbFB-jGWesvOCxGg==&ch=odEklEMAEqy11DV2pC4XnFYnogqrykJvShib_1c-XdLY5jIhAE6vAg==

Sounds like a real mental midget ......mensa won't be calling him any time soon ....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Dec 21, 2023, 12:02 PM
Regardless of how they get them fish eating birds EAT FISH and are going to do that anyway.........that has to be the worst argument in the history or arguments .....LOL

Ha!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 21, 2023, 03:45 PM
It’s Christmas….I’ll play nice.😁  I'm just glad my inner sidekick didn't see that post earlier!!🙄
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 21, 2023, 04:34 PM
It’s Christmas….I’ll play nice.😁  I'm just glad my inner sidekick didn't see that post earlier!!🙄
Who you trying to fool
(https://i.postimg.cc/kDtFtWqc/IMG-4184.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kDtFtWqc)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 21, 2023, 07:22 PM
I can grab him a couple hundred pounds from champlain in March.  Got Larry's address?
🤣  nice try my friend!!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 21, 2023, 07:24 PM
Who you trying to fool
(https://i.postimg.cc/kDtFtWqc/IMG-4184.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kDtFtWqc)
lol! You make it sound like I’m a bad guy!!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 22, 2023, 01:38 PM
Water temp was 38 on Wednesday.

Caught a lawyer trolling. Hadn’t caught one in quite a while.

Also caught this anorexic 25” eye. Biggest of the year.


(https://i.postimg.cc/dDqDtmmW/IMG-8185.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dDqDtmmW)

(https://i.postimg.cc/LhN5qYxm/IMG-8187.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LhN5qYxm)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Dec 22, 2023, 02:57 PM
Reeleyz  is that also called a Bourbot?    I've never seen one  Have been told that the cold months is when folks actually target them (when they're spawning?)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 22, 2023, 03:06 PM
 
 Bruce , do you eat the burbot
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Dec 22, 2023, 03:56 PM
It’s a lingcod.Or what ever they’re called. 😎😎
All I know is there good eating..✌️✌️
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 22, 2023, 04:02 PM
Ling, burbot, cusk. AKA Lawyer!

Fred - I didn’t keep this one. I have in the past and it is very good. I feel like the population is going down here so I released it.

Remember when people used to leave them on the ice? How stupid was that?!  :cookoo: :%$#!:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 22, 2023, 05:52 PM
Burbot taste way better than white perch!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 23, 2023, 01:28 AM

 I do remember seeing them on the ice
What a waste
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 23, 2023, 01:39 PM
white perch  taste like  1.25  to  me   ;D.......  and somebody eats them.................. ...........and i can't believe KP  was bragging about throwing  fish on the ice like that freddie  getting people all worked up!!!!  i guess some people just like to get stuff going  .......  :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 23, 2023, 03:16 PM
😂 crazy ol buzzard!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 23, 2023, 04:01 PM
 :roflmao:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 23, 2023, 04:52 PM

 Lmao 🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Dec 23, 2023, 07:31 PM
lol! You make it sound like I’m a bad guy!!!😂

He wants you to have all the whites.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 24, 2023, 07:21 AM
Jon, those two ol buzzards will take all those whites they can get! There’s a bill that was passed… “ The ol buzzard white perch remediation act “ !! Now, you keep talking about catching 350#’s of those fish and, you’re going to acquire two new fishing buds!!!😆 be careful.. one ol buzzard states he’ll bring coffee and snacks if you tow his gear out……🙄😁

The other ol buzzard will tell you to set up between the two of them!!!! 🙄😁 I’m warning you… DON’ T DO IT!!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 24, 2023, 09:37 AM
see freddie  the kid is  trying to cause trouble in here again  next he'll be talking about  feeding  pickerel to seaguls ,  filling propane  bootles is  dangerous  and  defacating in ice  holes .........white perch ...makes  my gas tank happy  ...................... ........



merry christmas
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 24, 2023, 02:02 PM

 The 2 of you kill me 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 24, 2023, 02:52 PM
😂😂😂😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 24, 2023, 02:54 PM
Merry Christmas Trap!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Dec 25, 2023, 10:49 AM
Dagum you 3. WE NEED SOME ICE!!
Though entertaining you geezers need to have a good Xmas and happy new year.
I’ll be back after the new year hopefully we can all get out then.

KP, F&R be nice to the old guy. You know trap is sensitive to those after his whiteys and gills.

We can get a collection going for ya.

Tight lines. Happy holidays
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 25, 2023, 01:01 PM
merry christmas kp and  family ....and that goes for all the folks on here ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 25, 2023, 01:19 PM
 Merry X-mass BP 
 And all
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Raquettedacker on Dec 25, 2023, 01:38 PM
merry christmas kp and  family ....and that goes for all the folks on here ;D

  Yeah that goes for all of you.

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🤣🤣✌️✌️🤣✌️
 Love ❤️ you guys..😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Dec 25, 2023, 02:30 PM
Jon, those two ol buzzards will take all those whites they can get! There’s a bill that was passed… “ The ol buzzard white perch remediation act “ !! Now, you keep talking about catching 350#’s of those fish and, you’re going to acquire two new fishing buds!!!😆 be careful.. one ol buzzard states he’ll bring coffee and snacks if you tow his gear out……🙄😁

The other ol buzzard will tell you to set up between the two of them!!!! 🙄😁 I’m warning you… DON’ T DO IT!!!😂

I may have to do it just to find out.   :tipup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Dec 26, 2023, 09:55 AM
lol!! I can sit there on the ice and fight those white perch all day. Crazy fight in them. I’ll stack em up on the ice and give them to the ol buzzard. 😁 I have no desire to clean and eat them.🤢🤮
i remember one day a few years back filling a burlap bag full of whites out at Sylvan Beach for Freddy.......they make good gas money Fred ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 26, 2023, 06:54 PM
i remember one day a few years back filling a burlap bag full of whites out at Sylvan Beach for Freddy.......they make good gas money Fred ;D
I remember that day…. First time I met you in person. By the way I added to the ol buzzards total weight that day. He asked for help dragging his gear in…😜


We had one other day I remember whooping those whites, paid for it with torn up hands from gill plates and those sword like spines on the backs of them. 😁
The things we do to help out a friend!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 27, 2023, 05:07 AM

 And thanks for the hand outs ,
 They need to be eliminated as they do take over , I remember when they over
Whelmed lake Neatahwanha
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 27, 2023, 06:54 PM
I’m ready for a good ol fashioned white perch beat down. It’s been awhile.😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Dec 28, 2023, 03:19 PM
I'm just hopin for some fishable ice in late February :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 28, 2023, 04:25 PM
WAIT!!!!!!  you mean you guys  really sold those  fish ??????  oh  that  just  seems  wrong to  me  .........and  KP  helped to  do it??????

 :roflmao: perch pirates
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 28, 2023, 04:52 PM
I have my right to keep quiet…. 🫢 I didn’t have any idea that those fish were turned into gas money!!!!🙄
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 28, 2023, 05:59 PM
KP no worries  i  know for  fact freddie  would  never do anything  i wouldn't  do
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 28, 2023, 07:51 PM
😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chowdaire on Dec 29, 2023, 08:50 AM
Still 37 out there. We really need some cold
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Dec 29, 2023, 10:30 AM
if the temp stays warm  my  fuel bill will be low  i  won't  burn gas  getting to  chaumont and  i  won't have to sell white perch for  gas money ........  there is a silver lining to every cloud!!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Dec 29, 2023, 10:49 AM
I don't revel in the cost of fuel either, but I DO NEED SOME ICE. Besides, that white perch business is starting to sound like fun.  It's time - let it freeze.

  Just got done splitting next year's firewood, rebuilt the canoe, cleaned the barn, trapped the field flooding beavers, I'm running out of projects.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Dec 29, 2023, 11:37 AM
Just watched a video on the weather channel app. Said that polar vortex is supposed to dip down our way in January. Said we’ll be burying augers by mid February and catching perch on ice till at least second week of April….. 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 29, 2023, 12:14 PM
I’ve been reading about a SSW and polar vortex move for a few weeks. The weather channel shows 30s and 40s for the next 2 weeks…

In the meantime the boat is still in action.

Surprise fish today.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Dec 29, 2023, 12:21 PM

 Cool catch Bruce ,
 Can’t remember seening any more than 22” of ice in the last 10 years on Oneida
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Dec 29, 2023, 12:27 PM
Maybe the second half of January we’ll get a solid freeze.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Dec 29, 2023, 01:37 PM
Surprise fish today.
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Awesome  :thumbsup:  I've caught them on Ontario, never in Oneida  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Dec 31, 2023, 08:03 AM
Just watched a video on the weather channel app. Said that polar vortex is supposed to dip down our way in January. Said we’ll be burying augers by mid February and catching perch on ice till at least second week of April….. 😉

Those idiots at the weather channel dont know a thing. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Dec 31, 2023, 08:28 AM
The weatherman is not my friend! Send him 350#’s white perch!!!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Dec 31, 2023, 09:13 AM
Those idiots at the weather channel dont know a thing.
Yeah I agree. It’s all about the theatrics now days. That post was supposed to be a joke. Hate to say but I’d be more willing to bet this years ice season on Oneida is very similar to last years
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Dec 31, 2023, 03:25 PM
Yeah I agree. It’s all about the theatrics now days. That post was supposed to be a joke. Hate to say but I’d be more willing to bet this years ice season on Oneida is very similar to last years

Declined after NBC bought them.  Weathernation has better eye candy....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Jan 01, 2024, 09:10 AM
First things first. Wishing everyone a happy New Year. This is my first post here since last winter.
I do have a serious question though about access to Big Bay at Keller rd.  After putting off going there for 30+  yrs, I made two trips there last year and enjoyed both.  I was there during the week and not really too many people were there and there were no problems and guys were pretty good about cleaning up .
But, I heard that access s closed this year?  If that is true, how can an old geezer like me get on the ice.  I only have a short ice fishing season this year. Getting another knee replacement February 6. I’d like to make the most out of a short window.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 01, 2024, 10:28 AM

 Big bay marinia last I knew charged for parking , caution there as the ice can be tricky there early ice ,
 I personally  have not been there in a few years
 Someone like Trapp or sully would have more intell
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 01, 2024, 11:24 AM
They still charge for parking Freddie. That ice, as you mentioned, can be sketchy. Even years prior to these warmer winter starts.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 01, 2024, 01:24 PM
big bay marina  will be  open  5  dollars a  day to park   put it in the  mail  box   put you plate  number on it 


big bay  marina ...... (315) 676-2223

i  don't  know  about  the  parking in the garage  lot  this  year  if  someone  can post it here it would  be  good
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 01, 2024, 03:39 PM
Is there still fishing access at Jewel.  There is no DEC fishing access sign on RT49 and I could not locate the access to the lake through the woods to the lake.  I see a gate with posted sign where I thought the access was.  ???

I swung in there today and there is a chain with a posted sign across the access. I have also noticed that the DEC access sign has been gone for a while.

When I look on On-x that land shows as government land. I am going to check with the DEC.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 01, 2024, 03:46 PM

 Thanks Bruce as I like to access that at times , , never thought to check it out when shore casting north shore
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 01, 2024, 04:39 PM
A hearty Happy New Year to you all.   Enjoying all the chat.  Too old to get on the ice so this is a second best.  We are nearly 1/2 way through our 5 winter months and far from any ice.  Does not look good with just 75 days before eye season closes. Cycles mess things up.  In 1965 my new bride and I checked our tip ups on New Years Eve at 10 pm.  It was 0 and had 18 to 20 inches of ice. Some of the Little Wonder tip up spools were frozen in.  Do any of you remember those tip ups ?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mdm25549 on Jan 01, 2024, 04:58 PM
Hey guys I don’t post a ton here but I did contact Dec about big bay earlier in the year so I thought I’d share the email with all

“ Hi Matt,

I am not sure why OnX shows that location as being public access. I have gotten several other questions asking the same thing this fall. I know that people have used that spot to get on the ice in the past, but it has always been private property with no formal access. The DEC had no involvement such as an easement or other agreement. Either the property changed hands or the current owner no longer wants ice anglers crossing their property. Either way the landowner was entirely within their rights to put up the gate and restrict access.

The only DEC property on Big Bay is the Wildlife Management Area on the opposite shore from where you are talking about.

Let me know if you have further questions,

Scott”

Unfortunately looks like this will remain closed unless someone has a change of heart.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 01, 2024, 05:47 PM

 That gentleman will never change his mind
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 01, 2024, 06:48 PM
the  land was  never a  DEC access it was  and is town property  the town  has  given  permission  for  anglers to use it  and i believe  KP  has  talked to people that  understand the situtation better then i  do
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Jan 02, 2024, 04:54 AM
Thanks for all the replies.  I also heard that the access was town property so assumed it was. Who knows? Seems a shame. I doubt that the big bay marina will be as good. As you guys mentioned, the ice might not be good there. It also might be too much of a walk for me But, I might just take the drive anyway to check it out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 02, 2024, 05:03 AM
I’ll make that call, again. To confirm whether we have rights to use that access or not. Stay tuned……

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 02, 2024, 05:08 AM
when you need something taken care of.....call KP !!!!!!

he takes  no BS
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Southbuffalojay on Jan 02, 2024, 05:17 AM
Go get um KP!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 02, 2024, 05:24 AM

 A reason that big bay marina
May have a chain across is to keep out fall shore casters as his son keeps it for family these days , we shall see what winter brings 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 02, 2024, 05:46 AM
no  big bay marina  is  open!  in fact  people are launching boats  i talked to him on the  phone  ....the  area thats  chained  is  the  culvert access   at the  turn on  keller road   you  know the  guy  dug it out so people would fall and get hurt .........the reason no one owns that property  is it's a  culvert  for  water  .......and it's the  road way lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 02, 2024, 05:56 AM
 That’s good to know trapp
But don’t get caught casting 😃
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 02, 2024, 06:05 AM
ohhhhh  i  see  what your saying  now  ......  i can see  where  he wouldn't allow casting  but ice access  is  there parking and  the launch is  still open and he was  very  nice on the phone
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 02, 2024, 06:13 AM

 Mike was easy going
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 02, 2024, 06:19 AM
i remember they use to  bring burgers hot dogs and hot coffee out on the ice for sale  .....that was great
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Jan 02, 2024, 07:30 AM
When I looked at the access at the end of Keller Rd. at Big Bay on the Oswego Tax Map it does not appear to have a TAX map number. This suggests to me it is not private property. Usually Oswego County tries to get every tax dollar available using the tax map number. https://oswegogis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=166b681573904803b1e23149ad2d195b (https://oswegogis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=166b681573904803b1e23149ad2d195b)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 02, 2024, 07:52 AM
I swung in there today and there is a chain with a posted sign across the access. I have also noticed that the DEC access sign has been gone for a while.

When I look on On-x that land shows as government land. I am going to check with the DEC.


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Regarding the Jewel access. Here is the DEC response.

“ NYSDEC has an easement at the Jewell location for ice fishing access only.  Other people (e.g., nearby/adjacent property owners) have easements for year-round access to the lake at the same location.  They typically have a chain across when there is no ice since it is not available to the public.  Once ice forms, the chain and signs are moved.  Please let me know if there is a chain/sign in place once ice forms on the lake.”
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Jan 02, 2024, 08:00 AM
Thank you for the clarification about the fishing access at Jewel. Ice fishing access only after ice forms. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 02, 2024, 08:36 AM

 Thanks Bruce
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 02, 2024, 11:37 AM
Thanks for doin the leg work reeleyz. Good spot to have in the arsenal. That hill can be rough after a long day on the ice but that’s what keeps it from being another Lewis point s***show
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 02, 2024, 11:49 AM

 Your spot on iceman I rarely go to Lewis point anymore , seems like every time I go there I end up picking other peoples 💩 up or I see the tape torn down and tare up the grass , and of course guys cutting across peoples property when the path to the lake is well marked with sno fence
 Rant over 🤔
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 02, 2024, 12:15 PM
Your spot on iceman I rarely go to Lewis point anymore , seems like every time I go there I end up picking other peoples 💩 up or I see the tape torn down and tare up the grass , and of course guys cutting across peoples property when the path to the lake is well marked with sno fence
 Rant over 🤔
And then them are the first ones to complain and wonder why a place gets shut down.. lol. I remember a couple seasons back I seen a 5 gallon pale on the ice out off Lewis with no one around. Went to go grab it and it was full of 💩 literally!! **censored**! That bucket stayed on the ice that day to say the least
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 02, 2024, 12:33 PM

 🤢
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 02, 2024, 02:37 PM
I made the phone call this morning. I also have someone who has some insight to what the deal is with that access. And, soon as I know, all of you will know. I want the true facts before I/they say anything.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 02, 2024, 04:16 PM
you have to  be  clear we are  talking about two  different access points  here   the  marina  is  not the  same  as the town  culvert access
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 05, 2024, 06:34 AM
I’m talking about the access at Woodworth Road and Keller Road only. I wouldn’t send anybody out of the marina.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Chad.m.miles on Jan 05, 2024, 08:22 AM
I have a trip planned and house rented for the weekend Feb. 9th weather is starting to look good from what I see, but looking for some more expert opinions on Oneida lake.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: billybob851 on Jan 05, 2024, 08:36 AM
I have a trip planned and house rented for the weekend Feb. 9th weather is starting to look good from what I see, but looking for some more expert opinions on Oneida lake.
lot of high wind and warmer temps next week with rain. probably be a bit yet
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 05, 2024, 10:50 AM
chad the  good thing about fishing oneida is  if for any reason you can't get on your  within a few miles of salmon river or oswego  ,go catch  some steelies or  fish oswego harbor  open water  for  a  big walleye .....lot of other water  close by that you might be able to fish...good luck if we don't have ice  bye  feb 9th  i'm taking up golf
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 05, 2024, 01:37 PM
This guy is betting on "No Ice" this year.  ???

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 05, 2024, 03:16 PM

 February 9th is a month away
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 05, 2024, 05:25 PM
Any ice on Oneida yet?? Asking for a friend!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: skinny4 on Jan 05, 2024, 08:04 PM
Any ice on Oneida yet?? Asking for a friend!!😁
just trying to get the kids out. Let me know. Dm spots and baits etc…
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: greensider on Jan 06, 2024, 06:51 AM
Lolol ice lolol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 06, 2024, 07:17 AM
Trying to have some fun with you guys!! lol!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: greensider on Jan 06, 2024, 07:57 AM
There will be stories by next weekend of people going in for sure
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 06, 2024, 10:26 AM
There will be stories by next weekend of people going in for sure
We pray not, but, it will happen!! I’ve got a pin rod and reel calling my name to harass steelhead. Guess that’s the gig for the time being. Unless, Trapper is on a hot shore bite somewhere…. I may need to get in on that action with him. 😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 06, 2024, 12:29 PM
got  some  family business  KP  but after that i might  know a  place and  we  can  slide my boat in  easy  and  get right on top of them  ;D

but i'd  knock the  stripes  of some  steelie  too
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Jan 06, 2024, 10:48 PM
Got 1.5” of ice out in back. Too bad we haven’t had fished stocked in the pond yet to practice my jigging 😤. Still good to see a cap set though.

Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 08, 2024, 04:19 PM

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Here’s what I found out today….the access has been permanently restricted!! Sorry guys!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 08, 2024, 06:20 PM
thanks KP ...the marina it is ........  but  if you  go out from the  marina   always  have a  spud and  use it i usually hug the shore  until i get in aways
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 08, 2024, 06:36 PM
You’re welcome Trap! This is what I was  told today.




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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 09, 2024, 06:28 AM
You’re welcome Trap! This is what I was  told today.




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The town could always use eminent domain. I think is the term. If the town actually owns it and no one pays taxes. Not sure how much that restricts big bay but it would be an option.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 09, 2024, 06:38 AM
i'm just going to go to big bay marina  pay them 5 bucks and have a beer and  burger when i  come off the ice .......truth is  it was getting to dangerous to use anyways ......my opinion and i  fish there  ALOT  .......  fisherman  (not all)  are responcable  for alot of this  they were  noisy waking  people  up  ...the  parked in the  road  to load gear  and  they were  dirty....... what are you going to do????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Jan 09, 2024, 11:37 AM
Someday our fellow "sportsmen " will wake up and realize they cannot abuse the ones they depend on to enjoy their sports. I've lost a lot of good places over the years because of the abusers. I know the littering issue has been beat to death, but I'll bet that has a lot do with this spot being lost.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 09, 2024, 02:56 PM


 Humans are their own worst enemy!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Esox on ice on Jan 09, 2024, 05:00 PM
Kind of a bummer to hear this news
Going to make for a long walk to get to the bay now
Can understand why it got gated..
I once found a zip lock bag at that culvert pipe with a fat human turd inside
Scum bags like that ruin it for the rest
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 09, 2024, 06:11 PM
i picked up alot of trash along that  road and heard some loud and  filthy language .......and  big bay is a  early  late   spot  lot of people  walking  down that  road  at  5 am  and  not  being  quiet at all....(not  everyone  in  fact most people are  very good)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Jan 10, 2024, 08:39 AM
Well, there goes another access.  Noise and trash probably recked it.  I’m tempted to walk from the marina but if it’s more than a half mile walk, can’t do it.
If I go, I won’t take any shortcuts and stay close to shore until I can get in the bay safely.



Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida!! on Jan 10, 2024, 12:52 PM
Just fyi there are many if not hundreds of  easements on oneida i can think of three on my road alone that dont show any info on tax maps owner etc. They are for people that live on the road that do not have lake access and its in there deeds as a right of way  and not open to the general public use. Some do get public use but when areas get abused they get closed
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwater61 on Jan 11, 2024, 06:30 AM
Any ice on Oneida yet?? Asking for a friend!!😁
All good, KP. Drove the truck out around the islands and picked up a few shorts.  :woot: :cookoo: :cookoo:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 11, 2024, 07:39 PM
Just fyi there are many if not hundreds of  easements on oneida i can think of three on my road alone that dont show any info on tax maps owner etc. They are for people that live on the road that do not have lake access and its in there deeds as a right of way  and not open to the general public use. Some do get public use but when areas get abused they get closed
I think most homes on some streets that ends at the lake have the right to ingress and regress a given lane, it is also for emergency vehicles. There is no parking along those streets . That greatly limits its use. 
I don’t see the big fuss every year about the parking at Lewis point. Lots of parking at Sylvan Beach and at the State Park.  Most have ice transportation so for a few extra miles they can avoid the hassle and mess.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 11, 2024, 09:00 PM
I think most homes on some streets that ends at the lake have the right to ingress and regress a given lane, it is also for emergency vehicles. There is no parking along those streets . That greatly limits its use. 
I don’t see the big fuss every year about the parking at Lewis point. Lots of parking at Sylvan Beach and at the State Park.  Most have ice transportation so for a few extra miles they can avoid the hassle and mess.
The nice thing about Lewis pt is you can get out off the drop to deep water fast and easy. Not so much at the east end of the lake.. I do see your point and agree. Lot of other places I’d rather launch from
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 11, 2024, 11:13 PM
 If you pull up your nav or map  you’ll see several places including Lewis you can find decent fishable water within .5-.6 miles ,
     Providing ice is good enough for machines then fishing spots are almost endless
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 12, 2024, 03:10 PM
I just cant imagine how so many people ice fished for so long without. Snowmobiles, power or electric augers , portable huts, heaters, special ice rods and reels, electronics , cell phones, jigs and so much more, and still caught a lot of fish.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Jan 12, 2024, 03:26 PM
Exactly
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 12, 2024, 03:45 PM
I just cant imagine how so many people ice fished for so long without. Snowmobiles, power or electric augers , portable huts, heaters, special ice rods and reels, electronics , cell phones, jigs and so much more, and still caught a lot of fish.
I don’t have the years in that you do but spent many years without a hut heater and phone and flasher , I manage some fish , but after working outside for years on storm drain , water  line and sewer I refused to cut my self short of a few comforts 😉 we always had fun at Dominic’s buying blanks to build our own rods , like a kid in a candy store , still use 1 for flat fish once in a while , back then it was yellow rain suits over carharts and thermals , but were great times
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 12, 2024, 04:01 PM
And to think we ditched horses for cars lol
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 12, 2024, 04:06 PM
And to think we ditched horses for cars lol
Omg don’t remind about those hay burners
 Bob you going to be around this weekend
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 12, 2024, 05:36 PM
All good, KP. Drove the truck out around the islands and picked up a few shorts.  :woot: :cookoo: :cookoo:
😂😂😂😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 12, 2024, 05:40 PM
I just cant imagine how so many people ice fished for so long without. Snowmobiles, power or electric augers , portable huts, heaters, special ice rods and reels, electronics , cell phones, jigs and so much more, and still caught a lot of fish.
And, people today call themselves “Diehards” 🙄
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: UofLCARDS on Jan 12, 2024, 05:48 PM
I just cant imagine how so many people ice fished for so long without. Snowmobiles, power or electric augers , portable huts, heaters, special ice rods and reels, electronics , cell phones, jigs and so much more, and still caught a lot of fish.

hahaha - I still don't have any of that - I do use jigs though....but I've never owned a cell phone ....   ;D ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 13, 2024, 07:40 AM
looks like we might be getting some fishable ice next week. I never stepped foot on onieda last year.   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 13, 2024, 08:14 AM
Omg don’t remind about those hay burners
 Bob you going to be around this weekend
We should probably go back to the good ol days. You were a pro at riding side saddle 😜😂 I’ll be working on Little Deadeyez sled today until 3:00 down at my shop then I have plans after that and tomorrow I’ll be around all day.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 13, 2024, 09:01 AM
looks like we might be getting some fishable ice next week. I never stepped foot on onieda last year.   Sully...

hey sul   how ya doing ....i hope you get on big bay this year i miss you showing  me  up ......  i still laugh about that 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 13, 2024, 07:49 PM
hey sul   how ya doing ....i hope you get on big bay this year i miss you showing  me  up ......  i still laugh about that
it's going to be a long walk from the marina. a few bad eggs wrecked it for everyone...   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 14, 2024, 07:05 AM
we'll figure something out  ....feel  bad  for  the  garage  parking lot  they will lose a  ton of money 

but the  important  thing is the trapp  sully   flat fish rematch!!!!!!  if  i  can stay  away  from  his  swinging bucket i have a  chance!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 14, 2024, 08:01 AM
we'll figure something out  ....feel  bad  for  the  garage  parking lot  they will lose a  ton of money 

but the  important  thing is the trapp  sully   flat fish rematch!!!!!!  if  i  can stay  away  from  his  swinging bucket i have a  chance!!!!
I alost forgot about that !!! We need to get KP. and Fillet involved !! Should be a real show !!!   Sully..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 14, 2024, 10:50 AM
i think that would  be a  great idea  and  anyone that wants  to  watch  us  compete...are invited  but  of  course  we  will expect hot coffee and  snacks .......

i have  laughed about that  day and  told people  about it  ............it's  true  sul and  i  sat  next to each other   and he  pulled  fish and i  couldn't get a  hit  .....it was crazy ......i think we do need KP and  freddie  in there  too.......for the  2024  bigbay sunfish grudge  match 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Jan 14, 2024, 10:53 AM
I will provide coffee and snacks. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 14, 2024, 11:02 AM
KP?🤔 The perch and walleye guy?🤔 Catching panfish?🤔 Against 3 of Oneidas best panfish guys?🤔 You guys are kidding… right??🤣 Think I’ll join Jon, brings snacks and coffee, and watch the show!!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 14, 2024, 11:04 AM
hey  i  couldn't  catch a  fish and thats the Gods honest truth
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 14, 2024, 11:08 AM

 Just great pick on a guy that now fishes flats about once every 3-4 years I deserve a handi cap of 24
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 14, 2024, 11:08 AM
I sense KP is gonna get punished for accepting the challenge, but, OK… I’m in!! I don’t own one panfish rod or jigs for this spectacle. Gonna be interesting!!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 14, 2024, 11:14 AM
By the way… I’ve fished with Sully… I’m aware of what he’s capable of.😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 14, 2024, 11:15 AM
Just great pick on a guy that now fishes flats about once every 3-4 years I deserve a handi cap of 24
Release gets no respect!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 14, 2024, 11:22 AM
I've had days like Trapper one day a buddy can't catch a fish sitting next tor another day I could buy a bite sitting right next to him as he pulls them out left and right all same jigs and bait
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 14, 2024, 11:27 AM
I've had days like Trapper one day a buddy can't catch a fish sitting next tor another day I could buy a bite sitting right next to him as he pulls them out left and right all same jigs and bait

no no you don't understand  .....  this wasn't just a  bad day i used the  same  jigs   same technec  sul  even shared  holes   he  droped  bang  sunfish  me  nothing ......  it was the funnest thing i had ever seen ......but in all honesty   sul  was the only person i seen  catching  fish  period  also later i found out he  had  his  spikes  blessed  by the priest....anyways   it was  a good laugh KP  no worrys i have  extra brim  rods  and   jigs  your all good.................. ...........  all fish  will be donated to the trapper  retirement  fund 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 14, 2024, 11:30 AM
Thanks Trap… but I have rods. Just wanted you guys to feel sorry for me and let me use the gear sully uses to be competitive!! lol!

I heard somewhere once that sully has panfish blood in his veins!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 14, 2024, 12:26 PM

 I was stuck between boots and De Bouise ages ago had to get up and find another group of fish to catch
 KP i have a few panfish rods and a few jig boxes , tied up another rod last night from a top section of a ugly stick fly rod , if I remember I gave Josh 36” panfish rod a few years
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 14, 2024, 12:37 PM
I was stuck between boots and De Bouise ages ago had to get up and find another group of fish to catch
 KP i have a few panfish rods and a few jig boxes , tied up another rod last night from a top section of a ugly stick fly rod , if I remember I gave Josh 36” panfish rod a few years
Two of the original panfish pros.

Yes, Josh has two of your panfish rods… in our archives!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 14, 2024, 01:25 PM
you guys are killing me....down here in sunny SC.......fishing has been fairly good...lots of short flounder.....some nice reds and trout ......sea trout and red fish are great eating, very similar to walleye.....flying home on feb. 20th to fish for a week....are we thinking there might be ice to walk on
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: scout57 on Jan 14, 2024, 01:27 PM
just looked at Oneida lake north shore cam.....2 footers.....can't believe that person hasn't taken their hoist and docks out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 14, 2024, 01:29 PM
you guys are killing me....down here in sunny SC.......fishing has been fairly good...lots of short flounder.....some nice reds and trout ......sea trout and red fish are great eating, very similar to walleye.....flying home on feb. 20th to fish for a week....are we thinking there might be ice to walk on
YES sea trout  an weakfish taste  like walleyes to me too  .........i like the  fluke  better  myself
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 14, 2024, 01:34 PM
just looked at Oneida lake north shore cam.....2 footers.....can't believe that person hasn't taken their hoist and docks out

maybe a  bubbler ?????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Oldtimer on Jan 14, 2024, 03:15 PM
Just fyi there are many if not hundreds of  easements on oneida i can think of three on my road alone that dont show any info on tax maps owner etc. They are for people that live on the road that do not have lake access and its in there deeds as a right of way  and not open to the general public use. Some do get public use but when areas get abused they get closed

Usual problem with easements and right of way is you can go in and out, drive if a driveway but you cannot park on  an easement or right of way. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 14, 2024, 03:44 PM
just looked at Oneida lake north shore cam.....2 footers.....can't believe that person hasn't taken their hoist and docks out
.
I said the same thing last week. Does anybody know if he's okay? Vines are over grown on the deck too.

I guess the Sylvan Beach Cams are down too because the bath house being rebuilt.  >:(

Link to new web Cam for Bernard's Bay:  https://www.northernchateau.com/w/webcam86.html

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 14, 2024, 04:30 PM
Sylvan beach web cam is out right before things get good as usual. Here we go again 🙄
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 14, 2024, 04:46 PM
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I said the same thing last week. Does anybody know if he's okay? Vines are over grown on the deck too.

I guess the Sylvan Beach Cams are down too because the bath house being rebuilt.  >:(

Link to new web Cam for Bernard's Bay:  https://www.northernchateau.com/w/webcam86.html

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I have a friend that lives a few houses down from there. I will check.

Thanks for the link to the new cam.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 14, 2024, 05:33 PM
no no you don't understand  .....  this wasn't just a  bad day i used the  same  jigs   same technec  sul  even shared  holes   he  droped  bang  sunfish  me  nothing ......  it was the funnest thing i had ever seen ......but in all honesty   sul  was the only person i seen  catching  fish  period  also later i found out he  had  his  spikes  blessed  by the priest....anyways   it was  a good laugh KP  no worrys i have  extra brim  rods  and   jigs  your all good.................. ...........  all fish  will be donated to the trapper  retirement  fund

Does the trapper retirement fund accept the 5 pal of whites too.

 I’ll cook some hot food, someone said they already got the coffee.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Jan 14, 2024, 06:07 PM
KP- just use that MH wicked 13 of yours with a spring bobber and no need to reel.  They’ll catapult right out of the hole on the hookset.  I remember my first catch with that rod 😂
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 14, 2024, 07:57 PM
let's do this !!! Larry, Freddy, and Trapper are all great fishermen. I've fished with Larry, and Trapper. Never wjth Freddy. We could never get hooked up. I'm the one that popped the swan that Freddy, and Coach were sneaking around the south shore with. This should be a hoot if we can get past all the complaining that release will be doing. By the way Larry, I will be using the jigs you poured me !! And Trapper make sure you bring your basket. We might need the extra room for the flats the three of us will be catching !!! All we need now is some good ice !!   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 14, 2024, 08:16 PM
KP- just use that MH wicked 13 of yours with a spring bobber and no need to reel.  They’ll catapult right out of the hole on the hookset.  I remember my first catch with that rod 😂
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Lol! Those rods are nasty!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 14, 2024, 08:17 PM
Sounds like fun boys!! The white perch go to Trap!!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 15, 2024, 03:40 AM
now larry i can 100% guarantee you that all the fish that  gets donated to the trapper retirement fund  will be eaten by someone!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 15, 2024, 06:53 AM
now larry i can 100% guarantee you that all the fish that  gets donated to the trapper retirement fund  will be eaten by someone!!!!
Never a doubt in my mind bud!😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Jan 15, 2024, 09:16 AM
Just as everyone else here... hoping she locks up SOOOON
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Jan 15, 2024, 12:30 PM
And now we wait.

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Who am I kidding. It's going to freeze over and we'll get like 2-3 inches, which will melt next week when its 45 and raining.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 15, 2024, 12:40 PM
And now we wait.

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Who am I kidding. It's going to freeze over and we'll get like 2-3 inches, which will melt next week when its 45 and raining.

Unfortunately, it’s not looking great.


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida!! on Jan 15, 2024, 03:01 PM
yup i would guess by Sunday morning it will be locked up 2 or 3in  only to be wide open by Wednesday ...........
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: XC 600 on Jan 15, 2024, 03:45 PM

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It's a start
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 16, 2024, 02:39 PM
Taken from FB. Parking is now limited at the Beach.  ???

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Jan 16, 2024, 03:00 PM
Did  they limit parking for the casino too?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 16, 2024, 03:11 PM
Did  they limit parking for the casino too?
Not sure.  ???  Some were saying it's so the contractors have access for the bath house rebuild.  :blink:

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Jan 17, 2024, 10:28 AM
With limited parking and no cameras all winter I’m hoping the locals can let people know when ice is safe to walk on so we (not locals) can get some fishing in. Thank you in advance
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Birdslayer on Jan 17, 2024, 10:48 AM
Salmon/Steel Head fishermen, I live on the Salmon River in Pulaski and have prime access to several famous fishing holes like the staircase right at the end of my driveway with plenty of room to park. What I'm looking for in return is private access to the North or South shore of Oneida (Preferably Both) for the upcoming Ice season. As I'm sure many of you are aware social media has quickly made it extremely difficult to find parking even for locals! Parking and access have gotten increasingly worse over the last 5 years maybe more. Yes, I could just get up earlier, but I have a 4 and 6 year old that accompany me quite frequently and unfortunately, they don't have the longevity of an adult so it's not uncommon that I find myself making a trip back to Pulaski to drop them off. Several times in the past 2 years we have been blocked in making it difficult to leave for various reasons (people lack common sense/decency these days but I won't get into that). I assume with the late start to the season this year the parking is only going to get worse so I'm offering a trade of sorts, fishing access for fishing access!! Send me a PM if you are interested, I've been Ice fishing for over 30 years and know Oneida very well, we don't need anything other than parking, you won't hear us in the morning, and we ALWAYS pick up after ourselves as I would expect from people using my front yard for parking as well. Of course, making a few new Ice fishing partners is always welcome!! I will probably post this on a few other pages for places that we frequently fish as well, although I wish I didn't have to.... thanks, social media!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Fishin-Mission on Jan 17, 2024, 10:55 AM
With limited parking and no cameras all winter I’m hoping the locals can let people know when ice is safe to walk on so we (not locals) can get some fishing in. Thank you in advance

rlejr you might consider looking at the New York reports and conditions page on ice shanty to see if anyone posts any conditions for Oneida Lake. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Jan 17, 2024, 11:52 AM
There is 2 guys on big bay now !!!! :o :o 1 1/2" of ice . Not very smart !!!   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: rlejr on Jan 17, 2024, 12:28 PM
Fishin-mission: thanks for the advise i new I could count on local to help
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 17, 2024, 12:31 PM
There is 2 guys on big bay now !!!! :o :o 1 1/2" of ice . Not very smart !!!   Sully...
🤦🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida!! on Jan 17, 2024, 12:40 PM
still wide open mid lake south shore lots of ducks and geese around tho
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 17, 2024, 05:26 PM
 
 I can’t believe anyone is surprised
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 17, 2024, 06:38 PM
if  a  1 1/2  will hold  2  dumb a--es  how  much  do we  need  for a  snowmobile????
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: greensider on Jan 17, 2024, 06:43 PM
Just nature removing the dumb #####
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2024, 04:21 AM
 you went  fishing on  a inch and a half of  ice?????


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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 18, 2024, 05:07 AM
Got his 1 min of fame , He made 9 news 🤪

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Post by: Lucky13 on Jan 18, 2024, 10:26 AM
you went  fishing on  a inch and a half of  ice?????


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I've been one of the conservative types that wanted at least 4", more comfortable with 6-8", before I ventured out.  And I couldn't find a spud for the longest time (Doc's in Honeoye had them last time I was in), so another rule I always tried to follow was I'm not going to be the first one out there.  A few years back, I decided to drive down to Canadice Lake, I always fished for trout through the ice when I lived in PA, and Canadice is the closest trout lake to me in WNY.  I got down there, and there were two guys in the center of the lake off the south end canoe launch.  So I packed the sled and headed down through the woods.  Out on the ice, I followed the footprints out to an abandoned hole in about 30 feet of water, got out my mini-gaff, and measured a scant 2 inches.  I was there so I put a jig rod in.  I noticed the two guys in the center of the lake walking towards me, and I backed away as they approached.  They hollered over to ask if I was unfriendly, I shouted back that I was only on 2 inches of ice.  I packed up soon after and backtracked off, no way I was cutting another hole in only 2 inches. 
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 18, 2024, 12:17 PM
in my  younger days  i  did  some  stupid  poop  now  i would  have  never  made it out that far  much  less  set a  rod  up....... use  the  spud!!!!  the  life you save will be  your own!!!!!
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Post by: oneida!! on Jan 18, 2024, 03:20 PM
main lake south shore still Wide open boys
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 18, 2024, 04:03 PM
3 mile bay to the islands and back to Johnson’s bay has open water areas.
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Post by: XC 600 on Jan 18, 2024, 04:18 PM

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Should make for som good ice if it lasts. Still a few open spots.
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 18, 2024, 05:20 PM
Taken from FB. Parking is now limited at the Beach.  ???

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Took a ride after work today and stopped into the beach. So you can still park in the main parking lot they just don’t want you parking by the casino. That lot is huge and even on the busiest days iv only seen it half full so space shouldn’t be a problem. It’s just gonna be a farther walk to get on at the beach or ya goda go down the rocks. As far as ice goes. It was locked as far as I could see from the binos but it wasn’t much at all. Looked very similar to the pic XC 600 just posted. I never even got out of the truck if that says anything. Take that info as you will….
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Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 18, 2024, 08:32 PM
Cool Video. :thumbsup:



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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 19, 2024, 03:25 AM
that was great ....very cool thanks
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 19, 2024, 05:04 AM
that was great ....very cool thanks
It was ,thanks for sharing, , be careful disturbing wild life
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 19, 2024, 05:35 AM
that was great ....very cool thanks
x2!!😎
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Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 19, 2024, 05:51 AM
Not my videos  :o Just sharing from FB pages. There are some good ones posted but unable to share because being posted in private groups.

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Post by: 62&done on Jan 19, 2024, 10:10 AM
Thanks Zeker  now I don't have to swim out there to check the ice   :thumbsup:

  Just curious though: how far away can one control a drone?
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Post by: billybob851 on Jan 19, 2024, 10:21 AM
Thanks Zeker  now I don't have to swim out there to check the ice   :thumbsup:

  Just curious though: how far away can one control a drone?
by the law it has to be in eyesight, but will work up to a several miles away depending on the drone
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 19, 2024, 11:15 AM
Not my videos  :o Just sharing from FB pages. There are some good ones posted but unable to share because being posted in private groups.
I understood it wasn’t yours just saying
 Just putting it out there that it could be an issue
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 19, 2024, 12:00 PM

 Just got word rescue off BB this morning
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 19, 2024, 12:25 PM
imagine my surprize
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Post by: Legacy63 on Jan 19, 2024, 12:44 PM
Hi, was that news ( from the news ) ? Or special intel ?
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Post by: fly_rodder on Jan 19, 2024, 01:10 PM
Hi guys, coming in from out of town, noticed there was ice on the webcams. Do you think there will be enough for a machine by the weekend?

Tightlines!


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Post by: mdm25549 on Jan 19, 2024, 01:15 PM
I was on big bay this morning. There was no rescue there.
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Post by: scout57 on Jan 19, 2024, 01:16 PM
Hi guys, coming in from out of town, noticed there was ice on the webcams. Do you think there will be enough for a machine by the weekend?

Tightlines!
this is a joke, right

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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 19, 2024, 01:21 PM
I was on big bay this morning. There was no rescue there.
Ok thanks trying to confirm if there was a rescue on the lake
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 19, 2024, 01:57 PM
I heard from someone yesterday that heard of a rescue off of the south shore somewhere. I was working on the east end of lakeshore rd yesterday and it was all open water in front of there.  This morning I saw 2 guys out by Frenchman’s island that looked like they walked off the south shore. 5 huts in front of Constantia this morning about 100 yards out from the access by circle k.  In front of scriba creek was open water yesterday. The group of fisherman I saw this morning were just west of scriba creek but not far out at all as I mentioned.
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Post by: BeenPerchin315 on Jan 19, 2024, 01:59 PM
There was a rescue on sodus bay this am.
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 19, 2024, 02:10 PM
The spot I was going to check this afternoon has a wide open strip of water now. Patience!
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 19, 2024, 02:19 PM
Yeah I hear ya Bruce. Everyone use caution while heading out to check spots.
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Post by: fly_rodder on Jan 19, 2024, 02:28 PM
Yes. I was hoping it was pretty obvious.
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 19, 2024, 05:56 PM
You joke but I bet there is a snow dog somewhere on that lake by Sunday 😂
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2024, 04:20 AM

 
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Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 20, 2024, 05:11 AM
Another awesome video. Be safe out there. SPUD, SPUD, SPUD.

 https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2024/01/watch-oneida-lake-ice-up-for-the-first-time-in-2024-video.html?fbclid=IwAR32Obym5r2ixLNVU4sU9DviArsixZHwA7G0FL4ef4sos1IUSwiUDHE4gfE

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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 20, 2024, 06:13 AM

 Nice
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 20, 2024, 06:24 AM
thanks man that was great  zeker
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Post by: Zeker259 on Jan 20, 2024, 06:28 AM
thanks man that was great  zeker

Again, not my videos. Just sharing from "Social Media"

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Post by: ice4066 on Jan 20, 2024, 06:35 AM
That was cool
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Post by: New Old Guy on Jan 20, 2024, 08:39 AM
Yo Zeker
Ditto what Trap and Freddy said. That was awesome. Thank you for sharing that with us.
Boggey
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Post by: 62&done on Jan 20, 2024, 10:05 AM
Zeker:  really appreciate that   great video  lots of info there
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Post by: jj ice on Jan 20, 2024, 03:42 PM
I see people out in front of Oneida Shores
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Post by: woodburn on Jan 20, 2024, 04:55 PM
They have been out of


constantia for 3 days Ive heard.
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Post by: Greenhornet73 on Jan 20, 2024, 05:51 PM
I really wanted to get in Oneida but decided to try my small water spot instead.  Had fun but lost my last jig from the past on a pickerel at the hole. Felt great to get out but wow, 6 degrees is cold even in a heated shanty.
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Post by: Greenhornet73 on Jan 20, 2024, 05:54 PM

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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 20, 2024, 06:06 PM
glad ya  had some fun greenhornet  ...nice perch too!
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Post by: Greenhornet73 on Jan 20, 2024, 06:53 PM
Thanks Trapper, I didn’t slaughter them but caught enough for some great fish tacos.  My new favorite meal when I get a light catch.  3 perch filleted and chunked up and beer battered makes more than enough tacos for me. Just finished eating them!
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 20, 2024, 09:11 PM
I agree GH. I love fish tacos. Those look great! Making me hungry lol
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 21, 2024, 05:25 AM
now that looks like a  darn good dinner to me   :thumbsup:
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Post by: PerchEyes on Jan 21, 2024, 08:54 AM
GH73, that taco looks delicious!
What type of sauce is on that?
Doesn’t look like tartar.
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Post by: Greenhornet73 on Jan 21, 2024, 09:01 AM
GH73, that taco looks delicious!
What type of sauce is on that?
Doesn’t look like tartar.
It’s chipotle mayo.  Just threw in some lime juice, paprika, chili powder, salt and chipotle seasoning. It goes really well with the fish.  I can post the ratios if anyone wants to know how to do it. Also, the fish is my Mountain Dew fish fry mix you guys really need to try if you like beer batter.  It sounds gross but it loses all the flavor and sweetness of the soda but retains the high carbonation and sugars that make it work so well.  I posted it in the Fish and Game Recipe section last year on LOU.
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Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Jan 21, 2024, 02:27 PM
Tons of people on lake td
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 21, 2024, 03:30 PM
I measured 5-6” in north bay this morning roughly 300 yards from shore. Although I wouldn’t recommend it I did see 1 snow dog Saturday morning and 3 this morning 😜. Pritty hot bite Saturday morning little slower today. I’m blaming rising barometric pressure but who knows. I seen quite a bit of people fishing the canal in the 3 spots I checked on way home too. Did not check the ice on the canal 
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 21, 2024, 04:52 PM
 Hey iceman so how many is a hot bite 😉
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 21, 2024, 05:18 PM
Hey iceman so how many is a hot bite 😉
Breakfast at Flo’s 🤣
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 21, 2024, 05:24 PM
Due to kid duty I could only fish from 6-845 Saturday morning but picked up this bucket with 1 13” perch
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Fished this morning 6-1130 and only picked up this batch
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Either way what a beautiful weekend to be on the ice. Wind was at a minimal
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 21, 2024, 05:41 PM
 Dandy perch 👍 I’m jealous I was on snow removal 😱
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Post by: UofLCARDS on Jan 21, 2024, 06:34 PM
I really wanted to get in Oneida but decided to try my small water spot instead.  Had fun but lost my last jig from the past on a pickerel at the hole. Felt great to get out but wow, 6 degrees is cold even in a heated shanty.
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And THATS why I hate pickerel - hahahaha  I didn't kill them either but I got a 14" perch which was my 2nd biggest ever out of the small lake I fish .... + 4 more and 3 bass from 14-18"" - didn't have a shanty or heater but catching those kept me warm ....
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Post by: Fishin-Mission on Jan 21, 2024, 06:43 PM
Is App's open? If yes do they have any buckeyes? Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by: esocidae on Jan 21, 2024, 07:20 PM
Drive by there today and he was open
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Post by: Greenhornet73 on Jan 21, 2024, 07:28 PM
And THATS why I hate pickerel - hahahaha  I didn't kill them either but I got a 14" perch which was my 2nd biggest ever out of the small lake I fish .... + 4 more and 3 bass from 14-18"" - didn't have a shanty or heater but catching those kept me warm ....
I’ve still never caught a perch over 12”.  I love fishing in a shanty but definitely caught more fish before I had one.  I kept warm by moving and drilling new holes which helped me stay on the fish. I remember one year back in the 90’s when I entered an 11” perch frozen solid from my bucketful when nobody else had caught more than 3 or 4 fish. It was a single digit day and the wind was blowing close to 20.  Literally fished from sunrise until the 4:00 deadline. All I had was a bucket to sit on.  I was disqualified because they didn’t believe I could have caught all those fish in those conditions.  Would have won a free mount of the fish and some cash, oh well. I got to ice fish almost every day back then.
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 23, 2024, 07:01 PM
Got out today for a few hours. Tried a spot I’ve never fished on Oneida and managed to find some fish. Hopefully the ice holds on through this warmup.


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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 23, 2024, 07:11 PM
Great job Bobby! That looks like a heck of a good few hours!!!
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 24, 2024, 04:46 AM
Not my picture or grandpa but maybe one of you might know him..

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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 24, 2024, 04:46 AM
Great job Bobby! That looks like a heck of a good few hours!!!
Absolutely
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 24, 2024, 06:50 AM
Thanks guys. Ice was around 4 inches in the spot I was at. Ran into an area with just under 2 inches. So I didn’t venture where I wanted to go. Figured there would be more reports with the amount of people out there the past few days. That’s a cool picture Dom!
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 24, 2024, 06:57 AM
nice  bucket  of perch 
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 24, 2024, 07:18 AM
Nice job Bob.✌️✌️👍👍
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Post by: ice4066 on Jan 24, 2024, 07:53 AM
Awesome catch!
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Post by: oneida!! on Jan 24, 2024, 12:50 PM
well i made it out three times in last week not much for walleye eyes but did very well on perch all 3 times,  but after today what little ice we have will not last long and def will not be safe so until a cold snap i am done most ice i found was maybe 4in and saw as little as 2in.....
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 24, 2024, 01:01 PM
thanks oneida  ....not what i want to hear but  good info to know
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 24, 2024, 02:42 PM
Good work, Snoop!!🎣
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Post by: Dug1898 on Jan 24, 2024, 05:50 PM
Iceman and DeadEyes! Woo Hoo! it's nice to see some fish in buckets! Glad you each had a safe and successful trip out and back. Bet it was glad to get your feet on the ice again and back on solid ground again too.
It's not just ice fishing, it's an adventure! Hopin' it gets cold again for you guys, be safe.
Fun stuff, I miss it...
Send pictures, lmao ><{{{*> ><{{{*> ><{{{*> ><{{{*> ><{{{{{*> ><{{{{{*> ><">
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 24, 2024, 06:35 PM
Not my picture or grandpa but maybe one of you might know him..

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Cool pic! I went to high school with a couple Delahunts. Wonder if they were related to the gentleman in the picture. They lived on the north shore of Oneida Lake.
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Post by: mcully on Jan 24, 2024, 07:02 PM
Nice fish!
This rain just won’t stop so remember them
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 24, 2024, 08:32 PM
Decided to take half a personal day from work today and blew out at noon before the lake turns to a mess. Man I’m glad I did! Bite was 🔥 330-530. Fished with 2 buddys less than 100 yards away who also picked up a limit of eyes and a few nice perch. Fished messenger bay. Found an average of 4” of beautiful ice. It’s to bad it’s not gonna get below freezing tonight to lock that 2” of slop up on top or we would really be on to something 🙄
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 24, 2024, 08:35 PM
Iceman and DeadEyes! Woo Hoo! it's nice to see some fish in buckets! Glad you each had a safe and successful trip out and back. Bet it was glad to get your feet on the ice again and back on solid ground again too.
It's not just ice fishing, it's an adventure! Hopin' it gets cold again for you guys, be safe.
Fun stuff, I miss it...
Send pictures, lmao ><{{{*> ><{{{*> ><{{{*> ><{{{*> ><{{{{{*> ><{{{{{*> ><">
That’s exactly right dug. I also enjoy the adventure and camaraderie with some good friends as much as the actual fishing
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 25, 2024, 01:29 AM

 Well done iceman 👍
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 25, 2024, 04:23 AM
ice great job
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 25, 2024, 06:03 AM
Well done iceman 👍

X2
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 25, 2024, 06:22 AM
Awesome job iceman! It’s definitely to bad this ice is going to crap 😟
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 25, 2024, 06:47 AM
it won't take much and it will be back and be better
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Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 25, 2024, 11:17 AM
Thanks guys. Be nice if that wind stays at a minimum the next handful of day to maybe leave a little bit of a base for next weeks cold to build off 🤞……time will tell
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 25, 2024, 06:32 PM
Not Oneida lake but Shane sent me this picture of K.C.  He caught this walleye on a pink worm in the school house pool on salmon river. Thought it was pretty cool!


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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 25, 2024, 06:40 PM
That’s an odd catch for that far up river…

Freddie, how many times has this happened in your years on the river?
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 25, 2024, 06:52 PM
 That’s a cool catch , can’t say I have ever heard of an eye caught up river , i caught 1 near the mouth ages ago
 
 
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 26, 2024, 03:44 AM
i never even heard of a walleye up that far
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Post by: reeleyz on Jan 26, 2024, 05:24 AM
That is awesome! At least somebody is catching some walleyes in this garbage weather.  ;D
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Post by: KingPerch on Jan 26, 2024, 06:10 AM
With the present weather pattern we’re having… that ice on our lake is going to turn to crap quick. It wasn’t great to start with… Please use your best judgement and don’t take chances. Ol man winter will flip the switch again I’m sure!! Stay safe!!😎
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Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 26, 2024, 06:27 AM
even if you  found  good ice  it  can  go bad   right under your feet  ...stay safe  ....no  fish is worth it
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Post by: greensider on Jan 26, 2024, 06:31 AM
Very true I have been on ice that was solid in the morning and almost couldn't get off in the afternoon
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Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 26, 2024, 06:36 AM
even if you  found  good ice  it  can  go bad   right under your feet  ...stay safe  ....no  fish is worth it

Absolutely had to get off Canandaigua 2 years ago and not an hour after we got off where we were at was open water
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 26, 2024, 06:46 AM
Very true I have been on ice that was solid in the morning and almost couldn't get off in the afternoon
Same here , was fishing off sylvan beach , was on solid ice , checked a couple times ice ok, had 2 guys fishing with me one said your spud is melting in around 2:00 I took it and drove it through 9”s of black  ice which started to have that grayish look with 1 strike right through
 I picked our way in single file can’t believe I didn’t drop in , yes the old pucker was in full tightness , never so glad to be on shore lol, 1/4 mile is long way back on questionable ice
 Ask HT how much fun that was 🤪
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Jan 26, 2024, 09:03 AM
Cool pics of kc !! He lives just down the road from me. I sent him a PM last week and hadn't heard back, now I know he's been busy!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 26, 2024, 02:16 PM
well i got wet this morning  ....no i didn't go threw  but i slipped went on my  butt and got soaked  ....small  water but the ice is going  there too.....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 27, 2024, 04:10 AM

 Trapp Glad you didn’t get hurt
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 27, 2024, 05:21 AM
what hurt me was i had my old carhartt bibes on lol and they are not waterproof  lol ...don't worry they have been removed from the truck and replaced ........
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 27, 2024, 05:33 AM

Couple more
 DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Several people were rescued from the ice on Devils Lake on Monday after two vehicles broke through. Ramsey County Sheriff Bryan Lang tells Valley News Live the two separate incidents took place before 7:30 a.m. on January 22.
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kc_ on Jan 27, 2024, 07:05 AM
Not Oneida lake but Shane sent me this picture of K.C.  He caught this walleye on a pink worm in the school house pool on salmon river. Thought it was pretty cool!


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Let me say I was quite surprised when I caught that walleye. There were about 6 guys around me, mostly walleye fishermen from the Oneida area. They all went nuts. Had more pics taken of that walleye than any steelhead I ever caught. The stats on this walleye. 27 1/2", 17" girth and weighed 9.28 lbs. And it was quite tasty.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kc_ on Jan 27, 2024, 07:08 AM
well i got wet this morning  ....no i didn't go threw  but i slipped went on my  butt and got soaked  ....small  water but the ice is going  there too.....

You need to wear your ice spikes all the time. I slipped on the ice back in 2018 and fractured my elbow. of course my creepers were in my sled not on my feet.
I always where microspikes now.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kc_ on Jan 27, 2024, 07:10 AM
Cool pics of kc !! He lives just down the road from me. I sent him a PM last week and hadn't heard back, now I know he's been busy!

Sorry Dave, I haven't been on this page in a while. Ice conditions have not got me excited yet.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jperch on Jan 27, 2024, 07:37 AM
KC that is a great looking walleye, very dark and sort of knarly looking.  Congratulations!  It made me wonder why walleye don't show up more often in the Salmon River.  They are abundant in the Oswego River in the Spring (and other times present).  I don't know if they are successful in spawning in the Oswego River as they can't get past the first dam.  Why isn't the Salmon River an ideal spawning site for walleye?  Anyone?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 27, 2024, 08:37 AM
Congrats on that catch KC! Thanks for sharing the measurements on that fish. 17 inch girth! Wow!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 27, 2024, 09:10 AM

 Heavy eye for its length 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Jan 27, 2024, 09:11 AM
Heavy eye for its length 👍

Real heavy for its length Freddie I have caught numerous walleyes 24"+ that are usually 3-6 lb range..that's an absolutely beautiful fish
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Jan 27, 2024, 12:16 PM
Kc, nice walleye...h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Jan 27, 2024, 08:00 PM
BTW kc the perch flies you tied for the local crew were on fire!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 28, 2024, 05:29 AM
i know  i  caught 28 inch eyes that  were   9 pounds  plus  so  yeah  pre  spawn female  she  looks  like a  pig thats a  good one  kc .....looks  like a  ontario walleye  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: iceman260 on Jan 28, 2024, 07:44 AM
KC that’s a nice walleye, congrats.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kc_ on Jan 28, 2024, 08:17 AM
BTW kc the perch flies you tied for the local crew were on fire!

I haven't tied them since I gave you that bunch. Let me know if you need more.
I sent you a PM
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Jan 28, 2024, 10:52 AM
KC did that fish have eggs?
Caught a pretty big one few days ago on another body of water and no milt or eggs. Was surprised.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: kc_ on Jan 28, 2024, 05:26 PM
Yes, she was full of eggs
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Greenhornet73 on Jan 28, 2024, 10:00 PM
Years ago I caught I small Muskie on an egg sac in the Trestle Pool, not surprised by the walleye but that’s a fun catch.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 29, 2024, 11:14 AM

 Just talked to a river guide , he told me he had caught a couple eyes over the years in the top portion of the river
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Jan 29, 2024, 04:50 PM
Just talked to a river guide , he told me he had caught a couple eyes over the years in the top portion of the river
I have buddy’s that use to catch them in fish creek in some of the deeper holes as far up as Blossvale in middle of summer every now and again. I use to hammer them pritty good in the Mohawk River between delta dam and the canal too. Guess that makes sense though once there in there they can really only go down into the canal if they dump over the falls there in town. That was over 15 years ago though. Dont have the time to chase them all summer like I use too..
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hardwaterhonkey on Jan 30, 2024, 10:39 AM
Walleye stage in every river mouth to spawn in the area chaumont isn’t the only system where they will set up they might not go up the river that far to spawn but will sniff out running water
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 30, 2024, 03:47 PM
I took a tour around the lake today. I saw areas of open water and ice that looks like it won’t recover anytime soon. The extended forecast doesn’t look like ol man winter wants to play anytime soon. The spud went through the ice, in the areas I accessed, with very little effort. wish I had better news for you all. I did witness people on the ice… in one area on the lake only. But, I’m not going to give that info up at this time due to conditions. There is ice elsewhere in the state, but, I’m not chasing it.  Open water is calling my name for the time being. Stay on top!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 30, 2024, 07:24 PM
thanks for the observations KP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Jan 31, 2024, 06:04 AM
thanks for the observations KP
👍🏻
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Jan 31, 2024, 08:56 AM
thanks for the observations KP

X2

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Feb 01, 2024, 07:05 AM
Kind of sad that oneida is like this in January.  I spent some quality time yesterday putting new line on my perch rods.  Looks like I’ll be out sooner than I expected.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishinjohn on Feb 01, 2024, 08:35 AM
Kind of sad that oneida is like this in January.  I spent some quality time yesterday putting new line on my perch rods.  Looks like I’ll be out sooner than I expected.
The problem is... we kinda caught in the middle right now.. no ice safe to walk on but launches are froze over
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 01, 2024, 11:42 AM
Is the new launch on the canal frozen?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 01, 2024, 05:07 PM
Is the new launch on the canal frozen?
The canal is wide open however you would be limited to just the canal. Besides the shore line and a few little spots here and there the whole east end of the lake is still locked pritty good. Stuck in purgatory again 🙄
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 03, 2024, 07:04 AM
Looks like this was a bad idea.  ???

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 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: UofLCARDS on Feb 03, 2024, 12:51 PM
Looks like this was a bad idea.  ???

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 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
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LOL - thats for sure
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2024, 10:12 AM
 To let some of you know if thinking about chaumount , my bud was there yesterday and things got pretty touchy

(https://i.postimg.cc/qzW7MJQn/IMG-4253.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qzW7MJQn)
Guess some went through this morning
 As the ice skimmed over all are ok from what I’ve been told
 Thanks KP for sending that to me as I don’t do FB
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hot tuna on Feb 04, 2024, 10:40 AM
I can't personally speak about this lake but will generalize about the situation of our outdoors activities.  Yeah,  slobs will be slobs but that's not really the underlying issue.
It's about a ME generation that wants it all for their selves.
You can knock on a hundred doors and in today's world,  NO  is the answer, no matter how respectful you are.
Folks these days feel entitled to what's mine is mine and I'm not sharing.  It's sad...
A lot of areas I ice fish are from non residents that own summer camps.  They are rarely there in the winter but ask them for permission to access through their property without intrusive to them,  the answer is 99% NO !!
I feel for the younger generation that wants to enjoy,  promote sportsmanship and possibly provide for their families down the road. 
Good luck
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 04, 2024, 10:52 AM

 Hot tuna your right getting tougher and tougher to get permission , I have lost spots do to other people on more than 1 lake and stream
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Icehoole on Feb 04, 2024, 10:57 AM
I don’t really see how a private land owner not giving you permission to access through their property makes them the villain
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hot tuna on Feb 04, 2024, 11:05 AM
Not saying they are villains,  just not the friendly type to others who might not have the opportunity otherwise.
Think about it,  should the entire world be much better off in a gated community and fencing in everything they own just to keep others out ? Humm. 
I totally understand the trashing or disrespectful but those problems are usually easily solved without Fences and gates
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 04, 2024, 11:27 AM
Not saying they are villains,  just not the friendly type to others who might not have the opportunity otherwise.
Think about it,  should the entire world be much better off in a gated community and fencing in everything they own just to keep others out ? Humm. 
I totally understand the trashing or disrespectful but those problems are usually easily solved without Fences and gates

I pretty sure that person pays taxes and it's their choice if they want anyone in their property. Also if you get hurt on their property it goes on their insurance can't blame someone for not wanting you on their property
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: UofLCARDS on Feb 04, 2024, 12:49 PM
I pretty sure that person pays taxes and it's their choice if they want anyone in their property. Also if you get hurt on their property it goes on their insurance can't blame someone for not wanting you on their property

I was going to post the exact same thing - thanks for saving me the time  ;D.....and its not as easy to fix as he thinks it is - I speak from experience. If its someone else's land I stay off unless I have permission - and even then I leave the land better than it was when I got on it....even if my land has a seasonal dwelling its my seasonal dwelling. No one else has any right to be there unless I give them permission....I let people access my land to ice fish for a few years, in spite of the trash they left behind almost daily, until 1 day when some guy didn't like where I parked to ice fish (on MY land),  and left me a nasty note complaining that it made it too hard for him to pull his shanty off the ice - he called me all kinds of names in the note - did I mention it was MY land ?? ;D  That was it - no more access ....I posted the land and WILL prosecute anyone that I see on it....the end.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hot tuna on Feb 04, 2024, 01:12 PM
Not going to argue about this.  Yes it's a right to do what you choose with private property.  That wasn't the point or statement I made.

Thank you for pointing out about taxes.  We have 874 acres. 
Also thanks for confirming the me world of living in fear that someone will sue and we should all be afraid.
Yes,  it is simple as resolving an issue with people who abuse a welcome.
Like I said,  I've resolved issues from people on our property that abused their welcome .

Shame there's not more friendly people today that might want to experience meeting other good folks and rather stay locked inside.  That kid today that wants to learn about sportsmanship might just be that person that will help you out when the tables are turned.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 04, 2024, 01:43 PM
most people i meet are very friendly  and most times i am granted permission to use others property .......  the issue is people being pigs ......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 04, 2024, 02:02 PM
To let some of you know if thinking about chaumount , my bud was there yesterday and things got pretty touchy

(https://i.postimg.cc/qzW7MJQn/IMG-4253.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qzW7MJQn)
Guess some went through this morning
 As the ice skimmed over all are ok from what I’ve been told
 Thanks KP for sending that to me as I don’t do FB
You're welcome bud… I’m not on FB either.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: jperch on Feb 04, 2024, 03:14 PM

Trapper will remember that 40 years ago there was a property owner who let people access Sandy Pond (Off the side road near what became Brewsters).  Literally hundreds used it on weekends.  People ran snowmobiles across their lawn during late winter and left trash. That access was lost.  Up on Chaumont Bay the hardware store let a few customers access on a property within close walking distance to good perch grounds on Salubrius Pt.  Same thing, people tore it up when the ground was soft during late season.  I pitched a few bucks to Greg for some grass seed to help repair the area but I guess it just became too much hassle. 
What a strange winter, fifties by the end of next week??  It should be good for the deer and turkeys anyways.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida!! on Feb 04, 2024, 04:26 PM
people are there own worst enemies ive seen a number areas tat let people on the ice from private property only to abuse it leave trash tear lawns up etc. and ten b***h wen it gets shut down sad thing is a few ruin it for the majority , but would never blame the owner for shutting it done or saying no. yrs back a friend of mine let 1 guy park in his drive go threw his yard a week later 3 cars in his driveway and several on the street and the guy was pissed when his and his buddies got the boot
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 04, 2024, 04:32 PM
people are there own worst enemies ive seen a number areas tat let people on the ice from private property only to abuse it leave trash tear lawns up etc. and ten b***h wen it gets shut down sad thing is a few ruin it for the majority , but would never blame the owner for shutting it done or saying no. yrs back a friend of mine let 1 guy park in his drive go threw his yard a week later 3 cars in his driveway and several on the street and the guy was pissed when his and his buddies got the boot

I have a few spots only I can park and my buddies get pissed about it. One buddy rides with me cause of the ease of access and short walk to our spot
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: UofLCARDS on Feb 04, 2024, 07:24 PM
Not going to argue about this.  Yes it's a right to do what you choose with private property.  That wasn't the point or statement I made.

Thank you for pointing out about taxes.  We have 874 acres. 
Also thanks for confirming the me world of living in fear that someone will sue and we should all be afraid.
Yes,  it is simple as resolving an issue with people who abuse a welcome.
Like I said,  I've resolved issues from people on our property that abused their welcome .

Shame there's not more friendly people today that might want to experience meeting other good folks and rather stay locked inside.  That kid today that wants to learn about sportsmanship might just be that person that will help you out when the tables are turned.

The problem isn't a lack of "friendly people" - the problem is the number of idiots and slobs that take advantage of the friendly people .....Most of the lakes have public access - it seems like what you are "complaining" about is not being able to access the water where you WANT to access it rather than where you CAN access it .....accessing a lake thru public access won't affect "that kid today that wants to learn about sportsmanship".
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 05, 2024, 05:00 AM
Friend got lucky and was pulled out of the lake on the south shore late yesterday. If his neighbor didn't go out to light the grill and hear him yelling it might have been a different story. Sun and warm temps eat ice with no snow cover. 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 05, 2024, 05:04 AM
very glad he got out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 05, 2024, 05:44 AM
The problem isn't a lack of "friendly people" - the problem is the number of idiots and slobs that take advantage of the friendly people .....Most of the lakes have public access - it seems like what you are "complaining" about is not being able to access the water where you WANT to access it rather than where you CAN access it .....accessing a lake thru public access won't affect "that kid today that wants to learn about sportsmanship".
x2! End of story!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 05, 2024, 05:46 AM
Friend got lucky and was pulled out of the lake on the south shore late yesterday. If his neighbor didn't go out to light the grill and hear him yelling it might have been a different story. Sun and warm temps eat ice with no snow cover.
I’m happy to hear that your friend made it out safe!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2024, 08:36 AM
 Glad all is well , don’t forget to add in wind to the thaw
 , don’t forget your spud and picks 😉
 Seen lots of guys up north without either
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 05, 2024, 08:53 AM
This sun on that candeled ice is scary.

It reminds me of this game.  :o


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 05, 2024, 08:57 AM
This sun on that candeled ice is scary.

It reminds me of this game.  :o


(https://i.postimg.cc/kDM9tT2p/IMG-8270.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kDM9tT2p)

Candlestick or honeycombed ice is scary even on cloudy days
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 05, 2024, 10:00 AM
 Yep ages 3and up 🤪
 Oneida ice is off limits for this ol buzzard , there are other places to fish
 But still take your safety equipment with you ,
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Zeker259 on Feb 06, 2024, 08:48 AM
The hoist has left the shoreline with the ice.  ???

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 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 06, 2024, 09:21 AM
The hoist has left the shoreline with the ice.  ???

(https://i.postimg.cc/kVc2VcH1/cam-one01-4.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kVc2VcH1)

 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :icefish:
SHE GONE
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 06, 2024, 10:29 AM

 Structure 😉
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 06, 2024, 06:52 PM
Structure 😉

I was thinking the same thing!

There is a different dock in the bay that took a ride toward Willard.  :o
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 06, 2024, 08:13 PM
I saw that dock out in front of Winns Point Bruce. Crazy!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2024, 05:23 PM
 Got out for part of the day and luckily fell on some hungry ones
 
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 07, 2024, 06:36 PM
Good work Freddie!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 07, 2024, 06:38 PM
Good deal filet 👍👍. Glad to see ya got out
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Feb 07, 2024, 07:27 PM
Nice meats Fred.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 07, 2024, 07:37 PM
Good work Freddie!!😎

X2
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 07, 2024, 08:43 PM
Got out for part of the day and luckily fell on some hungry ones
 
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What minnows you catch them on mud minnows  fat heads oh never mind not sure what a fat head is . Maybe you caught them on buckeyes damn it Freddie will you just call them Niagaras 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 07, 2024, 10:37 PM
 Lmao , I caught 85%  of them on an iron decoy spoon with an eye , others on a homemade jig with no bait
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Pequod1 on Feb 08, 2024, 02:47 AM
Some really nice perch there.  Good work.  I might have to squeeze in a spring trip :)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 08, 2024, 05:44 AM
With the lack of ice this Winter, the lakes should be "over" flowing with fish. "Even a caveman could catch them"....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Feb 08, 2024, 06:07 AM
Hahaha
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 08, 2024, 12:27 PM

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enen a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: UofLCARDS on Feb 08, 2024, 01:31 PM
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enen a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while

Nice - looks like some fatty's !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 08, 2024, 02:53 PM
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enen a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while


Bucket full of dinks 🤣🤣🤣🤣 just busting your balls Trap
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 08, 2024, 03:14 PM
panfish assassins  blue tops silver bottoms jigged 3 times with left hand then switch 3 times right ......no bait .......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 08, 2024, 04:12 PM
Ya had a good day to be out there! Seems more like late march than early February. Nice fish trap
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 08, 2024, 05:19 PM

 Nice going trapp , I almost came over and fished with you but weather was so nice I had to hit the ice , I had a lucky day as my fish ran just a bit bigger than yesterday, also caught most on a homemade jig with no bait
(https://i.postimg.cc/Mv5zxhZt/IMG-4275.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Mv5zxhZt)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 08, 2024, 05:40 PM
Nice going trapp , I almost came over and fished with you but weather was so nice I had to hit the ice , I had a lucky day as my fish ran just a bit bigger than yesterday, also caught most on a homemade jig with no bait
(https://i.postimg.cc/Mv5zxhZt/IMG-4275.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Mv5zxhZt)

Think I might go fish with Trapper Saturday morning got to give the old buzzard a call
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Feb 08, 2024, 06:09 PM
Very nice Fred!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 08, 2024, 06:22 PM
 Brad I’ve fished with him , all I can say it is an experience 😉
 Thanks ice
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 08, 2024, 07:01 PM
You two ain’t making the work week go by any faster 🙄 bout to let some hit hot oil now. Fish taco night!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 08, 2024, 07:34 PM
hey just want to make it clear i was not on oneida ......my personal opinion theres no safe ice out there
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 08, 2024, 07:54 PM
Brad I’ve fished with him , all I can say it is an experience 😉
 Thanks ice

Oh I know the routine bring bait for both of us and make surr I have coffee for him.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Feb 08, 2024, 08:27 PM
Those will eat, nice pile.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: stoutrod on Feb 08, 2024, 08:44 PM
Just asking does the canal have walleye in it this time of year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: bigal409 on Feb 09, 2024, 06:37 AM
hey just want to make it clear i was not on oneida ......my personal opinion theres no safe ice out there
Nice haul Trapper :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 09, 2024, 07:07 AM
big al  i'll call ya later buddy
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 09, 2024, 07:54 AM
Just asking does the canal have walleye in it this time of year
It can
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 09, 2024, 09:12 AM
It can

Well technically the canal always has walleyes in it. But finding them and catching them maybe a different story
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 09, 2024, 09:35 AM

 I was assuming he was talking at sylvan off the pier, of course there are residents living fish creek 😉 don’t ask how I know 😃
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 09, 2024, 09:45 AM
I was assuming he was talking at sylvan off the pier, of course there are residents living fish creek 😉 don’t ask how I know 😃
.  🤣🤣🤣🤣
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 09, 2024, 11:14 AM
Nice job on the perch Trap and Fred!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 09, 2024, 11:22 AM
Nice job on the perch Trap and Fred!


Yeah even the 2 old buzzards find perch from time to time 🤣🤣🤣 just kidding Freddie been an Oneida guru since I was a kid. I think I'm going to catch up with Trap in the morning do some fishing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 09, 2024, 12:16 PM
 Big secret they only look like Oneida fish 😃
 Trust me there are lots of great fishermen on Oneida and occasionally they let me share some ice with them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 09, 2024, 01:27 PM
Big secret they only look like Oneida fish 😃
 Trust me there are lots of great fishermen on Oneida and occasionally they let me share some ice with them

I'm sure you were up 81 somewhere. And I know there are a lot of great fishermen and women Oneida. BA and Quitetime are my grandparents those are there names they use over the radio on Oneida
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: wallyworld on Feb 09, 2024, 03:33 PM
Took a ride by sylvan beach today, a boat was just coming off the lake going up the canal. Meanwhile 3 guys were  off the beach ice fishing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 09, 2024, 05:08 PM
another day another perch dinner funny thing between 11 am till 3 pm i only caught dinks  after 3 all good fish.......yesterday i walked out on the lake in fulton  and  checked  3  inchs of  crap ice  ...today its open water were i walked ...... again i am not  fishing oneida....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida!! on Feb 10, 2024, 05:06 PM
it appears a good area of the lake is wide open now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 10, 2024, 05:14 PM

 Good job trapp
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 10, 2024, 05:48 PM
ice on lake Neatahwanta in fulton i checked ice on it yesterday   today it is wide open ,no ice on shore line anywhere ..... be very careful
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 11, 2024, 12:03 PM
it appears a good area of the lake is wide open now

Kiss it all goodbye. Shortest ice season ever.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 11, 2024, 12:46 PM
You’re not kidding Bruce. Good drift out there for the boats right now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 11, 2024, 12:48 PM
oh i think it's done
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Catchthis44 on Feb 11, 2024, 03:41 PM
Possibly fishing from the kayak Tuesday, anyone ever launch (allowed to) from the ice access off Lewis Point?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 13, 2024, 09:01 AM
It’s the middle of February. Depressing…  :'(


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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 13, 2024, 10:09 AM

 First time I never set foot on Oneida
 But I have scratched the perch itch other places , and hope to do a little more
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 13, 2024, 12:17 PM
That northern ice should be good for a while.

My boat is always ready and this might be the first year I use it in February. At least I won’t have to deal with any crowds!  ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 13, 2024, 12:32 PM
It’s the middle of February. Depressing…  :'(


(https://i.postimg.cc/MMBt4pmY/IMG-8278.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MMBt4pmY)
  I rode around the lake yesterday...yea, depressing
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 13, 2024, 04:21 PM
we still have ice  up north and the fish are more then willing to play from a boat.......and i like not shoveling and not having to refill the oil tank is a big plus ..........
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Smat64 on Feb 14, 2024, 07:06 AM
any chance of ice with this cold weather?

will be lake side east end Saturday through Monday. small boat or auger or worse in between?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Reelax on Feb 14, 2024, 07:24 AM
Too little, Too late for any meaningful ice for Oneida, IMO.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 14, 2024, 07:41 AM
That northern ice should be good for a while.

My boat is always ready and this might be the first year I use it in February. At least I won’t have to deal with any crowds!  ;D
past three years I’ve used my boat 12 months each year. Crazy and I’m not alone. Ramp I hit Sunday 5 other boats out.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 14, 2024, 09:25 AM
Too little, Too late for any meaningful ice for Oneida, IMO.

I agree. It’s not going to be cold enough.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: lowaccord66 on Feb 14, 2024, 09:33 AM
past three years I’ve used my boat 12 months each year. Crazy and I’m not alone. Ramp I hit Sunday 5 other boats out.


Same here!  It's been good.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ice4066 on Feb 14, 2024, 10:29 AM
Yup I put Grady up for winter ..but tracker V never put away ! Be in it tomorrow
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: opie1 on Feb 14, 2024, 05:46 PM
Save some fish for me ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Feb 15, 2024, 11:05 AM
First time I never set foot on Oneida
 But I have scratched the perch itch other places , and hope to do a little more
Yo Freddy,

I’ve been fishing @ Goose & Chippewa for 3 weeks now. Going up Saturday with my son & Grandson . First family outing this year. They got good ice, even better after the last 2 nights.
Boggey
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Feb 15, 2024, 11:10 AM
Yo Bruce

No school next week. Monday is a holiday. Bring the boys up to Goose or LOTI. They must be getting pretty big. Time to share a picture with us eh?

Boggey
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 15, 2024, 01:54 PM
I’m not sure if we’ll make it up that way next week.  :-\

Here’s a couple recent pictures. The boys have been busy with basketball and archery this “winter”.

My nephew shot a robinhood at 20 yards. The kid is a natural.He just started shooting archery last month!  :o



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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 15, 2024, 02:15 PM

 Bruce Thanks for sharing 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Rugburn on Feb 15, 2024, 03:59 PM
Archery is a great "life" sport! Nice to see the young ones smile and enjoy the outdoors! The way things are going with firearms in this country it's a good hunting skill to have. Those guys will have a blast at a 3D archery course! And don't forget bow fishing.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 15, 2024, 05:58 PM
They seem to enjoy it and it keeps me shooting year round. My oldest turns 12 this summer so this fall should be a lot of fun.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: New Old Guy on Feb 15, 2024, 07:30 PM
Yo Bruce
Thanks for the updated pictures. As I said, “ getting big”

Boggey
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 15, 2024, 07:37 PM
They seem to enjoy it and it keeps me shooting year round. My oldest turns 12 this summer so this fall should be a lot of fun.

My oldest boy turns 12 in October just to late for the youth Weekend. He's taking his Hunter safety and Bowhunter April 13th and 14th. Buying him and his 4 year old brother life time license with tax money this year
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: ActiveTrapChecker on Feb 15, 2024, 08:53 PM
My oldest boy turns 12 in October just to late for the youth Weekend. He's taking his Hunter safety and Bowhunter April 13th and 14th. Buying him and his 4 year old brother life time license with tax money this year

I applaud you!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 15, 2024, 09:01 PM
My oldest boy turns 12 in October just to late for the youth Weekend. He's taking his Hunter safety and Bowhunter April 13th and 14th. Buying him and his 4 year old brother life time license with tax money this year

That is a great investment!

My buddy's kid has the same issue with an October birthday and turning 12 this year. It will all even out in the end.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 15, 2024, 09:58 PM
 I got my grandson his life time license before he turned 12 as a birthday gift
 If you get it before age 12 you’ll save like $230.00
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Loudmouth879 on Feb 15, 2024, 10:06 PM
My oldest boy turns 12 in October just to late for the youth Weekend. He's taking his Hunter safety and Bowhunter April 13th and 14th. Buying him and his 4 year old brother life time license with tax money this year

That's the way to go my dad got mine for me when I was 2... I added bow to it when I turned 16 and added muzzleloader at 18.... I hunt and fish for free now
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: DeadEyez on Feb 16, 2024, 05:47 AM
Great pics Bruce! Awesome to see the kids getting into archery
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 16, 2024, 07:18 AM
I got my grandson his life time license before he turned 12 as a birthday gift
 If you get it before age 12 you’ll save like $230.00

That's the plan to get it before he turns 12 and his brother turns 5 save a bunch of money
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 16, 2024, 07:19 AM
That's the way to go my dad got mine for me when I was 2... I added bow to it when I turned 16 and added muzzleloader at 18.... I hunt and fish for free now

Yes they can add the bow and muzzleloader on there own if they choose to do so
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 16, 2024, 07:26 AM
That is a great investment!

My buddy's kid has the same issue with an October birthday and turning 12 this year. It will all even out in the end.

He will be in the woods this October unfortunately his Birthday is the 18th 4 days after the youth hunt weekend ends. It's all good though at 12 hes seen me and my  hunting buddies kill more deer than a lot of people get the opportunity at. Hes very into the outdoors is just as pissed as I am with this weather he hasn't been on the ice since 2021
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: 62&done on Feb 16, 2024, 02:50 PM
Reelyze  way to go with those boys!  Good to see you're starting them with decent equipment.  Get them involved in a league somewhere. They'll not only learn a great skill but also good sportsmanship as well as finding new friends interested in the outdoors. I wish someone had started me at that age. (of course, back then folks were still throwing rocks LOL)
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 16, 2024, 08:23 PM
Reelyze  way to go with those boys!  Good to see you're starting them with decent equipment.  Get them involved in a league somewhere. They'll not only learn a great skill but also good sportsmanship as well as finding new friends interested in the outdoors. I wish someone had started me at that age. (of course, back then folks were still throwing rocks LOL)

They’re in a youth archery league this winter. It is a lot of fun and they are learning a lot.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Dug1898 on Feb 17, 2024, 11:21 PM
First time I never set foot on Oneida
 But I have scratched the perch itch other places , and hope to do a little more
WOW! That's crazy to hear Fred. It's a good thing you've been at this for awhile.
What a bummer no zero,  no ice!
Be safe out there everyone...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 18, 2024, 06:48 AM
WTG Bruce!! Keeping those youngsters interested in the outdoors!! Good stuff!!😎
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 18, 2024, 06:59 AM
we need a old fart outdoor league to keep me and freddie active and involved in the  outdoors !!!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 18, 2024, 10:50 AM
we need a old fart outdoor league to keep me and freddie active and involved in the  outdoors !!!!!!
😁 It’s looking like Ol KP is safe from the Big Bay beating from You, Freddie and Sully!!! Until next season anyway!!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 18, 2024, 10:54 AM
were going to spank you like a puppy that peed on the rug!!!!!  of course you have bring coffee ......
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 18, 2024, 11:12 AM

 Easy now I’m out of practice
 I’m just getting back into hand lining up to 14’ with a homemade no bait jig
Forgot how much fun it was
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 18, 2024, 01:38 PM
were going to spank you like a puppy that peed on the rug!!!!!  of course you have bring coffee ......
I bring coffee and get a spanking???? I can’t win!!!😂
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 18, 2024, 03:18 PM
Easy now I’m out of practice
 I’m just getting back into hand lining up to 14’ with a homemade no bait jig
Forgot how much fun it was

lift hold line up sweep by hole and lift drop that jig  back down  the hole .........  the best things in life are simple ;D
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 19, 2024, 08:07 AM
KP if we can't have a panfish blow out on big bay were going to have to have a spring crappie slam!!!!!  bobbers coffee and  lots of bulls--t !!!!  it's a challenge a 4 man grudge match  ....LETS DO IT!!!!!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fishhooksul on Feb 19, 2024, 08:17 AM
KP if we can't have a panfish blow out on big bay were going to have to have a spring crappie slam!!!!!  bobbers coffee and  lots of bulls--t !!!!  it's a challenge a 4 man grudge match  ....LETS DO IT!!!!!
i'll be your huckleberry. let's do this. I have to have decaf KP.   Sully...
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 19, 2024, 11:40 AM
Ok…ok!! I’m in!!😁 Sully, cream and sugar?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 19, 2024, 01:07 PM
KP if we can't have a panfish blow out on big bay were going to have to have a spring crappie slam!!!!!  bobbers coffee and  lots of bulls--t !!!!  it's a challenge a 4 man grudge match  ....LETS DO IT!!!!!

When's this going down I contribute to the Old buzzards coffee fund and I'll bring bait.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 20, 2024, 06:53 PM
I talked to Sully on the phone yesterday… he’s in….where is the ol buzzard Freddie??🤔
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2024, 05:07 AM
 Got out yesterday ,not Oneida ,  weather was pleasant , but the fishing not so moved around and drilled lots of holes but only managed to sort through enough for a couple of meals
 I did get a good workout at least I think 3.4 miles for an old fart isn’t bad dragging a loaded shack 🤪
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: Iceman1899 on Feb 22, 2024, 12:16 PM
Got out yesterday ,not Oneida ,  weather was pleasant , but the fishing not so moved around and drilled lots of holes but only managed to sort through enough for a couple of meals
 I did get a good workout at least I think 3.4 miles for an old fart isn’t bad dragging a loaded shack 🤪
That is a haul. Especially if there was any snow or slop on the top! Beats sitting home on the couch. That’s what keep ya young right?
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2024, 12:52 PM
That is a haul. Especially if there was any snow or slop on the top! Beats sitting home on the couch. That’s what keep ya young right?
lol I’m not so sure
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LingFling on Feb 22, 2024, 03:37 PM
Red sky in morning
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 22, 2024, 06:29 PM
Great pics!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 22, 2024, 06:32 PM
Great pics!
X2 , Outstanding
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LingFling on Feb 22, 2024, 08:13 PM
Thanks guys Most spectacular sunrise I’ve witnessed in 27 years on the lake. 3 minute window and it went behind the clouds then rained 15 minutes later.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: trapper2000 on Feb 24, 2024, 04:18 AM
wow  breath taking pictures !
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: chapru on Feb 24, 2024, 05:05 AM
Great picture. It’s too bad the sunrise and sunset colors don’t last that long
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: hunts2long on Feb 24, 2024, 05:41 AM
Great pictures!....h2l
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: KingPerch on Feb 24, 2024, 06:45 AM
Great pics!!😎

Don’t let the ol buzzard fool you guys into feeling sorry for him… he’s still got some steam in him!!! 💪🏻😁
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: iceman260 on Feb 24, 2024, 06:50 AM
Great pictures, glad you captured it!
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: LingFling on Feb 24, 2024, 08:25 AM
Thanks. Here are the cropped versions. Tried to frame both identical. Going to get prints and hang them side by side.
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 24, 2024, 10:13 AM

 👍
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2024, 05:07 AM

 Not Oneida
 Got out yesterday for a few hours on the ice , sorted through many just undersized perch managed enough nice fish for a couple of good meals , and called it quits , I’m tired of this wind on a normal year of ice I could have found a place to avoid the wind on some lake
 This year just unable to do that do to the lack of ice , oh well , as bad as things have been I can’t complain as my freezer seems to be pretty happy
 
 
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 26, 2024, 05:22 AM
Nice job Fred.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2024, 05:44 AM

 Thanks Bruce
 Forgot to mention on my walk back in the heal cleat broke on my 15 year old Kahtoolas snapped in half , think they would warranty them lol , but I have a pair of knock offs I might be able to parts and resurrect my my creepers
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: badbrad2186 on Feb 26, 2024, 06:46 AM
Thanks Bruce
 Forgot to mention on my walk back in the heal cleat broke on my 15 year old Kahtoolas snapped in half , think they would warranty them lol , but I have a pair of knock offs I might be able to parts and resurrect my my creepers

I have faith with a little redneck engineering you'll fix them
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: oneida!! on Feb 26, 2024, 02:44 PM
with two very mild winters in a row now and limited ice fishing seriously thinking of buying second boat. I currently have 22 ft tri toon wit 150hp great all round boat but never gets in the water much before 1st or 2nd week of May and out by mid September not the easiest to solo  trailer/get in and out so stays in hoist all season, If i could get like an 18ft aluminum with like 25hp tiller motor would at least get few extra months if i wanted to get out easy to trailer and get in and out solo....
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: fly_rodder on Feb 26, 2024, 03:39 PM
with two very mild winters in a row now and limited ice fishing seriously thinking of buying second boat. I currently have 22 ft tri toon wit 150hp great all round boat but never gets in the water much before 1st or 2nd week of May and out by mid September not the easiest to solo  trailer/get in and out so stays in hoist all season, If i could get like an 18ft aluminum with like 25hp tiller motor would at least get few extra months if i wanted to get out easy to trailer and get in and out solo....
Not a bad idea. I have a fishing kayak with a small electric motor in it. Supposedly enough juice to troll all day, but I've only used it for shoulder seasons to get me out far enough to jig.  Sunday is looking like a good day to clean up all of those hungry perch and walleye who haven't had a rapp smack their forehead in two years.
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 26, 2024, 04:07 PM

 Took a break from the ice to float the river with the goon in his new drift boat , great ride ,here are a few pics , steelheads wanted beads today
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Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: reeleyz on Feb 26, 2024, 04:54 PM
Great day to be out there Fred.

A few days in the 60s in the forecast. This could get interesting. Imagine all the fish that haven’t been caught the past 2 winters…
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: filetandrelease on Feb 27, 2024, 05:47 AM
 Thanks
 Well I reported I broke a cleat off my 15 year old Kahtoolas , well I had a cheap pair of knock offs the elastom
 Was very weak so I took the cleats off and put them on the Kahtoolas it was a pain and the chains needed to be shortened but it was well worth it , and now I also have an extra 4 points of traction 😃
 Looks like my ice season maybe over , with this weather coming
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: SeanP on Feb 27, 2024, 08:22 AM
Nice job on the Steelies!!! look's like a great day!!

SeanP
Title: Re: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS
Post by: mcully on Feb 29, 2024, 04:56 AM
with two very mild winters in a row now and limited ice fishing seriously thinking of buying second boat. I currently have 22 ft tri toon wit 150hp great all round boat but never gets in the water much before 1st or 2nd week of May and out by mid September not the easiest to solo  trailer/get in and out so stays in hoist all season, If i could get like an 18ft aluminum with like 25hp tiller motor would at least get few extra months if i wanted to get out easy to trailer and get in and out solo....
I've been winter boat fishing more lately than ever out of a 21' key west with a 200HP outboard and I'll say little bigger power plant won't hurt you and high sides on a boat in winter is nice too. You want to avoid spray and be able to get off relatively quickly safely. DEC checks the life jacket situation too so wear one if required and I wear one while moving even though I'm long enough not to have to. When it's good it's good but I did get into a wrong weather report where the wind flipped from the south about double what was forecast and riled up the finger lake I was on into 3' plus ice cold waves last February. Little pucker situation getting the boat across and onto the trailer and would have been downright dangerous in a lower sided tin boat low on power. It's an adventure for sure. The docks we are used to in summer are shorter or non-existent in winter but pick your days and the fish still swim and eat. Good luck