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Today Jim and Jeff were on board for a short trip. We didn’t tear them up this morning but they did catch a ton of eyes and a couple nice perch. Unfortunately most of the eyes were too short. Probably a 3 to 1 ratio of shorts to keepers.
Great job guys and see you in the fall.
Some days you land on nothing but keepers other days you have to do a lot of sorting. Either one always puts smiles on customers faces and that’s what it is all about.
Even though it might not look it when you look out the window, walleye season will be here before we know it. This winter has been busy clearing all the snow but in between each trip out on the tractor I have been busy preparing for the 2025 season.
The normal boring stuff is all done. Line is replaced, spinners are tied, oil is changed in the motors, bearings are greased, and tires are checked. In addition to all the boring stuff I have added a new tow vehicle, a new hip, and forward facing sonar.
Not to mention all the new lures and old lures in new colors that have been added to the tackle boxes. Those who have fished with me in the past will notice a few new rods as well. Last but certainly not least everyone is going to notice the new 16 inch screen Lowrance on the transom. No matter where you are on the boat you will be able to look to the back and see what is going on down below.
I am already starting to book trips for the 2025 walleye season so call now to save your dates. Can’t wait to see everyone on the water this year.
Walleye fishing on Oneida Lake has been good to great depending on the day. Smiling customers holding racks of nice fish is my favorite way to end the day.
Casting in the weeds is starting to produce fish. However, trolling in the depths is still the most consistent way to put fish in the box. Worm harnesses on the bottom have been the key to full livewells.
As the summer continues, the fish will set up different patterns. As the patterns change, I will continue to provide updated reports here.
If you want to get in on the action, give me a call and book a trip today.
Today I had the pleasure of fishing with Art and his granddaughter Lilly. I met Art at the New York sportsman show this past January.
Art was looking to learn how to catch walleyes. Although we didn’t set the world on fire we did manage to catch a few during their 4 hour trip today. Now Arts off to Bass Pro Shop for some new trolling gear!
I have plenty of open dates available if you want to get in on the action. Weekends are starting to fill up for the summer though. If you need a weekend date call as soon as possible. If you are looking to learn Oneida Lake I am a teaching guide service. Let me know the techniques you are looking to master and we will set up a trip just for you.
Come out and visit me at the New York Sportsmans Expo at the State Fairgrounds. The expo runs from 9 to 7 tomorrow and 9 to 5 Sunday.
The fishing on Oneida is normally hot in the fall and this one is no different. The good thing is it doesn’t matter if you are an expert or beginner.There are no secrets on oneida this time of year. The walleyes are eating shad! That means trolling cranks in the deep water for suspended fish.Use your graph to locate the walleyes. If all you see are clouds of bait, fish the bait as if they are walleyes as the walleyes will be close by.If you want to get out, catch a lot of fish and put some meat in the freezer give me a call.
It has been a busy few days. Sunday I fished the Oneida Lake Team Walleye Tournament. We had great expectations going into the tournament as our prefishing was excellent. Come Sunday we fell a little short finishing 9th out of 28 teams. We boated at least 30 to 40 keeper walleyes just couldn’t get one more big one that we needed to be in the money.
Yesterday I fished the Monday night bass tournament with Wayne. We started out fishing largemouth bass but when we found a school of good smallies tactics changed quickly. Out 3 fish bag was 9.87 pounds landing is in 2nd place out of 21 teams.
Today I was back after walleye for a 4 hour charter. It was another day of putting an easy limit in the boat for my guests. Jim and Frieda were great. Thank you both for the fun morning.
Trolling worm harnesses has been absolutely on fire the past couple of weeks.
If you want to get out on Oneida Lake and put some walleyes in your freezer give me a call. I even clean your fish at the end of the trip if you want.
I had a 4 hour charter Tuesday. We started off trolling and caught a couple but the floating weeds were too much to deal with. Constantly getting caught on our lines.
We needed to do something different.
So off to casting a weed bed where the pickerel and eyes were hungry.
Mason and Kloe finished off there limits casting along the weed edges. When the day ended Mason had caught his personal best walleye and Kloe her first walleyes ever.
Walleye fishing on Oneida lake is still hot hot hot. If you want to get in on the action give me a call. I will be on the water most of the up coming week and am available for trips.
The walleye fishing on Onieda Lake has been good so far this season. The last two weeks we have been taking fishing jigging blade baits and trolling.
Fish have come trolling both spinners and stick baits. 30 to 38 feet of water has been the ticket for trolling and jigging.
Now we are just waiting for the mayfly hatch. When that happens you will want to troll worm harnesses on the mud flats.
Weeds on the west end are starting to produce fish. That bite will only get better as the summer progresses.
With opening weekend behind us I figured I would give a little report on how we did. Saturday was the better day for sure. We located fish in 17 to 30 feet of water putting 18 in the net before 10:30. Blade baits were the go to lure.
Sunday was a different story. We worked hard for them and found some fish in 17 feet of water. Again it was all on blade baits with the hot colors being white and black and gold.
Overall, not a bad weekend. After talking to many other anglers and guides everyone seemed to find a similar pattern of the fishing slowing down on Sunday. I will continue to post fishing reports through out the summer along with some tips and techniques so make sure to stop by the site regularly.
If you want to get out on the water give me a call and set up a trip.
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