Oneida lake ice

[CNY Tim]

Doug caught a legal eye and that was it. Thunder is making a run to check options for tomorrow.

[Thunderman]

Hey aren't you supposed to be working and not reporting on the I-net must be nice.

AW, sniper007 and myself went off the beach for a few hrs marked fish only one taker and AW got it on a jitterbug with grass shrimp .Looks like the beach is the only safe spot to access from just use caution as always. The barge canal has opened up in a few spots .

[augustwest]

That Waldo made for an awesome lunch at work today

I am going back off the Bath House in the AM...anyone in?

[iceman1603]

YUPPIE, YUPPIE me me me!!!!!!!! Ill be there yuppie, uh huh dats fer sher!!!!!

AW if you get a free minute tonight gimme a call

[Dark Cloud]

bath-house, chapman, lewis, delta... tough choices

[augustwest]

bath-house, chapman, lewis, delta... tough choices

I know...we can go and catch more SUNFISH...boy that sure would be dandy

[Dark Cloud]

That Waldo made for an awesome lunch at work today

Vanessa must have cooked it?

1 walleye(maybe) or 50 sunfish(probably) or BIG perch???? more tough choices...

Talk to ya later...

[Dark Cloud]

BTW - I only hit that sunfish spot twice this winter. But we are eyeing up a diff spot for sunfish on sat. Come to think of it I dont believe I fished one perticular lake more than twice this winter...

Quiet day at work? You home already?

I talked to Timmy after lunch today and Todds right, TimmyToe talks to the whole free CNY and beyond icefishing world by noon most days at work. I dont know if I should shake his hand or slap him?

[augustwest]

Man...late ice has turned you grumpy

My days are never quiet and I am home (already?)...call me broham!!

[Dark Cloud]

Not grumpy, just play'n...

I am REAL itchy to beat on some stream trout though

Wait till you see my latest project im starting..

[Sniper07]

Bill and I will be going off the Beach at 6AM Friday to try our luck, guess we're going to start shallow and work our way out if need be. Tight lines to all on the ice and be safe.

[augustwest]

Sniper...see you in the am.

[Thunderman]

AW, Don't forget to bring your jitterbug .

[CNY Tim]

Fished off Jewel and needed waders to get out there. Water was about knee high to get on the ice. Ice is still 16" but some holes were all white while the most black ice I saw was about 8". Fished for perch and didn't mark a whole lot. More throwbacks than keepers but I did catch two dandies. The first one was a smaller fish but the next two were jumbo's

[Thunderman]

Tim, at least you caught perch I caught 1 1/2 smallmouth didn't even mark alot of fish at the beach or chapman .Just to let everyone know the ice is moving Iceman and I went off chapman park at 10:30am the ice was fine getting out on nice and flat when we came off at 1:30pm where the ice meets shore it was pushed up an easy 2 feet.If any body that goes out on oneida just be careful all the cracking noise its not making ice its the ice settleing and being pushed up from all the rain we had Be safe.

Thunderman

[Sniper07]

Bill and I went off the Beach from 6AM till 3:30PM, and marked a lot of fish. Only prob was you couldn't buy a bite,I threw a ton of stuff at them with no luck. Bill did get a small Eye about 2PM. The fish are being real tuff and fickle. Lake talked up a storm today, had a crack go right under my feet,scared the #%** outa me!

[iceman1603]

Yup she was grumblin thats for sure. I was able to get 2 decent perch off the beach first thing this am. Nothin after that. Today was my last day on the ice for this season. (unless we get another arctic deep freeze that is. It has been a pleasure fishing with those that I fished with and a very educational season for me from all of you here on FM. I look forward to seein you all on the open water...

Iceman1603

Cali

[Thunderman]

Fish it while you can it will all be over real soon alot more warm temps on there way starting tommorow.Just about all the local small waters the shore lines are Shot unless you want to travel a long way.The ice on oneida is going to disapate real fast from here on out.

[CNY Lee]

The lake was talking to you because it was making ice, it never got above 32 from what my dad was telling me and they live in Bridgeport.

Don't give up so fast, we'll have a little more time. (I hope)

[walleyeboy]

I think there is enough to last another week, if we dont get anymore rain. but there is definiatly enough for this weekend.

anyone know how lewis point is?

[iceman1603]

Yes the main body should hold for a few days for the most part. but There was an awful lot of real sketchy looking stuff on Oneida yesterday. Not sure how bad they actually were cause we avoided anything that looked potentially bad. After seein how much the ice moved in just a couple hours yesterday and seein the forcast for the next few days My shanties will be washed, dried, taken apart and stored by the end of the weekend.

Plus I have a leaking bath tub that needs to be addressed which involves the entire bathroom. So not like ill be bored!!!

[Sniper07]

Went off Lewis Point today with Bill and Walleye Boy, and we started marking fish right off. Bill put a hurting on the Eyes catching 7 with 5 keepers. I had no luck w/the reg lures so I used a panfish lure and ended my day with 1 Eye 7 White Perch a Burbot and a 30" plus monster Carp. The Carp was the most fun I had all day, as I fought it for about 15 minutes. Gotta love Light Tackle and the challenge it creates at times. WB was only able to ice 2 Yellow Perch, but tomorrow we'll be out there for the final time this ice season and WB will have a chance to improve his luck.

[walleyeboy]

yup tommarow im going to limit out by noon

[Dark Cloud]

Had a nice day on the ice yesterday with TimmyToe, Thunderchum, Lee the Machine, Tank, and a few others. The fish were not on fire but there. Had to cut alot of holes and chase them around but Tank and I headed home with a nice pail of gills, sunnies, and a few crappies. Quite a few pickerel and some bass around also. An absolutely beutifull day on the ice but the sun is putting a beatin on the ice! Top 2-3 inches were mush and the ice was around 10-12 inches with some holes being mostly white ice. And the ice was getting that bad grey color by the end of the day. Almost time to put a fork in her!

[CNY Tim]

Were fishing one more day pal come on... Just called my boss and I'm in for Monday. Great fishing with you guys on Oneida yesterday and Jay thanks for the treat and sammy. It was pretty slow for me and Todd and I only had 11 sunnies and a pig bluegill. Great company and some pleasant weather..

It started off with a nice sunrise...

Here's Todd or maybe "Wilson" Nice Hoppy..

I had a real nice big gill and it didn't come out, aaarrghh!

Great meeting some of Lee's fishing buddies. I hope he's finishing out right again cause he's back on it with Rob again now..