ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS THREAD...

[stratos122]

Are we going to have an early spring?, it would be nice to catch some crappie and bluegills. Always been a favorite of mine....if high water and wind doesn't spoil things

   Looking at those temps for next week along with rain the ice will start  be going pretty quick.I'll be  getting my boat already to go for the season next week.

[filetandrelease]

Dom the canal is all open , drove by it on my way to go ice fishing , trout fishing in the streams before the boat hits the water for this ol buzzard

[Dug1898]

Hey Longhunter, I stopped in here to see if there's any fingerlakes open water action and I'm glad you made it here. You'll like these guys, they crack me up sometimes. Too bad the ice was soo crappy for you guys this year...we never had those problems years ago when you lived on the lake and you let me leave my tundra and shanty in your front yard on the ice and let me stay at your house for a week at a time if I wanted to...good times for sure, then my back crapped out and you moved and everything changed. But, spring is in the air and you'll be out there chasing the gills and such pretty soon...I'll see you soon for the you know what...Shhh 

[mcully]

Tried canal for half hour Saturday. Nothing yet.

[longhunter]

Doug, good seeing you sat nite for Jessie's b'day, did you look over all those photos? Till today she keeps reminding me, Dad we've only got nine, we need to get the limit, it was so rough that day I didn't want to be out any longer. 36 yrs ago....wow what memories.

[tommylavee]

Just started fishing Oneida last year.  Looking forward to getting more open water action this year.

[filetandrelease]

Tried canal for half hour Saturday. Nothing yet.

What method did you try ,there should be some fish up in there because the ice bite has been good off the beach for the last 2 plus weeks , now that I'm done ice fishing Oneida , I can start jigging ,

[mcully]

What method did you try ,there should be some fish up in there because the ice bite has been good off the beach for the last 2 plus weeks , now that I'm done ice fishing Oneida , I can start jigging ,

Used blade. Only half an hour and I couldn't cast where I wanted to due to ice. Bringing jigs and blades next trip soon. Should be something headed up the creek. If snug opens up before Monday may drop the boat in.

[filetandrelease]

Used blade. Only half an hour and I couldn't cast where I wanted to due to ice. Bringing jigs and blades next trip soon. Should be something headed up the creek. If snug opens up before Monday may drop the boat in.

Well maybe I will see you there

[greenhornet73]

As I drove by the canal Sunday morning after ice fishing I saw the canal was crusted over for the most part with only the lakeside end opened up.  I thought about pulling over to jig for a few but not with such a small area to work with.  Vertical jigging the wall should be good right now with the walleye bite being as steady as it had been on that end of the lake.

[ol crawdad]

Any reports on whether the ice is gone from the east end?  Thanks, oc

[filetandrelease]

Any reports on whether the ice is gone from the east end?  Thanks, oc

I doubt the ice is gone I was walking on it day before yesterday was about 8"and fading fast ,  I'm sure with this rain today will do a number on it , canal is open though

[ol crawdad]

I doubt the ice is gone I was walking on it day before yesterday was about 8"and fading fast ,  I'm sure with this rain today will do a number on it , canal is open though

Thanks, so I assume the east most boat launch is still locked up then?  Hoping to get the boat in Saturday.

[filetandrelease]

Thanks, so I assume the east most boat launch is still locked up then?  Hoping to get the boat in Saturday.

The one up in the river maybe open I don't launch down there so I'm not much help sorry
Ask one of the Guys that do launch down there ,  I'm sure one of the fellas can help out   , there was a small boat in the canal the other day

[ol crawdad]

Thanks filet.