1/21/2011 Oneida Lake Ice Fishing report

Happy F@#king Friday everyone. Here’s what is happening on our Lake. The snow is deep out there and unless the walkers stay on top of a snowmobile track its not the easiest walking in the world, and it just started snowing right now. Its supposed to snow all day but quit tonight. Now im no Wayne Mahar but the temps to the west of us are falling down through the floor and by late tonite and into tomorrow morning its gonna be cold. I hope that means that whatever snow is out there stiffens up and makes it easy walking. My suggestion is that you bring a shovel with you to dig your self a spot and put up your shanty. That is what im hearing for weather and for ice conditions and I would seriously think twice before taking a wheeler out there right now.
The fishing has been very good for the most part all across the lake. Big Bay has not had many people fishing it lately but the reports im getting from there have been good especially in the evening on big gills and Crappies. The main concentration of people have been going out of Big Bay Marina and heading northeast towards the big duck blind on the point. Caty Lightning jigs tipped with spikes have been working very well for both gills and crappies in blue and white and green and glow with the orange dot. South bay has also been producing some very big sunfish around polar beach and the yacht club if you can find access, also around Aero Marina in the old weedbeds.
The perch and walleye bite seem to be located in the same spots more than ever this year and Constantia is leading the charge as being the hottest hot spot on the lake right now. The area between Little and Long Island must be full of fish because it has been hot now for 2 weeks. Limits of Walleye are coming off of tip ups with live minnows, Kastmaster spoons, jigging rapala’s and pimples. Tip all of the spoons with a minnow head and your in business.
The hottest perch jig right now on Oneida is the Caty Thunder Jig in size #2. The blue/white pearl, the glow/hot pink head and the all glow with orange dot, tipped with a fathead either live or dead. The bite has also been good off of Chapman Park in 23-28fow. The perch havent been as plentiful there but the walleye fishing has been good. I have not heard much from the Williams Beach/Islands area so I wont guess but as with anywhere on the lake right now please be careful traveling out there as it is very hard to know what is below all the snow.
Thanks
Matt

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