Oneida Lake
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Species
Smallmouth Bass12Season
Oneida Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)5
- Ned Rigs2
- Drop Shot1
- Finesse Jigs1
- Hard Topwater (Popping)1
- Smallmouth Bass12 Reports
Largemouth Bass3 Reports
Yellow Perch2 Reports
Walleye1 Report
Chain Pickerel1 Report
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Recently Reported and Trending Baits
Okashira Screwhead 1/8 oz / Tennessee Shad
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Dark Sleeper 3/4 oz / 3 4/5" / Donko
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TRD TicklerZ Green Pumpkin / 2 3/4"
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Easy Shiner 3 1/2" / Perch
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Model II Tungsten Football Jig 3/8 oz / Green Pumpkin Chartreuse
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Spark Shad Swimbait Real / 3"
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Most Reported Baits for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
Fat Swing Impact 3.8" Smallmouth Magic / 3.8"
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Reported for Finesse Jigs
Flat Worm - PowerBait MaxScent 3 3/4" / Green Pumpkin Party
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Reported for Drop Shot
Tungsten Ball Jig 1/8 oz / Green Pumpkin / 2/0
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Model II Tungsten Football Jig 3/8 oz / Green Pumpkin Chartreuse
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Reported for Finesse Jigs
Tungsten Compound Open Water Sniper Jig 3/8 oz / Stealth PBJ
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
PowerBait MaxScent Creature Hawg Green Pumpkin / 4"
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Reported for Texas Rigs (Worming)
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Oneida Lake Fishing Reports
68 Reports on Oneida Lake
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
51°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
48°
We found numerous smallies in rocky shallows near points (3-8') on the west end by hopping swimbaits along the bottom. Fish were also caught on a slow steady retrieve, and using a slow lift/drop cadence. Holding close to the bottom was difficult, but necessary as the wind grew over the course of the day, so the 3/4 oz was favorable to the 1/2 oz today.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
50°
Couldnt buy a bite in the early morning, but once the sun started warming up the shallow rock and the surface temp climbed a degree or two the fish would move up into about 6ft of water all on rock. They werent super juiced as the jerkbait and screwhead would get an occasional fish, it still paid off best to be on the bottom crawling a ned rig around. A few fish had some fat bellys on them but I feel like we are still waiting for the switch to flip and them to start feeding aggressively mid column and maybe even try that first topwater bite. It is days away
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