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Dunny
Bronze Ambassador
1/12/25
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Spoons
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
32°
HotbaitVMC Rattle Spoon 1/8 oz / Glow Hot Perch
Out of Stock
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Ledges
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Ledges
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
Fish the edge of the shoals for post spawn smallies. I did best staying on top of the shoal and casting the swimbait off the edge. Key was letting the swimbait sink to the bottom or close and swimming it up the edge.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Reef
In the late summer while most anglers focus their time deep, there is a good percentage of bass that stay shallow on rocky reefs. Top baits like Zara Spooks or Rapala X-Pops work great to entice big smallmouth. The key is to find good grass in the area with bait activity. Position your casts to run on the inside weedline for best results.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Winter
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Baitfish
The bite remains good to very good at the wall on the east end of the lake at Sylvan Beach. Using blade baits in gold and silver and jigging raps in a variety of colors have produced.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Trolling 10-19'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
We trolled with boards in 15-20 fow west of Frenchman's Island with various crankbaits 30-50 ft behind the boards, trolling at 2.1-2.5 mph. Caught a double limit of walleye in just over an hour with a bonus smallmouth bass. We then set-up south of the island in the shallower 12-14 fow area and caught a pile of perch, pickerel, and more walleye using fatheads on drop shot rigs.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Winter
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Perch
Wall Brawl event at the east end of Oneida Lake on the Sylvan Beach cannel walls. Fishing was VERY slow with only a couple fish caught on blade baits in perch/fire tiger colors.
Panfish / Bluegill
