got out for local trout yesterday
had a great time with the stockies, chubs and the occasional redhorse sucker, great day to be out and its always fun having the little jack russel along to add a little bit of humor to the day

Very nice Rich,someday I will get up there for those Stripers.
Those trout from the river are very nice for stockies,around here most of the state stocked fish are ssmmaallll,8"-10",at least they were the last few years.I'm trying to get into the fly fishing again for the local native/stocked trout and am buying stuff to tie those tiny flies that they like.The last 20 yrs I've been concentrating on the trib fishing,different equipment than the local scene.

Great pics toon.... love them bows as gerry mentioned... jack i am kinda on the same page as you. Trout fishing was the start of it all for me and i do have the urge to pursue moreso than i have in recent years...

Was going to go out this afternoon at around 4 , but the  winds a pretty bad at 13 to 15 with some larger gusts.   With T storms a possibility I have seen that lake go from OK to bad to worse in no time.   With just a 14 foot boat  I will probably stay in

I always said the best lawns in the neighborhood are at the local cemetery.
 

MMy nephew Brian with what I think was his biggest fish.   He tried to hand me the rod 3 times  ;0) .    Another hog bass.    Sorry if their sideways  I switched them in the photo bucket, but it takes a while for them to go through  

Yes drifting with a jig and a minnow.  When the season opens I will try with the fly rod.    No a bad idea though on drifting the flies.     Hmmmmmmm..................

If you have electronics use it to locate and drop shot the area.  Gently bounce the rig with that articulated fly about 1-2' off the bottom.  Drop shot rigging is easy and very effective. Might even work for waldo's too. 

fished oneida on friday and sunday, friday started with a keeper on the first troll then couldnt buy a bite. I use mainly bottom bouncers and worm harnesses, switched colors and weights nothing. Pulled out the planer boards and lures and pulled them till noon, nothing. Sunday decided late to go I was out of lumber to finish the new front porch and lowes being the only place on sunday to get my stuff, figured hit the water for a few then finish the work. Leave the marina and starting heading towards one of my spots and see a charter captain I know working a closer spot so pull in behind him a half mile or so back and follow him, nothing not even marking a thing, move over and hit it again nothing. Start seeing boats running in and notice how black the sky was west, I look at the charter captain and he isint moving so I stay also. It rained buckets for ten minutes thank goodness I have an cuddy I keep fishing watching the rods from inside. After two trolls not marking fish I run down the lake ten minutes and set up on a schoal,two trolls and mark some fish but no biters, move again and the same marking them but no biters. Off by ten pretty bummed, then home to build the new front stairs.


 

I too want to try the nite bite,   but I know very little about the lake andam a little nervous.   I do think I will try the little shoal down from  Godfreys at least once though.   
 
John quick questions,  how far is Shackleton shoals from Godfrey launch.  My boat is a little 14 deep V with a 20 horse.   Looking at the map I want to hit it for perch  (hopefully eyes too).   On a nicer day I am going to give it a try, does not look that far off.   
   I really do not know how good my fish finder is other than for depth.   I do not think I marked 1 fish  out from the launch  when it dropped to 30 plus feet.  when driving around.  Do you think it was the case of no fish there.

RJ,  I think you are correct.   Before this year I only went to Redfield res, Sacketts and Henderson Harbor and then I stayed in the harbor.    I know the boat pretty well ,  just not the lake.  It is a close to perfect size for 2 guys.   Tows and launches easy.     I do need a bit of more confidence on the  bigger water so I am starting slow and working my way to explore at bit more.  I am learning the Godfrey launch area a bit so it will probably be my first after dark try.

Story about how I got the boat.   I had a REAL deep V Lund Side console.   That and my current boat were in a barn that collapsed under snow.   Got the insurance and bought  a 20 ft Starcraft  I/O had it for 2 years or so   and when gas went to $5  gallon the first time I wanted to sell the Starcraft.  I asked my buddy about the 14 footer and he said he still had it in his  rebuilt barn.   It was a little bowed in one spot  and had a dent in the bottom,   but held water as well before  with only a cup or so an hour leak.  Talked to my buddy and he was the only guy I ever went fishing with.   He had  traded in the 15 horse (that was beat up from the collapse) on a 20 with electric start, but never used the boat in 3 years. We came to an agreement  I fixed the boat  up got it water ready and I sold my Starcraft.   We fished in it a few times,  but his wife had a stroke and he could not go anymore.   He offered to give it to me but I did  not take him up on it.   He is a life long  friend and he has  used it  10 or so  times in last 5 years (all with me )   as he  can never get away.   It is registered to him, and  he offers to sign it over every year, but I know it makes him feel good to have it.  It stays at my house all summer and in his barn all winter  At some point I will get it signed over.

Andy, I have had 3 in it a few times.   Just limits the top speed and for the most part 1 pole per person.

Clint shackelton is southwest from godfrey, probably 5 miles across and another 3 to for up the lake. The shoal I was refering to is messenger shoal and the bay. My favorite spot to fish is out in front of godfrey, when you leave the launch look straight across the lake and youll see a cell tower aim for it. I troll at 1.0 to 1.2 miles an hour as you get closer to the cell tower start looking to the left or east and youll see blind island another killer spot lake goes from 40 to 3 feet I usually stay aways off as there will be 30 boats and I like the unpressured fish. Back to godfrey, most times i fish in 30 feet west from the launch with you fish finder or if you have a map look for three bowls I call the the water basically is deeper in the center and shallower oround the edges Ill fish that area alot. Just tring to help here another tip I will do if the wind allows is if im marking fish on the bottom and not getting bites I will make passes over them from different directions, sometimes the presentation coming at them from a different angle triggers them. Oneida can get ugly fast Im always watching the sky and other boats if people start running for shore there is usually a reason.

Clint
 
I was up at the Cornell Field Station last fall on Schackleton Point, and you can basically see the State Launch from there (there is an island in the way, otherwise you could read the registration numbers with binoculars).  If your concern is the lake kicking up, the south launch has to be a lot closer than running across and up the lake.
 
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jerseyshore

Good morning, new member here.
I have been coming up to the river for 20 years for salmon and steel, but have never been up during the summer.
I'm thinking of spending a long weekend up at my camper this summer and was wondering what type of fishing I can do with the flyrod while I'm there.
Thanks for any help.

Swing streamers and larger nymphs...anything buggy with a dead/drag free drift in the AM and late PM... you stand a chance at a smallmouth, atlantic, or steelhead... the bigger flies will keep the smaller creek chubs and salmon/trout fry and smolts away. Cone and beadheads on nymphs and streamers would help in deeper spots. Cover alot of water and you should catch something... goodluck