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Oneida Lake Walleye fishing 5/23/25

Posted in Reports, tagged Fishing Guide Oneida Lake, fishing Oneida Lake, full tank charters, guided fishing new York, Guided Walleye Fishing, Guided Walleye fishing New York, Oneida Lake, Oneida Lake Reports, Oneida Lake Walleye, Oneida Lake walleye fishing, Oswego County, Oswego County fishing, Oswego County Fishing Reports on May 24, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking Brandon, Christina, Jace and Daniel out on Oneida Lake. While the weather wasn’t the best, the fish kept us busy enough not to care and the Hewescraft kept us comfortable.

Unfortunately we couldn’t keep the undersized fish off the hook. It seemed like every move I made put us into more shorts. That being said the kids didn’t mind as they were happy to be getting bites and catching fish. Them catching a bunch of fish was the goal for the day and that is exactly what happened. They ended the day with 3 keeper walleye and 5 good perch. I lost count of how many we threw back.

We trolled worm harnesses behind bottom bouncers in 25 to 30 feet of water. Pink and purple being our best colors.

A big thank you to Captain Mike Tankersley for the tip location the day before. Also, a big thank you to Eddie’s Salmon River Lodge for providing them a great place to stay.

Jace got off the boat and said he wanted to do this charter again next year. Hearing that made me forget how miserable the weather was as I was loading the boat.

I have dates available for Oneida, Ontario, or Cayuga Lake. Give me a call for details.

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A fun weekend

Posted in Stories, tagged Brown Trout, Cayuga Lake fishing, finger lakes fishing charter, Fishing Guide Oneida Lake, Fishing mexico Bay, fishing Oneida Lake, full tank charters, Guide Wayneo, Guided Brown Trout fishing, guided fishing new York, Guided fishing trips, Guided Walleye Fishing, Guided Walleye fishing New York, hewescraft boats, Lake Ontario Fishing, lake trout, Oneida Lake, Oneida Lake fishing Charter on November 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »

This past weekend was one of the most fun weekends I have had in a while. I was fishing both days so that had a lot to do with it.

Saturday I went to Oneida Lake in the new boat. It was a bit strange as I brought my friend Mike, Full Tank Charters, out with me. Normally, he takes me in his boat as he charters exclusively on Oneida and has taught me all I know about walleye fishing on that lake.

We launched just after 7, and it wasn’t long before we were putting a nice walleye in the live well. We had started fishing out deep and found fish right tight to the bottom. Using lead core rods, we were able to get our baits down to the fish and took home 10 keeper walleye and 3 big perch. I lost count of how many short or just barely 15 inch fish we released. I was pulling a deep thunderstick, and Mike was pulling a storm thin fin. We also took 3 bites off a chinook diver and thunder stick rig I put out on my side just to try out. One of the 3 was a keeper. Overall, it was a great morning on the water that put some tasty filets in the freezer.

Sunday, after breakfast, I took my wife and kids out on Lake Ontario to try some brown trout fishing. This time of year, there are some locations where they start to stack up, and we wanted to see if they were there.

We only had 2 rods in the water when that question was answered. A nice 17 inch brown trout smacked a custom Maglip 3.0 i had put out on a board. Once I had all the planer and rigger rods in the water I set out 2 chinook diver rods 18 and 22 feet back. I am glad I did as those rods took 5 out of our 9 bites. We ended up landing 6 browns in just a few hours. Amanda and the boys were able to stay warm under the enclosure. This boat is much more comfortable than the old one that is for sure. See her and the boys smile for each picture made the day great for me.

I will be offering both brown trout and walleye trips until the launches freeze. I also offer trips to Cayuga Lake for lake trout, rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon. Call today to book a trip.