CAPTAIN TONY BUFFA FISHING CHARTERS
Fishing Report #10
06/18/08
Hello fishtoids & fishtoidettes:
Again my report will focus on 'NEIDA". Lake Ontario reports will be forthcoming ...I'll be there this weekend and much more often during late June.
Options await "eye" pickers on Oneida. Walleyes are now beginning to inhabit the weeds. They are also regular visitors to offshore rock piles during the last hour of daylight. The spinner/nightcrawler combo pulled diligently through the weeds will not only look attractive to foraging walleyes but will also catch a host of other fishes such as: pumkinseeds, bass, perch, catfish, rock bass and even the now internationally sought after carp. The deep water continues to play host to good collections of walleyes but you need to be in the right location. Most recently it has been buoys 121, 113, 109, the 26 feet trough north of Shackleton Point, the back side of Hogs Back at Lakeport and the drop at the Cleveland Bar.
The crew from the Limp Lizard Lounge on Onondaga Blvd., in Syracuse, NY jigged their way to 13 walleyes with 11 keepers on Sunday, June 8. This was mostly a family affair with owner Chuck Orlando, his dad Joe, nephew Frank Yaizzo the manager, brother Mike and father-in-law Ron Nalsgese. Again the gold Bass Pro Shops Lazer Blade 1/2 oz. took the lion's share. You can see the 1/2 oz. model just to the right of center in the photo. By the way, if you're looking for some good entertainment and exceptional food with a taste of hickory you can't beat Chuck's mex-tex fair.
Ten year old Sean Stanistreet, Camillus, NY caught his first walleye on a black/purple jig fished with a nightcrawler at buoy 119 while guest Sean Griffin, Onondaga Community College, JUCO National Champ stickman 2007, battled this 15 pound carp on a floating jig head and worm. Dad, Danny Stanistreet and brother Jonathan also caught walleyes and bass.
On Friday, June 13, Jim Flood and Walt Provost of Auburn Armature treated Rick and Luke Esposito of RF Esposito and AVR Electric president
Rick Emert and Ron Pennock to a walleye outing on Oneida. This catch of chunky walleyes (three measuring over 20 inches) and a bunch of 19's occurred in 16 to 7 feet between Black and Wilson point. Both jigs and blades combined with the right synergy to entice the eyes.
On Saturday, June 14 it was the Kingsley's from West Monroe, dad Ron, sons, Mike, Dave, Don and friends Wayne, and Jim. This was dad's Father's Day gift. We spent the morning at buoy 113 until 10:30 A.M. and then moved shoreward for some fun with the bass. Again it was blades and jigs.
Oneida is in transition with water temperatures in the seventies. Pick your favorite technique and stay the course albeit shallow or deep. Walleyes are distributing themselves rather than bunching up in one area.
The "fish" be with you,
cap'n tony