Hello again fish frenz:

    In just a few remaining outings my Oneida season will be placed on hold in anticipation of the dependable and long lasting fall bite during October and November. Walleyes seem to be everywhere, in and outside the weeds, on the shoals, suspended with the bait, and hunkered on the bottom especially the "pancake" bottom (iron manganese concretions). Jiggers, trollers, drifters, spinner and worm enthusiasts, crankbaiters, and weedless whackers are all enjoying the "eye" fest. On a recent trip to Shackleton Shoals this foursome of 1950's Auburn HS jocks, Auburn, NY  Dick Donofrio, Dick Williams, Al Emmi and Mattie Matthews weeded their way through the bass , walleyes, sheepshead, and panfish using the spinner/nightcrawler approach.

My recent outings have been on the big pond in chase of trout and salmon. Although we are not into the limit catches just yet we are seeing exceptional size trout and the beginnings of the salmon sortie. Typically July plays host to migrating cohos, kings, steelhead and the always stationary brown trout. Some of the early salmon catches have already included 25 to 29 pound bruisers with two full months of binge feeding to further advance the numbers.

    Reid Muller Jr., Cazenovia, NY celebrated his sixteenth birthday by landing this 20 pound king salmon on a Legendary Products Smart Fish lime green with an Atomik TG fly fished on  a wire dipsy set at 270 feet. Fifteen minutes of give and take ended in favor of Reid, a junior at Cazenovia with aspirations of attending Stanford University in pursuit of an engineering degree. Unfortunately an impending storm sent us back to port before his dad Reid and guests, Matt and James had a chance to do battle.