Super User ww2farmer Posted March 18, 2016 Super User Posted March 18, 2016 @#@$#%&$## weather!!!!! I haven't gone back out yet. 2 days of 50 MPH gusts on a wide open lake in a 16' alum boat is not my idea of fun. And were heading into a pretty good cold spell for the next few days until the middle of next week. 1 Quote
Hurricane Posted March 20, 2016 Posted March 20, 2016 Anyone ever fish Oneida Lake? Might be getting a vacation house on it.. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted March 21, 2016 Super User Posted March 21, 2016 I spent about 2.5 hours on Silver late yesterday afternoon for as long as I could stand the cold and wind. It wasn't on fire. I caught 4 smallies, all but one clone 2.5 lbers, the lone good one was 4lbs. Quote
TheBug Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 The docks aren't in yet at Silver, are they? Not that I'm even ready yet, but hoping to get out a little earlier than last two years. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted March 22, 2016 Super User Posted March 22, 2016 9 minutes ago, TheBug said: The docks aren't in yet at Silver, are they? Not that I'm even ready yet, but hoping to get out a little earlier than last two years. No, and they won't be for a while yet, usually they don't go in till the end of April/early May. But I don't need them..............I actually prefer it when they are out. Quote
TheBug Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 Thanks. Yeah, once I'm ready and the weather cooperates no docks isn't going to stop me either. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted March 23, 2016 Super User Posted March 23, 2016 Got out for about 2.5 hours before dark late this afternoon............2 smallies, and a couple pike. Water temps still in the high 30's........... I am going to report on every trip this year, for no other reason than to keep a running total of # of bass caught, # of times I go fishing, and hours on the water. 3 Quote
Hurricane Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 I'm ready to get out on Erie or the Niagra river..... Soon... Looking forward to fishing Oneida this summer.. 1 Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted March 24, 2016 Super User Posted March 24, 2016 Trip #4 for the year. I was out from about 3pm till 6:30 or so......................SLOW. I fished for smallmouth for 2+ hours with nothing but a handful of dink perch to show for it, switched gears and went looking for largemouth the last hour and a half or so............it wasn't on fire, but it was better than the first two hours. I put my first pair of largemouth in the boat for 2016...........on 4lber, one 3lber , and added another retarded 3lb smallmouth who was up where he shouldn't be, as well as about 6 or 8 pike 1 Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted March 27, 2016 Super User Posted March 27, 2016 Trip #5...........between AM and PM family Easter festivities I was able to hit the water for about 3.5 hours today. Fished from about 10 am till 1:30 pm........................Stunk with a capital S. A couple pike while looking for largemouth, and a bunch of perch while looking for smallmouth and that was it..............first time I have not put multiple or at least one bass in the boat in a long long.............long time. 1 Quote
Neil McCauley Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 What water temps are people seeing on the larger lakes right now? LG was 36-38 about 2 weeks ago. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted March 28, 2016 Super User Posted March 28, 2016 I have not seen anything on the main lake much more than 40-41........and 42-45 in dark bottom, back water areas. But that beats what the water temp usually is this time of year which is................frozen. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted March 31, 2016 Super User Posted March 31, 2016 Trip #6 of 2016 Went out for a few hours this evening.........poking around in back water area's looking for largemouth.........never went out on the lake and looked for smallies. Caught two 2.5lbers, and a handfull of pike......not much activity in the shallows yet. Water temps there are still in the low to mid 40's, and the hoards of panfish that the bass usually follow have yet to seem to show up either. Pike are still spawning in there..........at least some late stragglers............past history tells me that the bass and panfish mostly stay away until the things with teeth that eat them leave LOL. 3 Quote
Subaqua Adinterim Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 WW2 Thanks for the updates. I can't wait to get out soon in my canoe on the 2 smaller finger lakes. Your reports provide great info. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted April 3, 2016 Super User Posted April 3, 2016 It's not the wind that's driving me nuts.............it's the return to winter for the next week to ten days. Quote
Hurricane Posted April 3, 2016 Posted April 3, 2016 1 hour ago, ww2farmer said: It's not the wind that's driving me nuts.............it's the return to winter for the next week to ten days. Sucks... Have been loving this weather. . Quote
TheBug Posted April 4, 2016 Posted April 4, 2016 On 4/3/2016 at 8:50 PM, ww2farmer said: It's not the wind that's driving me nuts.............it's the return to winter for the next week to ten days. It's my fault for getting my boat and gear ready last weekend, so it had to go back to winter. d**n the fishing gods... Quote
Hurricane Posted April 4, 2016 Posted April 4, 2016 This weather really sucks.... But hey, its Buffalo.... Quote
kbeeb374 Posted April 4, 2016 Posted April 4, 2016 2 hours ago, TheBug said: It's my fault for getting my boat and gear ready last weekend, so it had to go back to winter. Yep. Me too I Almost put my boat in the water last sunday to test out my new finder, but we ran out of daylight. Pretty glad I didn't right now or I would have had to change out the lower unit oil again. Quote
TheBug Posted April 4, 2016 Posted April 4, 2016 I'm curious, why would you have to change the lower unit oil again if you splashed it? Does it leak? Quote
kbeeb374 Posted April 4, 2016 Posted April 4, 2016 10 minutes ago, TheBug said: I'm curious, why would you have to change the lower unit oil again if you splashed it? Does it leak? Well I don't think it does but we have had a lower unit crack before so I don't take any chances. if it has been in the water I assume water got in the lower unit so if it is going to be freezing for a slightly extended amount of time I will change the oil before it freezes. the ten bucks in oil is worth it compared to the risk of losing my motor. Quote
TheBug Posted April 4, 2016 Posted April 4, 2016 I can understand your not wanting to take any chances and I agree changing the oil is cheap insurance. Was just curious, I am definitely not an expert, just knew I didn't have to be as concerned with the freezing (as long as no water in the LU) on my outboard like I do with my inboard. Just making sure I wasn't missing something, cause a cracked lower unit would suck. Especially now! Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted April 4, 2016 Super User Posted April 4, 2016 Nothing to worry about................it's not going to be cold enough for long enough to be an issue. And if you changed your lower unit oil in the fall and only put the boat in the water a couple times before this cold snap, It's highly doubtful enough water water would have gotten into the lower unit to make the oil so watery that a couple cold days/nights would effect it................if enough water did get in there in such a short time...............you got bigger problems than a few cold nights. All I do to prepare for these early season cold spells is keep my motor trimmed DOWN. I get more worried about it the fall with a seasons worth of use and possibly a little water in the lower unit. Quote
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