Shane Muckey

With the high waters and constant east winds, I have only fished down there 6 times so far this month. 3 times from a boat and 3 times from shore..have logged in 48 walleye for 29 hours fishing time. Very good spring so far.

Heres a few pic's....

The guys that I know who fish it regularlly for eyes..gave up on it til this close to record water levels recede.

Looks like some good eating right there. ..... Nice Fish!!!

Great video Dave / Markie.. The Beckage crew will remember that trip for a long time and they've timed some good action up here before, nothing quite like that though. Silly...

A very nice collection of photo's... thanks for sharing....really Nice walleye!!!!!! Got some buds leaving tomorrow for Quinte..

Few Pic's from last year, Hope you enjoy it!!!

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did oneida lake go dry? if so i must have missed the news lots of erie chatter now where as in past years it was mostly oneida

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It seems unless your trolling, the eye bite went into a 2 week funk after that heat wave in early July, last week we re found them feeding on young of the year perch fry in the weeds shallower, that was fun, but it seems to be spotty now. The perch fry and this year's year class of shad are very robust and big in size. I know guys that have been doing well in the weeds and out deep trolling, but I haven't fished down there in 6 days due to other circumstances.

Nice job man, never tryed a sonar in the weeds before, must be tricky!!

Great fish!!!!!

Pulled # 5-7 Rapalas in 38 fow last Saturday.

34-35 down, 15 ft off the ball. 1.8-2.0 mph.

Also ran Rapala "trolls to" off the big boards.

Found 'em, and ended up with our limit.

Pretty much last of Oneida for the year, as we now migrate up to Lake Ontario.

Fish primarily in/around the Mexico Bay/ Sandy Pond area.

Fish Hunter II is out of the barn,(22 ft Starcaft Islander) and ready to be fitted with my rocket launcher/bird tree/net holder system, I manufactured. Pretty damn nice if I do say so.

Need more room, for more rods.

Scott

It's that time of year again, I only got a month left til I can't fish anymore, then it's salmon season again.

Fished 5 out of the last 7 days sonar jigging on Oneida, been spotty but decent, every day they go a little deeper, been limiting out on eyes except one morning I had boat trouble...with the best day being 6 keepers, been getting alot of big sheepshead and good size perch too. Started last saturday at 23-28 feet ended up at 35-42 feet by yesterday, with a better portion of walleyes at that depth, compared to alot of other species mixed in shallower.

switched from fishing afternoons too the morning with the heat wave, alot more boats early, not used to that. But the fishing is better and more comfortable out. Well good luck out there.

Jigged sonars with another good friend of mine Wayno from Ithaca today on Oneida, not quite as good as yesterday, but put 28 fish in the boat from 1-8 pm, best bite again between 1-4pm. Fished 2 different depths 24-27 fow and 32-36 fow, got some monster sheepshead, a couple jumbo's and 6 eyes, 5 keepers between 17 1/4 and 20 inches, nothing big, just good eaters. Great day to be on the water. took a few pic's.

Great job!! Nice Waldo's!!!!

The jig fisherman I know, use hand-made ones with green prism tape, and #4 hooks.

One caught a 28"er this past week.

Scott

The green prism tape is very popular with the guys in the pulaski area where I live too.

I use many colors and the green tape is one them.

Back in November of 2008 I got a Oneida personal best of 29" 8.9lbs. on perch color

Me and my good friend Jeffrey were out today jigging sonars, we had an absolute riot with the sheepshead,

My right shoulder is killing me right now, great day.

put a total of 46 fish in the boat total in 8 hrs, also got 9 keeper eyes, but none good enough for todays tourney!

Nice talking too you Fish Hunter!!!

Oneida sonar mixed bag!!

GREAT JOB!!!!!

thanks guys headed there for two days saturday and sunday. see ya at 119 with the other used boat super center

Spent a wonderful evening out near 119 tonight jigging sonars in 32-38 fow, picked up 6 keeper eyes, some sheepshead, a monster catfish and some other bi catchables. Awesome sunset and nice chop after sweltering in a little heat , great sunset.. Good luck this weekend salmonite.

Never know what you'll get jigging sonars in Oneida.

The crawler harness/bouncer bite is on now.

Silver w/chatruese/red beads.

Holograhic perch patterns, as well, both with 1" floats, seemed to be the ticket for us this weekend.

Good perch are coming to those too.

Hey thanks for the update Fish Hunter, I haven't tryed worm harnesses yet this year. Were you using them for deep eyes or shallow? The reason I ask is that I started having trouble getting consistant numbers shallow after Wednesday, so went back to fishing deep.

Put a 3 hour shift in yesterday and Saturday evening out a bit deeper, picked up 2 limits jigging sonars in 30-38 feet Saturday and a limit yesterday jigging bucktails in 22-26 feet. Surface temp was 72 degrees today.

A couple pic's from last wednesday.

Spectacular report and great photo's!!

I grew up on Cayuga Lake and caught alot of lakers, but never got them jigging before. I've been researching it and talking too friends who do it, it really looks like alot of fun. Once again great fishing adventure.

Nice video Billy V. !!!

Nice eyes ,Thanks for the excellent report. Use any gulp alive on those jig's? I have had limited sucess with it. Wondering if anyone else is doing better with the stuff. The Linders seem to do so good with it.

2 Saturday's ago we were forced to fish the far western end because of winds, the usual wasn't producing as good as we liked, so my buddy Jay put a gulp alive minnow in smelt on a hot pink 3/8 oz. jig head. We put the bags out and he casted ahead and jigged it back to the boat in 14 feet of water just off a weed line. It was a strong wind drift, he added 2 walleye to our day with that method before grabbing another rod on the next drift. Last year, we were forced to the west end and me and my buddy Jim did the same method on the 18 foot flats between Phillips point and Wantry, we jigged up 4 eyes too the boat on a long drift with 3/8 orange heads. Never had a day where they just flat out outfished other methods or anything, but they get some. Hope this helps.

Stopped center pinning steelhead on May 20th. Since then, been trying to fish Oneida Lake atleast 3 days a week. Since spring came 3 weeks early this year, the fish rapidly went to there late spring and summer haunts early providing some very consistant fishing so far. In the last 2 weeks I have found good numbers of walleye sonar jigging in 28-32 foot gradual flats and some good bucktail jigging with a piece of worm on the the transitional slopes on the mid lake shoals, best depths being on slightly sharp drops in the 18-28 foot range. When these bites slow, been hitting many accidental eyes in the 9-14 foot weed clumps mid day fishing for smallmouth with crankbaits and tube jigs. All in all, it's been very consistant action compared to some spring's if you figure out a good pattern. Here's a few pic's.

From Friday's paper.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.s...salmon_ri.html]

By Debra J. Groom / The Post-Standard

May 07, 2010, 7:32AM

Albion, NY -- Witnesses to the attack of an Ithaca man on the Salmon River in Albion say two men kicked and punched William Murray repeatedly and held his head below water, according to statements given to police.

Murray, 62, was attacked while he was fishing the river about 4 p.m. April 8.

Police with the State Department of Environmental Conservation arrested Patrick A Mahoney, 42, of state Route 13, Altmar, and Robert R. Mahoney III, 45, of county Route 15, Boylston. They each are charged with misdemeanor counts of assault and petit larceny and an environmental conservation charge of fighting in a fishing access area.

They will be arraigned in Albion town court June 7.

» Read the statement by William Murray to police.

Watertown lawyer David Antonucci, who represents the Mahoneys, said Murray was the aggressor in the altercation and his clients were defending themselves.

"He came toward my clients," he said. "We intend to absolutely stand by our position that this was self defense."

Murray suffered a concussion and spent two days in a Syracuse hospital. The Mahoneys, who work as river guides, could lose their state-issued guide licenses if they are found guilty of violating the state Environmental Conservation law or state Code of Rules and Regulations.

Five of six witness statements included in the court documents state either three or four men were involved in the attack. These witnesses are from various locations and one stated he is a friend of Murray.

In his statement to state troopers, who also assisted in the investigation, John P. Biagini, of Utica, said he saw a man he identified as Pat Mahoney running towards Murray.

"The guy hit him hard and tackled him. The guy then bent down, grabbed him by the hair and started hitting him over and over in the head. He was also holding Murray’s head under water from time to time. I heard Murray screaming," Biagini told the troopers.

He said he also saw a man he knows as Bob Mahoney join in the attack along with a third man. He said Bob Mahoney kicked Murray in the head with his boots with spikes on them. The third man hit Murray in the face, he said.

"I watched Murray get put under water at least five or six times," he told the troopers. "It was an awful fight. I couldn’t believe all three of them were fighting him, he couldn’t get away because his waders were full of water and they were right on top of him."

Biagini and witness David A. Deep of Lacona said a number of men fishing in the area yelled at the attackers to stop. One of the men told Deep to "mind your own business."

Biagini said when he told the men to stop, "they started to threaten me."

Deep also said he recognized two of the men as Bob and Pat Mahoney.

Francis J. Polick of Ellenvlle, told DEC police he saw Murray "kneed in the face" by one of the men. "I called 911 and reported what I was seeing in fear that they were trying to kill this guy," he told the police.

Witnesses Bruce A. Rogers, of Ithaca, and Robert Bisignani of Moscow, Pa., said neither saw Murray "throw a punch." Rogers also said he heard the men accuse Murray of "slashing their tires. They said this is the end of it. It wasn’t going to happen again," he told state police.

Rogers said he believes the fight lasted about five minutes.

Antonucci said the April 8 incident was one in "a pattern of harassment from the victim fro a number of years." He said the Mahoneys tried to deal with the harassment by contacting the authorities, but to no avail.

"When he (Murray) charged at my client, he had to defend himself," Antonucci said.

Last week, Murray was seen by other doctors in Ithaca and diagnosed with cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrea — that is, fluid surrounding the brain leaks into the nose. Murray’s wife, Jeannette, said doctors told them the condition can be caused by trauma.

The two misdemeanor charges against the Mahoneys can result in fines of up to $1,000 and jail time of up to one year. The Environmental Conservation Law violation carry a fine up to $250 and imprisonment for up to 15 days.

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Sorry to hear the whole thing happened and for outcome as of YET.... their are a few on this site who have a litte "inside" pull ,and having met a few I am shure they will find a coffee break or two that they can dedicate to getting to the bottom of this...Usually thier is 2 sides of a story and im shure there ant no group of men gonna gang up on anyone to a near death situation for "fishing in their spot " It had to be a clear mixup for the "victim" for someone who musta done something that deserved a good spankin ....but not a near death beating or not....so ill be waiting "FOR THE REST OF THE STORY" as Paul Harvey would say....before i pass judgement....As for me I always say you can mess with me quite a bit and i can turn the cheek(the tanned one) Mess with my family and it might only happen once...Good thing me and bill ant related if he is innocent....P.S. over 35 years of fishing the salmon river i ant never seen one fist fly but a few "Unpeasant" word exchanges are the norm to those who dont understand driftboats are a way of living for some people..

This is a true tradjedy. The DEC and the state police were both called in, but for some reason the DEC took the case. As of yesterday it has been 7 full days since the assault on this old vet. I have never heard of an investigation with multiple witnesses to a violent crime, that the accused wasn't locked up that day or soon after. It was not over fishing, just a misunderstanding where these guys violently took the law into there own hands. No one even knows what is going on with this case. He really needs your help badly, please make a few calls.. Thanks for your time

Sorry about that!!!! I'm in my own little world on Sundays when I got to turn the House over, just got done!! The guy who makes those Jigs, showed up a half hour after you left, He said if you ever need anything custom to let him know, he does good work, makes ice fishing Rods, custom beads for steelies too! Nice meeting you Vic!! Shane.

WOW!!! I didn't know you were a moderator! I hope my language was appropriate! Caught me on my cleaning day, the place is usually a little cleaner! Speaking of cleaning, this is what I was cleaning 10 minutes before you drove in the driveway!

Once again nice meeting you guys!!

Had a nice time Bsing with you in my kitchen this afternoon. Thanks for stopping bye to say Hi! Ever need any info on things up my way feel free to call or stop by! Thanks for the jigs and jig bodies spinnerbite, hopefully next year I will get a chance to come down that way for some Laker jigging! Have a great thanksgiving guys!