Hello all my fish'n frenz: Yet another tale from the little o, as in Oneida. Definitely time to drop all other endeavors and head out to Oneida Lake for some quality time walleye and bass fishing. This Sat., June 19, bass season officially opens in NY waters. You will find mostly post spawn fish inshore and even out to twenty feet. Last week I had the pleasure to fish with Blaine Mengel and Capt. Chris Gorsuch of Backwoods Angler TV out of PA. These boys love their bass. I thought I knew how to handle soft plastics until Blaine and Chris started tossing the Sinking Salty Shad (fluke) a Case Plastics jerk bait. They spent two days with me dedicated to three shoots which will be aired next season (2011). I will keep you all informed of the viewing availability on their web site http://www.backwooodsanglertv.com , which by the way has great 1 to 2 min. video clips on rigging for different presentations. Check their site and click the link for Case Plastics.
You know the bite is on when the racks are full of walleyes. Here are Tom Bundle, Tim Andreczyk, Andy Hammond, Ian Renfrew, Joe Lazzaro and Pat Mahardy all from central NY. They boated 18 "eyes" to keep 15, all on jigs with crawlers south of buoy 123.
Earlier in the week I fished with Frank Doll and Pat Donnelly of http://www.teamemedia.com a cutting edge outdoor sportsman show with it's focus on New York State. Our main target on this outing was walleye with an interest in a by-catch of bass and pan-fish. This show will air in October of 2010. Guests of this outing were Mark Kratz and Bob Ryan , department managers at Bass Pro Shops in Auburn, NY. Here is Frank, Mark, and Bob with their catch. These fish wanted the XPS Lazer Blade 1/2 oz. gold/black blade or 1/2 oz. purple jig/crawler.
On Tuesday, June 15, Gregg Smith, Felton, PA, and John Burke, Redline PA fished with me and were able to box a boat limit of 9 eyes for all three of us. This time the walleyes wanted the blade and not the jig/worm. Perch fry and yearling perch are showing up in walleye bellies and I suspect that makes the blade desirable to foraging eyes.
Don't forget on Sat., June 26. The A-TOM-MIK Challenge at Oswego is shaping up to be the biggest in prizes since its inception in 2008. We have already collected $3000.00 just in gift certificates. If you are a member of ELOSTA and catch the biggest fish of the tournament that will get you an extra $250.00. Thanks ELOSTA!!!! Entry fee is $60/boat, $10 for big fish competition and $15.00/person for dinner. Tournament tickets must be purchased at St. Peter Outfitters at Oswego Marina. Captain's meeting is Friday, June 25, 6:00 P.M. at Oswego Marina. Weigh in your biggest six trout and or salmon. Special thanks to Tom Allen (mr. a-tom-mik) for being the tournament's major sponsor. He is also sponsoring the challenges at Mexico and Fairhaven later in the season.
"COD" Bless America,
cap'n tony
Tony Buffa
9037 Lucas Rd.
Bridgeport, NY 13030
cell: (315) 427-2278
