Josh Patch is a local fisherman on Oneida Lake and he takes his fishing quite seriously.

When he finds his spot, first he deploys his fish finder.

“I’m gonna activate this thing. It’s like submarine-mode style. Fish can’t see it or hear it," Patch said.

Then he puts a worm on the line and he casts out. Then he will wait and wait, have a quick bite to eat, and wait some more before reeling it in and moving on. 

“Day's not over yet," he said.

Hoping to find some new fish in this new spot, he redials in and switches up the game plan.

“Changing up, maybe a different color.”

And after a short wait, he gets it.

“Got a fish, got a fish. Fish on," he said.

It’s not a huge fish, but it’s a fish.

It is a beautiful fish, it’s just not what he’s looking for today. And even though Patch hasn’t caught anything of note, he’s not too discouraged by it.

“I guess that’s why they call it fishing," he said. "It would be boring if you came out here and did well all the time. Better luck tomorrow or Wednesday."