New regs on walleye?

[BeenPerchin315]

I’ve wondered myself and a handful of friends too.
When are they going to change the law on Oneida? I just heard this past weekend that it’s supposed to change for 2022 to a 5 limit haven’t heard about a size change. Any truth?

Just trying to find out. Might make the 1.5hr drive sting a lil less. Lol

[reeleyz]

I’ve wondered myself and a handful of friends too.
When are they going to change the law on Oneida? I just heard this past weekend that it’s supposed to change for 2022 to a 5 limit haven’t heard about a size change. Any truth?

Just trying to find out. Might make the 1.5hr drive sting a lil less. Lol

Yes truth.

No size change. They will go to 5 fish in 2022. The target is January.

[BeenPerchin315]

Thanks

[Oldtimer]

Jan would be a typical thing for the state.  The logical time would be the start of the new season, the first Sat. In May of 22.   
That would also allow more of the females to drop their eggs. 

[reeleyz]

Jan would be a typical thing for the state.  The logical time would be the start of the new season, the first Sat. In May of 22.   
That would also allow more of the females to drop their eggs.

True. The point is to actually take more walleyes out of the system.

My biggest eye this winter is 19" and there are a lot of skinny 14" - 15" fish out there.

[Rickr]

Is there a site to read for more information

[Oldtimer]

True. The point is to actually take more walleyes out of the system.

My biggest eye this winter is 19" and there are a lot of skinny 14" - 15" fish out there.

They didn’t put any fry back in the lake last spring and there are more and more egg sucking sturgeon swimming around.  A couple off spawning years for either the eyes and or the perch and the numbers will fall quickly.  Many posts the past few winters of scores of ice fishermen catching lots and lots of 12 to 14 inch eyes.  Where do they all go to .?

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.   

[reeleyz]

Is there a site to read for more information

Not that I know of. There has not been an official statement yet.

[reeleyz]

They didn’t put any fry back in the lake last spring and there are more and more egg sucking sturgeon swimming around.  A couple off spawning years for either the eyes and or the perch and the numbers will fall quickly.  Many posts the past few winters of scores of ice fishermen catching lots and lots of 12 to 14 inch eyes.  Where do they all go to .?

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.   

And I think this year's spawn might not be stellar. Based on the condition of some of the eyes I have caught. A couple 16" females with no eggs.

[Oldtimer]

And I think this year's spawn might not be stellar. Based on the condition of some of the eyes I have caught. A couple 16" females with no eggs.

No eggs ?? Wow !!!  Did they look like the had dropped them already ??   Self preservation factor   Maybe too much sewage going into the lake ??    Since I started fishing the lake in 1946 ive seen a lot of changes and most were not for the good.. 

[oneida1]

Just curious how if they didnt have eggs did you know they are females??? dosnt sound good either way just wondering

[reeleyz]

Just curious how if they didnt have eggs did you know they are females??? dosnt sound good either way just wondering

They sure looked like females to me. Still had a little bigger belly on them.

If I get another one I will post a pic.

[Chowdaire]

Yeah. I've taken a few 16's this year that were bone skinny and I thought were males. Cut them open and they had tiny egg sacs smaller than my pinky. Males were even skinnier and their milt sacs were almost non-existent. I've never run into that in the winter before. Not sure what's going on.

[reeleyz]

15.5” eye from last night. No eggs or milt.

[DeadEyez]

That’s pretty wild! I caught some males that were already sperming last week. What’s up with these fish???

[hardwaterhonkey]

It’s 2021 guys Biden says it’s not right to assume gender  guess we know who those eyes voted for lol

[reeleyz]

It’s 2021 guys Biden says it’s not right to assume gender  guess we know who those eyes voted for lol

 

[DeadEyez]

 

[NOT ME]

They may be LGBTQBLTH20 Non-Binary Hexadecimals

[Prchmike]

I hate to admit it but Trump must have been a fisherman. You could tell by the way he lied.

[filetandrelease]

I hate to admit it but Trump must have been a fisherman. You could tell by the way he lied.

golfers fall to second compared to fishermen

[trapper2000]

I hate to admit it but Trump must have been a fisherman. You could tell by the way he lied.

you start getting political and this thread will get locked .....don't do it...they all suck

[bart]

Looks like we found the CNN watcher.

X2!

[BeenPerchin315]

It’s 2021 guys Biden says it’s not right to assume gender  guess we know who those eyes voted for lol

Listen I started this for real. if you want to pick on the pervy guy from the simpsons anymore start a new topic and I will join in. Lol 😂
Tight lines perching

[filetandrelease]

 Iv fished Oneida for 35+ years and I’ve never seen a androgynous walleye

[hunts2long]

Come on Man!!! You will get this locked if you use words we don't understand. What's an androgynous walleye?....h2l

[filetandrelease]

Come on Man!!! You will get this locked if you use words we don't understand. What's an androgynous walleye?....h2l

Well by god get out your dictionary😜, new old guy stumps me sometimes , it gets me to look up some words up

[trapper2000]

yeah  androgynous  walleyes ....  androgynous  is a sports term in the baseball world,    they don't know if their  pitchers or catchers


by the way  you can tell a  female  walleye   from a  male  quickly  and  easily  you know.....

[oneida1]

So did a little research walleyes hit breeding age between 15 and 17, some sooner some later but the norm is 15-17   so may not be that out of the norm for no eggs or sperm, maybe because there seems to be a lot a   15in fish your seeing more that arnt ready for the spawn,,,the fish in the pic looks healthy and fat

[trapper2000]

they should do the same with walleyes as blue gills and trout  cut the limit back  raise the size limit and next year they will all be 10 pond monsters like the blue gills and all the trout in new york


p.s, this is sarcasm  but the state is probably thinking about it