ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS

[badbrad2186]

I read on the news that maybe very soon the limit for eyes on onieda will go back up to 5..

You read in the news huh. Bigal or trapper where did you find this guy

[bigal409]

He can't catch fish and he can't read. What can I say? 

[klino2280]

He can't catch fish and he can't read. What can I say? 

Now it sounds like you are talking about Brad!!!

[trapper2000]

my partner can catch fish  he messed up on a limit of one!!!!

[vansmak]

So far we've lucked out. The top was all water and slush before this weather but now the cold and wind has flattened it out and locked it up. The only snow on the ice is the tiny amount that can hold on the surface thru this wind. We'll see how much snow tonight brings but the weekend is looking good.

Thanks for the ice report, coming in from Canandaigua on Sunday and going off from Godfrey, can't wait.   Hope the pressure crack firms up with the 15 degree nights

[bbrown009]

https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/oneida-lake-could-produce-its-best-walleye-fishing-season-in-over-30-years/
David Lemon, the Region 7 fisheries manager for the New York DEC, said, “We implemented a more restrictive regulation of 18 inches and three per day. Prior to that, it was 15 inches and five per day, in terms of what you could keep.”

Isn't the size limit 15" did I miss a regulation change ?

I reached out to Reg 7 DEC, this is the response from The Bureau of Fisheries - "The article apparently didn’t complete the thought.  We implemented an 18”, 3 per day size limit when the walleye population in Oneida was near it’s lowest point in the late 1990’s. However, after we saw a slow but steady population increase we changed the size limit back to 15” around 2005. We have maintained the 15”, 3 per day regulation since..."

So the current regs guide is correct, no change.

[piscesman]

Thanks for the heads up. Googled Oneida walleyes and 3/1/2020 came up as the end. Now I see 15" as legal small size. See you in the AM...…….
     Kim

[badbrad2186]

my partner can catch fish  he messed up on a limit of one!!!!

He cant count that high without littleguy

[Zeker259]

I read on the news that maybe very soon the limit for eyes on onieda will go back up to 5..

David Lemon of the DEC also told NewsChannel 9 that they may increase the bag limit back to five walleye, if the population stays consistent. 

https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/oneida-lake-could-produce-its-best-walleye-fishing-season-in-over-30-years/

 

[Oldtimer]

They should wait a year, or two, Oneida will get pounded this year after all the publicity. 

[hunts2long]

X2

[trapper2000]

if they don't get the  eye population down a  bit i thinkit will hurt the perch .....tough job being a  biologist   playing the balance game  ...but they have  done a great job and made a great fisery for all of us to enjoy

[Zeker259]

if they don't get the  eye population down a  bit i thinkit will hurt the perch .....tough job being a  biologist   playing the balance game  ...but they have  done a great job and made a great fisery for all of us to enjoy

X2   

 

[big_guy_13021]

Yea the little guy out fishes me alot to anymore..but what can I say he learned from the 3 amigos...

[reeleyz]

They should wait a year, or two, Oneida will get pounded this year after all the publicity.

They probably will. Luckily nothing happens fast with the state.

Personally I am perfectly fine with 3 eyes but I do agree that it will hurt the perch population.

[trapper2000]

oneida has been getting fished hard .... i like the 15 inch rule  as far as 5 fish it don't matter to those of use that fish alot  3 walleyes  monday is fine seeing your going to get 3 more wed when you go out

[SwampRat]

How much snow did you guys get? Assume shes locked right up?

[LP Steve]

Almost all bare ice on the north shore. Fishing is great, got my 3 eyes and picking away at all the beautiful perch.

[SwampRat]

Nice, Can someone remind me what name of bait store is on north shore?

[scout57]

Nice, Can someone remind me what name of bait store is on north shore?

Apps

[SwampRat]

Thank You!

[Oldtimer]

oneida has been getting fished hard .... i like the 15 inch rule  as far as 5 fish it don't matter to those of use that fish alot  3 walleyes  monday is fine seeing your going to get 3 more wed when you go out

If they go to a 5 fish limit I would like to see a slot limit. One over 22 inches but they manage the lake for numbers not for size. 

[trapper2000]

i don't know many people that keep  big walleyes any ways they taste like poop

[SMK]

any wheelers going out of shackelton ?

[Chowdaire]

i don't know many people that keep  big walleyes any ways they taste like poop

Hahahaha.....not exactly the way I'd describe it but I get your point. I release 'em all over 20", unless they get hooks in the gills.

[zaphod4]

What's the snow cover like on the south shore? Thinking near Chapman.

[DeadEyez]

I’m off the north shore almost to the middle. Lake is mostly glare ice with patches of snow scattered here and there. The patches of snow are 1-2 inches deep. Sitting on 10-11 inches of ice. 2/3 of black and the rest white ice on top

[zaphod4]

Thanks for the update. Haven't gotten my sled registered yet so I'm going to be legging the 70# pullover and gear. Last week I was in bed with pneumonia.So it's time to give the lungs a workout.

[moosefeet]

Went to Oneida with Hondo this morning and it was a bit windy but managed to pick up some fillets

[trapper2000]

the river was open yesterday  people were fishing it in open water this morning froze backup