Author Topic: ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS THREAD 2013/2014 (Read 827177 times)

SNAGGER · « **Reply #6840 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 02:27 PM »

I'd lower that quite a bit for Oneida, one pin's bladder was screwed up, it layed in the 6 inch hole, he was only 5 inches long, judging by the hole width. He'd be 10 months old at 5 inches.

chummer16 · « **Reply #6841 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 02:41 PM »

I was told by a credible source that they re about 15" after three years then add about an inch a year.

reeleyz · « **Reply #6842 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 02:43 PM »

I would say at least 4 years minimum to get to keeper size on Oneida.

This is just a guess.

1 year - 6"
2 years - 10"
3 years - 13"
4 years - 15"

Keep in mind that they don't grow in the winter.

BudMan · « **Reply #6843 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 02:56 PM »

Wish I could keep a pin and bring it home and see how fast they grow. As a kid I would keep all kinds of small critters and keep them for awhile to see how they live. Tadpoles, salamanders, baby snakes, perch, anything I could capture. Spent my summers on the estuary of the Salmon river growing up so had tons of choices in critters. Coolest thing I remember having is a baby snapping turtle that ate anything and everything.

pimplepounder · « **Reply #6844 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 03:00 PM »

Budman sweet eyes last saturday and nice to meet ya

chummer16 · « **Reply #6845 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 03:09 PM »

First time out tomorrow in a month! Hope I land on them because not looking forward to drilling through 20" of ice all day. I typically don't do well in March. Can't believe I didn't get out in February at all. I am taking my dad out Friday so I have tomorrow to find them.

choo choo · « **Reply #6846 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 03:18 PM »

Quote from: chummer16 on Mar 05, 2014, 03:09 PM

First time out tomorrow in a month! Hope I land on them because not looking forward to drilling through 20" of ice all day. I typically don't do well in March. Can't believe I didn't get out in February at all. I am taking my dad out Friday so I have tomorrow to find them.

hope you find a bunch hummer. I'm out here now in 25 ', north shore.started after noon, got 1 keeper eye, lost one, then landed a beautiful Smallmouth. Feels real good to be out here...
.been a month and a half for me! Good luck tomorrow....back to jiggin...adios.

Pman · « **Reply #6847 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 04:24 PM »

Fished the buoy 111 & 113 area today. Ran into the same conditions that Snagger described. Seemed like pins were everywhere and in big numbers. Best we could do was some 13" to 14" eyes but most were in the 7" to 10" range. After a lot of moving I finally found a spot that produced these jumbos. Grateful for what I got but wished I could have iced a few more.

fishit · « **Reply #6848 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 04:30 PM »

1+ year old walleyes caught= 10 1/2"
2+ year old walleyes caught= 14 1/4"
3+ year old walleyes caught= 17 1/4"
4+ year old walleyes caught= 18 7/8"
5+ year old walleyes caught= 20 1/4"
6+ year old walleyes caught= 21 1/4"
7+ year old walleyes caught= 22 3/4"
8+ year old walleyes caught= 24 1/4"
9+ year old walleyes caught= 26 1/4"
10+ year old walleyes caught=27 1/2"

This is fairly accurate but remember when a 1+ year old fish is aged it is still considered 1+ until it's 23 months and 29 days old...
Kinda like humans I'm only 39 until my 40 th birthday but the day before my birthday I am still only 39 again...(39 years and 364 days)

Here is something to ponder... catching and keeping a 13" 10 year old tasty perch??? mmm tasty

YaNkEmOuT88 · « **Reply #6849 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 04:44 PM »

So when it comes down to it fishing should be awesome in like 2 years hopefully considering alot of variables good thing Im young lol

kingfisher22 · « **Reply #6850 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 04:46 PM »

Nice perch P-man. Those have been in short supply lately. Haven't seen too many full kitchen sinks/buckets posted this year.

Budman, I know what you're saying about "critters". Over the years I have kept perch, sunfish, bass, snakes, turtles etc. The fish are the coolest, especially the bass. But from my observation, all the species I've kept will pretty much eat anything that will fit in their mouth. I have little largies eat frogs almost half their size and swim around with their legs sticking out for hours until they could get it all in.
...yes, I know it's illegal to keep wildlife, but I was a kid and what kid hasn't kept something he caught in the wild?

kingfisher22 · « **Reply #6851 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 04:48 PM »

Quote from: YaNkEmOuT88 on Mar 05, 2014, 04:44 PM

So when it comes down to it fishing should be awesome in like 2 years hopefully considering alot of variables good thing Im young lol

The fishing was awesome last year, and the year before that. Always going to have off periods like now, but the lake has been pretty good to me and my crew for as long as I can remember.

chummer16 · « **Reply #6852 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 05:01 PM »

Quote from: ficrap on Mar 05, 2014, 04:30 PM

1+ year old walleyes caught= 10 1/2"
2+ year old walleyes caught= 14 1/4"
3+ year old walleyes caught= 17 1/4"
4+ year old walleyes caught= 18 7/8"
5+ year old walleyes caught= 20 1/4"
6+ year old walleyes caught= 21 1/4"
7+ year old walleyes caught= 22 3/4"
8+ year old walleyes caught= 24 1/4"
9+ year old walleyes caught= 26 1/4"
10+ year old walleyes caught=27 1/2"

This is fairly accurate but remember when a 1+ year old fish is aged it is still considered 1+ until it's 23 months and 29 days old...
Kinda like humans I'm only 39 until my 40 th birthday but the day before my birthday I am still only 39 again...(39 years and 364 days)

Here is something to ponder... catching and keeping a 13" 10 year old tasty perch??? mmm tasty

Brings up a good question, anyone have a growth rate for perch.

bcons · « **Reply #6853 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 05:12 PM »

Well on the walleye I'd have to agree with some on Oneida it's much slower & those charts seem off for us. These 2 were caught same day not long ago 4 weeks I think.

Now either there's a HUGE difference in growth rate among the same year class or somethings up. Both were caught on 1.5" pimple, they're next to a reg 5 gallon bucket.
One was 5-6", the other 11". The longer fish obviously much more developed as well.

OneBucketMike · « **Reply #6854 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 05:21 PM »

Quote from: bcons on Mar 05, 2014, 05:12 PM

Well on the walleye I'd have to agree with some on Oneida it's much slower & those charts seem off for us. These 2 were caught same day not long ago 4 weeks I think.

Now either there's a HUGE difference in growth rate among the same year class or somethings up. Both were caught on 1.5" pimple, they're next to a reg 5 gallon bucket.
One was 5-6", the other 11". The longer fish obviously much more developed as well.

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Per the REVISED Oneida Lake Walleye table someone else noted above, that would make the smaller fish 10 months old and the larger fish 1 yr. 10 months old.
Basically you proved the theory that Oneida walleyes grow slower than that one chart implies. Nice visual comparison bcons....

bcons · « **Reply #6855 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 05:25 PM »

Didn't notice the numbers on that second chart, doing this on another window at work. Rather think about fishing than a pile pf paperwork.

cnypanfisher · « **Reply #6856 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 05:41 PM »

Thanks for that jig Sully, it made all the difference, nothing like a 30 fish flurry at the end of the day, just epic. Now I have 75 gills to clean tonight, there are worse things.

cny

A-TOM-MIK · « **Reply #6857 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 05:45 PM »

Again, just a search from a DEC site:

Yellow Perch Latitudinal variability in age, growth rates, and size have been observed among populations of yellow perch, likely resulting from differences in day-length and annual water temperatures. Typically, northern populations of yellow perch live longer and grow to larger sizes. However, southern populations of yellow perch generally grow much faster. In many populations, yellow perch often live from 7–12 years, with adults generally ranging from 5-10 inches in length
-Males Mature from an age of 1-3 years
-Females mature from an age of 2-3 years
-Age / Length / Weight lbs.
1 Year old 3-5” 0.03
3 Years old 5-9” 0.18
5 Years old 7-10” 0.38
7 Years old 9-11” 0.75
10 Years old 10-13" 0.95

Yellow Perch are very prone to stunting more so than that of a Walleye

scout57 · « **Reply #6858 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 06:13 PM »

hey snagger your inbox is full again

scout57 · « **Reply #6859 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 06:33 PM »

fished with my buddy bhammer today....man did we put some miles on the sleds.....finally found some jumbos but had to work hard to get em to hit.....downsized bigtime.....glad I brought the ultralite rods....real lite biters......ended up with 19 jumbos witha couple pushing 13".....seemed good to get on some fish after a dry spell....put pretty close to 18 miles on the machine

cnypanfisher · « **Reply #6860 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 07:06 PM »

Ah no limits for me, took me 2 days to get them, but I got 4 nice crappies in the mix too, I love those things. Really my first 2 days out this year, had a grand time now it's back to work for me.

Chowdaire · « **Reply #6861 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 07:16 PM »

I got out this afternoon for a few hours and landed right on some nice jumbos. They were tough to get to go and just mouthing the bait but nice size to 'em.

fishhooksul · « **Reply #6862 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 07:22 PM »

great to see you out there Tim

. that jig is awsome !! I've benn killen em for 2 years on that jig. I ended up with 42 big gills,2 huge sunnies, and 3 crappies. it's just going to get better on all fishing till ice out. Sully...

conesuscrab · « **Reply #6863 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 07:40 PM »

Chowdaire nice jumbo's. That last one in the pic is healthy!

bart · « **Reply #6864 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 07:56 PM »

Chowdaire, nice hogs there!

choo choo · « **Reply #6865 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 08:33 PM »

Nice size perch guy's.It has been so long since i've been on oneida,(month and a half!) I decided to fish for walleyes.Found one keeper not long after starting out about noontime..then a long lull. I tried to find some more walleyes late in the day, but never could find them. This was the only keeper eye today...and I took a picture of the smallie too. It really felt good to get back fishing on Oneida.

DeadEyez · « **Reply #6866 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 09:13 PM »

Made it out this evening for last couple hours before dark. Tried a new spot and ended up catching a bunch of small and medium perch and eyes along with one nice keeper eye.

DeadEyez · « **Reply #6867 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 09:24 PM »

Quote from: Chowdaire on Mar 05, 2014, 07:16 PM

I got out this afternoon for a few hours and landed right on some nice jumbos. They were tough to get to go and just mouthing the bait but nice size to 'em.

nice jumbos man! Was that you I brought off the ice tonight?

DeadEyez · « **Reply #6868 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 09:29 PM »

Quote from: cnypanfisher on Mar 05, 2014, 05:41 PM

Thanks for that jig Sully, it made all the difference, nothing like a 30 fish flurry at the end of the day, just epic. Now I have 75 gills to clean tonight, there are worse things.

cny

Thats the deal!!

SNAGGER · « **Reply #6869 on:** Mar 05, 2014, 10:48 PM »

Wow!!! Really big Jumbo's Chowdaire !!!!

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