The opening weekend tournament proved to be a great event for the winner, Kyle Magill-Jones caught the winning fish at 25 3/4 around 9 pm Saturday. Kyle collected $2,000 for the win and that fish also happened to be a tagged fish bringing his total to $4,500–a nice evening on…
Oneida Lake Fishing Report
As of right now, the forecast is calling for 20+mph winds, temperatures in the upper 30s, and a mixed bag of precipitation as the clock strikes midnight and walleye season begins again on Oneida Lake. The good news for Saturday is that through the day, the temperature will move past…
As we all get ready for Saturday’s opener for walleye on Oneida Lake we are monitoring the weather a bit. Right now Saturday looks breezy and cool, the good news is that Sunday we return to more seasonable temperatures with much less wind, although a chance of a shower or…
A recent historic boating discovery in Oneida Lake has sparked great interest by area historians. Prior to the construction of the Erie Canal, Durham boats were the primary cargo boats of the region’s inland waterways, according to Oneida County history officials. These boats could transport more than twenty tons of…
With just two weeks until the walleye opener, things are beginning to take shape across Oneida Lake. Fishing access is ready with docks at the free South Shore Launch. Access at Oneida Shores should be ready at some point in the next week. Docks are not in yet at Godfrey…
As we barrel towards the walleye opener we are starting to see some signs of life on the lake with several boats spotted over the weekend. DEC completes egg take at Hatchery Bill Evans, manager of the Oneida Fish Cultural Station in Constantia announced that the netting of fish, stripping,…