President's Weekend on Oneida Lake

[ScowardNJ]

Took what’s turning out to be an annual Presidents Weekend trip up to Oneida. We got an awesome cabin right on the north shore with a great crew of ice anglers. Walked 40 feet out the back door onto one of the most productive walleye and perch fisheries in the north east. All of the drops were within a mile walking distance from the house. Fishing was good with flurries of perch (some jumbos) and walleyes from sun rise to sun set. Most of the wallys were on the small side but we managed to put a few keepers on the ice. I lost count on the amount of eye’s caught on Sunday. My buddy’s first fish outta the lake was the only burbot we saw all weekend, very cool fish. Oneida is a great place to ice fish and definitely worth the trip up with a crew. Of course we ate and drank like kings the whole time. Looking forward to getting back up there.

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[FASTEDDIE29]

Now that looks awesome. One of the best Walleye fisheries close to home no doubt! Good looking Walleye Scotty. With a little more notice I’d love to join you guys next year for sure!!! What a beautiful house on the lake! Wow!!!:D

[ScowardNJ]

Now that looks awesome. One of the best Walleye fisheries close to home no doubt! Good looking Walleye Scotty. With a little more notice I’d love to join you guys next year for sure!!! What a beautiful house on the lake! Wow!!!:D

How's this for notice.....Presidents Weekend 2020. Mark your calendar! :D:D:D

[Chrisper4694]

not too shabby! cool burbot. I might have to join you next year too, def looks like fun.

[AndyS]

x2 on the cool Burbot !! and wallleye :)

[bunker dunker]

great lake with lots to offer.used to ice fish there every weekend back in the day.lots of good people up there also.looks like you guys hit it right,congrats!!

[bulletbob]

Oneida gets hit very hard by locals, year round.. tough to get big ones there..
Lots of smaller ones though, and a good variety of other species in there as well... bob

[thmyorke1]

looks fun! Who cant have fun with countless walleyes?

[Dave B.]

Damn nice! I love it up in that entire region! Very cool on the burbot! Never caught one...yet! ;)

[icebadger]

now that looks like a good time right there:cool: you did well, those perch are nice. cant complain with steady walleye action even if they were on the small side. thanks for sharing your story.

[oelgnal1]

Nice job Scott! Looks like you had a great time and I'll pass your post along to Mike and Brian.

[Jigman13]

Looks like a dope trip, scotty. Good stuff and cool turbot. Freshwater baccala!

[Mikey topaz]

Next year we go a day earlier for steelhead then hit the ice 👍🏻 Good catching Scotty 2 hottie!

[Adrenalinerush]

Nice job on the eyes, I have passed that lake too many times to count on the way to Pulaski and have always wanted to fish it but never have. I was always told there are a ton of eyes in there but they are generally smaller on average than Ontario, your report seems to confirm that. Well done and the Burbot is really cool looking!

[NJSquatch]

Looks like a great trip. http://www.njfishing.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif

I have to go North next ice season to try out some of these other fisheries.

[Hookmanski]

Nice fish man!! Looks like an awesome trip!

[JDTuna]

Awesome man, looks like a phenomenal fishery. Those burbot are so cool. I'd love to get one. Only freshwater member of the cod family!

[bulletbob]

Awesome man, looks like a phenomenal fishery. Those burbot are so cool. I'd love to get one. Only freshwater member of the cod family!

sadly, they are in steep decline, and in danger of disappearing from oneida lake... they were ultra abundant, but have been killed for decades en masse because "fishermen" didn't like their looks.. Still thrown on the ice for seagulls by a lot of ice fishermen today... bob

http://blog.syracuse.com/outdoors/2013/02/oneida_lakes_burbot_get_little.html

[ALS Mako]

Sounds like a great trip Scott. Congrats. Always a good time catching out of state

[Chrisper4694]

Nice job on the eyes, I have passed that lake too many times to count on the way to Pulaski and have always wanted to fish it but never have. I was always told there are a ton of eyes in there but they are generally smaller on average than Ontario, your report seems to confirm that. Well done and the Burbot is really cool looking!

i was told the opposite...then i caught that 32" eye from ontario last year, the guide said "that's a real nice one for here, but Oneida has some real monsters!"

[gwl2oneida]

Always action on oneida. Good stuff Scott!