Oneida Lake, NY

Lake spanning Onondaga/Oneida counties, New York. Central NY's largest lake. Premier walleye fishery in the Northeast. Also smallmouth bass, yellow perch, and largemouth bass.

Overall bite score

Scored 24 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled70

Pressure trendNOAArising50

SolunarComputedmoon 64% lit51

Recent stockingState data50

Time of dayComputed100

WindNOAA50

Cloud coverNOAA50

PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

4 tracked species in Oneida Lake, with the months each fishes best.

Smallmouth Basscommon · best May-Sep

Walleyecommon · best Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct

Yellow Perchcommon · best Mar-May, Oct-Dec

Largemouth Basspresent · best Jun-Aug

Water facts

TypeLake

CountyOnondaga/Oneida

StateNew York

WaterFreshwater

Major launches at Sylvan Beach, Brewerton, and Constantia. 22 miles long. Ice fishing popular.

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