Syracuse.com - Oneida Lake Association's annual meeting set for tonight at C-NS High School

[HuntingNY-News]

The doors and exhibits open at 6 p.m.; the meeting starts at 7.

The 68th annual spring meeting of the Oneida Lake Association is set for tonight at the Cicero- North Syracuse High School auditorium.

The doors and exhibits open at 6 p.m.; the meeting starts at 7. The association has some 3,000 members.

The theme for this year's meeting is Law Enforcement on Oneida Lake..."If and when you see, call DEC."

Guest speakers include:

- Bill Evans, manager of the DEC-run Oneida Fish Cultural Station, who will give an update on this year's walleye run and egg take.

- Dr. Randy Jackson, senior research associate at the Cornell Field Station on Oneida Lake, who will give an update on the lake's walleye and yellow perch populations and comment on the progress of lake sturgeon and round gobies in Oneida Lake.

- Martin Lowney, state director for USDA/APHIS/WS, who will give an update on the status of cormorant control for Oneida Lake as per the Federal Budget. He will also address other hazing programs throughout the US and Canada.

- Dave Lemon, Fish Manager NYSDEC Region 7, who will address the volunteer cormorant hazing program for Oneida Lake as well as sea lamprey treatment scheduled for 2013.

The Verona Beach Lighthouse Association and The Oneida Lake “Lake Sturgeon” project will both have displays in the lobby.

SPECIAL PRIZESA Capt. Ray Brown fishing charter for three anglers will be drawn for any child 16 years or younger in attendance. Details to follow at the meeting. Also, a raffle will be held during which two GPS units will be drawn and given away: one for attendees, and the other for the membership at large.

View the full article on The Syracuse Outdoors Blog