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Got into maybe 15 bigger smallies , 2 Rockies , hammer handle northern , bunch of gobies , 5 freshwater drum ( so much better sounding than sheephead Very gingerly bouncing 3" Gulp black and white

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Charter on Erie today with captain Jim Skoczylas great time. First time on Erie first walleye for me. Rain and wind but still put some in the box Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

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Had to fish again today, we were filling buckets when the perch bite died quick. I had Judy's tonnage rod deployed when it took a good bite. I knew it was no perch peeling line off the reel faster th

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Found a few on Oneida Lake today.9f71bcf895ed8ba1c55e835aae0d2859.jpg

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That just kills me.  I live right on Oneida and I just don't have the heart to get out there.  I fight the winter so much at work I just can't do it.  Nice catch, makes me so look forward to spring.  Caught a bunch of nice jacks last year and just can't wait.  Me and a buddy were talking perch fishing this weekend. 

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love bringing in Jacks that are as big as the eyes!.   We got so we fish for perch and the occasional walleye was a bonus.  Plus you can get 50 perch and only three eyes.  I cooked up a whole plate of fillets this weekend and with a cold beer thats about as good as it gets.   
It is amazing how big these perch get, my buddies from Michigan almost had a stroke the first time they pulled up a 12"+ perch.

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yes but not in Oneida - pretty sure it was for the allegheny river system, Champlain and Erie.   They havent done a Sauger or Saugeye stock in Oneida cause it would interfere with the walleye population.  DEC website says only champlain has a population of them.  

But who knows these days - with the reintroduction of sturgeon (which are doing very well) and the atlantic salmon in the lake i might have missed it.  But last i knew Oneida wasnt on the list as an area to introduce them.  

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I'm right there with you on loving ice fishing. My brother and I have had some great luck this year already. Seems nice to have good ice early, and it has stayed so far. For the first time ever on Sunday, my heater wouldn't work because we had a long drag at  -1, and the propane bottle got too cold. I had to put it in my coveralls and then shake the hell out of it. Thankfully it fired up and we were able to stay out. 

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Took a couple of newbies out on Oneida today and we put a clinic on walleyes. I myself brought 12 legal Eyes to hand and dropped 3 at the hole including what would have been my personal best Oneida Eye. These are the ice days I live for! 6e09de3dcb83ed7fee24730b85bb5110.jpgef1b75c3e249a0bf6fbb10c2298157a7.jpg0d052cff89dac1b175b5e173ee4bca2a.jpgf36e67374cf6b3b70dae0c25e8aa135c.jpg

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Been working over the perch lately. Some pics from the last few weeks when I remembered to take a pic. Lol

My ice fishing buddy got wore out watching perch coming through the hole then disappearing back through the hole. 24b3f1bc81f095d4d592bf939f524590.jpged345a5f1a656b60180aa6546e853571.jpg96c0faa667d616b27db88bfa65c68c7e.jpgf13b730e27d4fb960cd8144c3f6d0d2e.jpgd0d64529cdabb7e19ad90fcacef217b1.jpg

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57 minutes ago, chrisw said:

Took a couple of newbies out on Oneida today and we put a clinic on walleyes. I myself brought 12 legal Eyes to hand and dropped 3 at the hole including what would have been my personal best Oneida Eye. These are the ice days I live for! 6e09de3dcb83ed7fee24730b85bb5110.jpgef1b75c3e249a0bf6fbb10c2298157a7.jpg0d052cff89dac1b175b5e173ee4bca2a.jpgf36e67374cf6b3b70dae0c25e8aa135c.jpg

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Do you guys catch or keep any of the white perch?

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Took a couple of newbies out on Oneida today and we put a clinic on walleyes. I myself brought 12 legal Eyes to hand and dropped 3 at the hole including what would have been my personal best Oneida Eye. These are the ice days I live for! 6e09de3dcb83ed7fee24730b85bb5110.jpgef1b75c3e249a0bf6fbb10c2298157a7.jpg0d052cff89dac1b175b5e173ee4bca2a.jpgf36e67374cf6b3b70dae0c25e8aa135c.jpg

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You should change your name from Chris w to Chili Willy 

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8 minutes ago, chrisw said:

I haven't caught a white perch through the ice in years, I typically don't keep them, they taste ok but their no walleye!

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Def not a walleye or yellow.  But yeah they aren't bad. I run into some decent schools in the spring in the open water and we keep them if they are decent sized.   Adds to the freezer and still taste pretty good with tarter!   Not bad for fish chowder either.  

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55 minutes ago, Robhuntandfish said:

Def not a walleye or yellow.  But yeah they aren't bad. I run into some decent schools in the spring in the open water and we keep them if they are decent sized.   Adds to the freezer and still taste pretty good with tarter!   Not bad for fish chowder either.  

In  the area where I have fished in Maine, they covet the white perch and throw the yellow perch on the ice for the eagles and ravens...

Personally, I  liked the whites,  but prefer the yellows...

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7 minutes ago, Pygmy said:

In  the area where I have fished in Maine, they covet the white perch and throw the yellow perch on the ice for the eagles and ravens...

Personally, I  liked the whites,  but prefer the yellows...

The colder the water the better they are.  In the summer they tend to be a bit softer than the yellows.  But battered and deep fried it's all a winner.

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