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Oneida Fish Hatchery

Oneida Lake Walleye Telemetry Study Underway

August 19, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Oneida Lake Walleye Telemetry Study acoustic receiversThis fall the Cornell Biological Field Station at Shackelton Point in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will be initiating a three-year telemetry study of adult walleyes in Oneida Lake to identify spawning sites, describe seasonal movement patterns, describe habitat use throughout the year, and determine where post-spawn walleye go after they have been processed at the Oneida Fish Hatchery. [Read more…] about Oneida Lake Walleye Telemetry Study Underway

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Cornell Biological Field Station at Shackelton Point, DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System, Oneida Fish Hatchery, Oneida Lake, Science, Wildlife

Oneida Fish Hatchery in Constantia, Oswego County

April 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Oneida fish hatchery (courtesy Oneida Lake Association)The Oneida Fish Hatchery in Constantia, Oswego County, on the north shore of Oneida Lake, stocks waters from Central New York to the St. Lawrence River. The hatcheries’ rearing program is focused on walleye and includes egg collections from Oneida Lake (200-300 million eggs/year) from which it raises roughly 205 million walleye. It also raises the statewide supply of 100,000 tiger muskellunge and cultures rare or threatened fish such as 4,000 lake sturgeon, and 15,000 cisco (lake herring) a year. [Read more…] about Oneida Fish Hatchery in Constantia, Oswego County

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Constantia, DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Oneida Fish Hatchery, Oneida Lake, Oswego County, sturgeon

Annual Lake Sturgeon Stocking Complete

October 29, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Lake Sturgeon courtesy DEC New York State’s Oneida Fish Hatchery and partners from the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Genoa National Fish Hatchery recently stocked more than 23,000 lake sturgeon fingerlings across their New York range.

Lake sturgeon are raised at both hatcheries from eggs taken from wild fish in early June near the Moses-Saunders Dam in Massena, NY. By the time they’re stocked they’ve grown to about seven inches in just four and a half months. [Read more…] about Annual Lake Sturgeon Stocking Complete

Filed Under: Nature, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, endangered species, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Massena, Oneida Fish Hatchery, sturgeon

Tiger Muskie Make State Fish Hatchery News

August 5, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

tiger muskellunge at Oneida Fish HatcheryNew this year, Oneida Fish Hatchery is experimentally raising tiger muskellunge.

DEC says that so far the tank of 5,000 tiger muskies are doing great, thanks in part to a handful of “tiger trees” designed and installed by hatchery staff. The “tiger trees” provide structure for the fish to congregate under which makes them feel safe and reduces stress. Since they’re already congregated under the feeder, an added benefit could be more efficient feeding. [Read more…] about Tiger Muskie Make State Fish Hatchery News

Filed Under: Nature, Western NY Tagged With: fish, fishing, nature, Oneida Fish Hatchery, Wildlife

State Hatcheries Complete Walleye, Steelhead Egg Collections

April 29, 2021 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

walleye egg collection courtesy DECThe annual egg take at New York State’s Oneida Fish Hatchery began on March 31st this year. Despite staffing limitations due to COVID-19 restrictions, seven nets were set and a total of 12,424 walleye were collected. Staff processed 5,190 females to obtain this year’s 270 million egg quota in eight days. Eggs are currently hatching, and stocking across the state is underway. [Read more…] about State Hatcheries Complete Walleye, Steelhead Egg Collections

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, nature, Oneida Fish Hatchery, Wildlife

The Crego Family: Three Generations of Adirondack Guides

April 15, 2020 by Roy Crego 4 Comments

crego-farm-courtesy-Joyce-Entremont  In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, three generations of the Crego family worked as wilderness guides in the Western Adirondacks. Along the way, they raised families, worked for prominent employers, adapted to new forms of transportation, and helped lay the groundwork for the conservation movement in New York State. [Read more…] about The Crego Family: Three Generations of Adirondack Guides

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondack Guides, Adirondack Park, Big Moose, Big Moose Lake, Boonville, Brown's Tract, Fish and Game Commission, fishing, Fourth Lake, Fulton Chain, hunting, Lewis County, Moose River, Old Forge, Oneida Fish Hatchery

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