Oneida or Oakley?

[plish71]

I'm taking my wife and daughter out tomorrow and was wondering if I should hit Oneida or Oakley, leaving from Pocatello so the distance is about the same. Any input would be greatly appreciated, and I'll report back on how we do.

Thank you
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[lucabrasi]

Bank? Boat? I don't know much about Onieda and even less about Oakley but there are some places to bank fish at Onieda. It gets real crowded on the weekend so a Thursday trip would be a good call and if not good there are a few other small lakes nearby you could use as a backup.
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[plish71]

We'll be in a boat, walleye, perch and panfish are on the agenda.
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[nonxst1]

Last I had heard was they werent going to stock walleye in Oneida any longer. Not sure what ever came of that but with that being said. I have given up on Oneida for now and am going to start hitting Oakley for the walleye. I have fished Oneida for years and the last couple I have really noticed a drop in the walleye both in size and quantity. I have only fished Oneida twice this year but both times I was skunked on the walleye. Can catch everything else. Has left a bad taste in my mouth.
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[dma_ayotte]

Walleye fishing in Oneida is good right now. However getting one over 20" thats not a snake is very challenging! If u want good sized #'s id say Oakley? (Only fished it once). If you are after a lot of perch smb and eyes but dont care on the size id go to Oneida.
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[jeremypeace]

I had heard the same thing about them not stocking onieda with eyes also. But I couldnt find anything that said that. They only stock it every other year.
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[dma_ayotte]

Next time i see Corey Owens ill ask n see what he says.
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[jeremypeace]

I just talked with garry over at the office on barton rd. And he said that there is no plan on stopping the stock of walleye into onieda, he said that it will continue like normal stocked once every other year.
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[curt69]

That's very good news . Thanks for checking on that . Curt G.
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[cpierce]

I think the rumor came from the Fisheries Management Plan. There is a VAGUE possibility that IF they find the walleye to be a problem with the Cutt restoration then they might stop AFTER a public comment period.

So if it ever comes to that let F&G know your feelings. You might let them know how much you appreciate the walleye stocking anyway. Utah too..... I think many of the walleye from Oneida populate the Bear well into Utah. []

Here is what the plan says. Keep in mind that they put down anything that MIGHT need addressing, and much of what is listed is never done. But they have to list things so that they can get approval if they need to do it. For myself I think the walleye help to keep the smallmouth in check and the sm would be just as much if not more of a problem.


http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/fish...heries.pdf

P349 IDFG has stocked walleye into Oneida Reservoir since 1974. Walleye disperse both up and downriver and have created locally popular fisheries, especially during spawning migrations. IDFG would consider terminating walleye stocking in this reservoir when and if walleye inhibit restoration of native Bonneville cutthroat trout and after discussion with the angling public.



Chart p 353
Oneida Reservoir /500
Mixed Yellow perch
Walleye
Smallmouth bass
General Assess angler support for removing limits on walleye and or for
terminating the walleye stocking program
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[dma_ayotte]

Sounds like ill be up there tomorrow. Ill post a report when im back.
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[plish71]

Well we got there this morning and the wind was howling, we launched the boat and headed up the lake towards the campground, marked fish all the way up except they were all carp. We fished hard til about 2:30 and called it a day. We did manage to pull in one smallie that was about 13". Good luck tomorrow, hopefully your trip will be more productive.
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[Mrxshun]

Fished Oakley today, the wind was pretty bad and limited the cliff fishing. Check on wind. Over 10 mph its not worth it. Caught a few but nothing big in the boat.
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[GOOSEASSASSIN]

I have a little formula i like to use when deciding wether or not to go to Oakley. (Town of Oakley WINDMPH+5= Oakley resivoir wind) its usually pretty close. Thanks for the report did you fish for wallie's for trout? I'm biting at the bit to catch my first so next weekend is dedicated to popping the (preverbial walleye cherry[:p]). When Oakley is calm it can be a very peaceful resivoir. Anyway thanks for the report and can't wait to give my own on it.
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[drowning_flys]

Oakley is still a little slow for walleye, neighbor went a few days ago and only managed a few small ones. Oakley is almost always windy blows from the south in the morning then around 10 it comes from the north. I have been up there on some crazy days when you felt more like you were surfing instead of boating lol.
This station is pretty accurate http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/find...=KIDOAKLE1
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[dma_ayotte]

Got there about 7am fishing was nice. Cloudy no wind until 10:30 when we left.. Landed 19 eyes 5 smb 2 sunfish between my wife n I. Fish were 30 ft deep n temp was 65.
Will post pix when i get home.
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