One frigid day in the winter of 1965, Don Therre, 11, trudged alone across the frozen surface of Oneida Lake, dragging behind him a heavy steel bar that ice anglers call a spud. Toes growing numb ...

ONEIDA LAKE — Even though it's cold, the sun was out all day on Friday. That’s just what some people out ice fishing were looking for after a mild start to the winter. Winter in central New York means ...

A $37,000 boat is up for grabs this weekend on Oneida Lake and all you have to do is catch just one special fish. After 43 years, the Lions Fishing Derby was set to stop running at Oneida Lake. But ...

SYLVAN BEACH, N.Y. – At least 75 ice fishing shanties dotted the ice at the eastern end of Oneida Lake this morning. Word travels fast in the ice fishing community, thanks to social media and word of ...

Life vests and fellow boaters saved the lives of two men whose boat partially capsized on Oneida Lake on Sunday, July 27, according to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office. The two men went fishing ...

The DEC is adopting new fishing regulations for 2012-2014 that will become effective Oct. 1, 2012. These are the proposed regulations that were based on professional recommendations and public input.

As the temperature rises in Central New York, families will be looking for things to do this summer. Visitors to Oneida Lake can find a variety of activities all around its shores. Experienced and ...

That’s not bad for the end of January, but it was very windy. You might say it was less than comfortable out on the ice at Sylvan Beach. It was amazing to me, however. I was ice fishing – for the ...

Tony Buffa was maybe 10 years old when his uncle first took him fishing on Oneida Lake’s Big Bay. To say it was the beginning of a love affair, one he shares with a great many others, is no ...