Oneida Lake Tournaments
Upcoming derbies and printed results on Oneida Lake.
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The Oneida Lake calendar is pieced together from host pages and outdoor news, since DEC posts no list of the tournament permits it issues.
Event formats on Oneida Lake: three-day individual Bassmaster Open, 36-hour walleye derby and walleye derby.
DEC black bass tournament permit summary; host pages linked in each row; retrieved October 2026.
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| Event | Winner | Weight as printed | Date note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix BFL Northeast Division at Oneida Lake (2025) | Liam Blake (Fairport, N.Y.) | 21 pounds, 7 ounces | Fishing date not printed: recap dated Aug. 25, 2025 refers to Saturday; add once dated. |
Dates are left blank where the host or news page did not print the fishing days; nothing is inferred from a release date.
Oneida Lake events, dates and printed winners
Organizer and news pages give Oneida Lake 3 scheduled events in this file: 1 still on the calendar and 0 published results alongside. Look for Lakeside Outfitters, WalleyeFest (organizer Matt Gutchess) and B.A.S.S. on the Oneida Lake calendar. The host pages point anglers to Lakeside Outfitters, Route 31, Canastota, Measuring stations at Oneida Shores, South Shore and Godfrey Point and Syracuse.
The calendar shows Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Oneida Lake (2027) next, on 2027-08-26.
Upcoming derbies and tournaments on Oneida Lake
| Date | Event | Organizer | Launch or weigh-in | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-08-26 | Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Oneida Lake (2027) | B.A.S.S. | Syracuse | Oswego County |
Host and news pages for New York (DEC prints no permit calendar), October 2026.
Oneida Lake events already held this season
| Date | Event | Organizer | Launch or weigh-in | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | WalleyeFest (2026) | WalleyeFest (organizer Matt Gutchess) | Measuring stations at Oneida Shores, South Shore and Godfrey Point | Oswego County |
| 2026-05-01 | Lakeside Outfitters Walleye Tournament (2026) | Lakeside Outfitters | Lakeside Outfitters, Route 31, Canastota | Oswego County |
Oneida Lake as a fishery
Oneida Lake spreads over 51,324 acres touching Oswego County, Oneida County, Madison County and Onondaga County in the NYS Hydrography layer. DEC lists smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, sunfish, yellow perch, walleye, carp and channel catfish for Oneida Lake. 5 boat launches on Oneida Lake appear in the DEC launch layer, Cleveland Dock Launch, Oneida Shores Park and Public Launch on Oneida Lake among them.
DEC marks Oneida Lake as open to ice fishing permitted.
NYS Hydrography (NHD); DEC Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds; DEC boat launch layer; retrieved October 2026.
Event-day logistics for Oneida Lake
Oneida Lake ramps for event days
- Cleveland Dock Launchhand launch, parking: 15 car and 0 car-trailer spaces, Cleveland
- Verona Beach State Parkhand launch, Sylvan Beach
- Three Mile Bay Wildlife Management Areahand launch, 20 car-and-trailer spaces, Constantia
- Public Launch on Oneida Lakehand launch, parking: 20 car and 0 car-trailer spaces, Brewerton
- Oneida Shores Parkhard surface ramp, parking: 80 spaces (dec park field), Brewerton
The Oneida Lake host list
Home counties of Oneida Lake events
- Oswego County
Tackle worth packing for Oneida Lake
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Culling and livewells
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Event pages for New York waters other than Oneida Lake
- Lake Champlain6 events
- Lake Erie8 events
- Lake Ontario4 events
- Seneca Lake2 events
- South Shore of Long Island3 events
- St. Lawrence River0 events
Shores, kills and lakes by Oneida Lake, pictured
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Pictures from the water by Oneida Lake
Photo: Geoffrey.landis at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
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Photo: Kiran891, CC BY-SA 4.0
Event questions for Oneida Lake
How many organized dates are logged for Oneida Lake?
3 dated rows on file, 1 not yet fished, and 0 published results.
Is a derby or tournament coming to Oneida Lake soon?
Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Oneida Lake (2027) on 2027-08-26.
What has a Oneida Lake winner weighed in?
No one-day five-bass winning weight is printed for this water; multi-day, derby and walleye results are listed in the tables instead.
Which hosts run Oneida Lake derbies and tournaments?
Lakeside Outfitters, WalleyeFest (organizer Matt Gutchess) and B.A.S.S.
At which site do Oneida Lake entrants check in?
The host pages name Lakeside Outfitters, Route 31, Canastota, Measuring stations at Oneida Shores, South Shore and Godfrey Point and Syracuse.
What did the latest Oneida Lake winner bring in?
No dated winner for this water has been printed on the pages read.
What does New York require of a Oneida Lake entrant?
Each entrant 16 or older carries a DEC freshwater license: $25.00 for residents, $50.00 for nonresidents and $5.00 for residents 70 and older.
What is the sign-up route for Oneida Lake events?
Entry details sit on the host pages linked from each row.
How can a host add Oneida Lake dates?
Send it with the Add a tournament form on this page.
Get time on Oneida Lake before the start
The water page carries every launch and the DEC limits.
Know a tournament that is not listed?
Send it here with a link to the organizer’s event page or schedule. Weekly and monthly ones only need to go in once. If that page shows the name and the date (or the day of the week), it goes on this page right away. If not, we check it by hand within a week.
We keep what you send so we can check the event. Your email is never published.