Even during the current COVID-19 public health crisis, getting outdoors and connecting with nature while angling in New Yorks waters is a great way to help maintain mental and physical health. We will be searching for a high quality (resolution) photograph in a few months to promote lake fishing in Orleans County. Light fishing pressure with just a few cars seen at the two access points. Oak Orchard Tackle and Narbys is stocked for Fall salmon lures and gear. And along with the browns theres the chance for Atlantics, cohos or steelhead rounding out nice mixed bag chances. No significant Lake Effect Snow expected here on the WNY Lake Ontario Plain. Flows in the Oak are high with about 2 ft of visibility. With the mid week warm up look for flows to be on the rise and opening up some and going off color about thru the mid/end of week. Fishing pressure picking up some at the dam with downstream guys pretty well spread out. A nice mid week weather period now after the holiday weekend with clear and warm days forecast today and tomorrow. For now trib water temps are on their greatest fall so far this fall season. It may just not be the big blow out event were targeting, but smaller spates of water for now. According to Capt. Real light fishing pressure except for a few guys fishing nearer the dam and they have been getting hook ups. It was all spoon and meat bite Saturday. Forecast is back to the seasonable warm temps that we have been prone to so far this whole trib season highs near 40F for mid week and warmer yet for end of week. I for one am glad for some consistent winter weather to at least reset seasonal conditions after the mild fall. Fish On! Orleans County Tourism The Greater Niagara Fish Odyssey is underway in Erie, Niagara and Orleans County August 20 until September 5, 2021. A brown or two mixed in. And really you may not want to give up completely on salmon efforts just yet. Even at this almost mid-Oct timeframe, theres still good hookup chances from the nearshore Lake Ontario all the way to the dam, so the fishing opportunity definitely will spread out. Flows in the other area smaller waterways are high and dirty. Only a sucker here and there reported. Then coupled with the mixed bag of Atlantics and steelhead and cohos, the hook up chances sound pretty good. New Yorks lakes and streams offer great opportunities for fishing in a wide array of settings across the state. Trout action is starting to improve according to Lisa Drabczyk with Creek Road Bait and Tackle. Look for drop back fish to be living there for now, with the other most productive spots being right at the dam or overflow channel pool. Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report - October 14, 2021 A little bit hard to stay on top of trib water flows as it seems like Canal drainage water is being passed thru with select adjustments on the water managers end that only they know about. Best bass spots are downriver around Joseph Davis State Park and Youngstown near Fort Niagara. On Saturday there were bass boats fishing on the south side next to the Port Gibson bridge. There seems to be a stalemate between the open Lake temps and the trib water temps thanks to the relatively mild winter. Thanks to losing the Canal feed/winter drainage, flows in the Oak are real low. That amount of rain would definitely be a good thing. Flows in the Oak are still humming along at slightly high consisting of a good head of turbine water. Otherwise its a little tough to report on average fishing conditions. Winter and cold and snow is hanging in. Read more on the Hub. They also landed 4 mature Kings, 3 steelhead, a brown, and a lake trout! The NYS fish licensing system is back up! Spring will offer up only so many cold water chances! Flows in the Oak are slightly high and slightly stained with a good head of water contained in the turbine channel. Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge See more info on theirFacebook page. Congratulations to the winner of the 2021 Summer LOC Derbys grand prize of $10,000, Michael Paddock from Albion who held the lead since July 13th with his 31 lb 7 oz salmon he caught aboard Aquarius. Flows in the Oak are slightly high with 1 2 ft of stained visibility. Fish as soon as reasonable conditions allow instead of waiting for supposed better conditions that may or may not materialize. Water temps had warmed up prob near 40 F and should retreat again in the near term. Stream Conditions - Fish Oak Orchard Oak Orchard "Big Boy" Tournaments-- 2021 dates Upstream action so far mainly for a few fish at the dam. For now most all waterways are low and clear. Meaning flows are back on a slow retreat now but water color prob wont be the dirtiest itll be until today or tomorrow. Theres been some water level fluctuations thanks to hydro power operations already and look for that to continue with almost daily fluctuations expected due to leaf fall or windy conditions. Flows in the Oak are about medium and slightly stained with about 2 ft of visibility. It has been closed to traffic for construction since late April. For more information call 888-733-5246 or visit their website at www.loc.org . By steelhead standards the flows we have now are real nice and could move some fresh fish upstream. Its all about water flows Water flows are the single biggest factor in encouraging upstream movements of fish during the fall, winter and spring trib seasons. When high flows drop and/or cold flows warm and/or dirty water clears then anglers who can make good drifts or swings get in on the action. Then, with 10 days of flat water, along with the number of tournaments & derbies held and the pressure of a lot of fishing boats within a 10 mile x 1 mile stretch, the fish diminished their desire to bite. Flows are dropping and clearing all around. Since 1/4 inch of rain did not do much it looks like 1/2 inch or more of rain in a storm or otherwise would be needed to effect any positive change in flows. This is after mostly tougher action reported for the begin part of the past weekend. Anglers often find flows still a bit high and a bit stained and for sure cold but thats the nature of steelheading and the chance for a multiple hook up day. Working 100-200 fow, It took us a while to get bit, but our first fish was a 17 lb king. With the mid week warm-up, look for flows to be on the rise and opening up some and going off color about thru the mid/end of week. There was a few more inches of snow and more Lake Effect Snow showers are expected today here on the immediate Lake Plain. If any Canal winter time drainage is passing thru it must be tempered like Canal managers said they would do. Everything is wide open to fish with no icing conditions. There seems to be a stalemate between the open Lake temps and the trib water temps thanks to the relatively mild winter. Stay tuned tho for any future high water that could really perk things up. Anglers report a few brown trout hook ups with steelhead hook ups possibly coming on stronger, and still a coho here and there. We are looking for a photo that was taken in Orleans County waters featuring an impressive catch, smiling faces, blue skies and with an icon such as the Oak Orchard Lighthouse in the background. Fishing pressure is real light, only a few anglers on the water. Like we said, Zane Smith of New Brighton, Penn. With the heavy rains we received the past week and more on the way it doesnt look like it will be coming down anytime soon. Look for angling pressure to build likely toward this weekend. Eggs, egg sacs and beads are working to take salmon, brown trout and the occasional steelhead. Capt. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. Spawning fish like this can be found in the gravel runs if you choose to target them or else find the real action in adjacent holes for the staged or drop back fish. Mike Ziehm of Niagara Falls reports that he is still getting some salmon and walleye from shore in the gorge casting spinners and jigs. The other area smaller tribs have medium flows and slightly stained water color. Savvy trib anglers anticipate good hook-up chances on the backside of high flows when reasonable weather and water conditions coincide! Certain days youll notice that salmon movement by seeing them crashing around, but as often as not that movement seems to go on quietly. 2.79K subscribers Oak Orchard River Fishing at Waterport Dam "Guess What We Caught" June 2, 2021. Nice fresh hard fighting chrome in the Oak on the backside of the late winter high and dirty flows. Brown trout reports still about 50% good/50% slow. May 21st is the scheduling for the canal opening. The Orleans County waters at Point Breeze are providing an excellent mixed bag catch of late! It may just not be the big blowout event were targeting, but smaller spates of water for now. Still some steelhead action hanging on in the Oak thanks to a return to good high flows without any real spike in water temps yet. For more information contact the fire station at 35 E. Cayuga St. by calling 315-343-2161. Please check our website, at visitoswegocounty.com, for the current CFS. or by clicking on the image above. See ya out there! A couple of reports thru yesterday mentioned some hook ups on smaller browns and steelhead. For more information contact the fire station at 35 E. Cayuga St. by calling 315-343-2161. Seasonable temps for the end of week and chance for a quick significant warmup with rain again around the end of the upcoming weekend. Johnson Creek had a nice bump in flows and got stained and guys reported some salmon on the move there. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. Spring spoon casting action for brown trout at the pier heads and lakeshore when wind and waves come together to bring that semi stained water within casting range. Back on the retreat thru today after a cold night. They fished a little west of port between the 27-29 lines of latitude. After a few hours the bite slowed so we decided to go to Laker land. All the water, at least in the fishable mile or so stretch below the dam on the Oak, is open and ice free. And maybe into the early spring! Remember you still have to get out and fish Come experience great fishing as it takes place instead of solely relying and waiting on internet reports. Another cold snap: cold temps today with highs around 40F. Look for a good water flow window possibly in the Genesee while the Niagara remains a tough pill thanks to a windy open Lake Erie. Very good. And Erie Canal bolstered flows (year 2) will be contributing to the fishy equation sooner then later in multiple tribs! Its ok and encouraged for out of the area anglers to verify their economic impact for the upstate NY tourism economies! Capt. Action has been a little more measured then say 2 3 weeks ago when it seemed we got a small run of fresh steelhead. The NYS Canal Corporation releases water from the Erie Canal into Lake Ontario Tributaries in Western New York on an extended and pulsed schedule each fall to enhance trout and salmon fishing opportunities. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. Temps forecast today in the 40sF and a little bit cooler tomorrow with a chance of rain/snow showers later Wednesday. No quick start to the salmon action yet. Mainly with an old school program. Year-Round Notice: There are mandatory personal flotation device (PFD) zones on the river. 3 spinners to catch a fair number of smallmouth bass earlier this week. Id look for it going high and stained about thru this weekend. Lake Alice ice cover is probably days away from going away. For specific questions about the Waterport dam site rules you can email document.getElementById("eeb-694070-709272").innerHTML = eval(decodeURIComponent("%27%49%6e%71%75%69%72%69%65%73%40%42%72%6f%6f%6b%66%69%65%6c%64%72%65%6e%65%77%61%62%6c%65%2e%63%6f%6d%27"))*protected email*. Most guys upstream- ish report good action while those downstream like in the flat water report tougher action. Flows in the other area smaller tribs are low and mostly clear with some icy conditions. Remember use caution in interpreting the upstream USGS gauging stations on the Oak that can mean little or nothing for flows downstream of the Waterport hydro especially in considering both the turbine channel and overflow channel. Cooler temps for end of week and upcoming weekend. Temps for the weekend are forecast to rebound back into the 40s F. Water flows are def enough to encourage some fresh fish migrations at any time and the water color now is in a sweet spot for good presentations. You can lay a rod down on the bank or net a fish or walk along the immediate riverbank or walk around a wading obstruction for safety but anglers cannot CONGREGATE on the Archers Club grounds on the dates not included above. Internet bragging seems a lot less prevelant then it was a few years ago, and our reports tend to be even keeled not reporting fish numbers great enough that they would be jumping in your waders even if they were! Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Then again who would have guessed thered be a few days in the end of March this cold! Thank you, Lindsay Agness for providing us with her image and Mike Waterhouse for his drone picture of the Oak. Labor Day is when the big Lake Ontario Counties Fall Trout and Salmon Derby will be ending at 1 p.m. Since then, the Douglaston Salmon Run has reported salmon entering the river on a consistent basis. Nice big fresh King drifting action on the backside of high flows from end of Sept rains. Flows - Oak Orchard Fishing Report. You can also change some of your preferences. Flows likely to remain up and stained at least thru the weekend. Those fish should be somewhere in the system and may be spread out now farther upstream. But in all likelihood the greater accumulations will be SW of here with the chance that the WNY Niagara Frontier may not get all that much. Remember as these kings start to stage that their preferred water temps are also changing. Production of hard copies is finished and have been delivered to License Issuing Agents. Anglers seeing and having hook up success on browns is encouraging we are likely on a trajectory to out pace last years brown trout action already. Nice big fresh King drifting action on the backside of high flows from end of Sept rains. Some forecasted showers that for once turned into more like rainstorms yesterday and today have brought along that nice gloom for fish migrations, but probably will not change any trib flows much. Any future accumulating snow and melt may do that. Our best set up was a 10 white double crush glow Spindoctor with A-TOM-MIK glow warship twinkie head. Many still in good green shape with some old moldies now on Halloween zombie patrol downstream. We did not take one fish on flasher/fly. Seems like the Kings just arent concentrated in any particular fast water spot in any trib and thats the tougher reports I hear from guys. Flows in the Oak are about med and slightly stained with about 2 ft of viz. Real nice flows by steelhead standards. Lots of snow across WNY from an area wide snow. Some crimson males and brighter hens are what anglers are finding nearer the dam and also in the overflow channel. Any significant precipitation could raise all the trib flows back high and dirty. Hard copies can be requested by emailing FWFish@dec.ny.gov. Flows in the Oak are medium and mostly clear. There were salmon porpoising around the green can and the red can. Heres the skinny on the weather, and we are not meteorologists. No parking will be allowed at anytime on the road at the top of the driveway and therefore no walk in access down the driveway. Slight warm up for the weekend with chance of rain end of weekend and then cold for start of next week. The charter fleet has had king salmon action in 100-120 FOW using chrome glow flasher fly combinations down to 60 ft. Nights are cooling down tho, even with the current warm day temps and that has at least made for good fishing action early and late. Best spoon on the riggers: DW Gold Laser Spoon. Geezer and Frost Bite were the best spoons. We can also forward you a copy of the Brookfield Power Company brochure highlighting that area via email. Please consider submitting one of your images to be featured on the Winter 2022 billboard. For now flows in the Oak are moderate or optimistically almost medium and mostly clear. Nothing new about that for steelhead angling! So we are still in this mostly mild winter pattern. The forecast after the warmup for the end of week/beginning part of the weekend is back to cold temps with snow on the backside of the rain so the up and down, 2 3 day cycle will continue. 585-589-3100 Next chance at snow for area wide is for the beginning part of next week. IMO one nice silver fish is worth a whole bunch old upstream darkies. Flows yesterday in the AM were down but did rebound nicely to the mod or almost med flows weve had this season. Many thanks to the Archers Club for opening up the Fall fishing access. Anglers are toughing it out for a few bites daily on browns or steelhead. Required fields are marked *. Downstream slow water is getting pretty froggy thanks to rising Lake Ontario levels and the lowering upstream flows. The Oak Orchard Pen Rearing Association receives steelhead and salmon from the NYSDEC placed in net pens in the Oak lower watercourse each spring. Waiting for supposed better conditions could mean missing out and finding even worse water conditions later on. A PFD is not required to fish all of the Oak, only on the Brookfield Power Company areas below the dam (about 600 feet) where wading is permitted. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. The other area smaller waterways are about mod with water color of about 2+ ft of viz. We went past 300 but found the 250-300 was better. For the Oak, this latest spate of water should bring on the bulk of the King action with some spawning underway no doubt under the cover of the higher and dirtier water flows. Johnson Creek had a nice bump in flows and got stained and guys reported some salmon on the move there. The current leader is now a 32-pound, 4-ounce fish reeled in by Zane Smith of New Brighton, PA while fishing out of Olcott this week. Real light fishing pressure today, only one car observed in the parking spots on the Oak. The full moon that was maybe responsible for the uptick in migrations just recently is now on the wane. Flows in the Oak are slightly high consisting of a good head of turbine water. Fish for bass on Sodus Bay throwing-out worm rigs between the islands at the north end of the bay. Forecast is for precipitation again Wednesday and a chance of showers thru the end of the week. Fished pretty much 100- 250 feet of water. Without any persistent cold or snow or ice hanging in, these precipitation events are going to keep water color on the stained side. Despite the cold, a few diehards have been out there scoring on a some smaller browns and a few fine looking chrome steelhead. Click the image to subscribe to our weekly fishing reports. Chance of another mixed bag precip type of storm that could add to whats on the ground already and add to that spate of water when it melts. Theres a chance of an inch or two maybe south of the area off lake Erie. The rain is Lake Effect so as is often the case with snow most of it goes south of the area. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. The presentation is not that technical, just look for favorable winds and water color. The chance to fish from your own two feet for trout and salmon you measure in pounds, not inches, for 7 9 months depending upon weather and water conditions. Shouldnt be any serious icing in yet but there could be some bank ice or chunky flows. Similar to that push of fish we saw something like a couple weeks ago it sounds like another good push of salmon moving toward the dam with some browns in tow were evidenced later Sunday and Monday. Flows should be back on the retreat already today with some stain hanging on. Now some silver browns hooked up too, as has been the case on the smaller tribs like to the east. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. The other area smaller tribs have similar moderate medium flows with slightly stained water color. Warm weather forecasted to prevail all week and warmer yet for the upcoming weekend around 70F. New for 2021: enter and weigh from your phone! A great time was had by all and theyre looking forward to returning next year! The fishing this last week has been better than the previous couple weeks. Nice to see some chances spread thru the watercourse now with fish that are all mostly in good shape. Oak Orchard River mouth mid Apr 2019. Even during the current COVID-19 public health crisis, getting outdoors and connecting with nature while angling in New Yorks waters is a great way to help maintain mental and physical health. Little to no fishing pressure because of the recent events, with the few anglers out enjoying action like this for early Apr 2020 steelhead in the Oak. The other area smaller waterways have mod to med flows and are slightly stained at 2+ feet of viz. It wont break the drought conditions but it may just perk up the action in the area smaller tribs. Come get in on some hard striking fresh fish action at the river mouth and downstream areas. It has been closed to traffic for construction since late April. Same set up as the night before. Without overflow levels now, some might be inclined to call it only slightly high. Check out the nice King recent catch pic above.. Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report - May 13 , 2021 Dsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Monthly Weather | AccuWeather Stay tuned, potential for lots of good action ahead when we get some consistent cooler weather and good water flows. Other area smaller tribs are dropping back toward low and clear and warming thru this week. Sorry it took so long! The best spinner/fly set up is DW Gator Flasher Spindoctor with an A-TOM-IK BAM fly. According to Capt. 4/8/22: First time fishing on Lake Ontario, Meagan Hardner caught this lake trout in 50 feet of water straight out of Oak Orchard aboard Get Hooked Sportfishing. Be sure to check out some of the smaller tribs like Four Mile and Keg Creeks. Canal water is a decent level. Good high water drifters are getting a few brown trout hook ups each outing by covering some water. Our best spoons were Geezer, UV Watermelon, Midnight Special, Wonderbread, and 42nd. At least whatever trib and near shore Lake Ontario trout action that is underway is not likely to experience a temp spike anytime soon. Best baits will be small egg patterns; be it flies, rubber eggs or even egg sacs. Capt. So how do you know if trophy trout and salmon will be catchable upon your travels to the Oak Orchard and WNY area? They scored 4 king salmon (17-20 lbs) and a trophy sized steelhead weighing in at 16 lbs. More then likely flows will be on the rise in the near future and hydro managers could bump flows up beforehand in anticipation of higher run of the river flows to come. Come on out and get in on some trophy action this fall, winter and spring and add to the photo collection! As quickly as flows were restored in the Oak over the past weekend the fishing likewise perked up again with some steelhead hooked and a few knarly Kings clinging to a hopeful life. So, flows, weather and fishing action are somewhat up and down. Fishing pressure is light to moderate with what looks like a few guys here and there probably enjoying holiday time off. Chance of icing in select areas. Call 585-682-4546 or email document.getElementById("eeb-573343-278334").innerHTML = eval(decodeURIComponent("%27%69%6e%66%6f%40%66%69%73%68%6f%61%6b%6f%72%63%68%61%72%64%2e%63%6f%6d%27"))*protected email* for a reservation ASAP! That may well all blow out after this latest round of precipitation. New migrations of fresh fish could come anytime during this part of the season with good flows or especially with any bump up in trib flows. We found meat was the best bait. Stay tuned and keep tabs on the weather and water flows and get out there when you can. Over in Wilson, the recent rains actually pulled some salmon into 12 Mile Creek and salmon and trout are being caught off the piers there, as well. Fishing pressure has been light over the past couple days thanks to the snow storm but guys should be getting back out there and breaking some trails. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Here on the Oak look for low and clear flows with bank ice and the downstream slow water areas frozen. Total snow cover in the immediate area may only be 6 inches give or take, but the snow is wind swept bare in spots or drifted in feet otherwise. From 9-mile point to the high rocks has been the most consistent producer for a lot of boats; as well as in front of the Salmon River. Plenty of salmon are spawning now in the higher flows and some of the post spawn zombies will be flushed out along with lots of other weeds and debris. Licorice Man. reminds boaters to Not be a fool in the fog and use your radar as they almost had an incident last week while fishing. Then it was east most of Saturday, which did not help. What more could you ask for for small area trib action!? So if youre following this the moral of the story is that the weather is up and down and therefore so are the water levels and fishable conditions. DEC has received a few reports of dead fish on Sandy Creek and Johnson Creek, likely due to fishing mortality, but has not received any reports of abnormally large numbers of dead fish from Oak Orchard Creek. Lots of anglers anxious to get out there, and a few are, but the Kings are pretty much following a normal script as far as timing. You can catch steelhead and some browns. No significant icing on any waterway. In our fishing conditions tabs below we use a simple system to describe the water flows on the Oak and oftentimes other area smaller trib flows too. February 17, 2023 oak orchard Fishing Report. Early Sep 2017. Oak Orchard, Sandy i Salmon Creek, vor avea debite mai mari. New York State is open for fishing and DEC encourages anglers to recreate locally at a nearby waterbody. Small and Largemouth Bass are also abundant, aggressive and eager to bend your rod. Thankful for that continued Erie Canal water feed for select tribs as the forecasted precipitation at this time not likely to cause a big change in trib flows. By most accounts if youre moving around and trying different drifts and spots, guys are hooking up. Click on the different category headings to find out more. Water color has that swamp headwater tannic stain to it. reported that the ups & downs continue on Lady O and this past Saturday was an UP judging from young Jeremiahs smile! Low water, aka an average fall, short leaders, BB shot is not likely to cut it right now for presentations, especially on the Oak. Mixed bag chances for lakers, browns, steelhead in the River or on the Niagara bar rivermouth. Either way itll be colder with continued clearing and lowering flows like in the Oak. Trailing stud, B & B fly glows, and green glo flys. With fair to good bolstered flows from the Erie Canal guys are reporting good brown trout action with a green King here and there and/or a sporty colorful coho. We cannot speak for the power company or interpret their site rules. Service 3.8. Think something like flows going from low to not so low. The beast was part of a triple. Inside water has been sporadic. Water temps had bumped up into the 40sF and the ice on Lake Alice is gone. Lake effect rain dumped three inches of rain around the Port Bay area over the weekend. Bob features a weekly (and sometimes more frequent) video on his Facebook page to share his fishing report. Some days youll find the only active fish up in that warm water so dont be afraid to fish up high. Avoid close contact, such as shaking hands, hugging, and kissing. Copyright 2023 On The Water, LLC. Given somewhat of the late start to the salmon action, Id have to say that we might only be amidships in the run.Look for Kings arriving into start of November. The Line/Lure used was Copper line, Pro Troll and Meat. We had tried for brown trout in close, but they didnt cooperate for us, so I moved out deeper to try to find some lake trout.. Orleans County Fishing Report June 1, 2021 Beginning May 19, 2021, NY will be adopting CDC guidelines on mask use. View the calendar of releases at the link below. The last shot of rain was Sunday and theres been some cooler weather for the beginning part of this week. Definitely on the moderate side of medium and not on the slightly high side of medium.

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