Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Releases may change due to weather, engineering controls and other conditions. Light fishing pressure with just a few cars seen at the two access points. The current leader is a 32 lb 4 oz salmon caught by Zane Smith of New Brighton, PA. Some rain now on the frontside of this latest warm up wouldnt be a bad thing to bring the trib flows back up and add some color to the water. Sunday morning started out like gang busters. A fair amount of weeds are being discharged, especially noticeable in downstream areas. 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. Flows in the Oak are still slightly high and water color has improved with 2 ft of visibility. Slight warm up for the weekend with chance of rain end of weekend and then cold for start of next week. It was the biggest steelhead that the man had caught and was excited to say the least. New for 2021: enter and weigh from your phone! Many still in good green shape with some old moldies now on Halloween zombie patrol downstream. Patience and persistence on the Oak may finally be paying off. You can catch steelhead and some browns. So when even a reasonable high and stained water window presents itself, that may be the best time to fish. Smaller area tribs should crest about mid week and then be on the retreat for end of week. We are hearing of a few more browns now in the Oak, especially thru yesterday. As we started getting into 90-100 we noticed a ton of bait and big fish on the bottom. (Some fresh salmon are still likely to be in the mix easily thru November). The Fall LOC Derby is in its final stretch this week, ending Sept. 5th. That could push more fish into the river plume and into the channel. $25,000 Grand Prize for the largest salmon. For more information, visit our website at visitoswegocounty.com and click on the Fishing Report along the top bar on the home page. 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. Even though I wouldnt look for turbine flows to change much in the near term, once the water temps begin to rise even a little the drift chances should improve and more fresh fish will hopefully be evidenced all around. Also to note is the Ridge Road/Route 104 bridge over the Oak Orchard Creek in the town of Ridgeway is now open to travelers. Other area smaller tribs like Johnson and Marsh have lower flows so look for scattered numbers of upstream fish. The green water is ideal but you can often have action in dirtier water then you think. Dont be afraid to start targeting the warmer water many kings will hold and 60 to 67 water this time of year. Bob! Chance of rain/snow showers for the mid part of this week with forecasted mixed bag precip of rain, sleet and snow thru the end part of the week. Those chances should only improve with cooler weather. Slight bump up in trib flows yesterday from little bit of rain and snowmelt. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Any emergency Canal drainage flows are now tempered and so that leaves tribs like the Oak and Sandy mostly to regular run of the river flows. Read more on the Hub. Dsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Monthly Weather | AccuWeather Now quietly too a few guys are reporting better action. Chance of legitimate winter weather and temps coming on by next week. Fishing has been a challenge. Chance of fresh steelhead on the backside of the last higher flows or at least the past falls browns and steelhead should be redistributed. Pier head foot soldiers may want to at least occasionally do an about face from lakeside casting at times to check the scene in the channel. For now flows are about mod and just slightly stained. Long range forecast looks more or less winter-like thru next week and so this may be the settling in of winter conditions that could last for more than a couple days. Either way, flows consist of a strong head of turbine water that could be close to full bore. Not sure if we are even going to see the typical influx of trout guys those crowds are already tardy not unlike the trout and salmon migrations. No major icing that we are aware of. Flows in the Oak are slightly high with water color about 1 2 ft of slightly stained viz. This entices more brown trout and steelhead to enter and remain in these waterways, improving fish spawning conditions and expanding angling opportunities. A dropping and clearing water scenario is a contrast for what youd rather see as rising or high flows for best chances at fresh fish migrations. 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. Any future accumulating snow and melt may do that. Either way theres still a good head of turbine flow thats full bore or close to full bore and the water color is slowly getting better. The fishing has been challenging not least due to the warm weather we had last week. 10 colors of FishUSA Stealthcore and A-TOM-MIK coppers in 150 & 200 took fish. Theres probably still some old Orleans Outdoor content out there on the web and Goggle. Other area smaller tribs have med flows and slightly stained water color something like 1 2 feet of visibility. The longer range forecast looks like back to colder for rest of next week. Actually that forecast sounds more normal by November standards. Remember the turbine channel can only get so high due to how much flow can pass thru the hydro plant. Back to some winter like weather and temps for now. Year-Round Notice: There are mandatory personal flotation device (PFD) zones on the river. Click here for the Brookfield Varick Fish Safely brochure. Registration is only open for KOTO at Ernsts Lake Breeze Marina. Forecast is continued warm thru tomorrow with chance of precipitation end of day or later tomorrow. Dave Chilson and company keep the LOC leaderboard updated on an hourly basis. Remember as these kings start to stage that their preferred water temps are also changing. Traxstech Corporation Warrior Lures Sport Fishing Products. Look for slowly dropping flows all around back to the baseline Canal and normal run of the river contributions. Theres still lots of upstream headwater swamp supplies in the Oak. With all the high water weve had previously, you might not have predicted any low flows this spring. Alex found offshore bait, then a couple pockets of fish each day with the bait. Look for those smaller waterways to open back up again slowly like thru the end of this week or weekend. The project is funded through the American Rescue Plans Act which designated a portion of federal dollars to be used to promote tourism. Thanks to this forecast, flows in the Oak and other area smaller tribs will be (again) on the way to high, blown and dirty. I have stayed busy trolling 60-105 ft near bottom with cut bait fly rigs especially on magnum wire divers. 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 med and slightly stained with about 2 ft of viz. The other area smaller tribs look mostly open again with mod to med flows and slightly stained water color. At least flows are stronger which helps combat icing back up. Since we are not getting cold temps and/or snow, hopefully we can get rain along with the warm temps to help maintain flows. The northeast coastal weather put a damper on show attendance and the vendors participating were down some thanks to Covid worry but the anglers who did visit the show had good interest in all of the Lake Ontario trout and salmon fishing opportunities. Backside of higher and dirtier early spring flows means some hard fighting steelhead. This weeks Picture of the Week comes fromMike Gragers crew from Get Hooked Sportfishing. Best bass spots are downriver around Joseph Davis State Park and Youngstown near Fort Niagara. Request Information (form), Online Store Policy - Privacy Policy - Terms and Conditions. Some crimson males and brighter hens are what anglers are finding nearer the dam and also in the overflow channel. The other area smaller tribs have med or slightly high and stained flows. Not a whole lot of reports coming back in for the Oak but now with flows that are a little more easily drifted guys should be into a few browns or steelhead. Thanks, Capt. Most fishing pressure has been to the east but even now that has started to ease up some. Photo courtesy of Mike Lavender. Consider how wet its been for months now, the high water tables, saturated fields and brim full swamp headwater supplies and youll come to realize the typical slow rise and quick fall of trib levels is going to occur more like quick rise and slow fall. After a few hours the bite slowed so we decided to go to Laker land. Less noticeable will be in Sandy since Canal flows there are throttling up. Keys to our success can be credited to ATOMMIK flies behind Stinger Flashers, specifically pigpen, scumline, Marvs fatty, and white Bikini. We fished 90-120 feet of water, just slightly east and west of port. Look for some hook-ups by covering that different water and putting in a few hours. Mild winters or short duration cold weather lasting into spring is generally considered good for alewife survival, and hopefully a so far mild winter will bode well for alewife. The Line/Lure used was Copper line, Pro Troll and Meat. Saturdays afternoon trip was one of the best weve seen. laker on an 8 lb leader with light/med spin or levelwind gear and tell me if you still think Lakers dont fight well! Consistently doubles & triples all throughout the area, in 7-10 FOW, then followed along the green water (as opposed to the murky brown water). Otherwise fishing pressure elsewhere is real light. 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. 400 Coppers, Divers out 220-240, Riggers down 80-90-100. The trout follow the salmon looking for an egg meal. Increased flow releases on Eighteenmile Creek (Niagara County), Oak Orchard Creek (Orleans County), and Sandy Creek (Monroe and Orleans counties). We will be searching for a high quality (resolution) photograph in a few months to promote lake fishing in Orleans County. Our final report is courtesy of JCapt. The area smaller trib flows bumped up slightly while flows in the Oak have kept humming along at about slightly high and slightly stained. Bass fishing in Sodus has been excellent. Thank you, Lindsay Agness for providing us with her image and Mike Waterhouse for his drone picture of the Oak. Warm temps are forecast today and tomorrow and seasonable thru the beginning part of the weekend. Contact us for how and where to help out each spring. She bought him the trip to repay him for taking her fishing when she was young. Browns are more likely in downstream water with a few steelhead at the dam. This amount of fishing pressure in these high ish flows will put next to no pressure on the fish. Fishing pressure real light with only a handful of guys out on the Oak in the mid week period. Watch for other changes soon like more content to this website. Any rainfall is really going to get things cranking and water color this time is likely to get dirty. On the Oak guys are into more then a few cohos too. No surprise, youd have to think we would pay for all that previous warm weather sometime. 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. The new lodge is convenient to eastern tribs like Sandy Creek. Slightly lower flows will likely reveal more browns then thought when the water was higher. Fishing report: Weather to negatively impact all fishing opportunities starting Thursday The roller coaster weather ride is continuing to affect area fishing. Click here for the Brookfield Varick Fish Safely brochure. McDreams Hotel Dusseldorf-City - Tripadvisor So how do you know if trophy trout and salmon will be catchable upon your travels to the Oak Orchard and WNY area? This latest rain has come uncharacteristically from the east so to the west may be in slightly better shape then to the east. stocked in Orleans County waters annually. 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*. Lake effect rain dumped three inches of rain around the Port Bay area over the weekend. Flows in the Oak down just a touch, maybe some of that love from Canal water being shared with Johnson Creek is responsible for that. Please check our website, at visitoswegocounty.com, for the current CFS. There were bottled up Kings at the mouth of Johnson Creek that now should be spread up thru the waterway. Well probably continue to see a drawn out salmon run. Theres not a lot of fish spawning or even many zombies yet so that tells you things are progressing slowly. From a small boat, drifting treated egg skein is a good approach to try, fished under a float. Some Lake Effect Snow showers has amounted to a few more inches of fluffy accumulation on top of the 1-2 ft previous snow. Mike Grager from Get Hooked Sportfishing provided us with this weeks picture of the week from April 8th. Flows in the Oak are about medium and barely stained with about 2 feet of visibility for now. Moonshine Carbon 14 was our best today on a 70 rigger, and green Bam!! The salmon are running in New York State - EnviroPolitics Sandy Creek has been the most consistent brown trout action so thats where most of the fishing pressure has been. Weather is seasonal for now with highs in the 30sF and dropping back at night forecast thru the mid week. They fished a little west of port between the 27-29 lines of latitude. Johnson Creek had a nice bump in flows and got stained and guys reported some salmon on the move there. It remains to be seen if theres any prolonged cold yet ahead of us. 2023 Fishing reports by Ron Bierstine, Orleans County Sportfishing Coordinator February 21, 2023 Not much precipitation was realized for the past weekend, so all the trib flows are on the drop and clearing for now. 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. I for one am glad for some consistent winter weather to at least reset seasonal conditions after the mild fall. Theres been on and off good action like at the Archers Club and some Kings continue to drop back from the dam. Flows in the Oak are clearing slowly and hanging in somewhere between med and slightly high. Since then, the Douglaston Salmon Run has reported salmon entering the river on a consistent basis. Working 100-200 fow, It took us a while to get bit, but our first fish was a 17 lb king. Look for flows maintained around the slightly high/slightly stained for now. Bob Songins At the Oak report this past week, the mature salmon are both off shore (31-33) and in-shore (80-150). With the previous high and off color flows in the Oak its been a bit of a challenge for good drifts and swings. With no real winter to come out of and trib and open lake water temps all on the warmer side, who knows for sure how the steelhead gods will play things out over the next couple months?! The other area smaller tribs have medium flows and slightly stained water color. Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge Classic drifting, not so much. Good water flows will be the biggest factor for trout and salmon migrations in the Oak Orchard River and in the area smaller tribs and pushing them upstream. Past weekend action a little slower perhaps a result of increased fishing pressure. Flows are moderate to medium and slightly stained at least where you might be able to find a slot with open flows to drift. For now trib water temps are on their greatest fall so far this fall season. 2.79K subscribers Oak Orchard River Fishing at Waterport Dam "Guess What We Caught" June 2, 2021. Oak Orchard River mouth mid Apr 2019. Flows are something like med to slightly high with 1 2 ft of visibility. Other area smaller tribs are at moderate to medium and slightly stained flows. Other area smaller tribs are med to slightly high and dirty. Theres a chance of snow showers tomorrow (Wed.) and precipitation at the end of week again. There should be a mix of spawning and staged fish in the holes with fresh fish trickling in anytime. For now all the waterway is open but some of the downstream frog water could ice up. 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. On the Oak there should be the chance for fresh chrome action esp when the flows are agreeable like now or on the backside of any future high water. Fishing pressure not bad, as mentioned above we may be in a bit of a lull between ending salmon efforts and starting brown trout efforts. 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. Licorice Man. First week of Sep 2019 with lots more chances ahead. 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. Look for a bit of a temp shock there and the fishing action back on the rebound as things warm back up. Back to some winter like weather and temps for now. Bit of a stalemate in the weather for now with warmish days but below freezing nites. For now these are the lowest flows of the whole fall season and are more typical of average fall flows. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. On their way to Wilson Harbor, he reports that they started catching browns and cohoes just shy of Shadigee in 7-10 FOW. Water is moss green color, with 6-7 feet of visibility. He captured the lead today aboard the Stalker, weighing in at Olcott. Not enough precipitation here yet to cause any great change in Oak or trib flows. Slightly cooler forecast for the upcoming weekend and hopefully the serious cold is a goner! Canal water is still high from our rainfall. Today it was mostly sunny and 53. A decent pair of polarized glasses should reveal pods of fish holding around gravel spots. Most fish came from 50-90 down (44 degrees to 60-degree water) under 74-degree surface waters. And that is part of the formula for steelhead hookups being on the water after a spate of water. Temps are cooler here then points south and more rain or showers are expected at least thru tomorrow. Proceeding upstream thru the Oak downstream frog water areas the reports are quieter but I suspect guys are into a decent skein bite. A couple of reports thru yesterday mentioned some hook ups on smaller browns and steelhead. Oak Orchard River Salmon Fishing October 21, 2020 2,550 views Oct 21, 2020 21 Dislike Share Save survivalbracelet Kits 2.78K subscribers Oak Orchard River Salmon Fishing October 21, 2020. Now for the mid week, its warmed up again! 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. Chance of icing in select areas. The awards ceremony has been scheduled Labor Day at Captain Jacks Tavern, Sodus Point. Subscribe to Orleans Countys Weekly Fishing Report. Spring will offer up only so many cold water chances! The season ends November 30th with a catch and release from December 1st till June. The Wolcott Creek off Furnace Road had some late season kings. Oak Orchard River Fishing for Salmon Waterport Dam October 5, 2021 For now, flows in the Oak are moderate and slightly stained and no icing. All the trib flows are on the retreat from the last rain. OAK INN DUESSELDORF - Apartment Hotel Reviews - Tripadvisor We believe our web reports are the straightest poop by far about Oak Orchard and most WNY conditions. A couple Lake Ontario newbies became addicted this past weekend. Cormorant numbers, however, remain a significant challenge to all the Lake wide salmonid stocking efforts. Forecast ahead is for a mid week warmup with chance of rain or showers end of week and then sharply cooler for the weekend. We changed the name from Orleans Outdoor to Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge going on 3 years ago! Pete Alex of Vision Quest Charters reports that he caught a limit of salmon and trout both days last weekend out of Wilson. The late summer bites have been with spoons and flasher-flies. Id look for it going high and stained about thru this weekend. Otherwise its a little tough to report on average fishing conditions. Starting Tues, Sept. 7th, the Orleans County Boat Launch at the end of Ontario Street (east side of the river) will be closed for reconstruction. Reports from the rest of the downstream water or other area smaller tribs are thin thanks to the light fishing pressure. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning when you click the links and make a purchase, we receive a commission. Kings have for the most part given up the ghost and now some carcasses are seen seeding the waterway. So for now the drifting and swinging conditions look pretty good. to the leaders in the 1st leg of the King of the Oak Series the Condor Memorial as well as the winning teams from the feature tournament . More of the up and down temps that weve been experiencing so far this winter. Or at best last ditch chances later this spring when the best fresh run fish action may be behind you. Anglers fishing from boats should be able to maintain at least six feet of distance between one another. It has definitely brought out some more guys so not sure well see the typical fall off in the mid week angler numbers. The other area smaller waterways offer as good or better action by virtue of smaller water courses with the fish probably more concentrated. From Capt. Look for plenty of brown trout action ahead, most guys targeting browns look toward end of Oct, thru Nov and begin part of Dec.You gotta get thru at least some Kings before that brown trout action heats up then followed by steelhead! Divers: Seneca Special with the Atomic big fin glow behind it (a standard he runs this time of year). Flows in the Oak are high, close to blown and dirty. Temps forecast today in the 40sF and a little bit cooler tomorrow with a chance of rain/snow showers later Wednesday. And maybe into the early spring! After several days of strong west winds both charter and Rec boats got back out. The LOC started Friday and runs until September 6thLabor Day. We took a look at flows and found the same medium-ish or slightly high that its been and some stain, but maybe not as dirty as reported a few days ago. Here on the Oak look for low and clear flows with bank ice and the downstream slow water areas frozen. The state is funding the effort as part of the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. After unseasonably warm temps thru yesterday and wind, the forecast thru this end part of the week is cooler with rain or showers tonight going over to snow showers tomorrow. Pen rearing steelhead including 10,000 steelhead and 113,000 King salmon were delivered Tue, Apr 5, 2022. Bob! Fishing pressure most days pretty agreeable with salmon anglers falling out of the mix now and only mod numbers of guys pursuing brown trout so far. Watch for that high and stained water flow and hit it as soon as you can. On the Oak its been exceptionally weedy and duckweedy but some of that material is moving out now. No doubt as flows drop and clear even a little guys should get onto more fish, especially brown trout. We landed both and the high fives were endless. All Rights Reserved. A weak cold front coming through today will change water tempshopefully creating a better bite. Walleye fishing has been good on the Niagara Bar. The fish are going to turn on and off there so persistence is the name of the game and long and light presentations. Nice to see most all flows now contained in the turbine channel. Already hearing of small boat civilian trollers on the near shore Lake Ontario waters having success so casters at the pier heads should be able to get in on that action too. More rain thru yesterday (Mon) and today (Tues) with continued cooler weather. Keep informed about 2021 canal hours. Most all fish in real nice shape, some legit fresh Kings after the last rain which isnt always a sure thing in our area low gradient tribs. Started in fairly shallow 80-120FOW and got some nice kings first thing in the morning but things slowed. With the final weekend of the Lake Ontario Counties Fall Derby approaching, it is important to be in the contest if you are on the water. A dropping and clearing water scenario is a contrast for what youd rather see as rising or high flows for best chances at fresh fish migrations. Either way itll be colder with continued clearing and lowering flows like in the Oak. A few pools or slots may hide a fish that didnt take the drop back trip. Stay informed with the below web page. Niagara River Laker action. Flows in the Oak still humming along at around slightly high and slightly stained. We look forward to another 20 years as WNYs longest running trout and salmon speciality fly, spin and float trib shop! Before things got too blown up yesterday guys reported some AM pier action. The 12th Annual Women Conquering Outdoors Adventures is set for Sept. 11 at the North Forest Rod and Gun Club in Lockport, Call Colleen Gaskill at 628-9023 for more info. So it sounds a little like an improvement from a struggle for a hook up to getting a few. Orleans County Tourism Likewise find Kings steaming up the Oak too with good slightly stained flows all around. The first will be a 1 day event July 10th. Cover lots of water and get the drift down and slow and you could find a chromer! If the forecast is realized, with especially significant rain, there is the chance for high or blown trib flows. New Yorks lakes and streams offer great opportunities for fishing in a wide array of settings across the state. All the water is open to fish with some bank ice here and there in slack water areas. There seems to be a stalemate between the open Lake temps and the trib water temps thanks to the relatively mild winter. Seasonably cold is forecast thru about mid week so those bumped up flows are already on the retreat though. The rain is Lake Effect so as is often the case with snow most of it goes south of the area. Thanks to the abrupt cold and snow and wind all the tribs are essentially frozen in. All Rights Reserved. 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! 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. Welcome August! Please check our website, at visitoswegocounty.com, for the current CFS. Forecast is for a warmup with temps around 50F (and wind) for the mid week and chance of rain on Thursday. Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report - November 18, 2021 Cooler temps for end of week and upcoming weekend. Stay tuned! To the east at Sandy Creek flows are reported to be medium or just a notch greater. Hearing of legit salmon bites and even a few browns too in fast water areas on the Oak. OAK ORCHARD Fishing Report 2023 | United States Look for cooperative wind and wave action now and thru mid week with chance for higher wind forecast at the end of the week and subsequent tougher dirtier water chances. To the west at Johnson Creek, flows are medium and mostly clear with reports of some brown trout hookups. Theres some brisk NE lakeshore winds that will make for some rough seas and cool and probably dirty water color. Fish for bass on Sodus Bay throwing-out worm rigs between the islands at the north end of the bay. IMO one nice silver fish is worth a whole bunch old upstream darkies. The team at Orleans County Tourism appreciates it as well as so many anglers we hear from.

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