Many thanks to local stakeholders for their efforts of securing, feeding and monitoring the fish. Hook ups on some fresh fish are coming a little easier then the previous few weeks check out the latest catch pic below. Action has been a little more measured then say 2 3 weeks ago when it seemed we got a small run of fresh steelhead. She bought him the trip to repay him for taking her fishing when she was young. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Avoid surfaces that are touched often, such as doorknobs, handrails, and playground equipment. 1764 Oak Orchard Rd (Rte. The other area smaller tribs should be going from mod/med flows to slightly stained med/slightly high flows. So it sounds a little like an improvement from a struggle for a hook up to getting a few. The team at Orleans County Tourism appreciates it as well as so many anglers we hear from. March 2020 steelhead chrome action on the Oak! There was some action reported downstream off of Park Ave too yesterday. It was getting a bit frustrating so since it was a short trip we worked our way back to the nose and started fishing for lake trout. Breakfast is available at Boone & Crocketts Riverside Cafe at Ernsts Lake Breeze Marina. The smaller side channels and Trout and Orwell brook all have fish; which are providing the most action at this time. Real low, low, mod, mod to med, med, slightly high, slightly high to high, high, real high, blown. The next significant rise in flows may bring on some fresh steelhead action thru Mar. Pitch a retrieve and wait for the hard jolt! Read Fishing Reports Weather for Oak Orchard . Johnson Creek had a nice bump in flows and got stained and guys reported some salmon on the move there. Boy did they hit it just right! It is still not too late to enter. There were briefly low flows in Sandy but my estimation is Canal feed has resumed and bumped flows back up slightly. More tributary anglers are invited to help with feeding the fish and cleaning the pens. Water is moss green color, with 6-7 feet of visibility. Temps are forecast in the lower 30sF for highs and dropping back into the 20s at night with some colder temps in the upcoming forecast. A nice mid week weather period now after the holiday weekend with clear and warm days forecast today and tomorrow. A few Kings now are in a spawning mode and likely with the next consistent cool down, therell be a whole lot more. Fishing pressure real light. See more info on their. 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. Real light fishing pressure today, only one car observed in the parking spots on the Oak. Slower action there reported just lately after some good quality fish were hooked in the previous higher and dirtier water color. 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. Water color will be on a slow mend. Photo courtesy of Mike Lavender. Back to some winter like weather and temps for now. Most action came on our Cannon Downriggers fished 30-50 down with sliders. Drifts now will definitely be more productive then a few days ago. On recon today I saw only a few guys parked at the dam. First time fishing on Lake Ontario, Meagan Hardner caught this lake trout on spoons trolled within 10 feet of the bottom, in 50-60 feet of water straight out of Oak Orchard. A great time was had by all and theyre looking forward to returning next year! The lower flows will concentrate the available fish in a few good lies or gravel spots. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. He cites that the Salmon showed up earlier in the season due to a number of factors, including a warmer winter, less ice on Lake Erie and an earlier Spring. The fair action now is hopefully a good sign for action yet to come thru Feb/Mar. Looks like more of the same in the near term forecast anyway. Sunday, we caught a decent variety: a couple of big salmon, 2 year olds, matures, a steelhead and couple of cohoes. Consistently doubles & triples all throughout the area, in 7-10 FOW, then followed along the green water (as opposed to the murky brown water). Bob Songin of Reel Excitement Charters reports that fishing is still tough and sporadic. These 23 & 25 lb Salmon were caught in 450 to 500 fow.40 to 120 down, using Dipseys 180 to 220 just slightly west of the Oak. Water temps had warmed up prob near 40 F and should retreat again in the near term. Once pressured, browns may move a little distance from the tails of the salmon but they will still likely be in the closest broken water downstream. 3.5. This amount of fishing pressure in these high ish flows will put next to no pressure on the fish. The late summer bites have been with spoons and flasher-flies. . That may well all blow out after this latest round of precipitation. The fish are placed in downstream pens at Ernsts Lake Breeze Marina and will be fed and cared for before release in about 3 4 weeks. Light tackle drifting from small boat or bankside too. 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. Without overflow levels now, some might be inclined to call it only slightly high. That could be the ticket to get some salmon migrations cranking. Anglers who find the best fishing often anticipate when the right conditions will come together. Look for better rivermouth and lower river action each day on cool or wet weather. 10 colors of FishUSA Stealthcore and A-TOM-MIK coppers in 150 & 200 took fish. Stay tuned and keep tabs on the weather and water flows and get out there when you can. On the backside of this latest cold weather and accompanying wind, the land lubber casters and small boat trollers and small boat casters should be able to get back on those near shore brown trout in semi stained water while the cooler water and bait hangs around. Both inshore structure, mid water and offshore has a mixed bag catch available. Pictured (R-L) is Brian, Dean and Mike from North Tonawanda, NY with a fine king they caught aboard Troutman 2 in 120 of water just northeast of the Oak! Last week, on good flows, there was good action, then tougher again thru the past weekend on higher flows and now this week before another potential rise in flows there are a few more guys out there getting scattered hook ups. 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. On their way to Wilson Harbor, he reports that they started catching browns and cohoes just shy of Shadigee in 7-10 FOW. Everything is wide open to fish and its going to take a cold snap to get things iced back up again. Click here for the Brookfield Varick Fish Safely brochure. The other area smaller tribs I have not laid eyes on directly and should have something like medium flows. Within a few minutes, an 8 lb steelhead hit and Bill was on his first Lake Ontario fish. See ya out there! We have also been catching fish from 25-70 down. Temps are on the mild side, dropping down some at night and thru today and over the next part of the week we are getting some melt off which should be good for maintenance. The other area smaller tribs have med or slightly high and stained flows. Fish. To the east look for a quicker turn for lower and clearer flows and doable drifts then to the west. Flows will likely just open up minus any blow out, as long as there is no significant precipitation. Look for improving action thru the month with cooling weather or cooperating wind and waves and water color. Register now and see your name at the top of the list! !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://weatherwidget.io/js/widget.min.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,'script','weatherwidget-io-js'); We are on the backside of some challenging wind, snow and cold temps. Fishing pressure is down all around, especially in the Oak. We fished 90-120 feet of water, just slightly east and west of port. Stephen Shen of STS guide service says: The end of the annual salmon run is coming to an end in the upper salmon river. Keep informed about 2021 canal hours. That could push more fish into the river plume and into the channel. Water color is clearing with 2 ft or so of stained viz. The state is funding the effort as part of the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. 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. Strong upstream headwater supplies are likely driving the water feed below the dam. Watch for that high and stained water flow and hit it as soon as you can. Water temps have flirted with 40F but should slide back with the forecasted colder weather ahead. 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. Salmon will likely be found from the estuary up through town. On the west side of Shadigee just past Flat Top, they hit their first King and the further they went, the better it got. The rain is Lake Effect so as is often the case with snow most of it goes south of the area. Could be guys were finding easier fishing flows on the smaller waterways. Light fishing pressure with just a handful of cars at each parking spot. The longer range forecast looks like back to colder for rest of next week. The weather continues with near record warmth! Chance of rain and colder temps and windy conditions for the end of the week but back to relatively mild temps again by the weekend. Also a few more brown trout hook ups have been reported, but its plenty earlier for that with lots of good trout action ahead of us. Try to anticipate dropping and clearing flows and be on the water when reasonable conditions come together! The other area smaller tribs have similar moderate medium flows with slightly stained water color. Flows for now are slightly high or maybe one click less consisting of all turbine water at 2+ feet of visibility. Niagara River Laker action. For more information contact the fire station at 35 E. Cayuga St. by calling 315-343-2161. Kings and cohos have been hanging around in 110-160 FOW between the farm and the glass house. This is after mostly tougher action reported for the begin part of the past weekend. Bit of a stalemate in the weather for now with warmish days but below freezing nites. Its unknown if flows will stay as low as I saw today on recon, but likely flows will remain real low or optimistically may go up to less low. Flows should be back on the retreat already today with some stain hanging on. Your email address will not be published. Bankside movement may be hard in spots if no trail is broken already. Colder temps could bring back some icing conditions especially in the smaller waterways if lower flows prevail. Must be the the cool Bauer and GLoomis spey gear that made it happen for Chuck the Swinger end of Apr 2021! 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. Flows will likely retreat in the overflow channel thru the mid and end part of the week while turbine flows remain high. Release schedule for fall 2022 to be released soon. The Oak Orchard Harbor is in the process of being dredged which started last week (8/25) and is expected to be finished in mid September. Thanks to a return to cold temps and snowy weather, trib flows retreated for the beginning part of this week. We have an aerial map highlighting the PFD zone just downstream of the dam and on the overflow channel on the Oak. Any significant precipitation could bring flows quickly back up and off color. Many still in good green shape with some old moldies now on Halloween zombie patrol downstream. 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. A few guys report crowding, but as compared to say last year Id have to say there are a few less guys out and about. Production of hard copies is finished and have been delivered to License Issuing Agents. Try to keep at least six (6) feet of distance between you and others. Windy too, with rain showers but at least no snow from the latest storm here on the WNY Lake Ontario Plain. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. The other area smaller tribs have med to slightly high flows with slightly stained water color. The area has been in a bit of a warmup since the end of the past weekend. Anglers might consider re-releasing those fish in the turbine channel. 585-682-4546 Likely there are some steelhead in the Oak now and the drift conditions remain challenging to get on them. Sunday was a special day. You can check these in your browser security settings. Its unclear if these lower flows will hang on, more then likely with temps rebounding thru this mid week that flows will rebound some with a little more stain. 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. Use caution because the current on the narrow waterway can be dangerous. Not a lot of fish reported holding, still on that early run kamikazee mission to the dam. Keep informed from the NYS Canal web for changes and restrictions with canal waters. February 17, 2023 oak orchard Fishing Report. Weather and the calendar is the biggest factor for angling pressure and bringing more fishermen out or keeping them indoors. Lots of young browns bodes well for future trib fish and this bigger rutted out fish begs the question where were you last fall?! Sign up for our FREE Fishing Reports Today! We got some rain last night but not enough to effect any great change in trib flows. Cooler temps for end of week and upcoming weekend. Thru this beginning part of the week, most hook up action has still been mostly for Kings. Any future precipitation could raise flows and bring back dirty water color. Lots of snow across WNY from an area wide snow. The creek at Olcott (18 Mile) is muddy but there are loads of fish around according to Karen Evarts at The Boat Doctors in Olcott. Client comfort and satisfaction are top priorities for the Captain. Flows in the Oak are slowly on the retreat from higher and dirtier flows. Most all ice cover looks to be moved out. Breakfast will be offered for a $10 donation. Most noticeable drop will be the Oak since the Canal flows are also throttling back. The next significant rise in flows may bring on some fresh steelhead action thru March. Look for a bit of a temp shock there and the fishing action back on the rebound as things warm back up. No serious precipitation expected. Minutes later the 150 A-TOM-MIK copper took a ride. The last 2 days the salmon have moved closer and closer to the rivers. Drying out weather could lead to lower medium ish or wetter weather could lead to higher/dirtier. One warm water 40-50F hook-up is worth a half dozen 32 point something F hook ups! The other area smaller waterways are about mod with water color of about 2+ ft of viz. Patience and persistence on the Oak may finally be paying off. After several days of strong west winds both charter and Rec boats got back out. Temps forecast today in the 40sF and a little bit cooler tomorrow with a chance of rain/snow showers later Wednesday. Well just have to wait and see if itll be a hard and fast melt or something a little more moderate and gradual. Fishing pressure is real light I saw just one car on the Oak. Many thanks to the Archers Club for opening up the Fall fishing access. See more info at www.loc.org/leaderboard-current. 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. Boat angling easily the least expensive bargain for big salmonid angling chances where you get to feel the strike and experience an honest battle without heavier trolling gear. Any rainfall is really going to get things cranking and water color this time is likely to get dirty. And then theres always that concentration of fish and people at the dam. High flows can limit the movement of fish, and lower flows can restrict them. Best baits will be small egg patterns; be it flies, rubber eggs or even egg sacs. Flows in the Oak are about med and slightly stained with about 2 ft of viz. Low water, aka an average fall, short leaders, BB shot is not likely to cut it right now for presentations, especially on the Oak. The current leader is a 32 lb 4 oz salmon caught by Zane Smith of New Brighton, PA. It was all spoon and meat bite Saturday. 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. Spring will offer up only so many cold water chances! Within moments, our first lake trout was on and while Wendy was fighting her fish, our 300 diver gets smashed and Bill was fighting his first ever salmon. 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. Some rain showers and gloom and breezy conditions today (Tuesday). Same set up as the night before. Another dose of spring feeling is in the air on a slight warmup forecast for this week! The first will be a 1 day event July 10th. At the Waterport Dam, its reported there are just a few fish and likely none holding in downstream fast water runs or holes. jwplayer("jwp-outstream-unit").setup({}); Report is Courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. These events were very well received last season despite very short notice. By most accounts if youre moving around and trying different drifts and spots, guys are hooking up. One angler for the beginning part of this week reported good action. At least whatever trib and near shore Lake Ontario trout action that is underway is not likely to experience a temp spike anytime soon. Chance of rain again on Wednesday. Well have to wait and see how much they rise and open up and how much additional snow accumulations like in the Oak upper watershed get things rolling. Other area smaller tribs are dropping back like the Oak to low but may be hanging on to a little more color. Still lots of water in the Oak at slightly high and slightly stained with about 2 ft of visibility. Apr 29 winds are forecasted light and prevailing westerly. This up and down would be mostly unnoticed under ice cover anyway, except for on the Oak. It wont break the drought conditions but it may just perk up the action in the area smaller tribs. Capt. Read slightly high and slightly stained with lots of good water cover for steelhead to be anywhere they want to be in the watercourses and good drifting chances. Oak Orchard Tackle and Narbys is stocked for Fall salmon lures and gear. Bob Songins At the Oak report this past week, the mature salmon are both off shore (31-33) and in-shore (80-150). To view the final results, visit the LOC Derby website. The other area smaller tribs have a fair amount of icing. Then forecast is cooler again in the 40s for the upcoming weekend. Theres still good numbers of fish higher in the Oak watercourse nearer the dam. reported that the ups & downs continue on Lady O and this past Saturday was an UP judging from young Jeremiahs smile! Fish for bass on Sodus Bay throwing-out worm rigs between the islands at the north end of the bay. Greater impacts expected SW of here but the south shore of Lake Ontario may get some accumulations. Capt. There are always some exceptional fish caught in the trib season, just check out the pics below and in the archives. With all the high water weve had previously, you might not have predicted any low flows this spring. Other area smaller waterways will be snowed and frozen in. Flows in the Oak are about medium and barely stained with about 2 feet of visibility for now. The following report is courtesy of Capt. Some persistent casting in the low light or at night periods should provide chances for hard strikes and good fights. 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! Flows are dropping and clearing all around. Forecast is for slowly warming up thru this week with chance of rain/snow showers mid week and precipitation again for end of week. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Land lubber casters or small boat trollers or canoe/kayakers can all get in on hard striking action for mostly browns with occasional steelhead or salmon or smallmouths in the mix too. Nice fresh hard fighting chrome in the Oak on the backside of the late winter high and dirty flows. The other area smaller tribs are prob going to try and open back up from previous icing with high and dirty flows. Captain Ron long ago decided he wanted to provide the premier experience for his clients so . Those fish committed to spawn are pretty much going to continue to spawn with only minor stalling due to cold water. Captain Mikes recommendation is using mainly a flasher fly bite yellow flashers, blue green flies. If theres significant rain ahead of or instead of the ice/snow, then trib flows could be on the rise and going off color. More upcoming windy systems produce stirred inshore water which releases river scent so expect more incoming big fish! Any future precip could raise flows and bring back dirty water color. On Sept. 11 there will be a First Responders Fishing Day, sponsored by the Southtowns Walleye Association of WNY. Flows in the Oak are slightly high and slightly stained with a good head of water contained in the turbine channel. New Yorks lakes and streams offer great opportunities for fishing in a wide array of settings across the state. 2021. Click the image to subscribe to our weekly fishing reports. 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. That should make for cleaner drifts, although with a late leaf fall, look for continued usually daily water level fluctuations thanks to hydro power operations. Come on out and get in on some trophy action this fall, winter and spring and add to the photo collection! Kings are coming, are you ready?! That flow is still actually fishable unless its high AND dirty. Thank you to the DEC, the volunteers and especially Ernsts Lake Breeze Marina for the use of their boat slips/docks this Spring. And, a big shout-out and congratulations to Crazy Yankee for winning this past weekends 2021 Niagara Pro Am! Alex fished 210-240 feet of water and then deeper in 380-400-foot depths and took a mix of mature kings, two-year old salmon, and steelheads. Action and effort and work is going on to secure a better fishing future! Cooling weather and water will also help bring on better brown trout and steelhead action and the area is not likely to suffer thru any more real warm weather now that we are well into October. 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 . He captured the lead today aboard the Stalker, weighing in at Olcott. Future near term forecast will not make for any new ice. Here we go on a nice warm up again for more seasonal spring like temps this week. 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. 2.79K subscribers Oak Orchard River Fishing at Waterport Dam "Guess What We Caught" June 2, 2021. Weather is definitely agreeable right now and should last for another day or two. Not a dozen hook ups for a morning effort, but at least a few that might include a couple steelhead or a couple browns. Many thanks to all involved in the Reimagine the Canals fishery benefits for WNY and esp NYS Canals outstanding cooperation. So far we are probably looking at some fish from earlier higher water and new fish trickling in on medium-ish flows instead of one bigger batch of fish on a blow out event. I for one am glad for some consistent winter weather to at least reset seasonal conditions after the mild fall. Through the past weekend and beginning part of this week, guys reported a few hook-ups by either working the holes, the dam, or swinging spawning staging spots. We did not take one fish on flasher/fly. Early Sep 2017. Either way, flows consist of a strong head of turbine water that could be close to full bore. 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. So no big change in flows yet in the Oak. Bob! The Orleans County waters at Point Breeze are providing an excellent mixed bag catch of late! Be sure you contact NYSDEC with comments on the predation from over-abundant cormorants and the impacts on the young stocked salmonids. Erica finds it hard to hold up nearly 20 lbs of fresh King caught at the Oak Orchard rivermouth! The medium to slightly high flows in the Oak are proving to be a nice draw for Kings. Capt. No trolling gear required, you can get in on this action casting or drifting! Any future rise in flows should perk up the action for fresh fish so well hope the upcoming forecasat brings that on either with rain or snow and then melt off. Fish as soon as reasonable conditions allow instead of waiting for supposed better conditions that may or may not materialize. 14016 Route 31 West Any significant precipitation will quickly raise all the trib flows up again with the chance for off color flows. The other area smaller tribs comparitively to the Oak anyway, have better looking flows at low to mod and slightly stained viz. 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. Other area smaller tribs should be retreating toward medium or lower to moderate and slightly stained. Still hanging on to warm (hot) weather but theres a change afoot in the forecast with chance of significant rain mid week and a cool down. First timers from Texas, Shawn and Heather had a good morning on Lake Ontario today! The steelhead and coho salmon were both caught on spoons straight out from the Oak Orchard River. Port Bay water is very warm and there has been weed growth near the south end. At least its good to see organizers and attendees efforts at getting back to a normal pre-Covid scene. So with light angling pressure in the Oak, a few drop backs, spawners and fresh fish have been encountered in the low and clear flows. (Some fresh salmon are still likely to be in the mix easily thru November). Fished the 26-27 line, a little west but not far. Both kings and Cohos are being caught. Jeremy Sage from, Warrior Lures Sport Fishing Products Traxstech Corporation. Increased flow releases on Eighteenmile Creek (Niagara County), Oak Orchard Creek (Orleans County), and Sandy Creek (Monroe and Orleans counties). Use white minnow rubber three inches long. Forecast ahead is for a mid week warmup with chance of rain or showers end of week and then sharply cooler for the weekend. No icing anywhere and the downstream slow water is wide open. All the trib flows are on the retreat from the last rain. This is kind of a reset (at least when it warms back up) and with a return to some more inviting flows and stained water there should be new migrations of spring fish.
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