Posted by on March 11, 2023
Im so sorry, sorry you needed a helmet to fish with me 20. LOC Fall Salmon Derby Aug 20th September 6th Spoons chipped in but flasher/fly and meat rigs were good. In the upper river, Rzucidlo was tossing No. 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. Water temps for now are already in the the high 30sF on the Oak and probably going higher with the forecasted warmup thru the end of this week. Since then, the Douglaston Salmon Run has reported salmon entering the river on a consistent basis. 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. For now, cool weather and cool water action is hanging on and theres no serious warmup forecast in the near future. Peach of a day today and it looks like guys are more seriously getting out there this week. Look for more fish going to gravel on the no doubt water temp warm up this week. Downstream slow water areas will be freezing and closing in while upstream areas should stay open except for some bank ice. It was the biggest steelhead that the man had caught and was excited to say the least. Forecast temps in the mid 40sF for this mid week period and chance of off and on rain showers. Flows in the Oak are high and stained with about 1 foot of visibility. Light fishing pressure with just a handful of cars at each parking spot. Canal Fall fishing - Government of New York Moonshine Carbon 14 was our best today on a 70 rigger, and green Bam!! Most guys upstream- ish report good action while those downstream like in the flat water report tougher action. Chance of rain again on Wednesday. To view the final results, visit the LOC Derby website. Savvy trib anglers anticipate good hook-up chances on the backside of high flows when reasonable weather and water conditions coincide! For information on fishing Great Lakes tributaries, visit the DEC website. Even the Oak thanks to starting out so low at the onset of the cold weather at the start of the past weekend, is mostly frozen. Either way, flows consist of a strong head of turbine water that could be close to full bore. Im just returning from the Fly Fishing Show in Edison, NJ so will need to come back up to speed on fishing info as some angler reports come in. Location 3.8. Now some silver browns hooked up too, as has been the case on the smaller tribs like to the east. Try around the green buoy marker. Water temps have flirted with 40F but should slide back with the forecasted colder weather ahead. Action reported pretty good around the Archers Club yesterday and then slower today. While enjoying the outdoors, please continue to follow theCDC/New York State Department of Health guidelines(leaves DECs website) for preventing the spread of colds, flu, and COVID-19: When fishing, DEC recommends avoiding busy waters andfollowing the guidelines on DECs website about fishing responsibly in New York State. Read Fishing Reports Weather for Oak Orchard . We recommend wearing cleats and to always be careful crossing. Temps are forecast to begin to cool down for the end of this week and thru the weekend. Meanwhile, well be tapping into our charter captains for updates. It is equipped with the latest electronics and fishing equipment. Theres no part of the driftable or castable or swingable waterway that is frozen over. The area has been in a bit of a warmup since the end of the past weekend. You can check these in your browser security settings. All weigh-ins will be at the Black North Inn by 3 PM. Ernie Calandrelli has been slapping the eyes with harnesses. Forecast is for slowly warming up thru this week with chance of rain/snow showers mid week and precipitation again for end of week. 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. Shouldnt be any serious icing in yet but there could be some bank ice or chunky flows. Chance of rain showers hit and miss thru the end part of the week. Best spoon on the riggers: DW Gold Laser Spoon. 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. Those fish deserve a chance to immigrate back out to the Lake if caught and released back into the turbine channel. Its situated parallel to the Thruway so its visible from both directions. 98) The salmon are running in New York State - EnviroPolitics Good steelhead action for fresh fish up and down the OOrchard River on retreating and clearing flows for begin of Mar 2017. No accumulations expected here on the WNY Lake Ontario Plain. Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge Click the image to subscribe to our weekly fishing reports. Not a lot of steelhead mentioned yet, but still plenty of time with colder weather ahead to bring on some chrome migrations. The only sure way to know is to get out there and make a few drifts! Look for flows to stay up with the stained water color. Mainly with an old school program. Wash hands often or use a hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available. At least flows are stronger which helps combat icing back up. Contact us for how and where to help out each spring. Plenty of calendar time left ahead thru February and March for late winter/spring action. Anglers might consider releasing any overflow channel fish back into the turbine channel to give those fish best chances at returning to the Lake later this spring. And, a big shout-out and congratulations to Crazy Yankee for winning this past weekends 2021 Niagara Pro Am! The awards ceremony has been scheduled Labor Day at Captain Jacks Tavern, Sodus Point. We encourage you to do the same with Brookfield, NYSDEC and/or Orleans County Tourism. Those chances should only improve with cooler weather. It may just not be the big blow out event were targeting, but smaller spates of water for now. Without access back to Lake Ontario, those overflow fish are likely goners unless theres a perfectly timed spate of water later this spring. Capt. In his latest report, he shared a recap of At the Bar in Niagara County and the challenges he experienced this year. From a small boat, drifting treated egg skein is a good approach to try, fished under a float. 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?! Where I looked anyway it looks like most if not all the icing is gone away, so not expecting any significant upstream fast water sections to be iced in. Id say Im hearing about 50/50 in good/tough fishing. Warmer temps here tempered some by cooling lake breezes. Considering that January is usually a bit of an in-between time frame after the fall salmon/brown trout action and before spring steelhead, the few guys out taking advantage of the weather and flows are doing pretty good. Lake Erie Steelhead: 2021 Fall Fishing Forecast Thanks to losing the Canal feed/winter drainage, flows in the Oak are real low. 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. Theres a chance of an inch or two maybe south of the area off lake Erie. Josh Dunkelburger of Olcott reports some walleye and carp were being caught off the NYPA fishing platform this week. Call Steve Haak at 225-0229 for more info. The longer range forecast looks like back to colder for rest of next week. Both kings and Cohos are being caught. And that is part of the formula for steelhead hookups being on the water after a spate of water. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Well have to wait and see how much flows will change but it should bring flows up high but not blown. Not big numbers of steelhead but a few that likely came in on the previous higher flows we had and are a good portent to upcoming steelhead action in the more traditional February or March timeframe. 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. Parking will not be allowed at anytime on the road at the top of the driveway and therefore no walk in access down the driveway. So no big change in flows yet in the Oak. 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. The first will be a 1 day event July 10th. Stay tuned and keep tabs on the weather and water flows and get out there when you can. The fishing has been challenging not least due to the warm weather we had last week. Im not hearing a lot from the other area smaller waterways but you can bet patient anglers could find some drop back action or a few fresh browns or steelhead in the lower reaches. 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. Lake conditions have been very erratic over the last week. Civilian small boat trollers reported to be having good brown trout action so that tells me the land lubber casting chances should be good too. Then coupled with the mixed bag of Atlantics and steelhead and cohos, the hook up chances sound pretty good. Here is a terrific morning catch of Oak Orchard River-bound king salmon from 21-26# from 110 ft of Lake Ontario ledge water. Sunday morning started out like gang busters. Or at best last ditch chances later this spring when the best fresh run fish action may be behind you. Same set up as the night before. Walleye fishing has been good on the Niagara Bar. When it cools down eventually its going to feel downright chilly. Bob! (function(){var ml="k0of4rsdc%ainhm. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. Anglers started out with a tough bite yesterday but reported better later in the day. We found meat was the best bait. First fish took a deep meat rig. ",mi=";<329413;6=2:0258=:57?82>",o="";for(var j=0,l=mi.length;jDerbies & Tournaments Orleans County Tourism Anglers might consider re-releasing those fish in the turbine channel. The Oswego Fire Department offers loaner life jackets at no charge through its Loaner for Life program. Boaters are asked to use the Oak Orchard State Marine Park on the WEST side of the River on Archbald Rd. Flows are plenty high enough to hide fish and encourage fresh fish migrations. Spring will offer up only so many cold water chances! Some decent brown trout action now for most anglers on the Oak seemingly on the backside of these most recent higher flows. Thin reports from anglers, so far, the beginning part of the week but thru the past weekend guys were still into a few fish. The smaller side channels and Trout and Orwell brook all have fish; which are providing the most action at this time. See pictures below from July 12-13 of fish caught on Troutman 2! Chance of rain showers thru the mid week on warming temps and an expected area-wide accumulating snow end of week on cooling temps. 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 . Careful and hardy drifters have hooked up on some bright steelhead. Tough time of the year for any serious drying out since everything will wind up essentially as runoff. Register now and see your name at the top of the list! 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. Through Operation Injured Soldiers, Captains Mike Grager, Mike Lavender and Bob Eder took 12 wounded veterans fishing and enjoyed 2 days on Lake Ontario. Strong upstream headwater supplies are likely driving the water feed below the dam. 585-682-4546 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. Some reports of stained water color to the east which could be a result of Canal drainage. Fishing pressure is moderate right now and generally guys are moving around offering chances to fish different spots between the swingers and the drifters be it fly, float or spin. (There will be no fees for the 2021 canal boating season.) Will you be there when a chromer moves upstream? We have a new logo that cleverly looks a lot like the old one! 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. It has been closed to traffic for construction since late April. See you on the water! We left the dock at 6:00 and struggled to get our first bites. For now flows in the Oak are moderate or optimistically almost medium and mostly clear. 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. Lake Ontario Counties (LOC) Spring Trout and Salmon Derby May 7-16, 2021: 1 st of 3 LOC Derbies offering over $44,000 in cash and prizes with a grand prize of $15,000 for the largest overall Salmon caught. All the waterways are wide open to fish with no icing to worry about for now. Any significant precipitation will quickly raise all the trib flows up again with the chance for off color flows. Alex found offshore bait, then a couple pockets of fish each day with the bait. Capt. Shoreline casting action Apr and May for hungry brown trout. Thank you, Lindsay Agness for providing us with her image and Mike Waterhouse for his drone picture of the Oak. Mike Grager from Get Hooked Sportfishing: Today we had a young army veteran out for his first time fishing salmon on Lake Ontario!! 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. Past weekend action a little slower perhaps a result of increased fishing pressure. Oak Orchard Creek Oswego River Salmon River N.Y. FLOW DATA (Lake Erie) Buffalo Creek Cattaraugus Creek Cayuga Creek N.Y. FLOW DATA (Lake Ontario) Genesee River Oswego River MICHIGAN WEATHER Au Sable River Little Manistee River Muskegon River Pere Marquette River MICHIGAN FLOW DATA Au Sable River Manistee River Pere Marquette River Be there to intercept them! Minutes later the 150 A-TOM-MIK copper took a ride. Some crimson males and brighter hens are what anglers are finding nearer the dam and also in the overflow channel. 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. Real low, low, mod, mod to med, med, slightly high, slightly high to high, high, real high, blown. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. The other area smaller waterways have also bumped up in flows to medium-ish to the west and slightly high and stained to the east. IMO one nice silver fish is worth a whole bunch old upstream darkies. A weak cold front coming through today will change water tempshopefully creating a better bite. If you catch one, please release it immediately and not harm it. Monday was much better with a slight breeze on the lake. This Jan timeframe is historically a bit of an in-between time frame so any action is a bonus after the fall runs and before later winter/early spring steelhead. Fishing pressure is light all around and no significant icing conditions are hindering drifting chances. With the full moon arriving today, fall fishing is moving into a transition period for a variety of species. On the west side of Shadigee just past Flat Top, they hit their first King and the further they went, the better it got. We are hearing of a few more browns now in the Oak, especially thru yesterday. Not sure yet how much of a change in flows in the Oak well see, but with the precip received so far it shouldnt be bad enough for a blow out. Spring will offer up only so many cold water chances! Early Sep 2017. Flows - Oak Orchard Fishing Report. . For now most all waterways are low and clear. Divers: Seneca Special with the Atomic big fin glow behind it (a standard he runs this time of year). You wouldnt mind see flows a little higher in the Oak for best steelhead chances, but the risk there is to be careful what you wish for. Longer range forecast is chance of cold again after that with another snowstorm for end next week. Fishing Report Orleans County Tourism | Hot Press Releases Oak Orchard River mouth mid Apr 2019. 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. Saturday was a brief morning trip. The other area smaller tribs comparitively to the Oak anyway, have better looking flows at low to mod and slightly stained viz. Everything is wide open to fish with no icing conditions. Cooler temps for end of week and upcoming weekend. 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 doubt well have concentrations of Kings into November. Its a semi serious band forecast to set up off Lake Erie. Forecast is continued warm thru tomorrow with chance of precipitation end of day or later tomorrow. Fish have been taking mostly spoons with a few meat and flasher/fly mixed in. The other area smaller tribs have med or slightly high and stained flows. A trip to the Oak Orchard River and WNY to fish for World Class trout and salmon is still easily the best bargain in trophy fishing. Inside water has been sporadic. The 2nd will be a 2 day event September 4th and 5th. jwplayer("jwp-outstream-unit").setup({}); Report is Courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. First, take advantage of mature king, coho salmon and brown trouts urge to seek the river waters around the piers at the Point Breeze pier, channel, and bay casting with brightly colored spoons is the ticket, especially predawn and at sunset. Click on the different category headings to find out more. Kings have for the most part given up the ghost and now some carcasses are seen seeding the waterway. With the lake conditions ideal for offshore fishing, we headed out to the 27 line and trolled north. 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. Read more on the Hub. Production of hard copies is finished and have been delivered to License Issuing Agents. New Fall Fishing Program Orleans County Tourism He is also doing some scuba fishing for bass for something a little different off Tonawanda. If the forecast is realized with any significant rain, then flows all around could be back on the rise and going off color. Thats on the ground now and will make for the next spate of water when that melts. Sandy Creek has been the most consistent brown trout action so thats where most of the fishing pressure has been. See more info at www.loc.org/leaderboard-current. Starting this weekend, they will be fishing at the Bar chasing Kings then return to the Oak around Memorial Day as the Kings migrate east. Certain days youll notice that salmon movement by seeing them crashing around, but as often as not that movement seems to go on quietly. Good chance of rain on Thursday carrying over with gloom on Friday and possibility of 0.5 1 inch of precipitation. The state access fees will be WAIVED during this period. All that cooler water we have again in the Oak could surely be spreading out the fish and drifts are going to need to be down and slow for best hook up chances. 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. We hope to go live with more fishoakorchard.com info soon! Flows in the Oak are high, close to blown and dirty. This weeks Picture of the Week features Ted, Gene, Jill and Beth from Ohio. See the current standings at https://loc.org/leaderboard-current. Anglers report a few brown trout hook ups with steelhead hook ups possibly coming on stronger, and still a coho here and there. That consistency the Oak is known for is showing thru once again. Theres been on and off good action like at the Archers Club and some Kings continue to drop back from the dam. Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report - October 14, 2021 Well have to wait and see how much flows will change but it should bring flows up high but not blown. 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. By steelhead standards the flows we have now are real nice and could move some fresh fish upstream. The current leader is a 32 lb 4 oz salmon caught by Zane Smith of New Brighton, PA. Ron Bierstine has wrapped up his stream fishing reports for the season. Check out the dandy nice big brown below Jonathan Halpert and Big Kevs Guide Service found on the Oak yesterday along with more hook ups. Hike and hunt around the smaller waterways in the lower flows like at Sandy and Johnson and you should find some browns too.
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