For best chances at steelhead action later this winter and spring we might hope for some more colder and typical winter weather for the in between later Dec/early Jan timeframe. There would have been a similar few day high/stained fishable water window in the smaller area tribs too. Nearer the dam and just downstream should show a few more fish. Its a difficult forecast to predict what may happen to trib conditions but any over-the-all colder temps that will come along with the icing or snow should continue the dropping and clearing trend in the waterways to moderate in the Oak and low in the smaller waterways. Oak Orchard River Salmon Fishing (Any Cat Fish at the Dam?) 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. If an angler arrives at a parking lot and there are several cars, they should consider going to another parking lot. The more the water temps drop, the more active the trout will become. 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. 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. That amount of rain would definitely be a good thing. Going SW or just by the nature of the LES bands having moved around, accumulations will be more in different nearby areas. Amazing how when the vegetation awakens and the runoff equation changes. Capt. Good high water drifters are getting a few brown trout hook ups each outing by covering some water. ",mi=";<329413;6=2:0258=:57?82>",o="";for(var j=0,l=mi.length;jFishing Report Orleans County Tourism You can also change some of your preferences. For now it doesnt look like a big snow event. 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. To the east at Sandy Creek flows are reported to be medium or just a notch greater. 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. Monday was much better with a slight breeze on the lake. Available at Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge and Narbys. So much for the hope of drying out some. The weather it is a changingA cool day today with winds NE off the Lake. When that fish hit the deck, big boy hit the 200 diver and headed for Niagara county. When flows are reduced temporarily, it reveals pretty good numbers of fish. But no worries the nights are cooler now and we had our coolest night yet of the season last night into the 40s F. Chance of rain showers Thursday and again for the weekend. Hours are 7 am till 5pm. 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. Chance of an inch or so of area wide snow tonight on the Lake Ontario plain with 2-3 inches expected to the south. The other area smaller tribs comparitively to the Oak anyway, have better looking flows at low to mod and slightly stained viz. Now for the mid week, its warmed up again! 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 great time was had by all and theyre looking forward to returning next year! Hungry post spawn browns like this semi golden male are eager to bite your spoon, plug or fly. Fishing pressure is light all around and no significant icing conditions are hindering drifting chances. 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. No lunch will be offered and no fly fishing tourney will be held. 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. Oak Orchard River Fishing at Waterport Dam "Guess What We - YouTube The following report is courtesy of Capt. . We ended the day with a few silver fish and a bunch of lake trout. No sore shoulders or headache now Erica will be forever casting for her trophy 4. At a Lake Ontario Charter Boat Association (LOCBA) meeting held at the Irondequoit Fish and Game Club, Brian Weidel of USGS spoke about the results of the 2022 Spring alewife sampling. To the west, theres not a lot of recent reports but flows should be more like moderate to medium and going toward clear. Lake Erie Steelhead: 2021 Fall Fishing Forecast Lots of snow across WNY from an area wide snow. Expect water level fluctuations thanks to hydro power operations and whats been a delayed leaf fall. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This weeks fishing report was provided by, This weeks Lake fishing report is from Capt. Other area smaller tribs have low to moderate flows possibly getting a little bit of stain from the most recent precipitation. Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report - September 2, 2021 Only a sucker here and there reported. Careful and hardy drifters have hooked up on some bright steelhead. Expect water level fluctuations thanks to hydro power operations especially as leaf fall is likely to accelerate soon. Heres the skinny on the weather, and we are not meteorologists. The 2021 New York State fishing guide can be found at dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7917.html for downloading and printing at home. Before things got too blown up yesterday guys reported some AM pier action. For now flows are about mod and just slightly stained. Click here for the Brookfield Varick Fish Safely brochure. Be one of the lucky few that experiences good fishing as it takes place instead of hearing that famous quote, you should have been here yesterday!, Tight lines and smooth drags! Keep informed from the NYS Canal web for changes and restrictions with canal waters. Light tackle drifting from small boat or bankside too. Wrap around Lake Effect Snow after the storm may bring all the snow accumulations north and south about equal anyway. Less noticeable will be in Sandy since Canal flows there are throttling up. A nice spate of water which is hanging on in the Oak and retreating in the other area smaller tribs back to the base Canal feed. 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. Everything is wide open to fish and its going to take a cold snap to get things iced back up again. Their Catch of Kings ranged from 16 to 22 lbs. Theres a chance of snow showers tomorrow (Wed.) and precipitation at the end of week again. McDreams Hotel Dusseldorf-City is an excellent choice for travelers visiting Dsseldorf, offering a family-friendly environment alongside many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay. Instead of the big gully washer of backside blown out conditions, it may be the backside of only slightly high flows that youll want to target after smaller runoff events from snowmelt. All the water is open to fish with some bank ice here and there in slack water areas. Labor Day is when the big Lake Ontario Counties Fall Trout and Salmon Derby will be ending at 1 p.m. Bald Eagle Tournament Series Bald Eagle Marina. Looking out across the water and spotting fish def not as easy as it would be if flows were lower and clearer. The last 2 days the salmon have moved closer and closer to the rivers. Keep in mind that any good or better action that might come on will be tough to know about with such light fishing pressure. So, flows, weather and fishing action are somewhat up and down. Meanwhile, well be tapping into our charter captains for updates. It is equipped with the latest electronics and fishing equipment. View the calendar of releases at the link below. 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. Hopefully the fishing pressure overall is likewise spread out like the fish. Seasonable temps for the end of week and chance for a quick significant warmup with rain again around the end of the upcoming weekend. Good chance for some icing conditions coming on there. One positive for the continued cold weather is trib water temps have not spiked high yet. More fish are holding and staging now in fast water areas below the dam. I have been fishing my clients from 50-150 ft. Past weekend action a little slower perhaps a result of increased fishing pressure. Expect daily water level fluctuations this time of the year because of leaf fall and wind. More then not, fish are still in good green shape. 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. For moreinformation about the benefits of being outdoors safely and responsibly, go to DECs website. It has been closed to traffic for construction since late April. By admin septembrie 15, 2021 Articles. Saturday was a brief morning trip. Stream Conditions - Fish Oak Orchard Fishing Updates Click to subscribe to Orleans County's Weekly Fishing Report (written by Ron) weekend Sat Feb 25. After that for end of week and weekend, the forecast is back to cold temps and another round of measurable snow. Light fishing pressure with just a handful of cars at each parking spot. Oak Orchard rivermouth King, second week Sep 2018. 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. A little stain, something like 2 ft of visibility. Bob! (Some fresh salmon are still likely to be in the mix easily thru November). Bankside movement may be hard in spots if no trail is broken already. No surprise, you'd have to think we would pay for all that previous warm weather sometime. Now for the mid week, its warmed up again! 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. There seems to be a stalemate between the open Lake temps and the trib water temps thanks to the relatively mild winter. That could be the ticket to get some salmon migrations cranking. They also caught their biggest king at 27-1/2 pounds. Stay informed with the below web page. On recon today I saw only a few guys parked at the dam. The season ends November 30th with a catch and release from December 1st till June. Fishing pressure is light with most guys reporting a few steelhead and/or browns. Guys in the Oak early today still fishing whats been the medium ish flows and slightly stained, but flows likely headed toward high and stained if not later today then by tomorrow. 2021. held this past weekend. 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. No icing anywhere and the downstream slow water is wide open. Out of winter hibernation just to keep the pinners honest a med fresh pretty steelhead comes to the dead drift. Warmer temps here tempered some by cooling lake breezes. Action reported pretty good around the Archers Club yesterday and then slower today. Early season Oak rivermouth action for a nice brace of med female Kings for the Licorice Man. Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report - November 18, 2021 See more info at www.loc.org/leaderboard-current. We believe our web reports are the straightest poop by far about Oak Orchard and most WNY conditions. Flows are something like med to slightly high with 1 2 ft of visibility. Oak Orchard River Fishing for Salmon Waterport Dam October 5, 2021 At least whatever trib and near shore Lake Ontario trout action that is underway is not likely to experience a temp spike anytime soon. Thru the past weekend we heard of guys getting steelhead hookups nearer the dam including a few good fish. 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. 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. Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report - October 14, 2021 A cooler, gloomy day today (Monday) with forecasted warmer days ahead mid week with chance of precipitation and windy conditions around Wed, Thurs. We are hearing of a few more browns now in the Oak, especially thru yesterday. Solo angler snaps a quick pic and the hardy cold water fish is released for action another day! A fair number of Kings are loitering in downstream areas on the Oak with skein drifters still into them up at least until yesterday. We landed both and the high fives were endless. Downstream fast water drifts and all the way to the downstream flat water has been quietly productive at times too, esp if youre there intercepting a pod of fresh fish moving thru. Lakeshore conditions should likewise be wide open if any hardware chuckers were so inclined to make some casts. Anglers on the Oak reported small pods of Kings on the move thru the fast water areas yesterday. (function(){var ml="k0of4rsdc%ainhm. Its fall and its leaf fall time so expect maybe daily water level fluctuations on the Oak thanks to hydro power operation. Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report - May 13 , 2021 With the previous high and off color flows in the Oak its been a bit of a challenge for good drifts and swings. Nice big fresh King drifting action on the backside of high flows from end of Sept rains. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. 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. He captured the lead today aboard the Stalker, weighing in at Olcott. 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. Bit of a stalemate in the weather for now with warmish days but below freezing nites. They consulted with, At last! Johnson Creek had a nice bump in flows and got stained and guys reported some salmon on the move there. 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. Thanks to the flash freeze after end of last weeks high water, even with the overflow cranking, flows did retreat quickly and never really got too dirty to fish in the Oak. 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. This is the available info at this time, unless something changes, it will be enforced.. Blown flows typically come from the overflow channel. The other area smaller tribs look mostly open again with mod to med flows and slightly stained water color. 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. Scattered fish movement reported, that hoped for cool down would likely encourage more smaller trib movement. Bob Songin from Reel Excitement Charters. The next spate of water could bring in the fresh spring steelhead looking for warmer water. Well have to wait and see how much flows will change but it should bring flows up high but not blown. The other area smaller tribs have slightly high flows with stained visibility of about 1 foot. Fish for perch in Sodus Bay near the north end breach, next to Bonnie Castle and Oak Park on the east side and the west side next to the old malt house. Flies and egg imaginations have been the best baits for the salmon. We are in the high season for visiting fisherman so go to.