oak orchard fishing report 2021

The last shot of rain was Sunday and theres been some cooler weather for the beginning part of this week. Minutes later the 150 A-TOM-MIK copper took a ride. There were salmon porpoising around the green can and the red can. 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. This position resides in the Biological & Environmental Systems Sciences, Energy Science & Technology . 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. Real low, low, mod, mod to med, med, slightly high, slightly high to high, high, real high, blown. We cannot speak for the power company or interpret their site rules. All the waterways are wide open to fish with no icing to worry about for now. Thanks to a return to cold temps and snowy weather, trib flows retreated for the beginning part of this week. With fair to good bolstered flows from the Erie Canal guys are reporting good brown trout action with a green King here and there and/or a sporty colorful coho. Not much precip was realized for the past weekend, so all the trib flows are on the drop and clearing for now. Flows in the Oak are clearing slowly and hanging in somewhere between med and slightly high. Hopefully the fishing pressure overall is likewise spread out like the fish. Water color will be on a slow mend. Anglers fishing from boats should be able to maintain at least six feet of distance between one another. Any rainfall is really going to get things cranking and water color this time is likely to get dirty. The lake conditions could not have been better, we just needed to get them on some fish. Any significant precipitation or melt off or runoff could bring all the trib flows right back high and off color again. See our list of charters and guides HERE. Theres a chance of an inch or two maybe south of the area off lake Erie. Remember use caution in interpreting the upstream USGS gauging stations on the Oak that can mean little or nothing for flows downstream of the Waterport hydro especially in considering both the turbine channel and overflow channel. See more info on their. Tough time of the year for any serious drying out since everything will wind up essentially as runoff. Especially with the way the weather is proceeding. Flows in the Oak are high and stained with about one foot of visibility. Ron is in salmon jail but managed this med male at dawn at the Oak Orchard river mouth Sept 6 on a glo spoon. The Greater Niagara Fish Odyssey is underway in Erie, Niagara and Orleans County August 20 until September 5, 2021. Flows in the Oak are about medium and slightly stained with about 2 ft of visibility. Welcome August! Coupled with the rise in flows, hopefully, that will bring on some more brown trout migrations in the Oak. They also caught their biggest king at 27-1/2 pounds. That could push more fish into the river plume and into the channel. Oak rivermouth dredging operations are likely days away from finishing. Jeremy Sage from, Captain John Oravec from Tight Lines Charters, Capt. 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*. Overflow levels are diminished. At least flows are stronger which helps combat icing back up. Licorice Man. Light tackle drifting from small boat or bankside too. Some crimson males and brighter hens are what anglers are finding nearer the dam and also in the overflow channel. There could be fresh steelhead, fresh silver browns or drop back fish. The project is funded through the American Rescue Plans Act which designated a portion of federal dollars to be used to promote tourism. Trout and salmon rely on alewife in particular in the open Lake waters of Lake Ontario. Definitely breaking toward Spring so get those cold water steelhead drifts in while you can. Now some silver browns hooked up too, as has been the case on the smaller tribs like to the east. There was some water level fluctuations yesterday thanks to hydropower operations and when the water was down briefly a fair amount of fish were seen in the upstream areas. Opportunities right now may not be for multiple hookup days but the chances are there for a few hard worked at bites with light fishing pressure in real nice flows and not bad weather conditions. Slower action there reported just lately after some good quality fish were hooked in the previous higher and dirtier water color. Fishing pressure is real light I saw just one car on the Oak. The other area smaller tribs have had some on and off estuary action and likewise look for Kings firing upstream there too if flows go high. Weather and the calendar is the biggest factor for angling pressure and bringing more fishermen out or keeping them indoors. The king was 32 pounds, 4 ounces and it was a new Grand Prize leader for the derby. 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. 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. Classic drifting, not so much. No icing anywhere and the downstream slow water is wide open. Available at Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge and Narbys. 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. Mixed bag chances for lakers, browns, steelhead in the River or on the Niagara bar rivermouth. Look for improving action thru the month with cooling weather or cooperating wind and waves and water color. Eggs, egg sacs and beads are working to take salmon, brown trout and the occasional steelhead. A little stain, something like 2 ft of visibility. Flows in the Oak are slightly high with water color about 1 2 ft of slightly stained viz. 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. Browns are more likely in downstream water with a few steelhead at the dam. Centrally located along the southern shore of Lake Ontario between Rochester and Niagara Falls in the town of Carlton, Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge offers quality fly fishing equipment, conventional tributary drift tackle, float fishing gear and shoreline casting tackle. Kings are coming, are you ready?! Early Sep 2017. The following report is courtesy of Captain Andy Bliss of Cold Steel Sportfishing. Depending on your perspective some might call it only slightly high. There was a few more inches of snow and more Lake Effect Snow showers are expected today here on the immediate Lake Plain. The Archers Club will be open for parking 7 days/week beginning Oct 08 until Nov 11. Best chance at hookups is going to be covering different spots on the same trib and/or moving around to different tribs. In his latest report, he shared a recap of At the Bar in Niagara County and the challenges he experienced this year. 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. Mainly with an old school program. Starting Tuesday, September 7th, the Orleans County Boat Launch on Ontario Street (east side of the Oak Orchard River) will be closed for reconstruction until the Spring of 2022. Expect water level fluctuations thanks to hydro power operations and whats been a delayed leaf fall. High and stained flows gives up some fresh Oak Orchard chrome for the Licorice Man. Icing conditions should accelerate especially in the smaller waterways Will know more about how anglers have been hooking up as we catch back up on the fishing chatter. For now temps are in the high 30s F and falling short of the predicted near 50 F. Look for all the trib flows to be on the rise and going off color. No lunch will be offered and no fly fishing tourney will be held. The other area smaller waterways trending slowly falling flows at around mod and slightly stained. See you on the water! Its situated parallel to the Thruway so its visible from both directions. The brown trout action in nearby tribs that was pretty good is a little slower lately thanks to the lower and clearer flows. Without access back to Lake Ontario, those overflow fish are likely goners unless theres a perfectly timed spate of water later this spring. 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. The awards ceremony has been scheduled Labor Day at Captain Jacks Tavern, Sodus Point. $67,400 Total Cash Pay-Out Seasonable cold winter weather for the end of week with some LES happening south and west of here. Hopefully the fishing pressure overall is likewise spread out like the fish. Team Screamer (pictured below) won the PRO division with a score of 447.19 and Team Roll With It won the Amateur division with 257.77 points (also pictured below). From Capt. DEC has received a few reports of dead fish on Sandy Creek and Johnson Creek, likely due to fishing mortality, but has not received any reports of abnormally large numbers of dead fish from Oak Orchard Creek. The last few weeks out of Bald Eagle Marina we have been fishing offshore as there has been some good steelhead action with a few teenage kings in the mix. 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. The parking donation will be $10 per car. 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. We look forward to another 20 years as WNYs longest running trout and salmon speciality fly, spin and float trib shop! Downstream frog water areas are all open with no icing conditions yet. So, flows, weather and fishing action are somewhat up and down. Theres still lots of upstream headwater swamp supplies in the Oak. 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. Patience and persistence on the Oak may finally be paying off. Cool nights and cooperative winds should make for better battles with more staging Kings and trout chances as well. Then from there it was a slow but steady pick. Boaters are asked to use the Oak Orchard State Marine Park on the WEST side of the River on Archbald Rd. The weather it is a changingA cool day today with winds NE off the Lake. With all the high water weve had previously, you might not have predicted any low flows this spring. 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. For moreinformation about the benefits of being outdoors safely and responsibly, go to DECs website. Forecast is for slowly warming up thru this week with chance of rain/snow showers mid week and precipitation again for end of week. Then forecast is cooler again in the 40s for the upcoming weekend. Real nice flows by steelhead standards. Started in fairly shallow 80-120FOW and got some nice kings first thing in the morning but things slowed. Any future accumulating snow and melt may do that. Register now and see your name at the top of the list! Capt. There could be fresh steelhead, fresh silver browns or drop back fish. Fishing pressure picking up some at the dam with downstream guys pretty well spread out. Crabs are working off 3-way rigs, as are Ned rigs and swim baits. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: Click to subscribe to Orleans Countys Weekly Fishing Report (written by Ron). 1764 Oak Orchard Rd (Rte. With cool water temperatures, rig depths of 30 to 80 ft down are getting Troutman 2 anglers kings coho and some whopper lake trout! If your image isnt chosen for the billboard, we will consider using it in the 2022 OC Fishing Guide. A few more lake trout have shown up in the river to do their spawning ritual. Theres a chance of snow showers tomorrow (Wed.) and precipitation at the end of week again. Fished the 26-27 line, a little west but not far. Otherwise its a little tough to report on average fishing conditions. Forecast is for continued seasonable weather thru the week with highs around 50F and dropping back into the 30sF at night. We encourage you to do the same with Brookfield, NYSDEC and/or Orleans County Tourism. Cover lots of water and get the drift down and slow and you could find a chromer! Good looking nice active fish all around. The team at Orleans County Tourism appreciates it as well as so many anglers we hear from. Call Steve Haak at 225-0229 for more info. There is still plenty of snow to melt like in the woods and protected spots and some ice and flooded fields. 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. Always the chance at some fresh steelhead migrations that should only improve as we get into the later winter. . Lets hope the weather keeps serving up the so-far good fishing chances! And maybe into the early spring! Point Breeze/Orleans County/east side boat launch is still closed while construction is hopefully soon to wrap up. Another dose of spring feeling is in the air on a slight warmup forecast for this week! The past days, since the weekend, rains and high water has been tough for most. Chance of rain mid week and if there is a significant amount of precipitation flows in all the area tribs could be back on the rise and going off color. Best meat rig is a 10 white double crush glow green dot spindoctor, w/an Irish Thunder Twinkie rig behind it. Most all ice cover looks to be moved out. Trout action is starting to improve according to Lisa Drabczyk with Creek Road Bait and Tackle. Any future precipitation could raise flows and bring back dirty water color. Remember the turbine channel can only get so high due to how much flow can pass thru the hydro plant. Hard copies can be requested by emailing FWFish@dec.ny.gov. Salmon are stacked up in Olcott Harbor and spinners are working for shore casters. The trout follow the salmon looking for an egg meal. The late summer bites have been with spoons and flasher-flies. Look for post spawn browns to be redistributed thru the waterways and the chance for some fresher steelhead. Another warmup is forecast thru the mid week with highs in the 40sF and another chance at rain Thursday. According to Capt. Upstream fast water areas should be pretty well open, and there is likely barely any fishing pressure. The longer those fish stay in the overflow pool, they harder they become to get out. The weather she is a changing again as has been the case for most of this trib season. They will be held out of Oak Orchard. Flows are actually up just a bit from earlier in the week when the visibility was less. Theres a chance of rain or storms later tomorrow and, you guessed it another significant cool down for the end of the weekend or start of next week! Oak Orchard River mouth mid Apr 2019. 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. Lots of water for fish to spread out and be anywhere they want to be, including the overflow pools. Canal water is a decent level. 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. Hair jigs and worm harnesses fished off 3-way rigs is the way to go. Salmon Fishing at Waterport Dam Daily Update Oak Orchard River survivalbracelet Kits 2.79K subscribers Subscribe 2.2K views 2 years ago Salmon fishing at Waterport dam on Oakorchard river. 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. Very good. (June 12-13) with the King of the Oak (KOTO) on Friday (6/11). Use white minnow rubber three inches long. Many thanks to the Archers Club for opening up the Fall fishing access. Saturdays afternoon trip was one of the best weve seen. Put a 10+ lb. Generally the most action has been to the east so thats where most anglers have been heading. Divers: 220-240, 400 coppers. Ron Bierstine has wrapped up his stream fishing reports for the season. 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?! Bass fishing in Sodus has been excellent. Just a handful of cars seen at each access spot. Register now and see your name at the top of the list, CDC/New York State Department of Health guidelines, following the guidelines on DECs website about fishing responsibly in New York State, information about the benefits of being outdoors safely and responsibly. 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. It was so good we turned two doubles on the same rod, and caught a Coho on a meat rig that was dragging on the surface in the prop wash. Drifts now will definitely be more productive then a few days ago. We fished 90-120 feet of water, just slightly east and west of port. Mid Apr 2022. 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. Not a lot of fish reported holding, still on that early run kamikazee mission to the dam. Less noticeable will be in Sandy since Canal flows there are throttling up. 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. There were bottled up Kings at the mouth of Johnson Creek that now should be spread up thru the waterway. That could be the ticket to get some salmon migrations cranking. Hard copies can be requested by emailing FWFish@dec.ny.gov. Look for dropping back steelhead from the dam, a few spawning fish and a chance for fresh fish trickling in. She bought him the trip to repay him for taking her fishing when she was young. Best spoon on the riggers: DW Gold Laser Spoon. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. Watch for that high and stained water flow and hit it as soon as you can. For now all the waterway is open but some of the downstream frog water could ice up. Buc-A-Roo Charters is recognized as one of the premier charter operations on Lake Ontario. First real cold night of the year Sunday night probably tightened things up for flows and runoff in the Oak and smaller area tribs as well. Looking out across the water and spotting fish def not as easy as it would be if flows were lower and clearer. Other area smaller tribs are at med and slightly stained. Flows likely to remain up and stained at least thru the weekend. Orleans County Tourism To the east, like at Sandy Creek, the higher Canal bolstered flows have made for better migration conditions with pods of salmon bolting from the estuary holding water and spreading upstream, along with a few browns mixed in.. We may request cookies to be set on your device. 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. Solo angler snaps a quick pic and the hardy cold water fish is released for action another day! Theres still good numbers of fish higher in the Oak watercourse nearer the dam. Chance for more downpours thru tonight with strong winds and an advisory forecast thru tomorrow. For now, flows in the Oak are moderate and slightly stained and no icing. Even after that thru the upcoming weekend I still wouldnt call it cold just seasonably cool and continued dry. When flows are reduced, guys are seeing a handful of browns and a few more steelhead nearer the dam. Thanks to Ernsts and NYSDEC and hatchery personnel and the receiving party getting the fish to this point. Niagara River Laker action. Good steelhead action for fresh fish up and down the OOrchard River on retreating and clearing flows for begin of Mar 2017. On Sept. 11 there will be a First Responders Fishing Day, sponsored by the Southtowns Walleye Association of WNY. Classic scenario in the Oak where dirty water color lags behind the highest flows. For now flows are about mod and just slightly stained. That will subsequently melt. For now trib water temps are on their greatest fall so far this fall season. It has been closed to traffic for construction since late April. So well hope that if it stays cold-ish that some more snow will come. This area will be on the far end of it. In subsequent years ahead when runs are made up of multiple year classes of fish the returns and fishing prospects could be even better! Lots of snow across WNY from an area wide snow. Good chances for fresh fish action ahead for this beginning part of March especially as higher and more stained flows may come and go. By most accounts if youre moving around and trying different drifts and spots, guys are hooking up. And then theres always that concentration of fish and people at the dam. Either way waiting for the mythical lower and clearer conditions for steelhead action may lead to lost chances. The next significant rise in flows may bring on some fresh steelhead action thru March. Flows yesterday in the AM were down but did rebound nicely to the mod or almost med flows weve had this season. 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. Looks like more of the same in the near term forecast anyway. Looks like a good head of turbine water with overflow levels diminished. This will entice more brown trout, steelhead and Atlantic and Pacific salmon to run up these streams, improving conditions for the fish and expanding opportunities for anglers. Lake conditions have been very erratic over the last week. Fishing pressure is light with most guys reporting a few steelhead and/or browns. No consistent cool down or big freshets yet so the action has been on and off. Thats more typical of what we would have normally seen a month ago. Flows in the Oak are restored thru the turbine channel. Flies and egg imaginations have been the best baits for the salmon. Thanks to this forecast, flows in the Oak and other area smaller tribs will be (again) on the way to high, blown and dirty. 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. November 1, 2021Thanks for checking out the fishing video today. Flows in the other tribs bracketing east and west look like they are back up some. If you still have a boat in the water, you can fish west of Sodus Bay in 30 fow. The previous cold temps sure did clear up the water color with just a nice stain of about 2 ft of visibility. Thank you, Lindsay Agness for providing us with her image and Mike Waterhouse for his drone picture of the Oak. Other area smaller waterways will be snowed and frozen in. All the trib flows look on the retreat from previous snowmelt and precipitation. In the upper river, Rzucidlo was tossing No. Lower Niagara River action picked up a tick or two this week for bass and walleye according to Lisa Drabczyk with Creek Road Bait and Tackle in Lewiston. Hours are 7 am till 5pm. Some days youll find the only active fish up in that warm water so dont be afraid to fish up high. A good WNW wind thru last night probably moved more fish near shore or into the tribs from Lake Ontario but dont look for those fish to loiter in estuary or rivermouth spots at this point in the season. At least its good to see organizers and attendees efforts at getting back to a normal pre-Covid scene. So when even a reasonable high and stained water window presents itself, that may be the best time to fish. There are miles of water for fish to be dropping back from compared to about only a short mile of Oak water. Same for estuary slow water areas on the smaller tribs where guys have had on and off action. 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. Agreeable temps are expected today (Tuesday) and tomorrow (Wednesday) with a forecasted snow storm expected Thursday. The forecast after the warmup for the end of week/beginning part of the weekend is back to cold temps with snow on the backside of the rain so the up and down, 2 3 day cycle will continue. 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. Spoons used were Gold 42 during overcast and Silver 42 when the sun was out. Visit Capt Songins Facebook page for more videos he posts throughout the week. 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. It remains to be seen if theres any prolonged cold yet ahead of us. Warm-ish temps around 40 F for the end of weekend and begin part of next week. Saturday afternoon we fished 150-200 in water a few miles west of Port. The best spinner/fly set up is DW Gator Flasher Spindoctor with an A-TOM-IK BAM fly. I for one am glad for some consistent winter weather to at least reset seasonal conditions after the mild fall. FREE boat launching until the Spring! You could help give them their last meal! Photo courtesy of Mike Lavender. We are looking for a photo that was taken in Orleans County waters featuring an impressive catch, smiling faces, blue skies and with an icon such as the Oak Orchard Lighthouse in the background. Flows in the other area smaller tribs are low and mostly clear with some icy conditions. Any given half day outing yielding something like a few hook ups. Required fields are marked *. It may just not be the big blow out event were targeting, but smaller spates of water for now. There should be a mix of spawning and staged fish in the holes with fresh fish trickling in anytime. The rain thru the end of the past weekend was not enough to cause any great change in trib flows. Captain Ron runs a roomy 33-foot Flybridge Sport Fisherman with a 12-foot beam. Brown trout reports still about 50% good/50% slow. Good drifting and swinging chances there too with warming water temps and the chance for some fresh fish. Inside water has been sporadic. 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. Think something like flows going from low to not so low. Mike LavenderfromIntimidator Sportfishingreported that the ups & downs continue on Lady O and this past Saturday was an UP judging from young Jeremiahs smile! Orleans County Fishing Report June 1, 2021 Beginning May 19, 2021, NY will be adopting CDC guidelines on mask use. Low water, aka an average fall, short leaders, BB shot is not likely to cut it right now for presentations, especially on the Oak. Suckers were more numerous too. Fishing pressure is light to moderate with what looks like a few guys here and there probably enjoying holiday time off. Hook ups on some fresh fish are coming a little easier then the previous few weeks check out the latest catch pic below. Many still in good green shape with some old moldies now on Halloween zombie patrol downstream. 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. Flows in the other area smaller tribs should be around med and slightly stained. Stay tuned! Anglers cannot be on the Archers Club grounds only in the immediate bankside water.

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