Most of our bites today came 70-90 down, with a mix of spoons and flies. Releases may change due to weather and other conditions. The other area smaller tribs comparitively to the Oak anyway, have better looking flows at low to mod and slightly stained viz. Concentrate on the faster shires and ruffles as they are more oxygenated. Mike Ziehm of Niagara Falls reports that he is still getting some salmon and walleye from shore in the gorge casting spinners and jigs. See our list of charters and guides HERE. Sacs are working for trout and skein is the ticket for salmon. Chance of maybe an ever so slight bump up and back down quick with a little more color to the water. Temps are forecast to begin to cool down for the end of this week and thru the weekend. Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report - November 18, 2021 Fished pretty much 100- 250 feet of water. Courtesy Ron Bierstine, Only a smattering of anglers spread out in the Oak and other area tribs finding good salmon action for fish spread from rivermouth areas all the way upstream to fast water spots. Moonshine Carbon 14 was our best today on a 70 rigger, and green Bam!! Then coupled with the mixed bag of Atlantics and steelhead and cohos, the hook up chances sound pretty good. More will with higher water. Next be prepared to troll j-plugs around the 3 piers in 5-20 feet of water. Well be back to more seasonable temps for mid and end of week with a chance of showers Thursday. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. The Fishing Beat: Colder. The showers did not amount to much and there is the chance for more rain showers and wind for the end of the week. Coupled with the rise in flows, hopefully, that will bring on some more brown trout migrations in the Oak. Fly, spin or float all fun! Cleanliness 4.2. Fishing pressure is down all around, especially in the Oak. Upstream action so far mainly for a few fish at the dam. Lake effect rain dumped three inches of rain around the Port Bay area over the weekend. When it cools down eventually its going to feel downright chilly. Your email address will not be published. For now, flows in the Oak are moderate and slightly stained and no icing. You can lay a rod down on the bank or net a fish or walk around a wading obstruction for safety but anglers cannot be on the Archers Club grounds on the dates not included above. Light fishing pressure mostly, with a few more guys out for this weekend. Otherwise its a little tough to report on average fishing conditions. Read more on the Hub. 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. We, for sure, have the water flows for now! If an angler arrives at a parking lot and there are several cars, they should consider going to another parking lot. On the dates not included above anglers can still fish any of the water adjacent to the Archers Club but access will have to be by walking and wading from downstream at the Park Ave Ext Fishing Trail or from upstream at the Waterport dam and anglers cannot be on the Archers Club grounds only in the immediate bankside water. 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. Flows in the Oak are about medium and slightly stained with about 2 ft of visibility. Best spoon on the riggers: DW Gold Laser Spoon. Production of hard copies is finished and have been delivered to License Issuing Agents. Slight bump up in trib flows yesterday from little bit of rain and snowmelt. The winner of the Salmon Division was just 1 oz less and caught by Aiden Stafford of Rochester on U Betcha. They also caught their biggest king at 27-1/2 pounds. Please consider submitting one of your images to be featured on the Winter 2022 billboard. Always the chance at some fresh steelhead migrations that should only improve as we get into the later winter. The weather it is a changingA cool day today with winds NE off the Lake. Now quietly too a few guys are reporting better action. Any significant precipitation will quickly raise all the trib flows up again with the chance for off color flows. Look for mod and mostly clear flows in the Oak and low and clear flows in the other area smaller waterways. Remember the turbine channel can only get so high due to how much flow can pass thru the hydro plant. Posted January 31, 2021 We are pleased to announce dates for two of these events for 2021. And really you may not want to give up completely on salmon efforts just yet. 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. The brown trout action in nearby tribs that was pretty good is a little slower lately thanks to the lower and clearer flows. Many thanks to all involved in the Reimagine the Canals fishery benefits for WNY and esp NYS Canals outstanding cooperation. Its situated parallel to the Thruway so its visible from both directions. Bob Songin of Reel Excitement Charters reports that fishing is still tough and sporadic. Apr 29 winds are forecasted light and prevailing westerly. Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge Long range forecast looks more or less winter-like thru next week and so this may be the settling in of winter conditions that could last for more than a couple days. Sep 2022 - Present7 months. Patience and persistence on the Oak may finally be paying off. Flows in the Oak have retreated some to slightly high and slightly stained. Amazing how when the vegetation awakens and the runoff equation changes. (Highly recommended!) Pitch a retrieve and wait for the hard jolt! 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. 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. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Click here for the Brookfield Varick Fish Safely brochure. Their Catch of Kings ranged from 16 to 22 lbs. Wash hands often or use a hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available. Canal water is a decent level. Back on the retreat thru today after a cold night. The Tourism Dept has also been busy redesigning an Orleans County Fishing Map Pad (1117) that will be distributed throughout the county. Look for calmer winds on the backside of choppy Lakeshore conditions that leave that semi stained water in range of the pier head and land lubber caster. Copyright 2023 On The Water, LLC. The other area smaller waterways are about mod with water color of about 2+ ft of viz. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. $25,000 Grand Prize for the largest salmon. Beats a zoom webix facetime remote lockdown covid scene anytime for the Licorice Man! Downstream spots on the Oak for the past weekend may have been tougher on what was dropping and clearing flows, although we did not hear from many guys. 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. The medium to slightly high flows in the Oak are proving to be a nice draw for Kings. Value 4.2. It was all spoon and meat bite Saturday. Kurt Driscoll. 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. Same for estuary slow water areas on the smaller tribs where guys have had on and off action. Water color has that swamp headwater tannic stain to it. The additional releases from the Erie Canal are triggering early Browns! So no big change in flows yet in the Oak. Flows in the Oak are about medium and barely stained with about 2 feet of visibility for now. The forecast ahead for end of week and Christmas weekend looks challenging. Rainfall amounts may be 0.5 0.75 inch and little to no snow accumulation expected. We continue to lobby for water access on the far side or west side of the Waterport dam hydro pool and the rest of the Oak. This latest rain has come uncharacteristically from the east so to the west may be in slightly better shape then to the east. The next significant rise in flows may bring on some fresh steelhead action thru March. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. To the east look for a quicker turn for lower and clearer flows and doable drifts then to the west. The other area smaller tribs have medium flows and slightly stained water color. We believe our web reports are the straightest poop by far about Oak Orchard and most WNY conditions. (There will be no fees for the 2021 canal boating season.) This weekend there is a scheduled white-water release, that plus the cooler temperatures should attract a better push. Dsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Weather Forecast, with current conditions, wind, air quality, and what to expect for the next 3 days. Wow! Chance of rain showers thru the mid week on warming temps and an expected area-wide accumulating snow end of week on cooling temps. 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. Then, with 10 days of flat water, along with the number of tournaments & derbies held and the pressure of a lot of fishing boats within a 10 mile x 1 mile stretch, the fish diminished their desire to bite. Look for slowly dropping flows all around back to the baseline Canal and normal run of the river contributions. Sean Morrow - Procurement Officer - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Flows are actually up just a bit from earlier in the week when the visibility was less. See more info on theirFacebook page. The other area smaller tribs have a fair amount of icing. Like Saturday, our bites were on spoons and meat. So we are still in this mostly mild winter pattern. Flows are dropping and clearing all around. Otherwise its a little tough to report on average fishing conditions. Guys thru yesterday higher up scored a few hook ups on eggs or beads on fresh steelhead while downstream swingers had a tougher go. On the backside now of higher flows from about a week ago something like med to slightly high flows in the Oak and med in the smaller area waterways. 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. Flows in the Oak down just a touch, maybe some of that love from Canal water being shared with Johnson Creek is responsible for that. Catch it back on the drop with that slightly high and slightly stained flow and find fresh fish scattered thru the River, esp upstream areas. Both inshore structure, mid water and offshore has a mixed bag catch available. Register now and see your name at the top of the list! Any snow will be likely south of the area. 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. More tributary anglers are invited to help with feeding the fish and cleaning the pens. Forecast is for precipitation again Wednesday and a chance of showers thru the end of the week. Divers: Seneca Special with the Atomic big fin glow behind it (a standard he runs this time of year). Certain days youll notice that salmon movement by seeing them crashing around, but as often as not that movement seems to go on quietly. Late Feb 2018. The angler was Norbert Samok who was a guest at Eddies Salmon River Lodge. Anglers who find the best fishing often anticipate when the right conditions will come together. Any significant precipitation could bring flows quickly back up and off color. Flows in the Oak are slightly high with something now approaching 2 feet of viz. Best meat rig is a 10 white double crush glow green dot spindoctor, w/an irish thunder twinkie rig behind it. Expect water level fluctuations thanks to hydro power operations especially as leaf fall is likely to accelerate soon. To the west, theres not a lot of recent reports but flows should be more like moderate to medium and going toward clear. Any future accumulating snow and melt may do that. 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. Dam action has been spotty, but there are people hooking up. And maybe into the early spring! Small and Largemouth Bass are also abundant, aggressive and eager to bend your rod. There are still Kings around, about in a one qtr green fish to three qtr old moldy ratio. Any significant precipitation or melt off or runoff could bring all the trib flows right back high and off color again. The presentation is not that technical, just look for favorable winds and water color. Steelhead glory to the swung fly in the OOrchard for end Jan 2016/begin Feb 2017. Some big steelhead are still in the Oak! Watch for other changes soon like more content to this website. Back to some winter like weather and temps for now. Action and effort and work is going on to secure a better fishing future! Look for a good water flow window possibly in the Genny while the Niagara remains a tough pill thanks to a windy open Lake Erie. There could be fresh steelhead, fresh silver browns or drop back fish. For more information contact the fire station at 35 E. Cayuga St. by calling 315-343-2161. The last time it was dredged was in 2014. Chance of an inch or so of area wide snow tonight on the Lake Ontario plain with 2-3 inches expected to the south. Follow them up from the Rivermouth, lower river, frog water, fast water stretches, Waterport dam. Flows are something like med to slightly high with 1 2 ft of visibility. The state is funding the effort as part of the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. We cannot speak for the power company or interpret their site rules. 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. Fresh steelhead chances for late winter, early spring usually means high and stained and cold water challenging drifts. We hope to go live with more fishoakorchard.com info soon! Here we go on a nice warm up again for more seasonal spring like temps this week. 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. They scored 4 king salmon (17-20 lbs) and a trophy sized steelhead weighing in at 16 lbs. 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. Spoon grabbing fun hard fighters with a dark skein wagon thrown in too for mid/end Sept 2021 at the Oak Orchard Rivermouth. Please use the Oak Orchard State Boat Launch on Archbald Rd. For more details including payouts, visit their website. 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. Typical more summer- like weather is setting in, including steady southwest to west breezes perfect for attracting even more fish to Orleans County/Lake Ontario waters off the Oak! Use caution because the current on the narrow waterway can be dangerous. 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. We started the morning in the same water we had been fishing. Hike some different water spots on the smaller tribs and you should find some brown trout action with a steelhead or two thrown in. Looks like, just today, guys are paying more attention to the gravel spawning spots so they are finding those spread-out fish that were somewhat cloaked in the previous higher water. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Fishing pressure light and angler reports thin. Anglers have caught a few spent fish so some steelhead have likely spawned already thanks to the mild weather. Chance of another mixed bag precip type of storm that could add to whats on the ground already and add to that spate of water when it melts. Looks like more of the same in the near term forecast anyway. (Deadline for the Open was Monday, 6/7). Request Information (form), Online Store Policy - Privacy Policy - Terms and Conditions. No parking will be allowed at anytime on the road at the top of the driveway and therefore no walk in access down the driveway. Flows in the other area smaller tribs should be around med and slightly stained. Flows are a big factor in the success of any oak orchard fishing trip. Port Bay still has perch fishing along the north end of the bay. This was a Fathers Day fishing weekend out of Bald Eagle Marina. 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. Lets hope the weather keeps serving up the so-far good fishing chances! The next significant rise in flows may bring on some fresh steelhead action thru Mar. It might take lots of bobber watching or a few cast and retrieve/swing presentations to hook up on a post spawn brown or staging steelhead. LOC Fall Salmon Derby Aug 20th September 6th More rain thru yesterday (Mon) and today (Tues) with continued cooler weather. Fish are still spawning in the typical areas on or near gravel. 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. This weeks Picture of the Week features Ted, Gene, Jill and Beth from Ohio. Chance of rain showers thru the mid week on warming temps and an expected area-wide accumulating snow end of week on cooling temps. We can also forward you a copy of the Brookfield Power Company brochure highlighting that area via email. held this past weekend. 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. Just prior to the lowering of flows, guys reported steelhead hook ups at the dam and overflow pools and scattered downstream thru the fast water gravel stretches for spawning fish. And Erie Canal bolstered flows (year 2) will be contributing to the fishy equation sooner then later in multiple tribs! Bob Songin from Reel Excitement Charters. May 21st is the scheduling for the canal opening. Drifts now will definitely be more productive then a few days ago. 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. Still on the cool and breezy side today with another brief warm-up forecast over the next couple days. 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. Those fish committed to spawn are pretty much going to continue to spawn with only minor stalling due to cold water. Water color will be on a slow mend. The new lodge is convenient to eastern tribs like Sandy Creek. Slightly high and stained flows make for good drifting chances after all the high and dirty. Water temps are moving thru the mid and into the high 30s F and look for 40F ish+ as the weather warms. Mike LavenderfromIntimidator Sportfishingreported that the ups & downs continue on Lady O and this past Saturday was an UP judging from young Jeremiahs smile! Everything is wide open to fish and its going to take a cold snap to get things iced back up again. Check out current standings at https://loc.org/leaderboard-current. Oak Orchard River Salmon Fishing (Any Cat Fish at the Dam?) November 1 For now these are the lowest flows of the whole fall season and are more typical of average fall flows. Flows in the Oak are clearing slowly and hanging in somewhere between medium and slightly high. Most all fish in real nice shape, some legit fresh Kings after the last rain which isnt always a sure thing in our area low gradient tribs. Nights are cooling down tho, even with the current warm day temps and that has at least made for good fishing action early and late. Good casting chances for light/med spinning spoon or plug chuckers from the foot brigade. Or at best last ditch chances later this spring when the best fresh run fish action may be behind you. 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. That flow is still actually fishable unless its high AND dirty. Labor Day is when the big Lake Ontario Counties Fall Trout and Salmon Derby will be ending at 1 p.m. laker on an 8 lb leader with light/med spin or levelwind gear and tell me if you still think Lakers dont fight well! We encourage all anglers and users to follow the site rules for access and fishing on the Brookfield Power Company lands. Chance of even warmer unseasonable temps for next week. We had tried for brown trout in close, but they didnt cooperate for us, so I moved out deeper to try to find some lake trout.. Photo courtesy of Mike Lavender. Check the Canal schedule for duration. They consulted with, At last! Warm-ish temps around 40 F for the end of weekend and begin part of next week. Bit of a stalemate in the weather for now with warmish days but below freezing nites. 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. Fishing and weather conditions pretty nice by late fall/early winter standards. This entices more brown trout and steelhead to enter and remain in these waterways, improving fish spawning conditions and expanding angling opportunities. Then it was east most of Saturday, which did not help. Nearer the dam and just downstream should show a few more fish. Not a dozen hook ups for a morning effort, but at least a few that might include a couple steelhead or a couple browns. See more info at www.loc.org/leaderboard-current. Chance of icing in select areas. 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. Look for better rivermouth and lower river action each day on cool or wet weather. If youre reading this you should be at the right spot on our new fishing conditions page. Oak Orchard "Big Boy" Tournaments-- 2021 dates So, flows, weather and fishing action are somewhat up and down. Everyone enjoyed the great hospitality and convenience of the Archers Club and experienced some good fishing. High winds and advisory is likely for something like Fri/Sat/Sun. Please check our website, at visitoswegocounty.com, for the current CFS. Thru the past weekend we heard of guys getting steelhead hookups nearer the dam including a few good fish. Oak rivermouth dredging operations are likely days away from finishing. In shore warm water but it didnt stop hard strikes at dawn not much left in the fight afterwards. According to Capt. And lest we forget brown trout where world-class waters such as Niagara River, Oswego River, Oak Orchard Creek, Eighteenmile Creek, Sandy Creek and Maxwell Creek provide peak fishing opportunities in November and December. Monday was much better with a slight breeze on the lake. 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. Sorry it took so long! Some crimson males and brighter hens are what anglers are finding nearer the dam and also in the overflow channel. The weather she is a changing again as has been the case for most of this trib season. The rain thru the end of the past weekend was not enough to cause any great change in trib flows. Any future precip could raise flows and bring back dirty water color. The expectations were high as the last trip out we had a good number of silver fish. There were salmon porpoising around the green can and the red can. Trout and salmon rely on alewife in particular in the open Lake waters of Lake Ontario. New Fall Fishing Program. The fishing this last week has been better than the previous couple weeks. Going SW or just by the nature of the LES bands having moved around, accumulations will be more in different nearby areas. Downstream frog water areas are all open with no icing conditions yet. Flows in the Oak are high and stained with about 1 foot of visibility. With the previous high and off color flows in the Oak its been a bit of a challenge for good drifts and swings. Chance of some fresh steelhead migrations all around now and going forward. After a quick hit of real cold weather this past weekend, we are back to mild temps that are forecast at least thru this week. 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. High and stained flows gives up some fresh Oak Orchard chrome for the Licorice Man. Flows in the Oak are high and stained with about one foot of visibility. If you want to help for salmon we can direct you to the contacts for that effort. Fishing out deep has been hit and miss and no real pattern of lures to speak of. Kings are coming, are you ready?! The morning started out great but Lady O offered up some serious chop by noon. Lots of water for fish to spread out and be anywhere they want to be, including the overflow pools. One positive for the continued cold weather is trib water temps have not spiked high yet. To view the final results, visit the LOC Derby website. We dropped our port rigger down and within 5 minutes we hooked up on a 18 lb king. Bankside movement may be hard in spots if no trail is broken already. Since its still busy with plenty of Kings around, anglers need to carefully spot the places where the browns are shadowing the Kings. Brown trout reports still about 50% good/50% slow. Egg patterns work best to generate strikes. Flows in the Oak are on the drop slightly after a bump up from the past weekends rain. Not a whole lot of reports coming back in for the Oak but now with flows that are a little more easily drifted guys should be into a few browns or steelhead. Flights Vacation Rentals Restaurants Things to do Dusseldorf Tourism; Dusseldorf Hotels; Dusseldorf Bed and Breakfast . Wrap around Lake Effect Snow after the storm may bring all the snow accumulations north and south about equal anyway. We have also been catching fish from 25-70 down. Fishing pressure is light all around and no significant icing conditions are hindering drifting chances. The Port Bay pier (small) is at the end of West Port Bay Road and the Sodus Bay pier (long) are places to cast out heavy spoons. 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. Early Sep 2017. Anglers report a few brown trout hook ups with steelhead hook ups possibly coming on stronger, and still a coho here and there. The weather continues with near record warmth! On recon today I saw only a few guys parked at the dam. The Oak Orchard Harbor is in the process of being dredged which started last week (8/25) and is expected to finished mid September. Well start out with a warmup and rain or showers then a quick transition to much colder and snow or snow showers Fri/Sat. Other area smaller tribs like Johnson and Marsh have lower flows so look for scattered numbers of upstream fish. Mid Mar 2022 Oak Orchard. This week's fishing report is at https://conta.cc/3x2uky7 and features Capt. The river is still very dangerous to wade at 10k+, so be careful! It has been closed to traffic for construction since late April. The nuances of fish migrations is an inexact science and we cannot predict the future. Canal water flow managers are likely throttling back any additional Canal releases into the tribs thanks to all the precipitation. Chance of rain again on Wednesday. Registration is only open for KOTO at Ernsts Lake Breeze Marina. Both father and daughter were smiling away as they were side by side working the fish to the boat. Theres been on and off good action like at the Archers Club and some Kings continue to drop back from the dam. The other area smaller tribs have med or slightly high and stained flows.