There was some action reported downstream off of Park Ave too yesterday. For the Oak, this latest spate of water should bring on the bulk of the King action with some spawning underway no doubt under the cover of the higher and dirtier water flows. Temperatures have finally started dropping with cooler weather setting in. The fair action now is hopefully a good sign for action yet to come thru Feb/Mar. 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. Cooler temps for end of week and upcoming weekend. 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. Best meat rig is a 10 white double crush glow green dot spindoctor, w/an irish thunder twinkie rig behind it. Looks like all the area trib flows are on the rise from recent showers and continued run off. At the release time and thru the following early AM cormorant predation was largely kept in check. I have stayed busy trolling 60-105 ft near bottom with cut bait fly rigs especially on magnum wire divers. On the Oak guys are into more then a few cohos too. We are surely going to have water for high and off color flows when the weather breaks toward spring. 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. The state access fees will be WAIVED during this period. reported that the ups & downs continue on Lady O and this past Saturday was an UP judging from young Jeremiahs smile! Fish are still spawning in the typical areas on or near gravel. Less noticeable will be in Sandy since Canal flows there are throttling up. The more the water temps drop, the more active the trout will become. Well start out with a warmup and rain or showers then a quick transition to much colder and snow or snow showers Fri/Sat. Please check our website, at visitoswegocounty.com, for the current CFS. The last time it was dredged was in 2014. Im so sorry, sorry you needed a helmet to fish with me 20. Bass fishing in Sodus has been excellent. Begin Mar 2021 Oak Orchard River. 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. It will be held out of all NY harbors in Lake Erie from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. A fish fry and Picnic to follow at the Southtowns Walleye clubhouse located at 5895 Southwestern Blvd., Hamburg starting at 2 p.m. Click on the different category headings to find out more. Your email address will not be published. Small boat civilian trollers can now launch at the open NYS launch on the west side of the rivermouth! Any significant precipitation could raise all the trib flows back high and dirty. It includes a county map with the designated public fishing access points and boat ramps, tackle & bait shops, marinas and popular fish species of Orleans County. All the trib flows look on the retreat from previous snowmelt and precipitation. Welcome August! At least its good to see organizers and attendees efforts at getting back to a normal pre-Covid scene. Many thanks to the Archers Club for opening up the Fall fishing access. No serious cold snap is seen in the near term forecast. Fishing pressure real light with only a handful of guys out on the Oak in the mid week period. 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?! We believe our web reports are the straightest poop by far about Oak Orchard and most WNY conditions. Early silver fish like this are a good sign for the upcoming trib action. Fishable flows we have now in Johnson, Oak and Sandy largely a result of bolstered Erie Canal flows. There could be some fresh fish migrations in the rest of the downstream river course and the other area smaller tribs anytime now thru the spring on these high water events. 4/8/22: First time fishing on Lake Ontario, Meagan Hardner caught this lake trout in 50 feet of water straight out of Oak Orchard aboard Get Hooked Sportfishing.
PDF Oak Orchard Creek Update - canals.ny.gov Suckers here and there will entertain you, depending upon your pouty lips perspective and more and more bass will be in the mix too. 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. Saturday afternoon we fished 150-200 in water a few miles west of Port. "On the Water" Media Group and host, Chris Megan with his film crew from East Falmouth, MA were at the Oak today catching an early brown trout following the morning rainfall. As of 8/23/21, the current leader of the Fall LOC Derby is Theresa Hoodley from Pottstown, PA with a 32 lb 2 oz Salmon, weighed in at Wilson. For moreinformation about the benefits of being outdoors safely and responsibly, go to DECs website. Flies and egg imaginations have been the best baits for the salmon. Congratulations to the winner of the 2021 Summer LOC Derbys grand prize of $10,000, Michael Paddock from Albion who held the lead since July 13th with his 31 lb 7 oz salmon he caught aboard Aquarius. Same for the LES that is coming. Look for improving action thru the month with cooling weather or cooperating wind and waves and water color. The exciting news is that the beginning of the fall steelhead migration has started, although its be a slow process given the mid October heat wave! A great time was had by all and theyre looking forward to returning next year! Water color is clearing with 2 ft or so of stained viz. No sore shoulders or headache now Erica will be forever casting for her trophy 4. The Sportsmen Archers Club Fly Fishing Only Catch and Release Contest was held October 16, 17, 18 2019. Any given half day outing yielding something like a few hook ups. Flows in the Oak are clearing slowly and hanging in somewhere between med and slightly high. Lets hope the weather keeps serving up the so-far good fishing chances! Fishing pressure is light to moderate with what looks like a few guys here and there probably enjoying holiday time off. Suckers were more numerous too. According to Capt. The area has been in a bit of a warmup since the end of the past weekend. Breakfast is available at Boone & Crocketts Riverside Cafe at Ernsts Lake Breeze Marina. 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. 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. Labor Day is when the big Lake Ontario Counties Fall Trout and Salmon Derby will be ending at 1 p.m. Even after that thru the upcoming weekend I still wouldnt call it cold just seasonably cool and continued dry. Any future rise in flows should perk up the action for fresh fish so well hope the upcoming forecasat brings that on either with rain or snow and then melt off. Still on the cool and breezy side today with another brief warm-up forecast over the next couple days. Most Kings will be spawning or on zombie patrol with the occasional fresher fish. 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. The longer range forecast looks like back to colder for rest of next week. 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. Guys thru yesterday higher up scored a few hook ups on eggs or beads on fresh steelhead while downstream swingers had a tougher go. Sep 2022 - Present7 months. One note: the spiny water flea bloom is in progress so rig your rods with 30-50# mono on riggers and be prepared to check rods often. Breakfast will be offered for a $10 donation. Everything is wide open to fish and its going to take a cold snap to get things iced back up again. FREE boat launching until the Spring! Those fish are there somewhere and its likely not in the same old downstream water but probably upstream nearer where Kings are concentrated. So far a nice start to the action, forecast looking mostly dry and seasonably cool right thru the upcoming weekend. 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. Geezer and Frost Bite were the best spoons. Darker and some old moldy salmon are still around. Without overflow levels now, some might be inclined to call it only slightly high. At least flows are stronger which helps combat icing back up. Rigger: 65-95 down. 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. Greater impacts expected SW of here but the south shore of Lake Ontario may get some accumulations. If you catch one, please release it immediately and not harm it. Available at Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge and Narbys. Fishing pressure fairly heavy thru the past weekend and even thru yesterday but for this mid week period now with wetter weather looks quite a bit less., Tom and his crew from Pennsylvania joined us Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. The area smaller trib flows bumped up slightly while flows in the Oak have kept humming along at about slightly high and slightly stained. That flow is still actually fishable unless its high AND dirty. It has definitely brought out some more guys so not sure well see the typical fall off in the mid week angler numbers. The hope is this cold weather will be a good thing for later winter and spring steelhead action. Given somewhat of the late start to the salmon action, Id have to say that we might only be amidships in the run.Look for Kings arriving into start of November. Forecast thru this week remaining after today is for warm temps in the 40sF. Water color has improved to about 1 plus feet of visibility.