oak orchard fishing report 2021

Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge On the south end of Newark has been a great place for catching bass. You can check these in your browser security settings. Expect mod to med, but just less then med mostly clear flows in the Oak. 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. Other area smaller tribs should be retreating toward medium or lower to moderate and slightly stained. Canal water is still high from our rainfall. 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. Other area smaller tribs like Sandy also hanging in with flows about as theyve been, chance for a little more color to the water thanks to the last rain. Either way, flows consist of a strong head of turbine water that could be close to full bore. And we barely got clipped by the worst of it like SW of the area around Buffalo got it! At least whatever trib and near shore Lake Ontario trout action that is underway is not likely to experience a temp spike anytime soon. This weeks Picture of the Week features Ted, Gene, Jill and Beth from Ohio. 98) Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. At this point rain or precipitation could help bring flows back up too. So it sounds a little like an improvement from a struggle for a hook up to getting a few. Theres been on and off good action like at the Archers Club and some Kings continue to drop back from the dam. Small boat trollers and casters both in on the action with glow hardware and/or plugs. Most of our bites today came 70-90 down, with a mix of spoons and flies. 106. Try to keep at least six (6) feet of distance between you and others. Fish for bass with Senko rigs. 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. Oak Inn Duesseldorf, Dusseldorf: See traveler reviews, 4 candid photos, and great deals for Oak Inn Duesseldorf, ranked #193 of 261 hotels in Dusseldorf and rated 4.5 of 5 at Tripadvisor. Water temps for now are already in the the high 30s F on the Oak and prob going higher with the forecasted warmup thru the end of this week. 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. $67,400 Total Cash Pay-Out Darker and some old moldy salmon are still around. No major accumulations beyond a few inches expected here on the WNY big Lake Ontario Plain. Avoid close contact, such as shaking hands, hugging, and kissing. Fishing pressure real light with only a handful of guys out on the Oak in the mid week period. Flows consist of lots of turbine water and overflow water that started to come back up for the end of the past weekend. Suckers here and there will entertain you, depending upon your pouty lips perspective and more and more bass will be in the mix too. Click here for the Brookfield Varick Fish Safely brochure. The full moon that was maybe responsible for the uptick in migrations just recently is now on the wane. 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. POINT BREEZE WEATHER Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Over all though, the brown trout action on the Oak is tough. The 2021 New York State fishing guide can be found at https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7917.html for downloading and printing at home. Year-Round Notice: There are mandatory personal flotation device (PFD) zones on the river. Flows likely to remain up and stained at least thru the weekend. The other area smaller tribs have a fair amount of icing. The current leader is now a 32-pound, 4-ounce fish reeled in by Zane Smith of New Brighton, PA while fishing out of Olcott this week. Some guys reported a good push of browns yesterday on both the Oak and Sandy. And we predict even more mixed-up conditions for the next few days. Kings have for the most part given up the ghost and now some carcasses are seen seeding the waterway. No accumulations expected here on the WNY Lake Ontario Plain. Good case for earlier season catch and release and reasonable creel limits Point Breeze Oak action March 2020. Expect daily water level fluctuations this time of the year because of leaf fall and wind. Land lubbers and small boat casters and small boat trollers and streamer casters all can get in on the cool water near shore action while it lasts. We have an aerial map highlighting the PFD zone just downstream of the dam and on the overflow channel on the Oak. Cool nights and cooperative winds should make for better battles with more staging Kings and trout chances as well. Lake effect rain dumped three inches of rain around the Port Bay area over the weekend. 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). Through the past weekend and beginning part of this week, guys reported a few hook-ups by either working the holes, the dam, or swinging spawning staging spots. Fish have been taking mostly spoons with a few meat and flasher/fly mixed in. If anglers can get their drift thru the Kings, theres been some browns and steelhead hooked too. 14016 Route 31 West Flows in the other smaller waterways are about medium and slightly stained, likely offering up a nice fishable window for now. Fish as soon as reasonable conditions allow instead of waiting for supposed better conditions that may or may not materialize. Everything is wide open to fish with no icing conditions. 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. There seems to be a stalemate between the open Lake temps and the trib water temps thanks to the relatively mild winter. 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. Not a lot of fish reported holding, still on that early run kamikazee mission to the dam. Suspect some pressure has shifted to other area smaller waterways. 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. Walleye fishing has been good on the Niagara Bar. Same set up as the night before. It has been closed to traffic for construction since late April. They consulted with, At last! Not a lot of fishing pressure just yet, few guys on the piers and at the dam. 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. Well start out with a warmup and rain or showers then a quick transition to much colder and snow or snow showers Fri/Sat. TheNYS Canal Corporationreleases water from the Erie Canal into Lake Ontario Tributaries in Western New York for an extended period each fall to create a longer season and even better angling experience. Coupled with the rise in flows, hopefully, that will bring on some more brown trout migrations in the Oak. Pete Alex of Vision Quest Charters reports that he caught a limit of salmon and trout both days last weekend out of Wilson. Bob Songin of Reel Excitement Charters reports that fishing is still tough and sporadic. Another cold snap: cold temps today with highs around 40F. Before things got too blown up yesterday guys reported some AM pier action. The LOC started Friday and runs until September 6thLabor Day. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. Look for flows all around to continue to drop and clear and we might begin to see some icing at least in the smaller waterways. Shouldnt be any serious icing in yet but there could be some bank ice or chunky flows. So how do you know if trophy trout and salmon will be catchable upon your travels to the Oak Orchard and WNY area? A PFD is not required to fish all of the Oak, only on the Brookfield Power Company areas below the dam (about 600 feet) where wading is permitted. The fair action now is hopefully a good sign for action yet to come thru Feb/Mar. Fishing pressure most days pretty agreeable with salmon anglers falling out of the mix now and only mod numbers of guys pursuing brown trout so far. Started in fairly shallow 80-120FOW and got some nice kings first thing in the morning but things slowed. There are now very small spurts of kings coming through. A good head of turbine water lending fishy water and cover for fish to be anywhere in the water course they would want to be. Good chances for fresh fish action ahead for this beginning part of March especially as higher and more stained flows may come and go. 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. Actually that forecast sounds more normal by November standards. That flow is still actually fishable unless its high AND dirty. First time fishing on Lake Ontario, Meagan Hardner caught this lake trout on spoons trolled within 10 feet of the bottom, in 50-60 feet of water straight out of Oak Orchard. According to Capt. The next significant rise in flows may bring on some fresh steelhead action thru March. With these colder temps the fish are reasonably hardy, they wont be later on. Note to self after any kind of high water after stale conditions try more upstream then downstream. Forecast is continued warm thru today and tonight with rain likely today/tonight. Flows are dropping and clearing all around. The following report is courtesy of Captain Andy Bliss of Cold Steel Sportfishing. The NYS Canal Corporation releases water from the Erie Canal into Lake Ontario Tributaries in Western New York on an extended and pulsed schedule each fall to enhance trout and salmon fishing opportunities. Look for the loitering downstream fish to continue to move up making for better upstream action. Same for the LES that is coming. Most anglers report good fishing. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. May 21st is the scheduling for the canal opening. Flows in the Oak are clearing slowly and hanging in somewhere between med and slightly high. It looks like some of the weather we missed out on thru the earlier winter is coming now in the later winter. Check out loc.org. First week of Sep 2019 with lots more chances ahead. Best meat rig is a 10 white double crush glow green dot spindoctor, w/an Irish Thunder Twinkie rig behind it. Small and Largemouth Bass are also abundant, aggressive and eager to bend your rod. Temps for the weekend are forecast to rebound back into the 40s F. Water flows are def enough to encourage some fresh fish migrations at any time and the water color now is in a sweet spot for good presentations. For more information, visit our website at visitoswegocounty.com and click on the Fishing Report along the top bar on the home page. For now the drifting conditions are pretty nice all around. The Lake Ontario Counties spring trout and salmon derby is approaching its final weekend and a new $15,000 Grand Prize leader has emerged this week as Ken Champagne of Ohio caught a 25-pound, 8-ounce Niagara Bar king salmon on a flasher-fly, besting Jeff Smith of New Brighton, Pa. who had taken the early lead on the first day of the contest May 7. Browns and Atlantics and steelhead in the mix. Forecast is for continued seasonable weather thru the week with highs around 50F and dropping back into the 30sF at night. Or for the fall stay at our new well appointed private ground floor lodge (Garage Lodge) located just 6 miles east on Route 18. They also caught their biggest king at 27-1/2 pounds. The rain last week triggered runs of fish in nearly all of the tributaries big and small, stocking or no stocking. Put a 10+ lb. Id say Im hearing about 50/50 in good/tough fishing. Heres the skinny on the weather, and we are not meteorologists. The current leader (7/13/21) in the Summer LOC Derby is Mike Paddock from Albion with a Salmon weighing in at 31.07 lb. With the final weekend of the Lake Ontario Counties Fall Derby approaching, it is important to be in the contest if you are on the water. Fishing pressure is real light with one or two guys reporting a few fresher looking steelhead hooked up. 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! Flows should stay up thanks to exceptional upstream supplies even as water color should continue to improve. Like Saturday, our bites were on spoons and meat. held this past weekend. The brown trout action in nearby tribs that was pretty good is a little slower lately thanks to the lower and clearer flows. Welcome to November and better brown trout chances! There was a little bit of snow showers too that is melting off today. This latest rise in flows and continued cool down should kick off better brown trout migrations in the Oak setting up good drifting chances into November and maybe into December with reasonable weather hanging in. 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. 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. Most fish came from 50-90 down (44 degrees to 60-degree water) under 74-degree surface waters. These unique bells seem to really trigger the Lakers. For more information contact the fire station at 35 E. Cayuga St. by calling 315-343-2161. Thru the past weekend we heard of guys getting steelhead hookups nearer the dam including a few good fish. Theres still good numbers of fish higher in the Oak watercourse nearer the dam. This weeks Picture of the Week comes fromMike Gragers crew from Get Hooked Sportfishing. Now some silver browns hooked up too, as has been the case on the smaller tribs like to the east. Same for estuary slow water areas on the smaller tribs where guys have had on and off action. Brown trout like this rutted out nice fish are eager strikers and you might encounter steelhead, salmon, lakers or bass. Look for flows to stay similar since the Canal feed is scheduled to continue thru the first part of Dec.Any significant precipitation could cause flows to go higher. 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. Here we are into November with cooler temps and on the backside of higher flows. Spoons are UV Mags, green. Forecast is continued warm thru tomorrow with chance of precipitation end of day or later tomorrow. The NYSDEC Region 8 office in Avon, NY would in-fact love to hear from more anglers showing concern for trib issues. In subsequent years ahead when runs are made up of multiple year classes of fish the returns and fishing prospects could be even better! The bite was not hot and heavy but we picked at a few steelhead as we approached the 30 line. According to Capt. Check out current standings at https://loc.org/leaderboard-current. More will with higher water. Since then, the Douglaston Salmon Run has reported salmon entering the river on a consistent basis. Forecast is for precipitation again Wednesday and a chance of showers thru the end of the week. Most all ice cover looks to be moved out. Many thanks to local stakeholders for their efforts of securing, feeding and monitoring the fish. Orleans County Tourism secured this 60 x 16 billboard for a 2 year agreement with Outfront Media on the NYS Thruway, just east of the Batavia exit (#48), northside. We are surely going to have water for high and off color flows when the weather breaks toward spring. Look for a bit of a temp shock there and the fishing action back on the rebound as things warm back up. Cool if not coldish temps forecast thru this week with rain showers. or by clicking on the image above. Can anyone say some skein please?! All the best web info, bulletin boards, angler skill and top notch equipment cannot replace getting out there and actually fishing! That could be the ticket to get some salmon migrations cranking. Once pressured, browns may move a little distance from the tails of the salmon but they will still likely be in the closest broken water downstream. Slightly cooler forecast for the upcoming weekend and hopefully the serious cold is a goner! I little color to the water at dawn and just after a pair of reasonably fresh males come to the net for the Licorice Man. More upcoming windy systems produce stirred inshore water which releases river scent so expect more incoming big fish! Definitely breaking toward Spring so get those cold water steelhead drifts in while you can. 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. Anglers fishing from boats should be able to maintain at least six feet of distance between one another. LOC Fall Salmon Derby Aug 20th September 6th To obtain a map pad or copy of a map, contact us. Required fields are marked *. Many thanks to the Archers Club for opening up the Fall fishing access. Nice fresh hard fighting chrome in the Oak on the backside of the late winter high and dirty flows. Forecast temps in the mid 40sF for this mid week period and chance of off and on rain showers. At the Oak Billboard on the NYS Thruway. Guys thru yesterday higher up scored a few hook ups on eggs or beads on fresh steelhead while downstream swingers had a tougher go. Thats more typical of what we would have normally seen a month ago. Call 585-682-4546 or email document.getElementById("eeb-573343-278334").innerHTML = eval(decodeURIComponent("%27%69%6e%66%6f%40%66%69%73%68%6f%61%6b%6f%72%63%68%61%72%64%2e%63%6f%6d%27"))*protected email* for a reservation ASAP! We have a new logo that cleverly looks a lot like the old one! Forecast thru this week remaining after today is for warm temps in the 40sF. Flows are something like med to slightly high with 1 2 ft of visibility. A little more rivermouth action now. 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. Get the drift or swing down and checked and slowed a bit and you can find a head shaking steelhead on the take. 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. For now on the Oak, anglers seem to be hooking up on a few steelhead nearest the dam that came along with the higher flows of a few weeks ago mixed in with a handful of fresh fish trickling in thru the downstream fast water. The large catfish are biting in Clyde and Palmyra. Anglers started out with a tough bite yesterday but reported better later in the day. Flows in the other tribs bracketing east and west look like they are back up some. (June 12-13) with the King of the Oak (KOTO) on Friday (6/11). Tuesdays fishing was EPIC despite it being a bit breezy. Fishing pressure is light with most guys reporting a few steelhead and/or browns. Flow conditions right now are more like nice steelhead water and higher then typical fall flows. Well have to wait and see how much flows will change but it should bring flows up high but not blown. There is some icing up in spots but theres still drifting slots to be found. Flows in the Oak are already on the rise today thanks to increasing overflow water. He is first in line for the $25,000 Grand Prize. Capt. We are living and experiencing all the fishing action directly or thru trusted reports of other die hard anglers as it happens. Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge supports pen rearing and any efforts for the betterment of the trib/open Lake fishery collectively and believes both trib and open Lake conservation minded anglers in collaboration with NYSDEC should cooperate for continued World Class trout and salmon fishing opportunities. Warm temps are forecast today and tomorrow and seasonable thru the beginning part of the weekend. 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. Some crimson males and brighter hens are what anglers are finding nearer the dam and also in the overflow channel. Water temps have remained downright cool late into this season despite up and down flows. On the Oak guys are into more then a few cohos too. I have stayed busy trolling 60-105 ft near bottom with cut bait fly rigs especially on magnum wire divers. The rest of the Oak, like after the confluence, were high water fishable by at least this past Sunday thru about yesterday as the overflow levels diminished. 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. Good high water drifters are getting a few brown trout hook ups each outing by covering some water. On Saturday we had a father and his 2 sons (pictured right) ready for some bonding and good fishing. Longer range forecast is chance of cold again after that with another snowstorm for end next week. Try trolling straight out from Sodus Bay west to Ontario searching for kings down 50 over 150 fow. Look for some late fish to come thru but likely not in any great concentrations. 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. You can catch steelhead and some browns. Not surprising since it was a real gloomy overcast wet kind of day that you would expect good fish movement. Point Breeze/Orleans County/east side boat launch is still closed while construction is hopefully soon to wrap up. Landing a nice salmon today at the dam. 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. These events were very well received last season despite very short notice. In the Oak, flows are moderate and mostly clear and likewise may hold onto those fair moderate flows instead of dropping back to real low. That will subsequently melt. Solo angler snaps a quick pic and the hardy cold water fish is released for action another day! Flows in the Oak are high and stained with about 1 foot of visibility. We had the pleasure of taking out an 81 year old father with his daughter (pictured left). On recon today I saw only a few guys parked at the dam. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Flows - Oak Orchard Fishing Report. Good drifting and swinging chances there too with warming water temps and the chance for some fresh fish. Use white minnow rubber three inches long. The bend in the rod didnt feel like an average steelhead and we were thinking a decent king salmon was on the line. Chance of mixed bag precipitation and snow thru tomorrow and early Thursday. The fish are going to turn on and off there so persistence is the name of the game and long and light presentations. Less then 1 inch of snow accumulations are expected here on the WNYs Lake Ontario Plain. Its not likely to freeze back up significantly even with cold temps. A few more lake trout have shown up in the river to do their spawning ritual. No surprise, you'd have to think we would pay for all that previous warm weather sometime. Bob Songin of Reel Excitement Charters Lake Fishing Video Report on Facebook. Other area smaller tribs have low to moderate flows possibly getting a little bit of stain from the most recent precipitation. Forecast is mostly clear thru the upcoming week, no significant impact expected from the upcoming east coast storm. Port Bay still has perch fishing along the north end of the bay. info@orleanscountytourism.com No consistent cool down or big freshets yet so the action has been on and off. In the spring while waiting for perfect conditions sometimes things only get worse, so if theres a reasonable fishing window consider hitting it sooner then later. Made some time to go to the Waterport Dam to check on the water. Temperatures have finally started dropping with cooler weather setting in. Thanks, Capt. And that is part of the formula for steelhead hookups being on the water after a spate of water. All the trib flows look on the retreat from previous snowmelt and precipitation. We encourage you to do the same with Brookfield, NYSDEC and/or Orleans County Tourism. 10 colors of FishUSA Stealthcore and A-TOM-MIK coppers in 150 & 200 took fish. No doubt well have concentrations of Kings into November. 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. Colder temps could bring back some icing conditions esp in the smaller waterways if lower flows prevail. Hard copies can be requested by emailing FWFish@dec.ny.gov. We had our bites but we could not get them to stick. Fished the 26-27 line, a little west but not far. The youth division is free. Click here for the Brookfield Varick Fish Safely brochure. In addition to seasonal factors, daily water levels are affected by heavy leaf fall. The charter fleet has had king salmon action in 100-120 FOW using chrome glow flasher fly combinations down to 60 ft. Johnson is probably more stained then say Sandy. It may just not be the big blow out event were targeting, but smaller spates of water for now. This picture was from Saturday morning about 1 mile east of the Oak. We left the dock at 6:00 and struggled to get our first bites. This weekend, we had some pretty good fishing despite getting beat up by the rough seas. Reports of lowering flows in Johnson Creek and we are unsure why? The action at the Oak rivermouth is something like a few fish each prime period like dawn or dusk. As the cooler weather continues, expect to see a large influx of both steelhead and brown trout moving up stream to feed on the remaining salmon eggs. There should be a mix of spawning and staged fish in the holes with fresh fish trickling in anytime. Now for the mid week, its warmed up again! Bankside movement may be hard in spots if no trail is broken already. The other area smaller tribs are prob going to try and open back up from previous icing with high and dirty flows. Capt Ryan Bostain checked in with a report for the San Diego for their 3/4 day trip today down south, we ended the day with 103 Yellowtail for our efforts. If you still have a boat in the water, you can fish west of Sodus Bay in 30 fow. Downstream slow water areas will be freezing and closing in while upstream areas should stay open except for some bank ice. Dont be afraid to start targeting the warmer water many kings will hold and 60 to 67 water this time of year. For moreinformation about the benefits of being outdoors safely and responsibly, go to DECs website. Flows in the Oak are slightly high with 1 2 ft of stained visibility. For now trib water temps are on their greatest fall so far this fall season. Angler reports indicate that fishing quality was down during parts of this year in some Lake Ontario tributaries, including Oak . Either way theres still a good head of turbine flow thats full bore or close to full bore and the water color is slowly getting better. Back to some winter like weather and temps for now. Looks like all the area trib flows are on the rise from recent showers and continued run off. Bob! All Rights Reserved. Maxwell has a better flow; however, it is still plugged-up at the mouth. Some steelhead and cohos were caught with spoons. 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. Since we are not getting cold temps and/or snow, hopefully we can get rain along with the warm temps to help maintain flows. After the extremely high water we have had the last two weeks it is finally receded enough to produce safer wading conditions. Flows in the Oak are on the drop slightly after a bump up from the past weekends rain. Be there to intercept them! Beads in natural colors really shine on early season trout with all the salmon eggs around. Avoid surfaces that are touched often, such as doorknobs, handrails, and playground equipment. Scattered fish movement reported, that hoped for cool down would likely encourage more smaller trib movement. The last time it was dredged was in 2014. Fishing Hotline (585) 589-3220. By steelhead standards the flows we have now are real nice and could move some fresh fish upstream. All our boat ramps are open. Sandy Creek has been the most consistent brown trout action so thats where most of the fishing pressure has been. More of the up and down temps that weve been experiencing so far this winter. Even lucky, old and not pretty casters like the Licorice Man can get in on the early hard striking and fighting fresh King action at the Oak Orchard rivermouth! See more info on their.

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