High and stained flows gives up some fresh Oak Orchard chrome for the Licorice Man. or by clicking on the image above. Real light fishing pressure today, only one car observed in the parking spots on the Oak. Chance of icing in select areas. Spoons chipped in but flasher/fly and meat rigs were good. The best spinner/fly set up is DW Gator Flasher Spindoctor with an A-TOM-IK BAM fly. Wrap around Lake Effect Snow after the storm may bring all the snow accumulations north and south about equal anyway. And, a big shout-out and congratulations to Crazy Yankee for winning this past weekends 2021 Niagara Pro Am! Think something like flows going from low to not so low. Look for flows maintained around the slightly high/slightly stained for now. The 12th Annual Women Conquering Outdoors Adventures is set for Sept. 11 at the North Forest Rod and Gun Club in Lockport, Call Colleen Gaskill at 628-9023 for more info. Reasonable fishing pressure with fair to good numbers of Kings spread from near shore big Lake O waters to upstream fast water spots, in some cases right past anglers not there yet to intercept with a drift. Here we go on a nice warm up again for more seasonal spring like temps this week. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. A nice spate of water which is hanging on in the Oak and retreating in the other area smaller tribs back to the base Canal feed. Any significant precipitation could bring flows quickly back up and off color. If the forecast is realized, with especially significant rain, there is the chance for high or blown trib flows. We recommend wearing cleats and to always be careful crossing. The first will be a 1 day event July 10th. Could be guys were finding easier fishing flows on the smaller waterways.
Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report - October 14, 2021 Hard copies can be requested by emailing FWFish@dec.ny.gov. Chance of some Lake Effect Snow this weekend with any accumulations expected south of here off Lake Erie. Chance of mixed bag precipitation and snow thru tomorrow and early Thursday. Some LES is coming this weekend. Not much precipitation was realized for the past weekend, so all the trib flows are on the drop and clearing for now. 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. The fair action now is hopefully a good sign for action yet to come thru Feb/Mar. Dam action has been spotty, but there are people hooking up. 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. Weather is seasonable warm today and then forecast winter cold with wind for tomorrow and weekend. Use Power Bait shad color 2 inches in length. Near shore big Lake O waters and pier head light tackle spoon or plug or streamer fly fun when wind and waves cooperate for slightly stained green or brownish trib runoff. Action has been a little more measured then say 2 3 weeks ago when it seemed we got a small run of fresh steelhead. At the release time and thru the following early AM cormorant predation was largely kept in check. There are still Kings around, about in a one qtr green fish to three qtr old moldy ratio. All the trib flows are on the retreat from the last rain. With the full moon arriving today, fall fishing is moving into a transition period for a variety of species. There is still plenty of snow to melt like in the woods and protected spots and some ice and flooded fields. Flows will likely retreat in the overflow channel thru the mid and end part of the week while turbine flows remain high. 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. Releases may change due to weather, engineering controls and other conditions. The Oak Orchard Pen Rearing Association receives steelhead and salmon from the NYSDEC placed in net pens in the Oak lower watercourse each spring. And we predict even more mixed-up conditions for the next few days. Many still in good green shape with some old moldies now on Halloween zombie patrol downstream. The weather it is a changingA cool day today with winds NE off the Lake. Flows are moderate to medium and slightly stained at least where you might be able to find a slot with open flows to drift. Rainfall could amount to 0.5 inch or more. The lake conditions could not have been better, we just needed to get them on some fish. 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 will subsequently melt. Walleye fishing has been good on the Niagara Bar. Look for flows to stay up in the near term falling back probably only to slightly high. Mainly with an old school program. Flows in the Oak are still slightly high and water color has improved with 2 ft of visibility. The action at the Oak rivermouth is something like a few fish each prime period like dawn or dusk. (Artificial lures only). No icing anywhere and the downstream slow water is wide open. Seems like the Kings just arent concentrated in any particular fast water spot in any trib and thats the tougher reports I hear from guys. Not much precip was realized for the past weekend, so all the trib flows are on the drop and clearing for now. Plenty of calendar time left ahead thru February and March for late winter/spring action. So if youre following this the moral of the story is that the weather is up and down and therefore so are the water levels and fishable conditions. Downstream slow water spots are for sure locked up and even upstream all the way to the dam is frozen except for a rivulet here and there or if you were to break something open. (There will be no fees for the 2021 canal boating season.) With the previous high and off color flows in the Oak its been a bit of a challenge for good drifts and swings. It is unknown for now if it will be enough to completely open up all the waterways. Click here to view Capt. All the waterways are wide open to fish with no icing to worry about for now. Bob Songin from Reel Excitement Charters. Forecast is mostly clear thru the upcoming week, no significant impact expected from the upcoming east coast storm. Even without any significant new precipitation, look for flows in the Oak to stay up thanks to strong swamp headwater supplies. No significant Lake Effect Snow expected here on the WNY Lake Ontario Plain. Riggers were parked at 75 & 85 ft with fixed cheaters 10 ft above. This is the available info at this time, fishing is allowed as in the past, unless something changes, it will be enforced. Archers Club. Early silver fish like this are a good sign for the upcoming trib action. Traxstech Corporation Warrior Lures Sport Fishing Products. To the east at Sandy Creek flows are reported to be medium or just a notch greater. 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. The other area smaller tribs should be going from mod/med flows to slightly stained med/slightly high flows. Today was probably my last charter of the year, and if so it was great to end on a high note for the season!! Theres a lot more lake fishing for the next 2 months so contact a charter and schedule a trip of your lifetime! Either way itll be colder with continued clearing and lowering flows like in the Oak. Canal water is a decent level. The last shot of rain was Sunday and theres been some cooler weather for the beginning part of this week. Upstream swamp headwater supplies seem brim full so look for flows to be pretty well maintained and on a continued slow clearing. More will with higher water. The area has been in a bit of a warmup since the end of the past weekend. Looking out across the water and spotting fish def not as easy as it would be if flows were lower and clearer. We used wire dipseys with herring strip fly rigs. If theres steelhead in the Oak then more then likely theres a few slinking up those smaller waterways too. Fish for bass with Senko rigs. Within a few minutes, an 8 lb steelhead hit and Bill was on his first Lake Ontario fish. Next chance at precipitation or showers is this weekend. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. Downstream slow water is getting pretty froggy thanks to rising Lake Ontario levels and the lowering upstream flows. The other area smaller tribs have medium+ and slightly stained flows. Flows are actually up just a bit from earlier in the week when the visibility was less. Please use the Oak Orchard State Boat Launch on Archbald Rd. Good drifting and swinging chances there too with warming water temps and the chance for some fresh fish. Use caution because the current on the narrow waterway can be dangerous. The Line/Lure used was Copper line, Pro Troll and Meat. Request Information (form), Online Store Policy - Privacy Policy - Terms and Conditions. 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. But the fish like stability and not surprises. One warm water 40-50F hook-up is worth a half dozen 32 point something F hook ups!
Salmon Fishing at Waterport Dam Daily Update Oak Orchard River Rainfall amounts may be 0.5 0.75 inch and little to no snow accumulation expected. 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. (Highly recommended!) We have a new logo that cleverly looks a lot like the old one! Alex found offshore bait, then a couple pockets of fish each day with the bait. New Yorks lakes and streams offer great opportunities for fishing in a wide array of settings across the state. In the Steelhead Division, Karen Mang of East Concord, NY is top fish catcher with a 16-pound, 12-ounce Olcott fish. Without any persistent cold or snow or ice hanging in, these precipitation events are going to keep water color on the stained side. These unique bells seem to really trigger the Lakers. Those waterways do seem to be slowly back on the retreat. You can feel the Spring change in the weather now and with ice cover going away on Lake Alice, there will be the typical warming of water temps in the Oak. Colder temps could bring back some icing conditions esp in the smaller waterways if lower flows prevail. 10 colors of FishUSA Stealthcore and A-TOM-MIK coppers in 150 & 200 took fish. Those fish deserve a chance to immigrate back out to the Lake if caught and released back into the turbine channel. All the trib flows are on the retreat from the last rain. Captain Mikes recommendation is using mainly a flasher fly bite yellow flashers, blue green flies. Seasonable cold winter weather for the end of week with some LES happening south and west of here.