oak orchard fishing report 2021

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. Today it was mostly sunny and 53. Free reign for trout and salmon moving up and down the waterway of the turbine channel gives so many more angling opportunities immediately and in the future. Intrepid anglers are capable of catching fish on the Oak in all of these flows, except for maybe blown AND dirty. We received 10,000 steelhead and 113,500 salmon from the DEC today as part of the Pen Rearing Project to keep the lake stocked. Use caution because the current on the narrow waterway can be dangerous. Year-Round Notice: There are mandatory personal flotation device (PFD) zones on the river. 585-682-4546 Back to some winter like weather and temps for now. We hooked a lot of fish both days. Kings are coming, are you ready?! Flows in the Oak still humming along at around slightly high and slightly stained. Smaller area tribs should crest about mid week and then be on the retreat for end of week. Chance for fresh steelhead at any time building up toward the true late winter/early spring runs of Feb/Mar. 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 estuary slow water areas on the smaller tribs where guys have had on and off action. Here on the Niagara Frontier, it was heaviest and there are lesser accumulations south of here. Steelhead glory to the swung fly in the OOrchard for end Jan 2016/begin Feb 2017. 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. The Greater Niagara Fish Odyssey is underway in Erie, Niagara and Orleans County August 20 until September 5, 2021. 3 spinners to catch a fair number of smallmouth bass earlier this week. For now all the waterway is open but some of the downstream frog water could ice up. Downstream frog water areas are all open with no icing conditions yet. So for now the drifting and swinging conditions look pretty good. The awards ceremony has been scheduled Labor Day at Captain Jacks Tavern, Sodus Point. Flows in the Oak are about medium and slightly stained with about 2 ft of visibility. Water level fluctuations are still common thanks to hydropower operations and at least in the downstream fast water areas when flows are reduced, theres been just a handful of mostly browns revealed. We left the dock at 6:00 and struggled to get our first bites. There were a few Monday morning oh-dark thirty hook-ups at the Oak Orchard Rivermouth. On the south end of Newark has been a great place for catching bass. 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. Another chance of precipitation for begin part of upcoming weekend although at this point the greater impact is forecasted south of the area. !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://weatherwidget.io/js/widget.min.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,'script','weatherwidget-io-js'); We are on the backside of some challenging wind, snow and cold temps. Any future accumulating snow and melt may do that. The next significant rise in flows may bring on some fresh steelhead action thru Mar. Canal water flow managers are likely throttling back any additional Canal releases into the tribs thanks to all the precipitation. Your email address will not be published. The Oak Orchard Harbor is in the process of being dredged which started last week (8/25) and is expected to be finished in mid September. Bob! New Yorks lakes and streams offer great opportunities for fishing in a wide array of settings across the state. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. Warm weather forecasted to prevail all week and warmer yet for the upcoming weekend around 70F. Small boat civilian trollers can now launch at the open NYS launch on the west side of the rivermouth! Bob Songin from Reel Excitement Charters. No doubt well have concentrations of Kings into November. Hours are 7 am till 5pm. They also landed 4 mature Kings, 3 steelhead, a brown, and a lake trout! Good chance for some icing conditions coming on there. Walleye fishing has been good on the Niagara Bar. Hard copies can be requested by emailing FWFish@dec.ny.gov. To the east flows are also somewhat higher then typical fall flows with slightly stained water color. 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. For now that is, until any more bigger rains or snows may come. Lots of young browns bodes well for future trib fish and this bigger rutted out fish begs the question where were you last fall?! Welcome August! The Line/Lure used was Copper line, Pro Troll and Meat. We encourage all anglers and users to follow the site rules for access and fishing on the Brookfield Power Company lands. 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. Chance of rain and colder temps and windy conditions for the end of the week but back to relatively mild temps again by the weekend. See more info at www.loc.org/leaderboard-current. Depending on your perspective some might call it only slightly high. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Stay at the shop lodge (Licorice Lodge) close to the Oak Orchard River fishing action! FREE boat launching until the Spring! 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. Greater Niagara Region Frank Campbell Like Ringo Starr says, you know it don't come easy. Guys kept fishing, especially in the turbine channel (flows can only get so high). Within a few minutes, an 8 lb steelhead hit and Bill was on his first Lake Ontario fish. A special thanks to all involved! If you want to help for salmon we can direct you to the contacts for that effort. 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. Both kings and Cohos are being caught. 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. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Water color is one foot of visibility or less. Even without any significant new precipitation, look for flows in the Oak to stay up thanks to strong swamp headwater supplies. With the previous high and off color flows in the Oak its been a bit of a challenge for good drifts and swings. Capt. If any Canal winter time drainage is passing thru it must be tempered like Canal managers said they would do. Our final report is courtesy of JCapt. You can check these in your browser security settings. Flows in the Oak are still humming along at slightly high consisting of a good head of turbine water. Good case for earlier season catch and release and reasonable creel limits Point Breeze Oak action March 2020. All non club members are reminded to act as courteous and responsible guests so that we may all enjoy the fishing access there now and in the future. Steelhead should be spread thru the waterways and reports of a few fresh, silver browns too. Traxstech Corporation Warrior Lures Sport Fishing Products. There could be fresh steelhead, fresh silver browns or drop back fish. Internet bragging seems a lot less prevelant then it was a few years ago, and our reports tend to be even keeled not reporting fish numbers great enough that they would be jumping in your waders even if they were! The derby runs until Sept 6 and the awards ceremony held at Captain Jacks in Sodus Point (arrive by 3 PM). To the west at Johnson Creek, flows are medium and mostly clear with reports of some brown trout hookups. Flows in the Oak are high and stained with about 1 foot of visibility. A weak cold front coming through today will change water tempshopefully creating a better bite. 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. Watch for that high and stained water flow and hit it as soon as you can. Nice to see most all flows now contained in the turbine channel. Flows in the Oak are slightly high consisting of a good head of turbine water. For now after the past weekend it looks like flows are back down some in the Oak to about med or slightly high and less stained. Lots of optimism for trib season chances ahead on good returns from the steelhead pen rearing renewed project since 2019. They fished a little west of port between the 27-29 lines of latitude. The first will be a 1 day event July 10th. Another cold snap: cold temps today with highs around 40F. The Oak Orchard Harbor is in the process of being dredged which started last week (8/25) and is expected to be finished in mid September. 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. Oak Orchard River mouth mid Apr 2019. No surprise, you'd have to think we would pay for all that previous warm weather sometime. Private launches are available while public launches wait to reopen. Forecast is for precipitation again Wednesday and a chance of showers thru the end of the week. Lake Ontario Counties (LOC) Spring Trout and Salmon Derby May 7-16, 2021: 1 st of 3 LOC Derbies offering over $44,000 in cash and prizes with a grand prize of $15,000 for the largest overall Salmon caught. Forecast thru this week remaining after today is for warm temps in the 40sF. You wouldnt mind see flows a little higher in the Oak for best steelhead chances, but the risk there is to be careful what you wish for. The salmon are scattered and after the marks are found, they are not hitting easily. Read Fishing Reports Weather for Oak Orchard . In early November and early December, all Lake Ontario tributaries (Eighteenmile, Johnson, Oak Orchard, Sandy and Salmon Creeks) will see higher flows. Stephen Shen of STS guide service says: The end of the annual salmon run is coming to an end in the upper salmon river. More fish are holding and staging now in fast water areas below the dam. The Oswego Fire Department offers loaner life jackets at no charge through its Loaner for Life program. Jeremy Sage from, Captain John Oravec from Tight Lines Charters, Capt. To view the final results, visit the LOC Derby website. Any significant rainfall could raise flows up more with dirtier water color. Neither of them had ever been on Lake Ontario. Still light fishing pressure yet the regulars who are getting out there are getting their hookups like nearer the dam. No icing, even in the downstream frog water just yet. No major icing that we are aware of. Next chance at snow for area wide is for the beginning part of next week. Upstream action so far mainly for a few fish at the dam. Water temps have flirted with 40F but should slide back with the forecasted colder weather ahead. Forecast ahead is for a mid week warmup with chance of rain or showers end of week and then sharply cooler for the weekend. We have also been catching fish from 25-70 down. Id say Im hearing about 50/50 in good/tough fishing. Theres been on and off good action like at the Archers Club and some Kings continue to drop back from the dam. That amount of rain would definitely be a good thing. Look for the past holiday weekend fishing pressure to ease some likely thru this week. Chance of some fresh steelhead migrations all around now and going forward. All the water is open to fish with some bank ice here and there in slack water areas. 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. One positive for the continued cold weather is trib water temps have not spiked high yet. We did not take one fish on flasher/fly. Expect water level fluctuations thanks to hydro power operations and whats been a delayed leaf fall. The Olcott pier project is completed for land lubbers there to get back out there or the Oak Orchard piers. Flogging one spot like at the Archers Club may not yield more then off and on action. Sorry it took so long! Early Mar 2022 starting from last fall, thru the winter (weather permitting) and lasting until May! Flows in the Oak are medium and mostly clear. May 21st is the scheduling for the canal opening. Real light fishing pressure today, only one car observed in the parking spots on the Oak. Plenty of water cover in the Oak for a few fresh brown trout or getting toward more post spawn fish. Flows in the Oak are clearing slowly and hanging in somewhere between medium and slightly high. Flows are actually up just a bit from earlier in the week when the visibility was less. Pier head foot soldiers may want to at least occasionally do an about face from lakeside casting at times to check the scene in the channel. A decent pair of polarized glasses should reveal pods of fish holding around gravel spots. Past weekend action a little slower perhaps a result of increased fishing pressure. A few guys report crowding, but as compared to say last year Id have to say there are a few less guys out and about. Fishing pressure is light to moderate with what looks like a few guys here and there probably enjoying holiday time off. Required fields are marked *. Widewaters is never drawn-down and is the hot spot for bass this time of year. First fish took a deep meat rig. Today seems slower again for some. The only sure way to know is to get out there and make a few drifts! There was another couple inches of wet snow and something like a 0.25 inch of rain thru last night. There were salmon porpoising around the green can and the red can. Thats on the ground now and will make for the next spate of water when that melts. With the full moon arriving today, fall fishing is moving into a transition period for a variety of species. Little to no fishing pressure because of the recent events, with the few anglers out enjoying action like this for early Apr 2020 steelhead in the Oak. Greater impacts expected SW of here but the south shore of Lake Ontario may get some accumulations. 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. We went past 300 but found the 250-300 was better. If an angler is fishing upstream, they should fish downstream of the other angler or consider fishing another day. Less noticeable will be in Sandy since Canal flows there are throttling up. Best baits will be small egg patterns; be it flies, rubber eggs or even egg sacs. Thanks to losing the Canal feed/winter drainage, flows in the Oak are real low. Some days guys seem to do OK and other days are slower. Over the past weekend with warm temps there was some melt off. 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. According to Capt. For now flows in the Oak are mod and slightly stained and no icing. Sandy Creek is probably remaining stubbornly stained from that Canal drainage but definitely dropping back some. Heres the skinny on the weather, and we are not meteorologists. Welcome to November and better brown trout chances! Look for slowly dropping flows all around back to the baseline Canal and normal run of the river contributions. Water temps on Port Bay are in the high 70s and autumn is the time fish start gobbling food. Canal feed should be continued there so if we find out any intel for that we will pass along. Hike and hunt around the smaller waterways in the lower flows like at Sandy and Johnson and you should find some browns too. 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. If theres steelhead in the Oak then more then likely theres a few slinking up those smaller waterways too. Must be the the cool Bauer and GLoomis spey gear that made it happen for Chuck the Swinger end of Apr 2021! Brown trout on an average are on the smaller side this year with a bigger one here and there mixed in. Theres no new real cold temps in the near forecast and if even this rain doesnt open the smaller area tribs right away by this weekend or next week they likely will be thanks to a continued warm-ish weather forecast. Early fish always tend to head to the dam as it has the most oxygen and they are hoping to go farther upstream to cooler waters. Apr 29 winds are forecasted light and prevailing westerly. The longer range forecast looks like back to colder for rest of next week. The weather she is a changing again as has been the case for most of this trib season. Thru the past weekend we heard of guys getting steelhead hookups nearer the dam including a few good fish. Captain Bob Songin from Reel Excitement Charters gives an impressive report from yesterday, April 25th as he trolled west to the Bar in Niagara County. If an angler arrives at a parking lot and there are several cars, they should consider going to another parking lot. Best chance at hookups is going to be covering different spots on the same trib and/or moving around to different tribs. 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. And then theres always that concentration of fish and people at the dam. Moonshine Carbon 14 was our best today on a 70 rigger, and green Bam!! Classic scenario in the Oak where dirty water color lags behind the highest flows. The other area smaller waterways are mostly iced and snowed in. Both father and daughter were smiling away as they were side by side working the fish to the boat. The state is funding the effort as part of the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. The team at Orleans County Tourism appreciates it as well as so many anglers we hear from. They fished way off shore on the Pirate Queen with Captain Tom Wolfe. Then the hit and misses kept on coming. Look for flows to stay up with the stained water color. Only a sucker here and there reported. Flows in the Oak, and really all around, are looking pretty good by winter time steelhead standards. A couple Lake Ontario newbies became addicted this past weekend. Remember the turbine channel can only get so high due to how much flow can pass thru the hydro plant. Flows in the Oak are slowly on the retreat from higher and dirtier flows. In the Steelhead Division, Karen Mang of East Concord, NY is top fish catcher with a 16-pound, 12-ounce Olcott fish. The working mans big trout and salmon trip is still here, and its not even a contest compared to the other exotic, far off angling destinations. Forecast is continued warm thru tomorrow with chance of precipitation end of day or later tomorrow. Well be back to more seasonable temps for mid and end of week with a chance of showers Thursday. Anglers report a few brown trout hook ups with steelhead hook ups possibly coming on stronger, and still a coho here and there. Otherwise its a little tough to report on average fishing conditions. Water visibility was about 6-foot at the time. Warm weather is forecast under windy conditions over the next couple days and cooling down for the weekend. See the current standings at https://loc.org/leaderboard-current. We ended the morning with all steelhead and a memory that will last forever., Courtesy of Lou Borrelli of Get the Net Fishing Charter, 9/4/21. Herring Twinkie Fly rigs fooled some big uns! Take advantage of any reasonable drift chances for the late winter and spring period since waiting for low and clear means youll prob miss some opportunities. Like we said, Zane Smith of New Brighton, Penn. Tuesdays fishing was EPIC despite it being a bit breezy. When that fish hit the deck, big boy hit the 200 diver and headed for Niagara county. With these colder temps the fish are reasonably hardy, they wont be later on. Any significant precipitation or melt off or runoff could bring all the trib flows right back high and off color again. Most action came on our Cannon Downriggers fished 30-50 down with sliders. This entices more brown trout and steelhead to enter and remain in these waterways, improving fish spawning conditions and expanding angling opportunities. He is also doing some scuba fishing for bass for something a little different off Tonawanda. Wind has subsided and we are on the backside of 3/4 1 inch of rain. Other area smaller tribs should be retreating toward medium or lower to moderate and slightly stained. Dave Chilson and company keep the LOC leaderboard updated on an hourly basis. The other area smaller waterways offer as good or better action by virtue of smaller water courses with the fish probably more concentrated. No trolling gear required, you can get in on this action casting or drifting! Be aware the east side Oak Orchard River Point Breeze boat launch is closed for construction (new ramp) so just go the west side launch.. Sign up for our FREE Fishing Reports Today! For now, flows in the Oak are moderate and slightly stained and no icing. My anglers have been relaying positive feedback from restaurants from the Point thru Albion and Medina. Flows in the Oak are one click less then medium or what you might call somewhere in between moderate and medium. For more information contact the fire station at 35 E. Cayuga St. by calling 315-343-2161. 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. Where I looked anyway it looks like most if not all the icing is gone away, so not expecting any significant upstream fast water sections to be iced in. The in between moderate or medium and slightly stained flows came and went pretty quick! The forecasted colder temps without significant precip tho may cause some ice up conditions esp if low flows prevail. A few guys report their hookups include at least one real good big fish. 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. It has been closed to traffic for construction since late April. Solo angler snaps a quick pic and the hardy cold water fish is released for action another day! Kings and cohos have been hanging around in 110-160 FOW between the farm and the glass house. Not much precip was realized for the past weekend, so all the trib flows are on the drop and clearing for now. First, take advantage of mature king, coho salmon and brown trouts urge to seek the river waters around the piers at the Point Breeze pier, channel, and bay casting with brightly colored spoons is the ticket, especially predawn and at sunset. Theres some renewed icing in the fast water stretches of the area smaller tribs. As we hit 515 FOW the 85 rigger fires with a Warrior Lures Blue Jeans (on the 10 ft cheater). 10 colors of FishUSA Stealthcore and A-TOM-MIK coppers in 150 & 200 took fish. Read more on the Hub. Before things got too blown up yesterday guys reported some AM pier action. And along with the browns theres the chance for Atlantics, cohos or steelhead rounding out nice mixed bag chances. Erica finds it hard to hold up nearly 20 lbs of fresh King caught at the Oak Orchard rivermouth! 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. Most noticeable drop will be the Oak since the Canal flows are also throttling back. Capt. Chance of legitimate winter weather and temps coming on by next week. Posted January 31, 2021 We are pleased to announce dates for two of these events for 2021. The season ends November 30th with a catch and release from December 1st till June. Theres still good numbers of fish higher in the Oak watercourse nearer the dam. I have stayed busy trolling 60-105 ft near bottom with cut bait fly rigs especially on magnum wire divers. Looking forward to more angler reports and success but over all the fishing pressure has been real light. Bob Songin of Reel Excitement Charters Lake Fishing Video Report on Facebook. End of week there is the chance for mixed bag precipitation and Lake Effect Snow for the weekend. Any significant precipitation could bring flows quickly back up and off color. Those smaller tribs will drop and clear and warm up sooner then the Oak. Our best spoons were Geezer, UV Watermelon, Midnight Special, Wonderbread, and 42nd. 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. The state is funding the effort as part of the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. 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. (June 12-13) with the King of the Oak (KOTO) on Friday (6/11). An honest notch or so less (slightly high) then the previous wide open turbine flows with overflow levels diminished. Look for more fish going to gravel on the no doubt water temp warm up this week. Temps forecast today in the 40sF and a little bit cooler tomorrow with a chance of rain/snow showers later Wednesday. Tough time of the year for any serious drying out since everything will wind up essentially as runoff. For more information call 888-733-5246 or visit their website at www.loc.org . Any big steelhead this time of the year in relatively warm water are going to be a challenge to land! Ive heard from visiting Rec boats (AKA recreational) that west of the Point in 100-200 ft of water got em steelhead and coho salmon action. Sign up for our FREE Fishing Reports Today! Seasonable cold today and dropping back below freezing tonight then a nice warmup mid week with chance of rain showers. Steelhead have been there and more likely to trickle in. Slightly lower flows will likely reveal more browns then thought when the water was higher. Wash hands often or use a hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available. Hours are 7 am till 5pm. The green water is ideal but you can often have action in dirtier water then you think. 400 Coppers, Divers out 220-240, Riggers down 80-90-100. The last shot of rain was Sunday and theres been some cooler weather for the beginning part of this week. Brown trout like this rutted out nice fish are eager strikers and you might encounter steelhead, salmon, lakers or bass. LOC Fall Salmon Derby Aug 20th September 6th You can also change some of your preferences. For moreinformation about the benefits of being outdoors safely and responsibly, go to DECs website. Look for Kings steaming thru the downstream fast water to the dam, from the frog water areas thru the fast water, from the lower river to the frogwater, and from the near shore big Lake O waters to the rivermouth/lower river. Flows in the Oak are clearing slowly and hanging in somewhere between med and slightly high. Warmer temps here tempered some by cooling lake breezes. Waiting for supposed better conditions could mean missing out and finding even worse water conditions later on. The 2nd will be a 2 day event September 4th and 5th. More rain thru yesterday (Mon) and today (Tues) with continued cooler weather. Stay tuned! The better reports I hear are from guys that have some Kings migrate past them or hold and they get some drifts to them. Forecast temps in the mid 40sF for this mid week period and chance of off and on rain showers. Call Steve Haak at 225-0229 for more info. All Rights Reserved. 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.

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