oak orchard fishing report 2021

So for now, flows in the Oak have dropped back to low and clear. So much for the hope of drying out some. Action has been a little more measured then say 2 3 weeks ago when it seemed we got a small run of fresh steelhead. Forecast ahead is for a mid week warmup with chance of rain or showers end of week and then sharply cooler for the weekend. Aiden also won the Youth Division with that salmon. Rain has been slow and steady so look for smaller area trib flows to go high and dirty probably stopping short of blown. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. This is the available info at this time, unless something changes, it will be enforced.. The other area smaller waterways offer as good or better action by virtue of smaller water courses with the fish probably more concentrated. 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. Registration is only open for KOTO at Ernsts Lake Breeze Marina. High flows can limit the movement of fish, and lower flows can restrict them. Not big numbers of steelhead but a few that likely came in on the previous higher flows we had and are a good portent to upcoming steelhead action in the more traditional February or March timeframe. Other area smaller tribs are dropping back like the Oak to low but may be hanging on to a little more color. While enjoying the outdoors, please continue to follow theCDC/New York State Department of Health guidelines(leaves DECs website) for preventing the spread of colds, flu, and COVID-19: When fishing, DEC recommends avoiding busy waters andfollowing the guidelines on DECs website about fishing responsibly in New York State. A beautiful 15 lb steelhead had hit the deck. It is equipped with the latest electronics and fishing equipment. Put a 10+ lb. Johnson Creek had a nice bump in flows and got stained and guys reported some salmon on the move there. The salmon are scattered and after the marks are found, they are not hitting easily. In our fishing conditions tabs below we use a simple system to describe the water flows on the Oak and oftentimes other area smaller trib flows too. More tributary anglers are invited to help with feeding the fish and cleaning the pens. Leaf fall is underway so expect daily water level fluctuations thanks to turbine rack cleaning at the dam. Oak Orchard River Fishing for Salmon Waterport Dam October 5, 2021.Shout out to Alabama! Flows in the Oak are slightly high consisting of a good head of turbine water. Its situated parallel to the Thruway so its visible from both directions. 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. Bro-Weekend was a success for the Meyer family from Eastern PA and NJ (pictured below)! The Pic of the Week was taken just this morning, June 8, 2021 fromMike Grager, Get Hooked Sportfishing. Hopefully they can move to and get in and out of the smaller area tribs that they are dredging next with minimal impact on salmon and trout migrations. The LOC started Friday and runs until September 6thLabor Day. Warrior Spoons Little Blue Pill and Double Trouble were our MVPs while GRC Trolling Flies Bull Bells did most of the damage on the Lake Trout. The state is funding the effort as part of the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. Greater impacts expected SW of here but the south shore of Lake Ontario may get some accumulations. 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. Look for a bit of a temp shock there and the fishing action back on the rebound as things warm back up. Flows likely to remain up and stained at least thru the weekend. Forecast is for rain ending later today and a couple days of clearing for mid week. That will subsequently melt. Our Cannon Downriggers parked at 30 & 40 with spoons back 30 were our hottest setups. Good water flows will be the biggest factor for trout and salmon migrations in the Oak Orchard River and in the area smaller tribs and pushing them upstream. Winter and cold and snow is hanging in. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Fish. Oak Orchard River begin Sept 2020. Look for some hook-ups by covering that different water and putting in a few hours. Concentrate on the faster shires and ruffles as they are more oxygenated. 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. 10 colors of FishUSA Stealthcore and A-TOM-MIK coppers in 150 & 200 took fish. All weigh-ins will be at the Black North Inn by 3 PM. Registration is only open for KOTO at Ernsts Lake Breeze Marina. 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. Fishing pressure picking up some at the dam with downstream guys pretty well spread out. Most noticeable drop will be the Oak since the Canal flows are also throttling back. A couple anglers reported when flows came down thanks to turbine rack cleaning it revealed strong numbers of browns and some steelhead nearer the dam, even if they hadnt been good biters prior. 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. Warm temps are forecast today and tomorrow and seasonable thru the beginning part of the weekend. Still some steelhead action hanging on in the Oak thanks to a return to good high flows without any real spike in water temps yet. For more information contact the fire station at 35 E. Cayuga St. by calling 315-343-2161. Be there to intercept them! No doubt as flows drop and clear even a little guys should get onto more fish, especially brown trout. See more info at www.loc.org/leaderboard-current. Spoons chipped in but flasher/fly and meat rigs were good. On the south end of Newark has been a great place for catching bass. The following report is courtesy of Captain Andy Bliss of Cold Steel Sportfishing. Chance of some Lake Effect Snow this weekend with any accumulations expected south of here off Lake Erie. Weather is seasonable warm today and then forecast winter cold with wind for tomorrow and weekend. Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge Bob Songins At the Oak report this past week, the mature salmon are both off shore (31-33) and in-shore (80-150). John Troutman Oravec from Tightlines Charters, https://www.facebook.com/robert.songin.9/videos/412662933560159. Water flows and trout and salmon migrations are looking good thanks to bolstered Erie Canal feed to the Oak and other waterways. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. A couple of reports thru yesterday mentioned some hook ups on smaller browns and steelhead. We took a look at flows and found the same medium-ish or slightly high that its been and some stain, but maybe not as dirty as reported a few days ago. Stay tuned and keep tabs on the weather and water flows and get out there when you can. Just a handful of cars seen at each access spot. This is the available info at this time, fishing is allowed as in the past, unless something changes, it will be enforced. Archers Club. Water color is only slightly stained at 2 3 ft of visibility. Check out loc.org. Last night at dusk I had no problem finding some Kings crashing and boiling around at the Bridges area on the Oak and even a few at Point Breeze. We had our bites but we could not get them to stick. Required fields are marked *. Same for estuary slow water areas on the smaller tribs where guys have had on and off action. Click on the different category headings to find out more. Another dose of spring feeling is in the air on a slight warmup forecast for this week! Release began Sept. 16, 2021 for the Oak. Flows in the Oak are about medium and slightly stained with about 2 ft of visibility. 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. Any new precipitation could likewise bring those flows back up and dirty. The next significant rise in flows may bring on some fresh steelhead action thru Mar. We had the pleasure of taking out an 81 year old father with his daughter (pictured left). Especially with the way the weather is proceeding. Fishing has been a challenge. Flows in the Oak are responding nicely to a few days of previous cold with dropping and clearing. There were bottled up Kings at the mouth of Johnson Creek that now should be spread up thru the waterway. If your image isnt chosen for the billboard, we will consider using it in the 2022 OC Fishing Guide. Any snow will be likely south of the area. Flows are dropping and clearing all around. Year-Round Notice: There are mandatory personal flotation device (PFD) zones on the river. Cooling weather and water will also help bring on better brown trout and steelhead action and the area is not likely to suffer thru any more real warm weather now that we are well into October. Keep informed about 2021 canal hours. Request Information (form), Online Store Policy - Privacy Policy - Terms and Conditions. The medium to slightly high flows in the Oak are proving to be a nice draw for Kings. Back to some winter like weather and temps for now. Without overflow levels now, some might be inclined to call it only slightly high. Definitely breaking toward Spring so get those cold water steelhead drifts in while you can. Forecast for the end of week/begin part of the weekend is for another mixed bag precip storm with good chance for accumulating snow here after possible start as rain. Evereything in the Oak remains open and fishable. Likely there are some steelhead in the Oak now and the drift conditions remain challenging to get on them. Fish have been taking mostly spoons with a few meat and flasher/fly mixed in. More will with higher water. Sacs are working for trout and skein is the ticket for salmon. 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. 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. Orleans County Fishing Report June 1, 2021 Beginning May 19, 2021, NY will be adopting CDC guidelines on mask use. The rain last week triggered runs of fish in nearly all of the tributaries big and small, stocking or no stocking. (There will be no fees for the 2021 canal boating season.) Spin Doctor, Chrome, Crush UV, 2 face with an Atomic purple mirage behind it. So, flows, weather and fishing action are somewhat up and down. Theres still good numbers of fish higher in the Oak watercourse nearer the dam. Slightly lower flows will likely reveal more browns then thought when the water was higher. Real light fishing pressure today, only one car observed in the parking spots on the Oak. 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. King numbers are slowly building in fast water areas on the Oak, besides whats been good numbers at the dam and the downstream frog water areas.