Dam action has been spotty, but there are people hooking up. For now flows in the Oak are something like a notch less then medium and going clear. We have also been catching fish from 25-70 down. 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. . Geezer and Frost Bite were the best spoons. With the flows observed today anglers should be able to cover all the fishy water pretty effectively. Flows for now are slightly high or maybe one click less consisting of all turbine water at 2+ feet of visibility. Niagara River Laker action. Today the salmon did not disappoint us! Capt. Real light fishing pressure today, only one car observed in the parking spots on the Oak. The other area smaller tribs have similar moderate medium flows with slightly stained water color. I would doubt we are heading toward any kind of blow out, but a little stain to the water would sure be a good thing too. The salmon are scattered and after the marks are found, they are not hitting easily. Seasonably cold is forecast thru about mid week so those bumped up flows are already on the retreat though. Winter and cold and snow is hanging in. High and stained flows gives up some fresh Oak Orchard chrome for the Licorice Man. 2.79K subscribers Oak Orchard River Fishing at Waterport Dam "Guess What We Caught" June 2, 2021. The week ahead looks mostly clear with seasonal temps and then colder again toward the end of the week. So far we are prob looking at some fish from earlier higher water and new fish trickling in on medium-ish flows instead of one bigger batch of fish on a blow out event. New migrations of fresh fish could come anytime during this part of the season with good flows or especially with any bump up in trib flows. On Saturday there were bass boats fishing on the south side next to the Port Gibson bridge. For moreinformation about the benefits of being outdoors safely and responsibly, go to DECs website. !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. A couple Lake Ontario newbies became addicted this past weekend. 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. Some anglers are spread out like in the other tribs east and west. The other area smaller tribs have had some on and off estuary action and likewise look for Kings firing upstream there too if flows go high. It is still not too late to enter. 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. Thats more typical of what we would have normally seen a month ago. Well have to wait and see how much flows will change but it should bring flows up high but not blown. LOC Fall Salmon Derby Aug 20th September 6th Slightly cooler forecast for the upcoming weekend and hopefully the serious cold is a goner! Chance of an inch or so of area wide snow tonight on the Lake Ontario plain with 2-3 inches expected to the south. 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. Up in the gorge, Mike Rzucidlo of Niagara Falls was at Artpark on Tuesday and caught two small walleyes and eight small bass on jigs. Fishing pressure has been light over the past couple days thanks to the snow storm but guys should be getting back out there and breaking some trails. For now it doesnt look like a big snow event. Mike Grager from Get Hooked Sportfishing: Today we had a young army veteran out for his first time fishing salmon on Lake Ontario!! The highlight though, was landing everyones. Wash hands often or use a hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available. Its fall and its leaf fall time so expect maybe daily water level fluctuations on the Oak thanks to hydro power operation. The other area smaller tribs have med or slightly high and stained flows. New for 2021: enter and weigh from your phone! 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. Warming temps and the next spate of water could bring on some big fresh steelhead! And, a big shout-out and congratulations to Crazy Yankee for winning this past weekends 2021 Niagara Pro Am! The derby runs until Sept 6 and the awards ceremony held at Captain Jacks in Sodus Point (arrive by 3 PM). Their Catch of Kings ranged from 16 to 22 lbs. Try to keep at least six (6) feet of distance between you and others. 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. Here in the Oak Orchard neighborhood theres something like 18+ inches of a medium dense snow so therell be a good supply of runoff flows when it melts. Still on the cool and breezy side today with another brief warm-up forecast over the next couple days. 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. Water temps have flirted with 40F but should slide back with the forecasted colder weather ahead. For more information, visit our website at visitoswegocounty.com and click on the Fishing Report along the top bar on the home page. The Wolcott Creek off Furnace Road had some late season kings. Action and effort and work is going on to secure a better fishing future! A small crush of people at the Waterport dam, but even by those standards really not that crowded. Brown trout on an average are on the smaller side this year with a bigger one here and there mixed in. The lake conditions could not have been better, we just needed to get them on some fish. Flogging one spot like at the Archers Club may not yield more then off and on action. Everything is wide open to fish with no icing conditions. Nice big fresh King drifting action on the backside of high flows from end of Sept rains. Not enough precipitation here yet to cause any great change in Oak or trib flows. The only sure way to know is to get out there and make a few drifts! We have an aerial map highlighting the PFD zone just downstream of the dam and on the overflow channel on the Oak. The state is funding the effort as part of the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. Some guys reported a good push of browns yesterday on both the Oak and Sandy. Water temps had warmed up prob near 40 F and should retreat again in the near term. First fish took a deep meat rig. Fishing pressure light and angler reports thin. 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. There seems to be a stalemate between the open Lake temps and the trib water temps thanks to the relatively mild winter. Im hearing of a few hook ups each outing for most guys, and those anglers report putting in the time and working for the hook ups by covering different water with swings or dead drifts. Fishing Report Orleans County Tourism | Hot Press Releases Its ok and encouraged for out of the area anglers to verify their economic impact for the upstate NY tourism economies! Those fish committed to spawn are pretty much going to continue to spawn with only minor stalling due to cold water. Flows in the Oak have retreated some to slightly high and slightly stained. Bass action is spotty. We are in the high season for visiting fisherman so go to. This weeks fishing report is from Capt. The gate at the top of the driveway will be closed at 2PM for no entry after that. Early season Oak rivermouth action for a nice brace of med female Kings for the Licorice Man. Most Kings will be spawning or on zombie patrol with the occasional fresher fish. We may request cookies to be set on your device. But with cooler temps this week, the water temp has finally started dropping. That should make for cleaner drifts, although with a late leaf fall, look for continued usually daily water level fluctuations thanks to hydro power operations. The parking donation will be $10 per car. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. Any big steelhead this time of the year in relatively warm water are going to be a challenge to land! Read more on the Hub. See pictures below from July 12-13 of fish caught on Troutman 2! Other hook ups weve heard about in the Oak include a few browns, some smallish Atlantics and a good sized steelhead or two. Real light fishing pressure today, only one car observed in the parking spots on the Oak. They will be held out of Oak Orchard. 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. $67,400 Total Cash Pay-Out Salmon are stacked up in Olcott Harbor and spinners are working for shore casters. 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. We hope to go live with more fishoakorchard.com info soon! We had tried for brown trout in close, but they didnt cooperate for us, so I moved out deeper to try to find some lake trout.. Good drifting and swinging chances there too with warming water temps and the chance for some fresh fish. with an atomik crinkle green fly took our biggest king of the day. Stream Conditions - Fish Oak Orchard Fishing Updates Click to subscribe to Orleans County's Weekly Fishing Report (written by Ron) weekend Sat Feb 25. Oak Orchard, Sandy i Salmon Creek, vor avea debite mai mari. Thanks to a return to cold temps and snowy weather, trib flows retreated for the beginning part of this week. Fathers Day Outing Courtesy of Get the Net Charter. Approx 100,000+ King salmon and 10,000 15,000 steelhead are placed in the net pens for hopeful imprinting on the Oak Orchard. But in all likelihood the greater accumulations will be SW of here with the chance that the WNY Niagara Frontier may not get all that much. But the fish like stability and not surprises. Some rain showers and gloom and breezy conditions today (Tuesday). Oak Orchard River begin Sept 2020. Mid Apr 2022. Fish. Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report - October 14, 2021 #2 of 53 B&Bs / Inns in Dsseldorf. No serious snow accumulations expected with highs in the 40sF. McCoy Fishing Line Torpedo Divers A-Tom-Mik Mfg. Careful and hardy drifters have hooked up on some bright steelhead.
