Water temps have flirted with 40F but should slide back with the forecasted colder weather ahead. Ground flow recharge from strong supplies might keep things up a little higher then typical winter levels but never-the-less things will be icing in or freezing up except for a few fast water slots. For now temps are in the high 30s F and falling short of the predicted near 50 F. Look for all the trib flows to be on the rise and going off color. Bit of a stalemate in the weather for now with warmish days but below freezing nites. Inside water has been sporadic. It was the biggest steelhead that the man had caught and was excited to say the least. 1764 Oak Orchard Rd (Rte. After a cold night last night, look for a further drop in flows all around and clearing water color. To obtain a map pad or copy of a map, contact us. Its all about water flows Water flows are the single biggest factor in encouraging upstream movements of fish during the fall, winter and spring trib seasons. Seasonable cold today and dropping back below freezing tonight then a nice warmup mid week with chance of rain showers. Next better chance at real rain is this weekend. Made some time to go to the Waterport Dam to check on the water. You can lay a rod down on the bank or net a fish or walk along the immediate riverbank or walk around a wading obstruction for safety but anglers cannot CONGREGATE on the Archers Club grounds on the dates not included above. More upcoming windy systems produce stirred inshore water which releases river scent so expect more incoming big fish! View the calendar of releases at this link:CanalsNY Fall Fishing Program. As of today flows were high consisting of something close to wide open turbine flows and a little bit of overflow water. Production of hard copies is finished and have been delivered to License Issuing Agents. In addition to seasonal factors, daily water levels are affected by heavy leaf fall. Flows in the other area smaller waterways did bump up slightly from the most recent precipitation but seem to be sliding back to medium ish for now. 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. Many still in good green shape with some old moldies now on Halloween zombie patrol downstream. Forecast is for a warmup with temps around 50F (and wind) for the mid week and chance of rain on Thursday. Client comfort and satisfaction are top priorities for the Captain. Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report - October 21, 2021 No surprise, you'd have to think we would pay for all that previous warm weather sometime. Try to keep at least six (6) feet of distance between you and others. Light fishing pressure with just a handful of cars at each parking spot. If an angler is fishing upstream, they should fish downstream of the other angler or consider fishing another day. Look for flows in the Oak to go from the slightly high flows we have now to med and 2 3 ft of visibility. So it sounds a little like an improvement from a struggle for a hook up to getting a few. There was a little bit of snow showers too that is melting off today. Increased flow releases on Eighteenmile Creek (Niagara County), Oak Orchard Creek (Orleans County), and Sandy Creek (Monroe and Orleans counties). Flows in the Oak are slightly high consisting of a good head of turbine water. According to Capt. All the trib flows are on the retreat from the last rain. (function(){var ml="k0of4rsdc%ainhm. Keep informed about 2021 canal hours. The fish are going to turn on and off there so persistence is the name of the game and long and light presentations. Fishing pressure is light to moderate with what looks like a few guys here and there probably enjoying holiday time off. They started in 60 feet of water trolling northwest with cut bait and the reel started screaming. So well hope that if it stays cold-ish that some more snow will come. I for one am glad for some consistent winter weather to at least reset seasonal conditions after the mild fall. At the release time and thru the following early AM cormorant predation was largely kept in check. A little more rivermouth action now. If theres steelhead in the Oak then more then likely theres a few slinking up those smaller waterways too. Since 1/4 inch of rain did not do much it looks like 1/2 inch or more of rain in a storm or otherwise would be needed to effect any positive change in flows. Look for good drift opportunities on the backside of the higher flows with the chance for fresh trout migrations and Kings to be well spread thru the water courses. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Best meat rig is a 10 white double crush glow green dot spindoctor, w/an Irish Thunder Twinkie rig behind it. . 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. Expect daily water level fluctuations this time of the year because of leaf fall and wind. POINT BREEZE WEATHER Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. You can also change some of your preferences. 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. Blown flows typically come from the overflow channel. The fish were biting on a deep rigger set at 120, flasher/meat rig and wire dipsey, 280-300 out, gold 42 second paddle with mirage fly, NBK paddle mirage fly, 600 hundred copper with a Jill bill meat rig. (Artificial lures only). New Fall Fishing Program. A fair amount of weeds are being discharged, especially noticeable in downstream areas. 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. Most of our bites today came 70-90 down, with a mix of spoons and flies. Id say Im hearing about 50/50 in good/tough fishing. Other area smaller tribs are med to slightly high and dirty. Some big steelhead are still in the Oak! More of the up and down temps that weve been experiencing so far this winter. Jim Gordon of Appleton, you can go out and do extremely well one day with goldens and then return to the same spot with the same bait the next day and struggle to catch a fish. Hook ups may come a little harder for guys used to lower flows. If anglers can get their drift thru the Kings, theres been some browns and steelhead hooked too. Some crimson males and brighter hens are what anglers are finding nearer the dam and also in the overflow channel. Well have to wait and see how much they rise and open up and how much additional snow accumulations like in the Oak upper watershed get things rolling. Light fishing pressure with just a few cars seen at the two access points. Second season trout action now with light fishing pressure and still reasonable weather with all kinds of water to fish seems like the name of the game right now! See our list of charters and guides HERE. Flows in the Oak are about med and slightly stained with about 2 ft of viz. Hard copies can be requested by emailing FWFish@dec.ny.gov. A couple of days of cold weather earlier this week probably hastened the retreating flows. Other area smaller tribs have med flows and slightly stained water color something like 1 2 feet of visibility. The northeast coastal weather put a damper on show attendance and the vendors participating were down some thanks to Covid worry but the anglers who did visit the show had good interest in all of the Lake Ontario trout and salmon fishing opportunities. Rigger: 65-95 down. 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. Those fish should be somewhere in the system and may be spread out now farther upstream. Flows should be back on the retreat already today with some stain hanging on. Flows in the Oak are about medium and slightly stained with about 2 ft of visibility. The rain is Lake Effect so as is often the case with snow most of it goes south of the area. 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. Flows are dropping and clearing all around. Water visibility was about 6-foot at the time. Anglers out over the past weekend reported a few hook ups on some steelhead by working different spots in the river. And then theres always that concentration of fish and people at the dam. Check out the nice King recent catch pic above.. 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. Thank you, Lindsay Agness for providing us with her image and Mike Waterhouse for his drone picture of the Oak. Its fall and its leaf fall time so expect maybe daily water level fluctuations on the Oak thanks to hydro power operation. Water color will be on a slow mend. It looks like some of the weather we missed out on thru the earlier winter is coming now in the later winter. See pictures below from July 12-13 of fish caught on Troutman 2! There was some water level fluctuations yesterday thanks to hydropower operations and when the water was down briefly a fair amount of fish were seen in the upstream areas. 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. The project is funded through the American Rescue Plans Act which designated a portion of federal dollars to be used to promote tourism. Any below freezing night could make for some skim ice or chunky flows in an exposed waterway like Sandy. Well probably continue to see a drawn out salmon run. Theres not a lot of fish spawning or even many zombies yet so that tells you things are progressing slowly. The week ahead looks mostly clear with seasonal temps and then colder again toward the end of the week. The Pic of the Week was taken just this morning, June 8, 2021 fromMike Grager, Get Hooked Sportfishing. Fishing Report. The trout follow the salmon looking for an egg meal. Chance of rain/snow showers for the mid part of this week with forecasted mixed bag precipitation of rain, sleet and snow thru the end part of the week. with an atomik crinkle green fly took our biggest king of the day. Fishing pressure real light with only a handful of guys out on the Oak in the mid week period. No accumulations expected here on the WNY Lake Ontario Plain. Other area smaller tribs are at med and slightly stained. The river is still very dangerous to wade at 10k+, so be careful! Flows for now are slightly high or maybe one click less consisting of all turbine water at 2+ feet of visibility. 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. Well see how long any cold weather may last (theres been no prolonged cold spell yet) and whether this is the stretch of weather we might have typically seen in January. Spoons chipped in but flasher/fly and meat rigs were good. Thanks, Capt. Chance for fresh steelhead at any time building up toward the true late winter/early spring runs of Feb/Mar. See more info at www.loc.org/leaderboard-current. Flows can fluctuate by several feet in a short period of time. Expect daily water level fluctuations thanks to leaf fall/wind and hydro power operations. The state is funding the effort as part of the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. 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. At least whatever trib and near shore Lake Ontario trout action that is underway is not likely to experience a temp spike anytime soon. Look for slowly dropping flows all around back to the baseline Canal and normal run of the river contributions. The best way to target these fish is to concentrate on the shoots coming off the dam. We had the pleasure of taking out an 81 year old father with his daughter (pictured left). The first will be a 1 day event July 10th. So much for the hope of drying out some. Slight bump up in trib flows yesterday from little bit of rain and snowmelt. Careful and hardy drifters have hooked up on some bright steelhead. For now flows are about mod and just slightly stained. Oak Orchard, Sandy i Salmon Creek, vor avea debite mai mari. (Highly recommended!) Some steelhead and cohos were caught with spoons. Nothing new about that for steelhead angling! Im not hearing a lot from the other area smaller waterways but you can bet patient anglers could find some drop back action or a few fresh browns or steelhead in the lower reaches. Captain Mikes recommendation is using mainly a flasher fly bite yellow flashers, blue green flies. Check the drift, slow the swing and/or put a longer leader on with some more shot if you want to get in the zone. Derbies & Tournaments Orleans County Tourism Thanks, Capt. We had our bites but we could not get them to stick. Flows are plenty high enough to hide fish and encourage fresh fish migrations. A good day might be a couple of hookups with a steelhead thrown in. Look for dropping back steelhead from the dam, a few spawning fish and a chance for fresh fish trickling in. Action and effort and work is going on to secure a better fishing future! Fishing pressure is light all around and no significant icing conditions are hindering drifting chances. Kings and cohos have been hanging around in 110-160 FOW between the farm and the glass house. Anglers fishing from boats should be able to maintain at least six feet of distance between one another. Any snow will be likely south of the area. Mike Ziehm of Niagara Falls reports that he is still getting some salmon and walleye from shore in the gorge casting spinners and jigs. Typical more summer- like weather is setting in, including steady southwest to west breezes perfect for attracting even more fish to Orleans County/Lake Ontario waters off the Oak! Oh winds could shift it this way and that would mean well get some snow. This mid week warmup should likely only stall the right of drop and clear in the Oak and other area smaller waterways. Oak Orchard Fishing Report - Facebook Flows in the Oak are high, close to blown and dirty. It is equipped with the latest electronics and fishing equipment. The longer those fish stay in the overflow pool, they harder they become to get out. Still light fishing pressure yet the regulars who are getting out there are getting their hookups like nearer the dam. Likely there are some steelhead in the Oak now and the drift conditions remain challenging to get on them. Maxwell has a better flow; however, it is still plugged-up at the mouth. A few Kings now are in a spawning mode and likely with the next consistent cool down, therell be a whole lot more. Cleanliness 4.2. Required fields are marked *. All the waterways are wide open to fish with no icing to worry about for now. Best chance at hookups is going to be covering different spots on the same trib and/or moving around to different tribs. Please use the Oak Orchard State Boat Launch on Archbald Rd. We are catching fish in 50-110 water in front of the major rivers and off 9-mile point. That could be the ticket to get some salmon migrations cranking. King salmon with browns inside of 100 kings and steelhead out to 500 the bite is good. To the west, theres not a lot of recent reports but flows should be more like moderate to medium and going toward clear. Everything is wide open to fish with no icing conditions. 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. Chris Megan from On the Water mag gets a top notch net job from Bill to land this trophy early in the season fresh male brown trout! Avoid close contact, such as shaking hands, hugging, and kissing. Look for post spawn browns to be redistributed thru the waterways and the chance for some fresher steelhead. 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. Lets hope the weather keeps serving up the so-far good fishing chances! Temps are cooler here then points south and more rain or showers are expected at least thru tomorrow. Back to some winter like weather and temps for now. Access fees will be waived. A fair number of Kings are loitering in downstream areas on the Oak with skein drifters still into them up at least until yesterday. Maybe those fish pushed further upriver as so far theres not been a lot of holding or spawning action except for the piling up at the dam. Other area smaller tribs east and west are coming back into slightly high and stained flows. Here on the Niagara Frontier, it was heaviest and there are lesser accumulations south of here. Water temps had bumped up into the 40sF and the ice on Lake Alice is gone. Or for the fall stay at our new well appointed private ground floor lodge (Garage Lodge) located just 6 miles east on Route 18. A fall cool down on the backside of the weekend rains is upon us! 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. Flows in Johnson Creek for sure up and even stained from a pretty good shot of water. The lower flows will concentrate the available fish in a few good lies or gravel spots. Weather is definitely agreeable right now and should last for another day or two. Forecast is continued warm thru today and tonight with rain likely today/tonight.
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