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. Walleye fishing has been good on the Niagara Bar. Its unknown how much longer Canal drainage flows will last but it likely is not that long. They scored 4 king salmon (17-20 lbs) and a trophy sized steelhead weighing in at 16 lbs. 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. Canal water is a decent level. 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. Bit of a stalemate in the weather for now with warmish days but below freezing nites. West side state launch slated to open ASAP. Early Sep 2017. Many thanks to all involved in the Reimagine the Canals fishery benefits for WNY and esp NYS Canals outstanding cooperation. Aiden also won the Youth Division with that salmon. Slightly cooler forecast for the upcoming weekend and hopefully the serious cold is a goner! Weather is seasonable warm today and then forecast winter cold with wind for tomorrow and weekend. Flows in the Oak are still humming along at slightly high consisting of a good head of turbine water. Divers fired from 90-115 out on 2.5 settings. Forecast ahead thru the end of the weekend and into begin part of next week is a little warmer but still dropping back down below freezing at night. It was the biggest steelhead that the man had caught and was excited to say the least. The NYSDEC Region 8 office in Avon, NY would in-fact love to hear from more anglers showing concern for trib issues. Our Cannon Downriggers parked at 30 & 40 with spoons back 30 were our hottest setups. Upstream action so far mainly for a few fish at the dam. Temps are forecast to begin to cool down for the end of this week and thru the weekend. If theres significant rain ahead of or instead of the ice/snow, then trib flows could be on the rise and going off color. Location 3.8. That could be the ticket to get some salmon migrations cranking. 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 nuances of fish migrations is an inexact science and we cannot predict the future. Oak Orchard River Salmon Fishing October 21, 2020 - YouTube Any future rise in flows should perk up the action for fresh fish so well hope the upcoming forecast brings that on either with rain or snow and then melt off. Action reported pretty good around the Archers Club yesterday and then slower today. The fair action now is hopefully a good sign for action yet to come thru Feb/Mar. Flows yesterday in the AM were down but did rebound nicely to the mod or almost med flows weve had this season. This is the available info at this time, unless something changes, it will be enforced.. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. There is some icing up in spots but theres still drifting slots to be found. Id say Im hearing about 50/50 in good/tough fishing. Flows likely to remain up and stained at least thru the weekend. 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. Copyright 2023 On The Water, LLC. Johnson Creek had a nice bump in flows and got stained and guys reported some salmon on the move there. After the extremely high water we have had the last two weeks it is finally receded enough to produce safer wading conditions. Theres probably still some old Orleans Outdoor content out there on the web and Goggle. This is in some contrast to earlier reports of mostly Kings kicking around on the lowering flows. Flasher/fly and spoons are doin it but trout species are favoring spoons. That may well all blow out after this latest round of precipitation. As of 8/23/21, the current leader of the Fall LOC Derby is Theresa Hoodley from Pottstown, PA with a 32 lb 2 oz Salmon, weighed in at Wilson. There are still Kings around, about in a one qtr green fish to three qtr old moldy ratio. Water temps had bumped up into the 40sF and the ice on Lake Alice is gone. Flows in the Oak are clearing slowly and hanging in somewhere between medium and slightly high. Other area smaller tribs have low to moderate flows possibly getting a little bit of stain from the most recent precipitation. 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. Looks like more of the same in the near term forecast anyway. It was so good we turned two doubles on the same rod, and caught a Coho on a meat rig that was dragging on the surface in the prop wash. 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.. The Orleans County Open (formerly known as the Oak Orchard Open) is a combined Salmon and Trout team event to showcase Lake Ontarios tournament teams and recreational anglers. Consistently doubles & triples all throughout the area, in 7-10 FOW, then followed along the green water (as opposed to the murky brown water). Request Information (form), Online Store Policy - Privacy Policy - Terms and Conditions. Your email address will not be published. He cites that the Salmon showed up earlier in the season due to a number of factors, including a warmer winter, less ice on Lake Erie and an earlier Spring. The season ends November 30th with a catch and release from December 1st till June. Only a sucker here and there reported. More will with higher water. Anglers seeing and having hook up success on browns is encouraging we are likely on a trajectory to out pace last years brown trout action already. Starting Tuesday, September 7th, the Orleans County Boat Launch on Ontario Street (east side of the Oak Orchard River) will be closed for reconstruction until the Spring of 2022. After a few decent runs, the fish was starting to cooperate That was until it got to the back of the boat. A weak cold front coming through today will change water tempshopefully creating a better bite. The next significant rise in flows may bring on some fresh steelhead action thru Mar. For now all the waterway is open but some of the downstream frog water could ice up. Thanks, Capt. Many thanks to the Archers Club for opening up the Fall fishing access. Bob! Anglers fishing from boats should be able to maintain at least six feet of distance between one another. The last time it was dredged was in 2014. Hook ups on some fresh fish are coming a little easier then the previous few weeks check out the latest catch pic below. For now on the Oak anglers seem to be hooking up on a few steelhead nearest the dam that came along with the higher flows of a few weeks ago mixed in with a handful of fresh fish trickling in thru the downstream fast water. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Think something like flows going from low to not so low. Avoid surfaces that are touched often, such as doorknobs, handrails, and playground equipment. We landed both and the high fives were endless. Please use the Oak Orchard State Boat Launch on Archbald Rd. King salmon are scheduled for release today, that effort under the directive of the local charter community. Registration is only open for KOTO at Ernsts Lake Breeze Marina. They can be found in Lake Ontario, its tributaries like the Oak Orchard River and in numerous inland waterways. Those fish are there somewhere and its likely not in the same old downstream water but probably upstream nearer where Kings are concentrated. We found meat was the best bait. Most Kings will be spawning or on zombie patrol with the occasional fresher fish. Here is a terrific morning catch of Oak Orchard River-bound king salmon from 21-26# from 110 ft of Lake Ontario ledge water. Either way itll be colder with continued clearing and lowering flows like in the Oak. No major accumulations beyond a few inches expected here on the WNY big Lake Ontario Plain. Still lots of water in the Oak at slightly high and slightly stained with about 2 ft of visibility. More importantly he shares his expertise on what lures have been successful for him and his crew. Lakeshore conditions should likewise be wide open if any hardware chuckers were so inclined to make some casts. Fishing the surface to 30 ft down on orange spoons. More upcoming windy systems produce stirred inshore water which releases river scent so expect more incoming big fish! Saturday afternoon we fished 150-200 in water a few miles west of Port. Captain Ron long ago decided he wanted to provide the premier experience for his clients so . They started in 60 feet of water trolling northwest with cut bait and the reel started screaming. They also caught their biggest king at 27-1/2 pounds. (Artificial lures only). Downstream slow water areas will be freezing and closing in while upstream areas should stay open except for some bank ice. Water color has that swamp headwater tannic stain to it. Pictured (R-L) is Brian, Dean and Mike from North Tonawanda, NY with a fine king they caught aboard Troutman 2 in 120 of water just northeast of the Oak! Mike Ziehm of Niagara Falls reports that he is still getting some salmon and walleye from shore in the gorge casting spinners and jigs. The other area smaller tribs comparitively to the Oak anyway, have better looking flows at low to mod and slightly stained viz. Look for flows to stay up with the stained water color. 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. If an angler is fishing upstream, they should fish downstream of the other angler or consider fishing another day. Avoid close contact, such as shaking hands, hugging, and kissing. 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. Fishing pressure is over-the-all pretty light and manageable. Water color has improved to about 1 plus feet of visibility. Look for flows maintained around the slightly high/slightly stained for now. An honest notch or so less (slightly high) then the previous wide open turbine flows with overflow levels diminished. The smaller side channels and Trout and Orwell brook all have fish; which are providing the most action at this time. . Chance of rain showers hit and miss thru the end part of the week. 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. The canal season for navigation ended October 13th and some sections are being lowered. Other area smaller tribs are at moderate to medium and slightly stained flows. 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. Those smaller tribs will drop and clear and warm up sooner then the Oak. 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! Water temps for now are already in the the high 30sF on the Oak and probably going higher with the forecasted warmup thru the end of this week. 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. At the Oak Billboard on the NYS Thruway. . You might expect the water color to be dirtier for the height it is. 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. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Theres some renewed icing in the fast water stretches of the area smaller tribs. All the waterways are wide open to fish with no icing to worry about for now. Icing conditions should accelerate especially in the smaller waterways Will know more about how anglers have been hooking up as we catch back up on the fishing chatter. The 10,000 pen reared steelhead were towed out to the Oak Orchard River mouth at dusk on Apr 28 and the nets were lowered. laker on an 8 lb leader with light/med spin or levelwind gear and tell me if you still think Lakers dont fight well! Upstream swamp headwater supplies seem brim full so look for flows to be pretty well maintained and on a continued slow clearing. The highlight though, was landing everyones. Fishing out deep has been hit and miss and no real pattern of lures to speak of. That consistency the Oak is known for is showing thru once again. At the Waterport Dam, its reported there are just a few fish and likely none holding in downstream fast water runs or holes. Buc-A-Roo Charters is recognized as one of the premier charter operations on Lake Ontario. There could be some fresh fish migrations in the rest of the downstream river course and the other area smaller tribs anytime now thru the spring on these high water events. And lest we forget brown trout where world-class waters such as Niagara River, Oswego River, Oak Orchard Creek, Eighteenmile Creek, Sandy Creek and Maxwell Creek provide peak fishing opportunities in November and December. Best meat rig is a 10 white double crush glow green dot spindoctor, w/an Irish Thunder Twinkie rig behind it. Then again who would have guessed thered be a few days in the end of March this cold! Check out the dandy nice big brown below Jonathan Halpert and Big Kevs Guide Service found on the Oak yesterday along with more hook ups. Thru this weekend flows are prob more agreeable for better drifts but the water color is worse so there could be tougher action. Some persistent casting in the low light or at night periods should provide chances for hard strikes and good fights. All the best web info, bulletin boards, angler skill and top notch equipment cannot replace getting out there and actually fishing! You can see the Canal drainage influence in the stained color but Canal release flows sure look more tempered in the smaller tribs then say the Oak. The brown trout action in nearby tribs that was pretty good is a little slower lately thanks to the lower and clearer flows. Spoon grabbing fun hard fighters with a dark skein wagon thrown in too for mid/end Sept 2021 at the Oak Orchard Rivermouth. Generally the most action has been to the east so thats where most anglers have been heading. Good drifting and swinging chances there too with warming water temps and the chance for some fresh fish. 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. These unique bells seem to really trigger the Lakers. Sean Morrow - Procurement Officer - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Its fall and its leaf fall time so expect maybe daily water level fluctuations on the Oak thanks to hydro power operation. They consulted with, At last! Ron Bierstine, NYS Reimagine the Canals Task Force Member Fishing. Before things got too blown up yesterday guys reported some AM pier action. The exciting news is that the beginning of the fall steelhead migration has started, although its be a slow process given the mid October heat wave! At least whatever trib and near shore Lake Ontario trout action that is underway is not likely to experience a temp spike anytime soon. All the water, at least in the fishable mile or so stretch below the dam on the Oak, is open and ice free. The other area smaller tribs have similar moderate medium flows with slightly stained water color. CDC/New York State Department of Health guidelines, following the guidelines on DECs website about fishing responsibly in New York State, information about the benefits of being outdoors safely and responsibly. Good casting chances for light/med spinning spoon or plug chuckers from the foot brigade. The fish are placed in downstream pens at Ernsts Lake Breeze Marina and will be fed and cared for before release in about 3 4 weeks. Nearer the dam and just downstream should show a few more fish. Tom Burke of Cold Steel Sportfishing: After a good rain brought river levels up, a majority of the salmon in the lower river and estuary have moved toward the upper river. They fished a little west of port between the 27-29 lines of latitude. Watch for other changes soon like more content to this website. Hook ups may come a little harder for guys used to lower flows. Capt Ryan Bostain checked in with a report for the San Diego for their 3/4 day trip today down south, we ended the day with 103 Yellowtail for our efforts. Pen rearing steelhead including 10,000 steelhead and 113,000 King salmon were delivered Tue, Apr 5, 2022. Flows in the other area smaller tribs are low and mostly clear with some icey conditions. Fishing pressure is over-the-all pretty light and manageable. The state is funding the effort as part of the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. Flows in the Oak are moderate and mostly clear. The Fishing Beat: Colder. On recon today I saw only a few guys parked at the dam. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. 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. Jeremy Sage from, Warrior Lures Sport Fishing Products Traxstech Corporation. Click on the image above to subscribe to our weekly fishing reports. Look for a good water flow window possibly in the Genny while the Niagara remains a tough pill thanks to a windy open Lake Erie. Even though I wouldnt look for turbine flows to change much in the near term, once the water temps begin to rise even a little the drift chances should improve and more fresh fish will hopefully be evidenced all around. Early Sep 2017. With the heavy rains we received the past week and more on the way it doesnt look like it will be coming down anytime soon. Slight warm up for the weekend with chance of rain end of weekend and then cold for start of next week. Capt. Divers: Seneca Special with the Atomic big fin glow behind it (a standard he runs this time of year). 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. Trout action is starting to improve according to Lisa Drabczyk with Creek Road Bait and Tackle. Fishing pressure picking up some at the dam with downstream guys pretty well spread out. 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. Cooler temps for end of week and upcoming weekend. In the spring while waiting for perfect conditions sometimes things only get worse, so if theres a reasonable fishing window consider hitting it sooner then later. Look for more fish going to gravel on the no doubt water temp warm up this week. Fishable flows we have now in Johnson, Oak and Sandy largely a result of bolstered Erie Canal flows. Bob features a weekly (and sometimes more frequent) video on his Facebook page to share his fishing report. Salmon will likely be found from the estuary up through town. Traxstech Corporation Warrior Lures Sport Fishing Products. Temps are on the mild side, dropping down some at night and thru today and over the next part of the week we are getting some melt off which should be good for maintenance. Will you be there when a chromer moves upstream? First week of Sep 2019 with lots more chances ahead. Be there to intercept them! (function(){var ml="k0of4rsdc%ainhm. A few pools or slots may hide a fish that didnt take the drop back trip. Salmon are starting to stage in shallow water and becoming more active. The state is funding the effort as part of the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. 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! Good high water drifters are getting a few brown trout hook ups each outing by covering some water. This week's fishing report is at https://conta.cc/3x2uky7 and features Capt. From Capt. Dam action has been spotty, but there are people hooking up. It is equipped with the latest electronics and fishing equipment. The other area smaller waterways have mod to med flows and are slightly stained at 2+ feet of viz. This weekend is theOrleans County Open Tournament(June 12-13) with the King of the Oak (KOTO) on Friday (6/11). Flow conditions right now are more like nice steelhead water and higher then typical fall flows. Greater Niagara Region Frank Campbell Like Ringo Starr says, you know it don't come easy. No doubt well have concentrations of Kings into November. Without overflow levels now, some might be inclined to call it only slightly high. 585-682-4546 Here on the Oak look for low and clear flows with bank ice and the downstream slow water areas frozen. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. with an atomik crinkle green fly took our biggest king of the day. March 2020 steelhead chrome action on the Oak! The lower flows will concentrate the available fish in a few good lies or gravel spots. As of today flows were high consisting of something close to wide open turbine flows and a little bit of overflow water.
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