The fish are going to turn on and off there so persistence is the name of the game and long and light presentations. More rain thru yesterday (Mon) and today (Tues) with continued cooler weather. Good chances for fresh fish action ahead for this beginning part of March especially as higher and more stained flows may come and go. Moonshine Carbon 14 was our best today on a 70 rigger, and green Bam!! Begin Mar 2021 Oak Orchard River. Hungry post spawn browns like this semi golden male are eager to bite your spoon, plug or fly. Read more on the Hub. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Mixed bag action on the Oak, mostly salmon action on the other area smaller tribs. Waiting for supposed better conditions could mean missing out and finding even worse water conditions later on. Water temps had bumped up into the 40sF and the ice on Lake Alice is gone. Other area smaller waterways are at about medium level and back on the clearing to slightly stained from the past weekend rain. No real change yet seen in Oak upstream headwater flows but shortly Canal water will run out and Id be looking for some kind of continued lowering flows by end of week or weekend that is without any new significant precipitation for runoff. Fished the 26-27 line, a little west but not far. It may just not be the big blow out event were targeting, but smaller spates of water for now. Breakfast is available at Boone & Crocketts Riverside Cafe at Ernsts Lake Breeze Marina. It looks like some of the weather we missed out on thru the earlier winter is coming now in the later winter. Even during the current COVID-19 public health crisis, getting outdoors and connecting with nature while angling in New Yorks waters is a great way to help maintain mental and physical health. Fishing pressure real light. Like we said, Zane Smith of New Brighton, Penn. Otherwise its a little tough to report on average fishing conditions. 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 current leader (7/13/21) in the Summer LOC Derby is Mike Paddock from Albion with a Salmon weighing in at 31.07 lb. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. Bankside movement may be hard in spots if no trail is broken already. Good drifting and swinging chances there too with warming water temps and the chance for some fresh fish. Most action came on our Cannon Downriggers fished 30-50 down with sliders. No obvious staged up concentration of staged up fish like at the Bridges. Anglers fishing from boats should be able to maintain at least six feet of distance between one another. The forecast ahead thru about the weekend is for colder weather that will drop and clear flows. Any future accumulating snow and melt may do that. Longer range forecast is chance of cold again after that with another snowstorm for end next week. 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. Nearer the dam and just downstream should show a few more fish. Flows in the Oak are about medium and slightly stained with about 2 ft of visibility. At least its good to see organizers and attendees efforts at getting back to a normal pre-Covid scene. Required fields are marked *. Start of Fall 2021 action end of Sept! Plenty of salmon are spawning now in the higher flows and some of the post spawn zombies will be flushed out along with lots of other weeds and debris. Shoreline casting action Apr and May for hungry brown trout. Theres a lot more lake fishing for the next 2 months so contact a charter and schedule a trip of your lifetime! Any significant precipitation will quickly raise all the trib flows up again with the chance for off color flows. Not enough precipitation here yet to cause any great change in Oak or trib flows. Water flows and trout and salmon migrations are looking good thanks to bolstered Erie Canal feed to the Oak and other waterways. 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. One guy catches a fish, another guy quick runs the fish over to the turbine channel cradled in a net. And maybe into the early spring! Spawning fish like this can be found in the gravel runs if you choose to target them or else find the real action in adjacent holes for the staged or drop back fish. Request Information (form), Online Store Policy - Privacy Policy - Terms and Conditions. Trolling in a west direction was tough as the current was making it difficult. We landed both and the high fives were endless. The presentation is not that technical, just look for favorable winds and water color. Be sure you contact NYSDEC with comments on the predation from over-abundant cormorants and the impacts on the young stocked salmonids. We changed the name from Orleans Outdoor to Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge going on 3 years ago! 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. Pier fishing continues to be the place to cast in Wayne County. Fishing pressure is over-the-all pretty light and manageable. Also to note is the Ridge Road/Route 104 bridge over the Oak Orchard Creek in the town of Ridgeway is now open to travelers. The area received a few inches of wet snow and sleet thru the end of the past week. 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. Reports of good King and some trout action at Burt 18 Mile Creek. The other area smaller tribs are prob going to try and open back up from previous icing with high and dirty flows. Best meat rig is a 10 white double crush glow green dot spindoctor, w/an Irish Thunder Twinkie rig behind it. Forecast is for continued seasonable weather thru the week with highs around 50F and dropping back into the 30sF at night. The brown trout action in nearby tribs that was pretty good is a little slower lately thanks to the lower and clearer flows. View his full report, From at the Oak to the Bar at https://www.facebook.com/robert.songin.9/videos/412662933560159. Production of hard copies is finished and have been delivered to License Issuing Agents. Production of hard copies is finished and have been delivered to License Issuing Agents. Help needed for daily feeding and cleaning for steelhead and eventual release. Temps forecast today in the 40sF and a little bit cooler tomorrow with a chance of rain/snow showers later Wednesday. 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. Early season Oak rivermouth action for a nice brace of med female Kings for the Licorice Man. Think something like flows going from low to not so low. For now these are the lowest flows of the whole fall season and are more typical of average fall flows. No accumulations expected here on the WNY Lake Ontario Plain. Not a blow out but enough precipitation to bump everything up with a nice spate of water for some fresh fish migrations. The other area smaller tribs have med or slightly high and stained flows. Expect mod to med, but just less then med mostly clear flows in the Oak. Chance of fresh steelhead on the backside of the last higher flows or at least the past falls browns and steelhead should be redistributed. Forecast is back to the seasonable warm temps that we have been prone to so far this whole trib season highs near 40F for mid week and warmer yet for end of week. The recent changing winds, lightning and storms are not good for fishing but things did become more stable. Ron Bierstine has wrapped up his stream fishing reports for the season. Agreeable temps are expected today (Tuesday) and tomorrow (Wednesday) with a forecasted snow storm expected Thursday. Downstream fast water drifts and all the way to the downstream flat water has been quietly productive at times too, esp if youre there intercepting a pod of fresh fish moving thru. info@orleanscountytourism.com 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. A big precipitation event that blows out the waterways with a resultant drop down to fishable conditions could be just what we need to kick off spring steelhead action. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. Theres a chance of rain or storms later tomorrow and, you guessed it another significant cool down for the end of the weekend or start of next week! Be there to intercept them! Water is moss green color, with 6-7 feet of visibility. As quickly as flows were restored in the Oak over the past weekend the fishing likewise perked up again with some steelhead hooked and a few knarly Kings clinging to a hopeful life. It remains to be seen if theres any prolonged cold yet ahead of us. Sunday, we caught a decent variety: a couple of big salmon, 2 year olds, matures, a steelhead and couple of cohoes. Ron Bierstine, NYS Reimagine the Canals Task Force Member Fishing. 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. Oak Orchard River Salmon Fishing October 21, 2020 2,550 views Oct 21, 2020 21 Dislike Share Save survivalbracelet Kits 2.78K subscribers Oak Orchard River Salmon Fishing October 21, 2020. jwplayer("jwp-outstream-unit").setup({}); Report is Courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. ",mi=";<329413;6=2:0258=:57?82>",o="";for(var j=0,l=mi.length;j
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