We encourage all anglers and users to follow the site rules for access and fishing on the Brookfield Power Company lands. Look for flows to stay up in the near term falling back probably only to slightly high. Bob Songin of Reel Excitement Charters Lake Fishing Video Report on Facebook. Good chances for fresh fish action ahead for this beginning part of March especially as higher and more stained flows may come and go. We received 10,000 steelhead and 113,500 salmon from the DEC today as part of the Pen Rearing Project to keep the lake stocked. And thats after a brush with some area wide snow tonight and tomorrow that might only be a dusting this far north on the WNY Niagara Frontier. From 9-mile point to the high rocks has been the most consistent producer for a lot of boats; as well as in front of the Salmon River. They fished a little west of port between the 27-29 lines of latitude. In the upper river, Rzucidlo was tossing No. For information on fishing Great Lakes tributaries, visit the DEC website. Oak Orchard rivermouth King, second week Sep 2018. Definitely on the moderate side of medium and not on the slightly high side of medium. With the previous high and off color flows in the Oak its been a bit of a challenge for good drifts and swings. When that fish hit the deck, big boy hit the 200 diver and headed for Niagara county. Upcoming weekend warm up should keep things open and we might be looking at some more serious icing and retreating flows after that for next week. 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. Lots of water for fish to spread out and be anywhere they want to be, including the overflow pools. 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. If theres significant rain ahead of or instead of the ice/snow, then trib flows could be on the rise and going off color. Inside water has been sporadic. Then theres the building King numbers at the dam, fish numbers probably outpacing the creeling pressure to this point. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. This Jan timeframe is historically a bit of an in-between time frame so any action is a bonus after the fall runs and before later winter/early spring steelhead. Likewise find Kings steaming up the Oak too with good slightly stained flows all around. A good WNW wind thru last night probably moved more fish near shore or into the tribs from Lake Ontario but dont look for those fish to loiter in estuary or rivermouth spots at this point in the season. Pete Alex of Vision Quest Charters reports that he caught a limit of salmon and trout both days last weekend out of Wilson. Production of hard copies is finished and have been delivered to License Issuing Agents. Flows are plenty high enough to hide fish and encourage fresh fish migrations. 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.. The youth division is free. Registration is only open for KOTO at Ernsts Lake Breeze Marina. The other area smaller tribs I have not laid eyes on directly and should have something like medium flows. Already hearing of small boat civilian trollers on the near shore Lake Ontario waters having success so casters at the pier heads should be able to get in on that action too. So it sounds a little like an improvement from a struggle for a hook up to getting a few. Action reported pretty good around the Archers Club yesterday and then slower today. The state access fees will be WAIVED during this period. 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. Furlough was just long enough for a few casts! A great time was had by all and theyre looking forward to returning next year! Capt. Your email address will not be published. The 2nd will be a 2 day event September 4th and 5th. 2.79K subscribers Oak Orchard River Fishing at Waterport Dam "Guess What We Caught" June 2, 2021. Lets hope the weather keeps serving up the so-far good fishing chances! We are surely going to have water for high and off color flows when the weather breaks toward spring. Theres a lot more lake fishing for the next 2 months so contact a charter and schedule a trip of your lifetime! Available at Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge and Narbys. Fly, spin or float all fun! 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. At the release time and thru the following early AM cormorant predation was largely kept in check. Rain today so far around one half to three qtrs of an inch. 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. That could be the ticket to get some salmon migrations cranking. 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. Definitely breaking toward Spring so get those cold water steelhead drifts in while you can. Boy did they hit it just right! Thru this weekend flows are prob more agreeable for better drifts but the water color is worse so there could be tougher action. Divers: Seneca Special with the Atomic big fin glow behind it (a standard he runs this time of year). Solo angler snaps a quick pic and the hardy cold water fish is released for action another day! The past days, since the weekend, rains and high water has been tough for most. Be there to intercept them! Most noticeable drop will be the Oak since the Canal flows are also throttling back. (Artificial lures only). 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. Pier fishing continues to be the place to cast in Wayne County. Starting Tues, Sept. 7th, the Orleans County Boat Launch at the end of Ontario Street (east side of the river) will be closed for reconstruction. The other area smaller tribs have good looking med and slightly stained flows for now and likewise should be dropping back toward mod or lower and clearer. FREE boat launching until the Spring! If those times won't work for you, 12:00AM to 12:00AM looks promising , as does 12:00AM to 12:00AM Remember to adjust these times based on barometric pressure, and weather changes. Please check our website, at visitoswegocounty.com, for the current CFS. Expect mod to med, but just less then med mostly clear flows in the Oak. Slightly lower flows will likely reveal more browns then thought when the water was higher. All Rights Reserved. Thanks to this forecast, flows in the Oak and other area smaller tribs will be (again) on the way to high, blown and dirty. All our boat ramps are open. Fishing pressure is real light again on the Oak so far today. Oak Orchard River Salmon Fishing (Any Cat Fish at the Dam?) The charter fleet has had king salmon action in 100-120 FOW using chrome glow flasher fly combinations down to 60 ft. Welcome to November and better brown trout chances! Bro-Weekend was a success for the Meyer family from Eastern PA and NJ (pictured below)! 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. 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. 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. Lakeshore conditions should likewise be wide open if any hardware chuckers were so inclined to make some casts. High water drifting as long as its not blown might be the name of the game! Or for the fall stay at our new well appointed private ground floor lodge (Garage Lodge) located just 6 miles east on Route 18. The 2021 New York State fishing guide can be found at https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7917.html for downloading and printing at home. 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! It looks like some of the weather we missed out on thru the earlier winter is coming now in the later winter. The fair action now is hopefully a good sign for action yet to come thru Feb/Mar. Then forecast is cooler again in the 40s for the upcoming weekend. Little to no fishing pressure because of the recent events, with the few anglers out enjoying action like this for early Apr 2020 steelhead in the Oak. Required fields are marked *. Colder temps could bring back some icing conditions esp in the smaller waterways if lower flows prevail. Congratulations to the winner of the 2021 Summer LOC Derbys grand prize of $10,000, Michael Paddock from Albion who held the lead since July 13th with his 31 lb 7 oz salmon he caught aboard Aquarius. It may just not be the big blow out event were targeting, but smaller spates of water for now. So anglers can mix it up with that turbine tunnel action at the dam or they can work their way downstream for more traditional drifts thru holes and runs. Well just have to wait and see if itll be a hard and fast melt or something a little more moderate and gradual. Check out current standings at https://loc.org/leaderboard-current. Then from there it was a slow but steady pick. The other area smaller tribs have similar moderate medium flows with slightly stained water color. Classic drifting, not so much. 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. 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. 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. 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. Looking out across the water and spotting fish def not as easy as it would be if flows were lower and clearer. The full moon that was maybe responsible for the uptick in migrations just recently is now on the wane. Meanwhile, well be tapping into our charter captains for updates. Most noticeable drop will be the Oak since the Canal flows are also throttling back. Forecast is for a warmup with temps around 50F (and wind) for the mid week and chance of rain on Thursday. Any future rise in flows should perk up the action for fresh fish so well hope the upcoming forecasat brings that on either with rain or snow and then melt off. Come on out and get in on some trophy action this fall, winter and spring and add to the photo collection! Salmon will likely be found from the estuary up through town. One positive for the continued cold weather is trib water temps have not spiked high yet. This latest rain has come uncharacteristically from the east so to the west may be in slightly better shape then to the east. Flows in the Oak are clearing slowly and hanging in somewhere between medium and slightly high. Brown trout on an average are on the smaller side this year with a bigger one here and there mixed in. Any big steelhead this time of the year in relatively warm water are going to be a challenge to land! In shore warm water but it didnt stop hard strikes at dawn not much left in the fight afterwards. The last shot of rain was Sunday and theres been some cooler weather for the beginning part of this week. Any significant precipitation could bring flows quickly back up and off color. Steelhead glory to the swung fly in the OOrchard for end Jan 2016/begin Feb 2017. Posted January 31, 2021 We are pleased to announce dates for two of these events for 2021. Other area smaller tribs are dropping back like the Oak to low but may be hanging on to a little more color. There are still Kings around, about in a one qtr green fish to three qtr old moldy ratio. Other area smaller waterways will be snowed and frozen in. The Oak benefits from 24/7 spring, summer and fall supplemental flows from the Erie Canal.
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