Saturday was a brief morning trip. Any future precip could raise flows and bring back dirty water color. Next be prepared to troll j-plugs around the 3 piers in 5-20 feet of water. Chance of some fresh steelhead migrations all around now and going forward. The following report is courtesy of Capt. First week of Sep 2019 with lots more chances ahead. The 2nd will be a 2 day event September 4th and 5th. Bob! Plenty of water cover in the Oak for a few fresh brown trout or getting toward more post spawn fish. The Sportsmen Archers Club Fly Fishing Only Catch and Release Contest was held October 16, 17, 18 2019. Brown trout on an average are on the smaller side this year with a bigger one here and there mixed in. For now flows in the Oak are moderate or optimistically almost medium and mostly clear. Water color has improved to about 1 plus feet of visibility. The beast was part of a triple. 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. Or for the fall stay at our new well appointed private ground floor lodge (Garage Lodge) located just 6 miles east on Route 18. We have also been catching fish from 25-70 down. The in between moderate or medium and slightly stained flows came and went pretty quick! Hungry post spawn browns like this semi golden male are eager to bite your spoon, plug or fly. Lots of anglers anxious to get out there, and a few are, but the Kings are pretty much following a normal script as far as timing. The Greater Niagara Fish Odyssey is underway in Erie, Niagara and Orleans County August 20 until September 5, 2021. He captured the lead today aboard the Stalker, weighing in at Olcott. Chance of mixed bag precipitation and snow thru tomorrow and early Thursday. Fishing pressure light and angler reports thin. Forecast is mostly clear thru the upcoming week, no significant impact expected from the upcoming east coast storm. Guys thru yesterday higher up scored a few hook ups on eggs or beads on fresh steelhead while downstream swingers had a tougher go. Fishing pressure is over-the-all pretty light and manageable. View the calendar of releases at the link below. The forecast ahead thru about the weekend is for colder weather that will drop and clear flows. Monday was much better with a slight breeze on the lake. Then it was east most of Saturday, which did not help. The current leader is a 32 lb 4 oz salmon caught by Zane Smith of New Brighton, PA. Capt. This is in some contrast to earlier reports of mostly Kings kicking around on the lowering flows. With the flows observed today anglers should be able to cover all the fishy water pretty effectively. 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. Forecast is continued warm thru tomorrow with chance of precipitation end of day or later tomorrow. McCoy Fishing Line Torpedo Divers A-Tom-Mik Mfg. 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. Flows are dropping and clearing all around. See more info at www.loc.org/leaderboard-current. Consistently doubles & triples all throughout the area, in 7-10 FOW, then followed along the green water (as opposed to the murky brown water). The youth division is free. No doubt there are some guys out quietly getting into some browns and steelhead in the smaller tribs. Click here for the Brookfield Varick Fish Safely brochure. According to Capt. Look for better rivermouth and lower river action each day on cool or wet weather. 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.. Theres some brisk NE lakeshore winds that will make for some rough seas and cool and probably dirty water color. The last time it was dredged was in 2014. That may well all blow out after this latest round of precipitation. 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. Both kings and Cohos are being caught. In the Steelhead Division, Karen Mang of East Concord, NY is top fish catcher with a 16-pound, 12-ounce Olcott fish. Good drifting and swinging chances there too with warming water temps and the chance for some fresh fish. Darker and some old moldy salmon are still around. If you want to help for salmon we can direct you to the contacts for that effort. Begin Mar 2021 Oak Orchard River. Not surprising since it was a real gloomy overcast wet kind of day that you would expect good fish movement. Temps are forecast to begin to cool down for the end of this week and thru the weekend. A decent pair of polarized glasses should reveal pods of fish holding around gravel spots. Recent precipitation for now probably not enough to keep flows any higher then low-ish when Canal water is ended. This entices more brown trout and steelhead to enter and remain in these waterways, improving fish spawning conditions and expanding angling opportunities. No serious snow accumulations expected with highs in the 40sF. Some crimson males and brighter hens are what anglers are finding nearer the dam and also in the overflow channel. Cover lots of water and get the drift down and slow and you could find a chromer! Flows in the other area smaller tribs are low and mostly clear with some icey conditions. That may be a result of the good flows bringing in those steelhead. So for now, flows in the Oak have dropped back to low and clear. Fishing out deep has been hit and miss and no real pattern of lures to speak of. Nice big fresh King drifting action on the backside of high flows from end of Sept rains. For now flows in the Oak are something like a notch less then medium and going clear. Kurt Driscoll. Now quietly too a few guys are reporting better action. Well have to wait and see how much flows will change but it should bring flows up high but not blown. For information on fishing Great Lakes tributaries, visit the DEC website. 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. Best baits will be small egg patterns; be it flies, rubber eggs or even egg sacs. Water color is only slightly stained at 2 3 ft of visibility. So, we moved out to 250-300 FOW and things got better. The current leader is a 32 lb 4 oz salmon caught by Zane Smith of New Brighton, PA. Given somewhat of the late start to the salmon action, Id have to say that we might only be amidships in the run.Look for Kings arriving into start of November. Remember the turbine channel can only get so high due to how much flow can pass thru the hydro plant. Most fish came from 50-90 down (44 degrees to 60-degree water) under 74-degree surface waters. 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. Fishing pressure not bad, as mentioned above we may be in a bit of a lull between ending salmon efforts and starting brown trout efforts. (June 12-13) with the King of the Oak (KOTO) on Friday (6/11). Not big numbers of steelhead but a few that likely came in on the previous higher flows we had and are a good portent to upcoming steelhead action in the more traditional February or March timeframe. At least in the turbine channel we can look for some of those fish that wont be taking an overland route, to drop back downstream filling in the fast water gravel sections. 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. Please consider submitting one of your images to be featured on the Winter 2022 billboard. Consider how wet its been for months now, the high water tables, saturated fields and brim full swamp headwater supplies and youll come to realize the typical slow rise and quick fall of trib levels is going to occur more like quick rise and slow fall. And that flat downstream water on the Oak is just tougher to fish period except for good float techniques or cast/retrieve. Its unclear if these lower flows will hang on, more then likely with temps rebounding thru this mid week that flows will rebound some with a little more stain. Bob Songin of Reel Excitement Charters Lake Fishing Video Report on Facebook. Look for your fishing window sooner then later whenever reasonable conditions come together. Both inshore structure, mid water and offshore has a mixed bag catch available. Theres some renewed icing in the fast water stretches of the area smaller tribs. Thanks to a return to cold temps and snowy weather, trib flows retreated for the beginning part of this week. 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. Now some silver browns hooked up too, as has been the case on the smaller tribs like to the east. 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. Pitch a retrieve and wait for the hard jolt! My anglers have been relaying positive feedback from restaurants from the Point thru Albion and Medina. Stephen Shen of STS guide service says: The end of the annual salmon run is coming to an end in the upper salmon river. And we predict even more mixed-up conditions for the next few days. Hopefully the fishing pressure overall is likewise spread out like the fish. But the gloom and the cool definitely conducive for fish migrations, guys remarking that fish were migrating yesterday. Thanks to the flash freeze after end of last weeks high water, even with the overflow cranking, flows did retreat quickly and never really got too dirty to fish in the Oak. Thanks to losing the Canal feed/winter drainage, flows in the Oak are real low. Most all fish in real nice shape, some legit fresh Kings after the last rain which isnt always a sure thing in our area low gradient tribs. The Fall LOC Derby is in its final stretch this week, ending Sept. 5th. Thanks to Ernsts and NYSDEC and hatchery personnel and the receiving party getting the fish to this point. Fish are still spawning in the typical areas on or near gravel. Get the monthly weather forecast for Dsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, including daily high/low, historical averages, to help you plan ahead. Downstream frog water areas are all open with no icing conditions yet. May 21st is the scheduling for the canal opening. Fish have been taking mostly spoons with a few meat and flasher/fly mixed in. Flows will likely retreat in the overflow channel thru the mid and end part of the week while turbine flows remain high. Long range forecast looks more or less winter-like thru next week and so this may be the settling in of winter conditions that could last for more than a couple days. For now, cool weather and cool water action is hanging on and theres no serious warmup forecast in the near future. Oak Inn Duesseldorf, Dusseldorf: See traveler reviews, 4 candid photos, and great deals for Oak Inn Duesseldorf, ranked #193 of 261 hotels in Dusseldorf and rated 4.5 of 5 at Tripadvisor. Chance of fresh steelhead on the backside of the last higher flows or at least the past falls browns and steelhead should be redistributed. No sore shoulders or headache now Erica will be forever casting for her trophy 4. Parking will not be allowed at anytime on the road at the top of the driveway and therefore no walk in access down the driveway. Flows for now are slightly high or maybe one click less consisting of all turbine water at 2+ feet of visibility. Now for the mid week, its warmed up again! Try to keep at least six (6) feet of distance between you and others. Request Information (form), Online Store Policy - Privacy Policy - Terms and Conditions. Jeremy Sage from, Warrior Lures Sport Fishing Products Traxstech Corporation. Could be guys were finding easier fishing flows on the smaller waterways. At a Lake Ontario Charter Boat Association (LOCBA) meeting held at the Irondequoit Fish and Game Club, Brian Weidel of USGS spoke about the results of the 2022 Spring alewife sampling. Another unseasonably warm day today with chance of showers tonight. In addition to seasonal factors, daily water levels are affected by heavy leaf fall. Neither of them had ever been on Lake Ontario. More then not, fish are still in good green shape. We changed the name from Orleans Outdoor to Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge going on 3 years ago! Some rain on the order of a 1/4 inch fell last night but not a big change in trib flows. jwplayer("jwp-outstream-unit").setup({}); Report is Courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. 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. There seems to be a stalemate between the open Lake temps and the trib water temps thanks to the relatively mild winter. Fished pretty much 100- 250 feet of water. Click here for the Brookfield Varick Fish Safely brochure. The other area smaller tribs I have not laid eyes on directly and should have something like medium flows. Thanks, Capt. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. Forecast ahead is for snow showers today, chance of area wide snow tomorrow and then another warmup for the end of week. King salmon with browns inside of 100 kings and steelhead out to 500 the bite is good. It has been closed to traffic for construction since late April. Wrap around Lake Effect Snow after the storm may bring all the snow accumulations north and south about equal anyway. The Line/Lure used was Copper line, Pro Troll and Meat. Seasonable temps for the end of week and chance for a quick significant warmup with rain again around the end of the upcoming weekend. The river is still very dangerous to wade at 10k+, so be careful! Its fall and its leaf fall time so expect maybe daily water level fluctuations on the Oak thanks to hydro power operation. 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. 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. Still hanging on to warm (hot) weather but theres a change afoot in the forecast with chance of significant rain mid week and a cool down. So far a nice start to the action, forecast looking mostly dry and seasonably cool right thru the upcoming weekend. Fathers Day Outing with Get the Net Charters. It will be held out of all NY harbors in Lake Erie from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. A fish fry and Picnic to follow at the Southtowns Walleye clubhouse located at 5895 Southwestern Blvd., Hamburg starting at 2 p.m. When flows are reduced temporarily, it reveals pretty good numbers of fish. Albion, NY 14411 Theres been on and off good action like at the Archers Club and some Kings continue to drop back from the dam. Most all ice cover looks to be moved out. You wouldnt mind see flows a little higher in the Oak for best steelhead chances, but the risk there is to be careful what you wish for. Any significant precipitation could raise all the trib flows back high and dirty. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. For now after the past weekend it looks like flows are back down some in the Oak to about med or slightly high and less stained. Decent, fair weather days are forecast thru the beginning part of the week, then seasonably cool for mid and end of the week. Everything is wide open to fish with no icing conditions. Peach of a day today and it looks like guys are more seriously getting out there this week. After a few decent runs, the fish was starting to cooperate That was until it got to the back of the boat. Slight bump up in trib flows yesterday from little bit of rain and snowmelt. Early fish always tend to head to the dam as it has the most oxygen and they are hoping to go farther upstream to cooler waters. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Not much precipitation was realized for the past weekend, so all the trib flows are on the drop and clearing for now. Here we go on a nice warm up again for more seasonal spring like temps this week. New open Lake steelhead creel limits should help overall survivability too. Come on out and get in on some trophy action this fall, winter and spring and add to the photo collection! Releases may change due to weather and other conditions. Flows in the Oak are about medium and barely stained with about 2 feet of visibility for now. Its not likely to freeze back up significantly even with cold temps. Lots of water cover has probably spread out the fish. The fish are going to turn on and off there so persistence is the name of the game and long and light presentations. Back to some winter like weather and temps for now. There are still Kings around, about in a one qtr green fish to three qtr old moldy ratio. Temps are forecast on a slow warmup over the next few days thru mid and end next week with another chance at precip later next week. 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. Anglers at the dam are getting their steelhead hook ups, including a few nice fish. Downstream spots on the Oak for the past weekend may have been tougher on what was dropping and clearing flows, although we did not hear from many guys. Another chance of precipitation for begin part of upcoming weekend although at this point the greater impact is forecasted south of the area. One guy catches a fish, another guy quick runs the fish over to the turbine channel cradled in a net. Captain Bob Songin from Reel Excitement Charters gives an impressive report from yesterday, April 25th as he trolled west to the Bar in Niagara County. It looks like some of the weather we missed out on thru the earlier winter is coming now in the later winter. Over all though, the brown trout action on the Oak is tough. The forecast after the warmup for the end of week/beginning part of the weekend is back to cold temps with snow on the backside of the rain so the up and down, 2 3 day cycle will continue. Warmer temps here tempered some by cooling lake breezes. In early November and early December, all Lake Ontario tributaries (Eighteenmile, Johnson, Oak Orchard, Sandy and Salmon Creeks) will see higher flows. Thanks to this forecast, flows in the Oak and other area smaller tribs will be (again) on the way to high, blown and dirty. For the Oak, this latest spate of water should bring on the bulk of the King action with some spawning underway no doubt under the cover of the higher and dirtier water flows. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Look for flows to stay up with the stained water color. The charter fleet has had king salmon action in 100-120 FOW using chrome glow flasher fly combinations down to 60 ft. The rain is Lake Effect so as is often the case with snow most of it goes south of the area. Bald Eagle Tournament Series Bald Eagle Marina. One angler for the beginning part of this week reported good action. Today the salmon did not disappoint us! Then from there it was a slow but steady pick. Other area smaller tribs are dropping back toward low and clear and warming thru this week. A spate of water there too might drop back fish to downstream spots where guys are drifting and also bring on the last of the fresh run fish. The salmon are scattered and after the marks are found, they are not hitting easily. Hopefully they can move to and get in and out of the smaller area tribs that they are dredging next with minimal impact on salmon and trout migrations. The derby ends on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Good case for earlier season catch and release and reasonable creel limits Point Breeze Oak action March 2020. On select evenings, Ive seen a few fish crashing too like at the Bridges. This latest rise in flows and continued cool down should kick off better brown trout migrations in the Oak setting up good drifting chances into November and maybe into December with reasonable weather hanging in. The state access fees will be WAIVED during this period. Chance of rain showers thru the mid week on warming temps and an expected area-wide accumulating snow end of week on cooling temps. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Catch it back on the drop with that slightly high and slightly stained flow and find fresh fish scattered thru the River, esp upstream areas. On the Oak guys are getting brown trout hook ups each day with that action seeming to heat up as the fresh salmon action begins to cool down. Access fees will be waived. This is the available info at this time, fishing is allowed as in the past, unless something changes, it will be enforced. Archers Club. Likewise find Kings steaming up the Oak too with good slightly stained flows all around. That amount of rain would definitely be a good thing. Water color is one foot of visibility or less. Even after that thru the upcoming weekend I still wouldnt call it cold just seasonably cool and continued dry. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Fresh steelhead chances for late winter, early spring usually means high and stained and cold water challenging drifts. Water color was stained with probably greater then a foot but less then 2 feet of viz. 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. Our best spoons were Geezer, UV Watermelon, Midnight Special, Wonderbread, and 42nd. Chance of rain mid week and if there is a significant amount of precipitation flows in all the area tribs could be back on the rise and going off color. Less noticeable will be in Sandy since Canal flows there are throttling up. Will you be there when a chromer moves upstream? Production of hard copies is finished and have been delivered to License Issuing Agents. The last shot of rain was Sunday and theres been some cooler weather for the beginning part of this week. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. So hopefully if it stays mild well look for rain or if it goes cold well look for snow so that good trib flows will prevail for steelhead action. Warmer temps near 70F are in the forecast for the weekend. See more info at www.loc.org/leaderboard-current. Andy Bliss of Chasin Tail Adventures: Notice: with water levels over 16000 CFS as of today, wading isnt advised. The area smaller trib flows bumped up slightly while flows in the Oak have kept humming along at about slightly high and slightly stained. Call Steve Haak at 225-0229 for more info. 10 colors of FishUSA Stealthcore and A-TOM-MIK coppers in 150 & 200 took fish. No icing, even in the downstream frog water just yet. We have an aerial map highlighting the PFD zone just downstream of the dam and on the overflow channel on the Oak. Real light fishing pressure today, only one car observed in the parking spots on the Oak. We may request cookies to be set on your device. Stay informed with the below web page. Good chance that flows can be contained in the turbine channel so look for a good head of turbine water.
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