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Blown flows typically come from the overflow channel. Begin Mar 2021 Oak Orchard River. First week of Sep 2019 with lots more chances ahead. (Artificial lures only). This site uses cookies. If an angler arrives at a parking lot and there are several cars, they should consider going to another parking lot. Upstream swamp headwater supplies seem brim full so look for flows to be pretty well maintained and on a continued slow clearing. Use Power Bait shad color 2 inches in length. Divers fired from 90-115 out on 2.5 settings. The next significant rise in flows may bring on some fresh steelhead action thru Mar. Your email address will not be published. Expect water level fluctuations thanks to hydro power operations especially as leaf fall is likely to accelerate soon. The parking donation will be $10 per car. Theres been on and off good action like at the Archers Club and some Kings continue to drop back from the dam. Not hearing of much lower river and rivermouth action as probably the bulk of Kings are more upstream now. That could push more fish into the river plume and into the channel. You can lay a rod down on the bank or net a fish or walk around a wading obstruction for safety but anglers cannot be on the Archers Club grounds on the dates not included above. Temps are forecast in the lower 30sF for highs and dropping back into the 20s at night with some colder temps in the upcoming forecast. After a quick hit of real cold weather this past weekend, we are back to mild temps that are forecast at least thru this week. Flows in the Oak are high and stained with about 1 foot of visibility. There are now very small spurts of kings coming through. Other area smaller waterways are at about medium level and back on the clearing to slightly stained from the past weekend rain. And we predict even more mixed-up conditions for the next few days. Less then 1 inch of snow accumulations are expected here on the WNYs Lake Ontario Plain. From Capt. With no real winter to come out of and trib and open lake water temps all on the warmer side, who knows for sure how the steelhead gods will play things out over the next couple months?! According to Capt. Everyone enjoyed the great hospitality and convenience of the Archers Club and experienced some good fishing. Then the hit and misses kept on coming. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Those fish committed to spawn are pretty much going to continue to spawn with only minor stalling due to cold water. Chance of icing in select areas. Put a 10+ lb. Expect daily water level fluctuations thanks to leaf fall/wind and hydro power operations. Everything is wide open to fish and its going to take a cold snap to get things iced back up again. With the full moon arriving today, fall fishing is moving into a transition period for a variety of species. Flows for now are slightly high or maybe one click less consisting of all turbine water at 2+ feet of visibility. 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. So far thru today the heavier rains have been south of here and the trend looks like the Oak is on the rise while the smaller tribs are barely dropping or holding steady. Get the monthly weather forecast for Dsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, including daily high/low, historical averages, to help you plan ahead. 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 may well all blow out after this latest round of precipitation. Guys thru yesterday higher up scored a few hook ups on eggs or beads on fresh steelhead while downstream swingers had a tougher go. 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. Be there to intercept them! The green water is ideal but you can often have action in dirtier water then you think. Dont be afraid to start targeting the warmer water many kings will hold and 60 to 67 water this time of year. See you on the water! The fair action now is hopefully a good sign for action yet to come thru Feb/Mar. Could be guys were finding easier fishing flows on the smaller waterways. Best bass spots are downriver around Joseph Davis State Park and Youngstown near Fort Niagara. The full moon that was maybe responsible for the uptick in migrations just recently is now on the wane. Anglers might consider releasing any overflow channel fish back into the turbine channel to give those fish best chances at returning to the Lake later this spring. No doubt well have concentrations of Kings into November. Production of hard copies is finished and have been delivered to License Issuing Agents. Release began Sept. 16, 2021 for the Oak. 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. View his full report, From at the Oak to the Bar at https://www.facebook.com/robert.songin.9/videos/412662933560159. Small boat trollers and casters both in on the action with glow hardware and/or plugs. Other hook ups weve heard about in the Oak include a few browns, some smallish Atlantics and a good sized steelhead or two. The weather it is a changingA cool day today with winds NE off the Lake. See pictures below from July 12-13 of fish caught on Troutman 2! These numbers represent just some of the total number of salmonids (brown trout too!) See the photo below. Sorry it took so long! 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. Niagara River Laker action. Reports of some medium fresh steelhead and a few spirited chromers thrown in. Today was probably my last charter of the year, and if so it was great to end on a high note for the season!! Peach of a day today and it looks like guys are more seriously getting out there this week. The river is still very dangerous to wade at 10k+, so be careful! Fishing pressure real light. Brown trout on an average are on the smaller side this year with a bigger one here and there mixed in. Sign up for our FREE Fishing Reports Today! Anglers are finding it an up year for Atlantics and cohos. Solo angler snaps a quick pic and the hardy cold water fish is released for action another day! Lake Alice ice cover is probably days away from going away. This picture was from Saturday morning about 1 mile east of the Oak. Early silver fish like this are a good sign for the upcoming trib action. Lets hope the weather keeps serving up the so-far good fishing chances! Good luck, guys! Otherwise its a little tough to report on average fishing conditions. Flows can fluctuate by several feet in a short period of time. Flows are a big factor in the success of any oak orchard fishing trip. Flows in the other area smaller tribs are low and mostly clear with some icy conditions. Slightly high and stained flows make for good drifting chances after all the high and dirty. Stay informed with the below web page. Trailing stud, B & B fly glows, and green glo flys. With the river water at 75+ degrees salmon wont be heading up in big numbers but there are always a few of the early runners. Another dose of spring feeling is in the air on a slight warmup forecast for this week! Flows in the Oak are staying high with some stubborn overflow water that should be receding by about today leaving just the full cranking turbine flows. Flows yesterday in the AM were down but did rebound nicely to the mod or almost med flows weve had this season. Theres some brisk NE lakeshore winds that will make for some rough seas and cool and probably dirty water color. Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge The longer range forecast looks like back to colder for rest of next week. Lakeshore conditions should likewise be wide open if any hardware chuckers were so inclined to make some casts. You can catch steelhead and some browns. Guys kept fishing, especially in the turbine channel (flows can only get so high). 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. Anglers might consider re-releasing those fish in the turbine channel. The other area smaller waterways offer as good or better action by virtue of smaller water courses with the fish probably more concentrated. Theres still lots of upstream headwater swamp supplies in the Oak. 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. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Kings are coming, are you ready?! Capt. A few good browns reported to be hooked up yesterday on the Oak. A few guys report their hookups include at least one real good big fish. Brown trout reports still about 50% good/50% slow. (Deadline for the Open was Monday, 6/7). Water temps are moving thru the mid and into the high 30s F and look for 40F ish+ as the weather warms. Flows in the Oak are already on the rise today thanks to increasing overflow water. 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. Look for those smaller waterways to open back up again slowly like thru the end of this week or weekend. No major icing that we are aware of. 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. Read slightly high and slightly stained with lots of good water cover for steelhead to be anywhere they want to be in the watercourses and good drifting chances. Rainfall could amount to 0.5 inch or more. It looks like some of the weather we missed out on thru the earlier winter is coming now in the later winter. Temps for the weekend are forecast to rebound back into the 40s F. Water flows are def enough to encourage some fresh fish migrations at any time and the water color now is in a sweet spot for good presentations. Coupled with the rise in flows, hopefully, that will bring on some more brown trout migrations in the Oak. Cooling weather and water will also help bring on better brown trout and steelhead action and the area is not likely to suffer thru any more real warm weather now that we are well into October. Can anyone say some skein please?! With all the high water weve had previously, you might not have predicted any low flows this spring. If youre reading this you should be at the right spot on our new fishing conditions page. Those waterways do seem to be slowly back on the retreat. As the cooler weather continues, expect to see a large influx of both steelhead and brown trout moving up stream to feed on the remaining salmon eggs. One angler for the beginning part of this week reported good action. Even without any significant new precipitation, look for flows in the Oak to stay up thanks to strong swamp headwater supplies. Nice big fresh King drifting action on the backside of high flows from end of Sept rains. Also a few more brown trout hook ups have been reported, but its plenty earlier for that with lots of good trout action ahead of us. 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. The youth division is free. Spoons used were Gold 42 during overcast and Silver 42 when the sun was out. Visit Capt Songins Facebook page for more videos he posts throughout the week. A couple of days of cold weather earlier this week probably hastened the retreating flows. Look for the past holiday weekend fishing pressure to ease some likely thru this week. Looking forward to more angler reports and success but over all the fishing pressure has been real light. Thanks to this forecast, flows in the Oak and other area smaller tribs will be (again) on the way to high, blown and dirty. A small crush of people at the Waterport dam, but even by those standards really not that crowded. Chance for fresh steelhead at any time building up toward the true late winter/early spring runs of Feb/Mar. One note: the spiny water flea bloom is in progress so rig your rods with 30-50# mono on riggers and be prepared to check rods often. Now for the mid week, its warmed up again! Fish as soon as reasonable conditions allow instead of waiting for supposed better conditions that may or may not materialize. 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. Request Information (form), Online Store Policy - Privacy Policy - Terms and Conditions. At the Waterport Dam, its reported there are just a few fish and likely none holding in downstream fast water runs or holes. Or at best last ditch chances later this spring when the best fresh run fish action may be behind you. We had report of the first salmon of the season about two weeks ago. 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. Some big steelhead are still in the Oak! Nice to see most all flows now contained in the turbine channel. Fishing out deep has been hit and miss and no real pattern of lures to speak of. That could be the ticket to get some salmon migrations cranking. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. So conditions real nice, especially considering how dry summer was and how some of this fall has been so far. Not a whole lot of reports coming back in for the Oak but now with flows that are a little more easily drifted guys should be into a few browns or steelhead. See more info on their. 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. Come get in on some hard striking fresh fish action at the river mouth and downstream areas. Back to some winter like weather and temps for now. Plenty of water cover in the Oak for a few fresh brown trout or getting toward more post spawn fish. The state is funding the effort as part of the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. More fish are holding and staging now in fast water areas below the dam. Lower Niagara River action picked up a tick or two this week for bass and walleye according to Lisa Drabczyk with Creek Road Bait and Tackle in Lewiston. What more could you ask for for small area trib action!? 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. Most guys upstream- ish report good action while those downstream like in the flat water report tougher action. Fishing pressure is over-the-all pretty light and manageable. Then there are those fish more or less landlocked in the overflow pools. First time fishing on Lake Ontario, Meagan Hardner caught this lake trout on spoons trolled within 10 feet of the bottom, in 50-60 feet of water straight out of Oak Orchard. In addition to seasonal factors, daily water levels are affected by heavy leaf fall. See ya out there! The other area smaller tribs have med or slightly high and stained flows. No major accumulations beyond a few inches expected here on the WNY big Lake Ontario Plain. Come on out and get in on some trophy action this fall, winter and spring and add to the photo collection! 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. A little rise in flows and some stain to the water makes for a willing biter with this nearly 20 pound hen steelhead. Theres probably still some old Orleans Outdoor content out there on the web and Goggle. Thank you to the DEC, the volunteers and especially Ernsts Lake Breeze Marina for the use of their boat slips/docks this Spring. Fishing pressure most days pretty agreeable with salmon anglers falling out of the mix now and only mod numbers of guys pursuing brown trout so far. No significant Lake Effect Snow expected here on the WNY Lake Ontario Plain. Lots of optimism for trib season chances ahead on good returns from the steelhead pen rearing renewed project since 2019. For moreinformation about the benefits of being outdoors safely and responsibly, go to DECs website. Water color is real nice at slightly stained 2 ft of visibility so drift chances for now are the best theyve been so far this late winter/early spring period. The other area smaller waterways are mostly iced and snowed in. First fish took a deep meat rig. Look for drop back fish to be living there for now, with the other most productive spots being right at the dam or overflow channel pool. Stay tuned tho for any future high water that could really perk things up. Ron Bierstine, NYS Reimagine the Canals Task Force Member Fishing. Bankside movement may be hard in spots if no trail is broken already. 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. All the trib flows look on the retreat from previous snowmelt and precipitation. The new lodge is convenient to eastern tribs like Sandy Creek. Here on the Niagara Frontier, it was heaviest and there are lesser accumulations south of here. NOAAs Zone Area Forecast for Orleans County, Marine Forecast: Niagara River to Hamlin Beach, Archers Club Update (9/4/21) for 2021 Fall Stream Fishing, The Archers Club will be open for parking 7 days/week beginning Oct 01 until Nov 11. Suspect some pressure has shifted to other area smaller waterways. Downstream frog water areas are all open with no icing conditions yet. Those smaller tribs will drop and clear and warm up sooner then the Oak. Flows will likely just open up minus any blow out, as long as there is no significant precipitation. There are always some exceptional fish caught in the trib season, just check out the pics below and in the archives. Water temps have remained downright cool late into this season despite up and down flows. Some days guys seem to do OK and other days are slower. Temps are forecast to begin to cool down for the end of this week and thru the weekend. Biggest brown trout so far is a 16-pound, 12-ounce fish out of Point Breeze, weighed in by Gary Cregan of Rochester. Keep in mind that any good or better action that might come on will be tough to know about with such light fishing pressure. Flows in the Oak are one click less then medium or what you might call somewhere in between moderate and medium. So well hope that if it stays cold-ish that some more snow will come. Either way itll be colder with continued clearing and lowering flows like in the Oak. Amazing how when the vegetation awakens and the runoff equation changes. We did not take one fish on flasher/fly. Theres a chance for more significant accumulations which could bring area totals to 2 3 ft of snow. Flows in the Oak are about medium and slightly stained with about 2 ft of visibility. Fishing pressure is light all around and no significant icing conditions are hindering drifting chances. Avoid surfaces that are touched often, such as doorknobs, handrails, and playground equipment. Fish for bass on Sodus Bay throwing-out worm rigs between the islands at the north end of the bay. Keep informed from the NYS Canal web for changes and restrictions with canal waters. High winds and advisory is likely for something like Fri/Sat/Sun. This weeks fishing report was provided by, This weeks Lake fishing report is from Capt. They consulted with, At last! Intrepid anglers are capable of catching fish on the Oak in all of these flows, except for maybe blown AND dirty. Seasonable cold is forecast to hang in at least thru the week and weekend. Best spoon is a gold laser spook. Fish. The rain thru the end of the past weekend was not enough to cause any great change in trib flows. The area received a few inches of wet snow and sleet thru the end of the past week. Flows in the Oak were higher yesterday but expecting that to retreat again toward medium and slightly stained. And Erie Canal bolstered flows (year 2) will be contributing to the fishy equation sooner then later in multiple tribs! The other area smaller tribs have had some on and off estuary action and likewise look for Kings firing upstream there too if flows go high. Some Northern pike can be caught in the harbor, too. reminds boaters to Not be a fool in the fog and use your radar as they almost had an incident last week while fishing. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. A few more lake trout have shown up in the river to do their spawning ritual. That consistency the Oak is known for is showing thru once again. We are catching fish in 50-110 water in front of the major rivers and off 9-mile point. Chance of another mixed bag precip type of storm that could add to whats on the ground already and add to that spate of water when it melts. Flows in the Oak are about med and slightly stained with about 2 ft of viz. Releases may change due to weather and other conditions. Fishing has been a challenge. The team at Orleans County Tourism appreciates it as well as so many anglers we hear from. 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. Greater Niagara Region Frank Campbell Like Ringo Starr says, you know it don't come easy.