The derby ends on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. She bought him the trip to repay him for taking her fishing when she was young. Since then, the Douglaston Salmon Run has reported salmon entering the river on a consistent basis. Start of Fall 2021 action end of Sept! Anglers out over the past weekend reported a few hook ups on some steelhead by working different spots in the river. 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. Early Mar 2022 starting from last fall, thru the winter (weather permitting) and lasting until May! You could help give them their last meal! 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. 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. Reports of good King and some trout action at Burt 18 Mile Creek. Chance of maybe an ever so slight bump up and back down quick with a little more color to the water. Spoon grabbing fun hard fighters with a dark skein wagon thrown in too for mid/end Sept 2021 at the Oak Orchard Rivermouth. Definitely breaking toward Spring so get those cold water steelhead drifts in while you can. Anglers fishing from boats should be able to maintain at least six feet of distance between one another. A good day might be a couple of hookups with a steelhead thrown in. So, we moved out to 250-300 FOW and things got better. Look for flows to stay up with the stained water color. (function(){var ml="k0of4rsdc%ainhm. Light fishing pressure with just a handful of cars at each parking spot. Good steelhead action for fresh fish up and down the OOrchard River on retreating and clearing flows for begin of Mar 2017. I for one am glad for some consistent winter weather to at least reset seasonal conditions after the mild fall. Pier fishing continues to be the place to cast in Wayne County. Must be the the cool Bauer and GLoomis spey gear that made it happen for Chuck the Swinger end of Apr 2021! The state is funding the effort as part of the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. To the east at Sandy Creek flows are reported to be medium or just a notch greater. This up and down would be mostly unnoticed under ice cover anyway, except for on the Oak. All the water is open to fish with some bank ice here and there in slack water areas. And maybe into the early spring! Chance of an inch or so of area wide snow tonight on the Lake Ontario plain with 2-3 inches expected to the south. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. My anglers have been relaying positive feedback from restaurants from the Point thru Albion and Medina. Begin Mar 2021 Oak Orchard River. First timers from Texas, Shawn and Heather had a good morning on Lake Ontario today! The steelhead and coho salmon were both caught on spoons straight out from the Oak Orchard River. Another warmup is forecast thru the mid week with highs in the 40sF and another chance at rain Thursday. Oak Orchard River Fishing at Waterport Dam "Guess What We - YouTube Good action reported, consistent from most anglers on the Oak thru the past end of weekend and yesterday. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. 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. See the current standings at https://loc.org/leaderboard-current. The weather continues with near record warmth! Early silver fish like this are a good sign for the upcoming trib action. Alex fished 210-240 feet of water and then deeper in 380-400-foot depths and took a mix of mature kings, two-year old salmon, and steelheads. 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. 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. Chance of rain showers thru the mid week on warming temps and an expected area-wide accumulating snow end of week on cooling temps. Keep informed from the NYS Canal web for changes and restrictions with canal waters. For now it doesnt look like a big snow event. Kurt Driscoll. The following report is courtesy of Capt. Click here for the Brookfield Varick Fish Safely brochure. Flows in the Oak still humming along at around slightly high and slightly stained. Flows in the Oak are medium and mostly clear. 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. jwplayer("jwp-outstream-unit").setup({}); Report is Courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. The area smaller trib flows bumped up slightly while flows in the Oak have kept humming along at about slightly high and slightly stained. Jeremy Sage from, Captain John Oravec from Tight Lines Charters, Capt. Flows in the other area smaller waterways are high and dirty. 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. Fishing pressure is over-the-all pretty light and manageable. The parking donation will be $10 per car. Now quietly too a few guys are reporting better action. Low water, aka an average fall, short leaders, BB shot is not likely to cut it right now for presentations, especially on the Oak. Fish Oak Orchard - "Your resource for Oak Orchard & WNY tributary angling" There is still plenty of snow to melt like in the woods and protected spots and some ice and flooded fields. This picture was from Saturday morning about 1 mile east of the Oak. Expect daily water level fluctuations thanks to leaf fall/wind and hydro power operations. Fishing pressure is over-the-all pretty light and manageable. When that fish hit the deck, big boy hit the 200 diver and headed for Niagara county. Before things got too blown up yesterday guys reported some AM pier action. Either way theres still a good head of turbine flow thats full bore or close to full bore and the water color is slowly getting better. Most anglers report good fishing. Salmon will likely be found from the estuary up through town. A little rise in flows and some stain to the water makes for a willing biter with this nearly 20 pound hen steelhead. 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.. LOC Fall Salmon Derby Aug 20th September 6th 14016 Route 31 West The project is funded through the American Rescue Plans Act which designated a portion of federal dollars to be used to promote tourism. Oak Orchard River Fishing for Salmon Waterport Dam October 5, 2021 Remember the turbine channel can only get so high due to how much flow can pass thru the hydro plant. Weather and the calendar is the biggest factor for angling pressure and bringing more fishermen out or keeping them indoors. The other area smaller tribs have medium flows and slightly stained water color. On the dates not included above anglers can still fish any of the water adjacent to the Archers Club but access will have to be by walking and wading from downstream at the Park Ave Ext Fishing Trail or from upstream at the Waterport dam and anglers cannot be on the Archers Club grounds only in the immediate bankside water. First week of Sep 2019 with lots more chances ahead. Overflow levels are diminished. Within a few minutes, an 8 lb steelhead hit and Bill was on his first Lake Ontario fish. Today it was mostly sunny and 53. Releases may change due to weather, engineering controls and other conditions. No doubt well have concentrations of Kings into November. Well have to wait and see how much they rise and open up and how much additional snow accumulations like in the Oak upper watershed get things rolling. And maybe into the early spring! 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. First fish took a deep meat rig. Any given half day outing yielding something like a few hook ups. Sep 2022 - Present7 months. Look for improving action thru the month with cooling weather or cooperating wind and waves and water color. To obtain a map pad or copy of a map, contact us. Traxstech Corporation Warrior Lures Sport Fishing Products. The imagery will change every 6 months to promote the upcoming fishing season. So when even a reasonable high and stained water window presents itself, that may be the best time to fish. Im so sorry, sorry you needed a helmet to fish with me 20. Flows in the Oak are slightly high with 1 2 ft of stained visibility. With the previous high and off color flows in the Oak its been a bit of a challenge for good drifts and swings. And that flat downstream water on the Oak is just tougher to fish period except for good float techniques or cast/retrieve. 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. Approx 100,000+ King salmon and 10,000 15,000 steelhead are placed in the net pens for hopeful imprinting on the Oak Orchard. Fish for bass on Sodus Bay throwing-out worm rigs between the islands at the north end of the bay. Or for the fall stay at our new well appointed private ground floor lodge (Garage Lodge) located just 6 miles east on Route 18. To the east, like at Sandy Creek, the higher Canal bolstered flows have made for better migration conditions with pods of salmon bolting from the estuary holding water and spreading upstream, along with a few browns mixed in.. This weeks Picture of the Week comes fromMike Gragers crew from Get Hooked Sportfishing. Suckers were more numerous too. Thanks, Capt. Theres some renewed icing in the fast water stretches of the area smaller tribs. For now, flows in the Oak are moderate and slightly stained and no icing. Lake Erie Steelhead: 2021 Fall Fishing Forecast The northeast coastal weather put a damper on show attendance and the vendors participating were down some thanks to Covid worry but the anglers who did visit the show had good interest in all of the Lake Ontario trout and salmon fishing opportunities.