So no big change in flows yet in the Oak. Keep informed about 2021 canal hours. Oh winds could shift it this way and that would mean well get some snow. Its situated parallel to the Thruway so its visible from both directions. Some steelhead and cohos were caught with spoons. FREE boat launching until the Spring! All the trib flows look on the retreat from previous snowmelt and precipitation. For now, flows in the Oak are moderate and slightly stained and no icing. See pictures below from July 12-13 of fish caught on Troutman 2! Flows in the Oak are slightly high and slightly stained with a good head of water contained in the turbine channel. Our best spoons were Geezer, UV Watermelon, Midnight Special, Wonderbread, and 42nd. Intrepid anglers are capable of catching fish on the Oak in all of these flows, except for maybe blown AND dirty. The other area smaller waterways have also bumped up in flows to medium-ish to the west and slightly high and stained to the east. 585-682-4546 Contact us for how and where to help out each spring. Request Information (form), Online Store Policy - Privacy Policy - Terms and Conditions. High winds and advisory is likely for something like Fri/Sat/Sun. More fish are holding and staging now in fast water areas below the dam. A special shout out to St. Marys Archers Club for providing breakfast for so many of our anglers and guests this past month and allowing them access for fishing! So if youre following this the moral of the story is that the weather is up and down and therefore so are the water levels and fishable conditions. Ron Bierstine task force member. Stay informed with the below web page. Look for slowly dropping flows all around back to the baseline Canal and normal run of the river contributions. Only a sucker here and there reported. Definitely on the moderate side of medium and not on the slightly high side of medium. Some crimson males and brighter hens are what anglers are finding nearer the dam and also in the overflow channel. It may just not be the big blow out event were targeting, but smaller spates of water for now. The new lodge is convenient to eastern tribs like Sandy Creek. Christmas rain brought all the trib flows up with stained water color. Internet bragging seems a lot less prevelant then it was a few years ago, and our reports tend to be even keeled not reporting fish numbers great enough that they would be jumping in your waders even if they were! Tuesdays fishing was EPIC despite it being a bit breezy. The next significant rise in flows may bring on some fresh steelhead action thru Mar. The gate at the top of the driveway will be closed at 2PM for no entry after that. May 21st is the scheduling for the canal opening. Any future precipitation could raise flows and bring back dirty water color. All the waterways are wide open to fish with no icing to worry about for now. Get the monthly weather forecast for Dsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, including daily high/low, historical averages, to help you plan ahead. Steelhead glory to the swung fly in the OOrchard for end Jan 2016/begin Feb 2017. Other area smaller tribs are at moderate to medium and slightly stained flows. Wind has subsided and we are on the backside of 3/4 1 inch of rain. Most guys upstream- ish report good action while those downstream like in the flat water report tougher action. (function(){var ml="k0of4rsdc%ainhm. Boat angling easily the least expensive bargain for big salmonid angling chances where you get to feel the strike and experience an honest battle without heavier trolling gear. 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. Your email address will not be published. Blown flows typically come from the overflow channel. Most successful trollers are still a bit off shore at least in the 80+ FOW range or more for best action (pictured below). (There will be no fees for the 2021 canal boating season.) Captain Ron long ago decided he wanted to provide the premier experience for his clients so . Wrap around Lake Effect Snow after the storm may bring all the snow accumulations north and south about equal anyway. Careful and hardy drifters have hooked up on some bright steelhead. The following report is courtesy of Capt. Suspect some pressure has shifted to other area smaller waterways. See more info on their. So conditions real nice, especially considering how dry summer was and how some of this fall has been so far. Fast water spots on the Oak remain open with just some bank ice. The other area smaller tribs have medium+ and slightly stained flows. Consistently doubles & triples all throughout the area, in 7-10 FOW, then followed along the green water (as opposed to the murky brown water). These events were very well received last season despite very short notice. Oak Orchard River Fishing for Salmon Waterport Dam October 5, 2021.Shout out to Alabama! This latest rain has come uncharacteristically from the east so to the west may be in slightly better shape then to the east. The previous cold temps sure did clear up the water color with just a nice stain of about 2 ft of visibility. Bob Songin of Reel Excitement Charters Lake Fishing Video Report on Facebook. 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. No consistent cool down or big freshets yet so the action has been on and off. Hard copies can be requested by emailing FWFish@dec.ny.gov. Conditions were ideal with stained river water and dirty near shore Lake waters on northwest winds for cover for the fish to disperse. 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 only sure way to know is to get out there and make a few drifts! Hard copies can be requested by emailing FWFish@dec.ny.gov. Click here for the Brookfield Varick Fish Safely brochure. Most action came on our Cannon Downriggers fished 30-50 down with sliders. Warm temps are forecast today and tomorrow and seasonable thru the beginning part of the weekend. POINT BREEZE WEATHER No major accumulations beyond a few inches expected here on the WNY big Lake Ontario Plain. These numbers represent just some of the total number of salmonids (brown trout too!) 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. A few guys report their hookups include at least one real good big fish. Good luck, guys! 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. Flows in the Oak are one click less then medium or what you might call somewhere in between moderate and medium. This weekend there is a scheduled white-water release, that plus the cooler temperatures should attract a better push. That may well all blow out after this latest round of precipitation. This weeks Picture of the Week comes fromMike Gragers crew from Get Hooked Sportfishing. 2023 Fishing reports by Ron Bierstine, Orleans County Sportfishing Coordinator February 21, 2023 Not much precipitation was realized for the past weekend, so all the trib flows are on the drop and clearing for now. 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. Mexico Bay has seen an invasion of salmon. Most noticeable drop will be the Oak since the Canal flows are also throttling back. Rainfall could amount to 0.5 inch or more. Help needed for daily feeding and cleaning for steelhead and eventual release. 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. Anglers who find the best fishing often anticipate when the right conditions will come together. There could be fresh steelhead, fresh silver browns or drop back fish. Best baits will be small egg patterns; be it flies, rubber eggs or even egg sacs. 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. Chance of even warmer unseasonable temps for next week. Low water, aka an average fall, short leaders, BB shot is not likely to cut it right now for presentations, especially on the Oak. Stay tuned, potential for lots of good action ahead when we get some consistent cooler weather and good water flows. As soon as the levels come down more trout will show up. Kings and cohos have been hanging around in 110-160 FOW between the farm and the glass house. Action has been a little more measured then say 2 3 weeks ago when it seemed we got a small run of fresh steelhead. Winter and cold and snow is hanging in. Theres probably still some old Orleans Outdoor content out there on the web and Goggle. Its ok and encouraged for out of the area anglers to verify their economic impact for the upstate NY tourism economies! Recent frontal winds and rain have several salmon spots set up. Near shore big Lake O waters and pier head light tackle spoon or plug or streamer fly fun when wind and waves cooperate for slightly stained green or brownish trib runoff. We went past 300 but found the 250-300 was better. Most fishing pressure has been to the east but even now that has started to ease up some. Fish have been taking mostly spoons with a few meat and flasher/fly mixed in. New Fall Fishing Program. Flows in the Oak are slightly high with something now approaching 2 feet of viz. The best way to target these fish is to concentrate on the shoots coming off the dam. Forecast is continued warm thru today and tonight with rain likely today/tonight. Rain today so far around one half to three qtrs of an inch. The past days, since the weekend, rains and high water has been tough for most. Slightly cooler forecast for the upcoming weekend and hopefully the serious cold is a goner! Reports of lowering flows in Johnson Creek and we are unsure why? Acest lucru va atrage mai multe populaii de pstrv brun, cap de oel i somon de Atlantic i Pacific s urce pe aceste cursuri de ap, mbuntind condiiile pentru peti i extinznd oportunitile . A couple Lake Ontario newbies became addicted this past weekend. On the west side of Shadigee just past Flat Top, they hit their first King and the further they went, the better it got. As of 8/23/21, the current leader of the Fall LOC Derby is Theresa Hoodley from Pottstown, PA with a 32 lb 2 oz Salmon, weighed in at Wilson. Fresh steelhead chances for late winter, early spring usually means high and stained and cold water challenging drifts. Bro-Weekend was a success for the Meyer family from Eastern PA and NJ (pictured below)! (June 12-13) with the King of the Oak (KOTO) on Friday (6/11). The smaller side channels and Trout and Orwell brook all have fish; which are providing the most action at this time. The last time it was dredged was in 2014. Heres a link to the report. Any given half day outing yielding something like a few hook ups. The action at the Oak rivermouth is something like a few fish each prime period like dawn or dusk. Cool nights and cooperative winds should make for better battles with more staging Kings and trout chances as well. Remember as these kings start to stage that their preferred water temps are also changing. Even lucky, old and not pretty casters like the Licorice Man can get in on the early hard striking and fighting fresh King action at the Oak Orchard rivermouth! Theres been on and off good action like at the Archers Club and some Kings continue to drop back from the dam. This position resides in the Biological & Environmental Systems Sciences, Energy Science & Technology . Most of our bites today came 70-90 down, with a mix of spoons and flies. The other area smaller waterways are mostly iced and snowed in. Definitely breaking toward Spring so get those cold water steelhead drifts in while you can. Oak rivermouth dredging operations are likely days away from finishing. Look for Kings steaming thru the downstream fast water to the dam, from the frog water areas thru the fast water, from the lower river to the frogwater, and from the near shore big Lake O waters to the rivermouth/lower river. Flogging one spot like at the Archers Club may not yield more then off and on action. If an angler is fishing upstream, they should fish downstream of the other angler or consider fishing another day. 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. Their Catch of Kings ranged from 16 to 22 lbs. Then theres the building King numbers at the dam, fish numbers probably outpacing the creeling pressure to this point. We fished 90-120 feet of water, just slightly east and west of port. 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. That could push more fish into the river plume and into the channel. Mainly with an old school program. 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. (There will be no fees for the 2021 canal boating season.) Canal seasonal feed and winter drainage water is done or nearly done and the trib levels remain up thanks to the natural run of the river contributions. Concentrate on the faster shires and ruffles as they are more oxygenated. Flows are moderate to medium and slightly stained at least where you might be able to find a slot with open flows to drift. There is still plenty of snow to melt like in the woods and protected spots and some ice and flooded fields. Warm weather forecasted to prevail all week and warmer yet for the upcoming weekend around 70F. A good day might be a couple of hookups with a steelhead thrown in. Stream Conditions - Fish Oak Orchard Fishing Updates Click to subscribe to Orleans County's Weekly Fishing Report (written by Ron) weekend Sat Feb 25. Downstream slow water is getting pretty froggy thanks to rising Lake Ontario levels and the lowering upstream flows. All the water is open to fish with some bank ice here and there in slack water areas. No doubt there are some guys out quietly getting into some browns and steelhead in the smaller tribs. In the Steelhead Division, Karen Mang of East Concord, NY is top fish catcher with a 16-pound, 12-ounce Olcott fish. Anglers seeing and having hook up success on browns is encouraging we are likely on a trajectory to out pace last years brown trout action already. It remains to be seen if theres any prolonged cold yet ahead of us. Flow conditions right now are more like nice steelhead water and higher then typical fall flows. Upstream swamp headwater supplies seem brim full so look for flows to be pretty well maintained and on a continued slow clearing. This weekend is theOrleans County Open Tournament(June 12-13) with the King of the Oak (KOTO) on Friday (6/11). Last week, on good flows, there was good action, then tougher again thru the past weekend on higher flows and now this week before another potential rise in flows there are a few more guys out there getting scattered hook ups. Some guys reported a good push of browns yesterday on both the Oak and Sandy. We have a new logo that cleverly looks a lot like the old one! A PFD is not required to fish all of the Oak, only on the Brookfield Power Company areas below the dam (about 600 feet) where wading is permitted. Mild winters or short duration cold weather lasting into spring is generally considered good for alewife survival, and hopefully a so far mild winter will bode well for alewife. This is after mostly tougher action reported for the begin part of the past weekend. Fresh silver browns too and chance for bonus steelhead or salmon. Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report - October 14, 2021 by OTW Staff October 14, 2021 Gary and Charlie Tharaldson with a couple of nice keepers from their annual father-son trip to the Salmon River. Albion, NY 14411 Looks like a nice fishing window right now in those smaller tribs that normally might be frozen up this time of the season. or by clicking on the image above. 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. Future near term forecast will not make for any new ice. A nice mid week weather period now after the holiday weekend with clear and warm days forecast today and tomorrow. With all the high water weve had previously, you might not have predicted any low flows this spring. Click on the image above to subscribe to our weekly fishing reports. October 15, 2020 / in Fishing, Press Releases / by lmenz. Everything is wide open to fish and its going to take a cold snap to get things iced back up again. Guys are getting hook ups daily. Light fishing pressure with just a few cars seen at the two access points. The brown trout action in nearby tribs that was pretty good is a little slower lately thanks to the lower and clearer flows. Shouldnt be any serious icing in yet but there could be some bank ice or chunky flows. Same for the LES that is coming. Flows in the Oak are clearing slowly and hanging in somewhere between medium and slightly high. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Forecast is for precipitation again Wednesday and a chance of showers thru the end of the week. It is still not too late to enter. Avoid surfaces that are touched often, such as doorknobs, handrails, and playground equipment. No surprise, youd have to think we would pay for all that previous warm weather sometime. jwplayer("jwp-outstream-unit").setup({}); Report is Courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. There are always some exceptional fish caught in the trib season, just check out the pics below and in the archives. Some days guys seem to do OK and other days are slower. Just a handful of cars seen at each access spot. First, take advantage of mature king, coho salmon and brown trouts urge to seek the river waters around the piers at the Point Breeze pier, channel, and bay casting with brightly colored spoons is the ticket, especially predawn and at sunset. Anglers have caught a few spent fish so some steelhead have likely spawned already thanks to the mild weather. When high flows drop and/or cold flows warm and/or dirty water clears then anglers who can make good drifts or swings get in on the action. Water color has that swamp headwater tannic stain to it. November 1, 2021Thanks for checking out the fishing video today. Copyright 2023 On The Water, LLC. The forecast ahead thru about the weekend is for colder weather that will drop and clear flows. So far a nice start to the action, forecast looking mostly dry and seasonably cool right thru the upcoming weekend. Good casting chances for light/med spinning spoon or plug chuckers from the foot brigade. On Saturday we had a father and his 2 sons (pictured right) ready for some bonding and good fishing. 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. Decent, fair weather days are forecast thru the beginning part of the week, then seasonably cool for mid and end of the week. Flows in the other area smaller waterways did bump up slightly from the most recent precipitation but seem to be sliding back to medium ish for now. Colder temps could bring back some icing conditions esp in the smaller waterways if lower flows prevail. We hooked a lot of fish both days. Over all though, the brown trout action on the Oak is tough. Anglers started out with a tough bite yesterday but reported better later in the day. with an atomik crinkle green fly took our biggest king of the day. Flows in the Oak are already on the rise today thanks to increasing overflow water. For now, cool weather and cool water action is hanging on and theres no serious warmup forecast in the near future. Flows likely to remain up and stained at least thru the weekend. For now it doesnt look like a big snow event. Good drifting and swinging chances there too with warming water temps and the chance for some fresh fish. All the trib flows are on the rise and going off color. Releases may change due to weather, engineering controls and other conditions. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Seasonable cold today and dropping back below freezing tonight then a nice warmup mid week with chance of rain showers. The monster steelhead was not coming in easy, and it took some negotiating to get it in the net. After a few hours the bite slowed so we decided to go to Laker land. Despite the cold, a few diehards have been out there scoring on a some smaller browns and a few fine looking chrome steelhead. to the leaders in the 1st leg of the King of the Oak Series the Condor Memorial as well as the winning teams from the feature tournament . On Saturday there were bass boats fishing on the south side next to the Port Gibson bridge. Water visibility was about 6-foot at the time. 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. Nights are cooling down tho, even with the current warm day temps and that has at least made for good fishing action early and late. McDreams Hotel Dusseldorf-City is an excellent choice for travelers visiting Dsseldorf, offering a family-friendly environment alongside many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay. 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. For moreinformation about the benefits of being outdoors safely and responsibly, go to DECs website. Salmon will likely be found from the estuary up through town. Fishing pressure is light all around and no significant icing conditions are hindering drifting chances. Thank you to the DEC, the volunteers and especially Ernsts Lake Breeze Marina for the use of their boat slips/docks this Spring. 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. Neither of them had ever been on Lake Ontario. At the Waterport Dam, its reported there are just a few fish and likely none holding in downstream fast water runs or holes. There would have been a similar few day high/stained fishable water window in the smaller area tribs too. 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. Our best set up was a 10 white double crush glow Spindoctor with A-TOM-MIK glow warship twinkie head. Many thanks to local stakeholders for their efforts of securing, feeding and monitoring the fish. 3 spinners to catch a fair number of smallmouth bass earlier this week. It is equipped with the latest electronics and fishing equipment. 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. After several days of strong west winds both charter and Rec boats got back out. Good chance for some icing conditions coming on there. Most of the area snowpack has now melted although some remains in protected areas. As we started getting into 90-100 we noticed a ton of bait and big fish on the bottom. Ron Bierstine has wrapped up his stream fishing reports for the season. Location 3.8. A few civilian small boat trollers noted in the near shore/good looking/semi stained waters off Point Breeze. You can check these in your browser security settings. The weather was on the warm . Not a lot of steelhead mentioned yet, but still plenty of time with colder weather ahead to bring on some chrome migrations.