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. See you on the water! Buc-A-Roo Charters is recognized as one of the premier charter operations on Lake Ontario. Only a sucker here and there reported. Today seems slower again for some. The other area smaller tribs have med to slightly high flows with slightly stained water color. Location 3.8. On their way to Wilson Harbor, he reports that they started catching browns and cohoes just shy of Shadigee in 7-10 FOW. 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. This picture was from Saturday morning about 1 mile east of the Oak. So, we moved out to 250-300 FOW and things got better. Their Catch of Kings ranged from 16 to 22 lbs. If you catch one, please release it immediately and not harm it. A fair number of Kings are loitering in downstream areas on the Oak with skein drifters still into them up at least until yesterday. 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. Chance for more downpours thru tonight with strong winds and an advisory forecast thru tomorrow. 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. 98) They also landed 4 mature Kings, 3 steelhead, a brown, and a lake trout! Stay informed with the below web page. 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. Thank you to the DEC, the volunteers and especially Ernsts Lake Breeze Marina for the use of their boat slips/docks this Spring. To the east flows are also somewhat higher then typical fall flows with slightly stained water color. Im so sorry, sorry you needed a helmet to fish with me 20. Either way itll be colder with continued clearing and lowering flows like in the Oak. held this past weekend. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Welcome to November and better brown trout chances! All weigh-ins will be at the Black North Inn by 3 PM. Bob! Click on the image above to subscribe to our weekly fishing reports. 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. Past weekend action a little slower perhaps a result of increased fishing pressure. Working 100-200 fow, It took us a while to get bit, but our first fish was a 17 lb king. Rainfall could amount to 0.5 inch or more. Most noticeable drop will be the Oak since the Canal flows are also throttling back. So come get in on the cold water action before the inevitable warmup. Come on out and get in on some trophy action this fall, winter and spring and add to the photo collection! Here on the Niagara Frontier, it was heaviest and there are lesser accumulations south of here. That may be a result of the good flows bringing in those steelhead. Seasonably cold is forecast thru about mid week so those bumped up flows are already on the retreat though. West side state launch slated to open ASAP. Early Mar 2022 starting from last fall, thru the winter (weather permitting) and lasting until May! (function(){var ml="k0of4rsdc%ainhm. Shouldnt be any serious icing in yet but there could be some bank ice or chunky flows. Watch for other changes soon like more content to this website. A decent pair of polarized glasses should reveal pods of fish holding around gravel spots. The area has been in a bit of a warmup since the end of the past weekend. Not sure yet how much of a change in flows in the Oak well see, but with the precip received so far it shouldnt be bad enough for a blow out. Rick Hajecki from Crazy Yankee Sportfishingreminds boaters to Not be a fool in the fog and use your radar as they almost had an incident last week while fishing. Look for flows all around to continue to drop and clear and we might begin to see some icing at least in the smaller waterways. 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. Warmer temps here tempered some by cooling lake breezes. Id say Im hearing about 50/50 in good/tough fishing. Most guys upstream- ish report good action while those downstream like in the flat water report tougher action. Hours are 7 am till 5pm. 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! Production of hard copies is finished and have been delivered to License Issuing Agents. More then not, fish are still in good green shape. Flows are plenty high enough to hide fish and encourage fresh fish migrations. 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. We are living and experiencing all the fishing action directly or thru trusted reports of other die hard anglers as it happens. We had the pleasure of taking out an 81 year old father with his daughter (pictured left). Fishing pressure is light with a few cars seen at each parking spot on the Oak. Bob Songins At the Oak report this past week, the mature salmon are both off shore (31-33) and in-shore (80-150). It may just not be the big blowout event were targeting, but smaller spates of water for now. A cooler, gloomy day today (Monday) with forecasted warmer days ahead mid week with chance of precipitation and windy conditions around Wed, Thurs. And lest we forget brown trout where world-class waters such as Niagara River, Oswego River, Oak Orchard Creek, Eighteenmile Creek, Sandy Creek and Maxwell Creek provide peak fishing opportunities in November and December. Maxwell has a better flow; however, it is still plugged-up at the mouth. Best bass spots are downriver around Joseph Davis State Park and Youngstown near Fort Niagara. By steelhead standards the flows we have now are real nice and could move some fresh fish upstream. Mid Mar 2022 Oak Orchard. Year-Round Notice: There are mandatory personal flotation device (PFD) zones on the river. Oak Orchard Oct 2020. The Greater Niagara Fish Odyssey is slowly catching on with the new Fishing Chaos app and there are 7 different fish species categories up for grabs in both the adult and the youth divisions. 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. Mixed sizes today with a couple in the 10 lb range and a couple around 28 lbs, most were in the 15 to 18 lbs. Sandy Creek is probably remaining stubbornly stained from that Canal drainage but definitely dropping back some. Remember you still have to get out and fish Come experience great fishing as it takes place instead of solely relying and waiting on internet reports. Bob! Anglers have caught a few spent fish so some steelhead have likely spawned already thanks to the mild weather. Good case for earlier season catch and release and reasonable creel limits Point Breeze Oak action March 2020. Oak Orchard River begin Sept 2020. 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. The area received a few inches of wet snow and sleet thru the end of the past week. The project is funded through the American Rescue Plans Act which designated a portion of federal dollars to be used to promote tourism. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Everyone enjoyed the great hospitality and convenience of the Archers Club and experienced some good fishing. Keep informed from the NYS Canal web for changes and restrictions with canal waters. The Fall LOC Derby is in its final stretch this week, ending Sept. 5th. First fish took a deep meat rig. Click here to view Capt. The last time it was dredged was in 2014. One guy catches a fish, another guy quick runs the fish over to the turbine channel cradled in a net. 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. Scattered fish movement reported, that hoped for cool down would likely encourage more smaller trib movement. Trailing stud, B & B fly glows, and green glo flys. (Deadline for the Open was Monday, 6/7). Chance for fresh steelhead at any time building up toward the true late winter/early spring runs of Feb/Mar. Try to anticipate dropping and clearing flows and be on the water when reasonable conditions come together! Over all though, the brown trout action on the Oak is tough. Or at best last ditch chances later this spring when the best fresh run fish action may be behind you. No quick start to the salmon action yet. 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. 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. No serious snow accumulations expected with highs in the 40sF. . The other area smaller waterways have mod to med flows and are slightly stained at 2+ feet of viz. There were a few Monday morning oh-dark thirty hook-ups at the Oak Orchard Rivermouth. Action has been a little more measured then say 2 3 weeks ago when it seemed we got a small run of fresh steelhead. See our list of charters and guides HERE. Its a difficult forecast to predict what may happen to trib conditions but any over-the-all colder temps that will come along with the icing or snow should continue the dropping and clearing trend in the waterways to mod in the Oak and low in the smaller waterways. There is plenty of water cover to hide fish or to encourage any late migrations of browns or early migrations of steelhead. Production of hard copies is finished and have been delivered to License Issuing Agents. November 1, 2021Thanks for checking out the fishing video today. Some steelhead and cohos were caught with spoons. Then theres the building King numbers at the dam, fish numbers probably outpacing the creeling pressure to this point. So well hope that if it stays cold-ish that some more snow will come. Other area smaller tribs east and west are coming back into slightly high and stained flows. This is kind of a reset (at least when it warms back up) and with a return to some more inviting flows and stained water there should be new migrations of spring fish. We believe our web reports are the straightest poop by far about Oak Orchard and most WNY conditions. Flows will likely just open up minus any blow out, as long as there is no significant precipitation. 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. Other area smaller tribs are dropping back like the Oak to low but may be hanging on to a little more color. Access fees will be waived. Production of hard copies is finished and have been delivered to License Issuing Agents. This weeks fishing report is from Capt. Its not likely to freeze back up significantly even with cold temps. Spoon grabbing fun hard fighters with a dark skein wagon thrown in too for mid/end Sept 2021 at the Oak Orchard Rivermouth. Always the chance at some fresh steelhead migrations that should only improve as we get into the later winter. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Its ok and encouraged for out of the area anglers to verify their economic impact for the upstate NY tourism economies! Thats more typical of what we would have normally seen a month ago. Water is moss green color, with 6-7 feet of visibility. Fishing pressure real light with only a handful of guys out on the Oak in the mid week period. 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. Then there are those fish more or less landlocked in the overflow pools. Other hook ups weve heard about in the Oak include a few browns, some smallish Atlantics and a good sized steelhead or two. The more the water temps drop, the more active the trout will become. Fresh steelhead chances for late winter, early spring usually means high and stained and cold water challenging drifts. The 12th Annual Women Conquering Outdoors Adventures is set for Sept. 11 at the North Forest Rod and Gun Club in Lockport, Call Colleen Gaskill at 628-9023 for more info. Herring Twinkie Fly rigs fooled some big uns! Not enough precipitation here yet to cause any great change in Oak or trib flows. You can see the Canal drainage influence in the stained color but Canal release flows sure look more tempered in the smaller tribs then say the Oak. Please check our website, at visitoswegocounty.com, for the current CFS. Then again who would have guessed thered be a few days in the end of March this cold! It is equipped with the latest electronics and fishing equipment. 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. The presentation is not that technical, just look for favorable winds and water color. This was a Fathers Day fishing weekend out of Bald Eagle Marina. Downstream frog water areas are all open with no icing conditions yet. The fish were biting on a deep rigger set at 120, flasher/meat rig and wire dipsey, 280-300 out, gold 42 second paddle with mirage fly, NBK paddle mirage fly, 600 hundred copper with a Jill bill meat rig. Geezer and Frost Bite were the best spoons. Furlough was just long enough for a few casts! Today the salmon did not disappoint us! A couple Lake Ontario newbies became addicted this past weekend. Flows in the Oak are on the drop slightly after a bump up from the past weekends rain. The other area smaller tribs I have not laid eyes on directly and should have something like medium flows. We, for sure, have the water flows for now! Lots of young browns bodes well for future trib fish and this bigger rutted out fish begs the question where were you last fall?!