Oak Orchard Creek Fishing Reports

Orleans County Fishing Report 10/15/24 - There was about an inch of rain through the end of the past weekend for the area. Points south and east of here may have gotten additional accumulations. The Oak and other area smaller waterways bumped up just a touch in flows and the smaller area wa more...
Orleans County Tourism - Oak Orchard Creek

Orleans County Fishing Report 3/19/24 - Good trib fishing chances right now despite a cold and snowy forecast. Nearshore Lake Ontario trolling and casting chances could be a little challenging thanks to the cold weather and some stiff winds. Over the past end of week and weekend there wa more...
Orleans County Tourism - Oak Orchard Creek

Orleans County Fishing Report 2/20/24 - Coming out of another stretch of cold weather and some snow over the past weekend. There are area accumulations of around 4 – 6 inches of windblown snow, probably greatest along the lakeshore. Weather forecast ahead is warming, highs at least in th more...
Orleans County Tourism - Oak Orchard Creek

Orleans County Fishing Report 10/17/23 - There are good flows in the Oak at something between med to slightly high. Flows are mostly clear and that consistency in flows continues to encourage good King migrations. Probably near peak for salmon action with fish spread thru the upper more...
Orleans County Tourism - Oak Orchard Creek

Orleans County Fishing Report 3/28/23 - Spring means pen rearing time for both Kings and steelhead. This Saturday, the salmon and steelhead pens will be assembled with fish anticipated to arrive from NYSDEC next week for their one month or so rearing in the Oak Orchard. Volunteers needed f more...
Orleans County Tourism - Oak Orchard Creek

Orleans County Fishing Report 3/21/23 - For now, flows all around are hanging in at around high and stained, and could go back up in the near term based on the forecast. We are back to warm temps at least thru the mid week so after the previous few days of below freezing temps where runoff more...
Orleans County Tourism - Oak Orchard Creek

Orleans County Fishing Report 3/14/23 - No major impacts expected here on the WNY south shore of Lake Ontario from the Nor'easter. The major snow accumulations are expected east of here with maybe 1 – 3 inches from the wrap around Lake Effect Snow thru tonight. A cold NW wind is expected t more...
Orleans County Tourism - Oak Orchard Creek

Orleans County Fishing Report 2/28/23 - It looks like some of the weather we missed out on thru the earlier winter is coming now in the later winter. And maybe into the early spring! There was another couple inches of wet snow and something like a 0.25 inch of rain thru last night. Chance more...
Orleans County Tourism - Oak Orchard Creek

Orleans County Fishing Report 2/21/23 - Not much precipitation was realized for the past weekend, so all the trib flows are on the drop and clearing for now. Flows in the Oak are about medium and slightly stained with about 2 ft of visibility. The other area smaller waterways are about mod more...
Orleans County Tourism - Oak Orchard Creek

Orleans County Fishing Report 2/14/23 - Flows in the Oak are clearing slowly and hanging in somewhere between medium and slightly high. Water color has improved to about 1 plus feet of visibility. Upstream swamp headwater supplies seem brim full so look for flows to be pretty well mainta more...
Orleans County Tourism - Oak Orchard Creek