Orleans County Fishing Report 12/14/21
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December 15, 2021
Oak Orchard Creek - Freshwater Fishing Report
Flows in the Oak are medium and mostly clear. Definitely on the moderate side of medium and not on the slightly high side of medium. For now these are the lowest flows of the whole fall season and are more typical of average fall flows. If any Canal winter time drainage is passing thru it must be tempered like Canal managers said they would do.
Light fishing pressure with just a few cars seen at the two access points. I'm 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. Browns are more likely in downstream water with a few steelhead at the dam.
For best chances at steelhead action later this winter and spring we might hope for some more colder and typical winter weather for the in between later Dec/early Jan timeframe. With the flows observed today anglers should be able to cover all the fishy water pretty effectively.
Downstream slow water is getting pretty froggy thanks to rising Lake Ontario levels and the lowering upstream flows. The other area smaller tribs I have not laid eyes on directly and should have something like medium flows. Some reports of stained water color to the east which could be a result of Canal drainage. Everything is wide open to fish with no icing conditions.
Lakeshore conditions should likewise be wide open if any hardware chuckers were so inclined to make some casts. Warm weather is forecast under windy conditions over the next couple days and cooling down for the weekend.
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