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. Then it was east most of Saturday, which did not help. Catch it back on the drop with that slightly high and slightly stained flow and find fresh fish scattered thru the River, esp upstream areas. And, a big shout-out and congratulations to Crazy Yankee for winning this past weekends 2021 Niagara Pro Am! He cites that the Salmon showed up earlier in the season due to a number of factors, including a warmer winter, less ice on Lake Erie and an earlier Spring. Nice big fresh King drifting action on the backside of high flows from end of Sept rains. Most successful trollers are still a bit off shore at least in the 80+ FOW range or more for best action (pictured below). Without any persistent cold or snow or ice hanging in, these precipitation events are going to keep water color on the stained side. Temps are on the mild side, dropping down some at night and thru today and over the next part of the week we are getting some melt off which should be good for maintenance. Hike and hunt around the smaller waterways in the lower flows like at Sandy and Johnson and you should find some browns too. Fishing pressure fairly heavy thru the past weekend and even thru yesterday but for this mid week period now with wetter weather looks quite a bit less., Tom and his crew from Pennsylvania joined us Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. The other area smaller tribs have med to slightly high flows with slightly stained water color. Look for flows to stay similar since the Canal feed is scheduled to continue thru the first part of Dec.Any significant precipitation could cause flows to go higher. When flows are reduced, guys are seeing a handful of browns and a few more steelhead nearer the dam. A few good browns reported to be hooked up yesterday on the Oak. We took a look at flows and found the same medium-ish or slightly high that its been and some stain, but maybe not as dirty as reported a few days ago. The following report is courtesy of Capt. Avoid surfaces that are touched often, such as doorknobs, handrails, and playground equipment. Flasher/fly and spoons are doin it but trout species are favoring spoons. Chance of fresh steelhead on the backside of the last higher flows or at least the past falls browns and steelhead should be redistributed. The state is funding the effort as part of the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. 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. 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. View his full report, From at the Oak to the Bar at https://www.facebook.com/robert.songin.9/videos/412662933560159. Oak Orchard Fishing Report, friendly post to help your fellow fisherman. 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. Lots of optimism for trib season chances ahead on good returns from the steelhead pen rearing renewed project since 2019. Our best spoons were Geezer, UV Watermelon, Midnight Special, Wonderbread, and 42nd. On the Oak its been exceptionally weedy and duckweedy but some of that material is moving out now. Forecast is back to the seasonable warm temps that we have been prone to so far this whole trib season highs near 40F for mid week and warmer yet for end of week. Your email address will not be published. Everyone enjoyed the great hospitality and convenience of the Archers Club and experienced some good fishing. Best spoon on the riggers: DW Gold Laser Spoon. When flows are reduced temporarily, it reveals pretty good numbers of fish. Otherwise its a little tough to report on average fishing conditions. . Flows in the Oak are moderate and mostly clear. The last time it was dredged was in 2014. 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. Slower action there reported just lately after some good quality fish were hooked in the previous higher and dirtier water color. We had report of the first salmon of the season about two weeks ago. Well start out with a warmup and rain or showers then a quick transition to much colder and snow or snow showers Fri/Sat. Early Mar 2022 starting from last fall, thru the winter (weather permitting) and lasting until May! At least flows are stronger which helps combat icing back up. Salmon are starting to stage in shallow water and becoming more active. ",mi=";<329413;6=2:0258=:57?82>",o="";for(var j=0,l=mi.length;j