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Oak Orchard River
Oak Orchard Creek (sometimes called Oak Orchard River) is a tributary of Lake Ontario in Orleans County, New York in the United States. The creek flows through Oak Orchard Creek Marsh, 600 acres (2.4 km2) of which were declared a National Natural Landmark in May 1973. From Wikipedia
Flow now
Oak Orchard Creek At The Bridges NY, 3 mi from the river.
375cfsat build, Nov 12, 11 AM MT
The typical week here, from 6 years of record: 363 cfs to 453 cfs, around 393 cfs.
Water temperature at the gauge: 53°F.
Also gauged at Johnson Creek At Kuckville NY: 52 cfs, Nov 12.
The season, November
Usually workable this week. Pick your window and fish it well.
- Midgessizes 18 to 22
- Small eggs and worms
- Pheasant tail and zebra midge nymphsunder an indicator
Typical for the week over 6 years: 363 to 453 cfs. Running 375 cfs today, inside that range. Flows are not forecast; check the gauge the day before.
Brown Trout are spawning (October to December). Stay off clean, light-coloured gravel in riffle tails and pool tailouts, and leave paired fish alone.
Brook Trout are spawning (September to November). Stay off clean, light-coloured gravel in riffle tails and pool tailouts, and leave paired fish alone.
Mountain Whitefish are spawning (October to December). The egg bite behind spawning whitefish is the best winter nymphing of the year: an egg pattern below the riffles.
- Egg patterns in the runs below the spawning gravel, never on it.
Written by the app's rules engine from the calendar, the gauge record and the snowpack, not by hand, so it says only what the data says. The weather for the week comes with the app.
Fly shops on this water
- Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge CarltonWebsiteFishing report, updated Nov 7
Nearby waters
- Johnson Creek12 mi
Open Oak Orchard River in FlyMaster for today's plan, the flies, and your own log here.
Flows from the U.S. Geological Survey, snowpack from the NRCS SNOTEL network, text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Built Nov 12.