Archive : Oak Orchard

As autumn leaves color our landscape, we are still waiting for significant rainfall. We need days of soaking rain to push more water into smaller and mid-sized tributaries.  Recent rain over the past week barely elevated water levels.  The ground is so parched, that most rainfall was quickly absorbed. ...

Daffodils are blooming in front of the house and birdsong welcomes each day.  It must be springtime!  The soaking rain we enjoyed last night gave a nice boost of water to our tributaries.  Before the rainfall, small tributaries were especially  low and clear.  We’re now into mid-April and...

The bluebird sky and temperature in the upper thirties convinced me to leave work early today for Oak Orchard River.  A friend of mine (Norm) was already fishing the river and he invited me to join him prospecting a popular run.  He was chucking a large chartreuse pattern to dredge up steelhead.  I...

The gentle warming trend of upper thirties convinced me to leave the fly tying bench and head out to Oak Orchard River.  It was a pleasant, mostly sunny afternoon and no gloves were needed during fishing.  It’s always a winter treat to fish without gloves, as well as not worry about iced guides....

A friend of mine called me up a couple of weeks ago and said that his brothers-in-law were coming to town and wanted to go steelhead fishing.  Of course I said I would join him and suggested that we go to Oak Orchard in Carlton, NY.  My friend had never been before but heard quite a bit about the legendary...

We are truly fortunate and thankful to live in Western NY where we have great trout streams and rivers.  In addition to this we also have world class steelhead and lake run brown trout fisheries.  Yesterday I got out with a few of my friends to try our luck for some Lake Ontario steelheads and browns. ...