Archive : Oatka

Well the flows finally came down enough to make the Oatka fishable on Friday.  We were hovering around 3.0 ft (3.4 ft is the upper limit).  As I am writing this the creek has made its was up to 5.36 ft over the weekend.  Looks like a complete blow out.  Glad I fished on Friday. Another reason I was...

Columbus Day offered a pleasant forecast, beautiful foliage and the opportunity to spend time on the water. During the school year, I don’t get many chances to fish on a weekday.  Thus, I jumped at the chance to fish during non-weekend hours.  I decided to fish Irondequoit Creek late morning,...

I couldn’t resist an invitation to fish Oatka Creek on Halloween with two friends (Dave and Will).  The moderate forecast, fall colors, good company and a chance to throw some streamers on a sink tip encouraged my enthusiasm.  We split up, each covering a different section of the creek.  I initially...

My father-in-law and I had grand plans to take Friday off and travel to West Canada Creek in Central NY.  We were looking forward to fishing this Adirondack creek.  Our plan was to fish some Pumpkin Caddis and do some nymphing for some of the larger Browns that are know to be in that fishery.  By...