
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – November 5, 2025
The cooler weather and good water flows are making for more cooperative biting fish, with anglers making good drifts and swings.
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The cooler weather and good water flows are making for more cooperative biting fish, with anglers making good drifts and swings.

The cooler weather and good water flows are making for more cooperative biting fish, with anglers making good drifts and swings.

Bass, bluegill, and crappie are moving shallow and are near subtle drop-offs and vegetation in 4-6 feet of water in this area.

The best action remains in 15-25 feet of water along traditional fall locations from Pine Island to Morris Point Gap, Zippel Bay, Long Point, and over to Twin Islands.

A lot of focus has been on Oahe and when it will start producing trophy walleye again and it has.

Warm-water species like smallmouth bass are putting on the feed bags and trout fishing is improving every day.

Anglers targeting muskies here had success by trolling hard plastics near the mouth of the river as well as casting crankbaits closer to the De Pere Dam.

What’s happening on the water as the open-water season winds down.

The crappie bite has been good here. Look for crappies in 10-20 feet of water around docks, rocky points and brush piles.
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