
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – January 16, 2024
Fishing pressure has fallen off thanks to the weather, but for any angler willing to hack the conditions there are pretty good opportunities for steelhead hookups, especially in the Oak.
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Fishing pressure has fallen off thanks to the weather, but for any angler willing to hack the conditions there are pretty good opportunities for steelhead hookups, especially in the Oak.

The smaller area tribs should have some brown trout re-distributed and a few fresh steelhead, too.

Good-looking steelhead are showing up here, with still some browns and Kings hanging on.

Dropping and slightly clearing flows are typically a good recipe for action so look for chances at fresh steelhead and a mix of browns moving up or post spawn fish dropping back here.

Brown trout action is good here and anyone who moves around to different spots is remarking that they are seeing more fish than they have in years.

Good brown trout action reported here.

Upcoming peak in spawning should bring on more brown trout migrations.

There are good to strong numbers of kings in the Oak from the dam to the downstream frog water.

Some browns and steelhead and Atlantics already reported in the catches, so for this early in the season, that’s an excellent sign for things yet to come.
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