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A western New York tributary with a heavy stocked run of salmon and steelhead concentrated below the Waterport dam — short, productive, often crowded water that fishes from fall through spring.
- Mixed
Rules at a glance
- Fly only
Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow23°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
A dam sets this river's temperature, not the weather, so it can shift several degrees within hours when the release changes. It also warms as it runs away from the dam.
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Likely species
Mayflies
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day
Low insect activity predicted today
Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface
Hatch predictions
Supporters see the full sub-surface read.
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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)
Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 2 as a supporter.
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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence
Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.
Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
SulphurHatch
2
3
2
Trico (Eastern)Hatch
2
3
3
2
Eastern Blue-Winged OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Eastern Summer BWO (Drunella)Hatch
2
3
3
2
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
- New York licence; verify NY DEC reach rules
- Introduced, harvestable sport fishery.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
Gallery · 2
Terrain map
About this water
Water quality · US Clean Water Act
- Aquatic life: Supporting
What this classification means
EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Oak Orchard Cr, Lower, and minor tribs' (NY0301-0004), 2022 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Fully Supporting. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.
Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.
EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · NY0301-0004
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 86 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity64 × 12%7.7
Conditions total= 86
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
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Oak Orchard Creek
A western New York tributary with a heavy stocked run of salmon and steelhead concentrated below the Waterport dam — short, productive, often crowded water that fishes from fall through spring.
Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow23°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
A dam sets this river's temperature, not the weather, so it can shift several degrees within hours when the release changes. It also warms as it runs away from the dam.
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Likely species
Mayflies
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day
Low insect activity predicted today
Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface
Hatch predictions
Supporters see the full sub-surface read.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)
Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 2 as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence
Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.
Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
SulphurHatch
2
3
2
Trico (Eastern)Hatch
2
3
3
2
Eastern Blue-Winged OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Eastern Summer BWO (Drunella)Hatch
2
3
3
2
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
- New York licence; verify NY DEC reach rules
- Introduced, harvestable sport fishery.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
Gallery · 2
Terrain map
About this water
A western New York tributary with a heavy stocked run of salmon and steelhead concentrated below the Waterport dam — short, productive, often crowded water that fishes from fall through spring.
- Mixed
Water quality · US Clean Water Act
- Aquatic life: Supporting
What this classification means
EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Oak Orchard Cr, Lower, and minor tribs' (NY0301-0004), 2022 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Fully Supporting. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.
Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.
EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · NY0301-0004
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 86 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity64 × 12%7.7
Conditions total= 86
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
Related guides
Booking & contacts