Western NY Fly Fishing: October 2019

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Rain, Rain, and Please More Rain

The rain has finally come!! With the day of rain we got last Wednesday, today and the forecasted rain for the rest of this week, the run is FINALLY in full swing. Good numbers of salmon are pushing their way through the Lake Ontario tributaries with the browns slowly trickling in as well. Despite there being fair numbers of fish at this point, most of them are still on the kamikaze mission upstream and not stopping for anything. This can make hooking one a trick. Some of the keys are finding a fish that seems to be less in the mood to move. These are the fish that will typically take a well presented fly. Productive flies have been earth tone color streamers with hot spots (chartreuse and flame orange) and otter eggs. The 8mm otter eggs have been producing both salmon and brown trout. The salmon have liked the "ruby" color where the browns have not really had much of a preference.

The Lake Erie tributaries are coming along as well. Steelhead are making their way into the streams as a snails pace however this rain will move things along. Stay tuned for more updates to come on the Erie trib fishing!

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Current Stream Information:

18-Mile Creek (Burt): October 22nd, 2019
Heavy fishing pressure

Rising Flows
18-Mile Creek (Burt) Data

18-Mile Creek (Hamburg): October 22nd, 2019
Rising Flows

18-Mile Creek (Hamburg) Data

Cattaraugus Creek: October 22nd, 2019

Stained Flows

Cattaraugus Creek Data

Oak Orchard Creek: October 22nd, 2019

Heavy Fishing Pressure

Clear Flows

Oak Orchard Data

Oatka Creek: October 22nd, 2019

Stained Flows

Oatka Data

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Early October Update

The run here in WNY is starting to get established. The mostly dry/warmer weather has delayed this years run by a couple weeks it looks like. The cooler weather and spotty rain has brought in some pods of fish here and there but no serious movements or concentrations yet. The low light periods are when the fish seem to be doing the most movement, however this is the time of year where the salmon just don't seem to stop. Streams with dams such as 18 Mile Creek and Oak Orchard have medium concentrations of fish at the dams with no real concentrations of fish in the more fly friendly areas. Smaller streams are running clear and have salmon scattered all over the creek.

The sluggish start to the run has kept the crowds down for now but the fishing has been spotty.
Be sure to check out my YouTube page for fishing videos as well as fly tying tutorials! If you are interested in booking a trip with me this fall please send me an email (wnyflyguy@gmail.com) as days are filling up! Thanks again for reading and tight lines!