New York waters › Oak Orchard Creek, Orleans County
Oak Orchard Creek fishing conditions
Orleans County, New York · 1 listed access point
Right now
| Water temperature | 22.0 °C (72 °F) OAK ORCHARD CREEK AT THE BRIDGES NY, 2.6 mi away, 38 min ago |
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| Flow | 1,090 ft³/s 38 min ago |
| Gauge height | 17.58 ft 38 min ago |
USGS gauge 0422018610. A gauge is not in the water you are standing in: this one is 2.6 miles from the listed access point.
Is this normal for September 1?
| Flow | 100th percentile — higher than usual for this time of year Ranked against 82 readings from this gauge within a week of this date across 6 years |
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| Water temperature | 18th percentile — lower than usual for this time of year Ranked against 82 readings from this gauge within a week of this date across 6 years |
A percentile is a rank among this gauge's own past readings, not a judgement about fishing. High water and low water are each good for some things and bad for others.
Forecast
| This Afternoon | 81°F, wind 6 mph Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms |
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| Tonight | 67°F, wind 6 mph Mostly Cloudy |
| Wednesday | 86°F, wind 3 to 8 mph Chance Showers And Thunderstorms |
| Wednesday Night | 68°F, wind 7 mph Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms |
Species
Listed by DEC for this water: Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon*, Coho Salmon*, Steelhead*.
Listed by DEC, absent from the 2011-2025 stocking records: Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon. This is a statement about two datasets, not about the water. Wild, stocked before 2011, or recorded under a different name.
Stocking, 2011–2025
| Year | Fish released |
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| 2025 | 195,698 |
| 2024 | 195,710 |
| 2023 | 183,830 |
| 2022 | 164,050 |
| 2021 | 168,890 |
| 2020 | 150,390 |
| 2019 | 138,380 |
| 2018 | 174,340 |
| 2017 | 182,560 |
| 2016 | 217,140 |
| 2015 | 204,700 |
| 2014 | 225,690 |
| 2013 | 217,500 |
| 2012 | 159,860 |
| 2011 | 221,080 |
DEC most often recorded stocking here in May, April, October. That is when fish were released, which is not the same as when fishing is good.
By species: Chinook 2,122,290, Steelhead 396,308, Coho 281,220.
Access points
| Location | Nearest gauge |
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| 43.3374, -78.2395 · Orleans Privately owned campground available. | 2.6 mi |
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Regulations
This water has special regulations. Read them on the NY DEC site before fishing. Seasons and limits are not reproduced here.