Waters · United States
Oak Orchard Creek fishing report
Updated Thursday, 15 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The short run below the Waterport dam is one of Lake Ontario's most famous salmon and brown trout stretches. Flows there follow releases from Lake Alice; the gauge this page reads sits above the reservoir and shows the rain coming in.
Today's report: excellent (89/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on Oak Orchard Creek today. Water temperature at the gauge is 15.4°C (60°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge OAK ORCHARD CREEK NEAR SHELBY NY shows the water level falling (1 cm/24h).
Oak Orchard Creek water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 15.4°C (60°F)
- Discharge: 2.1 m³/s (74 cfs) — down 6% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (1 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge OAK ORCHARD CREEK NEAR SHELBY NY · reading 60 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 86/100
- 15:00–17:00 local time — score 82/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 90/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Thursday 15 Oct | Friday 16 Oct | Saturday 17 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook salmon | 89 — excellent | 82 — excellent | 53 — fair |
| Brown Trout | 89 — excellent | 87 — excellent | 69 — good |
| Steelhead | 72 — good | 74 — good | 68 — good |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Oak Orchard Creek rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.85)
Forecast computed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:29:40 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge OAK ORCHARD CREEK NEAR SHELBY NY · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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