June 2025 Fishing Reports

Could it be that we are finally breaking toward warmer weather?! Drier weather?! Less easterly winds?! Time will tell, but we have, for sure, just recently put together the most consecutive prevailing westerly wind days that we have had in months. Gone, hopefully, are the 40°F nights! The forecast looks favorable ahead for warmer temps and good winds. A downright hot spell is in the forecast for this mid-week period, and then seasonably warm for the end of the week and weekend with a chance of rain or showers.

The recent westerly winds haven’t come without some pain, though. Those prevailing winds have been stiff enough that it's kept trollers of the Lake recently. There were small craft advisories through most of the past weekend. Now we can hope for light to moderate winds to help continue to move good water and good fishing to the Orleans County waters. There has been exceptionally light fishing pressure to date. We expect that to change with the Oak Orchard Open Pro/Am and KOTO contests this weekend. And recent reports of King action coming on better to the west optimistically mean that salmon action will slide east to the Oak Orchard area just in time for derby time.

Here's the most recent prognostication from Capt. John O. of Tightlines Charters. “When the weather settles down, there will be more fishing action. Lots of rough waters with the worst May ever at Point Breeze. There’s barely been 2 days of consecutive fishable weather! The strong W and NW winds that have kept anglers off the Lake will push warmer water to Orleans County. It’s been a slow bite, but the sonar screens look promising. Reports include some Kings 50 – 60 ft down and lakers as deep as 90 ft. Teenage Kings and the cohos that have been providing some action all spring were in the top 35 fow. Successful boats have been fishing straight out of port to the Johnson Creek bluffs.”

Capt. Rick H. of Crazy Yankee Sportfishing says anglers can register for the KOTO at Ernst’s Lake Breeze Marina. The Oak Orchard Open takes place this Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8, 2025. Come join the fishing competition at the Oak!