June 2026 Reports
Somebody at Point Breeze said to me the other day that it was windy. I said yes, that’s why they call it Point Breeze! But seriously the winds of change are afoot that move water and temp around and therefore fish. Over the past weekend there were heavy west winds and then yesterday, Monday, there were some east winds. Today, Tue, the winds are nearly calm and water is likely moving back trying to stabilize. The forecast ahead for the week is for warming temps and a fair amount of unsettled weather with chance of rain or storms off and on.
Boaters and patrons at Orleans County Marine Park/Point Breeze and at Oak Orchard Marine State Park will notice the newly cleared east and west piers at the Oak Orchard Rivermouth. Thanks to the USACE and their contractor for getting that work done and how good it looks. It means easier access for all now!
This weekend upcoming on June 13 and 14 is the Orleans County Pro/Am. You can register at Ernst’s lake Breeze Marina or Route 18 Tackle. Or check out FB for more info and the first leg of the King of the Oak (KOTO) on Friday, June 12. Come get in on the fun and bragging rights and see if you can stack up against the usual tourney and Oak talent!
Today, Tue, there were some down currents out there that might have indicated water and temp was moving around. One experienced small boat troller in an early AM few hour troll found good water temps just east in 80 plus fow. But it was not an exciting sonar picture except for a few pods of bait with not many fish marked. So at least in the early hours out east it was a tough bite.
Otherwise Capt. Jerry S. of Rod Bender Charters reports “salmon and trout holding between 50 – 90 fow with a good spoon and meat rig bite. Carbon 14 and geyser and Mongolian beef have been hot spoon colors. The inside water had started to warm up but the wind and rain might cool it down by this weekend.”
Capt Bob S. from Sunrise II Charters has been fishing west of port in 80 – 180 fow at 40 – 90 ft down on the riggers for a spoon bite. Diver rods and spinners have produced some bites for us too.”
The Orleans County area waters of Lake Ontario have lately been under mostly stable weather conditions. Mostly calm or prevailing winds have set the good salmon action back up. The forecast ahead for the rest of the week looks warming and clear with favorable winds. Next chance of rain showers for the weekend. A redeeming asset of the waters off the Oak is that even after winds and rough seas roll over is that these waters and fishable conditions return quickly – along with the fish! Most all Charter and rec anglers are reporting marking good numbers of fish again, along with bait in the mid depth areas east and west of Point Breeze. And besides some regular routine Charter traffic, over-the-all fishing and boating pressure remains pretty light. The fish seem to be here, now its your job to get those bites to result in solid hook-ups!
Capt. Jeremy S. from JDs Custom Charters reports surface temps ranging from 47 – 55 F on west winds. “A lot of Kings around in the 15 lb. range in 75 – 150 fow both east and west of the Oak. Spin doctors and e-chip flashers with A Tom Mik trolling flies have been good. Mag spoons are getting hits and some are hit and run type that aren’t there when you get to the rod. So no coincidence there are big alewives in some of the fish stomachs. Wire dipsey divers have been out 100 – 150 ft. Lakers are also in good numbers east of the Oak down toward Bald Eagle Creek.”
CJO of Tightline Charters has been on a downrigger and slider spoon program in 120 – 160 fow east to the Devils Nose with salmon up to 18 lbs. He’s taking out some previous groups becoming reacquainted with the Oak after some years off. Good to see those returning anglers!
For rec and small craft anglers they are also back into the mid-depth trout and salmon action. Time to splash in and get that shake down trip underway to take advantage of mild to moderate temps, accessible fish and not a lot of fishing pressure. For the foot soldier crowd at the Point Breeze piers, upstream Oak, inland waters or the Erie Canal there is perch, bluegill, bass, sheepshead and pike action to be had.
