Wednesday, October 10th – Rain finally hit our part of the world yesterday. It did rain all day and there is a northeast rocking things up a bit today. Yes, fish have arrived in Olcott. It’s probably primo time for some pier and stream fishing right now. Most lake boats are in for the season. There are a couple of good charters running the creek right now too. Taz and Josh are the two recommended currently. I’ll post their info here tomorrow. We have quite a mix of fish that must have been waiting for cooler temps. It’s not much cooler, but enough to keep the waders from sweating and some fish to swim upstream. Cohos, browns, steelhead and a few kings came into the dam and up the creek. Fishing is decent today. It’s looking like a great weekend for fishing if you are planning a trip. Other than that, enjoy your day.
Thursday, October 2nd - It is looking like a great time to do some fishing in Olcott. Temps are cooler and fish are jumping. Pier fishing, shoreline fishing, 60 and out in a boat and harbor with or without a boat, all decent right now. It all seems a lot better right now. Some salmon went to the dam and are trying to jump up the dam wall. The water everywhere is clear, so using bright or glow colors is the key. We still haven't seen any rain. It has cooled off. It's not crowded at the dam yet, so that could be a great time. If you do go to the dam, please be vigilant for trestle trolls. People who just want to take or buy your eggs or female fish are already annoying a lot of the people just trying to have a good time. Just pretend they aren't there and have a great time whatever you are doing today.
Wednesday, October 1st - The weather is a bit and it is cooler in the mornings. The fish are finally starting to move into action. It isn’t great, but it is decent off the piers. That is where most people are waiting for to have a great time catching that big one on their way to their end zone. I would venture that this weekend will be a great time for some pier fishing action. They are jumping and making their entrance a fun one, but (there is always a but), Most of the action is at night or very early morning.
Fishing on a boat is still a hot way to fish as they are still out there in 60 to 400 fow. It is October but feels like the beginning of September weather-wise. We haven’t had any rain in quite a while, so things are lower than they should be.
One of the locals caught a 46 inch musky off the pier wall the other day. There have been quite a few oddities there. Some are actually catching big perch off the piers. What most are looking for are those big kings. The run is seemingly starting. It should be a good few weeks ahead.
For those of you fishing the dam, it opens today. There isn’t much in the way of hot action, though they are starting to catch a few. Put your combat boots on and give it a try. There is a little bit more going on in Eighteen Mile creek and the harbor here in Olcott. It is still low water, though it has a small flow from the Erie Canal.
They have had more action at the Oak than we have and Pulaski is rocking the kings. I will keep you updated as often as needed now. Have a great day.
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